Machining a thin walled part from a big solid piece of stock always reminds me of those old cartoons where they use a whole tree 🎄 to make 1 single toothpick. Great video! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@embretr I disagree. Sintered powdered metal and cast parts are not the same as ones made from solid metal stock. You can make some stuff you couldn't machine otherwise. But that's a pretty broad statement. Plus there's nothing more satisfying than making chips.
@@alexbarnett8541 I suppose it's possible to do a quick forging pass over a cast or sintered part to restructure the metal to something closer to a true forged or pressed part. But at that point you might well start thinking of forging it from the start.
@@sergarlantyrell7847 the new hybrid CNC and additive machines like the Lasertech 65 3D from DMG Mori are pretty crazy. I think that's going to be the future. Would be cool if they added casting and forging into one CNC controlled machine.
You could start with a thick walled aluminium pipe and then weld a disc on as the base. Not much good for this project though as you need the spout in the middle of the top half.
Great video and build. My drip coffee maker died one day so I decided to build my own. I used a 1500 watt hot water tank heater inside a stainless pipe to heat the water. The lights in my kitchen dimmed when brewing, but it made a 12 cup pot in less than 60 seconds.
@@seanhall8686 Modify a Quooker! Edit: If you can get 400Volts from your wall there's commercially available 27000 Watt heater elements available. Godspeed.
I love coming back to this video, I was 13 when I first saw it. Now I am 20... How time flies... It feels like watching videos of myself when I was little. Those moments where I realised "Oh that's how that works!". Thanks this old Tony. Thanks a lot
Tony, I remember watching this for the first time, four and a half years ago, and being amazed at your work. And the fact that you turned about about £70 worth of stock into a £15 coffee pot.... but the $6,000,000 question is: do you still have it and does it still work?
@this old tony Hi there. I'm Italian, so this qualifies me to criticize your otherwise beautiful work. I had to watch all of your videos to find an hint of imprecision, so I hope you'll appreciate. MR Bialetti has been a precise man and like every Italian engineer had passion for design and simmetry. So he designed the pressure relief valve placement to mark the correct torque for the gasket. He designed the Moka to have the valve and the spelt to be in a vertical line when torqued correctly. In effect despite that attention, even in Italy every day we abuse a lot of poor gaskets.
@@luminousfractal420 that's because biatelli is clearly an imitation 😂 *Seriously, mokas esplodes when the vast majority of holes in the 2 filters are clogged, either by coffee or by solid residues due to evaporation To avoid explosion have just to to clean once in a while. Pressure relief valves clog due to hardwater buildup. There are some new gen valves that you can disengage pressing by hand.
This is the best over engineering channel ever! Tip: if the coffee turns out bitter, you need coarser ground coffee. Suggestion: make a coffee grinder!
"Dude" He wrote a comment which you do as reading comments most likely after the video. Also you fuckin clicked the timestamp yourself "Dude" it´s your own fault lol.
I think these are the longest videos I watch on TH-cam concerning building stuff and everytime I see 30 minutes or so I plan on skipping some parts... but strangely with these videos again and again at the end I realize I somehow forget to skip anything :) Must have been entertaining. You really give them a certain flavour. Obviously the metal work is not your only skill.
Abom79 Optimus Prime: “Never again shall I protect the universe without my cup of espresso first!” ToT: “Ok, but don’t expect me to always be the one to cook fresh coffee at the first sign of impending doom.” Optimus Prime: Eyes begin to glow red...
Man, this is from 2016? Jeez, times fly. Honestly, would love to see a new version of this with your newer and improved video techniques... I mean, machining techniques, yes.
When I was a kid one of my favorite cartoons was The Rescue Rangers. In one of the episodes there is some banter;. "oh you don't wanna eat here.". "Why not?". "It's Gadgets turn to cook. When she cooks everything tastes like machine oil."
Tony, I just wanted to say that I just found your channel and, as a burgeoning machinist, your content is amazingly informative as well as entertaining. Thank you so much for the extensive work you must put into these videos! Planning to film my first machining project video today, turning a simple knob on the lathe.
I had to make a simple knob on my cnc lathe too so as i proceeded, my lathe grabbed me and spun me around a bit and spat me out on the floor and it said "there is your simple knob" !!
@@cmmartti I see this comment is 3 months old and now it's just shy of 550k. He's hitting critical mass, the sub count is exponentially increasing. Also I just realized this is the second comment of yours I've responded to tonight on different TOT videos. I'm binge watching his old stuff. Helps when I can't sleep
Tony, love your content and your sense of humor. You had me doing a double take when you talked about the Higbee cut as that was my mother's maiden name. Turns out the guy who invented/patented it is my 2nd grand-uncle Clinton Allen Higbee. Thanks for the very relatable history lesson!
