1832 Steam Engine - Jay Leno's Garage

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  • 1832 Steam Engine. Designed and built in England in 1832, this steam engine originally ran a dye factory.
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  • @porth321
    @porth321 Před 8 lety +1187

    When Jay dies his Garage should become a museum, the Leno museum of automotive and engineering history

    • @Dennissiple
      @Dennissiple Před 8 lety +60

      +Preston Porth He should do it before he kicks the bucket.

    • @finngineer3771
      @finngineer3771 Před 7 lety +61

      I think it's already planned out what happens to these

    • @lsswappedcessna
      @lsswappedcessna Před 7 lety +41

      Those cars should be donated or sold to caring car people. They were built to be driven, not stored for eternity.

    • @smh9902
      @smh9902 Před 7 lety +40

      We should keep samples displayed for eternity to preserve the design and technology. In 70 years cars will be designed more like what they were in the 1940's. Once the government inevitably gets out of the market we will see a whole new line of cheaper, much easier to work on and more reliable vehicles on the road.

    • @smh9902
      @smh9902 Před 7 lety +17

      If you're in a town with shitty drivers, instead of driving nice clasic cars drive a surplus M813 or M35 cargo truck. It still has that super cool factor, but anyone that hits you will completely destroy their vehicle while yours will only need a little spray paint.
      images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/c_limit,w_680/fl_lossy,pg_1,q_auto/p9sf3fyyoftalhfl9esb.jpg
      ^Seriously, any car that hits this truck will be totally and completely ruined, but the truck would be just fine without hardly even a scratch.

  • @mrpete222
    @mrpete222 Před 11 lety +167

    I saw this engine years ago at Ford. Was brokenhearted when they sold some of their collection, but this beauty couldn't be in better hands than JAY'S!

    • @ronwhittaker6317
      @ronwhittaker6317 Před 2 lety

      Love ya Sensei

    • @poletooke4691
      @poletooke4691 Před 2 lety +1

      I mean... If it was still in the museum where the public could access it at any time rather than only see it in a youtube video, probably better, but, yeah, he does at least truly love and bring back the pieces he owns. Decadent as all heck, but, he does care.

  • @shananagans5
    @shananagans5 Před 10 lety +60

    Those old steam engines are nothing short of elegant. They are mechanical pieces of art.

  • @rekmstsage
    @rekmstsage Před 10 lety +512

    I'll give Leno this, he's got money and he doesn't piss it away like most other people and puts it to good use.

    • @MUJAHID56787
      @MUJAHID56787 Před 6 lety +11

      good use? lmao

    • @UncleSpuddy
      @UncleSpuddy Před 6 lety +90

      Well Jay Leno is effectively running a museum, better than some rich entitled kid spending all of his parents money on toys that he'll probably end up wrecking.

    • @Billy28376
      @Billy28376 Před 6 lety +67

      Keeping history alive. Thats amazing and interesting.

    • @zanekidd4394
      @zanekidd4394 Před 6 lety +4

      Lol idk about good use but it's definitely interesting

    • @frankstrawnation
      @frankstrawnation Před 6 lety +47

      He is using the money well. He keeps lots of good pieces of history in shape and he employs several skilled workers.

  • @Gonzo.S.Thompson
    @Gonzo.S.Thompson Před 5 lety +129

    "The older the machine the bigger the balls, that's the way life is I guess". I will never forget that line.

    • @prestonburton8504
      @prestonburton8504 Před 4 lety +4

      for those that dont know - the 'balls' are the governor that controlled the engine speed - you could put excess steam pressure on her, and then the governor controlled the RPM - if load changed, governor worked to maintain proper rpm. these were centrifugal, that is, as rpm increased, the 'balls' would elevate and control a valve that reduced flow to the engine. thank you BSB369 for your comment!

  • @MrPeanuts1945
    @MrPeanuts1945 Před 10 lety +126

    Favorite thing? Is learning Leno's garage is much more extensive than I ever imagined, and that Jay has accumulated and preserved beautiful diverse pieces of interesting mechanical history; not just beautiful cars. What a great legacy! Thank you Jay on behalf of future generations.

    • @n3lis94
      @n3lis94 Před 5 lety +8

      Exactly, the more I watch this channel the more I realise Jay has collected the history of human engineering instead of just a couple of million dollar supercars, which is what I initially thought.

    • @alexhayden2303
      @alexhayden2303 Před 5 lety +3

      @@n3lis94
      Can't imagine what it must be worth!

  • @robertphillips6296
    @robertphillips6296 Před 4 lety +14

    188 years young and still beautiful.

