We Built A Railway Bridge With A VEVOR Mag-Drill
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Magdrills are very useful, but I could only dream of owning one. Until Vevor approached us with a freebie.. Thanks, Vevor!
Making a bridge for the narrow gauge field railway was a great challenge - and it works, so that's good enough for me. Those wood-chip wagons really are heavy by the way...
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This is such a fun project to watch come together
That mag drill was pretty efficient at drilling, I do not need one but I still want one.
Of course, we do ! We're guys !!
I’ve suddenly found a use for one….
@@metalmicky Decent at chewing holes in a safe.
Finally time for a small creator like you to get some help with capital intensive projects like these.
I would suggest drilling a pair of holes in the top of the girders and putting in a bolt for the wheels to hit...just in case your locomotive doesn't behave one day when you tell it to stop.
Better some kind of a latch and a stopper combined, for the wagon to aim perfectly into a hopper without needing to actually aim
...just in case wagons can't read.
@@meirionevans5137 It takes some time to teach them. You can't expect him to have all the wagons up to speed before the railway is completed! It must be done in proper order.
I think a brace on the stop sign like the buffers on conventional tracks.
Maybe a few extra rails on the side of the bridge just in case if the wagon or engine decides to fall off the rails
Placing a 2x10 plank or diamond plate steel in between the bridge rails would make it easier to walk out onto the bridge to spot your drying wagon. Adding a ship ladder off to the side of the bridge next to the chimney would make it easier and faster to get below to open the trap doors of the wagon. You could also make a small platform at the top of the ship ladder so you can add hand rails to the ship ladder without fouling the rail car clearance.
I yelled in excitement when i saw you uploaded (alone of course 😅) because i love you're content and I'm also so happy to see you got a sponsor!
And also maybe you should try using the loco to test it all out?
Now you need a “No Fishing From Bridge” sign. Good work!
The bridge on the river Kwi needed you. Well done sir. Remember what happened to sir Alec Guiness. Queen and country first always. LOL.
Best tool review EVER. No faffing about with technical specks. It's yellow and it works.
My feelings about product advertising as part of TH-cam videos: It's great! Thank you for including it in your video. It gives us a chance to see a product in actual use rather than a test someone created.
Of course, this is designed to be a working railway with specific jobs in mind, and the goal I'm sure is for it to earn its investment back with the ease of processing all that wood... but I can't help but be disappointed that the rails are ending there, rather than taking a scenic tour around your beautiful land! Perhaps if you get some more good sponsors :)
I’m sure more routes and spurs will branch off eventually. Not sure he wants an enormous trestle across his field!
@@andrewreynolds4949 Oh I don't know, he might be able to sell tickets as a tourist attraction! 🤣
I'm waiting for the barn shortline connection. Gotta tie the two railroads together. :)
Why stop there when it could cross Ireland lol
@@jusb1066 Tim may actually be a 21st century James J. Hill in the making, at that!
You could also fit a coupling to your stop sign to anchor the wagon in place (via it's coupling) whilst you are milking it
Adding a little bit of a slope down to the chimney and letting the wagon rest against a sturdier stop plate would make it less of a hassle with having to uncouple the wagon to bring the wagon back over the bridge.
@@michaeldoll4185 So adding 'a little bit of a slope' down to the chimney and letting a heavily laden wagon roll down it, you mean? Good luck with that!
@@BuzbyWuzby a 1" drop over the entire length is enough to keep it from rolling back uphill and as far as wrestling with a heavy load on a slope, with a 1 inch drop, it would practically feel level.
@@michaeldoll4185 So say 100kg falling 1 inch in 10 seconds? That's a lot of kinetic energy & momentum. So rather than it 'feeling level' why not simply keep it level and just use a simple coupling to hold the wagon in place? I mean wagons are coupled and uncoupled all the time. It's not as if it is something brand new being introduced into the system. In fact quite the opposite in that you would be using the existing mechanisms in the usual way. Why complicate things unnecessarily?