Btw, This Old Tony While rewatching this video about 329th time I thought I'll share one piece of advice with you When you try to polish just about anything, I suggest you trying to use 3M's P3000 Trizact for final/just before final step It's a spongy sandpaper used for wet sanding. The finish is just lovely. I saw it in form of 150mm diameter discs for sanders and I'm not sure if there is any other, maybe different diameters, but anyway it's still good for manual work. I heard about "higher" grits ("higher" like P6000) and never used it though, but I assume finish would be even better. Although I highly recommend against P1000, bad experiences with those.
This my favorite video of yours, I must have watched it 6 or 5 times in 2 years. It is a great build, such a relaxing and enjoyable video. Keep it up !
19:31 "You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit." Demosthenes
A: I made an Espresso pot. B: Why make it when you can buy one? A: Because I can ;) ...... Excellent build. Subscribed immediately. Keep up the good work.
I too was going to invest in the Stephan branded brushes, but I found out they only come in metric. Unfortunately all my brushing needs are SAE. Nice Percolator though! Thanks for sharing
You might consider doing a "Where are they now?" Shooting the poop. I'm curious if you still use this and many of your other projects that don't make it into videos anymore.
Woke up at 5am, randomly clicked on a TH-cam video with my eyes still closed, hoping someone could talk me back to sleep; it's 7am now, I found myself standing in my shop, wide awake, with no coffee… Good morning Tony! Always enjoying your videos.
Came from Alex channel and now I’m binge watching. Amazing explanations, humour and very well placed demo shots! I don’t even own a screwdriver but just spent an hour watching you machining things.
I agree i'm not really that into metal work. I do a bit of wood working never done metal work but always wanted to try (probably never will) but i watch Tony's videos cuz i like watching people make stuff and cuz they're funny it just hits the spot on everything, i love a good "How it's made" kinda thing i also love comedy and this mashes it up perfectly :D
If you begin with hot water in the bottom chamber and keep the stove temp low you'll get a better espresso that won't taste bitter. Very nice design though, love the wooden accents against the polished aluminium. One of the nicest looking moka pots I've seen!
There will never be espresso coming form this thing. It might be called an "Espresso pot", but what it makes is just coffee. For espresso you need much higher pressures.
Incredible craftsmanship, we really need more people like you on the planet. Companies are still desperately looking for people working with lathe, milling or even CNC machinery. Very good video. 👍
My favorite Italian detective, Inspector Montalbano, always had an espresso pot going on his stove. I never understood the inner workings of that pot. Now I do and I want some espresso. Love your videos! Great balance of humor, machining and editing.
Your wife is an angel. "Can you make a 12-cup version in stainless?" That type of handle would look really great on a dustpan, too! Seriously, this is the way Northrop made fuselage bulkheads for the F/A-18 back in 1982. Bolt a HUGE block of aluminum to the CNC mill and turn it loose... I have no idea how much of that block turned into chips, but 98% would not surprise me at all.
I try and make my rounds watching and supporting fellow TH-camrs. You've been on my list for a while, wish I'd have checked in sooner. Great work Tony!
I was watching a NASA live stream of a Soyuz capsule departing from the International Space Station earlier, and the astronauts had set a camera up pointing at the screen, complete with nice reflection of the camera obscuring what was going on. 😆
That’s why my expresso never turns out so good, I don't use a butane torch to make it...and no WD40. When I was a chef I was told that expresso was the fundamentally the original type of coffee to come out of Arabia about 500 years ago. Who knew they had metal lathes, milling machines and computers back then? Another superb video and excellent build.
Great job! Now you need a tamper to pack the grounds down good and tight. Thanks for this. So I get where you are coming from on projects like these. I am an electrical engineer but my true passion is custom wood working and I own a custom wood working shop. When I don’t have a customer project to work on, I find myself really testing my skill and knowledge with my tools. So I get it and thanks for letting me know I’m not the only one who does this sort of thing. All the best to you and yours!!
No sir - you must NEVER pack the coffee grounds down tight in a Moka pot , or if you do, the pot could explode if the safety valve malfunctions - you may be thinking of the espresso coffee makers used in restaurants and coffee bars , yes in those the grounds are packed tight as those machines work at a much higher pressure - so in moka pots the grounds are just allowed to settle under their own weight - i know as i have used moka pots for more than 60 years and we also have an industrial coffee maker as used in coffee shops.
The first coffee i ever tasted was brewed in such a pot. We call it an "Italian nut", because the most common type here has the angular shape of a nut. I'm still brewing my coffee every morning in such a pot. Not as strong as a real espreeso, from a proper high-pressure machine, but still beats every other alternative! And you made this just right! Good job!
I'm neither a machinist nor a welder ( except for Holland Flash Buttwelding train rails for CN ) and I love these videos of yours. Your editing and humor are one of a kind. Mostly how very professional and skilled you are at fabricating anything. New subscriber here. Hello from Nakina Ontario, Canada.
