FIXING A 1900's STEAM HAMMER! Pt. 8

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@adrianburmester1159 14 дней назад

Nothing screams "this needs a precision level" quite like an outdoor session with the angle grinder and soft wood under over a ton of steel

@jakeoshay 14 дней назад

Indeed, the precision angle grinder. Done by hand. 😂

@TheDimsml 14 дней назад

@@jakeoshay I hate to be that guy, but don`t they hand scrape surfaces flat? I do know that if one uses that blue stuff, a carbide scraping tool and a reference flat surface, then you can get it pretty flat by hand alone. Not with an angle grinder, of course, but I thought it was just step one to remove excess metal.

@whoshotashleybabbitt4924 14 дней назад

@@jakeoshay nothing more precise than the “eye-crometer”

@Spookydude3 14 дней назад

@@TheDimsml hand scraping is painfully slow, with how out of flat that was it wouldn't be too unreasonable to use an angle grinder to at least get it close-ish if it was going to be hand scraped.

@beanieweenie9543 14 дней назад

@@TheDimsmlit would take 2 years to hand scrape that anvil.

@bennymorris6107 14 дней назад

Gets out a machinery handbook in previous video. Proceeds to be an absolute menace with machinery 😂😂

@eaoden8654 14 дней назад

A menace *to* machinery as well

@RobertGracie 14 дней назад

Alec previous video, does it by the book, this episode, the book is gone burned to ashes while Alec dances on its remains!

@SnyperMK2000JclL 14 дней назад

To be fair I'm pretty sure that's his default lol... gets a good idea of what to do then tries to do it from memory... its like a game of telephone that usually goes off the rails a tad.

@areyounecessary 14 дней назад

Having the handbook implies a willingness to read it :p

@AnthonyBowman 13 дней назад

@@SnyperMK2000JclL And now you know a little bit more about how to make compelling content on a highly successful RU-vid channel: Do things well enough to work and satisfy the essential needs of the thing and satisfy the people watching, but also do it just screwball/weird/wrong enough to give the complainers/haters/knowitalls/compulsive commenters something to comment about repeatedly. Add 1 part merch/sponsor plug, 2 parts charm, a dash of luck, and a whole lot of grinding (figurative and literal), and boom!

@michac3796 14 дней назад

Install a laserpointer on the head of the bridgeport, so see if the dot on the wall sags as well... then you know, that the table sags bc of the head being too heavy.

@AlecSteele 14 дней назад

Great idea!

@brettfontaine4681 13 дней назад

I thought this was going to be some bullshit answer but that sounds so simple and effective.

@pacificcoastpiper3949 6 дней назад

@@AlecSteeleya definitely gone mad mate😂😂😂

@tekkno.logist 14 дней назад

That setup impressed and horrified me in equal parts. Well done!

@FullSendPrecision 14 дней назад

I expected it to tip over.

@taitano12 14 дней назад

He and Will... They have the tendency to do that.😂

@2000broncosfan 14 дней назад

This is hands-down the craziest thing I've ever seen done with a Bridgeport. And I love every second of it. Absolutely amazed with the solutions Alec comes up with sometimes.

@drinkmorecocacola 14 дней назад

he couldve put two metal rods through the plastic housing on the circular saw. could even drop the tool down more than the plate it has installed.

@saltgunz_0064 14 дней назад

and with that jank set-up, ending up 0.15mm out of parallel beggars belief. i was raised in a household with a machinist/fabricator. i know how hard that small of a variance is to achieve with a good set up. i'm astonished.

@2000broncosfan 13 дней назад

@@saltgunz_0064 Yep, pretty impressive. I went to school for machining for a year or two, so I know a little, but not a ton. But enough to know how much of a pain in the ass it must have been to get that setup right lol

@Gimshooter 14 дней назад

12:48 - *flashback to Will's darkest hour*

@_Agent_86 14 дней назад

I thought this was the flashback to his darkest hour @9:12 😂

@FACTBOT_5000 14 дней назад

The 9-11 of blacksmithing.

@Sokar12345 14 дней назад

Id say we are watching his slow descent into madness but we are picking up quite some speed now.

