Old Steam Powered Machine Shop 55 Planer Heads North
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- The shop takes delivery of a very important missing machine, a 1897 Whitcomb planer. When set up, it will give the shop the capability to machine large work up to 8 feet long. Thanks to Bill Betley of West End Machine shop who helped greatly in moving and securing the machine for transit. TH-cam Creator Fred Newman did a great job with the 200+ mile haul, and my local riggers at Al Smith Rigging in Binghamton did a good job off loading and moving the machine into place. If you are new to this channel, I run a 1925 shop here for hire under mostly steam power. The earlier videos on the play list will help explain how the whole shop runs. While you're at it, why not subscribe?
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A nice new old acquisition, Dave, and a great shop tour too. So sorry to hear of the loss of your good mate At least you both had time together on the retrieval of the Planer, but it sure is hard when you lose a close friend of many years. Take care of yourself over the next little while, we don't want you joining your good friend Russ any time soon, and finally thanks and gratitude for all the excellent video work that you present to us.
By the way, sorry about the loss of your friend Russ Darrow. I can only imagine the vast knowledge he had and the great friendship.
Hi Dave,
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Please accept my condolences.
I am glad that you were able to get the planer home and in place ok without serious problems. Good to see you working on it already and am looking forward to watching you get it up and running.
Take care and thanks for sharing.
Joe
Thanks for the tour! As a teenager I worked in our local NAPA machine shop for a couple of years. I loved it but I quit to go off to flight school and by the time I came back I was doing other work. But I still love building engines and doing the machine work. That training served me well through 31 years as an Army maintenance officer. I had skills and knowledge from my youth that let me deal with engineers and technicians that I just never could have learned another way. So, I have a love for all machines and the men that make them work!
Really appreciate you taking the time to show the other shop machines and telling a little about the other type of milling/machine work you are doing. Thank you very much.
The shop tour was great, answered a lot of questions I had. Sorry for the loss of your friend, seems like a great guy with that nice smile on his face. You guys are an amazing group! Now get back to work! Thanks
Brings back some good memories running belt driven machines and being the apprentice I had to crawl around up in the rafters to put oil in the oil cups filled with cotton waste on the motors that drove the main shafts and I wouldn't give that up for nothing and I'm glad I lived through it. That old machine shop is now part of the D-DAY Museum in NO. LA.
Alls I see over and over is “Disneyland for grown men”!!! I’d ABSOLUTELY love to be able to come study under you for a couple years. Man, these young men don’t know what they’re missing. Love the channel and shop!!
Warning - old fart comment coming: Dave, I love how clean, tidy and organised your whole workshop is. I just don't seem to be able to get through to younger members of my family, that cleaning and putting tools back in their correct location, drawer or cabinet every single time after use, is not time wasted. It is time saved for the next time you want that tool.
True Wilson, especially when in a machine shop, all you have to sell is "time"....Dave
I caught a glimpse of the move on Freds channel. I am glad it made it safe and is now in a home where it can get the love it needs to get back to proper operating shape. Lots to address after 100+years of use! I really enjoyed getting to see the front shop, you have talked about it but I think this is the first time I remember a tour of it. Lots of great dedicated tooling in there just the kind of stuff I am always looking for. :-)
Brian: Fred did a great job for me, I would recommend him to haul anything. The gearing has a lot of backlash, next thing is to see if that can be taken up a little...Dave
bcbloc02 you mentioned this is the kind of equipment you are looking for. If you are interested in old flat belt driven machines we need to talk.
Sorry for the loss of your friend Russ,please forward our families condolences this family.. can't wait to see this planet in action, hopefully nothing else I broken.
Thanks Larry, Russ told of his first job as machinist, running a planer machining large precision level and straight edge castings. He really wanted to run this one.....Dave
I enjoyed your automotive machine shop info. I am retired now but was in the auto parts business for 30 years. The store I managed had a complete machine shop somewhat like yours, but we also had a crankshaft grinder. That type of work is slowly becoming a thing of the past. I watch all of your videos and you are one of the best! I have a hobby machine shop with old belt driven lathe and mill but they are now electric. Thanks again Dave I have learned a lot from you! Jim Tate, Fairmont, MN
Wonderful machine. We all look forward to seeing it in action. Sorry to hear about your friend Russ, RIP. Thanks for all you do Mr. Richards in keeping all these wonderful machines alive and useful. Also for all the great entertainment. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
love the engine shop. you have been holding out on us. 1/4 cut should bump up the compression on the M, first tractor I ever drove. pint gas for that 283 is cheap power. that and boiler hot water keeps overhead down. thanks for the show
Hi Doug: I just love beating the power company out of anything I can, They never did me any favors...Dave
I love the way you think Dave!!!!
in some states they have to buy power if its hooked up to the grid. I would not risk it. big brother will shut you down
Fantastic descriptions of the engine rebuilding equipment functions. I bet very few people have a clue what goes on to rework an engine. Your practical and functional descriptions coupled with views of the tooling clearly demonstrate your detailed understanding.
