Steve, I really enjoy your videos where you inspect, clean, and repair these old factory machines. I watch all of your videos, with great pleasure, as soon as they are posted.
Your care and respect for your machinery is obvious. I wish everyone had your level of respect for the machines that helped make our great country. As you have shown in this video, the tool and dye makers are some real creative engineers and problem solvers. I was impressed as well with the dye setup on that mill. I think these legacy machines are lucky to find their way into your shop. Keep the great content coming and I appreciate you sharing your journey with us... Joe
Good to hear a shout out to the Do-all bandsaw. Originally came for the do-all, stayed for the squirrels. When it comes to that retaining wall, at least you have a ready available supply of cinderblocks to make it out of...
I had to actually laugh when I saw you unlock a pad lock to your shop that presently has an entire wall missing... I guess you are waiting for either material or money to continue the shop rebuild. Thumbs Up!
In 1941 The Ford Motor Co. Willow Run plant converted over the build bombers They created hundreds of custom machine jigs similar to this from once auto parts machines. Always great to see this kind of ingenuity
I worked in a shop that had a horizontal mill like that and we made a bracket to put on the end of over arm and mounted a Bridgeport head on it. That made the machine much more versatile and useful.
Really admire your ability to dismantle, assess, and choose which parts need to be replaced (and which don’t)! I think this will be a fine smaller mill! A lot of subscribers are going to want a shot at bidding on it, particularly if it has a sticker attesting the Peanut was the “sidewalk superintendent “. Stay happy and healthy, you are blessed with talents and opportunities!
It's hard to believe people can be so disrespecting of a machine, makes me sick. But I think you do have a good one once its cleaned-up and checked out! Thanks for sharing.
A suggestion. When you put in your retaining wall between the garage and hill, put a drain behind the wall and backfill with crushed stone. That will minimize frost heaving which will push the wall out away from the hillside. Nice machine. Wish I could help with the building. Thanks, John
That squirrel looks at you like you're nuts. Steve, great video as always. I hope your family is weathering things well. I know folks back up in the hills where I'm from are still questioning what's going on as social distancing is automatically included in country living. I wish I could find a way to move back there and still have my job. Thanks for sharing!
Well, imo, that will need to be a very substantial double skinned retaining wall to keep all of the weight of that hill back, but, I sincerely wish you the best of luck and I look forward to the restoration of you Adcock and Shipley milling machine and the final outcome...You certainly are one busy man.
Seeing your machine brings back memories of where I served my apprenticeship in Whetstone Leicester (pronounced Lester) I can remember learning my trade on a very similar Adcock and Shipley milling machine to yours. My first year in the training school would have been 1966. All the Adcock and Shipley machines we had were painted a light grey. I'm not sure if that was a factory colour of if they were painted in the training school. You may want to have a look at www.lathes.co.uk/ where you can find some information on the company if not your actual machine. I look forward to seeing all your videos. Hoping you, your family and peanut stay safe and well during this difficult time.
I would have dated that machine as being from the sixties, I've seen that 'tortoise and hare' speed indicator on other A&S machines. Most A&S machines I've seen including the Bridgeports have been green but obviously yours was painted 'off white' from the factory. I'm pretty sure the feed motor was disconnected and the brammer belt removed was to prevent inadvertent engagement of the feed. The bits of swarf in tight places points toward cleaning with the high pressure air gun, something that would have earned an apprentice a clip round the ear back in the day! Best Wishes to you and yours Steve and stay safe in these 'interesting' times.
I remember that before my marriage went pop my then father in law and I were making a seven and a quarter inch gauge narrow gauge loco. My point is we made the frames on an Adcock and shipley horizontal mill like that one. That mill was also painted a light grey. I seem to remember that the side cutting mill picked up on one of the frames which were bolted together and made as a pair. The cutter broke flew across the shop and embedded itself in the wall. Lovely machine but respect it
You certainly have enough cement block to build a nice retaining wall. Like the mill, I would like to get a small horizontal mill someday. Thanks for sharing.
I know that you have gotten a lot of advice about your walls and drains but one that I didn’t see was about putting a drain behind your retaining wall. You talk about putting in two drains between your shop and the hill, if you put in a retaining wall, and at the rate you’re going it’s probably already in, you should put a drain behind the wall you build. Catch the water before it gets to the footer and you’ll prevent a lot of problems later. Great video, keep em coming!
