Steam Powered Machine Shop 84 Shop Whistle

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  • Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
  • Video No. 83 in a series from my operating, steam powered, 1925 machine shop concerns repair of a second steam whistle for the shop. This project was done at my Florida winter residence (hide-out). It involved making a missing steam valve, lever and bracket. Thanks for watching. Comments, questions and discussion of steam power, line shaft power transmission and old machine tools are always welcome here.....Dave

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  • @tubeu28
    @tubeu28 7 месяцев назад

    Dave your craftsmanship just blended with artistry! You just never stop amazing all of us!!!

  • @Juha.R
    @Juha.R 11 месяцев назад

    so beutifully restpred whistle. 👍👍👍👍😍

  • @ironcladranchandforge7292
    @ironcladranchandforge7292 11 месяцев назад +4

    Hello Dave. Was thinking about you today. Hope everything is well with you and your family. It's been 7 months since your last video. Can't wait to see what you've been working on!!

  • @VictorKoblitz
    @VictorKoblitz Год назад +2

    Hello, I've watched your entire series. Enjoyed all.
    I'm about your age, hope all is well with you and yours.
    Back in the 1920s my grampa Horner started a ford tractor sales and service. When the small farmers were in business.
    Growing up I enjoyed the "shop". It wasn't steam, but the old tools were ...cool.
    My grampa also made and sold about 15 golf course tractors from model T motors and frames. Small and light with wide iron tires with spuds for traction instead of ribs. They were used when not tearing up the grass was important.
    I'm also a private pilot. I guess you plane holds alot of fuel! Saw you take off ,but you never landed.😅 hope to see you around.

  • @georgestone1282
    @georgestone1282 11 месяцев назад

    Another great video, hope you are doing well. Sure miss the big shop project. George from Indiana

  • @dawie641
    @dawie641 Год назад +2

    David, I enjoy your videos very much. A lot of people miss you. Hope you are OK.

  • @floridaflywheelersantiquee7578
    @floridaflywheelersantiquee7578 Год назад +4

    Thanks for promoting us

  • @Warped65er
    @Warped65er Год назад +6

    Thx for letting us watch you simply Do what you Do very well. Look forward to hearing it sing out.

  • @TheTreegodfather
    @TheTreegodfather Год назад +2

    Just checking in on you, and hoping you are ok.. it's been a minute.

  • @madflatlander
    @madflatlander Год назад +2

    Haven't seen any new videos lately. Hope you are well, Dave.

  • @johnalexander4356
    @johnalexander4356 Год назад +6

    We're missing you Dave! Hope that all is well with you and you'll be in the shop again soon!

  • @MrGeroth
    @MrGeroth Год назад

    Glad you’re back.

  • @MattysWorkshop
    @MattysWorkshop Год назад +7

    Gday Dave, great to see you back, the whistle looks great, thanks for sharing mate, cheers

  • @CaskStrength777
    @CaskStrength777 Год назад +1

    I wish I had this whistle to piss off my neighbors, but I love that you just did this because its just cool

  • @ODIS-bp1ks
    @ODIS-bp1ks Год назад +23

    Always look forward to your content, Dave! Thanks so very much!

  • @nicks.4137
    @nicks.4137 Год назад +1

    Mr. Richards I enjoyed your latest excellent video. I see you had a successful landing in your beautiful airplane. I enjoy your machine shop videos greatly. Thank you sir

  • @skinnernormington
    @skinnernormington Год назад +5

    David, you are a very talented man, I wished now I'd taken up engineering as a kid instead of chasing dreams of sport and girls.

    • @Hoaxer51
      @Hoaxer51 Год назад +2

      Or cars and girls! Lol

  • @christophercullen4889
    @christophercullen4889 Год назад +1

    Your father will be proud of you hacksaw and file .
    Kit from Down Under

  • @ablelock
    @ablelock Год назад +18

    Great job on the whistle Dave. Look forward to more of your content.

  • @rustybrake8310
    @rustybrake8310 Год назад +3

    Dave, I have watched every single video you have created. By profession I'm a grain elevator millright, but you've sparked my interest in machining. The boss(wife) has allowed me to buy a newer lathe and build a shop behind the house. Keep up the good work and you have taught me more than you think!

  • @johnalexander4356
    @johnalexander4356 Год назад +12

    Beautiful job! Especially, when you did so much with simple hand tools.

