Great video. These machines are not just for looking. They are work horses. Well cared for and used with respect. Come out to the museum on a weekend and get a closer look.
Thank You for the tour. Being a toolmaker that started in 1976 and ran most of those machines in my 42 years in the trade it was great to see them still being used ,it is nice to see the trade living on.
So nice to see the machine shop back in good shape. For many years it was practically unused. I have a friend who has a big Bullard w/ 48" table. I'll ask him if he's interested in helping the museum out. He doesn't use it, he rescued it from a machine shop which was going to dump it.
Glad to see when he was talking about the drill grinders that he called the drills drills. I grit my teeth when people call them drill bits. When people talk to me about drill bits I always tell them to keep their fingers away and it won’t bite them.
You are in my Golden State; I have been to the museum several times. I love the street cars there; especially the Pacific Electric equipment! TM retired but still interested
this was great! love that old shaper, very awesome little machine. Thanks for sharing Keith! I hope this helps people to visit more museums and maybe we can bring up a new generation into this. Too many people are stuck on their phones that they forget that there's a whole world out there to enjoy.
Oh yea we're around, on one hand we don't have the older generation to teach us like the last did but on the other we have the internet now so we have an even bigger resource than ever
We're out here. The tools and knowledge aren't so difficult to get since there isn't as many of us and the we have the internet. The free space and free time to take care of the stuff is the struggle on our end because both are getting more expensive by the day
I had a wonderful walk through in Northern California shop. It was at the time on a Navy base but we got access to it. They were working on a big steam engine at the time.
Very nice tour! Always great to see such enthusiasm, and to see the machines run as well. So lucky if you don't have to grow up, and you just get bigger toys :)
Excellent video. I am very glad that southern CA has a museum for vintage trains. I had no idea. You had a really well-spoken host to represent the museum machine shop. Thanks.
Keith, that was a great shop, and one tall man. Some of those machines were small compared to his height... They would need to be put up on blocks so he wouldn't wrench his back out. Those machines were in good to excellent shape. Glad you shared it with us.
Thanks for sharing guys. This is the stuff that motivates many young minds as well as preserving the history and traditions of the machine shops. Very cool tour by some very humble men. 👍🏻
What a gorgeous shop. I’d love to follow him around for a month and learn machine shop. Grandfather made12$ a week in the 20’s which was considered good money at the time. So$9,000 back then was huge. Frank
WOW! The last shot of you operating that locomotive was great. You are living the life, Keith. Thanks for a wonderful tour. This shop is now on my list. Another fascinating shop is the Nevada Northern Railway Shop in Ely. You would love it. They have a Blacksmith shop that is a dream and a shop-built steam locomotive snow plow that is a one-off.
Thanks Keith for the video. What a wonderful video very nice shop tour. It nice to see a shop using the older equipment. Nice work Southern California Railway Museum.
Shapers are nice to own. They can be set up to do odd shaped parts and all one has to do is grind a lathe tool. This shop has been getting a few of their machines from local college machine shops; I would love to see what machines replaced them in the colleges. Thank you both for showing us the machine shop and how you use them. I am also subscribed to The Cinnabar, Oregon gun shop site and Mark just bought a circa 1860s Pratt and Whitney rifling machine that still rifles barrels. It is nice to see old machines still working when the original owners are long gone to be with The Lord Jesus.
Kieth, I would love to see some older Hardinge machines. If you see any in your travels please take a few pics. I retired from Hardinge and for 43 years we built a lot of machines.
There is another RUclips channel that has a Hardinge machine. They have an argument going over how to pronounce "Hardinge". As a Hardinge guy, how do you pronounce it?
Did you get over to the Perris RR Museum after the BASH? We are so fortunate to have the RR Museum. Vista Steam and Gas Museum and the Craftsmanship Museum within a 60 mile radius in north San Diego and Riverside counties.
We have a wheel lathe, but is under construction. If you're ever in SoCal stop by and I'll be glad to show it to you. Once it's making chips, it's going to be a celebration!
