Making My Own Steam Power Hammer! Part 5
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Alec's description of the imperial and metric systems just perfectly described what its like to live in Canada. Only difference is instead of using miles we switch to hours.
Looking forward to Alec making a tiny forge, weeny hammers and tongs, itty bitty grinders and then... finally... forging a miniscule sword.
It's just going the be so adorable.
If he doesn't I'll be very disappointed!😂😂😂
Gentleman, outline the object you want to work. Fill it in if you finish it. That’s how we do it in construction
I gotta say, the edits and music on the brass bit at the end, Jaimie knows his audience. Well done fellas.
Looking good Alec. These kits are a non-stop opportunity to test your creativity. I'm enjoying the ride.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
@@AlecSteele A spring pushing the handle off the notches could fix the issue with your new handle. Using a small clip at the end of the shaft the handle wouldn't spring off but the spring would always be pushing it off the notches so it never engaged until you physically pushed it into the notches. Once you let go it would spring back off.
“I have created a career out of doing things that confuse me.”
- Alec Steele, 2023
Absolutely legendary.
You gotta love the defeated self-awareness.
Ahhh ... beat me to it ... actually ka-chortled there.
Hahahah haven't we all. He's really funny, and im here for it.
i watch him for entertainment and not for confusion.
so i would say he made a career out of being a good presenter/actor.
in other words: most people still would watch him if not confused, but most people would not watch if video was bad.
further expanded on it with Metric vs imperial haha.
MAN, I'm loving this series. Keep them coming, Alec.
I loved your take on the Metric and Imperial systems. As an American Bladesmith in Michigan, I find myself using metric tremendously more while smithing and grinding. However that may be due to a lesser knowledge of larger machinery like lathes and mills. This is a really old account, but Hello, from us all at Rogue Forge! :)
The imperial system is now obsolete and so stupid
I’m an American as well and was a chemist/engineer (small company many hats) so I was more familiar with metric and just used metric in all my designs. Just made more sense to me.
Although I did consider for a project that I was going to have a coworker use making 1/2 of the fasteners imperial, 1/2 metric (most similar size that Wouldn’t work) and 1/2 left handed threads. Wound up not doing it.
@@Fabrice1970what’s more stupid 182.88 cm or 6 feet ? Discerning a persons height is much easier with imperial way easier to visualize it . Just like building housing it makes way more sense than using cm’s
@@ifindmetal for me is 6 feet, that doesn't mean absolutly nothing, so yes, 182.88 sounds a lot less stupid. and to build a house people just use the meters actually, if they need something smaller they will use cm that is just 1m / 100 way moe intuitive than anything imperial
@@ifindmetal6 feet is more stupid. You just prefer imperial because you grow up with it. With Metric everything else is easier especially calculating. I grow up with Metric an ich know exactly how large Someone with 1.82m is.
9:11
I once lived on a tract of land, HUGE it was. The East end of the property was 1 mile, 74 meters, 2 feet, 1.13 decimeters, 2 inches, 1 millimeter and 27 thousandths of an inch long.
So I guess you're right, it really does begin and end with imperial!
-✌🏽
That made my eye start twitching ha.
I would _love_ a Chunk of land that size though.
Legend has it someday Alec would return with part 6.
Maybe something broke or he had to order something
ngl you should definitely make a full sized power hammer at some point, I would watch it even if it was a hundred episodes of machining
He'd need a bigger unit to work out of, just to fit the new chuck in to make it.
Can't wait to see the final power hammer working!
When he said he wanted to "add a very special part drawings didn't call for" I felt a shiver going up my spine.
Can’t wait for part 30 of this!
I am an aspiring machinist at my current workplace and I frequently learn from your experiences whenever you take to the mill. This whole project is ALL milling work and I love it! Getting to learn as you learn is valuable indeed! This might be my favorite series that you've done after watching your videos for several years.