@@BuzbyWuzby having to couple and uncouple a lynch pin on the other side of the wagon seems to be an unnecessary hassle and take extra time. Work smarter, not harder. But then what do I know, I grew up around carpentry and construction and been working with heavy equipment since highschool and driving eighteen wheelers for several years where you learn physics by doing in a fast paced dangerous environment. Oh and I've been fascinated by trains my whole life, not to mention the countless other hobbies and interests. I operate on logic and common sense, but apparently common sense isn't to common anymore. In America anyways, there 3+ generations of stupidity and I have the privilege of witnessing that every single day on the road.
Hey!!! Vevor also makes a high pressure compressor that would work for your locomotive. They sell them on amazon for 180 usd and say they are good for 4500psi, they might cut you a deal on one 😃
I've asked but they haven't answered yet : - )
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 I hope it works out 😃
2:16 good welding job on the brackets!
Brilliant as usual. Low Tech Magazine should name a "Hero of Low Technology" every year. I nominate Tim if said website gets around to such an accolade. In a low tech world a mag drill would be shared around to help with ingenious, low-impact yet high yielding projects like Tim's. Big question: did the center plug come out easily when the hole was finished?
The centre plug usually falls out at the locating pin (usually for centre punch marks) has a spring behind it in the arbor which pushes the plug out. Though occasionally the plug gets wedged at an angle so you just pry it off the end of the broach cutter with a screwdriver or something
Great! Now I really want a mag drill. Probably have to take up metal fabrication to justify the outlay...
Supporting smaller channels is an excellent way to market. My next drill will definitely be a vevor.
"I love it when a plan comes together." - Captain John "Hannibal" Smith, The A-Team
My favorite project on TH-cam right now.
That buffer needs to be more solid if you're going to be pushing that wagon with your railway engine. Good job though!
I don’t think it needs to be much stronger than that for where it is. Much like the railroads use old ties as car stops, it just needs to be strong enough to stop a wagon at low speed from rolling off the end.
@@andrewreynolds4949 If he pushes the wagon with his railway engine and he gauges the distance wrongly or gets distracted or something - it needs to be able to stop the wagon and engine. The same as the engine needs a dead-man's pedal so that it stops automatically if there's a problem.
@@ZephodBeeblebrox Seeying how he build the locomtive i wonder how good it's gonna be at pushing wagons.
@@rubenskiii All we can do is watch. I still think electric traction is a better idea.Just use a battery charged by the sun to power it.
@@ZephodBeeblebrox Good batteries are expensive...
It's the quixotic little things that make these projects enjoyable (and life worth living). That stop sign is the icing on the cake.
I have a suggestion for your end stop. It looks like the loaded hoppers are putting a lot of leverage on it, which could be a problem especially if you plan to use the sign to position each car. On a real railroad this is often solved by using what they call a "wheel stop," which looks like a wheel chock bolted to the rail. It could be added in addition, because the sign would help keep the car from flipping over the end if you hit the wheel stop too fast. As a side note, there's also a thing called a skate (search "railroad rail skate") which can be set down anywhere on the rail to keep a brake-less car from moving. These are sometimes used at the far end of a hump yard to keep the railcars from rolling too far. I hope one or both of these ideas is of help.
I should have drilled the holes before I put the bridge in place - now I'd need a generator...
Or a reeeeeeally long extension lesd
Yes, I'd think you'd want something a bit chunkier than that sign at least, just in case.
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 Maybe build a wheel chock and weld a clamp to it, so you can clamp it on the bridge anywhere you need it? That way you could even use cars of different designs if you should ever want to evolve them. Although the clamp should be very heavy duty, and not just hand-fastend. But real buffer end stops (the ones with the buffers) are also just held to the rails with friction, so that they can bleed of the energy of a fast moving car, instead of just getting ripped appart.
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 Some smart company might offer one of those inverter generator thingies.
The first time I saw a mag drill in action was a bank heist movie. Apparently bank thieves love these drills. After dozens of movies you’re the first I’ve seen with a legal job. Keep up the good work!
A bank heist, eh? Hmm....