  • @edbreuer7405
    @edbreuer7405 Před 2 lety +4

    Jay is a very fortunate man to be able to acquire and restore beautiful machinery. To make parts takes intelligents and most of all time. Jay is a very generous person to share his collection and knowledge with everyone. Every country needs people like him. Thank you Jay 🙂

  • @davidaustin2172
    @davidaustin2172 Před 4 lety +3

    This is how Top Gear SHOULD be. Everything explained, lovely shots. Could watch Jay's videos all day

  • @melvynstupple3644
    @melvynstupple3644 Před 8 lety +146

    I posted a comment about this pump and believed it came from a well that was decomissioned by me last year 2015 in East London. My comment was that the engine may have the numbers 736 stamped on the workings of the pump. This number is incorrect and should be 723 which is the patent No of Bolton and Watt the engineers that designed the machine. All the workings of the pump that were below ground to a depth of 65 - 70 metres deep had the number 723 stamped on them. it was made for the Indigo Dye Works near Bow in London and was commissioned in 1832. The pump opperated using 12 foot long wooden rods connected by steel plate links which were still intact after 170 years. The base working gear recovered is made of bronze, beutifully engineered. We took many photographs and made detailed drawing when the pump workings were cleaned up. How they made this is an engineering marvel in 1832. Jay has done a fantastic job preserving this engine.
    Mel Stupple, England.

    • @rscottenglish
      @rscottenglish Před 5 lety +12

      Thank you for explaining how this steam engine was employed. The engine is fascinating but understanding how the energy was used is the point of creating the engine.

    • @anthonywhenan2504
      @anthonywhenan2504 Před 4 lety +5

      This would not be the engine you are talking about as Jay had this engine a long time before you took the one you are talking about out

    • @corncrasherandkidgilliam8007
      @corncrasherandkidgilliam8007 Před 4 lety +10

      Re read his post- he is talking about the pump below ground that this engine above ground would have been operating.

    • @hasbook7156
      @hasbook7156 Před 4 lety +1

      Quite a late reply, but did anything ever come from your information?

    • @mesofius
      @mesofius Před 4 lety +1

      this video is from 1998

  • @christophermichael.w.7577

    I like seeing the steam engines running.Alot of places may display Steam engines,but seeing them run Is the best part.

  • @lunhil12
    @lunhil12 Před 11 lety +7

    I love steam engines. The old water pumps were incredible, some were several stories tall and I believe a few are still in working condition.

  • @floranhupscher272
    @floranhupscher272 Před 4 lety +40

    This thing was antique, 100 years ago...

  • @LtHawk77
    @LtHawk77 Před 10 lety +27

    Built to last many lifetimes and still get the job done. Not today, the mindset is faster with less quality. The beauty as you described it is forgotten and almost a lost art. Why I love working on old steam engines in my job, they have a soul that just can't be compared to with today's technology. Keep them old machines running and shinning Jay.

  • @Lee_music249
    @Lee_music249 Před 4 lety +1

    That's one thing I wish was a part of my generation, is that not only is something functional, but is it beautiful, is there craftsmanship, is it a joy to look at.

  • @joeydewey1640
    @joeydewey1640 Před 4 lety +2

    How cool to find out that Jay has a stationary engines area! My dad has been an old engine collector for my whole life, I'm 49. He used to have a rather large gas engine but sold it many years ago to help out his parish which was on hard times. He specializes in maytag engines. Maytag very early on sold washing machines that ran on gasoline because most rural areas weren't yet on the grid. Hes a retired tool and die maker, and his his retirement just for the fun of it he maps his engines very much the way the guy in the video did, half scales them, and then basically hand builds working gas engines from raw materials such as blocks of metal. He would be like it was front row tickets at the Indy 500 happy to have a few minutes in just that garage section.

  • @johndunbar7504
    @johndunbar7504 Před 3 lety +5

    Jay is really one of a kind; he not only understands machinery, he can teach us with a huge dollop of humour.

  • @mrtelechi
    @mrtelechi Před 10 lety +14

    Jay...I'm in England...and this is fantastic! I have watched this twice while getting the kids dinner sorted :-) Just brilliant, your passion is obvious and contagious. Thanks keep it up more like this! ;-)

  • @johnnymason2460
    @johnnymason2460 Před 2 lety +2

    I saw the 1866 steam engine on the "My Classic Car" series. I have been waiting to see this 1832 steam engine. I am very impressed with it. Thanks for preserving this engine, Mr. Jay Leno. You are my kind of guy.

  • @AdvancedUSA
    @AdvancedUSA Před 6 lety +1

    Jay is an amazing asset to America. He meticulously preserves historical treasures like this engine which is older than my great, great, great grandfather - perhaps one more great but I’m being conservative.

