Hi Steve: Great Video! I love working with and watching these old machines! I would like to own one, but I am 3 years older than your planer. Every time my mind say's "get "one,..... my back say's HOLD ON! My back say's,... let me remind you,.... I go out more often than you do! I have lot's of old machine's, so I think I will listen to my back,... kick back,...... and enjoy your video's! Best Wishes, AND GOD BLESS! Gary
Hi Steve, We also love Alexa, I have 8 units around the house and workshops. one day Jacqui tripped on a cord in her quilting room and feel to the floor. She was able to alert me with Alexa so I could help her off the floor. I also use her to control things around the house using Shelly devices. Have you ever been struck by the table as i don't think it would take any prisoner's. Thanks for the content. Cheers Dave.
Doing a straight edge like this is part machinists, part artist, and lots of experience......thanks for the chuckle about the Pakistani truck vids, those guys love to pound on things with hammers.
I FINNALY found a video of a guy that was doing a pretty good job of rebuilding a hydraulic pump over there... I almost fell off my chair when I saw that he had made himself a work table and chairs!
Sory ! you should put a wedge right under your clamping point. At lees 4 dial indicator ; set zero ; to detect any twisting or flexion of the piece. Wedge can be cut on bandsaw to have a texture on the surface on one side to grip.
I operated planers at a track shop (railroad track) for several years and a planer can do so much more than what you are showing in your videos. I cut many compound angles when I cut railroad switch points, guard rails and crossings even down to minutes of an angle. Angles are measures in degrees but if you have to go further the degrees of an angle are broken down into minutes of a degree.
Hi. As my experience for filming very small mechanism in machine such as wrist watch, you need close up shots and more light. Otherwise you are so good and careful machinist and skillful. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Not just planers, it seems like 90% of the hobbiests think they need massive machines in their garage for the couple of napkin rings they make before they loose interest. A 12” lathe & mill drill is all you need unless you are working on big stuff all the time. Much easier to move, cheap tooling and they don’t take up much space.
I would think you would make up a big threaded tool pallet so you can machine the side surface and the bottom surface with one setup. Your planer does auto feed down right.
very nice machine Steve why you breething so hard are you ok may ALLAH bless you i am looking for 1 planer so i can restore it can some one help me find a boxway planer
Funny, I never saw your TH-cam channel until today, but I quickly recognized your planer from Richard King's eBay listings for his classes. Thanks for the interesting video!
Agreed! I certainly get a lot of use out of my (refurbished, inexpensive) DeWalt. I think it was all of $40 about this time two years ago, and for what I do it's very convenient to have a battery charger mounted to the wall and not worry about extension cords or an air line.
The reason for the holding system is the work piece is a limp noodle that i'am holding to 1/1000 of an inch over 4 feet.. i will do a better explanation in part 3.
@@pvtimberfaller And this foundry was piss poor.. I am not a foundry man and I can only guess that they add sheetrock screws to improve the mix as a cheap source of steel... I have found more that a few unmelted sheetrock screws in different makes of castings :(
I enjoy watching vintage machinery still in use. Question on your "shitty" setup :) Is there a reason why you didn't just do this all in the one setup? Could you have planed the bottom and then planed the two sides by changing the step over to be vertical vs. horizontal?
I too had not seen your channel until today and I am interested in planers... And I could see the clapper box move when it hit that hard spot... And since I have a small shaper and always wondered why it would jump upon the beginning of the cutting stroke I will chamfer the edge from now on... thanks for sharing your knowledge...
Your welcome... The chamfer is pretty important on cast iron, not so much on steel. Cast iron chips and tears and can really mess up a workpiece if you do not control it... Thanks for Subscribing.
I would always remember my old machining class's teacher... for those who grew up without a grandpa, having a teacher like him, it was like looking at wisdom itself. Sadly, when you reach to a teacher that good, he only has one year left to retire... and then all that wisdom goes away with him. I have that feeling with you too, sir. Praise to all those old school's teachers that were a gift to be able to learn from them, always for such a short time. Cheers from Spain.
I was very lucky as My Shop Teacher was also one of my best friends and fishing buddy for over 45 years... He died a few years ago and I will always miss him :( Thanks for watching!
Super intriguing watching that old machine still perform!!! And of course the shaper also!!! Thanks Steve!!!
I see what you did there ;)
Hi Steve:
Great Video!
I love working with and watching these old machines!
I would like to own one, but I am 3 years older than your planer. Every time my mind say's "get "one,..... my back say's HOLD ON!
My back say's,... let me remind you,.... I go out more often than you do!
I have lot's of old machine's, so I think I will listen to my back,... kick back,...... and enjoy your video's!
Best Wishes, AND GOD BLESS!
Gary
Steve, I always learn something from your videos, Thanks and looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Hi Steve, We also love Alexa, I have 8 units around the house and workshops. one day Jacqui tripped on a cord in her quilting room and feel to the floor. She was able to alert me with Alexa so I could help her off the floor. I also use her to control things around the house using Shelly devices. Have you ever been struck by the table as i don't think it would take any prisoner's. Thanks for the content. Cheers Dave.
I have not been hit by the table... It would be painful! It is a HEAVY beast and that piston would not even notice me :(
Doing a straight edge like this is part machinists, part artist, and lots of experience......thanks for the chuckle about the Pakistani truck vids, those guys love to pound on things with hammers.
I FINNALY found a video of a guy that was doing a pretty good job of rebuilding a hydraulic pump over there... I almost fell off my chair when I saw that he had made himself a work table and chairs!
Sory ! you should put a wedge right under your clamping point. At lees 4 dial indicator ; set zero ; to detect any twisting or flexion of the piece. Wedge can be cut on bandsaw to have a texture on the surface on one side to grip.
