I have an old Bradford that is wide-belt driven. I've got rid of the leather belt and I'm using a semi-timing belt to drive it. Works great. Mine needs work, needs some spacers in the transmission. a few other things. But I still use it for rough milling.
I can see the ghost of an ex-navy machinist standing at the LeBlond, his back permanently curved from years of hunching over, forearms like Popeye from gripping wrenches and cranking handles, butt end of a camel non-filter in the corner of his mouth wafting smoke upwards into a squinting eye, rest of pack rolled up in sleeve of t-shirt, effortlessly cutting internal double pitch acme threads in a bronze follower block...…
Lets take this one step farther; You are the new owner of this lathe. You clean, restore back to usable condition, top to bottom, end to end. With all the love, sweat, and a portion of your sole, now this machine is yours. If you are true, this ghost will come and give you his approval. I had this happen to me with my half bread oil field engine of 115 years old.
Wow!!! This place is paradise!!! You did got some treasures my friend! I couldn't think some other better hands than yours! Needles to mention how anxious I'm to see you working on them and bring them back to life!!! What a great piece of tools you got!!! Again.. o huge WOW!!!!!
How many times have you ever caught yourself ranting at the screen saying "Go Back", - "No, No, What Was That" - "Stop, Zoom In on That". then I remembered the "pause & slow fwd" functions. Shame there is no Zoom feature on TH-cam. How the hell did you find such an amazing place?
I worked in a metal fabrication shop for about 9 years. We had several CNC presses but we had some older stuff. Including a press built in February of '42. Probably one of the last ones built before we entered WW 2.
I too have love of the craftsmanship of old machinery. The quality of the build was never an issue. I was thrilled to go on this tour, but also sad thinking of what will become of all this history. Hopefully, you can rescue some of it so that it can continue to be appreciated and cared for.
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I totally agree! In part 2 (or 3, not sure yet) of this series I should have pictures that they had professionally taken when they bought this place 3 years ago and apparently it was packed to the brim!! Makes me wish I would have known about it then! But honestly even the opportunity to do what I'm doing now has been an honor!
It's insane what we used to build in this country. All those massive old machines, top quality, built to last. This was only 100 years ago, but my how things have changed. Especially here in OHIO
I live and worked in some old factories in Cleveland. It is sad to see today how these old places are going away. Imagine the sounds of those places during the turn of the century all through the WW1 and 2 years. I bet it was deafening!
Thank you for an excellent video. This is a nice assortment of some of the machines that built America and kept it going. It is a damn shame these are no longer being used to make goods. We are fortunate to have a video record of how industry built things in America. Disproportionately harsh environmental regulations and corporations looking for the cheapest labor have devastated this Nation’s manufacturing capacity. We have told our children you are nothing without a College education. We have a shortage of skilled Craftsmen and Craftswomen to fill the jobs of those who are retiring. I hope we wake up as a Nation and bring manufacturing back. We need to become self sufficient again. Thank you again. Stay safe and stay healthy. Peace be with you. Sincerely, Duby Evansville, Indiana
this is truly the land of my wet dreams. just spread my ashes upon this place. so this is the amerika that once was but some one let it all go overseas and now look at the sorry state of affairs. you cant have a strong country unless you have a strong manufacturing back bone.
A very sad but very true statement, my friend. I hail from the north-east of England.....the finest industries came from where I grew up. All but gone now....it's absolutely heartbreaking and a complete shite state of affairs, man. You can't be self sufficient if everything is out-sourced - it's bad enough that this happend on the industrial side of things....the penny-pinchers have started doing it to our military now too. Sad thing is; that at the moment, we've got time on our hands to dwell on these type of thoughts. I'm glad that he managed to rescue some of your American industrial heritage, mate. It's not much, but it's better than nothing :)
Drool... wouldn't it be nice if you could magically just move the whole building as-is to your property and connect the power lines? Some really nice equipment there.