You are right about the placement of the pressure valve. You want it pointing away from you. Also the height of it is useful as an indicator to fill it up with water to the correct volume. Great build!
It looks mid century modern to me. I want to say a bit Scandinavian. I love it. I watched this video I 2018. Watching again now after getting a machine tech certificate I have a much deeper appreciation for this. Well done!
Nicely done video! Thanks for the detail, the execution and the humor. Always wanted a machine shop of my own but I only have an 8'x8' shed to house it. Oh yeah, the wife uses it for storage. A man's got to have priorities, even if they're not his own... What was I thinking...
Sincerely: What's more important? a SHOP or a wife? This is what you do: Put the wife in the shed and put your lathe and mill in the bedroom. Make it simple, don't BE simple!
@@dikhed1639 l can see you're a lot of fun at parties. I have an even simpler approach. Happy wife, happy life. As long as she's not extravagant, and lucky for me, mine isn't, then we're very happy together. Now somebody help me carry my Shopsmith out of my bedroom...
Excellent job Old Tony. Not just a 'how to use tools to build more tools' project (which I love by the way), but a real contribution to life outside the workshop. Well my guess is it'll be used outside the shop, but maybe it's purpose is just not to have to leave the shop for a coffee. Well done, amazingly good filmed, humorous voice over. Can't stop watching, although I should do other things right now….
I've kinda overwhelmed in the last couple of months from the building/making/forging videos on youtube and didn't feel like watching them for a month or so. This is the one that brought me back in the zone. wd youtube, and wd sir, you are brilliant.
How does a Maker/Engineer make Espresso? Do they: A) Go to a coffee shop and order some B) Buy an Espresso maker and make some C) Realizes they dont have an Espresso maker and makes one, then uses their torch to heat it If you chose A or B, turn in your degree and never build/own a workshop.
But I worked hard for my incomplete business degree! ...which is why I probably watch vids of real builds and only make stuff that hurts me in both process and use.
I love it when Tony says the start of a sentence and then says it again but with an ending. It's a wonderful way of explaining something while subtlety making a point about having given that explanation with perfect timing, but while also drawing attention away from the fact that all of that timing of the video was laid out right from the start. But that's just me.
This channel reminds me of when i used to go with my ungle to his workplace and learn bits of metal working. The constant jokes and the kind of jokes makes it all so great. I love this guy and his way of explaining, editing and humour. Thank you Tony.
Just discovered your channel due to Alex The French Guy & your work on building his pasta machine. I just wanted to say that I am loving your channel Tony, as a private banker I have no idea to how to use my hands to do what you but its brings backs such fond childhood memories of watching my father work with wood in his shed. So a BIG THANK YOU for your videos I look forward to watching more.
I'm watching this for probably the zillionth time. This was my introduction to This Old Tony (Thanks, A.V.E.) not long after it first arrived and it's one of my favorites. 😊
Optimus Prime: “Never again shall I protect the universe without my cup of espresso first!” ToT: “Ok, but don’t expect me to always be the one to cook fresh coffee at the first sign of impending doom.” Optimus Prime: Eyes begin to glow red...
Im not a machinist, nor do i have a workshop. But man do i enjoy your videos. Since i found your channel im binge watching all the videos after i leave my office work. Great channel, great content.
Beautiful work. It may be reminding you of Cylinda line; a range of tableware from the Danish company Stelton, designed by the legendary Arne Jacobsen in the '60's.
As an Italian, I'd say that is a nice handmande moka! The only objection I have, is that Mokas make moka coffee, not espresso coffee; but I'm Italian, you know we are fussy about these things :-)
Don’t worry about the pressure valve. They are pretty anti climatic when they go off. It will start with a slow froth bubble and slowly open up. I still turn it away from me though. Also keep a dirty film of coffee in it to coat it and keep the aluminum taste out of the coffee. I just wash with very very light soap or no soap. Keep the bottom dry so it doesn’t mold though. Great work I subscribed.
Beth the friendly manual/ CNC machinist here! If you’re ever worried about collapsing thin walled section that you’re machining, take a very heavy depth of cut compared to your desired wall thickness at a slower feed rate on your final cut. This essentially ensures the cut is self supporting and therefore you can’t collapse the bushing that you’re making! :) this is how they make bushes with 0.15mm walls :). Give it a go on some scrap and you’ll find some luck!
Beautiful! I am inspired! Think I will attempt to make my own. Might do it all on a CNC though, because I have that available at campus.. If I get the drawings done, would you like a copy? Brad
19:32..."You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit". Demosthenes I enjoyed so much this video, the soundtrack is relaxing, your design and technical skills are from a master, your sense of humor so clever.
Honestly I feel like the difference between being scalded by a spray of boiling water and being burned by a jet of superheated steam is a tomato-tomahto situation
being a plumer, i can confirm this due to own experience... water needs a heck of a lot of energy to vaporize. that combined with the ability to penetrate way deeper into human skin makes a vapor scalding way worse (and more painful for that matter) than a water scalding.