What a delightful man. Old school and proud. Awesome
I love the enthusiasm in all the faces you need to come here to England and go to York Railway Museum ❤
Jim needs his own channel! He seems like he'd make a wonderful teacher.
Great video. These machines are not just for looking. They are work horses. Well cared for and used with respect.
Come out to the museum on a weekend and get a closer look.
Thank You for the tour. Being a toolmaker that started in 1976 and ran most of those machines in my 42 years in the trade it was great to see them still being used ,it is nice to see the trade living on.
Thanks very much, Jim and Keith! Very interesting and fun -- great old machines, and no keyboards in sight!
The museum is on my wish list.
I lived 5 miles from there and a good friend lives 4 blocks from there. They have a good car and truck show there also.
The tiny Bridgeport mills help put the size of the other machines in perspective. Thanks for taking us on a great field trip.
So nice to see the machine shop back in good shape. For many years it was practically unused.
I have a friend who has a big Bullard w/ 48" table. I'll ask him if he's interested in helping the museum out. He doesn't use it, he rescued it from a machine shop which was going to dump it.
Glad to see when he was talking about the drill grinders that he called the drills drills. I grit my teeth when people call them drill bits. When people talk to me about drill bits I always tell them to keep their fingers away and it won’t bite them.
Now here's a shop that needs a RUclips Channel!
Let's get some video production volunteers down there
A wonderful shop full of vintage machine tools which are loved by the fine people who work there. Thank you!
You are in my Golden State; I have been to the museum several times. I love the street cars there; especially the Pacific Electric equipment! TM retired but still interested
this was great! love that old shaper, very awesome little machine. Thanks for sharing Keith! I hope this helps people to visit more museums and maybe we can bring up a new generation into this. Too many people are stuck on their phones that they forget that there's a whole world out there to enjoy.
really really liked that one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks keith !!!!!!!!!!!
I hope there is a younger generation coming up to keep this heritage alive! 🙂
My thoughts exactly. I think of that every time I watch one of Keith's videos.
Oh yea we're around, on one hand we don't have the older generation to teach us like the last did but on the other we have the internet now so we have an even bigger resource than ever
We're out here. The tools and knowledge aren't so difficult to get since there isn't as many of us and the we have the internet. The free space and free time to take care of the stuff is the struggle on our end because both are getting more expensive by the day
When I worked in oil field machine shops, we had an Axelson that could take a 1 inch depto of cut. That thing was awesom.
Wow! Nice to see the capabilities to repair vintage RR equipment and it’s wonderful to see the passion and love for the vintage equipment!
Ahh the good ol’ days.
Not a single CNC or computer to program or set up. I’d be in heaven working in that shop.
Beautiful shop.
Absolutely brilliant workshop with a great supervisor. Thanks for your time and video Keith 👍🇦🇺
Last time I visited the museum was back in 1989. I had no idea they had that extensive of a machine shop to maintain their collection.
Excellent video Keith!! What an amazing shop!
Thank you for sharing. Very much enjoyed this video👍
Hi Keith. Great Museum and a testament to the old machines over 100 years young still producing quality parts.
Totally awesome, and thx for a trip back in to our American History Keith.
This IS HISTORY. Love it.
Thanks for taking us along with you Keith, much appreciated.
Another passionate maintainer of history who is helping to make history, too!
So lucky to get to drive the train! Almost my favorite model. I love the sound of the Alco s2 and s4 as my favorites. They sound so good.
I had a wonderful walk through in Northern California shop. It was at the time on a Navy base but we got access to it. They were working on a big steam engine at the time.
Machines look clean and well cared for!
I love seeing those old machines being used. Thanks for the tour.
Very nice tour! Always great to see such enthusiasm, and to see the machines run as well. So lucky if you don't have to grow up, and you just get bigger toys :)
Excellent video. I am very glad that southern CA has a museum for vintage trains. I had no idea. You had a really well-spoken host to represent the museum machine shop. Thanks.
Keith, that was a great shop, and one tall man. Some of those machines were small compared to his height... They would need to be put up on blocks so he wouldn't wrench his back out. Those machines were in good to excellent shape. Glad you shared it with us.