Steve, Really interesting video on your mill, shop, & all the content, I pray that a crew of guys with the right resources would come and knock out the work around your shop so you can get back on track, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.
Lovely machine, I found a little dore-westbury milling machine casting set a few years back and since about last august have been working away at building it in my spare time. I never realized home much enjoyment I would get out of making a machine. Lots of new skills and patience learned. Always enjoy your videos.
Great video as always Steve! It's amazing how many British machines I see on American TH-cam channels. Clausing /Colchester lathes. Jones and Shipman surface grinders. Churchill grinders and planers. Startrite bandsaws. Us Brits like Yankee machines as well of course. I just missed a nice Hardinge HLV on ebay - was very dissapointed! I have a lovely Elliot Sturdimill universal along with a Bridgeport - made by Adcock and Shipley under licence in the UK.
I worked for an English born machine shop owner that came from that town. His father was a pattern maker for the machine builder foundries. Lots of machine industry in that town.
i used one of them mills at technical collage apprentership 24 years ago its looking good. keep up the work on the shop i agree with a retaining wall it will help and good to see peanut supervising you like a boss
You mentioned putting in a french drain around the back of the building, to drain off some of the water that runs down the hill. I built some french drains years ago, and they were the standard, pipe and gravel in a trench system. Much more recently, I had to have some re-waterproofing done on a wall of my basement. This time, they did the drains WAY differently. They used a LOT more gravel, basically filling the whole trench with a tapered pile of gravel the whole depth of the wall, and added a channeling board along the wall. While you don't need to go to that extent for a non-basemented footer, I would suggest adding a lot more gravel than a traditional french drain had, and surround the gravel bed with filter fabric, to keep silt from ingressing as fast and clogging the bed. This will keep the drains working better, longer. Just a thought.
The UK (England) made[makes!] wonderful machine tools and workholding systems. My Clausing lathe has a Pratt Bernerd 3 and 4-jaw chuck and when I got my Bridgeport, I specifically hunted down NOS Crawford R8 collets. And let me tell you, they were not cheap but I did not care. I wanted the best for my first mill. My parent company is based in the UK so I am proud to have these parts.
For the retaining wall, you might want to consider running it along the length of the shop and about four to six feet beyond on both ends to keep it clear since you will have to cut into the hill side a few feet. In addition, you would want to put in drain tile for the whole length and back fill it all with crushed rock to help prevent heaving.
Hi from across the pond Steve, small things you drop in the workshop go through a crack in the inter dimension membrane to another dimension, they sometimes return months later when you've made another one,
Jean, the interdimensional return membrane is, in fact, operated by the action of making a replacement - I know this for a fact because I've done it so many times! lol. Great video, as always, Steve, btw.
I feel ya on the haircut. We were on lockdown for weeks and weeks. The first time I was able to get to the barbershop it was such a great feeling. Also doesn’t hurt that the barbershop I go to the haircut comes with a glass of whiskey 🥃. Stay safe. Shanghai is already opening up with caution. The States will get there too.
You inherited some really nice equipment. That Baldor grinder is great. I have worked in a couple of places that had one of those and I loved the way they worked for sharpening tools for the lathe. That little mill must have a bunch of your viewers drooling. If I was a gambler my bet would be on them doing everything possible to disengage the table feed on that machine which would mean it will probably work once you clean it up and restore the power to it. Also very happy to hear that the DoAll bandsaw may be making an appearance again before too long. You have us all in suspense waiting to see that beast in operation. You will need it to cut usable pieces of that monster chunk of tool steel you got with those new machines.
Hi Steve, thank you for sharing your life with us, I'm sure that most of us are cooped up inside and your vids are a nice way to forget our problems. I'm not a structural engineer but I have some talent for problem solving. Given the rocky strata in your area I think you could use a small retaining wall behind your shop, if it were me I'd put in 36" wall height and 24" wide footing would be what I'd put in with a wall thickness of 12" and don't skip the rebar and maybe run some french drainage behind the wall as well. Hope this helps
The auto feed heads get heavy and only work part of the time it seems. Plus the engine revs quicker not having to spin up that extra mass. Its a must have for me.
