SUCCESS!! FIXING THE MILL!!! Part 3
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Clean nuts, plenty of screwing, excess lubrication, rubber protection, (some) leather and of course latex. This channel really has it all Alec...
Haha thinking the same thing nuts are on it the table, clean his nuts
all 4 of em
Look for the channel AvE
I’m a fan of his vijeos and think you’ll enjoy them if you like that humor
@@gd9053 I'm surprised AvE hasn't chimed in since he uses a Bridgeport, aka: the clapped out Bridgeport lol
Wes M. Not that he’d be looking for instructions
Alec Steele Takes Stuff Apart absolutely should be a video series.
I agree with that
I swear, Alec can make a 30 minute shop clean up video where all he does is sweep and I'd watch every second of it. We need more machinery to break down lol
Power hammer break down soon! More sharp and pointy things first!
agreed :)
Time to refurb the head too?
Why not take apart the lathe haha,now that would be very intertaining :D
Friis Forge actually did a live-stream where he was cleaning his garage and setting up his work space in there. It was super chill and super interesting at the same time.
Let’s grab our nuts and make sure they’re clean.
Excellent advice Alec!
Jordan Hughes then afterwards do a strong couple of thrusts on the table
This video has probably been demonetized now lol
"We need to take the nuts out of the bottom", not so good advice
This series was way more enjoyable to watch than it should have been. Well done sir.
Ageed!
I love watching these rebulds videos it reminds me of working on motorcycles
For people wondering about the sail boat, there's a sail at the front of the boat called a jib. When he says jib the sailboat pops up.
Johan Vanzanten That explains half of it. It's because he's calling the gib a jib.
Andrew Delashaw according to the Oxford Dictionary, gib is pronounced the same as jib. Just saying.
lol now I know Thanks! :)
The sail in the picture is actually a genoa, which is a type of jib, but most commonly called a genoa and not a jib. Just splitting hairs, so carry on as if I'm not here...
OMG, but how do you pronounce GIF?????????
I love these old machine tear downs and clean ups. It reminds of an old Discovery Channel show "A [car/bike/4x4/helicopter] is born" with Mark Evans.
Alec, the major thing I like about watching you is that you are never afraid to admit you don't know something and then I take the time to learn what you need.
Actually I made picks out of brass rods, that way they won't scratch your steel or aluminum parts. :) Great clean job!
Awesome idea!
Heh, those bolts made me laugh. "I just performed some major maintenance on my bridgeport and only had this many parts leftover when i finished!"
Just a bit of a giggle.
Ripping apart a machine that one has no clue about is an incredible learning experience. Alec showed us that and entertained us to the end. Thanks Alec, you are awesome.
I had absolutely no idea that this evening I would find myself drawn into a series of videos on maintaining a machine.
Very compelling viewing for reasons I don't fully understand.
As soon as I saw the title I shouted: YES !!!
I don't know why But your mood is absolutely contagious
Thanks jack!! 😀
Have you ever made a shield ? A little shield (like a buckler ) or a bigger one ? I think that making a shield could be an interesting challenge or piece of armor
Anyway its' strange and inspiring think that you have a job and I am still studying (I'm older than you)
Time to take the power hammers apart :D
🔥😀🔥😀😀🎉
Yes please
Not worth it until it breaks.The power hammers will be a lot more difficult, you need to consider cylinder tolerance, sealing, and all the headache involved with taking apart a cylinder assembly of that size (the cross heads in particular) and then putting it back together.
Plus, you’d probably want the cylinder to be pressure tested once reassembled.
I hope you know more about milling than you do sailing? The small sail in front of the mast is called a Jib not a Gib
ANDREW CULLEN I'm sure he knows that. Lol. He called the gib a jib a few times. That what he flashed the sail boat pic. At least that's what I got from it, but I don't know the first thing about sailing anyway. So you also just taught me something lol.
Ain't no 'Clapped Out Old Mill' anymore!!!!! Nice job, and shows repair is possible if you take the time to learn along the way.