Condolences on the loss of your friend Russ Darrow. Thanks for sharing the tour of your "front shop." I had no idea how much machinery was involved in engine rebuilding. Your mods are genius.
Great to see the planer in its new home. Also thanks for the shop tour. I love the Chevy powered shot blaster and the steam heater in the hot parts washer.
Out of all the old machines I've used I've never seen a planner in action. Looking forward to see her run!
Me too.....Dave
Can't wait to see that old piece of iron in action!!!
Holy cow...that engine shop looks like heaven on earth!! Thanks for the tour, Dave!!
My gosh David we out here in TH-cam land had no idea just how....Big you shop really is...Or for that matter what you really do to make a living.....I see now what's going on now....Thanks so much.....As always good to here from you....Untill the next...!!!!!...PS. sorry about loosing Russ..It is hard to loose a friend....!
Thanks Steve, I do appreciate that....Dave
Thanks for the tour of the front Shop. I had no idea. Mmmmmmm makes me wonder what is up stairs?? Lol
Thanks for the tour of the shop I love your ingenuity with the steam line in the 283 waiting for the next video!!
David love the old machines they are getting scariest just like manual machinist we got to keep the trade going.
Sorry for the loss of your friend.
Thanks for the tour of your front shop-that was really interesting.
I can't wait to see the planer in action and looking forward to seeing the rest of the repairs to get it running.
On a side note-I know where the West End Machine Shop is! I used to live in Wilmington and had some friends who lived in the apartment complex behind the shop.
Dave
I'm really glad you finally got the planer home. Seeing the front shop was pretty cool. That rack repair is a great example of using parts that are close to what you need and through the mad skills of an expert craftsman make them work as if they were made by the original mfg. looking forward as always to the next video. Take care.
Great stuff Dave , The planer looks good sitting in your front shop,, and what a great tour of your front shop ,,, I think the 283 needs headers and a jimmy blower... lol very impressed with your commitment to your shop.
Please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your friend Russ Darrow.
G'Day Dave, what a beautiful planer, hard to believe it was made in the 1800's and survived all them years without being totally distroyed, you have to expect a little wear and I'm sure you will bring this beauty back to excellent condition, after watching many of your videos I really can't wait to see you use this machine and show what it is capable of producing, you have a great layout in shop and looks to be quite well organised which is something i need a little education on, thank you for the great tour and the progress on the planer and really looking forward to seeing your next video, all the best Dave, Matty in Australia
I am glad that some care was taken with it along the way. It could have ended up as a welding table or something....Dave
Aloha Dave, I had no idea of your overall operation. Thank you so much for a full shop tour. I enjoyed looking at the ingenuity of the steam heater and the 283 power plant. It makes me wonder about this type of ingenuity a few years down the road. I am looking forward, as always to your next post, Mahalo nui loa for taking us along. Aloha ke Akua
Thank you so much for sharing all this with us, this work with your planer will be interesting to follow.
Also very sorry for the loss of your friend Russ. My sincerest and deepest sympathies to you.
Dave, congratulations on getting the planner! Can't wait to see how you bring it back to spec. Sorry about the lost of your friend.
Dave glad the planer made it into the shop OK. Cool mods on the shop equipment to get them to work in your shop.
The planer has a good home now...I enjoyed seeing the machines used to rebuild heads....I'm still grinning after seeing the Chevy 283 powered shot blaster machine
Congratulations on getting the planer home. Thanks for the front shop tour. Hope to see you at the Pageant of Steam.
Dave, you've got a lot of cool machinery and equipment in your shop. The steam engines are cool, the new planer is very cool. But the Chevy powered Shot Blast machine is right up there as well with the coolness factor. Maybe you can do a little demo video of it in action sometime.
indeed!
The shop tour really brought back memories of my automotive machine shop. I had much of the same equipment. I only thing that I did not see was any cylinder head resurfacing equipment. I hope to see you at Kinsers this year.
I believe if you review 18:28 in the video, you will see the cylinder head machine.
@@paulcopeland9035 Don't know how I missed it.
I am avidly anticipating your next video on the planer.
Cheers
G'day, Dave! Great video about, the shop taking delivery of a very cool, and important missing machine, a 1897 Whitcomb planer. I really enjoyed the Wonderful Machine Shop Tour! Thank you! Cheers! 😊🛠✌🏼❤️
I'm looking forward to meeting you this summer and seeing the planer run!