  • @sKraat528
    @sKraat528 Před 8 lety +15

    That really is a beautiful steam engine. So quiet, mechanical-looking and just screams 'class'

  • @47606odin
    @47606odin Před 8 lety +144

    just beautiful. could watch that for hours. i just wonder what the engineers of the day would think about how the replacement part was made

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert Před 6 lety +16

      They would be as memorized by the computer as you would be while seeing that engine run.

    • @alexhayden2303
      @alexhayden2303 Před 5 lety +3

      Naturally Luddite, they would be infuriated and terrified!

    • @kennethslade8468
      @kennethslade8468 Před 4 lety +3

      @@twistedyogert I think you mean, mesmerised.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert Před 4 lety +2

      @@kennethslade8468 Yeah, my autocorrect f*cked up again.

    • @BayMacDre415
      @BayMacDre415 Před 4 lety +4

      I mean, using CAD modelling to replace unique parts is really the only way of going about it. Modern CNC machines can produce any part which is designed. What was really the most noteworthy was the fact that all of the threads weren't standardized back in the day... that would have made replacing parts quickly a HUGE chore!

  • @rabaham
    @rabaham Před 3 lety +1

    Jay, You never stop to amazes me. When it comes to cars, I bought every my childhood dream car. About 8. From 1965 to 72. Mostly Mercedes, but I have a Volvo P1800 and a 66 Buick wildcat convertible. Unfortunately my 66 mustang got stolen.

  • @djWarp6
    @djWarp6 Před 11 lety +1

    Your appreciation for our early machine heritage is incredible! Without people like you, this history could easily be lost to all of us. Thank you for your love of machines!!!

  • @prestonburton8504
    @prestonburton8504 Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you Jay and Jim (the wizard!) for both saving and bringing these wonderful pieces back to life! i'm hoping someone will see this and find a drawing or description to help with determining who manufactured it. And you are right - our firm, as machine builders, only provide functionality and efficiency -and certainly life time is considered by customer when discussing price - while unfortunate -it is what it is!

  • @bobjimenez4464
    @bobjimenez4464 Před 10 lety +37

    Absolute beauty in craftsmanship. Talk about built to last and easy on the eyes, my guess is that most of the major components were one off castings which were hand finished on manual lathes, mills and plenty of files. I am an old machinist working on the design and manufacture of aerospace gearboxes and I gotta tell you that those tapered shims look like a great way to setup a test stand, I suppose that the more modern version would be a gib adjustment but either way they are a much faster setup than peelible shims. If you ever want to do a show about turn of the century manufacturing give me a call and we can sit down and talk about shapers, lathes with a bull gear and cutting gear teeth on a mill. Your engineer / machinist is a lucky guy, not many people have the opportunity to restore museum quality equipment which will be treasured my many for years to come.

    • @chrisjohnson4165
      @chrisjohnson4165 Před 6 lety +3

      Yes, I like the wedges. They come from carpentry, long before screws and nails. Simple, effective and adjustable.

    • @scottgoodman4776
      @scottgoodman4776 Před 6 lety +1

      I wonder if a wood or wax full sized model was made for each part, then cast in brass or iron, then hand shaped with files?

  • @workhardlivefree3818
    @workhardlivefree3818 Před 3 lety +1

    By far my fave vid... We still operate, repair and maintain 3- 1600HP Worthington Steam Turbines from 1938...With slight governor upgrades.... plus a 40’s steam powered reciprocating spider pump. Thanx for the vid Jay!!

  • @tonymac96
    @tonymac96 Před 11 lety

    Jay...I watch your shows time to time...but after seen this...we share something in common...we love steam engines...I'm a chemical engineer...and I have always been fascinated by the simplicity of a steam expanding in a cylinder and the amount of power it can generate...!!! Keep saving those all steam engines out there !!!
    One last word, Jay-Leno-for-President !!! Tony from Puerto Rico !!!

  • @travelingman484
    @travelingman484 Před 9 lety +16

    Thank you Mr:Leno you have a soothing way of explaining what your showing and once again we enjoyed it. I am a steam locomotive fanatic and this was awesome.

  • @gmcmurry
    @gmcmurry Před 10 lety +5

    Thanks Jay -- The work you are doing to educate us all is AMAZING!

  • @maxpayne2574
    @maxpayne2574 Před měsícem +1

    Great that he preserves all this and shows it to the public running. Not sitting behind a velvet rope.

  • @cashenjoe1
    @cashenjoe1 Před 6 lety +2

    Jay, your love of steam engines makes me very happy. Thank you for sharing your love of these fascinating machines with all of us.
    Sincerely,
    Joe Cashen
    Worcester, Massachucetts

  • @jenspi4725
    @jenspi4725 Před 8 lety +7

    Loved it...Thanks for taking care of these beautiful machines.