  • @tomsing6384
    @tomsing6384 Год назад

    were waiting, we have nothing else to do, see how much responsibility you have to keep us entertained!!

  • @Tinkybling1
    @Tinkybling1 Год назад +2

    You got to have a whistle, and that’s that!

  • @michaellenz9121
    @michaellenz9121 Год назад +5

    You made winter more bearable up in norther Illinois. Thanks for posting. Interesting content.

  • @jesseblack0713
    @jesseblack0713 Год назад +2

    You made my day putting out a video. Great job on the whistle hope to see you soon.

  • @robertklein9190
    @robertklein9190 Год назад +2

    Dave, up here in the Hudson Valley it's been a mild winter, no snow to speak of. Now you've got a spare whistle you can start selling peanuts. Guess we'll have to wait a couple more weeks unless you take it to the show to power it up.

  • @thepubliceye
    @thepubliceye Год назад

    You better not disturb anyone with that whistle down there in Florida.

  • @raymiller9391
    @raymiller9391 Год назад +9

    Nice job on the whistle Dave, I enjoy watching your videos.

  • @daveyork701
    @daveyork701 Год назад +7

    Love the whistle! Had to replay the start of the video a dozen times!
    Dave, you have a rigid mount motor on the lathe, that equals a LOT of vibration. If you use a resilient mount like a 48 frame motor It'll take most of that vibration out of it. The 48 frame motors mount through rubber rings on the end bells. Love the whistle!

    • @davidrichards5594
      @davidrichards5594  Год назад +7

      I think you are right, but most of the vibration, it seems to me is torsional. If you put a long piece of bar stock in the chuck and touch it while it's running you can really feel it. I am going to try some rubber mounts too........Dave

  • @The_Smith
    @The_Smith Год назад +3

    nice lines to the handle and bracket.

  • @garthbutton699
    @garthbutton699 Год назад +1

    Nice job on the whistle I have a three chime that needs some attention and I think you've given me a reason to give it some love,thanks for the video🤗😎🤗😎

  • @TheJdeft1
    @TheJdeft1 Год назад +1

    Nice. Makes me want to post my little single chime whistle fix....

  • @bcbloc02
    @bcbloc02 Год назад +2

    I don’t have a whistle so I guess I will have to settle for the even more vintage method and use my 1800s bell. 😎

  • @johnparkerthegimpygardener
    @johnparkerthegimpygardener Год назад +5

    Great to see another video . Always look forward to seeing them.

  • @PALM311
    @PALM311 Год назад +4

    I would like to have a dollar for every time somebody in your town said “oh there goes Dave blowing is whistle again”!lol
    I can only imagine people have been hearing it for years and years and know exactly what it is and who’s doing it. I think it’s pretty cool that you do that.

  • @richardbrobeck2384
    @richardbrobeck2384 11 месяцев назад

    great video !

  • @CRUZER1800
    @CRUZER1800 Год назад

    Always a good day when I see a video from you, Dave.... Nice job on the whistle.
    Thanks,
    Russ

  • @trevorhardisty6255
    @trevorhardisty6255 Год назад +2

    Thanks Dave, Great restoration on the whistle, looking forward to hear it blowing.

  • @johneverson2433
    @johneverson2433 Год назад +2

    Good to hear from you

  • @bsteleven
    @bsteleven Год назад

    Nice!

  • @johnstewart7022
    @johnstewart7022 Год назад +3

    Great to see you are still at it, Dave. Enjoy Florida, and I can't wait for next season in the big shop.

  • @jeffwilson1399
    @jeffwilson1399 Год назад +6

    Love the steam whistle repair/restore content! Thank you!!!!

  • @seniorelectrician6831
    @seniorelectrician6831 Год назад

    looks good

  • @rolliekelly6783
    @rolliekelly6783 Год назад +2

    Everyone is entitled to their on opinion in this great country of ours. However, I don't try to improve the appearance of the machine. I look at all the scratches, dings, and scrapes as the war map of all the battles the old girl fought.
    Keep the videos coming.

    • @davidrichards5594
      @davidrichards5594  Год назад +4

      Rollie, I would agree, but using a pipe wrench or vise grips on a beautifully made brass fitting is abuse.....Dave

    • @Hoaxer51
      @Hoaxer51 Год назад

      It seems like every steam whistle I’ve seen they used a pipe wrench on. Seems a little crude but I guess they used what they had.

