TALLY HO CAPSTAN PART3 

Ignore the keyboard warriors who have probably never even made their own bed let alone a complex casting that you are attempting. You dedication to perfection is commendable. Thank you very much for sharing your skills with the world.

"I pray they were only closer so I could get my hands on them" That line has made my day.

I worked in a unit that was in a foundry yard for four years here in England. I was fascinated by the processes of moulding and casting iron. I saw first hand day after day the very hard graft that these men put in and the dedication of their work into making successful castings first time. And they had about 60 men working there, you are on your own apart from your wife six days a week and with your mates on a Saturday. And I think you turn out fantastic work sir.

Not only is this a lost art but most people don’t even understand how anything is made. I wish there was a highschool class that just thought how things work, how things are made and the basics of manufacturing processes, along with basic mechanics. I took welding in college 30+ years ago and have been restoring Vintage motorcycles for 40 years. I have always been obsessed with how things in the world work and how things are made. I can’t go anywhere without looking at everything around me and visualizing how each thing was made. I look at every weld, casting, forging etc and visualize it being made. I can look at just about anything and know how it was made. It borderlines on OCD but at least I don’t wonder around completely ignorant of how anything is made or constructed. At least we have RU-vid today.

This series has more drama than 80% of what’s on TV.🇨🇦

Why on earth would anyone want to criticise what is a work of art!!! I think it’s bloody brilliant

Who needs reality television, when you have Windy Hill Foundry? Edge of my seat the whole time. Great work as always, looking forward to the next go around.

A one-off casting is an incredible feat, let alone one of this size. Don't let keyboard warriors get to you. You're work is exceptional and I'm on edge watching every minute! Can't wait to see you get it done right!

I've been following Tally Ho from the beginning. I'd never been exposed to foundry work before and I am gratefull to you for these videos showing what's involved in it. The skills and professionalism you put in to your work is inspiring and I will be following you from now on. With respect.

These ol boys are classic. Built this country. Love their stories

Found myself holding my breath a number of times during the video.

I'm 57 Retired military plus 20 years making car parts . I would never try and tell you how to pour cast iron. Why? I am not even a novice . I stay in my specialty fields . Yours is not one . Keep up the great work . I respect you for not sending out substandard work . I know you will knock it out of the park .

Hey 99.9% of people really appreciate you taking the time to show us the process - thanks for giving us an insight !

The haters only know how to hate. Ignore them because they only criticise what they obviously can't do themselves. Casting a one off piece like this is trial and error until you learn the best way to do it. Well done fellas.

That is a challenging component to cast, but in the end it will all be worth it. The Tally Ho is a masterpiece, and this capstan will be the crowning touch that people will admire for the next 100+ years.

I really appreciate your effort on the Tally Ho.

I had to give a thumbs up for the "I'm praying for them" comment.

I can't imagine the sheer immensity of the facility that produced these things back in the day. Keep in mind that this is just one piece of the total assembly that makes up the capstan. Presumably, these were mass-produced items. Absolutely mind boggling.

I love that you show the failures as well as the successes on these special jobs. Makes me feel better about how often my own (much smaller) castings go wrong, and I rejoice when you do finally have success!

As an Englishman that has been watching the progress of tally ho , I'm astonished that there are craftsmen like yourselves that are prepared to do this kind of work presumably knowing you won't make a profit from it .

The most frustrating, excruciating, process I've ever witnessed. I truly admire your art, and devotion.

Gentlemen, Its a pleasure to see your efforts, which are commendable, and most sensible people are appreciative of these videos, disregard idiots, the majority thank you, kind regards, from the UK

I never thought that getting the mould ready could cause so much stress! I had to take some whiskey to calm my nerves! And I was only watching.. I am looking forward to next week's video. Good luck! Hein Vosloo South Africa.

I have not been exposed to the intricacies of making large castings and am thoroughly enjoying these videos. The process is far more complex than I ever imagined requiring the supreme skill and knowledge of an expert. Thank you so much for taking the time to videocast this process for us.

So interesting to see both the ups and downs of this process. Great idea to sell this first pour as a unique memorabilia from the Tally ho project, now just get Leo to annouce it on his channel too! You guys deserve a bidding war! ;) :)

Having done sand casting in 80's trade school, it is very nice to see people still doing this valuable art form.

