Steam Powered Planing Mill
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Founded in 1897, this historic all Steam Powered Planing Mill is believe the last fully operational steam powered Sawmill and Box factory in America. The planer seen in this video is a 1895 Hall & Brown Planer being powered by a 1910 Ames Iron Works horizontal steam engine.
In 2002 the mill was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Steam Powered Planing Mill © 2011 Charley Williams - All rights reserved
I'm sure I was born 100 years too late. All this old machinery represents a time of life I never experienced but seem to have a longing for. Things didn't come so easy but I think people were more relaxed, satisfied and happier in themselves.
This machine is a thing of beauty and symbolizes a much calmer way of life. Great to see it still going and being put to use by dedicated people preserving history.
You are right. I think that generation of men and women were as rugged and proud as their machines and you can see it in those operating the mill today.
MrShoptaw Can you imagne something built today lasting as long as this? I can't!
In those days things were built to last. These days they are only built to last a certain ( short) time before you need to buy them again.
Oil Burner power of steam just love it I would like to go to a steam fair to see these machines that will still work for a billion years compared to a normal combustion engine we need cars to run on steam like they used to run on because they lasted
Oil Burner steam is awesome, but if you think the steam cars last forever... watch a few Jay Lenos Garage videos. The boilers don't last on those old cars, and without major effort in reconstruction or repair, they are unsafe at worst.
There's only a few reasons why many things couldn't be done like this today.
There is no one manufacturing the equipment because no one will buy it.
Too many people don't want to actually work for a living.
The planet savers and safety nannies fight it to the death.
What a fantastic machine! And hats off to you folks, glad to see there are still some left in this country that give a damn about craftsmanship and tradition and not just profits. Thanks for the video!
Thank you.
every few months i find myself watching this video again, i might have a thing for steam mills
Yes, you might but that's okay. Wach on.
Listen to the rooster calling at 3:30... when the engine is started... priceless!
Is not just a beautiful way to work, in an amazing forest, is also incredible how just the sawdust ist enought to work the same quantity of wood, without using foreign energy. Ok the smoke is a bit dirty, but is just natural wood, from trees that will be replaced to close the circle. Love it!
Yes indeed. Thanks for watching. :>)
The immense power behind the steam engine is, without a doubt, exciting. The moving parts on that planer, fast and slow, can take a finger or arm off if you're not careful. This sawmill represents a time when life was much simpler, yet with an industrial feel to it as well.
Yes indeed. Thanks for watching.
You have to take responsibility for your own safety in some cases
Thanks for the video. When I was a youngster, I worked in a mill that still had some steam though most of it had converted to electricity. Even though I was an electrician I had a real fondness for the steam...
+Joe Burks - Thanks Joe, I feel the same about those grand machines.
This is one of the most beautiful places i ever seen. Obviously every original machine contribute to make it even better and more interesting. God! this place is so old and i feel nostalgic about those times.
I know what you mean. Thanks for watching.
It’s insane that once upon a time this was the peak of modern technology!
The industrial revolution continues. :>)
Thanks so much, this brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it, When I was 7 years old we moved to White Bear lake Minn. I was allowed to hang around all day at Johnson Boat works. The place was heated with steam and we bent the oak ribs in a steam box. The re saw, planers and the factory looked the same. I grew up on the lake driving Chris Craft inboards and racing the inland scows that Granpa Johnson invented. It was a wonderful child hood. Johnsons were so good to me and I still know how to build a wood sail boat 50 years later. God Bless America again!!! Pat
Wooden boat building is a real art that I'm afraid is going to be lost as time goes by. :>(
I'm also a journeyman machinist and served my apprenticeship at American Hoist and Derrick Co. in St Paul. I had the job of machining many of the crossheads and gears that were in the old steam powered cranes. Steam power and basically all machinery fascinate me. Thanks for the box factory video and thanks for the personal reply. Good Job. Pat
I hope some day to video the mills steam powered machine shop. That is the one missing part of this mill. :>)
I can't wait. Pat
I was very taken & thrilled watching the mechanic of steam power machinery. I am 62 years old & I fooled with a lot of different types of wood in my time. I bin to a mill in Michigan some years ago nothing like what youll have. Keep the mill for all the young ones to come. Thanks for the video In joyed it Clinton Stucke Slidell Louisiana
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. :>)
Love to hear the whistle echoing through the canyons.
+Thomas Coughran - Me too, I'm so glad my camera caught that. :>)
I love This! This vintage steam stuff is so fascinating! It was so sophisticated... even though it was steam powered. All the rivets, belts etc.. perfect engeneering! I could watch this for hours
I agree. The sights and sounds of the machines is a symphony to behold. :>)
Steam powered the first 100 years of the industrial revolution. I love to see them old steam powered machines in action because it's how my ancestors made a living in the 1800's when they first arrived in America from England, Scotland, and Ireland.