DonnDiy has one ;0)
6:53 Don't go too far Will, (with no "end-stop" in sight)
May I suggest using at least one, or a pair, of VISE GRIPS clamped hard to the upright rail, from the top side, which will act as an "end-stop" to the wagon wheels, to ensure wagons don't (accidentally or on purpose) roll off the end, when working with heavily loaded wagons.
It's only a matter of time until you get a visit from Tom Scott!
I literally smile like a kid whenever I see these videos, you bring the kid inside me fascinated with trains, combined with the engineer in me fascinated by how far you can go wit your project!
As a fabricator/welder/machinist I have used a mag drill many times. They are really nice if you have a hole to drill in the side of something. You don't have to hold it up and drill at the same time. YAY!
This is great until the power blips during a storm⚡ or some dolt unplugs your cord🤬. Yes and yes before you ask. If drilling on anything other than a horizontal surface, tie the drill to something above where you are drilling so you don't end up wearing that drill that may be still turning when it comes loose. And yes I've had it happen. It sucks and hurts.
You have to be safe...
That looks like a really nice drill and the coolant feed is spot on.
Cheers
Terry
No, I didn't beat the guy up that unplugged the cord. I didn't want to get fired. 😎
They are a great drill. We used in the shipyard.
But
We always used a sling to the drill anytime the drill was use vertical or above your head. If the power is cut off . That heavy drill drops like a stone.
So enjoy but have a safety strap.
Cheeers
Hello my name is Glenn .please let me sheer pieces of advice that labourer Glen learnt about 25 years ago .do not weld the other end of the piece of Steel that the drill is magnetized to .it will depolarized electromagnet and your Magna drill will no longer be sticky .this is a lesson tradesman Glenn has never forgotten😁. Mate your videos rock I really enjoy your channel. cheers keep up the good work
Thanks, Glen : - )
That is an impressive drill, thanks to Vevor for helping our friend .
Wooohooo! It's about time y'all got a paid sponsorship! Bravo!!
Well done Vevor. I have used them for heavy duty full extension hinges. You are using oil, which is better than water or nothing. Try and get some solubile oil for coolant, that is what is used in industry. Its diluted with water and has better cooling characteristics than oil. It’s called slurry and mixes up white. Look after the cutters, don’t let them get hot. They are expensive. Keep up the good work 👍
Looking good... Glad to see some sponsorship that's genuinely helpful too! Well done.
I'm looking foward to your update.
I love watching your railway projects! I need to get myself some land and build a railway.
That vevor mag drill made quick work of those needed large holes!
What a convenient sponsorship!
Seems very useful.
I must admit I was confused by the bridge; I thought it was going somewhere! Is a bridge that stops midway through still a bridge?
Well, what else would it be? I don't know.
Maybe it will go somewhere someday, but certainly no time soon!
It's a bridge over what will eventually be a charcoal kiln if I remember right.
Heath Robinson would be proud of you. Have you ever read his book of comical drawings called “Saturday Slow”. It would give you loads of ideas . Your site is pure therapy.
I used one of those drills to drill all the holes in steelwork for my workshop mezzanine and a friends shed. 300+ holes no problem.
3:43 Look how those metal shavings come to attention when the magnet is turned on.
This is a great TH-cam channel every one should be subscribed!
That sign should say 'Limit Of Shunt' 👍
I have used a mag drill many years ago, to drill holes in railway signal posts! they do drill remarkably easily
Love your railway!
It seems possible that you may at some point in your future operations require a mechanism for turning some of your railway vehicles around, as circumstances dictate. I would be fascinated to see what you come up with for a railway turn table system. I really enjoy watching how your thought process for problem solving works. I think a turntable would be really interesting.
He's got a turntable in the workshop bit of the railway - the video about it might be on their other channel.
You might make a track maintenance cart, with a small hopper for ballast, and a mount for a grinder or wire brush machine (Battery powered) to clean the track surface of rust and crud. Start the grinder. and roll the cart along the path leaving a clean, fresh rolling surface,. Add a oiled pad to oil the track to delay rust.
Good luck!
I loved watching your field railway project progress I look forward to the next part of this vedio series.
I have a few items from Vevor so they are a pretty good company. I would have loved to had a mag drill. I have no need for one right now yet It would be super cool to have one.