Have you discovered the channel "This Old Tony"? He is a hobby machinist who does some great technical videos mixed with some truly excellent humor. If you're in the mood for more milling videos, I can definitely recommend giving some of his a watch 🙂
@@resurgam_b7, I haven't heard of that channel, but I'm always eager to learn more. Thank you for the recommendation, I'll check it out!
Watching you get in over your head is why I started watching your channel years ago.
The sequence from 14:40 to 15:27 was stunning. Great work, Jamie!
Im constantly impressed by the cinematography of this channel. It really looks beautiful
You should try making a watch. Use the insides of your sample watch but make the strap and case yourself. Like you did for the your pen.
Up here in the Scandinavian countries we call 10km one “mil”, a metric mile if you like. Y’all are so welcome to adopt it 😄
In metric terms, that would be called a myriametre
@@Tvngsten Yepp, 10⁴ 🙂
It was ditched from the SI in the sixties, dunno why 🤷🏼♂️
@@DominusFeles I don't know, it's a really cool unit. Far from necessary but definitely cool.
Do we? I can't say I have heard that being used here, I'm going to have to ask people about this now!
@@cambridgemart2075 according to your youtube page, you are finnish, but I think the "mil" only applies to swedish, norwegian and danish.
And by the way, I've had finns yell at me when i said they were scandinavian, and now you're saying you're scandinavian, i don't know what to think hahaha
I started my mechanical engineering apprenticeship in 1971 we were taught in both imperial and metric. I found it ridiculously easy to work between the two systems. I have worked in the US, all over the place and even though our large industrial gearboxes were metric, I found the American engineers were very adept at also working between the two systems.
Except the USA has never used the Imperial system
We use the US Customary system
the two are quite different (example 1 USC gallon = .8 Imp Gallons)
@@drthmik Oz, lbs, inches, yards, miles are all Imperial measurements. Your ton, pint and gallon are USC units.
@@cambridgemart2075 No
they are all USC
We Have never used Imperial
Oh, so you happen to use an system that was invented by the USA but is coincidentally identical to Imperial?
@@cambridgemart2075 it is called history
I know it is really hard for arrogant people like yourself to learn about it rather than just invent whatever nonsense that suits your foolish self image
But if you can’t be bothered to learn
I can’t help you
Love this type of video Alec, also freaking love that you put an actual dovetail in, my first thought when I saw the piece was I hope he actually puts a dovetail in 👌
Two things, your take on metric/imperial makes perfect sense, second the videography of the brass piece was sooooo good
Thing is
the USA doesn't use the Imperial system
And we never have
We use the United States Customary system
@@drthmik You are using the metric system in disguise, because in reality all your units of measurement are defined by SI standards.
just wanna say starting at 14:35 the camera work with the music is amazing lol
And nice to see you finally got a four-jaw chuck!
Now get one with smaller jaws! It is well worth having a set or 4 of soft jaws, especially for those jobs with an awkward shape like that brass bar; you can also taper the tips to get a slightly smaller closing diameter.
I thought my 12" 4 jaw was a beast, it certainly is heavy enough, but that 16" is a monster.
Happy New Year.
So glad for the new episode of this series !
Absolutely the best channel on youtube. Never disappoints.
Alec is a bloody genius to get the comment section to blow up with his imperial vs metric spiel so that the engagement of this video pushes it higher into the algorithm which brings more people to fight about imperial vs metric. This is about as close to perpetual motion the world will ever see.
I hope I'm not your actual source on this, but the chuck and the backplate are separate pieces. The backplate is what fits your lathe. Maybe the smaller 4-jaw you have will fit on the new backplate.
That was my thought. That 4 jaw he just bought is ginormous.
If not can always make new holes in the back plate, a new backplate using those locking bar or perhaps more simply change that backplate and the one on the three jaw as well perhaps for a shank you can grip in the now permanently fitted 4 jaw - chuck holding a chuck style.
I'm really loving this series, Alec and Jamie. Have a great new year!
Im really loving this series! The dynamic between you two is really fun to watch!