I know, mine too. Thanks for watching.
This video was recommended by youtube today, very great video
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
So nice to see the old ways and old machines preserved and around for future generations. Thanks for sharing
I agree. So many of these mills were scraped and lost forever. :>)
I would love to go back in time and witness this equipment manufactured.
That would be a sight to see.
@@MrShoptaw I was a rigger/heavy machinery mover for forty years and although I have handled equipment like this; I had the advantage of modern tools.........tractor trailers, fork lift trucks, cranes, etc.etc. When I first started back in the early sixties, I worked with guys who remember using horses in the trade and one dude named Al Smith, who as a boy worked in the stable of George Young Company in Philadelphia. Machines made of heavy castings require extra care because the unforgiving nature and any breaks are difficult to repair
Just love steam driven machinery/engines. Thanks.
+Jim Jardine - I'm with you. :>)
+Jim Jardine
My grandpa ran a threshing machine with a 1903 Case steamer.
He then ran trains and then ran the boilers at the old Calgary General hospital.
Thanks to Mr Shoptaw for putting this on RUclips so the viewers can see it and enjoy! We find it most relaxing, especially the music, fits perfectly every time. Thanks again.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching.
Love the old technology, efficient, cheap to operate by comparison to modern day standards, the negatives would only be in the area of the OH&S, working around exposed drive belts and moving parts, however having said all that, it is still a marvel to recognise the brilliance and ingenuity of the engineers and designers of the past!!!!
Thanks, the mill has been accepted into the National Register of Historic Places. The mill owners are committed to retaining its historic nature.
Maybe we need more steam powered things in the world...Great video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I'm working on it. It's a shame that the younger generation don't know a thing about steam powered equipment and boilers. Mention that a boiler requires 3 feedwater devices, and these new boiler welders don't know that first is a mechanical pump, then a Penberthy steam vacuum Injector, then a hand pump, to ensure that the crown sheet doesn't run dry. Ask them if they are working on a fire tube or a water tube, and they look confused. I learned about steam power in my childhood, and my sons, who are in their 20s, have a great knowledge of this power.
There's always an argument over new technology vs old technology to work with doing jobs. This is definitely something that i would keep using old technology to work with.
It definitely brings pride in producing the product.
@@MrShoptaw Yes sir it, does.
Wow, what a monster that thing is! Very cool.
Almost sad to watch it shut down at the end of the run.
Amazing. Over 120 yeas old and really the only difference to today's 4 siding planers is electric motors and emergency stop buttons.
It gets the job done. Thanks for watching.
@@MrShoptawllplll11111
Thanks for this video. I come to watch it every now and then. Really nice quality and when I watch it, it makes me feel like I am there.
Well thank you, I appreciate hearing that.
Wow, what an impressive mill. There is not much machinery left from 1910 that is still capable of operating.
+kimmer6 - The mill is a real historic treasure. :>)
+MrShoptaw
Holy smokes....I just realized where its at. I darned near hit a deer there on my motorcycle on 299 coming back from Burney only a couple of mountain ridges from Oak Run. Might be worth a trip up there this Summer.... I live near the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien and watched its steam engine run during a day trip to watch the Blue Angels fly. I love old steam powered equipment!
Well maintained and operated.
Damn well done and congratulations on keeping a part of the past alive.
That's how we got here.
Thanks, they take pride in their work. :>)
The seals on the engine leak badly.
Great vision that saw to its preservation all these years. Long life and safety.
I agree. I hope they can continue another 100 years. :>)
Thank you, I had an old Frick mill, while not stream powered there was a ritual to start up that was soothing. ......memories return because of you!
Thanks, glad it brought back those memories. :>)
IT IS LIKE THIS OLD MILL HAS ITS OWN HEART BEAT I WOULD LOVE TO BE THERE IT WOULD REVITALIZE MY SPIRIT AND MIND
I know what you mean. Thanks for watching. :>)
Grandad used to run the boiler down at the mill back in the day. See kids, way back when there was this magical thing called in-dus-try....
Yes indeed. :>)
was your father's generation responsible for killing our industry? I know millennials are not to blame that is for sure.
I love watching this, I like how you can basically follow everything mechanically from start to finish.
Thanks, glad you watched. :>)
This mill is the finest art of work👍
I agree.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. :>)
I've been on both ends of a neuman 48 planer pulled by a 4-71 Bus Motor and the sights , sounds and smells were almost the same. You knew what the belts would do if you messed up and got into them. We didn't mess up.
