It reminds me working as an apprentice at the D.A. Hochstetlers in Topeka Indiana 1982. When all the Amish came into the wheel shop with very bad treated wheels, and we should fix what was left of the wheels to the absolute smallest cost. We had one advantage - we used an huge hydraulic ram from late 1800 when we put on the iron tire - and that helped a lot. Keep on doing your very excellent movies!
I know I'm late to the party on this one, but I'm just amazed at the amount of engineering that went into these wood wagon wheels! I had never thought about it, naturally, being brought up in the age of automobiles, but they were quite sophisticated! I think those hubs were pretty hinky on these wheels - that's a part I think I would have replaced if were doing this. But, you're the wheelwright, and quite the craftsman, and you made them functional again. Thank you for taking us along on this journey.
Dave, I appreciate the extra time and effort you put into getting the "extra shots" from different viewpoints for editing those brief segments where, for example, you see the hammer hit the nail or rivet from one side and then see it fly out on the other. I'm sure others here appreciate it as well. It's the icing on the cake. Thanks!
I agree, I find his videos often contain a few shots that make me think about and appreciate the thought that goes into shooting and editing. This time it was the maybe one or two second shot of the tyre-iron rotator (used for heating) slowing to a halt when unplugged. There's a kind of slow, gentle poetry in these stories.
I do get a kick out of the stop animation stuff hes done,,I bet it was a lot of fun to put togrther and its quite entertaining.?. Or maybe Dave just has some secret magic and the parts just jump to his commands.?
As a fellow craftsman in multiple trades, I am completely mesmerized by your extreme talents in such esoteric specialties. My hat is truly off to you. I appreciate the general lack of music, so I can pick my guitar with what's left of my joints while I watch in amazement. Thank you.
I love woodworking, sometimes I make something, sometimes I just make sawdust. I am a 75 year old Disabled Vietnam Veteran. When I came home, I was so afraid of death, I was no longer living. So, I became a Hospice Volunteer. After the first year, I thought, I need to do more. So I started working on wood projects for the families to remember their loved ones by. I just wish I had your tallent.
Good enough, a good friend once told me that the worst enemy of a good idea is a better idea, sometimes optimal is not achievable with the resources available or allowed, so you have to be creative and accept that good enough is exactly that, good enough to function properly and safely, as well as last a while. I restore homes, it's funny that all the channels that I watch, we tradespeople are forever in need of band-aids and tape, lol! No matter how good, experienced, and careful you try to be, you still get bit, oh well, there's always band-aids.
Think think think overcome the urge to make it all new and perfect looking at what cost and not the original wheels. Keep it original and it will work fantastic. Great to watch you strip and build a wheel again and see the tools working especially the home built specials. Love the efficient way the shims are glue in the hub and wedged into position still allowing repair to carry on. Heating the wire and allowing gravity to pull them level before brazing them together everything has a reason and done in the most efficient manner. And of course made to look easy by a skilled craftsman.
A retired Army Colonel once told me "The goal is perfection, the standard is excellence". That was an excellent repair, perfect for the situation which presented itself to you. Well done.
I had a LTC tell us an 80% solution executed on time was better than a 100% solution executed late. I took a lot from that. Perfection is not always required or desired.
Thank you for telling us which side of the spoke the shim goes in the hub. The reason you gave explains that it's position is so important! Something most people wouldn't have considered. You're the best. ❤🌅🌵😷
Well Mr Engel I never tire of the so-call "same old" it always intrigues me. It's good old fashion hard work with a lot of on the fly ingenuity thrown in. I love the common sense shown. Well done sir.
You are not only a great and skilled craftsmen but a real gentlemen and honored you word and fixed what turned out to be more than you thought the wheel needed. It really was pretty rough. You are a real gentlemen!
What fun for a city boy who's never used real tools. I felt so superior when I saw the runout on the lathe and actually knew that was the issue. I never get tired of watching you "scuff" the tires into place. Intuition says that they'd just pull right back over time, but obviously, they don't. I lost a bet with myself - I thought you have to wind up making new hubs. Those spokes looked to be in really great shape to me. I winced as you hammered directly at your crotch! ;o) Thanks for sharing this with us, I always wondered about this craft and it's very nice to learn the details.
The practiced ease with which you do this is a pleasure to behold. The wheels were junk when brought but they left many many times better and safer.. Thank you for the entertaining videos you so expertly produce!!!
Still amazed at the craftsmanship that is required. Amazed at the equipment required. Am lucky to see just what went into my grandpas carriage wheels. From the time I was in in elementary school until I was in high school my grandpa would come with his horse and carriage to pick up me, my cousins at school and bring us home. The best horse he had was Nell. She was gentle.
