OLD STEAM POWERED MACHINE SHOP 38 Up and running again
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2018
- This is number 38 in a series of videos demonstrating what it would have been like to operate a steam powered small job shop in the year 1925. This video is concerned with getting the steam shop up and running after 4 1/2 months winterized. The cylinder for the Morse Machine Works vertical steam engine that I have been rebuilding is rebored in the vertical boring mill which has not been set up yet to run from the steam powered line shaft yet. All comments and questions concerning steam power, belt driven line shafts, old machine shop equipment and machine work are always welcome here. Thanks for watching....Dave
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Great to see another year of steam firing up!.....Always wondered about those glass water level tubes, why don't they explode? Hope I haven't missed this answer somewhere in the past...Thanks for the awesome vids!
They do if the're mishandled. There are rules: never rod one out with anything but a wooden stick, don't tighten the packing under steam, use only glass made for that purpose, keep the guard rods in place, keep the shut off valves at top and bottom in good working order.....Dave
I'm assuming its a tempered glass like the kind you could put in the oven. lots of cool vintage glassware was made for that way back when.
You are correct. It's also really thick. The hole in the center of the tube that water and steam flow through is only 1/2 to 3/4 of the outside diameter of the glass. They use the same style glass in modern heating and high pressure boilers as well.
Made of REALLY thick Pyrex or Borosilicate glass .... There is a neat special glass cutter you use to cut them to fit odd sizes with when they get broken .... Have you got a sight glass cutter @Dave ?
We've got sight glasses on boilers at work that are 600psi, 450psi steam. They're made out of thick plate glass and have steel encasing most of them. There's special ball check valves that trip to shut off the sight glass if the glass blows.
What a feeling of joy, seeing this video pop up on my feed! So glad you're back up north.
I don't know why but your videos are always fantastic - it's like looking back in time I guess - even your micrometers are historically correct - I tried to imagine the boring mill with a flat belt (it worked for me) really really good - if you need support please start a patron or other method for guys like me to show appreciation for the hours of enjoyment you provide. Thanks Dave.
Thanks for the interest and appreciation for the channel. I appreciate the comments and discussion...Dave
Very glad that you are back from warm Florida so that I can enjoy your GREAT shows/instructive classes.
Also note to self, watched 4/27/18 sg
great i love that old boring mill good to have you back
I love the way you have reassembled and restore your shop engine to a power supply quieter than an electric motor of comparable power. It is such a soothing rhythm.
Like sitting down in a favourite armchair after days work! Just conforms to the exact shape required .... Newer models may look smoother but you never get that feeling .... like watching an old steam shop .... it just feels right even if you can't explain why ;0)
It's always a good day when there's a new Old Machine Shop video. Only one problem I keep dozing off while I'm watching, not that the boring was boring just soothing.
Thanks for the tour of the boiler interior....
I am not too old at 64 but watching these videos relaxes me a lot. I grew up in a neighborhood with an operating machine shop just a stone's throw away from our house. It uses a central driveline with belts powering individual machines. Cannot say if the prime mover was steam or electric but the whistle that sounds off at 8am-12pm-1pm-5pm was definitely steam.
Thank you, Sir, for maintaining this kinda workshop. I had only imagined how stuff was made 'back in the day' in steam shops until I stumbled upon this channel and actually watched this stuff work. I'm flummoxed at the progression that has been made since the early 1900's....
So nice that you are back....... Great video as always. Best regards.
I am so glad you are back!!!!!!
Love your videos...Thank you and glad you are back!
Great to have you back Dave.
AHH good to have you back awesome to see the shop up and running again
Right pause. Shower, shave cold beer sit back and enjoy its been to long. Welcome back.
Great to see your videos again!! Cheers from Maine!!
Glad to see you back
Welcome back Dave. Great to see your videos again
Great video as always. Really enjoy watching this stuff.
Glad you're back. Love the video. I learn something new every time you make another video.
A joy to see you again. Welcome back !
Glad to see you are back up and running.
hey man glad youre back. thanks for posting
Glad to see you back. Thanks for the videos.
Nice to have you back Dave.
Excellent video, Dave! Thanks and welcome back.
Glad to see your back Dave! Truly enjoy your videos!! Thank you for taking the time to share
good to have you back dave, great work as always.
Welcome back David another great video
Awesome! Great fun, glad you're back.
Always look forward to your videos. Good to have you back.
Glad to see you back.
Thank you Dave, as usual very interesting and informative. Dave, I love all your videos.
welcome back! Great to see new videos and looking forward to the next one
Glad you are back. I really enjoy watching . I really like the old stuff. Keep up the good work.
Nice to have you back Dave
So glad to see you back up and running.
Great to see you David.
Glad to see you back home doing what you do!
Nice jobs and nice shots of your boiler.
We kept honeybees back in the 70s & 80s I reflued a boiler similar to that one,yes it's quite an art & a job. Was a very interesting job for a young man in his teens on his way to becoming a machinist !! Pressure testing it and then running it the first few times were interesting to say the least,but boy was it handy for doing honey & wax.
Glad you're back.
I’m so happy your back. Looking forward to seeing some new projects
Life is back in order , DAVE IS BACK !! AWESOME.. ENJOYED ..
