Hi, I too love my old tools and have quite an extensive accumulation from many trades most of which I use. I have had a set of those pipe swaging tools for over thirty years and have never been able to find out what they were, so thank you for showing them. I don't think that many modern plumbers would know what they are because I know a few plumbers! Best regards, Jon
Thank you for the demos! Those are beautiful little tools and no I have to build some for my shop! Just to have them in case I ever need one. Fantastic! Love that story about George! I'd buy you a pint myself to hear it in person! Take care.
A good bench vise is not always easy to find unless you have money to burn. Picked mine up at a car show for $20. Needed cleaning, a coat of paint and greasing. Good as ever. I like those jacks, never used one in the tool room.
Good morning Mr Spielberg. In my life I have learn't a great deal from old timers and still do. That's why I watch your videos. At least the story about your mate will never run out of GAS. LOL. You just keep them coming. Your real followers never get tired of them.
I bought a cheap bench vise from Lidl a few years back. Claimed to be cast steel. Anyways it turned out to be pretty decent. The cheapness shows in a few areas but i've whacked lumps of metal in it with a 48oz hammer many times now and it's still holding together. I lucked out at a car boot sale about a month ago and got a nice big quality bench vise. But the problem with that is that I don't feel as comfortable abusing it as with the cheap one.
thank you for taking your time to share these wonderful tools, there`s always the old way of doing this and that and very few ppl that pass on the knowledge to younger lads. great job and thanks again
Cheers big ears. Never got to play with a swave when I was learning watching my Dad, I did get to play with the drifts loads of times for pipe on pipe soldering. I thought them kinda tools where all for break lines back then, you get older and realise pipes pipe, the tools work on many levels of pipes. My mate has still got his vice he made from his apprenticeship, maybe 10 years younger than yours, and that has a dimple like yours, that's how they taught you to respect tools back then. :D
As a locksmith apprentice I remember a conversation with my boss as he showed me an old fine hand drill "this is for when theres no electricity at the house your working at" my reply was "why not just use a cordless drill?" lol ... talk about generation gap ha ha ... my advice is to err on the side of listening to the old timers always. Interesting tools
Thanks ever so much for your reply to the Manchester saw enquiry! Funnily enough I have a pedestal grinder with a mech fuel pump supplying the suds. I look forward to more vids. Thanks again. Best wishes, Simon
Your telling of the gas pipe cutting with a hack saw reminds me of the tale of the guy welding/brazing a crack in an oil storage tank when it was full of oil. On reflection its most probably one of those apocryphal tales all engineers hear at one time or another.
'Morning. I know you like magnets, so here is a small tip. I made a set of aluminum jaws from some scrap for my vice, drilled holes and pressed in a couple of neodymium magnets so they stay in place.
How can anyone give you thumbs down, as " bentontool " said, just ignore them. It's ALWAYS two (2) thumbs up from most of us, one for your vids. & the other for that great laugh of yours.
Thanks for sharing this, Poroldchap. I never get tired of seeing tools videos. Your buddy with the gas line was a hoot! I never saw one of those tools for making the bulge in the tubing. Is that meant to function as a ferrule would, in a compression fitting? I have used a lot of those over-center clamps in building production fixtures and jigs, over the years. In the states, there is a company by the name of De-Sta-Co, that makes just about any configuration one could think of.
POC You have your vice set back from the edge of your bench by about 6 inches. That means you can't put long pieces in it verticall down towards the floor. I'm sure there is a reason.
Super video as always! Thank you. Incidentally, is that a Manchester power hacksaw lurking under your TV monitor? Does it have a suds pump and tank? If so I'd like to know how the plunger for the pump is driven off the crank. I am restoring one and fitting a new old stock orig equipment suds system to it (acquired from a friend). Any chance of a video close up of the saw? Thanks in advance, regards, Simon
Don't worry about the thumbs down - I discovered recently while trying to remove a couple of videos from my 'liked' list (not because I disliked them but they were just ones in which I was no longer particularly interested , that RUclips no longer have the facility to delete videos from your 'liked' list and the only way to delete them now is to 'dislike' them. This obviously gives the poster the impression that their video was not liked but this is not necessarily the case !
