How could anybody give a thumbs down . The amount of skill and time and knowledge to make all the models when all you really start with is rough castings in a ki t and the fact they actually work and could make parts is unreal. Very impressive
I love model engineering. It's such a beautiful art. Building such complex mechanical models of machines, powered by steam, gas or electricity to mimic their massive grandfathers. Pistons, wheels, pulleys, cranks, gears, clockwork, and so much more! It's an art I'll always treasure, and it is one that's well worth studying :) ⚙️🕰️🚂
Congrats on the build. You got a really nice finish on the brass pieces (something I’m struggling with on my Stuart k#9 kit). Love the Victoria. Love the PMR workshop builds. The Drill is spectacular and the table feed on the mill looks great running. You have an eye for the extra details. The barrel with scrap metal was particularly stunning. I’m absolutely dumbfounded how you got it done in less than 2 years.
Currently in the process of making my own machine shop diorama. Michael you are an inspiration. I too have used the P. M. Research machine tool models. Currently two lathes, three shapers, one horizontal mill, one drill press, one grinder, and arbor press. I can see from your video the devil is in the details which you soundly have a knack for. As of today I am starting the machine shop building and look for inspiration from your video. I grew up in a machine shop called Ohio Camshaft in Cleveland Ohio which my father started. Now retired, I can enjoy machining at my own pace. Where did you get the brown drive belting from. Noticed the small stitches in yours as well.
This pure spectacle of perfection has inspired me to strive for even close to your skill! I have just started on the mill kit from PM with my build series and, if I can get it to turn out even in the same ball park as yours, then I will be a very happy creator indeed!
That is fantastic John, what a labour of love and such attention to detail and dedication over what must have been a long journey of discovery in putting this together.
Astonishing! Understand most everything takes extraordinary machining expertise and patience, not to mention castings. But: how to make the belts? I have been trying to make similar belts for some time to drive my engine governor and never quite succeeded.
I seem to remember hearing model makers (particularly Keith Appleton) explaining about how they did it, from actual leather, just like the full size models.
Awesome build I'm not a machinist, but i wonder how many people noticed the shaper going the wrong way, it should go forwards slow and return quick. (watched abom too many times :D )
@@BedsitBob The mill, lathe and grinder are going the right way. Not sure if that is considered a bench grinder being that it is on its own stand, but I wouldn't call it a pedestal grinder being it is not on a single leg to the floor.
Beautiful job! The only thing, the shaper is running backwards. Other than that little detail, fantastic work! I cannot imagine the amount of time that took to machine and complete. Awesome job.
I just saw this video and noticed the same thing. I didn't know how to tell them that the shaper was running backwards after seeing all the hard work and detail that went into this model. I'm glad I don't need to now. LOL
@@BedsitBob They need to either twist the drive belt into a figure 8 or turn the machine around. The drill press is also running backwards. The mill and lathe are running the correct way.
Probably because so much has been replaced with DROs and CAD. It was probably dangerous as hell to work in the real version of this shop but men went in every morning, hung up their suit jackets, tucked their ties into their shirts, rolled up their sleeves and put on aprons and made things that they could talk about at the dinner table. "Honey, you'll never guess what I worked on today," It was a time, a time it was. I have a photograph.
The pedestal drill and bench grinder are also running backward. In fact, it's likely all the machines are running backward. They just need to reverse the drive from the steam engine.
This amazing diorama is made from several kits available from PM Research, as well as other resources shown in the credits.. They are models in the sense that they provide you with castings and chunks of metal that you must machine yourself into the precision parts. Joe Pieczynki made the steam engine and is now making the engine lathe on his channel at: ru-vid.com/show-UCpp6lgdc_XO_FZYJppaFa5w
This engine looks slightly different. Isn’t this the Stuart Models engine? Especially given that it’s labeled Victoria and that is indeed a Stuart model name for this genre of engine. The PM research engine that Joe Pie built is a very similar size and layout but differently detailed. The valve gear in particular.
They are so called "line shaft mice", made of metal and keeps the lineshaft polished so the belt doesn't grip on the shaft in case of a belt slip off a pulley. "Metal Work Forums" metalworkforums.com/f301/t197980-line-shaft-mice (English is not my native language)