@whoshotashleybabbitt4924 14 дней назад

😂😂😂

@JCisHere778 14 дней назад

Maybe two suggestions: Firstly put the prcision level on the Bridgeport table to confirm that the table is not twisting and possibly tighten the gibs/ add more counterweights accordingly. Secondly, try to use a three-point contact for the anvil. This will get rid of the wobble you observed and makes leveling much easier. (That is just hammer in three wedges :) )

@NeMoC53 14 дней назад

My grandfather used to say “anybody can do it with the right tools…. How do we get it done with the tools that we’ve got?” Hats off to you bud. This is what he was talking about 😎👍

@geneticdisorder1900 14 дней назад

Yep, make use of what you have at hand. 🖐️

@Grandwigg 12 дней назад

@@geneticdisorder1900and hopefully having both hands intact at the end.

@Mike-po2dv 14 дней назад

This is the very definition of "STUNT MACHINING". Glorious!!!

@patrickleslie9932 14 дней назад

I’ve been watching Alec for YEARS now, and never have I ever been more nervous for him than when he started taking the mill apart haha

@nanotyrannus5435 14 дней назад

This setup is exactly the correct amount of insanity. I think with leveling stuff there is a direct relation between how complex the leveling process is to how twisted you have to think to achive it.

@StefanGotteswinter 14 дней назад

I love the approach you took. That tickles all my "i will not send these parts out to another shop"-senses. Also appreciate your crocs. Best shop shoes.

@StefanGotteswinter 14 дней назад

Addition: Would use two chain come-alongs and four concrete anchors to clamp the anvil base down, if i had to do this and could not talk myself out of it

@googleuser859 14 дней назад

I just came from your rotary table video to this abomination of a setup. I lt just shows there's different ways to do something 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

@njoshua3265 14 дней назад

@@StefanGotteswinter I agree, we've come too far too give up at the finish line

@AlecSteele 13 дней назад

Thank you Stefan!

@nokbeen3654 14 дней назад

Immaculate timing. Wife off on a work trip for the night. Which means it’s steam hammer on the living room tv whilst eating 😂👍

@takumi2023 14 дней назад

can't she appreciate a 20 minutes video? its not that long...

@MichaelFrankNZ 14 дней назад

@@takumi2023 Could be a steam hammer marathon perhaps? The artful descent into madness would make for a decent night of telly to me.

@nokbeen3654 14 дней назад

@@MichaelFrankNZ I remember the previous videos far too well. Instead it’s been a star Trek the animated series marathon on the bedroom tv. And don’t tell her this, but I ate in bed whilst watching 😈

@takumi2023 14 дней назад

@@nokbeen3654 lol dude if you like. i wouldn't eat in bed though too messy.

@vopenacattleco 14 дней назад

Nice alibi 😂

@Tvngsten 14 дней назад

I wasn't so focused on this episode until I saw you beheading the Bridgeport. Then I was absolutely hooked!

@wofulbadger978 14 дней назад

If you’d have told me at 15 years old, I’d be getting excited for a new video of a man fixing 100 year old equipment I’d have never believed you yet here I am at 26 excitedly clicking on this newest upload 🤣

@machineshopatthebottomofth3213 14 дней назад

Usually when Alex touches a machine tool I cringe, this time is no different, however I am impressed with the lateral thinking here and I can see this working with some tweaks. A good start would be to scale the cutter down to a 20mm end mill. If he replaced the wood blocks with concrete and used the forklift to press the work down to the floor I think it would stiffen it up. Looking forward to the next episode!

@needamuffin 14 дней назад

I've never heard the term "eyecrometer" before. I like it a lot, I'll have to start using that.

@ADRIAAN1007 14 дней назад

The world needs more people like alec who think outside the box and follow through.