Dave, it's great to see you back up and running! Can't wait for more videos.
As always an amazing video on an amazing topic!
Thank-you David, So glad you are back. That is a real nice finish.
Great to see you back....!
Its good to see you back in your shop I ve missed your videos.
Great to see you again, welcome back. I am a subscriber and do enjoy your videos and look forward to every one. Have benn with you since your beginnings on youtube. Thanks Dave.
Great boiler review, and good catch and repair of the main bearing!
Glad to see you're back, Dave. I really enjoy the 'old school' approach to solving problems and getting things done.
Great to have you back. Enjoyed watching you getting the shop up and running again and doing some projects.
Hi David. Thank you very much for your video. It was very fun to watch as all your videos have been.
It's great to see you back up and running again , I really enjoy the videos you provide I'm a big history buff and it's nice to see how things were done 90+ years ago keep up the great work and thank you
Great to see you back David! Hope Florida was fun this winter. I enjoyed the information on de-winterizing the boiler. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely video once again David .You really put it across well . So pleased to see you up and running in 2018 .
Welcome Dave glad to see you.
Such a beautiful shop, just gives me all kinds of good feelings inside.
I could't hold my breath much longer.
Good to see you had a successful
migration. Thanks Dave
I admire and respect your knowledge of steam engines and machining. Watching your videos are always educational and entertaining (and fun).
Bonjour David,
Egalement ravi de retrouver tes vidéos,
Amicalement, Raphaël
David's back!! Happy Spring!
Welcome back Dave. It is good to see you back in the shop. I really enjoyed seeing your HMB in action...
Great to see you back on CZcams. I get great pleasure watching you and I learn a lot, I think steam power was one of the great inventions.
So glad you're back!! What a nice treat for a Thursday night !! Yep, .0005 over that distance isn't bad at all.
Welcome back Dave !
Welcome Back! it has been a long dry winter without your humoe and stories.
Welcome back. Looking forward to more new videos!
good to have ya back above the Mason/Dixon line again thanks for sharing
Very Happy to see you back! Looking forward to seeing you cut some metal again!
Yippee the snowbird returns, more good video's to watch . thanks Dave.
That's a pretty finish on the cylinder. Good to see you back in the shop. Informative and fun to watch. Cheers ! -Jeff
Glad to see you back in the workshop Dave, it will be interesting to see what your going to do next, have a great day.
Thank you for showing the boiler first fire up. I really look forward to your videos! Your videos and forged in Fire Blade smithing is what I look forward to.
Dave good to see you back in the shop!!! Mark
Thanks for the vid. Picked up a couple tips.
Great stuff.Love the down and dirty look inside the boiler.I'm still learning at 73.Learning actually keeps me going.Keep at it and live to a hundred
Thanks for the informative video David. Those machines are the very similar to the ones I suspect my grandfather used in his printing press repair business (my father assisting) until he was killed in an auto mishap near Tonopah, NV in October of 1940.
Welcome back. I have missed your postings.
Hello David,
Welcome back
Looking forward to your video s.
Greetings Henk
Got up this morning and while I was getting ready for work I saw that you had posted a video, looked at the time and then the length of the video, I had to go to work without watching it but had that to look forward to all day long as I was making chips.
Glad to see your back in the shop.looked a little cool with your breath showing getting the boiler going bet that fire felt good after it warmed up the shop a bit.
Looking forward to a good number of videos this summer and I am going to do my dangest to get out there maybe one day as it is only a short 5 or 6 hours away.
Jim
Welcome back David.
Outstanding - Thank you
My dad told me about an old steam shop when I was little. I remember that the boiler was outside, twice as big as yours. The Mexican kids would pick up coal from the tracks and sell it. We didn't have a lot of trees.
Welcome back! I watched all your earlier videos to get all caught up, sure enjoyed them! I have always been fascinated by steam power. Awesome shop,
Thanks Mitch, glad you're up to speed...Dave
glad to see you back ing the show, Dave. Enjoyed the video!
Thanks Herb...Dave
Thank you Dave glad all is well looking falword to the next one take care till then
Welcome back Dave! Thought you'd be sunned out but maybe you left before it got too hot. Brian Bloc would be proud of you with an old boring rig holding 1/2 thou. Good video as usual!
Welcome back! Your engines are very interesting. We’ve just had a surprise delivery, a spare baring engines for our pump. A little 3 inch bore engine for baring the beam engines into starting position. Never been ran since new in 1885. Nice boiler !!
good that winter is over... I've been missing Your videos David. Regards Frank
Good to see you back, I am hoping to see you in Kinser this Summer. I missed you last year because I didn't know that you were there.
Wooohooo!!! Welcome back, Dave!
Very nice work if I must say so.
Bonjour Dave
Glad you're back, I was looking forward to your return, thank you for another great season of old steam powered ... I will not miss your videos.
Thanks Yogi...Dave
Itr is about time. I was going to need therapy. I am pleased that you are back.
Thanks for sharing your skills with us. In today’s world we see so much cnc work being done it is refreshing to see processes that hobby machinists might be able to replicate.
Good to see you back, hope you had a nice winter down yonder in the sunshine state, and thanks for the video.
thanks Duncan...Dave