+Lewie McNeely
Yes.
Not exactly the safest playground on earth.
I worked many years in a cedar mill.
Not recommended for children or the lame of brain.
Just came back to look at this vid again.
Your camera and editing work is outstanding and far beyond what is normally seen here. You are either a professional or put a lot of time and dedication into doing this. I suspect the latter because it has the feel of someone that really has an affinity for the subject. You really captured the feel and spirit of this machine and place so well I didn't even realise it the first time I watched as I was so caught up in the mood you created.
You have really searched for the angles and got the composition spot on.
The sequence from about 2:40 to 3:35 is outstanding especially with the gentleman sutrrounded by the clouds of steam. That's just brilliant work right there not to take away from any other part of the clip.
Thank you for putting this up for us all to enjoy and the marvelous work you did on it. It's really a top notch production that is superiour to 99% of offerings here including my own.
Well done to you sir and thank you again.
Wow, thanks so much for those supportive comments. Videography became a hobby for me when I retired 12 years ago. I'm self taught and have learned much by watching the work of others and from feedback such as yours. The Phillips Mill is a great subject for video and I'm so grateful to them for allowing me to video their operation. I hope some day to get to video the machine shop in operation. They don't fire it up often. Thanks again, Charley
Keep up the good work, Charley. You are a genius and have a wonderful eye for those candid details.
Love it all Steam run anything on mill or power station or steam tractor & steam locomotive that all I love it sound so beautiful & good smell old timer great vibe that Love it all kind Steam..... Thumb up sky high.....
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Absolutely superb! A fascinating subject and wonderfully well filmed throughout. It really captures the feel of the place and all the effort involved right down to the tiny details of belt shifting and steam playing in sunlight. It took me right back to my childhood watching the activities at the village timber yard with steam driven gang saws and an ancient, steam driven crane. I could practically smell the place again thanks to the skill of those involved in the making of this film.
Thank you, I'm glad it brought back those memories for you.
I really love your films from Phillips' mill. The tail-less dog gets me every time :)
+William Wallace - Thanks William, it's a pleasure putting them together.
Keep going with the films please. We run a Wood Mizer and wood machining workshop in England, it's brilliant to see what is being produced all round the world. RUclips is great for the grass roots...
William Wallace- I agree. RUclips has made the world much smaller and more accessible to all. :>)
I love the governor system.
So bloody ingenious.
Still used to this day in diesel and jet engines; in a refined form.
Yes indeed. Running "Balls Out". :>)
YEAH!
Steam was the engine.
I love the old machinery. Stuff that wasn't made with a computer!!
I couldn't agree more. :>)
gwharton68 actually, they were. There was an awful lot of computation involved in building things like that.
But computers were all people at that time.
Using the chips/dust from the sawyer and planer to fuel the steam engine, one day we will need these, one day.........
+Jason Michael Kotarski Not nearly as long as it has been either!
I like to think we sorta have the same options to use waste as a power source. I mean, Turbo Charging is using waste exhaust to power a compressor turbine to increase Manifold Air Density.
Never stop using those machines as intended!!!! Keep on working.
Those machines have outlived many of those who have operated them. :>)
MrShoptaw
Indeed but they where built for work and over built. Know days we just build for the now and not the future. Look at how we build houses now vs how they where built 150-100 years ago. Look at there machining, the way they worked, and how much enjoyment they got out of running these machines and building things properly so they could last 5-8 generation before actually needing real repairs or complete overhauls.
This video is wonderful! I love that you show all the operations, and not just the sawing. I can't get enough of watching frick mills shot for just one angle, just sawing boards, but this beats them by a mile. Second best thing to actually being there.
Thank you for taking the time to document our history.
justfakeit888 Well thank you. It was my desire to show as much as possible what's involved in the operation of this mill. Glad to hear it comes across. But, as you point out, being there is best.
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Love this shit. Would give anything to work at a old mill like that for a few days. Really cool
Thanks for watching. :>)
Man steam engines are cool
I agree, thanks for watching.
Thank you Frederick.
nice sound i wish i can watch all the operation in fron of my eye
Mohd Fazli It is a pleasure to see in person and hear all the sounds and smell the fresh cut lumber.
Looks as dangerous as hell but what a joy - and a work of art - to get this old girl running just right. Great vid.
English-Ash Thanks, the workers have great respect for the equipment hence a stellar safety record.
No surprise there!
MrShoptaw Pressure is built up in a boiler to power the planer, right?
Matt de Oliveira Yes, in the end, but there are more steps involved. The boiler produces steam that drives a stationary steam engine. That engines drives a belt system that powers the planer.
