Metal Planer Restoration 49: Reassembling and Mounting the Cross Slide and Clapper Box
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2020
- Reassembling and Mounting
the Cross Slide and Clapper Box on my circa 1890's New Haven Manufacturing Company Metal Planer as part of its restoration.
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Hello Mr. Rucker, my hat is off to you for saving an important piece of industrial history. Thank you.
Just thinking am 60 today. the machines Keith works on are the type of machines I worked on as apprentice. Makes me feel old when they are called vintage. 🥳
When I see Keith or Adam mention 'clappers' I always think of the Carson and Webb doing the 'copper clappers' skit.
Congrats on getting it back together that is a huge milestone! I would say for sure it is better than it ever was. Will be interesting to see what kind of tolerances it holds.
Thank you for bringing this great content to us, stay safe during these times!
I'll admit I didn't watch all of the videos in this series, but wow, the amount of work you're putting into this is amazing. Very cool that you're putting the time into restoring this machine. Thanks for showing how it all works!
Great work Keith. To tighten the spnner nut, try a heavy washer withe two holes drilled to match the holes in the nut. Then install roll pins that fit in to the holes. Weld a nut in the center of the washer and use a socket and ratchet to tighten the spanner nut. I have made several of these and they work quite well. Can't wait to see it making chips.
Or just drill two holes in the end of a bit of hex, maybe five minutes work if you don't dither.
Spectacular machine. It´s was such a treat to see the final assembly.
Bonjour Keith,
II note that while you are working, your assistants are casually walking around your workshop :+)
Never mind, your work progresses and I can't wait to see you share with us your steam project.
Amicalement, Raphaël
Your shop cat is on patrol again. BTW, Thanks for this series. Have enjoyed it. Wish you well.
Both the kitties made a brief appearance. They're still a bit camera shy.
Is that "Josie", the local stray cat that liked to visit Keith's shop?
Every day is Arbor Day in Keith's shop!
17:55 Put a drill bit into each hole and use a box end wrench over one bit and against the other to tighten the spanner nut.
yeah or some stock
Really awesome Keith, I can see your excitement as it’s nearly ready to go back into production. I hope it has another 100 years ahead of it.
Considering milling machines have just about made shapers obsolete, can't help wondering what working life this planer has left. It's almost like a gigantic desk novelty nowadays !
Ah, finally reached a major point in this rebuild. You must feel great. Thank you for allowing me to peer over your shoulder throughout the process.
Fantastic! I've really enjoyed watching this restoration, looking forward to the first cut.
One more step in the salvation of another piece of history.
Thanks for sharing.
21:30 HOLY CRAP!! It’s together!! Looks awesome!!! What a fun restoration this has been to watch! Thanks so much Keith!
That's a major milestone! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.
The possibilities this machine opens are out there. You could go 100% out of the box, and fit it with a light duty machine head and even grind your own small lathe ways with this, after, you've planed them.
Getting excited Keith..😉
Looking forward to seeing this run. It's turning out nicely
That has to feel like Christmas morning. Fabulous work, my friend.
Congrats Keith!!! Short rows!!! Man, it's not been since the Vance that I've been this excited to see a machine under power.
One step closer. Great work Keith.
Maybe we can get a thousand clapper boxes clapping together to applaud!
Well done Keith - great to see you so happy at having got all that back together - all very impressive.
Absolutely amazing project Mr Rucker ... Fairly admire your knowledge and determination in doing such a great job with all the prep work. It'll be great to see it operating.
A great achievement indeed. So much was wrecked on this machine, then left neglected to corrode. Congratulations, Keith. We have enjoyed taking this journey with you. Thanks for the great videos along the way.
Hello Keith,
The Metal Planer is really starting to look like a complete machine... You must be very pleased.
Take care
Paul,,
What a beautiful old machine - now coming back to life!
Awesome work Keith... driving it to completion!
A beautiful thing and better than new, it's experienced.
Not a metal worker, seen shapers on youtube, and that machine just makes sense. love learning about the machines you save
What an extraordinary piece of machinery.
Congratulations on achieving a major milestone on the restoration!
Must feel good to hit that milestone. Nice work.
Can't wait to see it running and cutting chips.
Wow, quite a milestone. I'm really looking forward to seeing this beast work. Thanks for the video. It's appreciated.
I'm looking forward to all the squeaks and squeals it'll make through total want of lubrication !
@@millomweb HaHa. I'm sure that it will sound like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Mr. Rucker is getting hot on the finishing stretch now, he is churning out planer videos!
can not wait to see that beast making chips
Great job , I showed my 93 year old dad your show and he thought it wad fantastic also .
Been following this project since the beginning. looking forward to seeing the first chips!
My leinen has similar screws with pins. I found bending some round bar in a U shape works quite well.
awesome series, can't wait to see it make chips!
Another job done well Keith.
you should put grease on the bevel gears.
And more.