It’s amazing! Anyone criticizing you is out of their mind.

Forget about the people who doubt you Clarke. Very close this time and I'm sure you'll finish the job and get a nice casting. Great to see you have some good friends out there to help you.

Great insight into a wonderful craft/art. Just to think how much the world we live in today owes itself to this cutting edge technology... from back in the day.

Thanks and looking forward to next Sunday.

I appreciate your efforts to keep an old process alive and educate people abou😮t what the old timers did. This is a relatively small casting compared what they did building steam engines in the 1800s. I have a hard time imaging how they handled the big parts of over 500 pounds. Cudos to the volunteers that are willing to help you with this endeavor and thank you for persistence to see this through.

I love hearing all the background chat while the job gets done. Really highlights how even highly skilled tradespeople sometimes need intrepid friends on sketchy days

Very interesting project, ignore the negative people, your channel is well loved.

Thank you for keeping such an awesome trade/craft alive. You guys are the fabric that makes this such a great Country! 👍✨🇺🇸

Well if you have to have a specialty project, you sure picked the right one!

The sheer labor going into this casting is amazing. Really enjoying watching it come together.

Thank you for showing your fantastic work! The difference between craft and art is small and you are hard up against it. The people who don’t respect your work don’t deserve any. Keep it up.

You have to admire the craftsmanship of those who manufactured the original - especially when they did not have all of the modern conveniences.

Amazing effort Guys. for me The Tally Ho project is an icon for the last dying days of the Republic. Respect.

Don't understand people with negative comments. You guys are a bunch of great human beings and for anyone to put your or your work down must be very lonely and bored. Great work and please don't let those idiots get you down. Keep up the great work and most of us all know how hard it is to do what you do.

It's a truly great thing you are doing for Tally Ho and Leo. I try to imagine the foundry back in England over 100 years ago where the capstan would have been originally cast and compare it with the Windy Hill Foundry over in Mississippi today. I hope they too had such a wonderful loyal group of gentlemen to help out.

It's an art form that got my deepest respect, and the community spirit that goes along, I really love it. And I'm glad you're showing the up and downs and the rethinking it takes to pull this thing off. Don't let the keyboard heroes spoil you day, you got a lot of people's deepened respect.

Tally Ho is such a fantastic project bringing together great specialists like yourself and Keith Rucker.Even when I watch you make the mould in front of me I still find it difficult to visualise what’s going on! Your videos are much appreciated . Many thanks

It seems there a number of RU-vidrs involved it the Tally-Ho project. It is really great to see all the help that Leo is getting. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

I enjoy the workmanship, experience. There aren't that many people who retain these skills.

This is the first time I've been exposed to what it takes to cast anything more than fishing sinkers. Thanks for sharing what it takes step by step to do this kind of job. I'll be watching for more.

After being in and arround cast-iron specialty foundries and the vast array of tools and resources they deploy, it furtherers my appreciation for what you do and have done. The part you are trying to cast is extraordinarily complex compared to most castings that are done. Don't even waste your time and energy on the keyboard 'craftsmen' and rememeber EVERYONE in your life brings joy! Some by arriving and some by leaving!

Very well done, for you and your friends to donate your Saturdays to make this casting. Pay no attention to any adverse comments, your doing a great job. Best Regards from the U.K.

Clarke, the amount of detail that goes into this casting is incredible, and it really makes me admire the foundry workers who cast the original capstan 114 years ago. It's a shame you weren't able to take the original, broken capstan and melt it down to recast it. It's also a shame that people find it easier to be nasty than nice. I'm looking forward to the next video, thanks for doing this.

I worked in an iron foundry 60 years ago, I was holding my breath every time you moved the sand molds, great work. I am really looking forward to seeing the finished product fitted on to Tally-Ho.

You and your friends have the patience of Job! I’ve never seen such a complicated sand casting as this capstand; big respect for y’all!

I appreciate you doing these videos and for helping Tally Ho with this project. You're a good man and you have some great friends helping you out.

even just watching the clip(s) makes me holding my breath and increasing my heartbeat. Great work! ...and very balanced comments at the end. Thank you!

I was hoping this pour would be the one but now I get to watch this process again. You put an amazing amount of work into this job and I hope you put your name on the finished piece once it's finished. You deserve the recognition and the praise from the generations of people who will see this work of art in the future when we are all no longer around. Please put who built this piece somewhere where it can be seen.