Yes I see this such a lot I the UK and production is sold off to the land of the yellow people. What are we coming to. Geoff Lewis, Wales, UK. I🏴🏴🏴.
I need to find a new home for a "Marshalltown Manufacturing Throatless Shear". The ID plate states: "Patent No. 1651654 "Serial No. 3366 "No. 12H The tool itself is intact, unmodified, rust-free and . . . heavy! I hope that someone here can advise me of its history and value? It is in Bentonville, Arkansas (72712 zip). Thanks, Jay
A treasure trove. That shop needs to be retrofit by adding a few state of the art machines, because once we get through this pandemic, the USA is going to experience a manufacturing renaissance like we haven't seen in quite a while due to a drop in demand for Chinese made products. Machinists are going to be in high demand.
Every time you’d say “that grinders not coming with me” your voice got a little sadder. I feel your pain brother, but you did very well on this hunt! Amazing stuff right there👍🏼👍🏼
great googley moogley! i want the complete contents of that entire building! i'd be like a kid in a candy store that sold toys, kittens, puppies and ponies. like a bag of tater chips, how do you stop at one? i even want the coal for my forge too. i'm getting excited just watching this, i may need to go have a lie down after this so as to not hyperventilate. big ups for not running around like a giddy schoolboy, drooling and babbling incoherently. they drilled holes into the coal face, packed them with explosives and got the hell out of dodge to fire them to break up the coal for extraction. those drills would make an awesome room divider screen. my brain is spinning out of control with ideas for re-purposing this stuff. it's not mine, it's not mine, it's not mine. where's that lie down, i'mma gonna need it.
When I was a little kid, one of the many adventures my dad would take me on was a visit to the Joshua Hendy factory in Sunnyvale just before it was sold to Westinghouse. I will never forget the machinery and the power and the labor that must have been conducted every day by American workers earning a living for their families through hard work and dedication. My father had as big an impact in my education as did college and I will forever love and respect him for what he taught me through these incredible excursions. Best wishes and stay healthy.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!! I Would LOVE to see that! I have plans on setting up a flat belt driven blacksmithing shop in the near future if I can find enough old line shafts, pulley's, and everything else I need to do that! Should be pretty cool! I already have quite a bit of flat belt machinery!
WOW , bring back many memories .... I work in a shop like this back in the 70 ' s !a 25 electric motor in the middle of the shop powered all the machines .... the smell of belt dressing threw out the shop and the building . Machines made in USA .... that bridge port was when they left the casting outside for a year to relax so it would never bend or twist .... the newer bridge ports moved and twisted after a few years . all was so different
Hi I'm a retired machinist, tool maker, engineer, worked in shops like this all my life. I would like to know where you're located. Think I could not only help you but am interested in purchasing some things.
1:42 I really liked that stool! (drools) 5:09 Fun Fact: Factories in the olden days used kids in the loft to oil the pulleys, which created the term "Grease Monkeys"!
Heaven. Looking at all that machinery fittings and supplies has me dribbling. Looking at all those shelves of cogs ,gears etc etc what a person could make up with all . You have managed to get some spectacular machinery and bits. Congrats. I am so jealous and envious. I’d love to be there giving you a hand. Thanks for the video.
Just imagine what You missed out on My Heart aches for You, I feel Ya Brother Heee.... Seriously tho great place at least they are incorporating some of the items to decorate the place, great video it was a Joy to watch..
I'm defiantly going to be selling the turret Lathe, so if you are interested get a hold of me soon! I may have a few accessories for it as well. It also runs as it sits!