I always found that you cost new builds and repairs/renovations differently. With new, you could cost a job pretty well because you knew all the variables. With repairs or renovations, I always offered an estimate and not a quote because we never quite knew what we were going to find and how long it would take to fix it. I did have a customer who insisted upon a quote for a renovation. Fine, I just doubled what I was going to estimate it for - that covered everything and the customer paid way too much.
@@martincox7354 I used to renovate and restore vintage cars. If I had a customer like that I used to get them to tell me their maximum they thought the job would be worth and they always said far more than I had in mind. Once they think it's their idea I have no complaints over the bill.
Hi once more from England Dave..joy to watch as usual. For me it’s the old grey matter drawing down from experience,(as we saw you doing there) the best,cost effective way to go about such a repair,or any type of repair to a budget for that matter! What I believe you arrive at is what is often called a bodged repair!? My thoughts are..it takes a bloody good bodger to be capable of such skilled work!, So I say bodge on when the Devil (and lack of funds),so demand! Stay safe all of you ...Please! X from the UK
Perhaps I’ve been watching too many of your videos, as I’m now trying to anticipate what you might do when you find a problem. For the loose spokes in the hub, I thought about using shims before you said it! Certainly was better than making new spokes, and helped make up a little of the time you don’t get paid for. I admire all you do!
I spent a good deal of time searching the Internet for another wainwright. There is one in the U.K., and none other in the USA. But saying there is but one Dave Engels is still an understatement.
I still enjoy watching the process.. I weld and braise and still like to watch it done, as well as figuring out how to recondition a pair of wheels.. I'm doing my wire wheels on my classic 62 sunbeam and have disassembled several to make one good one from the best of a few.. I have all the spokes set aside and getting ready for paint and resemble...OK its not a wagon wheel but its got spokes! and its satisfying to make what was basically throw away back into good service..CHEERS!
Seeing you spin the handwheels on your tire stretcher reminds me of the mad scientist Doctor Frankenstein spinning dials and pulling levers on his crazy equipment--and I mean this in a *good* way! The world is a better place with you in it, Dave.
You've become a really good videographer Dave. Lots more details are shown, without taking as much time as it used to. I also suspect that it is quite nice having this video record for clients. I've often wondered how many of my customers begin to understand what went into the pieces I make for them (I'm sure none of them do). Yours can certainly see and appreciate it. Laughed a lot at this one, as different problems came up. I actually enjoy the videos where you solve the problems like those encountered here. I think you did an great job on those tenon edges. Some folks might have poured in a gap filler, but that isn't as good as wood. Thanks as always
You remind me of one of those Italian master-craftsmen who's the only man left on earth who's mastered an old craft and keeps it alive. That makes me happy.
Thanks again, Dave. Your videos are the highlight of my Friday evenings! I really appreciate seeing your policies and philosophy in practice - there are some great lessons to be learned here, and I think that explains one (more) reason why your videos are so welcome. Please be assured that you would be greatly missed if you were not "here".
Three things Mr. Engels. 1. You are going to come in and realize one day, that you wore a hole into the concrete banging those tires on the concrete floor so many times. 2.A lot of what I seen you do reminds me of what I have to do to my bike when I have a wheel go bad or break a spoke. 3. You reminded me of something my father use to say about a job that was less then idea. Which was it's good enough for Government work. My late dad by the way is prior Military and served in the motor pool. Now I do wonder some times, if it is not possible to get someone to make me an old pair of wooden wagon wheels for my bike, with all the spokes I break mind you my bike is actually an old Schwinn adult trike. But I think it would look odd to see an adult trike with wooden wagon wheels on the back two wheels. lol
A very enjoyable 24 minutes, as usual. I found myself thinking, how pleasant (for me) it would be to take a trip up north, pass thru Joliet and say hello.
As my great - great granny used to tell me when "things weren't going according to Hoyl" or plan ... "could always be worse ..." And as Great Grandad was fond of saying ... "Expect the worst. That way you'll never be dissapointed..." Good job salvaging what was there. 😷👍
I am a bit of a perfectionist myself. When you started the not getting paid time (or actually when you edited in on going to give the lathe a try) i was thinking you’d rebuild new hubs at least for those ;) Cracked and all as they where. You did well in knowing your craftsmanship to go this route with the filler-pieces and getting there with the old material. Great job of good enough! This was cost-effective for the customer
Job well done !!! It's unreasonable to expect a perfect job repairing a wheel that didn't start life being perfect. Although the repair wasn't perfection...the workmanship was.
Now, that video serves as a great testimony of problem solving a complicated adaptive process. Truly, a great example of where experiential knowledge meets functionality and economy.