There's nothing like the feeling of a machine working a lot better than it previously did and any jankiness is long gone as it just glides around its business!
One thing you may notice with the slideway lube distribution block is some of the ports are metered. This is done to ensure the open pipes (nut and screw feeds) don't get all the oil. The slideways need a bit more pressure to ensure adequate lubrication. There may be 2~4 different size ports on the block depending on the weight each slide is carrying. On Japanese, Korean and Chinese machines these will have the metered ports marked with a size, just go like for like. If they are mixed up the manual should have the info.
If you wanted to fix the scars on the table it's easy. Make up some cast iron plugs to suit. Freshly machine each hole/grove about 1/4" deep (if deeper go to full depth), Plugs go for a 0.0007 ~ 4" interference depending on how big they are. Use primer and bearing mount and nail them in. Finish the top of with the mill and scrape or stone flush.
Cheers
Awesome tips! BIG thank you!
Or use that new hunk of metal he has laying around to re surface table.
Forge the old nut carrier into something useful.
New favorite Alec video. Points for honesty too.
The amount of care you took into getting your mill back to a proper working order makes me happy that you're not only hard at working to smith but you're also working to maintain your tools :)
I have been binge watching Alex Steele since the “Can you forge a meteorite” video popped up in my feed! Love your channel Alec!!
I really enjoyed this 3-part machine repair series. I'm confident I will now be able to tackle minor repairs on my Bridgeport clone in the garage. Thanks, Alec!
Who knew that watching someone fix a broken piece of machinery would be entertaining. I passed on the first cos I was busy with work and it looked 'meh", so I ended up watching the 2nd cos I had watched all my other subs (well, the ones that looked interesting anyway, I'm still kinda busy with work) and it hooked me so well I was actually waiting in anticipation for this one. Thanks for the video's.
Thanks Daremo! Thankful you stuck in there!
12:42 "There is no hole for this screw.." Too funny! I love his honesty when making mistakes.
I’m 100% sure I will never touch or even get close to a machine like that, but I sincerely enjoyed watching this series. Please, take apart the other machines as well.
I am truly amazed at the amount of care and the persistence at being a student of knowledge and forcing yourself to learn the mechanics and intricate workings of your machines. I look forward to seeing the first precision cut on the next piece of Steele creation you think of.
Thank you for so many small teachings within the big picture. You are a wonderful Master and Teacher for all things.
I had to go back and look at the bolts that you had "left over" and got a chuckle a second time. What a hoot!
Patman Crowley I know... I saw that too!
I unfortunately do not have a workshop, much less nice machines to play with so it's a real pleasure to see you taking pleasure in yours and grab any information you share for the day it'll change! thanks for letting us in yours almost every day... that's my treat!
This young man's attitude toward almost everything is heartwarming. Whatever goes wrong never bothers him, and the way he goes about problem solving should be a lesson for this generation coming up. I continue to laugh when viewing these videos because of his whole outlook.
You continue to be an inspiration to others Alec, including this old geezer. Thanks for these terrific videos Alec, and I hope to watch many more of them.
Thank you Sir! An honour!
Leftover parts means that you made it better, lol!
For racing, it's weight reduction lol
This has been a truly enjoyable mini series, thank you
Knowing how to use a tool and knowing how to care for them is the difference between a tradesman and a craftsman. Be proud, young man. You're advancing.
I actually enjoyed this series as much as you making stuff. I look forward to seeing the modifications on the surface grinder!
"these are the only bolts that I had left after I was done so that's good" I about died laughing. Thanks Alec I look forward to these videos all the time.
mortallum 1997 if you're ever running low on bolts, just take something apart and put it back together. You'll always find a couple more.
mortallum 1997 - I too look forward to learning machines and the assembly/disassembly of these machines. You learn so much in 30 minutes or less with #AlecSteele
Man you’ve became my daily routine to watch. I was keep on checking for your new video and finally its her. Show us more machining video
I'm glad that I'm not the only one who laughs maniacally when things go well.
