Wow! You are much stronger than most of us realized because those parts weigh much more than I thought they would. You are performing old world craftsmanship with modern tools...Just shows you what amazing craftsmen that our forefathers were! Wonderful work sir! Thanks for sharing so many details! This will be a beautiful and valuable piece of work when you are finished with it!
Dave, It is a pure joy to watch you attack a job like this. All of the various skills that are needed to be employed come together in a progression of tasks that when properly choreographed reveal a true work of art. Thank you once again for sharing these moments.
After watching several videos, I think I have a greater appreciation for the number of disciplines that you have mastered. I also agree with you about having more to learn. It's an endless experience. There's always going to be something you encounter that you can gain knowledge from.
I have a good friend that built a pressure treating tank out of a piece of schedule 80 steel 48 inch pipe almost 18 feet long. He bought it and the end cap and flange at a scrap sale at one of the local chemical plants. He worked on the railroad with me and collected ruff cut 2 X 8s & 10s oak grain box car doors and the same size and type oak for shipping bricks on flat cars. He made 1 X 8s & 10s X 8 feet long, 2 X 4s 10 feet long and 2 X 3/4 X 8 feet long for the battens. He built one of the best looking board and batten fences I have ever seen. He pressure treated them with that green wood preserver and added a red dye to it so the boards came out a reddish brown color. He collected and treated the lumber over several years and built the fence when he built their new house after Hurricane Isaac. Like you he is also a master of several trades.
My friend, you are a craftsman, hope to come see you in the summer of 19. When I watch your videos I think about the things I have built, rebuilt or just repaired. Then I realize that when people such as ourselves are gone the professions we have where we work with our hands and brains will, for the most part be gone. I will be a sad day when all of these things can either not be done or have to go to another country to be done, because the next generation and all consecutive generation are more interested in sitting on their butts and tapping a key board than learning how to do a trade. Look forward to next week.
Dave, I stumbled onto your Borax wagon series a while back, and I was fascinated by all the various techniques, especially the ones around the wheel building , which was a new experience for me. I was so impressed with your craftsmanship that I started working my way through all your videos. I was also very impressed with your ability to lift that 170 lb axle, and effortlessly heave those 120 lb hubs on top of your bench! I just turned 75, so I have an excuse for NOT being able to accomplish that feat, but even 10 years ago I suspect I'd have been hard pressed! Anyway, really enjoy what I've watched so far, and looking forward to viewing the rest of them. Thank you.
A weekend wood butcher like me has a tough time having a foot stool come out right. I marvel at how you can have such immense parts turn out right on the money. You, sir, are a national treasure.
My dad (73 y) came up in my living room (we share our house, he has downstairs, I have the 1 floor) and saw your video on my tv, he saw the hubs and said "that is gonna be one big wagon wheel" and sat down to watch. He couldn't see the captions and doesn't understand English, so I translated the rest of the video for him. He knew exactly what you was doing, and said he looked forward to the next video.
Tanya You need to sit down and enjoy a rainy day with your Dad and binge watch the entire series of Dave building the Borax Wagons from start to finish. I am sure your Dad will love that series as well.
I really appreciate all the extra time you put in by moving the camera to make your videos more interesting. You are doing a great job. Please keep it up.
Most young men a third of this man's age could not lug 170 lb axles and 120 lb hubs around like they were made of foam. Great job. This man is obviously not shy of hard work. A lesson to the younger generations.
John Nelson hard work has nothing to do with lifting 120 lb hubs. I would use that lift a lot more so when older i still can do that. But thats called smart work. Thats a lesson from the younger generation to the older generation. ergonomic equipment is becoming a very important part these days for work because we need to work longer before retiring. It shows we all can still learn something from each other. Best regards.
xander witt My comments were more in honor of this man and his work ethic. But I will say that the younger generations need to toughen up a bit and stop getting offended with every percieved slight. Social media has created a world of drama queens.
John Nelson you said a lesson for younger generations. We are not so much offended or drama queens ( aldo im not so young anymore).. but it makes me wonder who is offended .The respect part stand lose from this, respect we can show in many forms and we wouldnt be here if we didnt.And if you dont mind the internet is for any generation including you as your here, its called social media;) Best regards, and dont offend people so quickly, it shows no respect.
@@xw6968 I have to agree with you on this one. I would have used a 2 wheeler and a longer air hose instead of doing everything the hard way... Scrooge Mc Duck- "work smarter, not harder"
No reason to bring down one generation to try to compliment someone. That's not how you do it, at least not if you're trying to be smart, classy, or decent. You praise his work and let it stand on its own. Any personal issues you have with an entire other generation are your own. As for offense, that's how society moves on. That's how the civil rights movement worked. That's why women can vote. That's why we don't have different sets of water fountains.
So happy to have landed on your channel. Since the Borax Wagons till now have not missed your Friday night videos. Your Sir are a master and a teacher & artist. Thank you for bring us [me] along with you on this trip.
I am clad you are breaking down the video's of the work you do on the wagons it shows more detail of how and why you do things plus the skill you have. Thank you ECS.
I finally made it through all your videos. Now I'm sad because I have to wait a week for each new video. Still, something to look forward to. Cheers, Frank.
hello form your neighbour in Utah. I found your channel about two months ago and I binge-watched every video, probably twice now. and I'm finding it hard to wait a week between videos. but ill make you a deal, you keep making them and I'll keep watching them.
I was also going to suggest some type of overhead crane system or at the very least a hydraulic cart with a lifting platform. However, after watching you easily handle the 170 lb axle and the 120 hubs, it's clear to me that you already have a winch hanging from each shoulder, a spine forged from spring steel and two hydraulic pistons for legs! Outstanding work Mr. Engel, both in front of and behind the camera. Let the weekend begin!
