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My name is Alec Steele and I am a 20 year old blacksmith from Norfolk in the United Kingdom. I upload a vlog from my day at the workshop almost every single day. Lots of sparks, lots of making, lots of fantastic-ness. Great to have you here following along!
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Hey guys! Just want to drop in and mention - I wrongly assumed water cooling the part on the surface grinder would keep the dust down enough to make it safe to operate without respiratory protection. After doing some googling this seems pretty stupid. In the future I'll be wearing my respirator when operating it and sweeping up the dust well after a grinding session!
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Nice!
Alec Steele you are amazing and I am wondering how to get in to black smithing I just got absolutely captivate by black smith
Stop tasting the oil
Just a suggestion as a machinist squaring the chuck to the travel of the grinder is very important but it is only half the battle during the video you took off the back rail of the chuck when cleaning it when you square the front of the chuck again and put the back rail on the chuck you will also need to side wheel grind that in to make sure it as well is parallel to the axis of the tables travel. Also I'm assuming if you've watched videos on grinding you've seen people use stones on everything from the chuck to the parts they place on it, stoning takes the high spots on a grinder and brings them down to average the top of the chuck and makes sure the bearing surface of the chuck to the part is as good as It can be so I highly recommend if you plan on using the grinder for accurate parts to get one, another tip I saw you put the grinding wheel down on the chuck I recommend not doing that as the wheel is harder than the metal used to make the chuck so in placing the wheel on the chuck you may have put a slight ding in it not a huge issue but just good practice. Also when dressing the wheel a new wheel that you put on the grinder will usually need to be dressed quite a bit to make sure you are running true the wheel might be bouncing on the surface there should be a lines perpendicular to the axis of the grinder where the wheel skips that is how you can tell visually but you might also hear a slight bouncing sound that comes with experience but it is good to look for.
went skiing with my friend will stelter,
who knew what this would lead to.
Hummingbird idk who he is
David Todd Vlogs the guy in the newer videos
Also "not found the lucky lady yet"
30 min of Alec is funnier than anything on TV. Keep it up.
Don't complain because Alec is diving more into machining. Black Smithing is his passion and learning to machine is only going to give him the ability to make more complicated and awesome projects. Plus everyone needs to take a break once in awhile and service their equipment and incorporate new skills. I think it's awesome hes provided videos through all that. He could have easily just reduced the number of videos and we would have been left hanging. I'm positive the projects are right around the corner soon.
I agree, Everyone has to shut down to do maintenance or you risk major breakdowns that can really cost you. And I'm really enjoying this videos of him tearing down and working on his machinery.
What I'm looking forward to: When he does a project that will require using all the different elements he now has in his shop---blacksmithing + foundry + machining :D
+Kyle Pittman. blacksmithing and machining are in my opinion go hand-in-hand. you can literally make anything, from basically nothing. that's pretty cool to say you can do.
Shout out to Jamie for all the amazing editing. Such a long video to edit and I was entertained throughout!
James Brady thanks my man, nice to be noticed!
Jamie is the man!
Jamie Popple amazing...go up always.👌🏻
I love how you include your screw-ups and then unscrew the inscrutable. Your follies are both instructional and entertaining. My dad always told me that if you don't make any mistakes you're not doing anything. By that criterion you've been very busy. :D
Thank you :)
My grandfather told me that exact same thing when I was growing up, best advice along with work smarter not harder!
This is, quite easily, the funniest video you've put out. "Agh! It's man-child proof!" is now my new favorite quote. Keep up the good work, nice job making the surface grinder pretty.
29 Minutes?! I'll grab some popcorn...
dont leave jax! out! hahaha
Which is nicely!!!
Always a pleasure!
I watched it at work. I made $22 sitting here watching this :)
**2 years ago** Holiday to Montana
**1 year ago** moving to Montana
**now** full-fledged blacksmith company in Montana
Im loving all the tool maintenance vids. Something that is pretty important and rarely shown.
That was wired by an electrician with OCD!
That is just art!