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit. Demosthenes I love it!
Thank you Tony, I can now justify to my wife the second mortgage to pay for a machine shop.
For sure, gotta make that moka pot at any cost.:) I hear ya, I wish I had those tools and expertise.
“I bought a Welder to make my welding cart, and I bought my mill to make accessories for the welding cart” 🤣🤣🤣 Quote from a machinist friend.
What else would you suggest
Got to make that coffee somehow 🤣
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I’ll
lol n
@@RocksolidhandymanTruth bro! lol
Machining a thin walled part from a big solid piece of stock always reminds me of those old cartoons where they use a whole tree 🎄 to make 1 single toothpick. Great video! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
This is why additive manufacturing is obviously better.
@@embretr I disagree. Sintered powdered metal and cast parts are not the same as ones made from solid metal stock. You can make some stuff you couldn't machine otherwise. But that's a pretty broad statement. Plus there's nothing more satisfying than making chips.
@@alexbarnett8541 I suppose it's possible to do a quick forging pass over a cast or sintered part to restructure the metal to something closer to a true forged or pressed part.
But at that point you might well start thinking of forging it from the start.
@@sergarlantyrell7847 the new hybrid CNC and additive machines like the Lasertech 65 3D from DMG Mori are pretty crazy. I think that's going to be the future. Would be cool if they added casting and forging into one CNC controlled machine.
You could start with a thick walled aluminium pipe and then weld a disc on as the base. Not much good for this project though as you need the spout in the middle of the top half.
"We make an outstanding Tea!"
No optimus this is coffee
Great video and build.
My drip coffee maker died one day so I decided to build my own. I used a 1500 watt hot water tank heater inside a stainless pipe to heat the water. The lights in my kitchen dimmed when brewing, but it made a 12 cup pot in less than 60 seconds.
Jesus, did u build a steamer?
60 seconds? But I want it NOW!
@@seanhall8686 Modify a Quooker!
Edit: If you can get 400Volts from your wall there's commercially available 27000 Watt heater elements available. Godspeed.
Make the pipe glass and you basically built a moccamaster. Doesnt much better than that so well deserved 👍
I love coming back to this video, I was 13 when I first saw it. Now I am 20... How time flies... It feels like watching videos of myself when I was little. Those moments where I realised "Oh that's how that works!". Thanks this old Tony. Thanks a lot
"I don't even like espresso, but this channel's got a reputation to maintain."
LOL
(paraphrase)
"It just tastes like an espresso... with a hint of WD40." This guy is a legend!
Callback to this in the video on his cheap tig welder and the list of things to eat that don't kill you.
How does he know what WD-40 tastes like 🤔
@@csnider_1281 i dont think there is a machinist who hasn't tasted it
It smells tasty
I tried it a few times
I don't regret it
Awakened Garou I’ve tried cutting fluid but I’ve only snorted WD-40 cause it smells so good. I’ll taste some now
He got me there too! Hahaha!
Tony, I remember watching this for the first time, four and a half years ago, and being amazed at your work. And the fact that you turned about about £70 worth of stock into a £15 coffee pot.... but the $6,000,000 question is: do you still have it and does it still work?
There is so much gold in this comment!
He can't remember from repeatedly drinking liquid boiled in aluminum.
@@BedroomMachinist Was thinking the same thing... This should be coated
I was just about to write this same question. Tony? Are you still using it?
@@BedroomMachinist bro like every mocca pot in existance is straight aluminium... It's fine...
@this old tony Hi there. I'm Italian, so this qualifies me to criticize your otherwise beautiful work. I had to watch all of your videos to find an hint of imprecision, so I hope you'll appreciate. MR Bialetti has been a precise man and like every Italian engineer had passion for design and simmetry. So he designed the pressure relief valve placement to mark the correct torque for the gasket. He designed the Moka to have the valve and the spelt to be in a vertical line when torqued correctly. In effect despite that attention, even in Italy every day we abuse a lot of poor gaskets.
Wow that's really cool. I have a couple bialetti mocca pots and I guess I've been abusing my gaskets as well.
Nome Cognome : ABUSE - what gaskets are for
My biatelli exploded a few months ago due to that valve not working. Coffee paintjob for the kitchen and my face 👍😐
@@luminousfractal420 that's because biatelli is clearly an imitation 😂
*Seriously, mokas esplodes when the vast majority of holes in the 2 filters are clogged, either by coffee or by solid residues due to evaporation
To avoid explosion have just to to clean once in a while.
Pressure relief valves clog due to hardwater buildup. There are some new gen valves that you can disengage pressing by hand.
This could explain why I go through so many gaskets ..........
This is the best over engineering channel ever!
Tip: if the coffee turns out bitter, you need coarser ground coffee.
Suggestion: make a coffee grinder!
With homemade stainless steel conical burrs!