Hey Steve! AT 02:50 (or so) I figured out the cycle of that unit. The air cylinder is to be used to just get the part started. The operator would release the button BEFORE the part was fully threaded. The roller die continues to self-feed the part to full depth and releases. This allows the spring return of the cylinder to 'snap' the part back very quickly when the roller die head opens at the full length of threading. The roller threading die is nominally EXPENSIVE and may fetch you a good price on EBAY. Best regards, Ken
Morning Steve great little machine that will become part of the Summer's world and peanut was just like a shop Boss overseeing your progress on the mill lol
Hello Steve I love your channel I love your videos and the way you mix it up looking forward to all of your projects being finished up wish I could support you but hell I’m just an old man trying to make it wish you the best as always
I have the same machine only its badged as a Bridgeport late 70s according to the serial number, had to remove the knee to get it inside the workshop very heavy not easy. just been fettling the rapid feed and return after strip down and clean . I was lucky enough to get the overhead milling attachment as well which is a bonus , good strong milling machine hope you get it all working ok.
You do such a great job of taking something rough and making it look good. I suspect your "new" machine will be almost like new when you're through. Stay safe!
Hi Steve, I have on a few occasions dropped items around a mill, go looking for them on the floor, only to find them tucked up inside the T-slots. I also agree with your machine inspection standards. Looks are deceiving! Good luck with all your projects, you're a busy guy.
Great vlog Steve, plenty of interesting content. Where possible I use waterproof grease (Calcium based) on my machine tools, resists most coolants. Hope the ES1 keeps giving good news. Thanks for sharing and stay safe all.
Steve, I agree about machines with original but worn paint left alone, it’s life’s patina 👍👏 All my machines are like that and show their age, just like me 🤔😂 I have a Tom Senior M.1 set for horizontal milling a Marlow 3A vertical plus a Boxford 8” shaper, all solid machines. Couldn’t believe the cut the Marlow mill could handle the first time I used it.
Great session, fascinated watching you go through, clean and inspect these tools in detail. You need a retaining wall for sure, engineered to prevent creeping and tilting, not easy in a rock quarry like yours !
When I toured the Starrett factory in November last year they had a lot of old machines set up kind of like this; fixtures to do one operation on one specific part. Based on the age of some of the machines and how long Starrett has made some of their catalog items I can only assume that some of the machines have been set up that way for decades. They have a machine rebuilding department where they refurb their own machines as many of the equipment manufacturers represented on the shop floor have long gone out of business. Cool stuff!
That jig is amazing bud. Nice and simple so much a monkey could load it, LOL. Defentialy a piece to be held on to. Great build for sure. What a great piece for your shop. Thanks a bunch bud. A little Steve type loving and it will go a lifetime for sure.
Cleaning a machine like that up would be a life or death situation with the snake and spiders that would have made that their castle. Kudos for another great video. Keep it up.
Great machine at the time. So im betting it wont take much to repair the machine. Real perfect size for small shops. Steve i bet no shop has a mascot like yours who picked you n your family and now her baby too.
Not sure how much elapsed time the video covered but the amount of cleanup on the machine from start to finish amazed me. What a difference! Still lots to do on the innards, I’m guessing. Anyway, a nice change of pace for you I imagine. Swell work as always!
that path on the side of the building will continue to be a problem, you need to get a digger in there to taper the dirt away from the building then dig a run off / trench closer to the hillside so that it actively runs away off to the creek, we have to do the same thing to our dirt roads in NZ, Look up "Marty T" he has videos on maintaining his 6km drive way and he shows how the access way is done/maintained/shaped
Steve, I really enjoy your videos where you inspect, clean, and repair these old factory machines. I watch all of your videos, with great pleasure, as soon as they are posted.
Long videos by my favorite TH-camr are always welcome. Looking forward to the first hour long episode.
Your care and respect for your machinery is obvious. I wish everyone had your level of respect for the machines that helped make our great country. As you have shown in this video, the tool and dye makers are some real creative engineers and problem solvers. I was impressed as well with the dye setup on that mill. I think these legacy machines are lucky to find their way into your shop. Keep the great content coming and I appreciate you sharing your journey with us... Joe
The contrast between the care with which the jig was made and the subsequent neglect is remarkable.