You need to make a King Tut’s dagger. Would be a series. Said to be meteorite iron. Lots of intricate inlay and gold work. Could be your best series yet.
This project is perfect to feed alec's adiction of buying new tools
You should try leather working again, it would be great to see some more custom sheaths like you did with the bowie knife.
For fixturing small parts in a large lathe I like to use a small cheap 4 jaw chuck in the 3 jaw chuck. You can even make backplates for it that will fit your mill so you don't don't need to remove the part from the workholdong to change machines
I was here to say the same thing!
Alec I once had to run a Bullard VTL that the side head was metric scale and threads and the boring turret was Imperial imagine having to machine a part out to Imperial tolerances with it at a peace Rate machine shop , I would have to convert in my head the difference and not forget
Love videos, the dog is best ,so funny 😂, love work
Happy New Year Alec and Jamie
wait you titled and achieved PSA3!? that is INSANE! not many people know how special this title is and how much training is involved. I only just had a read of your k9 page - WOW you have come incredibly far in only 3 years - that takes dedication. massive congratulations. I'm in australia where it's a rather new sport but Pat is going hard trying to build it up. quite a few clubs popping up.
I remember when I did my Stuart Models stationary steam engine. I spent an absolute fortune on tooling, probably ten times what the original kit cost 😂
Alec still manages to make a video series of assembling a kit into 6+ parts.
Never change we love it.
Please do a side project with clean up and taking the Chuck apart and restoring it to ensure your tolerances are perfect so you know any part you make will be perfect
I’m impressed that you’re happy to do a series like this as it highlights all of the things that you don’t know to do.
I’m fairly certain that this is an apprentice piece so unless you’ve done an apprenticeship it’s going to highlight all of the gaps in your knowledge
Starting to look awesome!!
Alec and Jamie,
HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎆!
Keep the aspidistra flying!
Paul
I think you're coming up on the time to remind you that you will need to cut a part 90° rotate from what the drawings show.
*I LOVE THIS SERIES* the making of the model steam hammer - you should deffo do more little models - mostly cos you are crap at them and have to work everything out
You've nailed the pacing. Thanks for the great content 👍
Im loving this series!!!!
love this series keep em coming
I'm having a lot of fun with this series. I like the meticulous nature.
This is a fantastic content project Alec! Loving the build so far!
Happy New Year!!!
Dude, you should move to Canada. Your measurement system fits perfectly here. Literally wouldn't change a thing. 👌🏻😂
The original content that first brought me to this channel, is back in these episodes. 😎
I rarely comment but this series is so much fun, im glad youre enjoing it so much yourself!
Loving this content and consistency
Alec!!! Grats on your Pups wins man! Super amazing!!
i am loving this ty for making it!
Always so happy to see another steam hammer video. Gonna be lost when this journey is complete.
New series idea: high quality garden tools. What's the best design for a spade, head shape, material, thickness of handle. Even small hand tools could be included
High quality garden tools can be found on the hub if you need inspiration.
The work around is building a Fixture out of a couple scraps of Aluminum to hold the angled sides of the Anvil.
Really enjoying this series. As with all your vids, highly entertaining, and informative. Well done, please keep it up.
I love this channel it is so amazing watching y’all work and the interactions with you and Jamie are just hilarious
Very nice, Alec! Great job!
Am really enjoying this video series - keep up the good work. Stay safe and Happy New Year to you, Jamie and all your families.
Question from somebody who watches all the videos but has never (and likely will never) played with such toys - what will the tiny power hammer be used for when it's complete? If it's simply for joy then it has already succeeded in bringing many of us joy!
If a jeweller ever needs a steam hammer....
Alec Happy new year
God Bless you❤
6:20 As the father of a 2 year old, I can definitively say that her technical drawings are on par with yours. But she tends to use metric, as she likes to make things easier for everyone. She’s sweet like that.
