It is a real pleasure watching younger folks getting into a very old hobby which has generated "engineers" for centuries in the true meaning of the word. Building an engine informs a person on the intricacies that can't be known any other way. "Our engineers" designed and built our Nations such that we have enjoyed the greatest boom in Man's history. We are the engineering outcome of "The Roman Empire", Great Britain through the 18th century, and the U.S. through the nineteenth and twentieth. I've enjoyed "machine work" since the early sixties beginning with a hacksaw and files.
My history of knowledge of steam engine kits: 1: "Oh neat, it's a kit that you put together." 2: "...Oh, wow, you basically have to remake every part almost, you just get the rough shapes." 3: "...Wow, you have to _figure out for yourself_ how to remake each part. It's more like a machinist's puzzle than a kit."
Hi Quinn, as a machinist for 40 plus years I see You have the the gift of patience and detail for the next operation.Your set ups are Great.The set up as You know can take more time than the the cut.Keep making those chips,You have the Gift of Creation.
OK... I won't mention that you could have used feeler gages to measure a small narrow slot (the crevice in your clevis :)) because so many others already have. So... just ignore that first sentence please. There are many other ways to measure small insides at your disposal. Drill bit shanks and a micrometer. Even turn down a nub of metal on the lathe until it just fits the hole or slot and mic it. In general some sort of gage pin or block either of known size or a size you can measure. The usual thing for small clevis pins is to make the hole of the center piece slightly undersize so that it is a press fit (or tappy-tap-tap fit) and holes int he outer piece as slightly oversized. This sort of arrangement is preferable to making the outer holes undersize and the inner one oversize. Also better than making all three holes the same size, loose or snug fit on the pin. The engine is beginning to look really good.
Great video. Good example of the hard to explain skills a machinist needs. Taking a simple looking part and figuring out how to actually make it. The things no one will spell out for you and have to figure out for yourself. When my kids ask me what I do at work. I can show them this. All day I make one off strange little tiny parts that are hard to explain what they even are. But the process of making them is why I love my job. Keep it up.
Here in England we had a kids tv program called Ivor the Engine and the sound of your test run sounded just like the noise Ivor made which brought a smile to us oldies great project learned a lot thanks 👨🏻🏭🇬🇧
I was not looking forward to this series but have loved it. I have learned so much. You are a tallended lady with good machinist skills as well as a good educator. Thanks!
Yay! I’ve been waiting all week for this. I already have quarantine cabin fever and for some reason watching steam engine videos has turned into an obsession for me. Thanks!
This is why I love your work and am happy to give my (meagre) support on Patreon. The tip about turning a small diameter part in in sections is GOLD! I can use that one right away.
Another great one Quinn. Just goes to show that you don't need a huge shop or tool crib to make a workable engine!! I think you are doing a fantastic job!! Take care and be safe!!
Nicely done on those small parts. If I do this project that's one of the things that concerns me as there are so many ways to do those which means there's lots of ways to wreck them and a few ways to get them right. Leaving the stock material intact until you've done most of the machining was done will help a lot of people. Well done on that.
I must give you kudos, as is the tradition, for that little clevis (that would be the torturous part for me due to the size of the part and the law of diminishing dexterity). This time, the cool part was hooking up air and seeing signs of life. Really looking forward to watching it putt and pop on its own. Keep the vids coming! Thanks. 😎👍
The valve mechanism set up is very similar to our (Pichi Richi Railway, Australia) YX141 steam loco, built about 1890. The mechanism is on the inside of the main frame, along with the excentrics , while the cylinders are on the outside.
Your working with small brass parts made me think of Chris and his Clickspring RUclips channel, and he is back on the antikythera mechanism after much research and the publishing of a paper, yay! Can't wait until the next construction video after long delay pops up! The new one now talks about the research and controversy and data gathering and conclusions and publishing a paper about one of the wheels.
definitely the best series on RUclips ! I did my best but switch to French... bravo, voila une vidéo qui fait du bien ! merci, Blondihacks and a single malt, what else ?
Hermoso el trabajo que haces. Pero a los locos que nos gustan ver estos videos, nos gusta el silencio o una tenue música de fondo. Te felicito por el emprendimientos y por la precisión. Saludos desde Argentina.
I always like to see yet another way to square up tricky parts without needing half the Starrett inventory in a drawer, realy useful. Also pleased to see a very British level of exitement , keeping calm and carrying on. Oh BTW, Doubleboost (John Mills) has the technical term for that loose fit . ''PWS''
A Blondihacks video and a new Clickspring video all in one evening? Spoiled is what we are! Deeply satisfied we is. Les in UK. (Edit) AND a Ca Lem video in the same day, too. Wow! Where’s ToT to make it a complete party?