Yeah those factory guys do a hell of a job. You should see a Motor control center off the line. Now that is art
Yeah it certainly instills confidence that the Indians who built it cared about their work.
Watched the whole video, a 30 minute video by you is actually pretty nice every once in a while
edit: He noticed me 😍
"Better not be one of those child proof ones, i can't get into those" ... that was the funniest thing i've heard all week :)))
*It's man child proof!*
AReallyBadTH-camr
May we get that on a t shirt? :D
how about a "10:1... so... 68:1." The whole coolant bit was golden for t-shirt material.
The tool you made would be better if it were a Y shape that sits flush with the nut. By doing that the crescent wrench would be able to make full contact and fully rotate. Maybe you should forge and machine a new tool in a future video.
I usually make a a long C spanner and put the pins in the side it should always give access to the flats then.
There is something so gratifying about watching a blacksmith struggle with a cap.
Even the best of us fail
My favorite thing about the channel is 9/10 times if he needs something he just makes it. Like he needed a tool to take off the wheel and was like yeah I’m just gonna make it, not I need to find and buy the tool just im gonna make the tool.
Most you-tubers struggle for 10min of content Alec does 29:47 easily, great video you inspired me to start knife making, Black smithing is too expensive for now xD thanks for you videos
That's funny, I had to do the opposite. All my videos are over 25 minutes, so i had to start cutting them down to 10-15
Hey buddy I used to operate a surface grinder and please please before you do any work on it perfect it. Clean everything paint and oil wire brush and do all the things it needs so you know you're good and to avoid what happened to your mill! I can't remember but there is a device that checks the holding force of your table and you should use pieces to set on each side a part that is held down by the magnet to keep your part from sliding during a cut. It increases the surface area. Also you should talk to This old Tony he is a machining channel and he can be very helpful
Yes.... Just like you said you WISHED you had done for the Bridgeport when you had first gotten it.
I have only ever seen one that tested a magnetic chuck when I did a calibration course. All that did was test the break away torque required. If your mag based chuck is flat and has had less than 3/16" ground of it it will be fine.
I think he said that he was going to remove the slideway lube pump? The X and Z are probably gibed slides. I would guess that the X has linear bearings an would benefit from grease? I don't know but a cheap and easy fix would be a half decent grease gun converted for oil and fit grease fittings at the ports the unobtanium pump was feeding. At least that will get some oil around.
Cheers
Alec's new solution: if you cant hit it with a hammer, just add oil
Maggie McDonald maybe he's related to Jeremy Clarkson from top gear :D
Or Mountain Dew :-)
Then hit it
Yes Maggie, hammer needs lube from time to time. Haven't anyone showed you that by now? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I don't know why but I absolutely love this content! I have never used or will use a surface grinder but I could watch this all day.
Incredible commentary and editing! To make this so enjoyable.
Thrilled you enjoyed it!!!
After i used mine almost every day for the last 3years its pretty boring after a while. Also Alec, i dont know if you heard of it, but if you wanna get a more accurate grinding stone, you can buy grinding stones made out of rubber. Its also usuable for much longer
Alec, you should put ferrules on flexible wires. Otherwise there's a chance that your wire slips from underneath the screw.
Great work! It's good to see you take care of your machines. Makes them last a lot longer!
I was going to recommend that he tin the ends with solder and a soldering iron. Ferrules would still work though - either option is better than bare copper :-)
As an electronics technician this always triggers me watching people clamping wires without ferrules.
Holy moly, that was the fastest 30 minutes. Love this video Alec!
Thrilled ya enjoyed!!!
I would buy an "I am such a numpty" T-shirt. As a gift, but I would buy.
You are asking for a friend?
An "I'm a Buffoon!" and "I'm such a numpty" t-shirt would be on my back every day I went to my machine tool tech classes. Just put your maker's mark under the quote. The world needs this. : )
Using a machine you just completely refurbished: Best feeling in the world.
YES!!!!
Oh, I know.