Thanks, Alec. I'm in the second semester of the Machine Tool Technology program at Dunwoody College of Technology in Beautiful Downtown Minneapolis Minnesota! When I turned 45 years old I realized that telecommunications installation was far too hard on my old wounds so, as a veteran of the Global War on Terror (dumb name for a war) I'm taking advantage of the G. I. Bill to enter a new career as a machinist and I work on either a Bridgeport Mill or a LeBlond lathe every day. It's really fun! Unfortunately machine repair and maintenance is not on the curriculum so I LOVE seeing videos like this and the lathe ones. I have learned so much about the machines I'm operating from you! More please! I truly wish that I'd discovered my love for metal working as early as you did, but at least I now have. Never stop learning and please keep teaching us old codgers.
As an auto tech, not enough bolts left over :)
Amen to that. The first time I rebuilt an engine, I had so many "extra" parts, I was afraid it was going to fall apart. Obviously, they just threw in a few more than was needed. It ran for almost six months. I was quite happy with that.
As an aircraft tech, amen to that!
not the thing yo uwant to hear from an aircraft tech xD
A little bit of tongue in cheek humour I'm sure. I work on aircraft as well, and hardware left over is unacceptable.
Correct:)
Nothing feels better than fixing it yourself
This was great. Keep going Alec, you have given that baby a new lease of life. Well done
12:47 😂😂😂😂
Literally never seen something so boring be made so interesting, loving your work! 👍👍
Its 5 am in sydney, boutta go to sleep, but gotta watch the fresh steele vid first👌🏻👌🏻
9:17 as a french : Magnificent french accent!
Gabe SteamCore 3
Wait he is part french? Cause when
i heard him speak french his accent was spot on ahah
French Canadian maybe. It sounds exactly how I would have said it.
I have to say these new maintenance videos are quite entertaining in their own right. I have a personal affinity for the ones where you end up making your own precision parts (more so precision now that you are aligning everything). Good work
Love your work ethic Alec!! Somethings not right, rip it out and fix it! No job too small! Amazing!
Hey Alec! I just wanted to say that you've been a huge inspiration to me and at 16 years old I've just started my own forge and even forged my first couple of knives! Thanks for doing what you do and being such an inspiration to younger aspiring blacksmiths. Keep it up!
Honoured to have passed the bug on! Happy forging!
Have you started a UA-cam channel so we can see your work?
Thomas Russell I have an Instagram Account where I will be posting some of my work very soon called "Skullduggery Forge" if you are interested. I also have a Twitch account called "MrBonesyBones" where I currently play games but I plan to do some Blacksmithing livestreams on there on top of the gaming!
Dylan Smith
I appreciate the information. But I only do facebook (friends and family only) and UA-cam. If I ever open up to other feed systems I'll look you up.
Thanks
Dylan, you sound awesome. Take care when smithing.
I like my mill repair videos to contain plenty of nuts, was not disappointed!
Outstanding Alec, you must be feeling exceptionally great knowing you've learned and completed this project. Well done!
I could not get enough of the Jib photo-puns. Loved it.
If you bring back the Fantastic shirts, I promise I’ll buy 5. 😇
I'm thinking i need a bridgeport mill, Alec made it look fun to clean one, i have no other use for one other than cleaning it....
milkmesoftly2 I told the wife this, she said no for some reason.
Show her the video man, she'll understand ! haha
I love doing machine maintenance. I’m a journeyman machinist and welder so I do plenty of it and it is always so so rewarding to know exactly how to take apart the machine and fix it. The more you have to dig into it the more you learn. Thanks for sharing this fun project.
I come back to this series every now and then. really impressive stuff
Without those bolts it’s now at racing weight, you’ll be glad you removed all that excess metal when you need to race her 🤪
Great video, I know NOTHING about these machines and yet I’ve watched all three and loved them all. Cheers!
So many innuendos...