  • @tyrssen1
    @tyrssen1 Před 8 lety +38

    Saw a couple of these in the Henry Ford Museum, back in the late 50's-early 60s... might've seen this one, while it was there! Thanks Jay.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert Před 6 lety +4

      I know these engines were designed for a specific purpose, but they really are wonderful works of art. But if you wanted to see something really pretty, you should visit England and see some of the Victorian Era pumping stations. They are basically the same as this one, but they are the size of a house, ( the piston alone has a 6 foot stroke!)

    • @StrangerHappened
      @StrangerHappened Před 6 lety

      Why Henry Ford Museum was sold off?

    • @kc8bdr
      @kc8bdr Před 6 lety

      The museum was not sold off. It is open today in Dearborn, Michigan.

    • @ednorton47
      @ednorton47 Před 5 lety +1

      @@kc8bdr The Museum, and its associated "Greenfield Village" next door, is the #1 tourist attraction in Michigan.

    • @MontrealMan1970
      @MontrealMan1970 Před 4 lety

      they're still there at the Henry.

  • @basinstreetdesign5206
    @basinstreetdesign5206 Před 2 lety

    During the rain...right. Meanwhile I'm looking at the shadows on his face from the sunshine through the skylight. Lovely machine and masterful restoration.

  • @aaaht3810
    @aaaht3810 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful piece of machinery. There is something hypnotic about the repetitive sound and movement in steam machines like this.

  • @schithead7
    @schithead7 Před 8 lety +31

    jay i have to say this has to be one of the coolest things you have in your collection ! you just don`t have a chance to see these anywhere .......... thanks for sharing !

  • @aserta
    @aserta Před 9 lety +59

    This engine is old enough where you can see the vestigial signs of wooden construction (wedges) and architectural influences (pillar). Way before they got "an image" of their own.

  • @mikeholubek4419
    @mikeholubek4419 Před 3 lety +1

    Still enjoy rewatching these, it never gets old.

  • @BOORAGG
    @BOORAGG Před 4 lety

    Jay's collection far surpasses a mere car collection. This is museum status. Now, all he needs is one of those little blue cap and coat and start tours.

  • @abpccpba
    @abpccpba Před 9 lety +3

    Thanks Jay
    Another great gift to mankind.

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite Před 5 lety +5

    What an amazing collection, Jay.
    Thanks for sharing it - and a bit o' humor - with us!

  • @sdgardner1954
    @sdgardner1954 Před 6 lety

    I have seen several Steam Engines, and I love how quiet they are. They go Slick-Slick Slick Slick...Until you load them, then you hear the wump wump wump wump, like an old steam locomotive

  • @davidcockayne3381
    @davidcockayne3381 Před 3 lety

    England ruled the world. My heart had a minor flutter at that. Thank you Jay. I for one am glad that it was America that took over the mantle rather than anyone else.

  • @profpudwick
    @profpudwick Před 11 lety +3

    Absolutely cool! Thank you Jay for sharing this with us.

  • @kenmoreton1081
    @kenmoreton1081 Před 9 lety +4

    Jay Leno
    Your descriptions are hilarious
    I laughed really loud and woke up the good wife
    Thankyou for sharing mate

  • @josephgreeley5569
    @josephgreeley5569 Před 8 lety +1

    Jay, thanks for sharing your machines with us. It's really great that you not only collect and preserve them, but also take the time to show them off. I really appreciate it.

  • @wholeNwon
    @wholeNwon Před 11 lety +1

    The noise levels in the old machine shops was high not because of the steam engines but because of the leather drive belts, pulleys, drill presses, lathes, saws, etc. being run by the engines. I can remember when I was a young boy having been in a shop where the equipment was being driven by large overhead belts and smaller individual belts. The noise at the presses was frightening.

  • @buddhaman001
    @buddhaman001 Před 7 lety +19

    Thank you Jay, and thank you Jay's team for putting the time and effort into keeping history alive, and in great working order might I add! These are truly romantic machines that transformed the way our world worked.

  • @briankruse3584
    @briankruse3584 Před 5 lety +3

    As a retired tech ed teacher I would love to go to his garage it would be like going to the Smithsonian. Thanks Jay

  • @DISCODAN1
    @DISCODAN1 Před 4 lety

    I admire you so much Jay, just for being a real down-to-earth guy! Who happens to very rich and famous.... but you never forget your roots and that is why everyone still loves you!

  • @jonnothetrucker
    @jonnothetrucker Před 3 lety

    I'm so glad that Mr Jay Leno has the collection of history that he does, because he restores things to original or better condition, and he shares his knowledge of his collection, and shows it to all of us, not hide it away where it never sees the light of day.