@robm.4512 14 дней назад

I didn’t realise he’d followed through as well, didn’t even notice him fart. For myself, when I saw the Bridgeport rearranged with all of the mass of the head assembly overhung off the end of the table like that, I very nearly filled my own shreddies.😂

@17penobscot 14 дней назад

Wedging the saw with the wedge your sawing …😂😂😂

@dan725 14 дней назад

So I usually watch videos at 1.5x. The part where Alec gets giddy with his giggles and laughs in fast playback speed is HILARIOUS and also makes Alec looks mad with that crazy Bridgeport setup LOL. My god that looks so sketchy as hell, but I can’t believe it worked LOL.

@jaredpalko3015 14 дней назад

Taking "Need a tool, Make a tool" to a whole new level. Love it!

@marc-andrecharlebois5312 14 дней назад

I've been watching you for years and I'm glad you gotten back to these types of multi episodes long series. Working on your machines is as fun and educational as the forging videos. Keep up the good work. Love your content

@daveevans8355 14 дней назад

I’ve been watching since barker street and I think this is one of my favourite series in years! So fun to watch you guys brainstorming and coming up with crazy solutions.

@pizza6447 14 дней назад

i love this series so much for some reason

@robertsmith4681 14 дней назад

Yeah taking apart old timey machinery is always interesting, we have much "better" stuff today but these old timers were still a lot more clever than we tend to give credit for.

@richard_builds_it 14 дней назад

My motto is ‘there’s always a solution’ and this episode is literally right there 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

@patrickdorton6549 13 дней назад

I am loving the new machining focused content, I do miss some good ol' heating and beating of metal

@seangerst6561 13 дней назад

Soooo, for real, this is by far the most hilarious video series i have ever seen from any creator on RU-vid, its so well documented and it just has this experimental and childish kind of vibe but with heavy machinery and a proper community on your side 😂💪🏼😎 let's gooo

@thalanoth 12 дней назад

I've held off from watching you for months in hopes this would be done... just got from part 1 to part 8... suppose I'll have to wait another few months =p the project is definitely worth it for me, I truly enjoy putting myself in the place of 1900-1920 machinists' mentalities and resource availability. Great history, rock on man

@bleeblin5252 11 дней назад

Wowow the 1900’s?!? This thing is more than 25yo?!? What a piece of history!

@JordanNeenan 14 дней назад

Alec is really straining the bounds of the adage "If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid."

@Crentonius 12 дней назад

We definitely find it entertaining. Always go down the unknown path my friend, it’s the best viewing

@theGolde 10 дней назад

Heya Alec! This is my favorite series you've done in years. Nothing against your other projects, but something about the absurdity of restoring such a neglected piece of history is very compelling. Keep it up brother

@DaroffApFire 14 дней назад

This is becoming the most chaotic series you've ever done, and I'm all for it!

@JiryStark 14 дней назад

See Alec going full mad scientist with this project is too much fun

@davelangford2439 14 дней назад

I love this series so, so much. There's nothing like it on RU-vid.

@markfergerson2145 14 дней назад

A couple videos ago I asked if you felt crazy enough to bolt the uppy-downy part of the mill to the anvil. You’re getting there.

@Tristan-mr3pk 7 дней назад

Alec! One day, I’ll have a shop, and it will be because you got me excited about it. Thanks a ton! I love your stuff!

@preston2078 14 дней назад

no clue if youll see this, but i used to watch every one of your videos year(s) before you moved from Barker Street. Its been a while since i made anything with my forge, or seen your content but had inspired me to get into blacksmithing, which unfolded into a plethora or hobbies that really make me proud of who i am. I finished forging a japanese petty knife recently, and am onto grinding now. You and Grant Thompson are on par with my father when it comes to creating inspiration for me to take on projects and challenges and do anything i want. I appreciate you, and am happy to see your channel growing and thriving and inspiring so many more people.

@JuicyCubes 14 дней назад

Literally the best mill set up I've seen. Had me chuckling the whole last 7 minutes of the video. Hope it works out for you!

@roBLINDhood 14 дней назад

This has to be one of your most crazy creative solutions ever

@MrWadeant 14 дней назад

Sitting here on a Monday Morning Down in NZ, drinking my coffee from my Alec Steele mug, and very happy that nothing I am going to do today is this insane! Love your stuff guys, keep it up!!!