An absolute wizard at work there!! I though those hubs were junk, Dave, but you brought them around just fine. Many many years of experience cannot be beaten👍🏻👍🏻🏴🇬🇧
Another excellent video. The attention to details and all those different camera angles make what you do beyond fascinating. The editing and sound quality is very well done. I deeply and truly enjoy and love watching you work. I would volunteer to assist you anytime. Just to learn. Thank you fine sir, and keep up the great work. Jim
*Great work Dave!* I've never even owned anything with a wooden wheel that I can remember, although I grew up around a few of them, mostly pony carts and the like. Therefore, I've never worked on a wooden wheel and most likely never will, but I still have a difficult time not stopping to watch the entire process, every time it shows up on my feed. You are truly a craftsman that has spent many hours doing what you do and it shows.
I like just looking around his shop, the semi-cluttered corners, the well used equipment, the old tools. It has such a welcome feeling about it. Unlike some other shops on those TV shows that look like a NASA clean room. They are an abomination to my eye. But, each to his own I suppose!
My shop is the same. I've inherited tools from at least 3 or 4 generations. (Nothing of great value unfortunately). I take great pride using a wrench that my grandfather used in the early 1900s.
They came in looking pretty scrappy. They went out looking fabulous. A perfectionist's eye is never satisfied but the customer's perception can still be 'perfect.' It is a challenge to accept the customer's perception.
Dave, if you can't repair it nobody can. Another great video. I have watched all your videos and can see how your experience shows increasing ability to repair almost any wheel, wagon or cart.
Another good job done on some pretty ropey wheels. Always love watching the tyres go on, particularly the "skid"part to close up the gap. Just amazes me how that works.
Bet the new stove is more efficient, but I will miss the beauty of the old one. Thanks for another wonderful Friday evening of great craftsmanship sir.
Hiya Dave. Somehow I hear the godfather in the discussion. " I am no longer doing wheels", "Just when I thought I was out, they drag me back in". I still enjoy the video no matter what you are working on.
I love watching your work... "the time you don't get paid for", thinking time. I make bows (wooden archery bows) and I tell newbies they should spend at least as much time thinking as they do removing wood. I do a fair few repairs and it's always interesting to see other people's work and try to figure out how to do a tricky repair... those "just" jobs that take an awful lot of thought and time... :-)
Had to take the not perfect but it will do route today trimming a older horse with arthritic knees. Even with pain meds it’s a trial keeping her feet up long enough to make progress. Her sole leaves a lot to be desired but her toes are shorter and her heels are back where they belong and the foot is reasonably balanced. Thinking I may have to have my vet teach me how to do a carpal block to make things easier on both of us!
.....very methodical and always a pleasure to watch..... different wheels is a different challenge regardless of the same basics is always interesting to see........ thank-you........... UK......
I enjoyed watching you salvage and repair the cart wheels. Those same principles and techniques can be used on much more than wheels. Thanks again for taking the time to film and share your knowledge, and for proving that sometimes it really is possible to make chicken salad out of chicken crap.
The light came on for me when you put the wedge in the spoke in the rim. I've used that same technique putting handles in hammers, axes, mattocks etc. It just never occurred to me that I could use that same method on basically any mortise and tenon joint to tighten up rickety chairs, wobbly tables, etc. Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. In my defense, I never claimed to be a wood worker. My old man was a pipe weldor and we never fit anything with the precision you do. We always wanted a little gap, generally about the thickness of the metal, so the weld would get full penetration. In later years when I started using a MIG gun it was even more important, cause it wouldn't dig like a stick rod did. Still picking up things from every video, thanks for the lessons.
for those of us that have that worn and somewhat "loose" wheel hub that really needs to be addressed this gives me a great basis to have a go at repairing it....once I've bought a replacement...it's always good to have a spare ;) Thanks again Dave, I always look forward to your videos, they are an excellent resource and I appreciate you sharing them with us
This job/video reminded me of last weeks video, about business & standard of workmanship. If we've quoted for a job and we find that the work needed to repair the item will exceed the quote, what's the best approach? Ask the customer for more money or keep quiet and take the loss? I sometimes have to compromise & do a repair that is not to my usual standard, it doesn't feel right, even if i know the repair will suffice. It's possible to miss something when quoting a price, it's inevitable. I find it hard to ask for extra cash especially if the customer is on a budget.....tricky. Thanks for another grand video.....DA.
I live in a Amish community...just love the craftsmanship in these wagons and skies. A true art. I enjoy your channel. At the end of the day you have to feel satisfied! Another great vid.
Hi Dave: Friday has become a day that I really look forward too! You usually post a new video, and I look forward to the education. Really great content! I have been doing wood working for a very long time. In one of your recent videos, you suggested using a hoof rasp. Well, I took your advice, and bought a used one, in like new condition, from a vet! I must have 20-30 files, rasps, routers, etc.This hoof rasp works GREAT! I build a lot of outdoor furniture, and this rasp is just what I needed to round off corners.; not to aggressive, just right! Thanks Again! Gary
Well done once again thank you, Dave This comes back to the video you did the other day when you said you need to know when good enough is good enough. From the model engine doctor from down under. If I ever have the opportunity to get over there one day i would like to spend some time with you and maybe even give you a hand..