6:35 I feel your pain! I grew up in a Metric country and then moved to the US later in life. I measure air temperature in F, water temp in C, short distances in cm or in, whichever seems closer to the length I want measured, medium distances in meters, long distance in miles, light weights in grams and heavy weights in lbs, and liquid is Liters for water bottles but gallons for everything else.
A non machinist / blacksmith / metal working person here…. But I do a lot of leatherwork, and working in imperial for me for anything up to about 12 inches makes a lot of sense. 1 inch, 1/2 inch 1/4 inch spacings are just pleasing to the eye, and far easier to work with. Beyond 8 inches it is metric all day. Loving this video series too 🤟
Dude congratulations to you and the dog on the training. It takes a very specific person to be able to train a dog like that. Lots of trust.
Just an idea but you could probably make up adjustable shims for the 4 jaw chuck. If you drilled and tapped a hole in the face of each jaw, than made L shaped shimms to bolt into this hole and into the mouth of the Jaws, it would hold it in place.
Or slot the a hole on this L shaped shim and use it to hold any additional shiming material in place
I’ve become addicted to this series
As a Canadian I 100% agree with how you measure for shop work and distance i personally love working in miles over km's but unfortunately or liquid and distance doesnt work like that up here and i still try to use yards on a daily
I live in the US, i think the metric systems makes more sense, especially with weighing stuff.
Distance is weird though. Inches are dumb, but not having anything between cm and m in metric is weird. It needs a foot or something as an intermediary. Km also makes more sense, but miles are bigger and that's useful in its own way.
I live in the US and grew up never wanting to use the metric system. Now I love it and I hate that we don't use it. It makes so much more sense. Like Alec said they both have a time and place but metric is superior imo.
The last section of bed nearest to the headstock on your lathe should be removable to allow for larger workpieces and Chuck's to be used
I love the music in today's episode!
We here in Canada use both, plus if you're going somewhere we measure that distance in hours
Metirc intensifying! 😊
Not going to mention that Alex beat off the Chuck 😂
You should make a Damascus anvil for the little steam hammer!!!!
I’m so happy I found your videos man you always make great content. Thank you for doing what you’re doing and keep doing it.
it always makes me happy when i see that yellow light because I know its coming from that big ol mean articulating lamp you made. seeing something you made accenting videos is *chefs kiss
Nice. Like the content. Happy new year. Keep practicing.
As I German, I have the advantage, that even our imperial units are metric: One German pound is exactly 500g=0,5kg and one German mile is exactly 7.500m=7,5km (which doesn't get used anymore btw)
Oh yeah!!! Thanks Alec!!!!
Can't wait for next episode! Awesome seies as always
Im also loving this project.
IM FAMOUS!!!! I can’t wait to tell my mom!! So proud of you man, go team Crazy!
This combo of metric and imperial actually makes a lot of sense to me
It depends mostly on how you were educated. To a metric system native, this system is simple and intuitive. The division he made between the two, depends on the fact he was forced to use both systems and the correlations he had to made in his head to deal with both. It's like talking about CV (or HP) and kW. For an HP mechanic it's more natural to talk and think with this unit instead of kW, although with a little thinking it's quite simple to get around it. Or, to an imperial native to understand the real gas consumption of his car in gallons/miles than liters/kilometer. Naturally it's the opposite for a metric native.
Liked watching you make micro swords and that guy pulling out a tiny mill was sweet so I'm stoked to see this and what is to come
Always love the videos. Hope u had a great Christmas 🎄 and happy new year 🥳 🎉
I love these videos, just wish they were longer
7:57 but we all love pints! 🍺
happy new year Alec love the content🤙🤙🤟🤟
Happy new year bud!
I am curious to seeing Alec try metal spinning on his lathe.
The imperial system is actually standardized based on the metric system. One inch is exactly 2.54cm and that decision was made by a swedish toolmaker called Johanson when he made a set of standardized blocks for measuring reliably. Henry Ford bought his company later in his life and you can still buy boxed of joe blocks.
9:47 did you really go full send with your new tool on the final piece without trying on scrap first?
You truly have balls of Steele