I love those little picks too! We used to call them scribes, but I think both names work. I used them all the time to get floor wax and other gunk out of the screw heads and holes for the deck plates in the navy. Still very fond of the little tools that make things easier!
The amount of innuendos make me chuckle. Thanks for that!
Alec, what an amazing job for an "amateur" machinist! Hats off to you sir!
Be careful Alec watch that it oils everywhere after drilling out the fittings. The reduced I.d. On the fittings is usually how the manufacturer controls oil flow. By drilling them out it may flow freely to some places but may not push oil up to the higher lubrication points as the oil will flow out the lower lines and not be able to build the pressure to reach every lubrication point. The reduced opening fitting may have been there to restrict flow to lower lubrication points and allow it to build enough pressure to get oil to the higher points.
Thanks for the comment! Seems to make a ton of sense! Lots of folk have been saying this. I'll be sure to report back on how oil flow seems now that I have a pump back on it. Fingers crossed I didn't do too much damage, if not, I should be able to reorder the fittings I imagine!
Dan is correct. The pump is a low volume pump, and the fittings are a certain amount of drips per second. And may be different, some ways require more lube than others. Many miss understand the manual pump, push down the handle and then the handle will slowly return ( VIA the spring you energized by pushing the handle down) maintaining pressure and oiling as you operate the mill. A little will go a long way.
Have watched a lot of your videos over the months. You're taking us on a very interesting journey Alex. Thanks for sharing.
I entirely agree on how much pick tools are useful. My great grandfather made a bunch of them and my family fights over them. You can use them from cleaning a mill to getting a dropped ring out of a sink.
I only regret that I have but one like to give for this video
I'm french and you killed me with la pièce de résistance 😂😂 it will be hilarious to do a video all in french
I enjoyed watching this series as much as Alec had making them, and learned quite a it too! I can see how this learning exercise did give you more confidence, for it helped you gain a deeper understanding into how it works, and how each part affects the overall operation. And you also know how to take better care of it. Great project, Alec!
Hell of a project. I'm very impressed. Here's to many years of use from the Bridgeport! Cheers!
I say we fix some stuff on the power hammers now
Darn you Alec! I was blissfully unaware of whether my oiler was working correctly or not on my Bridgeport. I mean, surely it works. Right? I’ve never refilled the oiler, but the oil has to be going somewhere. Right? So it has to be working...Plus I manually oil it anyway, usually...most of the time... dang it! Now I have to take mine apart.
Sorry for being such a good influence 😂😜 welcome to the rabbit hole - I foresee your mill in pieces in under 36 hours!!!
Got me thinking the same thing about my Bridgeport. Good bye blissful ignorance, hello worrisome guilt until I take it apart and show it some loving. Loving is another word for cash in this case!
I am sure that many of these machines out in the world have not received oiling through the oiler in years. One thing that I always wondered since oil is cheap is why most new manual machines still include the manual oiler even though it would be trivial to have an automated oiler that is driven off the DRO or even the power switch and just oils the machine automatically when in use.
Funnily enough, that's a thing in heavy industry; automatic bearing greasers. AvE has a vigayo on the topic, if ya wanna search up that youtube. He's a hoot.
I missed this kinda thing. You got good at Damascus and swordmaking, and you tried somthing new! Yay
Good job, Alex. Glad that you have your machines all working properly again.
By far my favorite UA-cam channel keep it up
Thank you 😀🎉
Same here🤘🏻
Im frensh and at 9:17 its me when i speak english lol
You really do have a wide skill base Alec, as a maintenance fitter myself i can appreciate the time you've spent on your machines. If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Great ethic mate.
I just spent the best part of an hour watchin him fix this machine... couldnt be happier great vids
Alec, you did a great job on fixing your milling machine. I don't think i could have that much patients to fix that machine. I love those picks too, i use them a lot when i clean my firearms. I get them at Harbor Freight and they get in the nicks and craniys,
I think he did it with a bit of help, but he does need to slow down a bit at this point. Just to learn a bit more, to say the least.
patients
He's a doctor, don't you know.
jobs like this, i find are great for cleansing the mind :)
What I like about your videos is the speed. I usually have to accelerate many youtube videos to 1.25 or 1.5 speed to enjoy them.