One upside to making these videos besides our entertainment is that the owner of those wheels sees how much work went into his "Quick Fix" - Thank you for entertaining me yet again.
that was excellent to watch thank you you just hope the customer realizes that it took more than the 25 minutes you show your editing and experience make it look easy
Watching you work wheels never gets old. The calls you make for different things that could be done, that have to be done and the person who you’re doing the job for and what they will be used for all come back to the name behind the work. You seem to always make it work. Thanks for sharing with us Dave, you have a great channel. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻.
I would have to empathise with that job . I have had to many where a literal 5cent part has failed inside a machine and it needed to be striped repaired and recalibrated. As my luck goes it is usually the very first or second component you assemble. Not to mention that as it was difficult to see or even noted by the user and as it was a 5 cent part they continued to use it way past the damage point. Some say you cant polish a turd, however that looked pretty shiny to me. Cheers
Even though you have done repairs like this many times, it still must be a rewarding "feeling" to bring these wheels back to life, and usefulness. Love your videos Dave!!
Hi Dave , me and my 5 year old daughter Rosie are watching you and she said you look very beautiful , and that we should tell you :) all the best from the UK and love the channel
How many of us have had those thoughts, should I start over from new or fix what there is. I don't build wheels but I've dealt with those thoughts on a few different occasions. You made that project look easy with the magic of film. Great job
I knew every step of this process. Kept saying yep, you are going to do this next Bill. Why? Because Bill taught me on TH-cam. Thanks Bill for sharing, why I am a subscriber!
I've seen it all before. Guess what? I never tire (pun) of watching you re-tire a wheel. And I just watched you disprove the old adage that "you can always take more wood off but you cannot put it back on again". Nice repair of the spoke sockets. I think I saw that coming. May I assume you numbered each spoke so they went back where they came from? A little paint and those wheels could pass off as new. Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2021 and stay healthy.
Je n'avais jamais remarqué le serrage pour planifier la roue juste avant de cercler. Et je trouve toujours la machine pour enfiler les câbles d'acier dans les pneus, extraordinaire. Les roues s'est tout l'équilibre de la voiture. Portez vous bien. Pierre de Vierzon. France.
I have noticed that with some folks the definition and value of quality changes quickly depending on if they are buying or selling. Fortunately Dave is not one of THOSE people. Another great project.
It reminds me working as an apprentice at the D.A. Hochstetlers in Topeka Indiana 1982. When all the Amish came into the wheel shop with very bad treated wheels, and we should fix what was left of the wheels to the absolute smallest cost. We had one advantage - we used an huge hydraulic ram from late 1800 when we put on the iron tire - and that helped a lot. Keep on doing your very excellent movies!
The West hydraulic tire press? Great machine.
I know I'm late to the party on this one, but I'm just amazed at the amount of engineering that went into these wood wagon wheels! I had never thought about it, naturally, being brought up in the age of automobiles, but they were quite sophisticated! I think those hubs were pretty hinky on these wheels - that's a part I think I would have replaced if were doing this. But, you're the wheelwright, and quite the craftsman, and you made them functional again. Thank you for taking us along on this journey.
Dave, I appreciate the extra time and effort you put into getting the "extra shots" from different viewpoints for editing those brief segments where, for example, you see the hammer hit the nail or rivet from one side and then see it fly out on the other. I'm sure others here appreciate it as well. It's the icing on the cake. Thanks!
I agree, I find his videos often contain a few shots that make me think about and appreciate the thought that goes into shooting and editing. This time it was the maybe one or two second shot of the tyre-iron rotator (used for heating) slowing to a halt when unplugged. There's a kind of slow, gentle poetry in these stories.
Thank you Clarence.. I enjoy mixing it up a bit.
I do get a kick out of the stop animation stuff hes done,,I bet it was a lot of fun to put togrther and its quite entertaining.?. Or maybe Dave just has some secret magic and the parts just jump to his commands.?
As a fellow craftsman in multiple trades, I am completely mesmerized by your extreme talents in such esoteric specialties. My hat is truly off to you. I appreciate the general lack of music, so I can pick my guitar with what's left of my joints while I watch in amazement. Thank you.
I love woodworking, sometimes I make something, sometimes I just make sawdust. I am a 75 year old Disabled Vietnam Veteran. When I came home, I was so afraid of death, I was no longer living. So, I became a Hospice Volunteer. After the first year, I thought, I need to do more. So I started working on wood projects for the families to remember their loved ones by. I just wish I had your tallent.
Good for you! Keep it up.
Good enough, a good friend once told me that the worst enemy of a good idea is a better idea, sometimes optimal is not achievable with the resources available or allowed, so you have to be creative and accept that good enough is exactly that, good enough to function properly and safely, as well as last a while. I restore homes, it's funny that all the channels that I watch, we tradespeople are forever in need of band-aids and tape, lol! No matter how good, experienced, and careful you try to be, you still get bit, oh well, there's always band-aids.
