Many years ago, I serviced the forklifts for Portland Bolt. At the time, they stood out to me as a top quality organization. Glad to see that they are still making a quality product in the time honored American tradition.
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Dude we have pubs that have been serving pints since before your continent was discovered. There's fuck all time honoured in the US.
Way to go you, Portland Bolt. It's damn nice to see an American manufacturer still going. I hope you prosper forever. By the way, I am engineer (also have my own shop where I fabricate things), and I will remember your company. Thank you.
I have recently retired as a mechanical engineer working in Detroit. I must say that Portland Bolt was a fabulous go to whenever it came to bolts, grades, codes, specs and materials. Their website is chock full of good information.
I spent 30+ years in manufacturing from literally sweeping floors to upper management. I always love watching manufacturing process steps. To me, this is the colloquial backbone of American business and economic strength.
Like most blue collar guys I love this stuff. It's always good to know the how's and why's of the products and tools of the trade one works with. Great job, the video and your production facility.
Really nice video. Thanks! I met some of your competition: a farmer up Highway 8, north of Hamilton, Ontario, has a $500,000 four-axis machine out in the barn, spends a few hours a day carving bolts out of raw stock, custom-made for customers like Hydro-Quebec. "Gotta have something to do while the cows are in the field."
I used Portland Bolt as a vendor from the late 60's until the mid 80's when I left the industry and they were my most reliable supplier. I doubt he's still there, but kudo's to Craig, the best ever.
I hope these guys catch the infrastructure rehab...I hope they can expand and give raises to everyone working there...Replace every bolt on every bridge nationwide...:)...That'll keep ya busy for a century or so...:) Nice to see old school small manufacturing...
Indeed. I always wonder about that too. So many American companies willing to work, and so many of them are small Mom-n-Pop shops that can offer high quality.
I'm a steel detailer and use the reference info on Portland Bolt's website all the time and have for a lot of years on a lot of projects. Thank you for that.
+Austin Washburn - No, all the machinery we have is designed for short run and hot formed specials. Larger production runs are typically handled by companies that have the cold forming machinery you mentioned.
In America it is efficient and profitable. Function over form. Similar to the way teens are concerned with their appearance whereas a mature adult is more concerned with how well they can perform in place of vanity.
I thought the factory looked modern and clean, especially the galvanizing area which is a dirty job, with acrid fumes from the salamoniac in the galvanizing tank. 😊
I made a bolt and nut in shop class in junior high, but we didn't have such bigazz machinery. I had to affix my hex stock onto my shank. It stayed put for the grade, but as soon as it was put to use, it was done-for. Actually, I figured you started out with hex stock. Boy was I wrong. :-)
My grandpa used to buy from you guys before he bought a couple oster threaders.. i hated running that X1 we had one Landis head they are so much better... now i am an aerospace engineer. i miss the nuts and bolts game
@Six Pint Wood Works - Thank you for the positive feedback! We appreciate your business. Please let us know how we can assist with any future projects that require nonstandard construction fasteners.
It's great to see companies who still have a passion for the products they make, that's why I try to buy American or British after that I tend to look at Germany and such like, even though it would be cheaper from China, would it be as good as the premium brands, i think not as much but I (like many others) choose "proudly made in America" products first because, they are just exactly that, God bless....
Then what happened? Not many still in operation, or something else? I love that machine too! They must change the dies for each diameter bolts I imagine.
I love when people think something is so "simple" but then learn how technical and detail oriented a process is. It makes me giggle like a little school girl.
Very interesting video from someone who is not in engineering. If you ever make another video or an update to this one, might I suggest that you include an approximate timeframe of how long it takes to make one of these bolts from start to finish. Also, maybe show a side by side sample of the bolts from each stage of the pickling process too? Cheers
Ray O'Neill - Thank you for the feedback and suggestions. At some point in the future, we intend to update this video and will take your comments and suggestions info consideration at that time.