Awesome, the depth of US machine tool production and industry in the 20th century, flip side ...the loss, of the skill, talent and direction and opportunity for young men ( Or Women ) to develop a different intellectual road. Made in China,...just not the same. A small group made a lot from asset stripping those companies. It could rise again, manual and CNC
Those lathes look to be in good order. The fact that you could turn them on was a sign of good things! Way cool that the property allowed you to film there.
what state is that building located in? You got some great stuff there. I like the old building too. Sorry to see the industry go away. Would like some of the carbide grinders, and one of the big lathes. Oh well. Still where are you located? What state or if in Canada where?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE !! Tell me there is a happy ending to why this place is no longer in business !!! There is alot of history in this place. AMERICAN 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Made history !! Any idea one what they machined here !! Really great video loved it !! The history of any tool is so important !! You made a killer score can't wait for the next video great work !!
Great old reliable machines and they look good when cleaned up and painted , great to see someone enjoys these machines like you do . It's the scrap yards loss thank you for saving them .Cheers from AUSTRALIA
The coal is probably o k for mild steel forging. Sulphur content is critical to making steel, less an issue for blacksmith forges. A medium hard bituminous that does not produce too many clinker is what you want. Try it. If free, use it.
Old machinery has such beauty. Love your passion for this. My passion is old motorcycles pre40's. Looking forward to the next videos and your beautiful dogs. Cheers
I wonder why they didn't put the new furnace where the old one was. All the hookups were there. Also, I wonder if Brian Block would be interested in that DC generator, he needs one for his radial drill. This place is a true time capsule, thanks for showing it.
I believe that broaching machine pulls the broaches through, not pushes them. Easier on the broach, they don't buckle or bend. If you look, the broaches are all stored with their cutting edges up, ready to be fed into the work piece from the bottom. The lead-in guide section is at the top.
Wow, that was pretty cool, thanks for the tour of the treasure trove! That was an incredible place back in the day for sure, I’m happy the building is going to to have a second life. What the heck, I guess it’s going to be something for the employees to look at and wonder what the heck it is and what did it do? Maybe it will be an inspiration to get out from behind their desk, who knows! Back breaking labor to get it out but I’m sure you will succeed, very much looking forward to that! Thanks Matt!
Wow man.... could be the biggest haul I have ever heard of as far as machines go... where are you going to store all of them? And will some of them be sold or are you keeping them all?? Great video!!!!!!!!
Great score of equipment. Glad you got what you did. Also glad they sold to you and others, or kept some. It is a sad day when machines go to scrap yard.
Crying shame it's gonna be renovated.. There's a couple of old factories and boiler houses near me and they have been renovated over the past ten or so years. They have lost their mystique now that they're all clean and white on the inside. They used to breathe history and invoke nostalgia and a certain sort of respect, the same kind you get when walking around in a large quiet church or something. Damn shame
They also breathed cancer, the new paint and cleaning up is better for you and your children's health. It sucks, but health is more important than history.
I’m hoping that when it’s all finished, That you will always be able to catch a faint whiff of smoking cutting oil, hot metal sparks, and cigar and pipe tobacco smoke!💨👻
There used to be an old machine shop on Kent St. in Winchester Va. that was THE go to place back in the day. BIG shop. I was only in there once or twice in the 70's and he had stopped most of his work by that time due to OSHA coming in and telling him how he was gonna run his place of business. So, he ended up laying everybody off and doing what little work he could by his self. What was fascinating, to me at least, was that his machines were belt drive, or many were, but his speed reducers were what looked like 4 speed transmissions out of cars and/or trucks. Really wish I'd had enough forethought to get some photos. Again nice find. You must be living right.
Amazing that the shop closed. Must have been a going concern at one time. You have been honored to rescue some of this old iron. Hope you get it out safely and are able to do some restorations. Looking forward to the history of this old business. Thanks for sharing.
Just found your channel. This shop is amazing. I got irritated when you said they’re keeping that big LeBlond horizontal mill as a “decoration”. OMG, that’s not a decoration ! Give it maybe a little cleaning, definitely some oil, and it’s a running machine. Decoration, my hiney...