Excited to see what else you build with the new drill. I think you will find the magnetic part will hold it to vertical surfaces as well. I also think the stop could use some diagonal bracing.
And upside down with a safety line 😀
I have seen Vevor adds on fb and ignored them as I was worried they would be crap. Thank you for setting the record straight. Well done on the bridge.............in fact every one of your projects.
Clean steel works 200% better. Magnetic drill are very useful. I do use mine as a bench drill press. The oil reservoir can be adjusted for the amount of oil or cutting fluid to be released.
A job well done gentleman.
Things are looking good. Just needs a bit more ballast, need to work the sticky sections out of the track, and a team of goats to clear the right of way. Lo!. Keep up the great work.
Excellent work! Though I think perhaps now the next step is to get a proper buffer on the end, just in case those trucks decide to be troublesome one day...
Excellent! Good job Tim :) Surely, such a strong and mighty bridge deserves a proper paint job, and a name! ;)
Wonderful video, thank you Tim.
Thank again Sandra ,Tim amazing
excellent vid thanks
8:40 I would not be able to resist the urge of pushing that cart full of sticks off the edge of the bridge at full speed and creating a marvellous crash 😂
Would be really cool if you added some wooden planks to the in-between of the bridge that way you can easily push the wagons.
Nice one 👍. I just reviewed the same drill not long ago on my channel. I want to build a railway track like yours now as I've got heavy things to bring into the workshop and no suitable ground to roll on. Excellent work thank you for sharing. Cheers J
Thanks, Josh - yes, I saw your review too. Trying to catch up on some of your other videos - but when?! : - )
@@wayoutwest-workshopstuff6299 that's very nice of you. I love what you're doing and looking forward to seeing more. Cheers J
Offload point and inspection and maintenance station - very clever. Nice drill too. very useful and yellow.
next on your "wish list" of tools to evaluate - - a needle-scaler to de-rust your steels. :)
Some kind of a braking for the wagons would raise the safety. For example, when the handle goes down, it could engage the brakes.
Think those I beams could hold a few ton before they bend bro. That drill is sure a big help. Safe travels
What a fantastic drill! And such a simple and solid bridge you’ve built with it too!
As a random guy on the internet watching your videos, I would like to see the stone pier the bridge is sitting on filled with concrete. Would be entertaining.
Mag drills are superb , but use the correct cutting fluid ( lots of it ) as roto breaches are expensive
Always use a safety chain to prevent the drill body falling off when used in vertical boring
Im very excited to see what you can do with sponsors!
Hey t im as we say in n.c. Use larger chunks of wood and sell as heating fuel . It works really well in fire places a d in wood burning stoves
Nice way to finish Sunday of with Tim we just love watching with what he comes up with..Lovely channel we love Ireland as well we’re always happy in Ireland 🇮🇪 that’s our favourite places and happy times there.Regards to Sandra.With love GodBless and peace ☮️
cant wait to see the hopper in action
and you have that nice man will to help
Amazing guy. A special shoutout to Vevor for suppling the mag drill...
The MagDrill is waaay more effective than my bench drill. Now I must set up a You Tube Channel and upload lots of fascinating engineering videos and get thousands of subscribers, and . . . Maybe its best if I just buy a MagDrill 🤔
Just get some broach drill bits for your bench drill, that what mag drills use
They do adapters. 😀
Type in something like: Morse taper 2 to Weldon shank.
They do weldon to hex shank too
. Works on 13mm Jacob's chuck .
I think that it is super cool that companies start to support your projects and your channel now.
If i end up buying a vevor, i'll be sure to tell em that it's because of you.
Tim bolt the beams to the ground or the weight from the wagon will capside the beams at the end if you lose control of the wagon
Free drills are always the best drills.
Maybe you can add thick wooden planks between the rails to allow you to walk out partway on the bridge? You might have to add another cross piece closer to the 'land' end of the bridge. I think you will find many more uses for the mag drill, I have seen people use them in a horizonal mode mounted to a vertical metal post
Loving these railway videos
It looks like the Wood Chips will have a nice view from their new bridge.