DLK HAY - Thank you for the comment. Even with a not-so-favorable exchange rate, we still do a lot of work in Canada. In 2018, we shipped 286 orders to 12 provinces and territories. A few of the Canadian projects we participated in during 2018 include: Eglinton Crosstown LRT - Langley, BC, Canada - October 26, 2018, Fernie Arena - Fernie, BC, Canada - October 19, 2018, Propane Dehydrogenation Plant Project - Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada - October 2, 2018, Nipawin Bridge - Nisku, AB, Canada - September 18, 2018. Here is a link to more information about the shipments we send to Canada: www.portlandbolt.com/technical/faqs/does-portland-bolt-ship-to-canada/. Here is a link to a map showing these destinations: www.portlandbolt.com/about/shipment-destinations/#last.
Worked in a pile driver boat (USCGC Hatchet construction tender) used bolt similar to these....to hold the platform where later the channel light was placed....on the previously punched pylon into the floor of the channel.
Wow I did maintenance on all this machines at paintsville bolt and mfg. crush rolled threads. Used landis machines to shave rebar for threading. Rebuildt upsetters, landis roll threaders. Man those were the days!
Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing....I wanted to learn how the threads on a 3" x 1/4" stainless steel lag bolt are derived....stamped or cut...
Hey Ken! We do not make fasteners that small. We cut threads on all the lag screws we make from 1/2" diameter and larger. On a lag screw that small in diameter, the threads are likely rolled.
You are correct! The National Upsetters we use to hot-forge heads on bolts were probably manufactured between 1930 and 1950. Many components of these machines have been rebuilt throughout the years, but with a little TLC, they should run for another 75 years.
I used to make bolts for Bethlehem Steel I made cold formed bolts from 1/4 inch in dia. To 1-1/4 in dia any length ordered --And had to run two machines at one time ---usually a 1/4 inch mach. and a 5/8th mach.. I also ran at the time the largest cold forming bolt machine in the USA. Our machines cut the wire --formed the upset--formed the head and trimmed the upset to a hex then pushed the blank bolt up a hollow tub to a pointer then up a track to the roller dies, all in one stroke once all the stations were full.
left school at 15 first job making hand rails on a forge similar but larger than that-3 dyes in the end a round ball drilleed with tubing .... in the uk
I worked for 16 years for big bolt corp. in chicago and also made those bolt and up to 3"x 8' and then sent them to heat thread and the quality control department made them the test of stretching their head to know how much it was the resistance they endured to know if he passed the test
I am a cold form tooling design engineer at a header shop. This was quite an interesting video. Ive seen bolts similar to these but much shorter done in 5 and 6 station cold formers. Do you guys have any partsformers or nutformers that produce large quantities of parts in you operations?
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Many years ago, I serviced the forklifts for Portland Bolt. At the time, they stood out to me as a top quality organization. Glad to see that they are still making a quality product in the time honored American tradition.
Dude we have pubs that have been serving pints since before your continent was discovered. There's fuck all time honoured in the US.
Seán O'Nilbud You sound like you've been consistently drinking those pints served ever since....
@@CoolKoon I was just thinking the same thing! LOL
Seán O'Nilbud And thanks to newly discovered continent those pubs still serve and speak in your native language and not German. 🙂
Or Russian, or Arabic (in the latter case they wouldn't be serving AT ALL!)
I can't tell you how many of your bolts I have used through the years. I'm just glad you are still here in the USA !!!
Bandaz
Lol
@Paul Reed well said I was beginning to think I was a voice in the wilderness, thank you
@Paul Reed well said thank you
Way to go you, Portland Bolt. It's damn nice to see an American manufacturer still going. I hope you prosper forever. By the way, I am engineer (also have my own shop where I fabricate things), and I will remember your company. Thank you.
Wow, this is so cool. Very glad to see a real product still being Made In USA.