@sarchlalaith8836 14 дней назад

By the time this series is finished Alec will have made his money back on everything from advertising alone 😂

@MrShadaman 14 дней назад

Does anyone else get nervous when Alec does his crazy maniacal laugh?

@America_Yea 13 дней назад

I love the bridgeport hack. Remember that most of this stuff uses wedges originally because the casting and machining could not be very precise back then thus the graphite rope and gaskets with generous usage of boronze materials. wedge on 2 points of contact to wedge against one precision surface. All of these are originally hacks to improve tollerances and remove need for precision on the machine in many areas

@America_Yea 13 дней назад

My point is that beyond using say an actual anvil for counter weight and a more solidly constructed base this likely isn't much different from the original precision level used on the machine.

@tommiller4490 14 дней назад

Just keep rebuilding old power hammers. Love it!

@takeetos1 7 дней назад

I have no idea why you're doing any of this, but at this point I'm invested

@MrHahaJayuman 14 дней назад

Bridgeport setup is the definition of "So crazy it might just work"

@IanZainea1990 14 дней назад

9:48 the most apt use of silly billy

@sgsax 14 дней назад

It's like hearing the sound of a thousand proper machinists crying out in agony while watching this video. Sheer insanity.

@alanchambers8762 14 дней назад

A good machinist looks around to verify there are no witnesses and gets the job done. They will also ridicule a buddy who comes up with the same idea and says it will never work.

@ArneKolman 9 дней назад

Don't send it to a professional! As you try things, we learn things! Thanks Alec 😁

@chicosodio 14 дней назад

Mate, I'm tremendously invested in this project! Needed to say that out loud

@loganvetsch8979 14 дней назад

As a hobby blacksmith learning machining as a profession, I am enjoying this series so much

@BBlueBBasterd 11 дней назад

I started laughing the very moment I saw the thumbnail. I absolutely love this tomfoolery and genuinely hope you don't send it off to a professional now, I am so very here for this content.

@travisbrown4187 14 дней назад

Don’t quit you can do this. I’ve seen you pull off the impossible before, you’ve come this far and I’m sure we would all love to see this lovely behemoth back in action once more. I would also like to add thank you so much for your content I always look forward to your videos 😊

@philthethrill7767 14 дней назад

Couldn't have said it better :) don't give up Alec!!!!

@AlecSteele 13 дней назад

Thank you 💪🏻💪🏻

@elliotthefner9340 14 дней назад

Been watching since the start and loved every second of it. You're the reason I got into blacksmithing 8 years ago (with an sledge hammer as an anvil and a carpenters hammer, forging nails and rebar in a campfire). Now I'm out here forging with the 140 Steele anvil and proper blacksmithing equipment improving the skills you taught me and making things I never thought would be possible. So thank you for all the laughs, knowledge, and content over the years. Keep it up, I'll be here til the end. Much love from across the pond, Elliott H. (from San Diego, CA, USA.) Ps, I'll never forget the "man I feel like a woman" bit a couple years ago, when you moved back to the UK (video : my German Friends Bottom Components at 0:40, favorite moment in Alec Steele History.

@tromend 14 дней назад

The Absolute Gremlin Energy Alec had when he was setting up everything with Jamie to make this... monstrosity is just peerfect.

@The_Industry 14 дней назад

15:00 Alex, mate, you aren't just taking the cake, they had to make one specially for you, as the existing cakes were all too normal!😂

@jerrysanchez5453 12 дней назад

It's amaizing that you guys got it even remotely level with the severe lack of precision level references

@BenKDesigns 14 дней назад

Please don't give up on milling the Anvil. This is one of the coolest things you've done, and I want to see it finished. :D

@zawadafly 14 дней назад

One of the best series on my feed right now

@afallencheetah6610 14 дней назад

My god, this man is a menace to machinist everywhere.

@DaBuild 14 дней назад

This project is complete madness! (And I love it!🎉)

@swampy1584 14 дней назад

Never has the phrase what could possibly go wrong has been more appropriate

@paullmight42 14 дней назад

I always love when Alec says "We"....What have "We" done Jaime...