This reminds me of hanging out in my grandfathers shop. He was always watching to make sure we were safe, but let us make mistakes. Mistakes teach you more than successes.
Not to self, turn off 1.25 or 1.5 play back speed when switching to an Alec Steele video. I think I have whiplash. :)
something like a window wiper is extremly usefull to roughly clean your magnetic chuck. great video, well done
turning a left handed tread to the right aanting it to tighten, glad the professionals do it too
Watching this in 2020 and seeing the early twitches of what was to come with Will.
30 min video, that's how we like it :D
These videos regarding you accepting/integrating a new machine into your workshop, and/or upgrading/repairing machines, are definitely my favourite types to watch.
Thanks for the good work.
I love these long videos :):) it's so nice to get some good content for your daily procrastination !
Your machining skills have improved massively. Keep it up!
As my boss tells me, it's not so much a mistake as a training/learning opportunity...
FAIL---First Attempt In Learning?
"Which is nicely" is legitimately the funniest thing I've seen today, thanks for that
16:45 "It's man-child proof!!" -- LMAO! I'm dying 😂
It's nice and refreshing to watch Alex like big boy who loves his 3D puzzle.
30 minutes of pure joy!
Thank you Alex for providing good electrical safety to people who don't know what they're talking about you are awesome.
Hi yes you can use a machine/motor without neutral connected. But as far as I know you always need the ground, not to make it work just for safety reasons. So a regular three-phase motor has a lot of coils inside. Always one third of those coils connects to one of the three phases from the live wire. Because of the wiring inside your motor the three currents from the three phases cancel eachother out after flowing through the motor, so you don't need a neutral. A regular 1-phase AC motor (for example the one in your washing machine at home) needs the neutral to work (and the ground flr safety again). I can't explain it in more detail because thats it with my english as I am from Germany. I hope I could help make things a little clearer
You are correct. There are two ways to connect a 3-phase motor and they are called delta wye.
Eetu Jääskeläinen thanks for agreeing with me that means I somehow made my comment understandable for other people than me😂😅
aassug ok thanks
Down in Oz we call it either connecting in Star or Delta. Unless there are 6 terminals in there (which my brief glimpse didn't see), it doesn't look as if you have the option to choose. If there's no neutral terminal, there's no need to connect it. Often there's a wiring diagram on the inside of the cover... unless it was paper and disintegrated. Make sure those screws are damn tight though, and thoroughly twist the wires until they're like a solid wire (use pliers), with no loose strands hanging free. (I did not give this advice though, as here it's illegal here for those without a licence to play with electricity) Best of luck :)
Edit: that's just motor connections, of course you're not going to get a choice there, and the control circuit will probably need the neutral, unless there's an internal transformer, but I see you found a screw for it and got it connected, otherwise it may not have run at all.
The Neutral is not needed because there is no unbalanced current to send back on a neutral, otherwise known as a balanced load.
Your channel has come so far from this... It feels like this was literally yesterday.
Wiring? You mean pixie wrangling?!
Ya gotta get the jeezeless things to do what you wqnt somehow!
Hey Alec just a couple of things, make sure you check your wheels every so often with the ring test. Hold it from the center bore and lightly tap it to make sure it doesn't have a flat or "wrong" note to it. If it doesn't sound right to you DON'T use it, that means it is damaged and has an incredibly high chance of coming apart and damaging the machine or you. Also in the future possibly see if you can get product from Saint Gobain Abrasives they have quite a few different abrasives brands under them. There is also a lot of resources out there that you can learn about the different hardness and grain spacing and grit types.
Haha 😂 "which is nicely"
Hey Alec, we have been recently installing a load of 3 phase equipment and were also surprised to see that the neutral wires were blanked off. After a bit of research it turned out that some 3 phase motors don’t need a neutral connection. 👍🏻
Personal preference, but I always wear a face shield AND safety glasses when using a surface grinder. If you ever blow a wheel (yes, it happens) you'll be thankful for the extra protection...... and use that clean pair of undies tucked in your tool box.