Stuff Made Here is better if you are looking for over-engineering
"Truth be told I am not that big of an expresso fan." At 28:36 in the video, the timing is perfect on this one :)
*espresso
As a former barista, can confirm that most men aren't fans of espresso either.
Dude you didn’t even give a spoiler warning.
"Dude" He wrote a comment which you do as reading comments most likely after the video. Also you fuckin clicked the timestamp yourself "Dude" it´s your own fault lol.
Alex, what are you doing here :D
I think these are the longest videos I watch on TH-cam concerning building stuff and everytime I see 30 minutes or so I plan on skipping some parts... but strangely with these videos again and again at the end I realize I somehow forget to skip anything :) Must have been entertaining. You really give them a certain flavour. Obviously the metal work is not your only skill.
Rainer Zufall and that "flavor" is WD40
If you're in a hurry but don't want to skip, watch it in a higher speed.
I Havnt done this on any of these videos, but it does work well
Fabulous job on that project Tony, with lots of good laughs as usual! Good to see Optimus in there helping out! 👍🏻👍🏻
Adam, you forgot to mention the other helper...Stefan brush...LOL
Thanks Adam! Couldn't have done it without Optimus.
Abom79
Optimus Prime: “Never again shall I protect the universe without my cup of espresso first!”
ToT: “Ok, but don’t expect me to always be the one to cook fresh coffee at the first sign of impending doom.”
Optimus Prime: Eyes begin to glow red...
Man, this is from 2016? Jeez, times fly. Honestly, would love to see a new version of this with your newer and improved video techniques... I mean, machining techniques, yes.
When I was a kid one of my favorite cartoons was The Rescue Rangers. In one of the episodes there is some banter;. "oh you don't wanna eat here.". "Why not?". "It's Gadgets turn to cook. When she cooks everything tastes like machine oil."
I remember that line. always made me question how machine oil could get everywhere. 20 some years later, as a mechanic, I now know.
Tony, I just wanted to say that I just found your channel and, as a burgeoning machinist, your content is amazingly informative as well as entertaining. Thank you so much for the extensive work you must put into these videos! Planning to film my first machining project video today, turning a simple knob on the lathe.
Thanks Crafted. Just clicked through to your video -- good start! Enjoy/be safe.
This Old Tony thanks Tony!
I’ve never machined, I’ve always been more of a sawdust maker - but I find this channel captivating
This Old Tony italians love you
I had to make a simple knob on my cnc lathe too so as i proceeded, my lathe grabbed me and spun me around a bit and spat me out on the floor and it said "there is your simple knob" !!
Technical skill, production value and personality. I think this channel is going to go far.
nah. it'll stay retcheer.
misread as "I think this channel has gone too far"
@@cmmartti I see this comment is 3 months old and now it's just shy of 550k. He's hitting critical mass, the sub count is exponentially increasing.
Also I just realized this is the second comment of yours I've responded to tonight on different TOT videos. I'm binge watching his old stuff. Helps when I can't sleep
That Stefan brush gave me a good laugh
Yeah me too
+Mattew Diaz +1! :D
same here
new here , what is up with that guy?
I thought my gut would burst from laughing
Tony, love your content and your sense of humor. You had me doing a double take when you talked about the Higbee cut as that was my mother's maiden name. Turns out the guy who invented/patented it is my 2nd grand-uncle Clinton Allen Higbee. Thanks for the very relatable history lesson!
Dear diary,
Today I learned that Demosthenes was reasonable machinist
Btw, This Old Tony
While rewatching this video about 329th time I thought I'll share one piece of advice with you
When you try to polish just about anything, I suggest you trying to use 3M's P3000 Trizact for final/just before final step
It's a spongy sandpaper used for wet sanding. The finish is just lovely. I saw it in form of 150mm diameter discs for sanders and I'm not sure if there is any other, maybe different diameters, but anyway it's still good for manual work.
I heard about "higher" grits ("higher" like P6000) and never used it though, but I assume finish would be even better. Although I highly recommend against P1000, bad experiences with those.
Love the vid. I got to get more tools before I can try this. but in time1
70's, Danish style I'd say. Those wood accents are 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
This my favorite video of yours, I must have watched it 6 or 5 times in 2 years. It is a great build, such a relaxing and enjoyable video. Keep it up !
did you seriously just fucking say "6 or 5?" what kind of fucking degenerate...
I come back to this video constantly! Best channel on TH-cam for sure!
19:31
"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean
and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit."
Demosthenes
I need 5000 of em by Thursday Tony...
You and AvE are my top 2 technical type diy channels.
A: I made an Espresso pot.
B: Why make it when you can buy one?
A: Because I can ;)
...... Excellent build. Subscribed immediately. Keep up the good work.
geniuspharmacist dont you make most thinks because you can and not because you have Go ?
Geniuspharmacist This is essentially the Tao of Alton Brown: We never buy what we can make.