  • @nukl466
    @nukl466 Před 8 lety +6

    I could watch it not do a daggum thing all day long, :-) Great channel, Thanks for sharing the ultimate man cave with all of us dreamers. Cheers Jay.

  • @Big_John_C
    @Big_John_C Před 7 lety +20

    Thanks for sharing and saving a bit of history Jay

  • @Bonno460xvr
    @Bonno460xvr Před 3 lety +1

    Jay, what a dream. Keep it up. Thinking of building my own steam engine, maybe to run a old ice cream maker. Figured the kids would like it. In the research phase of steam engines before I start building.

  • @artistphilb
    @artistphilb Před 4 lety +2

    Impressed that Jay is into this stuff, think he would like "The Waverely" its a paddle steamer that still does runs from London to South end, it was built after WW2 because ships that were drafted into the war were given the option of being replaced as they were or in a more modern form if they were sunk (it was) but the owners wanted a replacement that was the same as the original.

  • @ldnwholesale8552
    @ldnwholesale8552 Před 7 lety +23

    Having been in a workshop that still used a common drive from a steam? stationary engine it was quite noisy with all the belts flapping. And shearing sheds as well. This in the early 60s.
    The engine and steam generation may be reasonably quiet but after that no.

  • @Journeyman-Fixit
    @Journeyman-Fixit Před 10 lety +7

    Great to see that Jay is into old iron!

  • @perfectibility999
    @perfectibility999 Před 5 lety

    There's nothing like a quiet afternoon looking at a steam engine. Heck, I enjoy watching videos of old steam locomotives hauling through mountains, prairies, towns etc. on youtube. The steam engine, and locomotive, is truly beautiful. Maybe it's because you can see so many of the parts working in unison just by watching it from the outside, which you can't do for cars, ships, and so many other mechanical devices.

  • @karlw2749
    @karlw2749 Před 6 lety +1

    Excellent feature of old machinery! Great point about how it was built before there was such a thing as standardizing of threads and fits and such. Was surprised you didn't mention it as a "walking beam" type. Also would have appreciated a bit on the valve gear operation. Great engine!

  • @Interesting_Banana
    @Interesting_Banana Před 4 lety +14

    "The older the machine, the bigger the balls. I guess that's how life is." - Jay Leno

  • @GenX-Memories
    @GenX-Memories Před 8 lety +5

    "I hear simple geometry and I'm outta here." LOL, so true man, so true.

  • @wholeNwon
    @wholeNwon Před 2 lety +1

    "Balls to the wall" is a pilot's expression for full power when throttles that had balls on the ends were pushed all the way to the firewall.

  • @st.charlesstreet9876
    @st.charlesstreet9876 Před 2 lety

    Very much enjoyed this post and now want to see all steam engines on this channel and others. Thank You so much for sharing. Really enjoyed the kind hospitality of going through the “Garage”!

  • @cannissolis
    @cannissolis Před 5 lety +10

    Dear Mr Leno, this is not a "walking" beam. Walking beams have a longitudinal movement to avoid using (or pre-dating) James Watt's parallelogram linkage at the cylinder, walking beams did not have a fixed central column but instead had a pair of vertical links either side of the beam, pivoted at the ground as well as the centre of the beam this allowed the beam to follow the straight line motion of the piston rod and due to the vertical links rocking back and forth looked (with a little imagination) as though it was walking. rotative beam engines such as yours use Watt's parallelogram to do the same job. So your engine is a beautiful rotative beam engine which came later than the "Cornish" atmospheric pumping beam engines which didn't rotate.

  • @setoman1
    @setoman1 Před 2 lety +3

    Windows XP Media Center! Holy balls to the wall! That's an antique in its own right.

  • @pstinga
    @pstinga Před 11 lety +1

    I've seen TONS of these JLG video's. I'm very fond of his car collection'n all, but i MUST admit, after watching this short video...these steam engines are PRETTY...DAMN...COOL. So much so that the fact that he wasn't showing off and talking about a car of his didnt bother me ONE bit.

  • @Rif_Leman
    @Rif_Leman Před 9 lety +2

    That was an excellent episode. I grew up in a machine shop and mechanical devices have always fascinated me. The most fascinating part of it is the genius that conceived it and the talent that created it. Thank you for producing this segment.

  • @carltrotter7622
    @carltrotter7622 Před 4 lety +4

    "And this is a triple expansion engine, I got this out of Britannic. But we'll not talk about that story today."

  • @swaterman08
    @swaterman08 Před 4 lety +4

    Cute how he refers to his Website while watching these clips.
    We had no idea CZcams was going to be a thing... Kind of like his steam engines.