Watching you scrape out that machine brings me back to my first machine shop job. Lol
Your very lucky to have that machine given to you! I would clean it, keep it and use it!!! Nothing like the old iron!
That mill probably sat making threads for most of it's life, looks like a keeper .
Good to hear a shout out to the Do-all bandsaw. Originally came for the do-all, stayed for the squirrels.
When it comes to that retaining wall, at least you have a ready available supply of cinderblocks to make it out of...
Happy Saturday Steve! Enjoyed the mix of machine, rock, Peanuts, Shindowa. Great visiting with you as always! Made my Saturday, keep on trucking!
I had to actually laugh when I saw you unlock a pad lock to your shop that presently has an entire wall missing... I guess you are waiting for either material or money to continue the shop rebuild. Thumbs Up!
Gave my brother my Adcock & Shipley Dill Press, Geared head with power feed, beautiful machine.
In 1941 The Ford Motor Co. Willow Run plant converted over the build bombers
They created hundreds of custom machine jigs similar to this from once auto parts machines.
Always great to see this kind of ingenuity
The trick of using the two bits to take of the handle was slick
The drill bit trick to use instead of a spanner wrench, pure Genius!
I’m putting that in my mental tool box for sure!
I worked in a shop that had a horizontal mill like that and we made a bracket to put on the end of over arm and mounted a Bridgeport head on it. That made the machine much more versatile and useful.
Even though theres no access to some areas in machines, the bigger chips still get in. A very nice little machine Steve.
Really admire your ability to dismantle, assess, and choose which parts need to be replaced (and which don’t)! I think this will be a fine smaller mill! A lot of subscribers are going to want a shot at bidding on it, particularly if it has a sticker attesting the Peanut was the “sidewalk superintendent “. Stay happy and healthy, you are blessed with talents and opportunities!
A new old machine is like exploring a bit of history. Good early morning entertainment along with a cup of coffee Thanks
I always learn something tearing into them and cleaning them up.
I second your statement sir, very well said!!!
@@georgeswindolljr1980 I have been there and done most everything. Good to see this young man enjoying these new experiences. He deserves my respect.
I love the fact you are still locking the shop up even though it is missing 1/2 the walls. Old habits die hard!
That looks like a lot of fun Steve. I like restoring old stuff like that.
Good morning. Thanks for doing a machine video in the middle of your building project, and say hi to the Peanut!
It's hard to believe people can be so disrespecting of a machine, makes me sick. But I think you do have a good one once its cleaned-up and checked out! Thanks for sharing.
A suggestion. When you put in your retaining wall between the garage and hill, put a drain behind the wall and backfill with crushed stone. That will minimize frost heaving which will push the wall out away from the hillside.
Nice machine. Wish I could help with the building.
Thanks,
John
No shortage of projects for several months to come, love your patience and attention to detail. Keep up the good work.
That squirrel looks at you like you're nuts. Steve, great video as always. I hope your family is weathering things well. I know folks back up in the hills where I'm from are still questioning what's going on as social distancing is automatically included in country living. I wish I could find a way to move back there and still have my job. Thanks for sharing!
With current events happening this excellent video just reinforces the reality that we don't make anything anymore and it shows.
Morning Steve! Glad all the excitement down your way hasn't effected you and your family.
Thanks Steve - excellent Saturday morning entertainment/ education as usual.
Well, imo, that will need to be a very substantial double skinned retaining wall to keep all of the weight of that hill back, but, I sincerely wish you the best of luck and I look forward to the restoration of you Adcock and Shipley milling machine and the final outcome...You certainly are one busy man.
The Bridgeport Mills in the UK were made by Adcock and Shipley . You have a quality machine there . hopefully you get no nasty surprises . Cheers Ade.
good morning! thanks for the video, new machines are so fun, its like they have a story to tell. have a great weekend
Seeing your machine brings back memories of where I served my apprenticeship in Whetstone Leicester (pronounced Lester) I can remember learning my trade on a very similar Adcock and Shipley milling machine to yours. My first year in the training school would have been 1966. All the Adcock and Shipley machines we had were painted a light grey. I'm not sure if that was a factory colour of if they were painted in the training school. You may want to have a look at www.lathes.co.uk/ where you can find some information on the company if not your actual machine. I look forward to seeing all your videos. Hoping you, your family and peanut stay safe and well during this difficult time.