I have recently retired as a mechanical engineer working in Detroit. I must say that Portland Bolt was a fabulous go to whenever it came to bolts, grades, codes, specs and materials. Their website is chock full of good information.
Richard Beehner, Jr. - Thank you for the kind words.
I spent 30+ years in manufacturing from literally sweeping floors to upper management. I always love watching manufacturing process steps. To me, this is the colloquial backbone of American business and economic strength.
I love watching how items are made. So often we take for granted common items, or the parts of a complex piece of machinery. Very interesting.
Great to see an American company still in business after all these years.
Like most blue collar guys I love this stuff. It's always good to know the how's and why's of the products and tools of the trade one works with. Great job, the video and your production facility.
Interesting, you guys look like you make quality bolts. Thanks for posting.
0:55 my guy just yeets the last bar outta there! I love videos like this.
Really nice video. Thanks!
I met some of your competition: a farmer up Highway 8, north of Hamilton, Ontario, has a $500,000 four-axis machine out in the barn, spends a few hours a day carving bolts out of raw stock, custom-made for customers like Hydro-Quebec.
"Gotta have something to do while the cows are in the field."
I used Portland Bolt as a vendor from the late 60's until the mid 80's when I left the industry and they were my most reliable supplier. I doubt he's still there, but kudo's to Craig, the best ever.
I hope these guys catch the infrastructure rehab...I hope they can expand and give raises to everyone working there...Replace every bolt on every bridge nationwide...:)...That'll keep ya busy for a century or so...:) Nice to see old school small manufacturing...
I makes sense
Obviously seen you make bolts with your heart. Hats off
And here I thought Portland was just full of nuts! Who knew.😃
It takes a bolt to screw a lose nut!
Pop lol
Oh, there's lots of nuts, as we see on the daily news...but none of them are the hard-working men manning these factories.
that's funny very funny very funny ...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..
@Concerned Citizen Tweakers do this willingly.
Very interesting and thank you for taking us on a tour!!
Excellent video of craftsmen manufacturing specialised bolts for industry.
Quality, engineering excellence and pride of workmanship. Subscribed.
kudos to you Portland bolt.
glad you remain competitive.
it's a damned shame more people don't have faith in domestic products.
Indeed. I always wonder about that too. So many American companies willing to work, and so many of them are small Mom-n-Pop shops that can offer high quality.
Not about faith, it is about cost.
They have their faith connected with in the price.
I found this video to be very interesting and informative. Thank you. Looking forward to the next one.
That's a beauty of a bolt, I would love to have one for my wall.
SPECIFICITY: The language of engineers. This is remarkable. Thanks.
I'm a steel detailer and use the reference info on Portland Bolt's website all the time and have for a lot of years on a lot of projects. Thank you for that.
good luck Portland,
such a beautiful city once upon a time.
Great to see quality manufacturing processes such as these. 😃👌👌👏👏👏👏
God Bless your Company. Prayers for Many years of prosperous operation. Made in the USA!!
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You'd have a hard time stripping one of those bolts.
Thanks for the show.
Made in the USA
Depends on the handle length of your spanner! (see Archimedes).
+Austin Washburn - No, all the machinery we have is designed for short run and hot formed specials. Larger production runs are typically handled by companies that have the cold forming machinery you mentioned.
Is it required to rethread after hot dip galvanisation? And thank you very much for sharing.
In Europe that factory would be spotless and modern.
In America it is efficient and profitable. Function over form. Similar to the way teens are concerned with their appearance whereas a mature adult is more concerned with how well they can perform in place of vanity.
I thought the factory looked modern and clean, especially the galvanizing area which is a dirty job, with acrid fumes from the salamoniac in the galvanizing tank. 😊
Awesome! These bolts are really durable and well made.
Very nice. Interesting how they make those big bolts. Made in America. Right on !
Thx.
Great to see American made with pride
I made a bolt and nut in shop class in junior high, but we didn't have such bigazz machinery. I had to affix my hex stock onto my shank. It stayed put for the grade, but as soon as it was put to use, it was done-for.