I appreciate your commitment to excellence for products going out of your shop.👍

Thank you so much for sharing the skills that are rapidly being lost in our world. As a tradesman all my life I can appreciate all the work and craftsmanship required from ALL those involved in the restoration of Tally Ho. Taking the time to share through modern media adds countless hours to your labors. IT IS APPRECIATED. Do not let the keyboard jockeys discourage your effort to share these skills with others. There are more viewers that appreciate your efforts than the few that critique from their sofas and TV tray. We out here prefer to turn tools and just don't type often. While our world has embraced the Arts and Entertainment those that are sharing the INDUSTRIAL ARTS are providing a positive input to Society. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

Wow ! Like they say it’s 90% preparation, the job is very big and you need a lot of patience, knowing that even after days of work you may need to do,it all again! God bless you and your helpers it’s a true art and it’s dangerous also !

If it were easy everyone would be doing it. You have the knowledge that many craftsman would envy. I appreciate you sharing with us some insight into your trade. Keep up the good work!!

Wow! Seeing how the core box works, this episode put it all together for me. Super fantastic!

That was a tense moment for an old man like me! Congratulations for a great channel.

The disconnected conversations are absolutely hilarious! What a great time for friends, and video about the pattern pour!

I come to the Windy Hill Foundry channel by way of Tally Ho, which I've been following since the beginning. I feel compelled to comment, which I seldom do, to express my appreciation and amazement at the amount of effort required to provide a new capstan for Tally Ho. It gives me a real appreciation for the skills (and the ability to withstand constant disappointment) required. Thank you for all your effort!

I have never been so intent on watching something get built, as what you and your team, are in the process of doing. I only hope, that America is taking notice of what must be done to get to the final process, of restoring History....Tally Ho is Blessed to have you and your friend's, working so hard to make a dream come true...you are an amazing craftsman Sir!

You guys do amazing work. Not an easy process! The work that goes into something like this is crazy. I’m sure there aren’t many companies doing this kind of work anymore. I learned a lot from the videos!

Bless your heart bud, dealing with folks that don't appreciate hard work and skill. I guess it easy to be a tough know it all when you don't have to look a man in the eye. Good luck with this all your other projects. I love seeing master craftsmen at work.

Clark, thank you for your hard work and laboring so diligently to produce something that will undoubtedly be a work of art worthy of being mounted on the Tally Ho. I know there are many ways that this could have been done but you are the one who is doing this one. I would invite like minded individuals to attempt what you undoubtedly will achieve. Don’t be discouraged by those who are criticizing your efforts they to are busy producing much of nothing!😜 carry on sir!

Certainly a large, complicated piece, these are very interesting to see the very delicate parts of getting the casting just right. My neighbors once had a foundry across the street from us in Lackawanna until they changed the zoning laws. So much of that industry of working with steel and iron, made this entire part of the State of New York a very critical part of the entire WWII war effort. You're keeping a disappearing art form alive.

If anyone can, you'll be the one to produce a brilliant capstan top. Well done you and your team..😊

Now I finally understand how the cores work! Yes, I could have looked for other videos to show how they work but I was just waiting to see how it worked for this casting. Great work!

I think you're doing a great job. The guys being there for moral suport is good too. Great team. Not an easy cast... Loking forward to seeing more. Every part of this boat has a story to it and your part is a great addition...

If I ever find myself in your neck of the woods, I’m buying you all a beer or two. Great job, great video. Real people.

Stil good work!!!!!! I look at all failers as a learning experience and a step closer to getting it right. No matter how it's done. The cheapest scrap way or a little more then I wanted to spend, But alway's the cheap way working with what you have. Give it all you have for the next pour.😎👍👍

You guys are busting your butts trying to pour a very difficult job. My hats off to you! Wishing you much success on the next pour.

Having high standards , knowing the potential and committing to great quality is not an easy road. Work like this sets the standard for all others to strive to achieve. Thank you for sharing what takes a lifetime to master .

Haters have to hate! You just keep doing what your doing! Love the channel,better then anything on TV. ❤

I like that " those guys behind the keyboard are ten foot tall in their mom's basement " 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣. And keep what you're doing for me it's a education and informative, and casting is not easy, especially the pattern making and then marking the mould from the pattern, it looks hard but i like the way you per saver 👍🏿.