I love it when jamie is active in your videos, even just for a few seconds
Depending on the engine and circuit the neutral wire is not needed. The machine also probably runs without the ground wire, but you might get an electric shock when it's not connected.
Yep. Earth/ground is a safety feature and (electrically) not necessary for normal operation. And three phase motors don't necessarily need neutral.
Anything abrasive tends to build up static charges, you want that neutral connected for that and of course the obvious safety issue...
the neutral actually is needed in this case. Not for the motor but there are relays in it and its coil is rated most often just for 230V. Between lines you have 400 volts and between line and neutral you have 230V
Echoing many who have commented already: This was far, far more entertaining than most 30 minute shows on regular cable TV. Keep up the great work, Alex.
Thank you Sir!!!
thanks for not making this a 2 part video!
Alec! The collet wrench for your mill is perfect for opening those lids at 16:40
Get in touch with Keith Rucker at vintage machinery he is a great TH-cam creator and has a lot of contacts and may be able to find you a wheel supplier. He has a multitude of wheels for his grinder as well.
here is the surface grinder i was talking about Alec, good to know you have it repaired.
Loved this video ITS MAN CHILD PROOF 😂😂😂
This is like watching my own dream shop coming together.
Alex,
I learn so much from you and you make me laugh a lot. You’re the best!
This bad boy will make it a little bit easier to make surface finish on projects. A good machine to have!
Alec, did you level the machine? There is no point in grinding the chuck in without having a level machine.
That Finding Mrs. Steele thing was hilarious! I’m sure you’ll find her Alec 😆
"Which is nicely"
That should be the phrase on the eventual surface grinder shirt.
I wonder if Alec and WIll were already planning to open a workshop together during that skiing trip.
This is some good machinist channel yo!
Next time you put a grinding wheel on. You need to "ring" the wheel. Hold the wheel with your finger through it then lightly tap it with a wrench or hammer. If the wheel makes a ringing sound there are no cracks in it. If the wheel doesn't make a ringing sound throw it away.
U can run it whit out (N) becasue its 3 phase motor and it should not return anything to the (N) if its runing tight means its balansed
cloudstrife1989 still need earth protection tho
Also u dont need Ground to run it. Its just not that safe if electrisity gets on the metal shielding :D
The relevant rule being BS 7671 543.7.1.202 so if you want your insurance to be valid you better have that earth.
I slowed down the video to check out the control panel, the neutral is for the control panel, not the motors, and as cobalt said, an Earth isn't optional, any fault could kill you. Never play with anything other than extra-low voltage DC without a good earth connection.
Dude you were a man on a mission in this video....love this format.
Could you please countersink before you ream? It bothers me on a personal level. Sorry for bothering but I had to say it.
What is the purpose of the countersink before reaming?
So that you don't have a bur in a reamed hole (if the countersink happens to be a bit dull). It also serves as a guide for the reamer.
@@gam3ov3r1995 a> I very very much doubt he would leave a burr on ANYTHING. He's insanely careful at testing things. b> he said the ream was pointless anyways because he was welding it. Esch the kid makes precision weapons your wet dreams didn't even dream of.... in the words of my now dead mother....shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddduuuuuuuuuuuupppppppppppppppp!
Hey Alec...from someone who has no knowledge of machining or the tools involved,may I say how BRILLIANT your videos come across...real information for the lay man...although I would in no way take any information as a TUTORIAL...keep it up mate...FANTASTIC.
Sweet! Does that mean you'll be able to start making armor now? Because I like your machining and all. You're getting great at it. But I miss the blacksmithing a lot. More whack whack
Joshua Kellogg yeah more whack whack
Not really, would be my guess. For armor you usually use an English Wheel and a whole different tool set/hammers than Alec got at this moment. Armor is mostly made out of sheet metal. Could he make armor right now? Of course, it's Alec! He would find a way :P
As I understand it, traditional armor was tapered to put more thickness in the places that were more likely to take a blow and reduce weight in the places where you weren't going to get hit as easily. Armor made of sheet metal may look the same and weigh the same as traditional armors but they wouldn't be as protective because of the uniform thickness of the pieces. And you're not going to get the taper in from working sheet metal. You need to do a full smithing from blocks to get that.