Actually, I figured you started out with hex stock. Boy was I wrong. :-)
I didn't know it was LEGAL for Americans to build stuff??? holy cow!! Please keep up the great work.
This is pretty neat. I live an hour south of Portland and I specify the products you make every day at work (I'm a bridge designer)
Fascinating inside look at one of the products (production processes too) which built this country and literally help hold it together.
My grandpa used to buy from you guys before he bought a couple oster threaders.. i hated running that X1 we had one Landis head they are so much better... now i am an aerospace engineer. i miss the nuts and bolts game
Looks like healty place to work
Way cool, just love this stuff. I use fasteners a lot in my job.
We've got one of those Landis threaders at our shop, all around great machines.
They are fantastic!
Good Vid! These guys don't screw around when they make bolts.
Cool video. Turned thousands of bolts manually and CNC. Mazatrol and G-Code. Never did the forging. Thanks
"That's not a Bolt; now THIS, is a Bolt", says Al.
I think you are mistaking Al for Tim.
Thanks for posting this I enjoy watching how things aremade
Fantastic video! Thanks for posting!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
We bought our drift bolts here for the Sea Dreamer Project. Great quality.
@Six Pint Wood Works - Thank you for the positive feedback! We appreciate your business. Please let us know how we can assist with any future projects that require nonstandard construction fasteners.
Enjoyed your video very interesting process's thank you for sharing 👍🏼
Thank you! That was very informative.
Thanks for no music busting our ears,
Amazing
Thanks for all your hard work
Very interesting and informative. Thank you!
Great video! American made!
I cant believe 452 dont like it!!, Why......been goin since 1912 & now in Al's hands, gotta be doin somthing right......cracking job.
That would be people pointing out the difference between hot dip zinc coating, and (electric current) galvanizing..!
It's great to see companies who still have a passion for the products they make, that's why I try to buy American or British after that I tend to look at Germany and such like, even though it would be cheaper from China, would it be as good as the premium brands, i think not as much but I (like many others) choose "proudly made in America" products first because, they are just exactly that, God bless....
Love that NATIONAL header. We used to make the heading tools that went into those machines for 50 years.
Then what happened? Not many still in operation, or something else? I love that machine too! They must change the dies for each diameter bolts I imagine.
I love when people think something is so "simple" but then learn how technical and detail oriented a process is. It makes me giggle like a little school girl.
Very interesting video from someone who is not in engineering. If you ever make another video or an update to this one, might I suggest that you include an approximate timeframe of how long it takes to make one of these bolts from start to finish. Also, maybe show a side by side sample of the bolts from each stage of the pickling process too? Cheers
Ray O'Neill - Thank you for the feedback and suggestions. At some point in the future, we intend to update this video and will take your comments and suggestions info consideration at that time.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
I used to do this in Vegas @ Non ferrous bolt and manufacturing company. Ran a hot header.
I think I've had my RUclips fill for the day. This was Randomly recommended to me for some reason we can't help but click on videos
Nice to see something made outside of Asia
Pickled was thinking soaked in beer HAHA just a kidder good job guys
David Ouellette - We are in the microbrew capital of the world!
as a Boilermaker I've seen your products here in Canada
DLK HAY - Thank you for the comment. Even with a not-so-favorable exchange rate, we still do a lot of work in Canada. In 2018, we shipped 286 orders to 12 provinces and territories. A few of the Canadian projects we participated in during 2018 include: Eglinton Crosstown LRT - Langley, BC, Canada - October 26, 2018, Fernie Arena - Fernie, BC, Canada - October 19, 2018, Propane Dehydrogenation Plant Project - Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada - October 2, 2018, Nipawin Bridge - Nisku, AB, Canada - September 18, 2018. Here is a link to more information about the shipments we send to Canada: www.portlandbolt.com/technical/faqs/does-portland-bolt-ship-to-canada/. Here is a link to a map showing these destinations: www.portlandbolt.com/about/shipment-destinations/#last.