I would have dated that machine as being from the sixties, I've seen that 'tortoise and hare' speed indicator on other A&S machines. Most A&S machines I've seen including the Bridgeports have been green but obviously yours was painted 'off white' from the factory. I'm pretty sure the feed motor was disconnected and the brammer belt removed was to prevent inadvertent engagement of the feed. The bits of swarf in tight places points toward cleaning with the high pressure air gun, something that would have earned an apprentice a clip round the ear back in the day! Best Wishes to you and yours Steve and stay safe in these 'interesting' times.
I remember that before my marriage went pop my then father in law and I were making a seven and a quarter inch gauge narrow gauge loco. My point is we made the frames on an Adcock and shipley horizontal mill like that one. That mill was also painted a light grey. I seem to remember that the side cutting mill picked up on one of the frames which were bolted together and made as a pair. The cutter broke flew across the shop and embedded itself in the wall. Lovely machine but respect it
So did I but in north cheshire (ICI) apprentice school Widnes
I used one an Adock and Shipley like this as an apprentice in the training school we also had Bridgeport Mills they where all great machines😀
You certainly have enough cement block to build a nice retaining wall. Like the mill, I would like to get a small horizontal mill someday. Thanks for sharing.
I know that you have gotten a lot of advice about your walls and drains but one that I didn’t see was about putting a drain behind your retaining wall. You talk about putting in two drains between your shop and the hill, if you put in a retaining wall, and at the rate you’re going it’s probably already in, you should put a drain behind the wall you build. Catch the water before it gets to the footer and you’ll prevent a lot of problems later. Great video, keep em coming!
Steve, Really interesting video on your mill, shop, & all the content, I pray that a crew of guys with the right resources would come and knock out the work around your shop so you can get back on track, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.
Lovely machine, I found a little dore-westbury milling machine casting set a few years back and since about last august have been working away at building it in my spare time. I never realized home much enjoyment I would get out of making a machine. Lots of new skills and patience learned. Always enjoy your videos.
I've got mt seventies look hair and moustache back now - I really dig it, man! lol
Nice machine Steve. Don’t you love old grease. We love peanut 🥜 the squirrel. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
Great video as always Steve!
It's amazing how many British machines I see on American TH-cam channels. Clausing /Colchester lathes. Jones and Shipman surface grinders. Churchill grinders and planers. Startrite bandsaws.
Us Brits like Yankee machines as well of course. I just missed a nice Hardinge HLV on ebay - was very dissapointed!
I have a lovely Elliot Sturdimill universal along with a Bridgeport - made by Adcock and Shipley under licence in the UK.
I'm enjoying the machine archaeology!
My Colleague in England has that same horizontal mill, had it for nearly 50 years and still great machine, good luck with it.
I worked for an English born machine shop owner that came from that town. His father was a pattern maker for the machine builder foundries. Lots of machine industry in that town.
Nice getting off early on nights to see you working on a fantastic new piece of equipment. Great show. Thank you Steve!
i used one of them mills at technical collage apprentership 24 years ago its looking good. keep up the work on the shop i agree with a retaining wall it will help and good to see peanut supervising you like a boss
Looking promising steve👌 it's good to take a brake from different projects,
You mentioned putting in a french drain around the back of the building, to drain off some of the water that runs down the hill. I built some french drains years ago, and they were the standard, pipe and gravel in a trench system. Much more recently, I had to have some re-waterproofing done on a wall of my basement. This time, they did the drains WAY differently. They used a LOT more gravel, basically filling the whole trench with a tapered pile of gravel the whole depth of the wall, and added a channeling board along the wall. While you don't need to go to that extent for a non-basemented footer, I would suggest adding a lot more gravel than a traditional french drain had, and surround the gravel bed with filter fabric, to keep silt from ingressing as fast and clogging the bed. This will keep the drains working better, longer. Just a thought.
At 28:00 I love the sound of the boy mowing the lawn. Everybody has chores.
The UK (England) made[makes!] wonderful machine tools and workholding systems. My Clausing lathe has a Pratt Bernerd 3 and 4-jaw chuck and when I got my Bridgeport, I specifically hunted down NOS Crawford R8 collets. And let me tell you, they were not cheap but I did not care. I wanted the best for my first mill. My parent company is based in the UK so I am proud to have these parts.