True statement.
Undoubtedly, but,definitely, knowledge, experience,understanding, and professionalism , together, make the impossible, really, possible.
Think think think overcome the urge to make it all new and perfect looking at what cost and not the original wheels. Keep it original and it will work fantastic. Great to watch you strip and build a wheel again and see the tools working especially the home built specials. Love the efficient way the shims are glue in the hub and wedged into position still allowing repair to carry on. Heating the wire and allowing gravity to pull them level before brazing them together everything has a reason and done in the most efficient manner. And of course made to look easy by a skilled craftsman.
Thank you.
A retired Army Colonel once told me "The goal is perfection, the standard is excellence". That was an excellent repair, perfect for the situation which presented itself to you. Well done.
If he had been enlisted I'm sure he would have followed that up with "...but we're stuck with you" :)
@@MichaelOnines LOL.
Yep. When perfection becomes the enemy of good enough, going out of business follows.
@@arlynsmith9196 Perfectly said.
I had a LTC tell us an 80% solution executed on time was better than a 100% solution executed late. I took a lot from that. Perfection is not always required or desired.
Thank you for telling us which side of the spoke the shim goes in the hub. The reason you gave explains that it's position is so important! Something most people wouldn't have considered. You're the best. ❤🌅🌵😷
Well Mr Engel I never tire of the so-call "same old" it always intrigues me. It's good old fashion hard work with a lot of on the fly ingenuity thrown in. I love the common sense shown. Well done sir.
You are not only a great and skilled craftsmen but a real gentlemen and honored you word and fixed what turned out to be more than you thought the wheel needed. It really was pretty rough. You are a real gentlemen!
The biggest challenge was probably in the decision process.
12:17 I like it when you point to where I'm supposed to look as you are tightening that clamp. It makes your intention very clear. Thank you. ❤🌅🌵😷.
What fun for a city boy who's never used real tools. I felt so superior when I saw the runout on the lathe and actually knew that was the issue. I never get tired of watching you "scuff" the tires into place. Intuition says that they'd just pull right back over time, but obviously, they don't. I lost a bet with myself - I thought you have to wind up making new hubs. Those spokes looked to be in really great shape to me. I winced as you hammered directly at your crotch! ;o) Thanks for sharing this with us, I always wondered about this craft and it's very nice to learn the details.
It was just like the old days when it was always wheels is the shop. Nice to see again
Always like how you save what us who dont know better,older wooden wheels,when you are done new and old look the same
The practiced ease with which you do this is a pleasure to behold. The wheels were junk when brought but they left many many times better and safer.. Thank you for the entertaining videos you so expertly produce!!!
I learn so much from every video. The devil is in the details. Please keep on doing it the way you are doing it!!!
It’s easy to make a new part . However, reusability and salvaging an old historic part is a great challenge.
Still amazed at the craftsmanship that is required. Amazed at the equipment required. Am lucky to see just what went into my grandpas carriage wheels. From the time I was in in elementary school until I was in high school my grandpa would come with his horse and carriage to pick up me, my cousins at school and bring us home. The best horse he had was Nell. She was gentle.
The time you don't get paid for ... Every craftsman has to deal with this on almost every project.
I always found that you cost new builds and repairs/renovations differently. With new, you could cost a job pretty well because you knew all the variables. With repairs or renovations, I always offered an estimate and not a quote because we never quite knew what we were going to find and how long it would take to fix it. I did have a customer who insisted upon a quote for a renovation. Fine, I just doubled what I was going to estimate it for - that covered everything and the customer paid way too much.
@@martincox7354 I used to renovate and restore vintage cars. If I had a customer like that I used to get them to tell me their maximum they thought the job would be worth and they always said far more than I had in mind. Once they think it's their idea I have no complaints over the bill.
Hi once more from England Dave..joy to watch as usual. For me it’s the old grey matter drawing down from experience,(as we saw you doing there) the best,cost effective way to go about such a repair,or any type of repair to a budget for that matter! What I believe you arrive at is what is often called a bodged repair!? My thoughts are..it takes a bloody good bodger to be capable of such skilled work!, So I say bodge on when the Devil (and lack of funds),so demand! Stay safe all of you ...Please! X from the UK
Its great to sit back and watch the process you go thru to over come a challenge. "Touch of the Masters Hand"
Perhaps I’ve been watching too many of your videos, as I’m now trying to anticipate what you might do when you find a problem. For the loose spokes in the hub, I thought about using shims before you said it! Certainly was better than making new spokes, and helped make up a little of the time you don’t get paid for. I admire all you do!
I spent a good deal of time searching the Internet for another wainwright. There is one in the U.K., and none other in the USA. But saying there is but one Dave Engels is still an understatement.