I have an old lathe that I just want to get rid of. I would be willing to give you if interested. I do believe it could be restored. I would like to find someone that would like to restore it. Otherwise it will eventually be scrapped. Lathe is early 1900's.
if you can get those gears in the bins for scrap price save them. also the picks. Le Blonde can tell you the year their lathes were made if you give them the serial number on the ways at the tailstock end.
OF A TIME WHEN QUALITY WAS MUST AND JUST THE STANDARD ,NO CHEAP OR MIDDLE OR BEST ,THESE MACHINES WERE PART OF THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA .I HOPE THAT I DON,T SOUND LIKE PUNK ,BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE MACHINES LIKE THESE I KIND OFF GET MISTY EYED ON HOW GREAT THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN.
Tell em to go bollox with "decoration"... I'd be having that LeBlonde miller... Try and grab them two presses... The rivetted air receiver....they're getting hard to find....grab it...🇬🇧👍
I have an old Bradford that is wide-belt driven. I've got rid of the leather belt and I'm using a semi-timing belt to drive it. Works great. Mine needs work, needs some spacers in the transmission. a few other things. But I still use it for rough milling.
I can see the ghost of an ex-navy machinist standing at the LeBlond, his back permanently curved from years of hunching over, forearms like Popeye from gripping wrenches and cranking handles, butt end of a camel non-filter in the corner of his mouth wafting smoke upwards into a squinting eye, rest of pack rolled up in sleeve of t-shirt, effortlessly cutting internal double pitch acme threads in a bronze follower block...…
Lets take this one step farther; You are the new owner of this lathe. You clean, restore back to usable condition, top to bottom, end to end. With all the love, sweat, and a portion of your sole, now this machine is yours. If you are true, this ghost will come and give you his approval. I had this happen to me with my half bread oil field engine of 115 years old.
Wow!!! This place is paradise!!! You did got some treasures my friend! I couldn't think some other better hands than yours! Needles to mention how anxious I'm to see you working on them and bring them back to life!!! What a great piece of tools you got!!! Again.. o huge WOW!!!!!
Some machinists must have spent decades. Working with these machines it was probably a very busy shop in it’s day ,jimmy D
How many times have you ever caught yourself ranting at the screen saying "Go Back", - "No, No, What Was That" - "Stop, Zoom In on That". then I remembered the "pause & slow fwd" functions. Shame there is no Zoom feature on TH-cam. How the hell did you find such an amazing place?
I was the same way when I first walked through this place!
Assuming that you can't take it all, it must be heart breaking.
I worked in a metal fabrication shop for about 9 years. We had several CNC presses but we had some older stuff. Including a press built in February of '42. Probably one of the last ones built before we entered WW 2.
We entered the war in 41. Built plenty of machinery during the war too. There was a war on after all, you know?
I too have love of the craftsmanship of old machinery. The quality of the build was never an issue. I was thrilled to go on this tour, but also sad thinking of what will become of all this history. Hopefully, you can rescue some of it so that it can continue to be appreciated and cared for.
it's so sad to see a shop like this closed up, i bet alot of quality made in the usa was built here
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What a amazing place! Great job too! 💪😀👍👍👍
Holy Toledo!!! That place is awesome!!! Just imagine what came out of that place over the years!!!
I totally agree! In part 2 (or 3, not sure yet) of this series I should have pictures that they had professionally taken when they bought this place 3 years ago and apparently it was packed to the brim!! Makes me wish I would have known about it then! But honestly even the opportunity to do what I'm doing now has been an honor!
It's insane what we used to build in this country. All those massive old machines, top quality, built to last. This was only 100 years ago, but my how things have changed. Especially here in OHIO
I live close to lima, used tobuild locomotives there...sigh!
@@craigtate5930 I worked in Lima for several years. Clark Equipment, Superior Coach, etc all gone now.
I live and worked in some old factories in Cleveland. It is sad to see today how these old places are going away. Imagine the sounds of those places during the turn of the century all through the WW1 and 2 years. I bet it was deafening!
You should just move your stuff into there.