I too was going to invest in the Stephan branded brushes, but I found out they only come in metric. Unfortunately all my brushing needs are SAE. Nice Percolator though!
Thanks for sharing
You might consider doing a "Where are they now?" Shooting the poop. I'm curious if you still use this and many of your other projects that don't make it into videos anymore.
2nd'd
I'd love to see a stainless steel version made :D
You think he ever used a percolator? Even homemade, percolators are probably the worst way to make coffee.
Sam Fisher yea aluminum gives me a case of the ol Alzheimer’s that I’m not too fond of
@@error.418 nah dude look up James hoffmanns technique. It's possible to make good coffee with them but most people screw it up with bad technique.
As a trials rider and retired machinist, I find your videos very entertaining, informative and hilarious. Thank you !
Woke up at 5am, randomly clicked on a TH-cam video with my eyes still closed, hoping someone could talk me back to sleep; it's 7am now, I found myself standing in my shop, wide awake, with no coffee…
Good morning Tony! Always enjoying your videos.
Came from Alex channel and now I’m binge watching. Amazing explanations, humour and very well placed demo shots! I don’t even own a screwdriver but just spent an hour watching you machining things.
Loved! This is the balance of building stuff and humour than I really like :P Subbed :D
I agree, very good!👌🏼
I also really liked the music. seemed to fit this video perfectly.
***** It has a French vibe :D It does work!
Yes! me too.
I agree i'm not really that into metal work. I do a bit of wood working never done metal work but always wanted to try (probably never will) but i watch Tony's videos cuz i like watching people make stuff and cuz they're funny it just hits the spot on everything, i love a good "How it's made" kinda thing i also love comedy and this mashes it up perfectly :D
If you begin with hot water in the bottom chamber and keep the stove temp low you'll get a better espresso that won't taste bitter.
Very nice design though, love the wooden accents against the polished aluminium.
One of the nicest looking moka pots I've seen!
There will never be espresso coming form this thing. It might be called an "Espresso pot", but what it makes is just coffee. For espresso you need much higher pressures.
Also, add a little slice of lemon peel in there. A trick the Italians do I'm told.
Not even; this is a moka pot. The coffee it brews is quite different to espresso, but it's still good once the pot's been 'proofed'. Nice video.
What are you talking about? It's a Moka pot, it works on room temperature water.
@@9peppe If you put hot water in the bottom you're not heating the coffee as much and therefore it becomes less bitter
Incredible craftsmanship, we really need more people like you on the planet. Companies are still desperately looking for people working with lathe, milling or even CNC machinery. Very good video. 👍
I can't count the times I've watched this video, and I still find it entertaining. Great job on this one, Tony!
Best way to spend dinner at my desk: a burger, a beer, and a new This Old Tony video
"that's why i don't like to cut perfect smooth threads"!!! hahahah you're a genious
That's how you cut a higbee thread at home!!!
*mashes subscribe button*
Thanks Nick!
My favorite Italian detective, Inspector Montalbano, always had an espresso pot going on his stove. I never understood the inner workings of that pot. Now I do and I want some espresso. Love your videos! Great balance of humor, machining and editing.
Your wife is an angel. "Can you make a 12-cup version in stainless?" That type of handle would look really great on a dustpan, too! Seriously, this is the way Northrop made fuselage bulkheads for the F/A-18 back in 1982. Bolt a HUGE block of aluminum to the CNC mill and turn it loose... I have no idea how much of that block turned into chips, but 98% would not surprise me at all.
I try and make my rounds watching and supporting fellow TH-camrs. You've been on my list for a while, wish I'd have checked in sooner. Great work Tony!
21:56
"Nothing quite says professional like filming your own screen!"
I was watching a NASA live stream of a Soyuz capsule departing from the International Space Station earlier, and the astronauts had set a camera up pointing at the screen, complete with nice reflection of the camera obscuring what was going on. 😆
"hey Rob Dahm, want some espresso"
"is is billet?"
"I got you fam"
Hey, I understood that reference!
I believe this is the first TOT video I had watched and gotten hooked on!
Me too. I was searching for Moka Pot videos.
That’s why my expresso never turns out so good, I don't use a butane torch to make it...and no WD40.
When I was a chef I was told that expresso was the fundamentally the original type of coffee to come out of Arabia about 500 years ago. Who knew they had metal lathes, milling machines and computers back then?
Another superb video and excellent build.
this inspired me to get a coffee
monotone: "there is my handle, there is my spout" i freaking lost it
Got to love the Stefan brush. Thanks for uploading ATB mat
Great job! Now you need a tamper to pack the grounds down good and tight. Thanks for this. So I get where you are coming from on projects like these. I am an electrical engineer but my true passion is custom wood working and I own a custom wood working shop. When I don’t have a customer project to work on, I find myself really testing my skill and knowledge with my tools. So I get it and thanks for letting me know I’m not the only one who does this sort of thing.