It’s amazing the skill and and patience you have. Just love what your doing as well as all the other trades involved in bring tally ho back to life. God bless you and your friends and family sir. Regards Paul from the UK. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

Oh so close! I sympathize, the largest cast iron casting I have done so far was a 16" diameter headlight bezel for a locomotive tender light. 19" steel flask, took most of my sand and a helper to split and move the mold off the bench. Thank God it came out first try! Keep up the good work, you've got the process worked out. Been watching the whole story since Keith took the original apart. Trying to figure out how I would do it if it were me, your sand is waaaay better than mine.

Way to go. That was awesomeness extreme. Thank You for sharing your wonderful life with us. What a great group of caring, real people. Much Love and Hugs

We did a lot of foundry in metal shop in high school. Our cope and drag was made of steel and had a big alignment pin on each end. The sides of the form were irregular so it held the sand from ever falling out. We had what looked like, a wooden dumbbell to compress the dirt. Most of our failures came from getting the molten aluminum too hot, or the sand too moist. That and removing all the slag before pouring. It was fun to do the projects we did and try to get better each time. My instructor was great at it. Herman Fitzgerald was his name. Milby High School, Houston, Texas. 1967. Yeah, I’ve been around a while!😊

getting better every time. I believe you will get it done. you are a true artist at your work.

Wow, now I can breathe again. Good job in a very challenging task

Just wanted to say thank you for making this content available. It is fascinating to see it come together and I am amazed at how complicated the process is. It’s always fun to watch professionals in action and I look forward to seeing more.

I'm thankful you're doing this work and making a video record you are keeping old things alive. I can only imagine how many small foundries were in America that did these projects when things were made in America. God Bless

Great teamwork. Great progress. Kieth definitely needs to build that jib crane now to chuck this piece. Keep up the good work. All the best from Switzerland.

I came here from Tally Ho. I am amazed at the skill and complexity of making the capstan! Bravo to you for taking on such a task and to your friends for making their time, and it seems some squashed fingers, available too.🙂

The more I watch, the more I can understand the costs incurred to have you do custom molding for people. Dave did an AMAZING job on that pattern and core boxes, and it still is a tough mold and pour. You're doing AMAZING! As for getting older? Trust me, I'm 1 year behind you Clark, and I'm not in any where near the physical capability any longer. Between a shot lower back (Diving 120lbs of doubles (SCUBA Tanks) with two deco bottles on the waist for a few years), and 2 herniated discs in my neck (30 year old injury)...I don't think I could lift those molds. Props to you! You're doing an amazing job.

Better luck next time and I am enjoying watching all the processes John from England 👍

calm and persistant...craftmanship . SV TALLY HO is being built by some talented artists and the work you all are doing will complements the rest. thank you. tev

My goodness the suspense was KILLING ME! "Don't fall out, don't fall out....." How you guys keep all those reverse shapes straight I do not know. Great Work!!

You had me sitting on the edge of my seat there at times !! Well done, thanks for sharing with us 👍

Really enjoying these videos. Very interesting to see how this happens. Thank you for the extra work that allows us to see it.

I'm sure this is all very frustrating. I've watched the Tally Ho project and also Keith Rucker for years and understand that Leo is doing this whole project as best he can and I'm sure he appreciates everyone's work that has gone into this undertaking. Thank you for your dedication to doing this right. It's nice to watch skilled craftsmen like yourself at work.

Oh, so close. Thanks for sharing. History in the making.

Woo-hoo! The project is coming together! Tally Ho! ❤

Never mind the begrudgers. It's clear you know what you're doing. Thanks for sharing!

Nice getting progress. Good to see James. I hope the next one is good.

Brilliant. Thanks for keeping us up to date. Don't want to jinx it, but looks like next time is the real deal. I'm deeply impressed by your patience and dedication to quality.

I love watching this process. It's fascinating and you really learn a lot more by seeing what can go wrong. Watching edits where all goes well leaves you with a false sense of ease. Good luck with the next one. Looks like you got it, tho. Great stuff!

Retired now was machinist and structural mechanic. Know that most people have no clue on manufacturing and fabrication so you have to deal with that and side jobs can be difficult with distraction. I don't usually comment but like watching the project as you go, the good and the bad as we all struggle threw at times. Best of luck.