Thank you for an excellent video. This is a nice assortment of some of the machines that built America and kept it going. It is a damn shame these are no longer being used to make goods. We are fortunate to have a video record of how industry built things in America. Disproportionately harsh environmental regulations and corporations looking for the cheapest labor have devastated this Nation’s manufacturing capacity. We have told our children you are nothing without a College education. We have a shortage of skilled Craftsmen and Craftswomen to fill the jobs of those who are retiring. I hope we wake up as a Nation and bring manufacturing back. We need to become self sufficient again. Thank you again. Stay safe and stay healthy. Peace be with you.
Sincerely,
Duby
Evansville, Indiana
this is truly the land of my wet dreams. just spread my ashes upon this place.
so this is the amerika that once was but some one let it all go overseas and now look at the sorry state of affairs.
you cant have a strong country unless you have a strong manufacturing back bone.
A very sad but very true statement, my friend.
I hail from the north-east of England.....the finest industries came from where I grew up. All but gone now....it's absolutely heartbreaking and a complete shite state of affairs, man.
You can't be self sufficient if everything is out-sourced - it's bad enough that this happend on the industrial side of things....the penny-pinchers have started doing it to our military now too.
Sad thing is; that at the moment, we've got time on our hands to dwell on these type of thoughts. I'm glad that he managed to rescue some of your American industrial heritage, mate. It's not much, but it's better than nothing :)
And this is what happens when their are places with no real labor laws or regulations. Even unions can't beat corporate greed.
@@tedvanmatje Yes, here in the U. S. how good it would be for us to ship it all overseas. Ever since the U. S. has been on a downward slide.
Just imagine the stories that building could tell if it could talk. A lot of history in the place
Cool! Saw a lot of good stuff I’d like to grab up.
Drool... wouldn't it be nice if you could magically just move the whole building as-is to your property and connect the power lines? Some really nice equipment there.
That would be incredible!
Awesome! Such a great amount of history! Sad so many of these buildings are neglected and get torn down!
Yes I see this such a lot I the UK and production is sold off to the land of the yellow people. What are we coming to. Geoff Lewis, Wales, UK. I🏴🏴🏴.
I need to find a new home for a "Marshalltown Manufacturing Throatless Shear".
The ID plate states:
"Patent No. 1651654
"Serial No. 3366
"No. 12H
The tool itself is intact, unmodified, rust-free and . . . heavy!
I hope that someone here can advise me of its history and value?
It is in Bentonville, Arkansas (72712 zip).
Thanks,
Jay
A treasure trove. That shop needs to be retrofit by adding a few state of the art machines, because once we get through this pandemic, the USA is going to experience a manufacturing renaissance like we haven't seen in quite a while due to a drop in demand for Chinese made products. Machinists are going to be in high demand.
Frank Moniz I hope your right.
My feelings as well, Frank. 🤞🤞👍👍
Frank Moniz I hope you are right
Frank Moniz you are right on the mark!!
Where ya gonna find the machinists or welders or any other skilled tradesmen a lot of this younger generation won’t do anything resembling labor
Wonder how many pieces went to SE Asia or India and Pakistan
Every time you’d say “that grinders not coming with me” your voice got a little sadder. I feel your pain brother, but you did very well on this hunt! Amazing stuff right there👍🏼👍🏼
great googley moogley! i want the complete contents of that entire building! i'd be like a kid in a candy store that sold toys, kittens, puppies and ponies. like a bag of tater chips, how do you stop at one? i even want the coal for my forge too. i'm getting excited just watching this, i may need to go have a lie down after this so as to not hyperventilate. big ups for not running around like a giddy schoolboy, drooling and babbling incoherently. they drilled holes into the coal face, packed them with explosives and got the hell out of dodge to fire them to break up the coal for extraction. those drills would make an awesome room divider screen. my brain is spinning out of control with ideas for re-purposing this stuff. it's not mine, it's not mine, it's not mine. where's that lie down, i'mma gonna need it.