I noticed you using a squirt bottle for the WD-40 when drilling the .063 holes. A trick I use is to get a few 20cc medical syringes and some 16 gauge blunt needles from McMaster-Carr. They give you much more control of your fluids. It's great when you just need a drop or two. I load up a syringe with each of the fluids I use so they are ready to go when I need them. Some chemicals will cause the rubber seal to swell so depending on the fluids you use some syringes will be single use only and others can be used over and over.
Great milestone! It looks to me like the timing is off but I don't know much about steam engines. It also looks like it's adjustable, so I'm eager to see the process you'll use to adjust the timing.
I don't think I have ever heard about the two tabs...... wozzzzaa. But you got a lot of mileage out of A&B comment. Thanks for the awesome videos! The brass looks "tender" to work with. Steam stuff and hobby machining is so cool!
Truth to tell, I thought you sounded a touch more excited describing the slip fit between the tab and the slot, just before the crickets...but I could be projecting.
Fantastic work as always! Excuse me for not spending money on sites like Patreon and such, I'm actually rather poor and stuff like that gets expensive, quickly. Love your excited voice. Sounds just like your regular voice. That just means you're always excited, right?
Hi, etymology/linguistics nerdery incoming: Clevis seems to be derived from 'cleave' via 16th century English. So Latin conjugation is probably not applicable! (It might be 'cleves' or maybe 'clevides' if we did that?) As such, 'clevices' or 'clevises' works much better. This conjugation reminds of French, and given cultural and technological influences, this makes sense as well.
@UCeoSAHWsqcpkuLFFC6Teb-g Not really, he explains the advances of the last year, which he spent (with a team of experts like him) investigating aspects of the Antikithera mechanism. I don't believe that's a repost.
Bonjour Quinn I am impressed with the care you take in making every little piece, I am sure that professionals and even most amateurs do not make this effort. And it's beautiful to see the birth of a steam engine (I would never tell you how much I have to pay to get a single 6 x 0,75 mm nut for example). About your test, you passed successfully a step but please keep in mind that a steam machine building is validated by its steam test, which will come soon I hope as you work quickly and well :+) About steam, are you going to build the oil lubricator, the boiler and why not a governor ? Amicalement, Raphaël
I’m sure there are other videos about center finding (click spring comes to mind), would you mind some day showing center finding techniques for all the various ways you do it? This noob absorbs your material and like your presentations.
I was also all excited:) Instead of locktite could you peen the pin? I mean have it out of the clevises and hold it and lightly peen one end almost like a rivet, but less. Then slip it in and hopefully, that end is slightly larger and you'll need a pair of pliers padded with copper to encourage it in the last bit.
Love your excited voice 🤗. So, fess up, how long were you spinning the thingy before you got bored? If that had been me, at least an hour! Amazing machine! 😁
Wow! Amazing! Im not first, Missed my streak of 5 videos as being first... 13th but amazing so far. I cant wait for this thing to make some torque! (Edit) Last month I bought the PM 2 and it arrived yesterday- Wish me luck
G'day Quinn I'm glad your doing these build videos it's a great help, I would have thought though as a beginner series that the parts for this engine are very small I mean if your considering this as a first build a larger engine would be better if you have the funds to do it that is. Anyway good one Quinn Regards John
Quinn, First, I'd like to thank you for the videos you produce. Your explanations are first rate and I love your sense of humor. Now, I do have a question for you: When you were heating up the linkage to bend it, what was the material you had it resting on? Clearly it resisted the heat of your torch.
I thought you were going to drop that clevis in the intro... good use of cinematic tension. What? You say the pin doesn't fit? No problem - we make a new pin. Love that all day long....😁
Did you consider improving the design when machining the new pin by increasing the length of the 0.0625" diameter portion and forming a 0.030" thick X 0.09" diameter head. Lock-Tite the protrusion if future removal is required. Others offered peening, a sharp center punch mark on each end would retain the pin if future removal isn't required.
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"valving" is a cute synonym for "actuating".
I was SO waiting for you to say "tabby, tab, tab" at 3:36.
These videos are a gift for the wit, the wisdom and the charming company!
It is a real pleasure watching younger folks getting into a very old hobby which has generated "engineers" for centuries in the true meaning of the word. Building an engine informs a person on the intricacies that can't be known any other way. "Our engineers" designed and built our Nations such that we have enjoyed the greatest boom in Man's history. We are the engineering outcome of "The Roman Empire", Great Britain through the 18th century, and the U.S. through the nineteenth and twentieth. I've enjoyed "machine work" since the early sixties beginning with a hacksaw and files.