I still enjoy watching the process.. I weld and braise and still like to watch it done, as well as figuring out how to recondition a pair of wheels..
I'm doing my wire wheels on my classic 62 sunbeam and have disassembled several to make one good one from the best of a few..
I have all the spokes set aside and getting ready for paint and resemble...OK its not a wagon wheel but its got spokes! and its satisfying to make what was basically throw away back into good service..CHEERS!
I get it and agree. Thanks.
I would like to see a video with all your shop made jigs and tools
Seeing you spin the handwheels on your tire stretcher reminds me of the mad scientist Doctor Frankenstein spinning dials and pulling levers on his crazy equipment--and I mean this in a *good* way! The world is a better place with you in it, Dave.
You've become a really good videographer Dave. Lots more details are shown, without taking as much time as it used to. I also suspect that it is quite nice having this video record for clients. I've often wondered how many of my customers begin to understand what went into the pieces I make for them (I'm sure none of them do). Yours can certainly see and appreciate it. Laughed a lot at this one, as different problems came up. I actually enjoy the videos where you solve the problems like those encountered here. I think you did an great job on those tenon edges. Some folks might have poured in a gap filler, but that isn't as good as wood. Thanks as always
Yes, when the owner of the 2 Seat buggy began watching, his comment was, "I had no idea."
You remind me of one of those Italian master-craftsmen who's the only man left on earth who's mastered an old craft and keeps it alive. That makes me happy.
Never apologize for repairing or making wheels Dave, I can watch it all day long.
Well done. I takes a lot of experience to make that call. What is amazing is that there was no compromise on the final product.
Thanks again, Dave. Your videos are the highlight of my Friday evenings! I really appreciate seeing your policies and philosophy in practice - there are some great lessons to be learned here, and I think that explains one (more) reason why your videos are so welcome. Please be assured that you would be greatly missed if you were not "here".
Thank you. I'm trying to share some of the realities of the business. It's not always in just the doing, but includes the why's behind the how's also.
Three things Mr. Engels. 1. You are going to come in and realize one day, that you wore a hole into the concrete banging those tires on the concrete floor so many times. 2.A lot of what I seen you do reminds me of what I have to do to my bike when I have a wheel go bad or break a spoke. 3. You reminded me of something my father use to say about a job that was less then idea. Which was it's good enough for Government work. My late dad by the way is prior Military and served in the motor pool. Now I do wonder some times, if it is not possible to get someone to make me an old pair of wooden wagon wheels for my bike, with all the spokes I break mind you my bike is actually an old Schwinn adult trike. But I think it would look odd to see an adult trike with wooden wagon wheels on the back two wheels. lol
I've heard my father use the same phrase. Sometimes it would be, "for the girls I go with" also.
A very enjoyable 24 minutes, as usual. I found myself thinking, how pleasant (for me) it would be to take a trip up north, pass thru Joliet and say hello.
VERY GOOD ...FROM SPAIN..OK👍
Once again I'm impressed. I thought this would be a no fix or complete rebuild. Good job.
Thanks for sharing the less-than-planned side of things, Mr. Dave!!!! Enjoyed that!!
You are also a fine video maker. Camera angles, editing, audio, lighting are superb.
Thank you.
As my great - great granny used to tell me when "things weren't going according to Hoyl" or plan ... "could always be worse ..."
And as Great Grandad was fond of saying ... "Expect the worst. That way you'll never be dissapointed..."
Good job salvaging what was there. 😷👍
I am a bit of a perfectionist myself.
When you started the not getting paid time (or actually when you edited in on going to give the lathe a try) i was thinking you’d rebuild new hubs at least for those ;)
Cracked and all as they where.
You did well in knowing your craftsmanship to go this route with the filler-pieces and getting there with the old material.
Great job of good enough!
This was cost-effective for the customer
You're exactly right. It was all about the customer.
Nice save Dave. They look very nicely restored.
Nice save, Dave!. It's a pleasure to watch you work. Thank you.
Job well done !!! It's unreasonable to expect a perfect job repairing a wheel that didn't start life being perfect. Although the repair wasn't perfection...the workmanship was.
Some nice photography that made the expected a little ‘unusual’ and another nice job. Thank you.
That's quite a job you did Dave. It's Such a pleasure to watch you work.
Now, that video serves as a great testimony of problem solving a complicated adaptive process. Truly, a great example of where experiential knowledge meets functionality and economy.
An absolute wizard at work there!!
I though those hubs were junk, Dave, but you brought them around just fine.
Many many years of experience cannot be beaten👍🏻👍🏻🏴🇬🇧
Thanks again, Dave. Never tire of watching whatever you are doing.