The bridge is an awesome project, but I cant wait for the roundhouse!
Knee pads Tim, Knee pads!!! I have some Vevor gear and its pretty good.
Great job and a useful tool that I didn't mind watching a working ad for.
As an aside, when I worked on a farm, we used to use old Diesel engine oil for lubricating things that would be outside. Hinges, top link adjusters and other bits of kit. It was free and it seemed to resist weathering better than fresh oil.
Love it Tim, keep it up.
I am not a mag drill expert either but I have worn a couple out by drilling dozens of hundreds of scores of holes.
I will say that the majority of tooth wear comes from just acquiring the initial cut rather than the cutting itself. If you can avoid starting and then stopping multiple times per hole then the bits will last longer, Your onboard oiler will help with this and i've drilled many holes with only water for lube. Of course in thicker metal you may need to to clear chips but it's small troubles for the magic of a one inch hole in one inch plate.
-Since the rake of the teeth is low it means as they wear you may struggle to initiate new cuts. a well struck center punch will remedy this as well as a slight starter drill mark (but not a thru hole).
it allows the guide rod a place to drop into to allow the teeth to start a little deeper.
-Clean metal is better for the magnet and the drill is less likely to lose purchase and well smash your fingers just before it breaks an expensive bit :-)
thanks - yes, all that makes sense..
I read somewhere that oiling wooden block bearings is a "no no".
The oil forms a grinding paste with any dust and shortens the life.
I think it was the "Way out Wild West" Prairie Wagons of the USA Gold Rush, they had wooden axles as well so maybe different with wood on steel.
Apparently they could be heard from miles away.
Squeaking and creaking.
Well, not oiling/greasing them always results in fire, so it's tricky. Old wagons had grease boxes with lids to keep the dirt out.
Used to run those drills all the time making beams for buildings. You can even use them upside down but remember to tie it off because it will fall due to gravity lol
Tim recreates Mission Impossible 8 and launches his intercontinental ballistic chip wagons on Brooklyn.
I have that same mag drill, it works great for what it is and what I use it for.
Glad they sent you one of these! you will be able to do a lot with that!
Absolutely no flex in those beams with what must be at least 150 - 250kg load + the wagon itself. Well Done as always 🙂
I really love mag drills
Oh, Mate! I just love this! Despite I activ in a museumrailroad in the south of Sweden I will start a similar project at home on my very small farm. But the have to wait to next summer. Oboy!😀
Wow that drill looks really fast! I have come across the stuff from Vevor a couple of times now. Never bought anything as I thought it's all low quality stuff from overseas. Seems to be like it's decent quality from overseas. Can't argue with that for the price.
The only thing is that the drill might be hand selected after testing it, so that tim would get a good one to show in his video. the typical problem with these cheap import stuff is that one might be great, the next one might be trash. So I would not make any conclusions on the quality just because this particular one looks ok.
@@peterhase1045 They sell a huge variety of tools and other stuff. All seems to be rebranded chinese products you can find on aliexpress and the like.
If their warranty is good then I don't see a huge problem. I tend to buy higher quality used tools instead of buying cheap new stuff. Though sometimes you can't find something used and have to try the cheap ones.
Great sponsorship, great tool!
I am definitely looking forward to seeing how this turns out in the end.
Having used mag drills extensively, I wanted to make you aware that annular cutters are available that don’t need lubrication! The second hole I ever drilled with one, the cutter wouldn’t cut, and I was very unhappy that I only got one hole out of a cutter before it wore out! Then I figured out that the slug from the first hole had stayed in the cutter, but I couldn’t see it because the edges were hair thin! Sharp too!
I really enjoy watching your railway come together
a fine bridge and drop off point.
If I'm ever stranded on an island I hope your in the group, awesome drill and love your railroad. Now if some well-to-do railroad lover will donate a small electric engine kit to pull the wagons :)
What you need is a simple crane wagon!
Love a broacher - they work brilliantly vertically as well :)
Those oil filled dampers in car bumpers might work on your rolling stock as your cars run into each other and the ends of your tracks. These could be fabricated from pipe and use old valve springs instead of oil.