You are Mr Montana! Throwing 120 pound hubs like it nothing! Man, if I'm as strong as you are when I'm as old as you, I will be one happy man!! You rock! Keep these video coming! I look forward to you videos every Friday!
New subscriber here and I wanted to drop you a note saying what a pleasure it is to watch you practice your craft. You have accumulated quite a variety of specialized tools and equipment and as I have seen most, if not all, were made by you. Very impressive skills you possess and interesting to watch.
This is my favorite channel on youtube. Others would cnc those patterns. You do it in an effective way showing fancy tools are not important if you know what you are doing. Love your old style approach to the job. Simple and effective. Thanks for sharing. Regards. By the way, I'm amazed you move all that heavy stuff just by yuorself. Well done!
You make it look almost easy the way you wrestle axles, hubs and other parts around. A swinging lift may be something to think about though I'm not sure you need it. There was one in my shop that I used all the time as I got older and more broke down. Nice work as usual.
I recently discovered your channel and now, a little at a time, I'm watching all your videos. Beautiful contents and beautiful storytelling. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing work and complicated to me but looking good. I knew those hubs had to be heavy with the way you were toting them. Look like some drafting work making the patterns on the cardboard. Thanks for showing us. Y'all take care and God bless.
Another great video and learning experience. And I just came to the realization of the weight of this rig. With a full load of borax and a full water tank, it amazes me that only 20 mules could pull it.
Very fascinating watching the layout of the wagon. The process of positioning the hounds is really smart, love the use of templates. I would have tried to simply measure the positioning, and got it wrong too. I'll add that tip to my bag of tricks, thank you Sir!
Another great video. Those hubs are pretty heavy and I was wondering how you plan to do this job when you get old. 😊 As I watch you move from one task to another I can’t help thinking you must have already done this a time or two. Keep the wagons rolling and keep the videos coming too; you always leave us wanting more. 😎👍
I always await your new videos eagerly. You seldom disappoint. That Makita rep must have liked your unsolicited plugs. Hey, man, a good tool is a good tool! Thanks again for letting us watch.
I worked at a wood treating company where we pressure treated telephone poles and lumber in huge retorts. The operators would cycle from a vacuum to pressure, sometimes several times to penetrate the wood. Of course, with the shortness of the hub and the abundance of end grain on them, I don’t imagine that you have a lot of trouble getting decent penetration. I also stabilize wood turning blanks for my lathe but I just use a vacuum on those. Interesting process.
You really aught to make those templates out of door skin or Even 1/4 ply instead of cardboard, your great grandchildren/apprentices would be stoked. Nice work, as usual.
Hey Dave, I discovered not only are your videos favorites of us Layman other Craftsman who are utube content providers are watching too. I know you had some interaction with Scout Crafter recently and the other day I mentioned you to MrPete222 and he quickly responded he never missed a video. It's nice knowing people I respect enjoy watching you too.
I used to use one of those old autoclaves (it was quite a bit bigger than this one) but it was so reliable! The huge ones we have now cost 100,000 and being so electronic breakdown nearly every two weeks. Jeez, I miss those old ones.
The keen eyed observer in me noticed some other very BIG hubs in the background as you were setting out the pressure treated hubs. I hope that is a sign of a future video series after the Water Wagon.
Always enjoy these videos & look forward to the next one. Re Engine Lifter: It's usually possible to get the unloaded hook to the initial required height by merely lifting the boom by hand. Saves considerable cranking particularly if the hook needs to start high.
ya know, if you broke down a bought a 25' air hose you wouldnt have to push that 300lb tank with the hub in it all over your shop. also get rid of the hose on the tank and put a quick connect fitting on the tank and get rid of that old stiff leader hose. Love your work, you need to modernize a bit, at your age you gonna bust a gut (hernia) if you don't modernize and work easier. I'll be hooked on this project, keep us updated pops.
So much going on to think about, so good that cutting will be next week, time to think. I was thinking in the beginning about a lift ( happy to see you used one) because this work is asking alot of your back when you do it so much, i even would try using it more often .Hospital equipment is great , my dad makes ergonomic equipment for hospitals, a lift is one. An old hospital bed ( with out top) would be great for your work , so you can move hole wagon parts around( they are great for tight corner moving).Thank you for the video agian, best regards.
That one hub sitting by the scale and worked on a little towards the end of video looks like an even bigger honker at least in size! Might not have the weight in metal bands the water wagon has but looks larger in size. Bet that one has a story also. Enjoy every video...as usual.
I like your new clear plastic room divider. you might have had them and just replaced them. Anyway I think you should inner the strongman contest you should be ready when you get through. lol. awesome work Mr. Engels thanks for sharing
The one thing you need buddy is an over head electric gantry crane in there to go any where in shop make your life easier buddy . It's so nice watching you work. .
couldnt fit two at a time it must give you a great deal of satisfaction to recreate something from days gone by i know i get a great deal of satisfaction just watching you do it thanks for letting us watch
Each axle plus hubs weighs 185.973 kilos, without endcaps. Wow! I am constantly amazed by the craftsmanship you bring to every part of the build. I was worried for a moment you were going to scrap the pattern for the rear hound due to that spelling error! :D
I never get tired of watching you. Is there anything you can't do? It is guys like you that built this society. And how many University courses you must have taken to do this....Lets see NONE. Just plain old experience and common sense. You are my Friday escape. Simpler times and hard work...Fewer rules and more work being done. BTW Do you have safety meetings every morning? :-)