  • @kidddee544
    @kidddee544 Před 6 lety

    The beauty of steam engines is that you can see how they work plus they got rhythm and soul. Thanks Jay! Life if more than cars.

  • @F22C1
    @F22C1 Před 11 lety

    I figure you probably get this question a lot, but is it possible for fans to come by and chat with Jay and see his amazing car collection? I understand Jay is a very very busy man, but I'd be in awe if I had the privilege to talk to Jay about automobiles. My family is planing a trip to California in 2013 & we are total gear heads. Also, this is one of my favorite channels on CZcams. No fighting in the comments, no random dislikes, just maturity. We need more of this.

  • @justinturco5162
    @justinturco5162 Před 10 lety +9

    Jay, She's a beauty. There is a heck of an industrial museum in Manchester England. They've got some awesome steam engines. They keep a few running each day.
    Looks like you are actually powering that engine with steam? I thought maybe you would use air. Show us the boiler.

    • @flstf96b
      @flstf96b Před 9 lety +1

      Watch around 4:08, cylinder gland looks to be weeping steam..

    • @omyajt
      @omyajt Před 9 lety +3

      I think you're right. Is it hot steam or just blowby creating a mist?
      Jay take us to the boiler room and introduce us to the coal dust covered fireman!

    • @MilwaukeeF40C
      @MilwaukeeF40C Před 6 lety +1

      He's in California. He has to be careful about how much he reveals.

  • @writerconsidered
    @writerconsidered Před 9 lety +83

    Jay's jokes are so much better on here then they ever were on the tonight show.

    • @simonRTJ
      @simonRTJ Před 9 lety +15

      writerconsidered thats prob not Jays fault, that would have been the format set up by director and producers. That format is way out dated and its still prevalent on US television, Jay here is so much more relaxed and his enthusiasm and joy just oozes. Its a pleasure and entertaining to watch someone talk intelligently and knowledgable about an interesting subject.

    • @smarroy
      @smarroy Před 7 lety

      Modern marvels steam

    • @fubarmodelyard1392
      @fubarmodelyard1392 Před 5 lety +3

      Cause they're his jokes and not some lame writer's

    • @Anon54387
      @Anon54387 Před 5 lety +3

      Yet Leno's jokes on The Tonight Show were so much better than Fallon's are.

    • @Maadhawk
      @Maadhawk Před 5 lety

      That is because Jay is the big boss here, whereas back then, he wasn't.

  • @royallhawaii
    @royallhawaii Před 8 lety

    Thank you Jay, for saving the history and showing off. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @jestucker2268
    @jestucker2268 Před 9 lety +1

    Walking Beam engines are just gorgeous to me, thank you Jay for sharing your collection with us.

  • @montwolfman
    @montwolfman Před 10 lety +36

    FYI re; balls to the wall. That comes from aircraft throttle handles that had a ball on the end of the lever. So, full throttle requires to push the throttles towards the firewall, hence, balls to the wall.

  • @steveditko1
    @steveditko1 Před 9 lety +3

    Cool. The fabrication program and machine trips me out. Also I had no idea the expression 'balls out' comes from steam engines.

    • @RotaryTurbo
      @RotaryTurbo Před 9 lety +1

      Ha, that was a new one for me as well. I had heard "balls to the wall" though. If you haven't heard before, that comes from aviation. On the aircraft throttles, there were (or may still be, I'm not an expert) balls that stopped the lever when you got to full throttle. "balls to the wall" as explained below.

    • @steveditko1
      @steveditko1 Před 9 lety

      I didn't know that. Interesting!

    • @SuperExcedrin
      @SuperExcedrin Před 6 lety

      Go visit a website about the early British navy. Sailors often lived with their families on the ship and some interesting terms came from babies being born. If a mother was having difficult labor they would fire a canon closeby-without her knowing-and she would be startled and push out the baby......the baby was subsequently called a breech baby, or son-of-a-gun.

  • @happyhome41
    @happyhome41 Před rokem

    Thank you so much for showing us the CAD CAM. Thank you for using your resources to provide such joy to so many !

  • @62egoodwin
    @62egoodwin Před 7 lety +1

    i absolutely love watching the shows when he does the steam engine's. of course all his shows are awesome. i like anything classic and American. keep it up Jay

  • @MaTTdeluca14
    @MaTTdeluca14 Před 7 lety +4

    Did you ever end up getting that triple from the tug running? Vertical marine engines are my favorite steam engines. It would be great to see that old thing run once again!