Great to see the planer in it's new home and looking forward to the project to get it up and running. Thanks for sharing the tour of the front shop. Nice to see how you've modified the machines to better suit your needs. The engine running your shot blaster was a big surprise. I was expecting it was just a project engine that you where running on a test stand. Keep up the good work and the fantastic videos
Dave seeing your shop is absolutely awesome that you have all the modern machines to pay the bills with and the line shaft machines for fun two great combination I can't wait for you to get the planar up and running again ,great video keep them coming Dave
Thanks for the shop tour. I especially like the 283! The planer looks good. I’m enjoying my planer education all ready. Thank you.
Nice Dave, a little fix up and ready to go.
I didn't know you were doing so much automotive type machine work. Cool. I am waiting to see that planer at work.
Every shop needs - wants - has to have a planer! It fits well with your other early machinery. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Sorry about your friend Russ.
I've enjoyed all your videos, but this is the best yet. Really like seeing your personalization of your machines.
I have seen every video and I think this was the best. I love to see old machines and ways of doing thing kept alive. Also I love anything to do with steam power, but to see you also do engine work and have a interest in old cars well that just puts it over the top. Can’t wait to see more videos and hopefully more of the cylinder head work too. There is not enough automotive machine work that I can find.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Love the Chevvy V8 to run the shot blaster.
Wow, what a great video!! Thanks for the tour. Love the modifications, especially piping the steam from the boiler to the parts cleaner, including the cynical laugh after explaining it, LOL...... Speaking of Bridgeport mills, man have I put many, many hours working on a Bridgeport making holding fixtures to machine Boeing 747 parts. That was back in the late 1980's. Before that I worked on Bridgeport's along with a few Clausing's machining parts at the shipyard. Mainly these parts were for large Exxon SS oil tankers.
I'm wondering if David has a "thermostatic Steam Trap" on it or is it going straight out to the tanks outside.
@@stephenhunter70 The exhaust on the washer tank heating coil is mostly for the condensed water that accumulates in it. It goes outside and into a small perforated tank underground with a small steam vent pipe up.......Dave
I get a kick out of beating the power company ....Dave
@@davidrichards5594 -- LOL........ Amen to that!!
" Special tooling for doing special things" Definitely using that line from now on. Great video Dave. Please keep them coming.
Intersting.In this old book I have,"Planers,shapers,and slotters,drilling and boring,milling machines gear cutting,there is a picture or drawing of your machine. The book states it should be set on a stone foundation with the ends rest fairly on the foundation so as not to twist the bed or put it in wind.Leveling is done by testing the "V" guides.No smoke and mirrors here,Very serious stuff,which I'm sure your well aware of.
All the best from John in Texas WOW
That plainer looks good in its new home. Thanks for the shop tour. Like your ingenuity with the steam line and the 283. Good deal on the rack and pinion. Look forward to seeing how it works.
astonishing, and also unbelievable, the effort you put into your channel. after you said that the planer is not oriented the best way, but it make video and photo shooting easier, i thought, thats passion, ! Respect and thanks for all the work you put into this channel, it is nice to see that someone preserves the "old way" of doing things right . all the best to you and yours
Thanks for making this video. Really interesting shop. I love seeing all the machines. I love your work around for the heat and the car motor.
Nice video, I would have jacked the planer up to remove the rack, less work. I unloaded a 1910 vintage 19 inch Le Blonde lathe with jacks by my self, that was fun because I had to pull the trailer out, but a stationary lift with room not a problem. Of course you need two good jacks, two I beams, and lots of cribbing.
That is a great old machine. Can't wait to see it in action. Sorry about your friend Russ, so much leaves the earth with each person that passes. RIP. and prayers for his family.
Glad you got the planer home, and the tour of the front shop was a real treat!
Beautiful casting on that planer! Nice addition to your shop. Really enjoyed the shop tour. Thanks again!
That is a beautiful beast of a machine. I am glad that you are able t give it a home in your shop. Thanks for the tour of the other part of your shop.
You have an impressive engine shop. WOW!
Really enjoyed this video Dave. Especially the tour around your complete shop. Good stuff.
What a nice surprise to see the front shop as well. Thanks for sharing.
Hold it right there ... a 283-powered shot blaster ? What's next, a blown 454 driving a set of ceiling fans to super-cool the shop ... ? Seriously, I love it. Hey, if it makes sense to use it, why not ? Good to see the other part of the shop and yes, the planer fits right in. Can't wait to see her making chips. So sorry about your friend. Regards, Jeff
Thanks for the engine shop tour, that was awesome. Great to see the planer finally made it home.
Thanks for the tour of front shop .... looking forward to more on the planner.....