All the best to you and yours!!
No sir - you must NEVER pack the coffee grounds down tight in a Moka pot , or if you do, the pot could explode if the safety valve malfunctions - you may be thinking of the espresso coffee makers used in restaurants and coffee bars , yes in those the grounds are packed tight as those machines work at a much higher pressure - so in moka pots the grounds are just allowed to settle under their own weight - i know as i have used moka pots for more than 60 years and we also have an industrial coffee maker as used in coffee shops.
The first coffee i ever tasted was brewed in such a pot. We call it an "Italian nut", because the most common type here has the angular shape of a nut. I'm still brewing my coffee every morning in such a pot. Not as strong as a real espreeso, from a proper high-pressure machine, but still beats every other alternative! And you made this just right! Good job!
Sometimes, when the flow drops off, I come back and re-watch old ToT videos, and still learn new things.
I don't know why but that music reminds me of my childhood. Made me sad. Nostalgic actually. The sun was brighter back then. The sun was brighter.
it WAS brighter.
My son has that Optimus, and I bet that took close to 1,000 takes before you got that recorded.
He did keep messing up his lines.
I'm neither a machinist nor a welder ( except for Holland Flash Buttwelding train rails for CN ) and I love these videos of yours. Your editing and humor are one of a kind. Mostly how very professional and skilled you are at fabricating anything. New subscriber here. Hello from Nakina Ontario, Canada.
Still, my absolute favorite video of yours. Not too long, detailed, real-world project, complex, multi-opperation, multi-machine - Excellent.
"with Just a hint of WD40"
well that's what I always add to my Expresso instead of sugar!
*awesome video, i enjoyed that project!*
Thanks Jonathan!
Uh oh. Just discovered a potentially good channel! Time to binge.
ha! thanks!
I've done the same the last 4 days.
This Old Tony I discovered you through AvE
2 years!
I've been bingeing over the past week!
"if you think it looks bad now, you just wait till we're finished." HA! Awesome humor and fantastic work, my friend. Well done! :)
You are right about the placement of the pressure valve. You want it pointing away from you. Also the height of it is useful as an indicator to fill it up with water to the correct volume. Great build!
It looks mid century modern to me. I want to say a bit Scandinavian. I love it.
I watched this video I 2018. Watching again now after getting a machine tech certificate I have a much deeper appreciation for this. Well done!
Nice assist by Optimist Prime!
You don't know how happy I am whenever I see this channel uploaded a video.
Thanks Seraphim!
Nicely done video! Thanks for the detail, the execution and the humor. Always wanted a machine shop of my own but I only have an 8'x8' shed to house it. Oh yeah, the wife uses it for storage. A man's got to have priorities, even if they're not his own... What was I thinking...
I have an 8’x10’ shed I have setup with mini mill and mini lathe. It can be done.
Sincerely:
What's more important? a SHOP or a wife? This is what you do: Put the wife in the shed and put your lathe and mill in the bedroom. Make it simple, don't BE simple!
@@dikhed1639 l can see you're a lot of fun at parties. I have an even simpler approach. Happy wife, happy life. As long as she's not extravagant, and lucky for me, mine isn't, then we're very happy together. Now somebody help me carry my Shopsmith out of my bedroom...
Excellent job Old Tony. Not just a 'how to use tools to build more tools' project (which I love by the way), but a real contribution to life outside the workshop. Well my guess is it'll be used outside the shop, but maybe it's purpose is just not to have to leave the shop for a coffee. Well done, amazingly good filmed, humorous voice over. Can't stop watching, although I should do other things right now….
I've kinda overwhelmed in the last couple of months from the building/making/forging videos on youtube and didn't feel like watching them for a month or so. This is the one that brought me back in the zone. wd youtube, and wd sir, you are brilliant.
From laser welding by Optimus Prime to a deeply philosophical bit of lathe-work. Love it! 🤣
And here I am, watching this video again. Probably one of my favorite goto videos when I’m needing a relaxing video fix.
How does a Maker/Engineer make Espresso? Do they:
A) Go to a coffee shop and order some
B) Buy an Espresso maker and make some
C) Realizes they dont have an Espresso maker and makes one, then uses their torch to heat it
If you chose A or B, turn in your degree and never build/own a workshop.
But I worked hard for my incomplete business degree!
...which is why I probably watch vids of real builds and only make stuff that hurts me in both process and use.
I love it when Tony says the start of a sentence and then says it again but with an ending.
It's a wonderful way of explaining something while subtlety making a point about having given that explanation with perfect timing, but while also drawing attention away from the fact that all of that timing of the video was laid out right from the start. But that's just me.
This channel reminds me of when i used to go with my ungle to his workplace and learn bits of metal working. The constant jokes and the kind of jokes makes it all so great. I love this guy and his way of explaining, editing and humour. Thank you Tony.