Hello Mr. Rucker, this is looking great, can't wait to see it in action! I see the shop catz are also looking great, keep expecting to see them walk by carrying a tool.😎👍🛠
No need for a punch, rotate the clapper box with the pin spanner located in the opening
Homework time again. Had to learn about Dutch keys, also known as Scotch keys. (And it is a Dutch pin if it uses a tapered pin.) Much easier than broaching a rectangular keyway. Need strength- use 2 or 3!
Good morning Mr. Rucker! I have really enjoyed your videos I can’t believe that I met some young engineers who bowl on my league that watch your videos also.
It looks great! A long and rewarding trip I'm sure.
Brilliant work Keith
It looks good, Keith, maybe you need two more holes on that nut to catch on with your pin spanner.
Magnificent. Thanks Keith.
So exciting!
Thanks for sharing!
Looks fabulous!
This is getting exciting.
Looks great
Another great watch!!
A very satisfying video!
Brilliant once again, thank you
Coolest machine yet!
THANK YOU...for sharing. Enjoyed.
Thinking about the function of how the planer moves the belts to reverse the direction of the table, I would think you'd want the belts to be as long as possible. Long belts would reduce the angle of deflection allowing less wear on the belts and the belt moving mechanism on the planer. Also to prevent drilling more holes in the planer you might consider mounting the motor on the ceiling above the planer. It would be the best way to simulate a line shaft drive and probably be the least intrusive way to power the planer. Any structure you add to the ceiling to hold the weight of the motor would be reused for the line shaft drive. The on and off switch wires could come down from the motor, near the belts, in conduit and attach via a switch box mounted on the planer. You could get the electrical feed from the lights (when the lights are off the planer is off) but it probably is better to run a new circuit or tap into another circuit. Run the electrical feed above the ceiling or on the ceiling in conduit. It would be very neat and clean with a very easy upgrade to line shaft later. Just a thought.
Amazing.
What a beautiful thing! Thanks for sharing.
Looking forward to seeing it run, well done!
Congratulations. Great work.
Sounds like you got a good workout pressing the studs in.
As always, most impressive.
Your cats are very good at getting into the shots! 😺 Planer work looks great so far gonna be neat when its all assembled.
Thanks for the video Keith 👍👏👏👏🇬🇧
Great job Keith 🇦🇺👍
Thanks for the great content, I look forward to all of your video's
Great video, well done Keith
My wife made a comment tonight about you. "He reminds me of the woodworking guy you used to watch on tv years ago". That was Norm, and that was intended to be a compliment.
Great Gears
Well done Love to see when making chips!
gute arbeit! glückwunsch.
Enjoyed....so much work/effort....awesome project
very good video..thanks for your time
Great to see that machine reassembled. Looking forward to seeing first chips!
A gorgeous piece of machinery. You did a lovely job with it.
So close to chips. Better then new. Really enjoying the vides Keith. Thank you.
Very cool!
Nice and tight .. precise fits.
needle nose pliers are what I usually do up those sort of nuts that need a tool with pins to do them up.
Aeesome! Been looking forward to more planer content. You are by far my favorite machinist on the Tubes, i always look forward to getting a new notification that there is a video for me to watch. Thank you Mr. Rucker
It has been fun, entertaining and informative watching your restoration of the metal planer -- including all the scrapping! Can't wait to see chip fly.
On a different topic, did you ever post video on the final dial for the Victor Safe? I'd love to see that finalized. I enjoyed your family history with the safe and really enjoyed the restoration. In fact, I've enjoyed watching lots and lots and lots of you videos. Thanks.
Good morning Keith.
The planer looks great, looking forward to seeing it make chips.
It is starting to look good won't be long now for the chips.
Thats very nice Keith. Can't wait to see that thing hog off some metal. Stay safe and healthy.
Hey Keith, al always top notch!1 warm greetings from the Netherlands, and keep safe, Bram
You would think Ginger and Mary Anne would help :) great progress Mate.
18:02 what i do when i'm stuck in that pickle, is i open the adjustable pin wrench all the way, hook one of the two pins in, and then using a dead blow hammer and a pair of soft jawed pliers, smack the pin wrench, and the nut shut. Works every time, and the two pin wrenches i own aren't worst for wear either.
Take a short piece of stock, drill two holes in either end the same diameter and width apart as the top holes in the spanner nut, insert pins into the holes on one end and use it as an extension tool for hard to reach areas.
Two pin punches in the holes (held in one fist), and use a pry bar with one straight end alternated with an L-shaped end. That will drive (or loosen) a two-pin nut that can only be accessed from the top.
While those hex head replacement bolts are perfectly functional, since this is a restoration of a vintage machine I would take the time to make some square headed bolts and nuts because they're more period appropriate and look right on an old machine like that.
This machine has primarily hex bolts and nuts. The only square heads I've seen in the last 49 episodes of this build have been the occasional set screw. It is period correct.
Keith,I'll bet those bevel gears were stripped by an operator not noticing that the tool slide had reached full travel whilst under power feeding. Once the mechanism reaches the thread bound limit there's going to be a bang soon after if the traverse feed isn't disengaged. Later models likely had a slip clutch on the feed to protect the gears.