@TreeCutterDoug 13 дней назад

Your silly, creative, git-r-dun nature, is my favorite part of your videos! Keep it up!!!

@roberta.brokaw3829 14 дней назад

Having fun watching the process. Stay safe.

@ChrisJohnson-uj6ks 14 дней назад

This was the funniest video I've seen in a while, I love you just acting like a maniacal YT'er an using heavy machinery in a "safe" way but not for it intended purpose.

@Dario1988able 13 дней назад

the sheer level of jank is borderline unbelievable

@AidenFaller 14 дней назад

I love the scheduling he has cause every time I get back from church he uploads a video like ten minutes later

@freestyla101 13 дней назад

Genuinely the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.

@MrT-hk9wn 14 дней назад

You rock. Never giving up on another home project again.

@johnheckles8239 14 дней назад

This reminds me of that time that my dad rebuild the underside of a car with Hubba Bubba and newspaper 😂

@PokeRemcards 14 дней назад

People at work are gonna have a field day with this one.

@chrisj9961 13 дней назад

My man is staring down the BEST excuse to buy a shaper tool, and avoiding it. He could even save a few grand on shipping costs alone! (That's like 6 new things!) He even built one using a milling machine, and can't force himself to see what he's done.

@cashsharpe9270 14 дней назад

Watching you learn how to do this as you go along is so incredibly satisfying

@keithhasafastcar 14 дней назад

I am both inpressed and terrified by that setup

@sarinredfield 14 дней назад

I believe the phrase you guys use across the pond is for situations like this, you mad lad. XD

@victorcast2467 11 дней назад

Hardbook definition of "You may question my methods, but don't question my results"

@caveofskarzs1544 14 дней назад

Projects with the bois always need to be some hare-brained madness that just might work or just might send you to the hospital. Good stuff

@jacobeaton4042 13 дней назад

I’ve forgotten why I like Alec so much, this video reminded me of why lmao

@NeverSnows 14 дней назад

This is sacrilege and i love it.

@busomite 14 дней назад

This is madness. And I am here for it!

@shelbykingnfs7216 14 дней назад

Alec, you have officially lost the plot...i love it! Well done you crazy bastard😂

@williamdavidson2233 14 дней назад

That is the wildest thing over ever seen anyone do with a mill. Woah!

@UnicornBikes 14 дней назад

I was so ready for that mill to tip over. Maybe next video? 😂

@juusoleinonen 13 дней назад

This is actually so smart, I love it!

@DEATHBYFIRE09 13 дней назад

I think this project should be renamed "How many really silly things can I do with a bridgeport?"

@brunol.5975 14 дней назад

You can check if your cutting head dives down by elongating that table full length and checking with your précision level if the other end of the table is still level. For tremendously heavy operations on huge castings some companies create a sandbox, filling the hollow parts and around a huge casted part to reduce chatter whilst machining. I saw that in aerospace for huge parts like spaceships

@nobodyimportant2165 День назад

Extremely entertaining

@bethconner5419 14 дней назад

The giggling! The maniacal laughter!

@the_chicken_lord_ 14 дней назад

Honestly this project is amazing and I'm glad Alec is learning how to use new tools and do new things

@Merennulli 14 дней назад

Alec hearted the bot that stole your comment 🤦‍♂

@the_chicken_lord_ 14 дней назад

@@Merennulli bruh

@ArthurB2023 13 дней назад

please don't give up and give it to a professional.... these have been endlessly entertaining videos

@FellowHuman18 14 дней назад

Next series, forged Damascus anvil from scratch.

@ericwalp 13 дней назад

Now the fun part of putting that Bridgeport back together!

@tp7756 14 дней назад

Absolutely ludicrous, I love it.

@tekkno.logist 14 дней назад

Oh i’m so looking forward to this episode!

@jamesmorgan9554 14 дней назад

A&J, when you triumphantly finish repairing this power hammer. If you decide to do a short video montage of all the steps taken to restore it. I would love to see it include a photomontage of all the comments and advice you've received from your community that helped guide you along the way. Great content as always.🙂