What a brilliant video,I enjoyed the content more the 2nd time I watched it ,thanks again.
This is gonna be the best series on TH-cam! Long live the planer!
Cant wait to see the video of you getting this operational again.
Dave ; I really enjoyed the tour of your engine shop !! Thanks Mark
Great video! Enjoyed seeing the front shop, and that planer is super cool.
A great new home for the planer and new life too!
What a super video of a really great machine shop .I bet his engine work is second to none .Thanks David ,I look forward to the day when the planer is re-commissioned .
Congrads on your planer , As a Old retired auto Mechanic wish your shop was in Michigan , looks Great ! Bill
first time ive come across your channel ,have really enjoyed it ,never seen a planer before that size and style , great !
Dave, when I saw that small block Chevy, my first thought was, "Could that possibly be the old Chevelle engine?". Well blow my mined if it isn't the same engine that powered your "64 Malibu with which we would go for late night coffee nearly 50 years ago. As I remember, it was a 283 bored to 301 with 12:1 pistons, messaged powerpac heads, 350 hyd. cam, cast iron 300 horse intake and 600 Holley carb. Just the ticket for running a shop blaster! At 2000 rpm, I don't suppose you have any trouble throwing fan belts. I really enjoy your TH-cam stuff. Surely you are a techo's techo!!
Well, you have to be techo and there are only probably 2 of them that would know that stuff and only probably one that would remember it in detail.....Dave
Thank you for sharing your shop setups, I had no idea you did all this work behind the scenes. Great to see the planer has a new home and will be brought back to life again. Sad about your friend leaving the mortal coil, but he was right in there up till the end. A good way to pass-hope he finds another shop up there. Best from ‘down under ‘ 👍🛠🔭🇦🇺
Thanks for the comment Shevill........Dave
Wow your shop back in the day must have been the NASCAR engine shop. Even today you have some pretty impressive machines and tooling to do quality work. Thank you for sharing with us.
Seeing the engine shop brings back some memories for me. I did my time on cylinder heads and using a FN boring bar to bore blocks. Nice guide & seat machine. The shot blast engine is way cool Dave. And yes the planer looks good sitting there. Be nice to see it going.
Sorry for the loss of your friend, a great video and start of an exciting chapter.
That's a really great shop and video. Looking forward to how things develop. Thanks for the tour.
So cool to see you saving a piece of history! Really enjoyed seeing the “other” side of the shop and can’t wait to see the rest of this series!
Wow wow wow. So super excited to see a line drive planer.
Really clever setup with the 283 on that one machine. Good luck with the repairs on the planer.
Thanks for the video.
I think your shot blaster would benefit from a candied apple paint job and some zoomies.
Dave, what a treat to see the Qwik-Way equipment (and the planer as well!). Old school engine work is a dying art. I'll have to stop in sometime and visit, as I live not too far from Cool Springs, Pa. so not a bad drive. Excellent video!
Nice place to put the planer 🙂 I didn’t now that you have so big shop! ❤️
Very interesting episode. Suffering from planer envy now!
That is so cool! Whenever I search for shop auctions I use 'shaper' or 'planer' as a search term. Not because I need one but I know if there's one in the auction there will be other good stuff!
It was great to see the money making shop. Thank You.
It must be quite a challenge to remember what all that tooling is for!
Awesome planer/shop tour .. thank's for sharing
Ahh , I loved the tour Dave .. Keep us posted on the planer repairs .. ENJOYED !!
Very neat and organized shop . I know you are very proud of it.
Nice Shop Dave! I always wondered what was on the other side of that shop. Looks like you're setup to do just about anything you can imagine!
I always wondered how you supported the steam powered shop. Refreshing engines needs a whole lots of machines and special tooling and tools. Using steam to do some of the work, well done. The chevy powered shot blaster, who'd a thunk it? Keep up the excellent work sir.
You are an amazing Craftsman, you have an amazing shop, I look forward to each and every video you share with us!!!!!!
Dave, congratulations on getting the planer! I really enjoyed the tour of your engine shop !! Thanks Regards from Holland
Glad to hear from you Wil......Dave
Another extremely interesting video, thank you for sharing with us.
Thanks for the view of the rest of the shop , That is very interesting to say the least .so much tooling and equipment, more than enough that you can either repair or make almost anything that the more modern larger businesses won't as it's not profitable for them to take this type of work on especially anything involving steam power repairs .
Chris: Sadly enough, I know of no shop at all in the Binghamton NY area that could or would do any type of special "one off" machine work jobs, they don't exist anymore. That's why I was so impressed with Bill Betley's shop in Wilmington. ...Dave
very nice setup up for you engine rebuilding business.