For the retaining wall, you might want to consider running it along the length of the shop and about four to six feet beyond on both ends to keep it clear since you will have to cut into the hill side a few feet. In addition, you would want to put in drain tile for the whole length and back fill it all with crushed rock to help prevent heaving.
Steve, I hope you saved that jig, I would loved to have seen you find a rod to place in there and show what that mill did for 30 years, good stuff!
Hi from across the pond Steve, small things you drop in the workshop go through a crack in the inter dimension membrane to another dimension, they sometimes return months later when you've made another one,
Jean, the interdimensional return membrane is, in fact, operated by the action of making a replacement - I know this for a fact because I've done it so many times! lol. Great video, as always, Steve, btw.
True :-)
As much as iv been enjoying the construction videos it's nice to see machine videos
LOL....Welcome to the world of Whitworth threads Steve!
THANK YOU...for sharing. Watched and very much enjoyed.
That machine is going to be a fun project I still regret not picking up the small Pratt & Whitney 3C milling machine I saw at auction.
I feel ya on the haircut. We were on lockdown for weeks and weeks. The first time I was able to get to the barbershop it was such a great feeling. Also doesn’t hurt that the barbershop I go to the haircut comes with a glass of whiskey 🥃. Stay safe. Shanghai is already opening up with caution. The States will get there too.
Greetings from Leicester, England. Excellent videos thanks.
The milk bucket's a great sound effect.
The rapid traverse motor runs continually so It probably been disconnected to stop it being moved
I bet that machine used to make spokes for motorcycles, threads are usually rolled on🤔 also if there is about 20 mm of travel.. 👍
Adcock and shipley paint code RAL7033 cement grey.
Now THATS a choice piece of information!!
You inherited some really nice equipment. That Baldor grinder is great. I have worked in a couple of places that had one of those and I loved the way they worked for sharpening tools for the lathe. That little mill must have a bunch of your viewers drooling. If I was a gambler my bet would be on them doing everything possible to disengage the table feed on that machine which would mean it will probably work once you clean it up and restore the power to it. Also very happy to hear that the DoAll bandsaw may be making an appearance again before too long. You have us all in suspense waiting to see that beast in operation. You will need it to cut usable pieces of that monster chunk of tool steel you got with those new machines.
Looks like a cool machine... good luck on the foundations.
Wish i could design stuff the way that guy designed that threading setup. Had to watch that twice.
Obviously a tool and die maker made jig. Their ability to always think outside the box is what makes them so valuable.
Yeah Mat, the guys that made this jig had made them before. Was not the 1st one. It was full of little tricks
I own a 1ES-G, so a lot of this was very familiar. Can't wait to see more of this series!
Hi Steve, thank you for sharing your life with us, I'm sure that most of us are cooped up inside and your vids are a nice way to forget our problems. I'm not a structural engineer but I have some talent for problem solving. Given the rocky strata in your area I think you could use a small retaining wall behind your shop, if it were me I'd put in 36" wall height and 24" wide footing would be what I'd put in with a wall thickness of 12" and don't skip the rebar and maybe run some french drainage behind the wall as well. Hope this helps
I use exactly the same head on my strimmer, for exactly the same reason, auto feed heads are just a waste of time. great video as always
The auto feed heads get heavy and only work part of the time it seems. Plus the engine revs quicker not having to spin up that extra mass. Its a must have for me.
Quick question, why lock the door when half the workshop is missing?
For the half that’s not missing!
@Wroger Wroger Yeah that was classic.
Security. A good habit to have.
Any discouragement is well worth it to slow someone down make it as hard as possible
I was wondering that too
Hey Steve!
AT 02:50 (or so) I figured out the cycle of that unit. The air cylinder is to be used to just get the part started. The operator would release the button BEFORE the part was fully threaded. The roller die continues to self-feed the part to full depth and releases. This allows the spring return of the cylinder to 'snap' the part back very quickly when the roller die head opens at the full length of threading. The roller threading die is nominally EXPENSIVE and may fetch you a good price on EBAY.
Best regards,
Ken
i heard a lawn mower. just had 15"of snow last week here. send some warmth my way.