The nuance of your commenting has me dying 😂🤣 "[and that's the primary reason I don't like cutting perfectly polished od threads]" gold
This is a very nice mid-century modern design. Well done!
Thank yoU!
Hahaha taste like WD40!! Love the sense of humor
shut up, stupid..
Zeet Ouch, what crawled up your butt?
I know it's old video and all, but for aluminum mochas, i think first 10-15 brews are to be trashed for the taste to become "normal"
or better yet use stainless.
Don't use WD40 on your welding table it's an insulator.
Just discovered your channel due to Alex The French Guy & your work on building his pasta machine. I just wanted to say that I am loving your channel Tony, as a private banker I have no idea to how to use my hands to do what you but its brings backs such fond childhood memories of watching my father work with wood in his shed. So a BIG THANK YOU for your videos I look forward to watching more.
I'm watching this for probably the zillionth time. This was my introduction to This Old Tony (Thanks, A.V.E.) not long after it first arrived and it's one of my favorites.
😊
"If you think it looks bad now, you just wait until we're finished!" LOL!!! Love your vijaeos, learned about it from AvE, you have a new subscriber!
Higbee cuts are also very important in firefighting, it gives you a guide so you have a smaller risk of crossing threads when time is critical
"Me, my wife and my two little children" - love it! :)
Crazy to see that the amazing video quality has been with us for years
Oh my god, I love the design of it, it's like beautiful German midcentury modern design. I want it.
But most of all, that's not an ESPRESSO, that's a MOKA pot!!!
A beautiful MOKA I'm very happy for the result! Beautiful! Hugs from Italy.
Optimus Prime: “Never again shall I protect the universe without my cup of espresso first!”
ToT: “Ok, but don’t expect me to always be the one to cook fresh coffee at the first sign of impending doom.”
Optimus Prime: Eyes begin to glow red...
Im not a machinist, nor do i have a workshop. But man do i enjoy your videos. Since i found your channel im binge watching all the videos after i leave my office work. Great channel, great content.
Beautiful work. It may be reminding you of Cylinda line; a range of tableware from the Danish company Stelton, designed by the legendary Arne Jacobsen in the '60's.
As an Italian, I'd say that is a nice handmande moka! The only objection I have, is that Mokas make moka coffee, not espresso coffee; but I'm Italian, you know we are fussy about these things :-)
Someone once told me, that you cant over engineer coffee - Sent him this.
what about the coffee lab from braking bad
i love how you just cut yourself off all the time. hilarious.
Thanks for being awesome
AvE sent me.
Thank you for watching!
Two of the best on TH-cam.
And shadetree surgeon, tho not the same topic. Also amazing.
Don’t worry about the pressure valve. They are pretty anti climatic when they go off. It will start with a slow froth bubble and slowly open up. I still turn it away from me though. Also keep a dirty film of coffee in it to coat it and keep the aluminum taste out of the coffee. I just wash with very very light soap or no soap. Keep the bottom dry so it doesn’t mold though. Great work I subscribed.
Beth the friendly manual/ CNC machinist here! If you’re ever worried about collapsing thin walled section that you’re machining, take a very heavy depth of cut compared to your desired wall thickness at a slower feed rate on your final cut. This essentially ensures the cut is self supporting and therefore you can’t collapse the bushing that you’re making! :) this is how they make bushes with 0.15mm walls :). Give it a go on some scrap and you’ll find some luck!
When angered, Stephan transforms into....Exacticon Prime! No .001mm is safe from his micrometer-like tentacles!
When outside of his workshop, Exacticon must always be kept in brush form.
'espresso with just a hint of wd-40' the best way to start a creative day :D
Beautiful! I am inspired! Think I will attempt to make my own. Might do it all on a CNC though, because I have that available at campus.. If I get the drawings done, would you like a copy?
Brad
you should make a video!
19:32..."You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit". Demosthenes
I enjoyed so much this video, the soundtrack is relaxing, your design and technical skills are from a master, your sense of humor so clever.
I think I'm going to make one for my final project for college, but without any welding.
Honestly I feel like the difference between being scalded by a spray of boiling water and being burned by a jet of superheated steam is a tomato-tomahto situation
From what I've heard it's a pretty huge difference. Steam penetrates a lot of layers of skin in a way that water just doesn't unless you're submerged.
being a plumer, i can confirm this due to own experience...
water needs a heck of a lot of energy to vaporize. that combined with the ability to penetrate way deeper into human skin makes a vapor scalding way worse (and more painful for that matter) than a water scalding.
Just to be pedantic, if steam is superheated, there won't be any water left.
@@87mits that is not how that works but ok
@@strider04 he's talking about wild steam..
makes me wanna drop out of college and start making household items out of metal
15:15
“My sensors indicate trouble!” 🤣🤣🤣
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit. Demosthenes
I love it!
This is one of the super best videos for how it's made! Big thanks and big congrats for your craft skills!!
#Perfect editing