Don’s a treasure. The amount of work he has done on his shop expansions would be a totally consuming hobby for most. But they just house his machine tool refurbishing hobby. Wow!
Maybe I should not rub it in that there are two sitting in my shop :) I keep thinking I need to get the 16 out of here but it is pretty good shape so I think I'll never see another one in this shape...
Thanks for the vid, looks like it’s time for Dons yearly visit to the barbershop, got to love them old machines , much more entertaining than the cnc things.
I have to go to Windy Hill to pound sand. LOL great come back. An entertaining video Steve. It will be good to see the cleaned up bed clamps for Don's lathe. Thanks for sharing.
LOL I have to go to Windy Hill to pound sand. Great one Steve. An entertaining video with dueling old guys doing shop smack talk. It will be great to see the final product of the project. Thanks for sharing Steve!
Good seeing you again Don, you have just about a perfect shop, plenty of room with every machine a well equipped machining shop needs. You buy tools really well, you look for good deals and bargain for them. You don’t buy a bunch of stuff just because it’s sitting there and fill your shop with so many machines that you can’t even get to them when you need to use one. You have most of your machines looking really good, probably because you aren’t overwhelmed with too much and you have the room to actually work on them. From what I can tell you only have two or three that need cleaned and repainted, I won’t say which ones, you already brought them up. Lol I’d like to see you use them sometime!
Steve, you need to use manganese phosphate solution for blackening cast iron. Gun blue is not the right stuff to use. After coating, apply Starrett M-1, not the Bullsh^t crap you mentioned. Ken Edit: Birchwood Casey sells the solution if you want to buy a 5-gallon bucket of the solution. Castwell may sell it in smaller containers. Yeah, you have to heat the parts/solution to around 125-150°F for decent results.
It’s an Econoline vacuum runs on 110v, I have an 80 gallon air compressor running at 100 psi but there is also a regulator on the sandblaster but the pressure gauge is broken but I have the psi reduced I know below the 100 psi.
To tell the truth it's not the machine that is doing such a great job, it's the abrasive.. Forgot the name of the stuff but I will look it up if you ask.
In my experience cast iron won't take a blue. A gunsmith friend wanted to blue some cast and said it finally was blue after a year in the bath, he ran bluing a couple times a week.
@@10swatkins Most (all?) of the cold blues are selenium based. The lye bluing used by gunsmiths is a rust blue. The iron under the thin selenium modified layer can still rust unless you have the surface prepped before bluing so that oil will be retained, sort of how phosphating preps the surface. Minor differences in material will change how the bluing is taken. A cold blue on a high nickel alloy can look kind of red.
The shaper is looking fantastic Don!
Thanks a lot of hours in that one!
Don’s a treasure. The amount of work he has done on his shop expansions would be a totally consuming hobby for most. But they just house his machine tool refurbishing hobby. Wow!
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Don is one very talented dude.......his skills at rebuilding these old machines is second to none.
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Great to see these old machines that helped make America's industry come back to life.
That’s part of it. For sure!
Good to see Don is doing well, and it's nice to see the shaper put back together! 👍👍
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Well it’s about 95 percent done
If I live long enough I just might get my shop as clean as Don.
Every video that you put out that has the Axelsons in really makes me miss mine. Nice progress on the shop Don.
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Maybe I should not rub it in that there are two sitting in my shop :)
I keep thinking I need to get the 16 out of here but it is pretty good shape so I think I'll never see another one in this shape...
I'm not as mean as your buddy S.W.@@donmadere4237
Thanks for the vid, looks like it’s time for Dons yearly visit to the barbershop, got to love them old machines , much more entertaining than the cnc things.
I agree
I wonder if My barber is looking forward to that visit :)
I feel like we need to of seen some of Don'd artistic grinding in action too. Thanks for the update Steve
Oh great.... Pretty soon there will be Daisies painted all over the machines!
Love watching videos at Dons shop, he’s like me, it has to be clean and look good before it can work good! LOL Beautiful shop Don- 👍👍👍nice job.
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I have to go to Windy Hill to pound sand. LOL great come back. An entertaining video Steve. It will be good to see the cleaned up bed clamps for Don's lathe. Thanks for sharing.
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LOL I have to go to Windy Hill to pound sand. Great one Steve. An entertaining video with dueling old guys doing shop smack talk. It will be great to see the final product of the project. Thanks for sharing Steve!
Don did a great job on the shaper
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You guys remind me of an episode of the Odd Couple. But I learn a lot from both of you.
lol thanks we have fun
More like Grumpy Old Men ;)
Good seeing you again Don, you have just about a perfect shop, plenty of room with every machine a well equipped machining shop needs. You buy tools really well, you look for good deals and bargain for them. You don’t buy a bunch of stuff just because it’s sitting there and fill your shop with so many machines that you can’t even get to them when you need to use one. You have most of your machines looking really good, probably because you aren’t overwhelmed with too much and you have the room to actually work on them. From what I can tell you only have two or three that need cleaned and repainted, I won’t say which ones, you already brought them up. Lol I’d like to see you use them sometime!
Yup you nailed that right on the head! Thanks
Wish Don would get done cleaning and painting his machines so he can come do mine. LOL
One day my friend!! Lol
I use Permatex rust treatment on cast iron and it puts on a nice black coating. Give it a try I haven't even had to paint it after.
Absolutely amazing stuff.....
That's some TLC, it's hard to believe that is the same shaper that was delivered.
Yes it is, he has done a great job on it..
Steve, you need to use manganese phosphate solution for blackening cast iron. Gun blue is not the right stuff to use. After coating, apply Starrett M-1, not the Bullsh^t crap you mentioned. Ken
Edit: Birchwood Casey sells the solution if you want to buy a 5-gallon bucket of the solution. Castwell may sell it in smaller containers. Yeah, you have to heat the parts/solution to around 125-150°F for decent results.
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see you later Don . take care
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Please, tell me more about the sandblaster name volts working air pressure? I think I am impressed 73 dan
It’s an Econoline vacuum runs on 110v, I have an 80 gallon air compressor running at 100 psi but there is also a regulator on the sandblaster but the pressure gauge is broken but I have the psi reduced I know below the 100 psi.
To tell the truth it's not the machine that is doing such a great job, it's the abrasive.. Forgot the name of the stuff but I will look it up if you ask.
In my experience cast iron won't take a blue. A gunsmith friend wanted to blue some cast and said it finally was blue after a year in the bath, he ran bluing a couple times a week.
This one turned a nice black and looked good, for two days then rusted all to heck :(
@@10swatkins Most (all?) of the cold blues are selenium based. The lye bluing used by gunsmiths is a rust blue. The iron under the thin selenium modified layer can still rust unless you have the surface prepped before bluing so that oil will be retained, sort of how phosphating preps the surface.
Minor differences in material will change how the bluing is taken. A cold blue on a high nickel alloy can look kind of red.
Steve,I was just thinking recently how is ole Don and did he get the shaper done.AL B.
Still kicking :)
I am going on 72
Two Old Fartistes Machine Rebuilding & Grinding
Yup
The Planner looks great ! Looking forward to its operation soon. Love that "sanding box", keep up the good work.Thanks!
I am so sorry.... I hate to break it to you but as much as Don wants it to be a Planer it's not...:) IT's still a nice looking SHAPER though !
@@10swatkins I'll go with Don on this one.😊
@@jdmccorful lol thanks