I have to say that it is wicked cool that you make your own tools. This to me is the perfect hybrid of technology and primal knowledge
man you make the best video on the tube!!! your add euh enthusiasm is contagious,even when you don’t know what you’re doing it’s at least entertaining,keep m coming
assumption is the mother of all f.up ;-)
Thank you for keeping your mistakes in the videos its refreshing to see you learn and grow from them.
notification squad right here!!
I really appreciate how not every one over your recent videos is about power hammering metal. Love the cadence to the video uploads keep it up.
What's the water tap hose clip-on thingy-ma-whatsit called? I'd like one of those.
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I’m actually enjoying watching you work on your machinery.
Do the simple thing first, dont trust the work of the guy before you and 90% of all problems are human error(AvE).
you didn't do anything wrong here but when you buy old used tools/machinery you have to open her up and look inside to see whats rusted, whats broken etc and then fix it before you start her up. just my opinion. cheers from italy
cleaning that machine was so satisfying, food for the soul. thanks bud
Catch a tigger, ohhh that was a close one
Love the color of your surface grinder. It reminds me of 1950s military equipment.
I'm getting old - This Old Tony's videos are getting remakes by a newer, younger generation.
Now that this is done you can finally build a scimitar. Get to it man, we've been waiting ages!!!
You should have removed the chuck first and cleaned it before grinding it in😃 looks great Alec! Love your videos man
Check out This Old Tony he has some great videos on rebuilding a surface grinder!
Commented too early 😂
Really enjoying these maintenance videos. Can see how much of a difference it will make to your work.
8:00 Okaly Dokaly nice and ugly 🤣🤣
Watching your videos is the first time I have seen anyone tape anything with a machine. When I was locksmithing, my old boss had tapping sets, but we only ever used them by hand.
The wheel came from Europe, but Alec, you are in Europe 🧐🤔
mainland Europe. We Brits always draw a distinction
Alex PJP but with the tunnel you are connected now 😂😂😂😂😂
If a man made tunnel counts then sure XD. But its more of a cultural thing. We don't really have much in common with Europe and as you would expect we are far similar to America, Canada, New Zealand ect. It doesn't really make to much sense why we do draw that distinction but i think it comes down to bitter pride and independence.
Alex PJP was just kidding
There's only one nation thats pays in weight and messures weight with rocks
Keep it up we love Brittany
You did have a good point doe XD so shhhh, don't let anyone else hear it :P
I love that you machined that screw! Marvellous! You keep adding strings to that bow of yours, it'll soon be just string.
Asks for dates. Leaves the toilet seat up.
I am glad to see u using something made in Czech Republic!
When you Assume, you make and ASS out of U and ME. Great advice I was given years ago.
He committed assume-a-cide.
So...in school they taught us to set the diamond dressing tool at the center of the wheel...that way your not eating through the metal holding the diamond tip. Bring the wheel in contact and then manually move the table in and out until the surface of the wheel is white all the way across. That way you know your wheel is flat, otherwise you can end up with low spots that will not touch your workpiece.
Your videos are AMAZING and I look forward to every new one to come out.
Please paint the surface grinder, it physically hurts me to look at it
Alec, once you have your surface grinder trued up, you can get rid of the pits in the mill table. Fill them with weld and resurface your mill table.
You made a statement that is the beginning to some of my best stories, " wired it up the way I thought was right..."
Honestly as much as I love watching him blacksmith and make knives for raw metal watching him work with the machining tools is pretty awesome too.
I cannot believe that was 29 minutes! It felt like 10 minutes! Keep up the good work Alec!
Paper around the shaft will help take up some of the slop with the wheel.
The coolant is an emulsified oil mixture. Most I have used are 40:1 mix
Watching this video once again and getting to the bit where Alec starts to grind the bed and thinking "Noooooo! Stop!"