  • @robertgiovannucci7144
    @robertgiovannucci7144 Před 8 lety +15

    Hello Mr. Leno,
    Mr. Keith Appleton of England is an expert on beam type steam engines and will most likely be able to identify its manufacturer. If you would like to contact him about this wonderful engine you own, please let me know.
    Love your videos...hope to see many more of them.
    Ciao!
    Bob Giovannucci
    Bob's Flags and Banners

  • @alexk.8715
    @alexk.8715 Před rokem +1

    When your history video gets history itself. That CAD Programm looks so vintage now.

  • @willythewave
    @willythewave Před 5 lety

    This video, the 1925 Doble E-20 Howard Hughes car, and Jays Pantera (because that`s my dream car) are my all time favorite Jay Leno`s Garage videos.

  • @lucasschofield8716
    @lucasschofield8716 Před 8 lety +3

    the village I live in, we have the largest working steam engine on earth. The flywheel weighs North of 80Tonnes. it doesn't power anything anymore but once a month they have it (and a load of other old engines) running. Hell of a thing to see.

    • @ZapCannon5
      @ZapCannon5 Před 7 lety

      Luke Schofield what was that massive steam engine powering back in the day?

    • @lucasschofield8716
      @lucasschofield8716 Před 7 lety +1

      ZapCannon5 a huge mill. I think it had 8 floors altogether. The mill itself burned down a while back but the engine house is still there, it's been turned into a museum for all the steam engine machinery.

  • @LOCOMOTIONNUMBER1
    @LOCOMOTIONNUMBER1 Před 9 lety +10

    These engines are similar to James Watt's engines of the 1780's. He had a patent on his machines and was partially paid on the savings on the engine efficiency vs uses horses going round and round driving machinery to factory owners.
    Many people infringed his patents by copying his engine and in England many of the factories in the early 1800s had high windows to stop workers looking out and industrial spies looking in to copy the design.
    I think a lot of these engines were made by smaller companies possibly not putting their name on. I have not seen early engines with names on.......most people in England could not read 200 years ago so there was no point.

    • @VCYT
      @VCYT Před 9 lety +1

      In England's cities many could read since 1650, due to caxton publishing the bible etc.
      villages not so much.

    • @ThyLiquor
      @ThyLiquor Před 8 lety +6

      ***** Watts' engines were not this type. This is a "Walking Beam" type, and of a very rare period before standard threads. I had to check how those wedges worked a couple of times to really see how they did that without bolts. Look on videos of ferries, all civil war era stuff, and basically anything large until 1910 and this engine is used. This one seems to be sort of a Genesis unit. Amazing.

  • @LSD123.
    @LSD123. Před 3 lety

    Im so Fascinated by steam engines.... I could watch them work for hours.

  • @derekdowns6275
    @derekdowns6275 Před 8 lety +1

    Thank you Jay, for sharing this with us! Steam rules! Beautiful collection.

  • @cornishadz
    @cornishadz Před 8 lety +5

    Could be a Harvey's of Hayle, Cornwall England engine Jay,

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert Před 8 lety +10

    Funny how they have a steam engine, but use a computer to make parts. The old meets the new, I love it.

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack Před 4 lety +3

      Well after 187 years the original craftsmen and machinists that can replicate parts by hand and eyesight have all died out.

    • @AlanCanon2222
      @AlanCanon2222 Před 3 lety

      The way to do it would be to have the steam engine generate the electricity for the CNC machine.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert Před 3 lety +1

      @@AlanCanon2222 I love it.

    • @AlanCanon2222
      @AlanCanon2222 Před 3 lety +1

      @@twistedyogert Better still, eliminate the electricity altogether and build a steam powered CNC machine under the control of a Babbage Analytical Engine. You'd just need to attach a Jacquard-loom format card punch to designing PC via USB, to program the Analytical Engine. (I'm all about doing it the hardest way possible).

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert Před 3 lety +1

      @@AlanCanon2222 Ok now you're just being silly.

  • @2Brave4u
    @2Brave4u Před 11 lety

    Forget the cars, this stuff is awesome! Can't believe that they had this much precision and craftsmanship in the early 1800's! What a work of art! Not sure that I would care to have his other job if I could play with those toys......

  • @MarkusDBurner
    @MarkusDBurner Před 10 lety +1

    its so.... chillin... such a harmony peace of technic... want to watch and hear it for hours

  • @Edwardrae1234
    @Edwardrae1234 Před 9 lety +4

    When u finally run out of saved up money from the tonight show u should open your garage up as a working museum let people come in and check your stuff out in person

    • @MittyNuke1
      @MittyNuke1 Před 4 lety

      Edward Rae he’s probably been smart with investing his money so that his money is producing returns faster than he spends it. He also might make money from these videos and his collection itself is likely an appreciating asset. With that said he literally has created an amazing museum & I agree it would be so cool to visit in person. It’s awesome what Jay is doing 👍

    • @fosterfuchs
      @fosterfuchs Před 4 lety

      @@MittyNuke1 Exactly. Once you've reached a critical mass financially, you can just live off the capital gains, without even touching the principal. This is why our economic elite is unaccountable. Whatever companies they run into the ground, it doesn't matter to them. They've already made all the money they'll ever need.