I operated planers at a track shop (railroad track) for several years and a planer can do so much more than what you are showing in your videos. I cut many compound angles when I cut railroad switch points, guard rails and crossings even down to minutes of an angle. Angles are measures in degrees but if you have to go further the degrees of an angle are broken down into minutes of a degree.
Yes they can do a lot more.... I just have the need for the flat stuff right now... I take what work heads my way :)
Hi. As my experience for filming very small mechanism in machine such as wrist watch, you need close up shots and more light. Otherwise you are so good and careful machinist and skillful.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Thanks...
Not just planers, it seems like 90% of the hobbiests think they need massive machines in their garage for the couple of napkin rings they make before they loose interest.
A 12” lathe & mill drill is all you need unless you are working on big stuff all the time.
Much easier to move, cheap tooling and they don’t take up much space.
Yeah, I could see the clapper give a little jump as it went over those areas. Is the hard area just in the surface around the pocket?
Yep, there is also a hard crust over the entire surface from the stress relieving...
Steve, nailing all the right points. Thanks for sharing this work!
Plus on some of them you could see the Sheetrock screw in the hole!!! That’s not a set up problem!!!
love watching a skilled man working his craft.
Steve keep up the good work I never miss a video and wish I have a machine like that !!! And I have to Ask where is Don ????
Next video will explain...
I would think you would make up a big threaded tool pallet so you can machine the side surface and the bottom surface with one setup. Your planer does auto feed down right.
Tried that . failed miserably.... Just too limp of a work piece.... I will expand on the problems in the next part of the videos...
Those are some very entertaining camera views near the end of your video!
Great job , how flat can you get these ?
that one is less than 1/1000 in 4 feet...
Then the part will be scraped to about less than 2/10000 of an inch over four feet.
very nice machine Steve why you breething so hard are you ok may ALLAH bless you i am looking for 1 planer so i can restore it can some one help me find a boxway planer
Funny, I never saw your TH-cam channel until today, but I quickly recognized your planer from Richard King's eBay listings for his classes. Thanks for the interesting video!
Welcome aboard!
Steve a battery powered hand grinder may be better for you.
Agreed! I certainly get a lot of use out of my (refurbished, inexpensive) DeWalt. I think it was all of $40 about this time two years ago, and for what I do it's very convenient to have a battery charger mounted to the wall and not worry about extension cords or an air line.
I have one.... Battery always seems to be dead... I just need a short extension for that one I keep by the planer...
Thank you Steve enjoying your production very much David here retired now.
Glad you enjoyed it
So pin holes in the casting was a result of your holding system for the part? I can't wrap my brain around that logic Steve. Al B.
The reason for the holding system is the work piece is a limp noodle that i'am holding to 1/1000 of an inch over 4 feet.. i will do a better explanation in part 3.
Pinholes are caused by gasses trapped in the casting from poor foundry practices.
@@pvtimberfaller And this foundry was piss poor.. I am not a foundry man and I can only guess that they add sheetrock screws to improve the mix as a cheap source of steel... I have found more that a few unmelted sheetrock screws in different makes of castings :(
I enjoy watching vintage machinery still in use. Question on your "shitty" setup :) Is there a reason why you didn't just do this all in the one setup? Could you have planed the bottom and then planed the two sides by changing the step over to be vertical vs. horizontal?
the work piece is a limp noodle... can't apply force like you can on a mill..... Will explain better in the next part...
Thats a baby one compared to ours . private collection
well it's all I could fit into the shop and provide power for without the power company going bananas :)
I too had not seen your channel until today and I am interested in planers... And I could see the clapper box move when it hit that hard spot... And since I have a small shaper and always wondered why it would jump upon the beginning of the cutting stroke I will chamfer the edge from now on... thanks for sharing your knowledge...
Your welcome... The chamfer is pretty important on cast iron, not so much on steel. Cast iron chips and tears and can really mess up a workpiece if you do not control it... Thanks for Subscribing.
wow that hydraulic pump makes a lot of noise.
Yes it does... Love to move it outside but all the controls have mechanical links to the power pac...
@@10swatkins new hydraulic electronic control system.
@@lexpee And 120 feet of 1.5, 3/4 and 2.5 inch piping and another 25 gallons of hydro fluid! :)
I would always remember my old machining class's teacher... for those who grew up without a grandpa, having a teacher like him, it was like looking at wisdom itself.
Sadly, when you reach to a teacher that good, he only has one year left to retire... and then all that wisdom goes away with him.
I have that feeling with you too, sir.
Praise to all those old school's teachers that were a gift to be able to learn from them, always for such a short time.
Cheers from Spain.
I was very lucky as My Shop Teacher was also one of my best friends and fishing buddy for over 45 years... He died a few years ago and I will always miss him :( Thanks for watching!
Speaking of Pakistani, they could have made this same precision job with a hand file and got same results
I sit and watch with horror.... And thank my lucky stars I was born in this country!
Maybe you could adapt a motor, arbor, and grinding wheel to improve your tolerances.
Sure I could.... but then you need cooling and the machine bed oiling system would get contaminated. Tolerances are fine the way I do it.
I can't think of a single job in my experience that this machine could be used for.
Heck read up on them.... They used to be used for all types of jobs. Planning motor castings... Lathe beds, mill beds, straightedges :)
Skilled craftsman.
Why plane when a vertical mill will do?
Well, I seem to have misplaced my 8 foot bed mill :)
@@10swatkins Point taken. Lol.
LOGISTK 🛰️!?
No doubt, operator technique comes with lots of hours fussin. Thanks for the look and common sense .
Agreed. Many years of machining high quality expensive parts that you have to guarantee has a marvelous way of perfecting your technique.