Another excellent video. The attention to details and all those different camera angles make what you do beyond fascinating. The editing and sound quality is very well done. I deeply and truly enjoy and love watching you work. I would volunteer to assist you anytime. Just to learn. Thank you fine sir, and keep up the great work. Jim
Thank you Jim
Tremendous video. Truly a gifted craftsman in your trade. Enjoyed the video and never get tired of you doing wheels
*Great work Dave!* I've never even owned anything with a wooden wheel that I can remember, although I grew up around a few of them, mostly pony carts and the like. Therefore, I've never worked on a wooden wheel and most likely never will, but I still have a difficult time not stopping to watch the entire process, every time it shows up on my feed. You are truly a craftsman that has spent many hours doing what you do and it shows.
Good job. Another satisfied customer and you fit into his budget.
I like just looking around his shop, the semi-cluttered corners, the well used equipment, the old tools. It has such a welcome feeling about it. Unlike some other shops on those TV shows that look like a NASA clean room. They are an abomination to my eye. But, each to his own I suppose!
Exactly! This time I noticed that slightly wobbling motor shaft.
My shop is the same. I've inherited tools from at least 3 or 4 generations. (Nothing of great value unfortunately). I take great pride using a wrench that my grandfather used in the early 1900s.
Yeah I agree...Dave Richard's has a cool old steam powered machine shop,, you should take a look at his channel too.
Congrats on the new wood stove! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos!
The could you just jobs are always a mare. The wheels vids are still mighty impressive every time Dave thanks again
They came in looking pretty scrappy. They went out looking fabulous. A perfectionist's eye is never satisfied but the customer's perception can still be 'perfect.' It is a challenge to accept the customer's perception.
...great joie to watch and see true craftmanship in every single move and plan - thank you kindly from ZA!
Dave, if you can't repair it nobody can. Another great video. I have watched all your videos and can see how your experience shows increasing ability to repair almost any wheel, wagon or cart.
Well..... I'll give it a try anyway. Thanks.
Another good job done on some pretty ropey wheels. Always love watching the tyres go on, particularly the "skid"part to close up the gap. Just amazes me how that works.
he didn't even have to flip it over..
Always looking forward to see the new upload each Friday
I love to watch a craftsman at work
Yours is an art not a job, you are really good it is a pleasure to see you work
Bet the new stove is more efficient, but I will miss the beauty of the old one. Thanks for another wonderful Friday evening of great craftsmanship sir.
Perhaps he is saving the old stove for Winter. So much Radiant heat from that Behemoth.
It was a tough desicion but efficiency was the factor.
Hiya Dave. Somehow I hear the godfather in the discussion. " I am no longer doing wheels", "Just when I thought I was out, they drag me back in". I still enjoy the video no matter what you are working on.
I get the time not paid for, no one who owns a business is unfamiliar with time you dont get paid for. Thanks for sharing. Charles
Once again thanks for the video, until next week.
I love watching your work... "the time you don't get paid for", thinking time. I make bows (wooden archery bows) and I tell newbies they should spend at least as much time thinking as they do removing wood.
I do a fair few repairs and it's always interesting to see other people's work and try to figure out how to do a tricky repair... those "just" jobs that take an awful lot of thought and time... :-)
Dave, even though I've seen you do this work before, I enjoy seeing it again. Keep up the great videos and don't be afraid to repeat stuff.
Had to take the not perfect but it will do route today trimming a older horse with arthritic knees. Even with pain meds it’s a trial keeping her feet up long enough to make progress. Her sole leaves a lot to be desired but her toes are shorter and her heels are back where they belong and the foot is reasonably balanced. Thinking I may have to have my vet teach me how to do a carpal block to make things easier on both of us!
.....very methodical and always a pleasure to watch..... different wheels is a different challenge regardless of the same basics is always interesting to see........ thank-you........... UK......
Dave throwin' shade on the wheel builder... LOL.
It's a lot to watch. I watch your videos every week aref from iran
Thank you.
I enjoyed watching you salvage and repair the cart wheels. Those same principles and techniques can be used on much more than wheels. Thanks again for taking the time to film and share your knowledge, and for proving that sometimes it really is possible to make chicken salad out of chicken crap.
It transcends more than just wheels huh.
The light came on for me when you put the wedge in the spoke in the rim. I've used that same technique putting handles in hammers, axes, mattocks etc. It just never occurred to me that I could use that same method on basically any mortise and tenon joint to tighten up rickety chairs, wobbly tables, etc. Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees.
In my defense, I never claimed to be a wood worker. My old man was a pipe weldor and we never fit anything with the precision you do. We always wanted a little gap, generally about the thickness of the metal, so the weld would get full penetration. In later years when I started using a MIG gun it was even more important, cause it wouldn't dig like a stick rod did.
Still picking up things from every video, thanks for the lessons.
for those of us that have that worn and somewhat "loose" wheel hub that really needs to be addressed this gives me a great basis to have a go at repairing it....once I've bought a replacement...it's always good to have a spare ;)
Thanks again Dave, I always look forward to your videos, they are an excellent resource and I appreciate you sharing them with us
Yes running wheels with loose tires adds more expense in the long run because of the spoke tenon damage that is happening.