When I was a little kid, one of the many adventures my dad would take me on was a visit to the Joshua Hendy factory in Sunnyvale just before it was sold to Westinghouse. I will never forget the machinery and the power and the labor that must have been conducted every day by American workers earning a living for their families through hard work and dedication. My father had as big an impact in my education as did college and I will forever love and respect him for what he taught me through these incredible excursions. Best wishes and stay healthy.
I Love old building. i could work out of one side and live in the other side.and the old iron is great.
just curious what a guy has to pay for a haul like that if you dont mind telling
Hey God bless u for rescuing this stuff it's gonna be a lost art.The older guys are retired that know how to use these machines.i have a lathe myself.
The old dry bones of a once thriving machine shop. Almost as interesting as the stories the many workers could tell..
We have an old machine shop in Ellington mo. that all the machines run off one motor and leather belts from the ceiling.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!! I Would LOVE to see that! I have plans on setting up a flat belt driven blacksmithing shop in the near future if I can find enough old line shafts, pulley's, and everything else I need to do that! Should be pretty cool! I already have quite a bit of flat belt machinery!
WOW , bring back many memories .... I work in a shop like this back in the 70 ' s !a 25 electric motor in the middle of the shop powered all the machines .... the smell of belt dressing threw out the shop and the building . Machines made in USA .... that bridge port was when they left the casting outside for a year to relax so it would never bend or twist .... the newer bridge ports moved and twisted after a few years . all was so different
Globalization is overrated, bring back this shop.
As long as there is greed and a desire for cheap material things, craftsmanship and job pride will always fall by the wayside.
We shipped a lot of machines from the old shops Iworked at to China and Taiwan and Singapore and they are useing them.
Hi I'm a retired machinist, tool maker, engineer, worked in shops like this all my life. I would like to know where you're located. Think I could not only help you but am interested in purchasing some things.
1:42 I really liked that stool! (drools)
5:09 Fun Fact: Factories in the olden days used kids in the loft to oil the pulleys, which created the term "Grease Monkeys"!
1:42 and that stool. use to have to sit on one of those when i was doing MECHANICAL DRAFTING. literary a pain in the ass. literally
Perfect music for the checking out of those Machines! Many long hard years they served, apparently without much love. Grizzled veterans !!
Very impressive. I can't imagine how much space you must have for all that! 😀
Heaven. Looking at all that machinery fittings and supplies has me dribbling. Looking at all those shelves of cogs ,gears etc etc what a person could make up with all . You have managed to get some spectacular machinery and bits. Congrats. I am so jealous and envious. I’d love to be there giving you a hand. Thanks for the video.
Wow awesome video..
Just imagine what You missed out on My Heart aches for You, I feel Ya Brother Heee....
Seriously tho great place at least they are incorporating some of the items to decorate the place, great video it was a Joy to watch..
Keith Rucker might have an interest in that broaching machine.
Keith Rucker and Adam Booth would fight over them :)
DAMMIT! I just salivated over my keyboard!
The turret lathe would fit nicely in my home shop, just saying.
I'm defiantly going to be selling the turret Lathe, so if you are interested get a hold of me soon! I may have a few accessories for it as well. It also runs as it sits!
Was this the old GE factory in Ft. Wayne, In. ???
“Look at that gear “
Porn for this dude👍🏼😀
Awesome, the depth of US machine tool production and industry in the 20th century, flip side ...the loss, of the skill, talent and direction and opportunity for young men ( Or Women ) to develop a different intellectual road. Made in China,...just not the same. A small group made a lot from asset stripping those companies. It could rise again, manual and CNC
Also operated an old LeBlond engine lathe. My cross slide worked much easier than the one you played with
As kids back in the '60s, my friends and I woulda been exploring in there on weekends. Simply awesome.
I wish I could be there with you! Document as much as possible save as much as you can. You’re looking at Disappearing America. 😕⚙️🔩🔧⚒
Fascinating. Reminds me of my Father's shop back in the "50s.