Morning Steve great little machine that will become part of the Summer's world and peanut was just like a shop Boss overseeing your progress on the mill lol
Hello Steve I love your channel I love your videos and the way you mix it up looking forward to all of your projects being finished up wish I could support you but hell I’m just an old man trying to make it wish you the best as always
That looks to be a nice machine Steve💪
The red, white and blue phase colours would date it pre 64.
I have the same machine only its badged as a Bridgeport late 70s according to the serial number, had to remove the knee to get it inside the workshop very heavy not easy. just been fettling the rapid feed and return after strip down and clean . I was lucky enough to get the overhead milling attachment as well which is a bonus , good strong milling machine hope you get it all working ok.
Always look forward to your video Stevo!
Talk to your engineer about the retaining wall against the slope. It seems simple to do but the simple ones tend to collapse in short order.
You do such a great job of taking something rough and making it look good. I suspect your "new" machine will be almost like new when you're through. Stay safe!
your making some nice progress , stay safe
Hi Steve, I have on a few occasions dropped items around a mill, go looking for them on the floor, only to find them tucked up inside the T-slots. I also agree with your machine inspection standards. Looks are deceiving! Good luck with all your projects, you're a busy guy.
Great vlog Steve, plenty of interesting content.
Where possible I use waterproof grease (Calcium based) on my machine tools, resists most coolants. Hope the ES1 keeps giving good news.
Thanks for sharing and stay safe all.
Steve,
I agree about machines with original but worn paint left alone, it’s life’s patina 👍👏
All my machines are like that and show their age, just like me 🤔😂
I have a Tom Senior M.1 set for horizontal milling a Marlow 3A vertical plus a Boxford 8” shaper, all solid machines.
Couldn’t believe the cut the Marlow mill could handle the first time I used it.
steve, i half expected you to open the door, no back wall, other side wall gone. "i got a bit ambitious gang... poppy says HI
LOL, Hello to you as well poppy
very good video...thanks for your time
Great session, fascinated watching you go through, clean and inspect these tools in detail. You need a retaining wall for sure, engineered to prevent creeping and tilting, not easy in a rock quarry like yours !
When I toured the Starrett factory in November last year they had a lot of old machines set up kind of like this; fixtures to do one operation on one specific part. Based on the age of some of the machines and how long Starrett has made some of their catalog items I can only assume that some of the machines have been set up that way for decades. They have a machine rebuilding department where they refurb their own machines as many of the equipment manufacturers represented on the shop floor have long gone out of business. Cool stuff!
Enjoyed Steve!
ATB, Robin
I'll be on my way to get it just as soon as you are ready.
The padlock on the door is hilarious.... The shop is missing a whole wall.........
Nice catch! That styule of cover dates it to the late 50's or early 60's I think
That jig is amazing bud. Nice and simple so much a monkey could load it, LOL. Defentialy a piece to be held on to. Great build for sure. What a great piece for your shop. Thanks a bunch bud. A little Steve type loving and it will go a lifetime for sure.
Thanks Steve, enjoyed. Haircut? Sounds like a job for Noel!
I'm not so sure about that.. LOL
@@SteveSummers Haha! My dad used to say the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut was only about a couple of weeks.
A Great fixture tool might come in handy, nice video stay safe 👍
Cleaning a machine like that up would be a life or death situation with the snake and spiders that would have made that their castle. Kudos for another great video. Keep it up.
Forgot to add that you need to get you a Duke shirt to replace all that Kentucky stuff! lol
Amazing to watch, very much enjoyed it.
Yay, Steve Summers Saturday!
just so long as you dont mind whitwort threads. oh and the king george spindle taper. lol poppy
Great machine at the time. So im betting it wont take much to repair the machine. Real perfect size for small shops. Steve i bet no shop has a mascot like yours who picked you n your family and now her baby too.
Not sure how much elapsed time the video covered but the amount of cleanup on the machine from start to finish amazed me. What a difference! Still lots to do on the innards, I’m guessing. Anyway, a nice change of pace for you I imagine. Swell work as always!
that path on the side of the building will continue to be a problem, you need to get a digger in there to taper the dirt away from the building then dig a run off / trench closer to the hillside so that it actively runs away off to the creek, we have to do the same thing to our dirt roads in NZ, Look up "Marty T" he has videos on maintaining his 6km drive way and he shows how the access way is done/maintained/shaped
can you link a specific video?