Nice to see the tyre wire equipment back in action. Not many tyres done recently, as evidenced by the lack of scuff marks on the floor. 😀
This job/video reminded me of last weeks video, about business & standard of workmanship. If we've quoted for a job and we find that the work needed to repair the item will exceed the quote, what's the best approach? Ask the customer for more money or keep quiet and take the loss? I sometimes have to compromise & do a repair that is not to my usual standard, it doesn't feel right, even if i know the repair will suffice.
It's possible to miss something when quoting a price, it's inevitable. I find it hard to ask for extra cash especially if the customer is on a budget.....tricky. Thanks for another grand video.....DA.
Ohhh the world of the entrepreneur.
I live in a Amish community...just love the craftsmanship in these wagons and skies. A true art. I enjoy your channel. At the end of the day you have to feel satisfied! Another great vid.
Hi Dave:
Friday has become a day that I really look forward too! You usually post a new video, and I look forward to the education. Really great content!
I have been doing wood working for a very long time. In one of your recent videos, you suggested using a hoof rasp. Well, I took your advice, and bought a used one, in like new condition, from a vet!
I must have 20-30 files, rasps, routers, etc.This hoof rasp works GREAT! I build a lot of outdoor furniture, and this rasp is just what I needed to round off corners.; not to aggressive, just right!
Thanks Again!
Gary
Good job! I see a long time. Thanks.
I agree. I like the double side option.
Well so far the wind of my spirit have not picked very old man up yet, so....Thanks very much....Looks good to me....!
Well done once again thank you, Dave This comes back to the video you did the other day when you said you need to know when good enough is good enough. From the model engine doctor from down under. If I ever have the opportunity to get over there one day i would like to spend some time with you and maybe even give you a hand..
Exactly. Hope to meet you some day.
Thank you Dave.
One upside to making these videos besides our entertainment is that the owner of those wheels sees how much work went into his "Quick Fix" - Thank you for entertaining me yet again.
Enjoy your videos immensely!
When you made those shims on the bandsaw and then worked them in...the fit was perfection!
that was excellent to watch thank you you just hope the customer realizes that it took more than the 25 minutes you show your editing and experience make it look easy
Fascinating and instructional. I learn every time I watch you.
Watching you work wheels never gets old. The calls you make for different things that could be done, that have to be done and the person who you’re doing the job for and what they will be used for all come back to the name behind the work. You seem to always make it work. Thanks for sharing with us Dave, you have a great channel. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻.
Thank you.
What a thankless task it shouldn't take long to fix except when you're a perfectionist GREAT job 👏
Thanks for sharing, Dave - another great lesson on patience and know-how !!
Thanks again Dave. Always educational.
Como siempre exelente trabajo... un saludo desde montevideo Uruguay
I would have to empathise with that job . I have had to many where a literal 5cent part has failed inside a machine and it needed to be striped repaired and recalibrated. As my luck goes it is usually the very first or second component you assemble. Not to mention that as it was difficult to see or even noted by the user and as it was a 5 cent part they continued to use it way past the damage point.
Some say you cant polish a turd, however that looked pretty shiny to me.
Cheers
It's great to see you are able to get some more life out of them, lovely work!
Even though you have done repairs like this many times, it still must be a rewarding "feeling" to bring these wheels back to life, and usefulness. Love your videos Dave!!
Thanks. There is something about seeing them solid again.
Hi Dave , me and my 5 year old daughter Rosie are watching you and she said you look very beautiful , and that we should tell you :) all the best from the UK and love the channel
Be sure to tell that little darling thanks.
How many of us have had those thoughts, should I start over from new or fix what there is.
I don't build wheels but I've dealt with those thoughts on a few different occasions.
You made that project look easy with the magic of film.
Great job
I knew every step of this process. Kept saying yep, you are going to do this next Bill. Why? Because Bill taught me on TH-cam. Thanks Bill for sharing, why I am a subscriber!
I've seen it all before. Guess what? I never tire (pun) of watching you re-tire a wheel. And I just watched you disprove the old adage that "you can always take more wood off but you cannot put it back on again". Nice repair of the spoke sockets. I think I saw that coming. May I assume you numbered each spoke so they went back where they came from? A little paint and those wheels could pass off as new. Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2021 and stay healthy.
Je n'avais jamais remarqué le serrage pour planifier la roue juste avant de cercler. Et je trouve toujours la machine pour enfiler les câbles d'acier dans les pneus, extraordinaire. Les roues s'est tout l'équilibre de la voiture. Portez vous bien. Pierre de Vierzon. France.
I have noticed that with some folks the definition and value of quality changes quickly depending on if they are buying or selling. Fortunately Dave is not one of THOSE people. Another great project.