Those lathes look to be in good order. The fact that you could turn them on was a sign of good things! Way cool that the property allowed you to film there.
Your love for those old machines is pretty obvious.... really happy you have them. Anyway really enjoyed this video...07
what state is that building located in? You got some great stuff there. I like the old building too. Sorry to see the industry go away. Would like some of the carbide grinders, and one of the big lathes. Oh well. Still where are you located? What state or if in Canada where?
And I foolishly thought your shop was crowded before!! You do have an addiction, but a real cool one.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE !! Tell me there is a happy ending to why this place is no longer in business !!! There is alot of history in this place. AMERICAN 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Made history !! Any idea one what they machined here !! Really great video loved it !! The history of any tool is so important !! You made a killer score can't wait for the next video great work !!
That's sulfur in the coal, not phosphorus.
Great old reliable machines and they look good when cleaned up and painted , great to see someone enjoys these machines like you do . It's the scrap yards loss thank you for saving them .Cheers from AUSTRALIA
The coal is probably o k for mild steel forging. Sulphur content is critical to making steel, less an issue for blacksmith forges. A medium hard bituminous that does not produce too many clinker is what you want. Try it. If free, use it.
Oh. My. God. Just bury me there
lmao....I Totally Agree
I need them badly , can i take some of it ?
Actually the yellow on the coal pile is sulfur, not phosphorus.
That is an awesome find! You have tons to move. Not much room at your place but I am sure you can fab something up to keep them dry.
Old machinery has such beauty. Love your passion for this. My passion is old motorcycles pre40's. Looking forward to the next videos and your beautiful dogs. Cheers
Someday I hope to find myself a small lathe when I can afford it.
You and me both.
Same here.
I wonder why they didn't put the new furnace where the old one was. All the hookups were there. Also, I wonder if Brian Block would be interested in that DC generator, he needs one for his radial drill. This place is a true time capsule, thanks for showing it.
The old furnace was there. They asked it nicely to move along but that request was met with indifference.
Those pick heads would be a great source of high carbon steel. I want that lathe. Oh well.
I can't wait to see You restoring Your new toys and future shop projects Your shop is going to look more cooler than it already is great Score..
I believe that broaching machine pulls the broaches through, not pushes them. Easier on the broach, they don't buckle or bend. If you look, the broaches are all stored with their cutting edges up, ready to be fed into the work piece from the bottom. The lead-in guide section is at the top.
Your right they pull from the bottom up, through the part.
I worked a broach that pushed the blade through stock. The hydraulic cylinders on it were bigger than gas station lifts.
you should definitely get the rotary power rectifier with the big motors
I hope you have another building to clean all this up. I enjoyed this video and will be waiting for two and three
Wow, that was pretty cool, thanks for the tour of the treasure trove! That was an incredible place back in the day for sure, I’m happy the building is going to to have a second life. What the heck, I guess it’s going to be something for the employees to look at and wonder what the heck it is and what did it do? Maybe it will be an inspiration to get out from behind their desk, who knows! Back breaking labor to get it out but I’m sure you will succeed, very much looking forward to that! Thanks Matt!
Wow man.... could be the biggest haul I have ever heard of as far as machines go... where are you going to store all of them? And will some of them be sold or are you keeping them all?? Great video!!!!!!!!
Holy smokes.....score of a lifetime....congrats
Thank you my friend! My wife & I keep saying that and yet I keep topping it! It's out there you just gotta ACTIVELY look!
I have a pair of made in USA pliers and they are cheapie but compared to China they are premium
Great score of equipment. Glad you got what you did. Also glad they sold to you and others, or kept some. It is a sad day when machines go to scrap yard.
A nice mini-history of American manufacturing. Thank you!