My history of knowledge of steam engine kits:
1: "Oh neat, it's a kit that you put together."
2: "...Oh, wow, you basically have to remake every part almost, you just get the rough shapes."
3: "...Wow, you have to _figure out for yourself_ how to remake each part. It's more like a machinist's puzzle than a kit."
Hi Quinn, as a machinist for 40 plus years I see You have the the gift of patience and detail for the next operation.Your set ups are Great.The set up as You know can take more time than the the cut.Keep making those chips,You have the Gift of Creation.
"this is my excited voice. can't you tell" got a laugh from me 🤣
also *crickets* 😅
OK... I won't mention that you could have used feeler gages to measure a small narrow slot (the crevice in your clevis :)) because so many others already have. So... just ignore that first sentence please. There are many other ways to measure small insides at your disposal. Drill bit shanks and a micrometer. Even turn down a nub of metal on the lathe until it just fits the hole or slot and mic it. In general some sort of gage pin or block either of known size or a size you can measure.
The usual thing for small clevis pins is to make the hole of the center piece slightly undersize so that it is a press fit (or tappy-tap-tap fit) and holes int he outer piece as slightly oversized. This sort of arrangement is preferable to making the outer holes undersize and the inner one oversize. Also better than making all three holes the same size, loose or snug fit on the pin.
The engine is beginning to look really good.
Great video. Good example of the hard to explain skills a machinist needs.
Taking a simple looking part and figuring out how to actually make it. The things no one will spell out for you and have to figure out for yourself. When my kids ask me what I do at work. I can show them this. All day I make one off strange little tiny parts that are hard to explain what they even are. But the process of making them is why I love my job.
Keep it up.
As a sailor, I really appreciated the conversion to nautical miles...really helped me understand just how small a part it really is 😂
And this is my excited font, I am super excited to see this project progress. I really enjoy watching you work on this.
Here in England we had a kids tv program called Ivor the Engine and the sound of your test run sounded just like the noise Ivor made which brought a smile to us oldies great project learned a lot thanks 👨🏻🏭🇬🇧
I was not looking forward to this series but have loved it. I have learned so much. You are a tallended lady with good machinist skills as well as a good educator. Thanks!
Yay! I’ve been waiting all week for this. I already have quarantine cabin fever and for some reason watching steam engine videos has turned into an obsession for me. Thanks!
The crickets tell me you're not the only one with quarantine cabin fever. :D
Have you found Kieth Appleton's site? Don't go there unless you have a few spare weeks. A good openness to quirky British humor helps as well.
Jim McCorison yes, I’ve spent a few hours down that rabbit hole too...
LOL, I had a big smile on my face too. I really like the sound already.
"1.3e-6 nautical miles"
Love it!
A new Blondihacks video AND a new Clickspring video on the same day?!? It’s like Christmas came early!
This is why I love your work and am happy to give my (meagre) support on Patreon. The tip about turning a small diameter part in in sections is GOLD! I can use that one right away.
Rex Kruger says y'all are doing a collaboration. Outstanding, 2 of my favorite makers making together!!!!
It’s gonna be cool!
Very, very cool, Quinn! (this is my excited prose)
I'm so glad I waited a few days to watch this episode. I was amply prepared for "excited voice". It was great. Thank you.
Another great one Quinn. Just goes to show that you don't need a huge shop or tool crib to make a workable engine!! I think you are doing a fantastic job!! Take care and be safe!!
Got to love it when the parts come together. I’m enjoying the vids! Keep ‘em coming 😎
Merry Christmas, Quinn! Thank you for all you do.
That two parallel trick to square up the brass piece vertically....NICE! I could have used this several times.
Nicely done on those small parts.
If I do this project that's one of the things that concerns me as there are so many ways to do those which means there's lots of ways to wreck them and a few ways to get them right. Leaving the stock material intact until you've done most of the machining was done will help a lot of people. Well done on that.
I must give you kudos, as is the tradition, for that little clevis (that would be the torturous part for me due to the size of the part and the law of diminishing dexterity). This time, the cool part was hooking up air and seeing signs of life. Really looking forward to watching it putt and pop on its own. Keep the vids coming! Thanks. 😎👍
The valve mechanism set up is very similar to our (Pichi Richi Railway, Australia) YX141 steam loco, built about 1890. The mechanism is on the inside of the main frame, along with the excentrics , while the cylinders are on the outside.