Nice to know that a Bridgeport also follows that universal axiom of always have extra parts when you put something back together.
I have no interest in milling machines or restoration of them what so ever... I don't even know what made me watch this 3 part but I did and I enjoyed the work you put into it. Great work.
Paul C well if you do ever to decide to get one and a lathe you'll wonder how you went without them.
I saw the gib/ jib jib/gib....
Thanks for making this little series on your mill. We have the same model at work and I would love to deep clean it like this. Keep up the great work!
Well done. It's good fun getting stuck into big machinery and fixing it makes you all warm and fuzzy inside lol.yet another brilliant vid see ya soon
nice sail boat..jib
Jason Ross , I've been looking to see if anyone else saw the image lol
9:15 what a beautiful french accent ! Quel bel accent francais !
Great job! That thing will still be making things after we're long gone.
I've been working on the mill lately and I think this is entertaining thing I've learned about the mill
Anyone have a running 'Nuts' tally going?
Mike Arroyo If that was a drinking game... well let's just say that I wouldn't be at work tomorrow morning.
“And if you don’t have anything to take apart, you mind as well build something”
that is pretty much my entire life in one sentence
Congratulations on getting your mill fixed I'm glad it's back in business
French viewer and loved your "french" accent. Very good ;). I love watching your videos and learning a lot from them. Keep the great work!
French here, u did a perfect french accent :D
Merci!
ikr!? I was impressed too!
Haha you kinda sounded like Lumière from Beauty and the Beast !
I must say you came a long way from this! Learning as you go and sharing everything with us! Keep it up!
My mum always told me not to put my oily nuts on the table. You not only did it, but you put it on UA-cam for the whole world to see! 😂
Forge a Damascus Paperclip.
I wonder happened to the last Clippy ?
Tony Walker
Microsoft fired him due to to many customer complaints.
I just realised, where’s Jamie??
My Uncle rebuilds machines like this, the only difference is he paints them too. He is a tool maker and when things are slow he picks up machines cheap, fixes them up and sells them for quite a lot. Just a thought as you seem to enjoy it so much. I enjoy watching you do it.
For an old machine it is pretty darn stout. If you baby something and take care of it it will keep going and take care of you for years to come. Well done Alec.
Try forging in a campfire
*resisting urge to make nut jokes*
I have a bit of an OCD for cleanliness when comes to metal stuff (includes machinery), I felt very good watching you cleaning your milling machine... Like I always do everyday after using the old SOWA mill at my workplace.
Alec, I must say you did a good job repairing the Bridgeport, Only one thing I would have suggested was that you got hold of someone who can do some surface grinding and get the gib's reground (along with the shims). At my old workplace we had our own surface grinder and just dropped the old gibs on there and ground them down to a clean surface - adding a new oilway ourselves with a "dremmel" type grinder. Then increase the shim by how much you had to grind. (usually only a couple of thousandths.)
It probably made no difference, but we made our old machine work for another 8 years at least. it was built in 1943, I left the workplace at 8 years after our repair and it was still going strong. (I worked there for 13 years in total.)
We were machining high carbon steel (tooling grade chromium vanadium.) to save money on tooling for production machines. The Milling machine saved us about 65k in tooling put batch of tooling we made. (the tooling cost 75k to buy from the OEM and we made the same tooling in house for 10k material / process and licencing costs. NB: it was for our own use only.)
Our machine had a LOT of backlash when we got it... maybe a inch or two. hehe. We made new parts for it in house though using the lathe. Made our own bushes and keys etc. We even made our own gib's (before we dismantled the milling machine, finished them up with a surface grinder.) Took us a month to repair it while doing a bunch of other jobs around it. (we were shift working fitters repairing stock fencing machines. But we had to do everything including toolmaking.)
to me half of this video was screwing, putting something in the wrong hole and playing with your nuts