Crying shame it's gonna be renovated.. There's a couple of old factories and boiler houses near me and they have been renovated over the past ten or so years. They have lost their mystique now that they're all clean and white on the inside. They used to breathe history and invoke nostalgia and a certain sort of respect, the same kind you get when walking around in a large quiet church or something.
Damn shame
They also breathed cancer, the new paint and cleaning up is better for you and your children's health.
It sucks, but health is more important than history.
I’m hoping that when it’s all finished, That you will always be able to catch a faint whiff of smoking cutting oil, hot metal sparks, and cigar and pipe tobacco smoke!💨👻
There used to be an old machine shop on Kent St. in Winchester Va. that was THE go to place back in the day. BIG shop. I was only in there once or twice in the 70's and he had stopped most of his work by that time due to OSHA coming in and telling him how he was gonna run his place of business. So, he ended up laying everybody off and doing what little work he could by his self. What was fascinating, to me at least, was that his machines were belt drive, or many were, but his speed reducers were what looked like 4 speed transmissions out of cars and/or trucks. Really wish I'd had enough forethought to get some photos.
Again nice find. You must be living right.
Amazing that the shop closed. Must have been a going concern at one time.
You have been honored to rescue some of this old iron.
Hope you get it out safely and are able to do some restorations.
Looking forward to the history of this old business.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tour. Surprised there wasnt a metal shaper or two in there.
Saddness is my overwhelming feeling too ,so many lives that have created all these parts...
I can't even imagine moving those heavy machines! Awesome score!!!!!
Ya it's a monster job with a ton of challenges, but I'll get it done! Otherwise they'll get cut up and scrapped! I WON'T let that happen!
I bet that yellow on the coal is sulfur
Das sind ja super Maschinen!. Ein Einkauf ganz nach meinem Geschmack!
These are great machines! A purchase according to my taste!
Just found your channel. This shop is amazing. I got irritated when you said they’re keeping that big LeBlond horizontal mill as a “decoration”. OMG, that’s not a decoration ! Give it maybe a little cleaning, definitely some oil, and it’s a running machine. Decoration, my hiney...
I have an old lathe that I just want to get rid of. I would be willing to give you if interested. I do believe it could be restored. I would like to find someone that would like to restore it. Otherwise it will eventually be scrapped. Lathe is early 1900's.
i would like to learn to run a lathe i am tired of china junk what state are you in .
@@davehoneycutt9558 this lathe would have to be restored to be useable. It's not useable in it's current condition.
Обожаю такие места, я бы жил среди этих машин
I would like to see your restore some of these old machines
Where is this located?
if you can get those gears in the bins for scrap price save them. also the picks. Le Blonde can tell you the year their lathes were made if you give them the serial number on the ways at the tailstock end.
Yellow stuff would be sulphur.
That is a really nice catch, l guess the couch is going now.
Contact Keith Rucker @ Vintagemachinery.org, or Adam Booth (Abom79) about the broach machine. Both are TH-cam machinists.
omg i hope all these machines find a good home & are not scraped !
You won the lotto, man. Congrats!
Man, you are like a kid in a Candy Shop. That place is awesome! Thanks for more great vids!
Drills to cut holes for dynamite.
I used to do pattern repair work for Alamo Iron Works. Would have loved to see more!
I just checked your info for your email address and found my favorite song ever on your list, Come to jesus.
OF A TIME WHEN QUALITY WAS MUST AND JUST THE STANDARD ,NO CHEAP OR MIDDLE OR BEST ,THESE MACHINES WERE PART OF THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA .I HOPE THAT I DON,T SOUND LIKE PUNK ,BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE MACHINES LIKE THESE I KIND OFF GET MISTY EYED ON HOW GREAT THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN.
You don't need to apologize for a sincere and very thoughtful comment....I had exactly the same feeling. Stay well.
Tell em to go bollox with "decoration"...
I'd be having that LeBlonde miller...
Try and grab them two presses...
The rivetted air receiver....they're getting hard to find....grab it...🇬🇧👍