Another fine video! Thanks for sharing the unusual items... Ignore the thumbs down people... ***Please remember how IQ is calculated: it is on a bell curve, average is 100... so by default, HALF THE WORLD HAS AN IQ UNDER 100! That always brings the world into perspective for me... I hope it helps you as well.
I love old timers giving their take on Tools. Most of the tools made back then are still in usable condition, I have a few bits and pieces that my Granddad used to use, Some of them clearly home made but they still work just perfectly too. The stuff we but today is all cheapo tat, Monkey metal or some fancy named plastic. I have a old King Dick adjustable spanner (possibly from Noah's tool kit) and a pipe grip wrench, They might well be paint free now and browned with oily rust, BUT, The Jaws still have all there own teeth and the KD spanner, The threaded wheel still turns true to adjust its size, Which has zero slack. New tools like this are utter rubbish in comparison. I have a question though.... WHY are there Three thumbs down?
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Hi, I too love my old tools and have quite an extensive accumulation from many trades most of which I use. I have had a set of those pipe swaging tools for over thirty years and have never been able to find out what they were, so thank you for showing them. I don't think that many modern plumbers would know what they are because I know a few plumbers!
Best regards, Jon
Thank you for the demos! Those are beautiful little tools and no I have to build some for my shop! Just to have them in case I ever need one. Fantastic! Love that story about George! I'd buy you a pint myself to hear it in person! Take care.
A good bench vise is not always easy to find unless you have money to burn. Picked mine up at a car show for $20. Needed cleaning, a coat of paint and greasing. Good as ever. I like those jacks, never used one in the tool room.
I never get tired of the tool videos either. A joy to watch and listen to the knowledge you have to offer us all, always thumbs up from me -thank you.
Good morning Mr Spielberg. In my life I have learn't a great deal from old timers and still do. That's why I watch your videos. At least the story about your mate will never run out of GAS. LOL. You just keep them coming. Your real followers never get tired of them.
Who would have thought a video on a vice would be so interesting. You never cease to amaze. Thank you for all you inform us of.
I bought a cheap bench vise from Lidl a few years back. Claimed to be cast steel.
Anyways it turned out to be pretty decent. The cheapness shows in a few areas but i've whacked lumps of metal in it with a 48oz hammer many times now and it's still holding together.
I lucked out at a car boot sale about a month ago and got a nice big quality bench vise. But the problem with that is that I don't feel as comfortable abusing it as with the cheap one.
thank you for taking your time to share these wonderful tools, there`s always the old way of doing this and that and very few ppl that pass on the knowledge to younger lads. great job and thanks again
Cheers big ears. Never got to play with a swave when I was learning watching my Dad, I did get to play with the drifts loads of times for pipe on pipe soldering. I thought them kinda tools where all for break lines back then, you get older and realise pipes pipe, the tools work on many levels of pipes. My mate has still got his vice he made from his apprenticeship, maybe 10 years younger than yours, and that has a dimple like yours, that's how they taught you to respect tools back then. :D
As a locksmith apprentice I remember a conversation with my boss as he showed me an old fine hand drill "this is for when theres no electricity at the house your working at" my reply was "why not just use a cordless drill?" lol ... talk about generation gap ha ha ... my advice is to err on the side of listening to the old timers always. Interesting tools
Well that was fun to watch! I especially like the tool that drills and taps into the sidewall of steel pipe. Very nice
Thanks ever so much for your reply to the Manchester saw enquiry! Funnily enough I have a pedestal grinder with a mech fuel pump supplying the suds. I look forward to more vids. Thanks again. Best wishes, Simon
Your telling of the gas pipe cutting with a hack saw reminds me of the tale of the guy welding/brazing a crack in an oil storage tank when it was full of oil. On reflection its most probably one of those apocryphal tales all engineers hear at one time or another.