  • @craigspicer4296
    @craigspicer4296 Год назад +1

    Hi Dave, thank you for the creation of this channel. I have been really enjoying watching your content back to back over last month. You really inspired me to get started down the track of getting into steam engine building. For me its only going to be small models, i really learned alot from this channel. This is such a great channel to stop on by and forget about life for a while and go back in time to a forgotten era of machining.

  • @jakobrebeki
    @jakobrebeki Год назад +2

    thanks for posting....

  • @martindever4387
    @martindever4387 Год назад +1

    That is some fine file work Dave! Just goes to show it’s a poor craftsman that blames his tool!

  • @joselolopez3635
    @joselolopez3635 Год назад

    excelent¡¡¡

  • @kellyfuller5818
    @kellyfuller5818 Год назад

    My grandfather was a machinist. I very much enjoy your videos and seeing what my grandfather may have done as well. Thanks!!

  • @donsipes
    @donsipes Год назад

    @ David Richards I hope all is well with you. I have missed the weekly dose of stem this summer.

  • @tjt4036
    @tjt4036 Год назад +2

    Another great video Dave. Thank you.

  • @Jrod-si5hd
    @Jrod-si5hd Год назад +1

    Excellent work

  • @henrikjorgensen1614
    @henrikjorgensen1614 Год назад

    Very good work on this whistle I love all old things with their odd shapes and forms

  • @jackdawg4579
    @jackdawg4579 Год назад

    Those old steam whistles have such an iconic sound!

  • @Watchyn_Yarwood
    @Watchyn_Yarwood Год назад

    Very nice! I always enjoy your videos. I hope you are enjoying the warm Florida sun. Wish I were there!

  • @jrkorman
    @jrkorman Год назад +3

    Very nice Dave. I'll certainly be looking forward to hearing that whistle this Spring! I was thinking that you might remake that nut also, but I guess a little work it'll look good. The little town I'm from in Michigan sounded the siren at the fire station at Noon. My grandparent's farm was a ways out of town but the siren could be easily heard, telling us kids it was time to head to the house for lunch.

  • @ianlulham
    @ianlulham Год назад

    It's great to see another something old saved. You did a grand job on that lever and pivot, the brass paint looks brass! Thank you

  • @lawrencefoster2120
    @lawrencefoster2120 Год назад +2

    That is a cool whistle man.

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 Год назад

    lt's always good to see one of your video's David....Thanks ever so much 👍
    Shoe🇺🇸

  • @stevengrotte2987
    @stevengrotte2987 Год назад

    ARE THERE ANY EPISODES MORE RECENT?
    I REALLY ENJOY THIS SERIES AND REALLY WANT TO SEEANYTHING AFTER NUMBER 84-----PLEASE CONTINUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @roybaker8111
    @roybaker8111 Год назад

    Eagerly awaiting another great video from a guy that has taught me so much and i have never met.

  • @opendstudio7141
    @opendstudio7141 Год назад

    In sixty years of junking at antique/ junk stores, flea markets, garage sales and swap meets, I've never ran across a steam whistle out in the wild.

  • @markf350s
    @markf350s Год назад

    David thanks for another great video hope all is well look forward to the next one thank you for sharing

  • @CraigLYoung
    @CraigLYoung Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @enginecrzy
    @enginecrzy Год назад +1

    slick as a whistle...

  • @alexmutimer3691
    @alexmutimer3691 Год назад

    A great start to my day, first day back at work after 5 months off through illness, thanks for video. Better go clock in. Alex norfolk uk

  • @MrChevelle83
    @MrChevelle83 Год назад +1

    fine work there dave thanks for sharing!!!

  • @kimber1958
    @kimber1958 Год назад +1

    beautiful

  • @garyc5483
    @garyc5483 Год назад

    Great job. Glad you are in the warm. ATB regards from the UK

  • @mattthescrapwhisperer
    @mattthescrapwhisperer Год назад +2

    Boy, that turned out nice. Thanks Dave!

  • @pkav8tor
    @pkav8tor Год назад +1

    Sweet fix Dave, simple tools and all. Stay warm in the hide out. By the way, the work on Pete's tractor turned out great. It seems to run like a watch. Take care. Regards/greg

  • @giovannicintolo89
    @giovannicintolo89 Год назад +3

    Seems odd there hasn't been a video out since February, everything ok David?