I could listen to your voice all the time excited or not.
Your working with small brass parts made me think of Chris and his Clickspring RUclips channel, and he is back on the antikythera mechanism after much research and the publishing of a paper, yay! Can't wait until the next construction video after long delay pops up! The new one now talks about the research and controversy and data gathering and conclusions and publishing a paper about one of the wheels.
Perhaps not the best method, but you could measure the gap in the clevis by stacking feeler gauges.
Love the vids.
Or drill rod; the shank of a new, never-chucked drill bit of the correct size would work.
Love you videos! Copper allows and some stainless actually are the total opposite of steel. They anneal when quenched. Keto up the good work!
definitely the best series on RUclips ! I did my best but switch to French... bravo, voila une vidéo qui fait du bien ! merci, Blondihacks and a single malt, what else ?
Nice idea using the parallels to square the part
Such a cool project. Major progress today! Can't wait to see the next installment.
Not sure if I ever mentioned how awesome I think you are. Go you!!!
Awesome! More alive than before, brilliant!
Hermoso el trabajo que haces. Pero a los locos que nos gustan ver estos videos, nos gusta el silencio o una tenue música de fondo. Te felicito por el emprendimientos y por la precisión. Saludos desde Argentina.
Always a pleasure to see your vids on how you accomplish the projects
Very nice technique on the split block holding the square! Steam engine is shaping up very nicely. Cheers and seasons greetings!
What I learned today, the parallel squishy technique.
I always like to see yet another way to square up tricky parts without needing half the Starrett inventory in a drawer, realy useful. Also pleased to see a very British level of exitement , keeping calm and carrying on. Oh BTW, Doubleboost (John Mills) has the technical term for that loose fit . ''PWS''
A Blondihacks video and a new Clickspring video all in one evening? Spoiled is what we are! Deeply satisfied we is. Les in UK.
(Edit) AND a Ca Lem video in the same day, too. Wow! Where’s ToT to make it a complete party?
You sound very excited lol thanks for sharing your build so far I have to say that you and Steve summers are my favourite RUclips machinists
I noticed you using a squirt bottle for the WD-40 when drilling the .063 holes. A trick I use is to get a few 20cc medical syringes and some 16 gauge blunt needles from McMaster-Carr. They give you much more control of your fluids. It's great when you just need a drop or two. I load up a syringe with each of the fluids I use so they are ready to go when I need them. Some chemicals will cause the rubber seal to swell so depending on the fluids you use some syringes will be single use only and others can be used over and over.
Great idea!
You truly do have the skill for machining. Love it. Come work at our shop. Looking for a new manual machinist! 😁
So satisfying seeing all your hard work coming together!
Great milestone! It looks to me like the timing is off but I don't know much about steam engines. It also looks like it's adjustable, so I'm eager to see the process you'll use to adjust the timing.
Timing is not set
Being a guy that works on the River Mersey the nautical measurement was most useful Quinn! TFS, G :)
Love that excited voice, and just think you are almost done...woo hoo. Sure is looking good.
How exciting! I am enjoying watching you build this engine, and I'm learning a lot. I always look forward to you videos :)
I don't think I have ever heard about the two tabs...... wozzzzaa. But you got a lot of mileage out of A&B comment.
Thanks for the awesome videos! The brass looks "tender" to work with. Steam stuff and hobby machining is so cool!
1.3 E-6 Nautical miles!
Quinn, that nailed it for me!
Awesome!
steve
Getting into Click Spring territory with the small brass parts!
Love your work Quinn
Very clever clevi work.
This series has been my gateway drug to this channel
You may be able to use a small punch and set the clevis pin like a rivet. It will swell in place.
You can tell she's excited. It's a steam engine. Who doesn't love seeing steam engines work? Especially homemade ones?
Loved the “tab A into slot B” comment that’s how we explained “IT” to our son, lol. Great video!
Turning half the pin is a must have trick :o) If you are a complete smarty pants you leave one bit bigger so it’s an interface fit in the clevis.
Really nice job Quinn!
Very nice, great to see the project coming along really well, thanks for sharing.
I didn't know they make reamers that small. I have to get Set for my shop. Awesome video.
Excellent as always!!
for a machinist, She has some elegant fingers and a super excited voice!
Truth to tell, I thought you sounded a touch more excited describing the slip fit between the tab and the slot, just before the crickets...but I could be projecting.
THANK YOU...for sharing. Watched and very much enjoyed.
Getting close now!
Fantastic work as always!
Excuse me for not spending money on sites like Patreon and such, I'm actually rather poor and stuff like that gets expensive, quickly.