MrShoptaw How safe is it to operate a boiler? By that I do not mean what could go wrong. I am asking how safe it is if the proper precautions are followed.
Very nice, clean, professional video! And extremely interesting, as well! Thank you very much for sharing!
MrKabDrivr Thank you, I appreciate the feedback.
World-class camera work. You're very talented. Totally enjoy every production.
Thank you, I appreciate those kind words. :>)
amazing piece of machinery i like how the gears and pistons move really amazing steam punk
+RadioActive I agree. Great subject for video as well.
i was born in 80's but i like everything in here maybe bcoz i never seen anything like this, the big boiler and the rivets just im amazed will all that gears moving how it all works just by using the power of steam it's almost an art
Thanks for sharing this with us.
My pleasure.
Great video! It's nice to see that these things are still preserved. I am angry when I see thick painted machines in museums with fake sounds that do not work. Much better and much more fun is watching machines actually work. In our city have the second largest wooden water wheel in the world. Three people can turn it, which is easy depending on the fact that the diameter is more than 13 meters.
GuyT 316Welding This planer is over 100 years old and works better than many of the newer ones.
great vid! that is one serious machine!! i think the dog got his tail caught in one of the pullys
Haha, I just noticed the title of the background song. Very fitting music, but a VERY fitting title!
Thanks for watching, :>)
Love it when the mom pulled the mighty horn.
I think it's loud enough to wake the dead. :>)
Ha ha nice one sir. Ive watch all your video about the Philip"s Bros mill and so keep them coming good sir. Sarah must be a young lady by now.Good day sir.
I know its been a few tears but this is a very enjoyable video thank you
Thank you, glad you liked it. :>)
That engine reminds me of an old movie, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".
There is a resemblance. :>)
I watch now, your vedio after nine years... Whatever its amazing...
Thanks for watching.
Great Incredible steam-powered mill! Like it!
Fantastic and touching
I love this video. Real life history still going strong today!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I keep coming back to your videos , they take me back to what seems like an age ago , where you used the best kit and you looked after it , even if it needed a bit of rope or a wedge of wood . Great videos 👍🇬🇧 p.s. really dig that music . 🖖
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy the videos.
Very cool! It looks like the engine needs the gland packing replaced or repaired. She won't run quite right unless you deal with that. I know it's probably not original, but I would pipe the exhaust from the engine into the smokebox of the boiler upwards towards the stack. This would create a draft and force the fire through the boiler. This would have the effect of heating the boiler more efficiently and making the fire much hotter.
I'm glad they didn't address the leaks until after I filmed the engine. It made a more dramatic image for video. :>)
nostalgia di un passato pieno di semplicità
+Ivo Gagliardi - Sì, quelli erano tempi più semplici.
That's a heck of a Planer you have there!
You got that right.
Probably the most satisfying video I've ever watched on RUclips!! Love the editing, love the content, love that the music is calm but also doesn't play while the machine is running, and of course, I LOVE seeing a fully-operational steam-powered sawmill IN USE today!!!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I had a grand time putting it together. :>)
Incredible. Good stuff.
+Nukl - Thank you. :>)
Je trouve que ce système est génial. La scierie produit elle-même sa propre énergie . Cette énergie provient des déchets de coupe. C'est vraiment super comme méthode
Merci beaucoup. Je suis content que vous avez regardé la vidéo.
@@MrShoptaw J'ai travaillé 38 ans à l' Administration des Eaux et Forêts. Je suis né dans une famille forestière. Tous ce qui touche à la forêt m'intéresse beaucoup. Actuellement, ce sont les grandes sociétés qui ont le monopole forestier. Les petites scieries peuvent "crever". J' habite en Belgique dans le pays des forêts en Ardenne eu ce qui se passe chez nous est tout à fait similaire dans toute l'Europe! Aux USA est-ce similaire ou non ?
what a fine piece of machinery! suppose it will last another 100 years!
No reason for it not to if it continues to be maintained as it has been. :
as long as there are young people who want to learn and are willing to carry on. suppose with many a thing this is a very big problems these days. who wants to get his fingers dirty? everyone wants to work with a white shirt and tie. Monday to Friday. and a fantastic salary. and at least a Porsche or Mercedes in the garage..... best regards from Moscow, Russia (though i am not a Russian)
I agree. Since we have made it easy for everyone to live, few choose hard work. I doubt many would survive if all the modern conveniences went away. :>)
Ce système est vraiment génial, économie d'électricité , tout marche à la vapeur. L'eau est chauffée grâce à la sciure de récupération . J'aime cette machine.