  • @ron827
    @ron827 Год назад +1

    Love the results on th whistle and very good videography work.

  • @henkvanderwal2424
    @henkvanderwal2424 Год назад

    Hello David,
    A good video as always.
    Greetings from Friesland in the Netherlands

  • @mh73020
    @mh73020 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing that video, I was wondering if you could run the “steam whistle “ on compressed air. If you get a chance could you show a video of one of your whistles running on compressed air? If you could I would appreciate it. I was going to make one from my shop love the sound of them!!! Thanks again

  • @justanothercanuckian
    @justanothercanuckian Год назад +1

    Nice to see ya puttering around in your southern shop Dave. Might try and get across the river and visit your NY shop sometime this summer, if time permits. Always enjoy your videos!

  • @vdubjunkie
    @vdubjunkie Год назад

    Your work is always inspiring! Thanks for continuing to share, and help pass along your knowledge and experience.

  • @dansvec5411
    @dansvec5411 Год назад

    Thanks Dave, I always look forward to your videos. Great stuff!

  • @183charlesspiva
    @183charlesspiva Год назад +1

    Looks really good David👍!

  • @TheMaddogT
    @TheMaddogT Год назад

    What you can do with a file, hammer, vise, saw and a little know how. Amazing Dave.
    Love the videos!

  • @swanvalleymachineshop
    @swanvalleymachineshop Год назад +1

    That came up great . Cheers.

  • @mrc1539
    @mrc1539 Год назад +1

    👍! Very nice !

  • @johnlee8231
    @johnlee8231 Год назад

    Great to see your saving a another piece of history

  • @rockytaub7028
    @rockytaub7028 Год назад

    Dave, it is great to see you are doing well. I miss you videos.

  • @bjornbursell7681
    @bjornbursell7681 Год назад

    Nice little project! As allways, good to see your videos.

  • @luiscoelho4151
    @luiscoelho4151 Год назад

    Nice Job 😉😁 and nice piece of collection too

  • @rpm133
    @rpm133 Год назад +1

    Now I want a whistle.

  • @KitCullen-zn4id
    @KitCullen-zn4id Год назад

    Nice
    Kit from down under

  • @TopperMachineLLC
    @TopperMachineLLC Год назад

    Nice one Dave. I did the same thing on my 3" Buckeye for my Baker Traction Engine. Next whistle is a little 3 chime so it isn't too loud under the canopy. Keep up the great videos.

  • @jimc4731
    @jimc4731 Год назад +1

    Another good video! 🤩
    I like the artistic design of the lever assembly and the way it was mostly hand made!
    Possibly a link belt on the lathe would help to smooth out the shaking/vibration?🤔
    Also check if the pulley runs true.
    Keep up the good work!
    JIM 😀

  • @Jameson4327
    @Jameson4327 Год назад

    Until next spring, I’ll be waiting.

  • @ivanparovozoff9836
    @ivanparovozoff9836 Год назад

    New long awaited episode!! Thanks!!

  • @floridaflywheelersantiquee7578
    @floridaflywheelersantiquee7578 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing

  • @noelspangenburg3675
    @noelspangenburg3675 Год назад

    Can't wait to hear that one Dave.😀

  • @bellowphone
    @bellowphone Год назад

    I enjoyed seeing you hacking away at that slot by hand, just the way I would do it in my own minimally equipped shop. Can't wait to hear the whistle!

  • @MukYJ
    @MukYJ Год назад

    I have an unusually small (2” diameter, 5” long chamber) Buckeye 3-chime whistle that I inherited from my great uncle. Rumor has it that it was taken off a retired ferry boat that he used to live on. It has been polished to within an inch of its life but should still work fine - the valve action feels good and there isn’t much else that can go wrong with them. I’d love to get it hooked up to air or steam and see how it sounds.

  • @jerryshrigley2902
    @jerryshrigley2902 Год назад

    Thanks David. Love your channel.

  • @dianemcewen8922
    @dianemcewen8922 Год назад

    I worked at Gleason works back in 1964,they would blow the whistle at noon and five every work day,it must have been a very large whistle.i enjoyed the video and nice job on whistle,hope to see you at the steam pageant this summer.mike

  • @hooter7003
    @hooter7003 Год назад

    Good to see you in the shop David 😎

  • @98grand5point9
    @98grand5point9 Год назад

    Great whistle . I'm in Naples and hope to get to the Wheelers next Saturday.