Love your excited voice. Sounds just like your regular voice. That just means you're always excited, right?
I believe that the holes in the Clevis are supposed to be different sizes to give a slight press fit in the center part. But, yea, inky dinky parts.
I’m enjoying every bit of it.
Hi, etymology/linguistics nerdery incoming:
Clevis seems to be derived from 'cleave' via 16th century English. So Latin conjugation is probably not applicable! (It might be 'cleves' or maybe 'clevides' if we did that?)
As such, 'clevices' or 'clevises' works much better. This conjugation reminds of French, and given cultural and technological influences, this makes sense as well.
I’m actually glad you posted that!
Clickspring + Blondihacks on the SAME DAY? Is the world ending?!
@UCeoSAHWsqcpkuLFFC6Teb-g Not really, he explains the advances of the last year, which he spent (with a team of experts like him) investigating aspects of the Antikithera mechanism. I don't believe that's a repost.
This is such a cool project, you make it look so easy :)
Bonjour Quinn
I am impressed with the care you take in making every little piece, I am sure that professionals and even most amateurs do not make this effort.
And it's beautiful to see the birth of a steam engine (I would never tell you how much I have to pay to get a single 6 x 0,75 mm nut for example).
About your test, you passed successfully a step but please keep in mind that a steam machine building is validated by its steam test, which will come soon I hope as you work quickly and well :+)
About steam, are you going to build the oil lubricator, the boiler and why not a governor ?
Amicalement, Raphaël
I’m sure there are other videos about center finding (click spring comes to mind), would you mind some day showing center finding techniques for all the various ways you do it? This noob absorbs your material and like your presentations.
Machining in nautical units; that's when you know its time to lay off the grog...
I thought that was a nice inclusive touch for those machinists who've only just come ashore.
Good job Quin! Enjoying your videos
Nice, just in time for diner!
Hello Quinn,
I hope you are well, nice work today and also a nice excited voice...
Take care
Paul,,
I was also all excited:) Instead of locktite could you peen the pin? I mean have it out of the clevises and hold it and lightly peen one end almost like a rivet, but less. Then slip it in and hopefully, that end is slightly larger and you'll need a pair of pliers padded with copper to encourage it in the last bit.
Why no distances in furlongs?
Yes, this is what I thought. Some of us in the 'Old Country' are still struggling to move on from chains.
Love your excited voice 🤗. So, fess up, how long were you spinning the thingy before you got bored? If that had been me, at least an hour! Amazing machine! 😁
Wow! Amazing! Im not first, Missed my streak of 5 videos as being first... 13th but amazing so far. I cant wait for this thing to make some torque!
(Edit) Last month I bought the PM 2 and it arrived yesterday- Wish me luck
G'day Quinn I'm glad your doing these build videos it's a great help, I would have thought though as a beginner series that the parts for this engine are very small I mean if your considering this as a first build a larger engine would be better if you have the funds to do it that is. Anyway good one Quinn Regards John
The devils in the detail! 👏👏👍😀
I presume that adjusting the length of the valve rod comes later - to adjust the timing and dwell?
Yep, lots of adjusting later. Everything is threaded for that reason
@@Blondihacks but no tiny turnbuckles to do the job without disassembly
Looking good .
The engine is properly puffing!
You are an excellent teacher! Who taught you this craft?
Thanks Quinn
Quinn,
First, I'd like to thank you for the videos you produce. Your explanations are first rate and I love your sense of humor. Now, I do have a question for you: When you were heating up the linkage to bend it, what was the material you had it resting on? Clearly it resisted the heat of your torch.
Thank you! Those are fire bricks
@@Blondihacks Thanks for the info. I had to look up what a fire brick is, guess my ignorance has to do with spending my life in central Florida lol.
I could watch that piston go back and forth all day...
Great video, keep up the great work
This is my favourite steam channel now
Mine to, shes so cool
Looking good! Only a couple of pieces left, right?
3:39 I understood that reference! :o
Greetings, fellow "used to be a kid"
I thought you were going to drop that clevis in the intro... good use of cinematic tension. What? You say the pin doesn't fit? No problem - we make a new pin. Love that all day long....😁
Did you consider improving the design when machining the new pin by increasing the length of the 0.0625" diameter portion and forming a 0.030" thick X 0.09" diameter head. Lock-Tite the protrusion if future removal is required.
Others offered peening, a sharp center punch mark on each end would retain the pin if future removal isn't required.
What make is your mill vise and what are the dimensions W X D X H? Please and thank you. Great Video!!!