DLK HAY I chugged quite a few boilermakers when I was young.
I watched the video, enjoyed and liked now I want my free bolt.
My degree is in machine tool and die design and this equipment is intriguing.
Nice video!
Worked in a pile driver boat (USCGC Hatchet construction tender) used bolt similar to these....to hold the platform where later the channel light was placed....on the previously punched pylon into the floor of the channel.
Fascinating process.
Great video. It's inspiring me to perhaps get some videos out of thing we produce here in USA also. Thanks.
Wow I did maintenance on all this machines at paintsville bolt and mfg. crush rolled threads. Used landis machines to shave rebar for threading.
Rebuildt upsetters, landis roll threaders. Man those were the days!
What happened to those plants and machines, dare I ask? Who uses threaded rebar? Was glad to read your comment!
Awesome video!
Awesome video
Very interesting. I was doing a little pickling of my own the other day.
Very informative. Great to watch.
Great job
Beautiful machinery
Good work bro
Most interesting. I worked in a plant for a short time that did pretty much the same thing in New Westminister BC.
Nice video, very interesting.
Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing....I wanted to learn how the threads on a 3" x 1/4" stainless steel lag bolt are derived....stamped or cut...
Hey Ken!
We do not make fasteners that small. We cut threads on all the lag screws we make from 1/2" diameter and larger.
On a lag screw that small in diameter, the threads are likely rolled.
Nice work there...
that machine for forming the head is old.i mean 1940!but I am proud that they haven't scrapped it.American ingenuity is a great thing.
You are correct! The National Upsetters we use to hot-forge heads on bolts were probably manufactured between 1930 and 1950. Many components of these machines have been rebuilt throughout the years, but with a little TLC, they should run for another 75 years.
a lot times, really specialized machines just aren't made anymore unless you're talking a full custom build for foolish $$...
?? How is it ingenuity to keep using something that works? Makes no sense.
Cool video , thanks
I used to make bolts for Bethlehem Steel I made cold formed bolts from 1/4 inch in dia. To 1-1/4 in dia any length ordered --And had to run two machines at one time ---usually a 1/4 inch mach. and a 5/8th mach.. I also ran at the time the largest cold forming bolt machine in the USA. Our machines cut the wire --formed the upset--formed the head and trimmed the upset to a hex then pushed the blank bolt up a hollow tub to a pointer then up a track to the roller dies, all in one stroke once all the stations were full.
I used to make the washers for those bolts, Roy. I ran the biggest washer making machine in the country over at United Steel.
Cool operation!
left school at 15 first job making hand rails on a forge similar but larger than that-3 dyes in the end a round ball drilleed with tubing .... in the uk
It is great to see AMERICA making products like this.
I love these kind of vids. could do w/o the oddball music though.
What , something that is not made in China , what has gone wrong here .
The Trump Effect in action!
The God Emperor works in mysterious ways.
I am glad Obama hasn't destroyed it yet by mandate inclusive meetings and transgender bathroom
A real anachronism- management that can do & cares. No political bs rqd.
they ran out of chinesium cheap metal
I worked for 16 years for big bolt corp. in chicago and also made those bolt and up to 3"x 8' and then sent them to heat thread and the quality control department made them the test of stretching their head to know how much it was the resistance they endured to know if he passed the test
Bad Ass American Bolts!
Made right here in the great Northwest!
Nice and good information
I have wondered for some time how the hex heads where done.. thanks for the video.
Great vid
An interesting video.
Great video and Company. Made in the USA!
Thanks for posting
I am a cold form tooling design engineer at a header shop. This was quite an interesting video. Ive seen bolts similar to these but much shorter done in 5 and 6 station cold formers. Do you guys have any partsformers or nutformers that produce large quantities of parts in you operations?