Ce système simple fonctionne bien . :>)
When things were built to last!Forever.Just love the attention to Health&Safety.
Thanks for watching.
this machine will work one hundred years more,no problem.has torque,burns wood ,petrol ,coal,etc.
It could if the skills needed to run and maintain it are passed along.
Thanks Wolf
I GREW UP NEAR SAWMILLS IN THE NORTHERN LUZON, PHILIPPINES WHERE HARDWOOD TIMBER WAS ONCE ABUNDANCE, EUROPEAN WAS THE NUMBER ONE BUYER OF THESE HARDWOOD FOR COSTUME FURNITURE MAKING.
Who in the hell could give this a thumbs down? Cmon!
Don't know. :>)
OSHA supporters.
This is another "keeper ".
Bless you!
wolf
My grandfather used to maintain these types of machines. I really enjoy how you show the workings of the planing mill. I am making a video of him and was wondering if I could use snippets of this for my project. Thanks and have a nice day.
You are welcome to use what works for you in your project, however, if you put the video out on RUclips it will be flagged for copyright infringement. RUclips automatically checks content.
@@MrShoptaw Thanks so much. Is there a way to get permission from you in a way that won't get me flagged? RUclips says that if I have permission it's okay, but I don't know how to let YT know. Do you?
RUclips would notify me of the infringing video, and I would then not file a takedown request. This should not count as a copyright strike against your channel.
Thank you so much for this, beautiful.
22triggy Thank you.
Very nice presentation ( filmed) gives you the feeling of looking over the shoulder of the people! Way to go!
a Discovery channel or national geographic could learn a lot from you way of producing. regards Fred
+61kaaskop - Thank you Fred, I appreciate hearing that. All the best, Charley
I love it and it's awesome that the whole thing just requires water. The salt cutting extra would your burn for the Heat it's a sustainable beautiful saw. I would figure a way somehow to catch all that steam it's blowing out and let it wind up into a tank, let it condensate and get pumped back into the system. It's already been boiled is no contaminants left in it it's beautiful water to put back into the system
That's what many modern systems do. :>)
Magnivico.magico,espetacular....etc etc... sem palavras ...
Rodolfo Silva obrigado
I do believe that ol gal could work 99% of the men in this country under the table and never break a sweat
I think so. :>)
Some shots could be scenes from Dante's Inferno!I find it wonderful.
Brilliant video good camera work. Keep all the old ways going. In England we seem hell bent on destroying our old ways,more interested in health and safety your wellbeing is in your own hands. When the oil runs out it will take us years to learn the old ways again.
I agree. If we had to live off the land again, that would sure "cull the herd." :>)
You could say it's a conspiracy. (I'm not a conspiracy nut.)
The only way we will run out of oil is the way it's happening. Oil production will be made unlawful by those same people.
Old is gold
I agree. :>)
I like to watch these videos, thanks for posting
Schön,sehr schön, einfach toll. Vielen Dank für den Film
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. :>)
wen tools and machines was built to last ,if a company ever goes back to that as their way of making things that will last thats the companty that will be around 4ever
Yes indeed.
I would love to own that "whistle"..... ^_^
Нано технологичное,американское производство. Я не хочу такого будущего. А вообще молодци что сберегли это чудо техники, мы уже забыли как оно работает! Лайк.
Thanks for watching.
No guards keeps you more aware of you surroundings. Just as safe.
From what I was told there has never been a serious accident at the mill. Thanks for watching the video.
I started work and the hard hat was the cloth cap , I never saw or heard of anyone getting hurt beyond minor stuff that didn't cause time off . Health and safety goes bonkers and I can't believe how many people are getting crocked . Take away responsibility and the human brain loses several thousand years of evolution , it just goes ok you baby me .
Most interesting and beutiful peice of machinery. Seven people dont like this video... hmmm who are thease people?
How so?
***** The government has been trying to shutdown steam powered saw mills?? That doesn't even make any sense..You need to stop doing drugs
+martin grahdu MORONS!
This is amazing!!! I’ve never seen anything like this, also A+ video work! Looks professional !
Thanks for the A+, it was a pleasure making the video.
maravilhoso muito lindo equipamento muito bem coservado parabens pelo trabalho
blacksmithBrazil
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the video. :
so nice video
Thanks. :>)
thank you sir u subscribe me
Which magnificent journey in time, j had shivers when he(it) made him(it) whistle, the echo in bit, ca sets in guts(tripes)
Merci beaucoup, the Mill is a pleasure to video.
Bravi...veramente bravi..complimenti.
+Audi4Ev3r - Thank you very much. :>)
I love it, it's a very nice thing 👌🏻
Thank you, It was a pleasure filming. :>)