  • @hugos8885
    @hugos8885 Před 8 lety +32

    3:35
    You mean early 19th century artwork. The 18th century were the 1700s. I'm sure you know that, but it was just a slip of the tongue.

    • @martinthatsall1518
      @martinthatsall1518 Před 6 lety

      Maybe it gives a nice, warm extra-old feeling to call it 18th Century.

    • @desertblbuesman
      @desertblbuesman Před 6 lety

      Martin Halley ..In that case one could say the 1800s.

    • @MH-vf6he
      @MH-vf6he Před 5 lety

      Hugo S yeah you caught that too ?

    • @smcic
      @smcic Před 5 lety

      Maybe the artistic design of the column etc of the engine is 1700’s? It’s what Jay was talking about anyway. But you’re probably right it was a mistake.

    • @haroldnewman2942
      @haroldnewman2942 Před 5 lety

      Searched the comments for this.

  • @glynnbates3241
    @glynnbates3241 Před 4 lety +1

    Love these videos .Well done Jay for cherishing these wonderful machines. As Einstein said, we stand on the shoulders of Giants. Greetings from England.

  • @wesleyszypszak6709
    @wesleyszypszak6709 Před 9 lety

    It is mesmerizing to watch it run. Very peaceful and relaxing.

  • @BoopSnoot
    @BoopSnoot Před 10 lety +17

    4:40 Speaking of antiques, this video was aired in 2012, and yet they are running archaic software on Windows XP on an old computer with an AOL online shortcut on the desktop and a hugely thick Nokia candybar phone on the desk and a really old series Cisco IP phone next to it along with a super old school flip book things you used to write contact information on way back in the day (so old I can't even remember what they are called)... I'm absolutely amazed that the screen isn't a CRT, LMAO!!!
    You have so much money, hire me to update your stuff and install CAD 2014 in W8.1 on a T7610 Xeon system w/ 128GB of DDR3, a 1TB Samsung SSD, and dual 12GB Nvidia Quadro K600s so at least your design shop can be modern. You can afford it! ;)

    • @MicroCarist
      @MicroCarist Před 9 lety +2

      ...and the milling machine appeared to be running BASIC. Seeing as he's making parts for a machine from the 19th century, I think he's plenty modern. :p

    • @fredfarnackle5455
      @fredfarnackle5455 Před 6 lety +5

      No, it was running G Code and it wasn't a milling machine, it's a CNC machining centre with who knows how many axes.

    • @zagan1
      @zagan1 Před 6 lety +7

      Be running, xp because the cnc software isn't updated to something newer.
      You can't just dump in the newest cad and run out cnc instructions you have to run out the right cnc instructions, for the cnc machine and most times the stuff isn't updated in years.

    • @MilwaukeeF40C
      @MilwaukeeF40C Před 6 lety +5

      Old consumer appliances are part of an experience. The Cisco phone is not going to wear out. All that stuff adds character to that surly guy's office.

    • @jannisdavidzwahlen
      @jannisdavidzwahlen Před 6 lety +1

      Hellooo.. Mr.fromthepast using win10 i7 and gtx 1080 now.. 😋

  • @alexandreguitchkine2112
    @alexandreguitchkine2112 Před 9 lety +2

    What the favourite phrase of Jay Leno while presenting all steam videos on his channel? :-) :-) :-) - " The water is obviously not a lubricator" :) Awesome videos, I really like them all...

    • @cristimclable
      @cristimclable Před 9 lety +1

      Oleksandr Gychkyn That and "you can't compress water, obviously"

    • @mikecole153
      @mikecole153 Před 7 lety

      Well with that one he is wrong. Water is a good lubricate with cast iron cylinders and pistons for non- superheat steam.

  • @hutch430
    @hutch430 Před 7 lety

    I use to be a machinist and our shop was right next door to you. I can really appreciate the craftsmanship that went into that steam engine. Ironically I am now a locomotive engineer. Choo choo. I think you would get a kick for a ride on the 3751 full scale steam locomotive. Let me know.

  • @ProfessorTime
    @ProfessorTime Před 5 lety +1

    Steam engines are just fascinating to watch. Even if they're just turning for no reason and doing no production work at all, they're fascinating to watch.
    You can slip into HYPNOSIS just watching one of these things.