Use the Band it strapping tool all the time POC, use it to secure conduit to the side of power poles, a great little tool
We have a smaller version of the stainless steel band strapping tool that we use for strapping rubber drive booths on cars in the garage :-)
Thoroughly enjoying these videos, its like watching a mechanical version of "Out of town" with Jack Hargreaves, keep up the good work !!
Blimey....your going back a bit!
***** You can still find a few episodes on you tube, there's even a facebook group run by his grandson I think.
'Morning. I know you like magnets, so here is a small tip. I made a set of aluminum jaws from some scrap for my vice, drilled holes and pressed in a couple of neodymium magnets so they stay in place.
How can anyone give you thumbs down, as " bentontool " said, just ignore them. It's ALWAYS two (2) thumbs up from most of us, one for your vids. & the other for that great laugh of yours.
Thanks for sharing this, Poroldchap. I never get tired of seeing tools videos. Your buddy with the gas line was a hoot! I never saw one of those tools for making the bulge in the tubing. Is that meant to function as a ferrule would, in a compression fitting? I have used a lot of those over-center clamps in building production fixtures and jigs, over the years. In the states, there is a company by the name of De-Sta-Co, that makes just about any configuration one could think of.
I love your videos. I always look forward to them so more please. As many as you can. Thumbs up.
POC You have your vice set back from the edge of your bench by about 6 inches. That means you can't put long pieces in it verticall down towards the floor. I'm sure there is a reason.
Super video as always! Thank you. Incidentally, is that a Manchester power hacksaw lurking under your TV monitor? Does it have a suds pump and tank? If so I'd like to know how the plunger for the pump is driven off the crank. I am restoring one and fitting a new old stock orig equipment suds system to it (acquired from a friend). Any chance of a video close up of the saw? Thanks in advance, regards, Simon
That laugh! I love it
Yet again a superb video, they always seem to end far to quick, we wouldnt get tired of them if they were hours long.
We always have time for more tools and a tooling!
Really enjoyed the video, keep them coming, you have lots of useful information.
It's an Aladdin's cave of gadgets , thanks for sharing.
great stuff like the old school tools.
Please do show more, mate! How about a video on making one of those little dill press vises? :D
Thanks for the upload! I'm still keen for some fly press tooling if you have any of those pearls to share?
Thanks for great video, look forward to seeing more,
another great poor old chap production
Brilliant video as usual, you keep 'em coming, we'll keep watching 'em, something special for number 100 when it comes round?
Was that a 'Kingley' swage on the copper tube? I've heard of 'em but never seen one
Brilliant video, keep them coming
Great video again, please make more like this one
Pipe drill and tap brilliant tool
Don't worry about the thumbs down - I discovered recently while trying to remove a couple of videos from my 'liked' list (not because I disliked them but they were just ones in which I was no longer particularly interested , that RUclips no longer have the facility to delete videos from your 'liked' list and the only way to delete them now is to 'dislike' them. This obviously gives the poster the impression that their video was not liked but this is not necessarily the case !
Agree Pipe drill and tap amazing tool
And another good one, cheers
Another fine video! Thanks for sharing the unusual items...
Ignore the thumbs down people...
***Please remember how IQ is calculated: it is on a bell curve, average is 100... so by default, HALF THE WORLD HAS AN IQ UNDER 100! That always brings the world into perspective for me... I hope it helps you as well.
good vid, very interesting tools thanks
Nice tools i like watch you vid's :D
I liked it
I love old timers giving their take on Tools. Most of the tools made back then are still in usable condition, I have a few bits and pieces that my Granddad used to use, Some of them clearly home made but they still work just perfectly too. The stuff we but today is all cheapo tat, Monkey metal or some fancy named plastic. I have a old King Dick adjustable spanner (possibly from Noah's tool kit) and a pipe grip wrench, They might well be paint free now and browned with oily rust, BUT, The Jaws still have all there own teeth and the KD spanner, The threaded wheel still turns true to adjust its size, Which has zero slack. New tools like this are utter rubbish in comparison. I have a question though.... WHY are there Three thumbs down?