Thanks for sharing guys. This is the stuff that motivates many young minds as well as preserving the history and traditions of the machine shops. Very cool tour by some very humble men. 👍🏻
It even looked like you’re an engineer Keith !! I know you’ve operated lots of engines at your museum. Thanks, John
I like that South Bend watchmaker's lathe! 😁
What a gorgeous shop. I’d love to follow him around for a month and learn machine shop.
Grandfather made12$ a week in the 20’s which was considered good money at the time. So$9,000 back then was huge.
Frank
Love this! I know some of the folks working on Emma Nevada, Chloe, and the NC-107 all at the museum.
WOW! The last shot of you operating that locomotive was great. You are living the life, Keith. Thanks for a wonderful tour. This shop is now on my list. Another fascinating shop is the Nevada Northern Railway Shop in Ely. You would love it. They have a Blacksmith shop that is a dream and a shop-built steam locomotive snow plow that is a one-off.
Great content Keith, thanks for having us tag along. ✌🇦🇺
If you search for the term "machinist" you'll find a picture of Keith next to the description. And Jim, what a nice chap
😅We had a Pratt and Whitney jig borer with end standards 😅 when I was an apprentice back in the sixties.
What a great collection. Thanks for posting. Enjoy the bash!
Happy 4th everyone!
What a nice museum!
Thank you for sharing those beautiful machines!
Very interesting. Love the old machines
What a great shop tour! Thank you Keith!
Very nice shop, No metal chips all over the machines or the floor.
Thanks Keith for the video. What a wonderful video very nice shop tour. It nice to see a shop using the older equipment. Nice work Southern California Railway Museum.
That was great Keith. Great to see as stated "American Iron".
Thanks for sharing.
Cool! Loved the short ride on the locomotive!
Not knowing much about machines, specially antique ones, but that one 10:33 looks like a very nice lathe.
Cool video, thats a dream shop!❤
Great shop visit! Thanks, Keith.
Ahhhh! at 16: 38 hefinally says, "runs beautifully". Nice! Now I know that about which he is talking!
A lot of nice machines and a great video. Thank you
there's a vacation destination.
old school the best. im all EXCITED
Awesome Keith. Thanks for sharing.
Now, that was just awesome
fantastic episode Keith. Im thinking a visit to SoCal is in order.
Shapers are nice to own. They can be set up to do odd shaped parts and all one has to do is grind a lathe tool.
This shop has been getting a few of their machines from local college machine shops; I would love to see what machines replaced them in the colleges.
Thank you both for showing us the machine shop and how you use them. I am also subscribed to The Cinnabar, Oregon gun shop site and Mark just bought a circa 1860s Pratt and Whitney rifling machine that still rifles barrels. It is nice to see old machines still working when the original owners are long gone to be with The Lord Jesus.
That train looks good on you...
Very nice video, thanks for sharing. :o)
So cool. Nice vintage machine.
A great video guys 👌👍
That South Bend does have hardened ways. I can see the 'Flame Hardened" badge, just like mine!
That was fun thanks Keaith
Hey Keith. You are nothing but a BIG kid.
18:23 Only a machinist would say “250 thousands” instead of “a quarter inch” 😊
Perris is a little over an hour north of me. I need to visit.
Kieth, I would love to see some older Hardinge machines. If you see any in your travels please take a few pics. I retired from Hardinge and for 43 years we built a lot of machines.
There is another RUclips channel that has a Hardinge machine. They have an argument going over how to pronounce "Hardinge". As a Hardinge guy, how do you pronounce it?
@@oleran4569 It's Har-dinge not Har-ding
@@danielkane8752 Thank you sir.
Thanks for sharing
Loved this video
Did you get over to the Perris RR Museum after the BASH? We are so fortunate to have the RR Museum. Vista Steam and Gas Museum and the Craftsmanship Museum within a 60 mile radius in north San Diego and Riverside counties.
Maybe they could work on the Stoker Engine at that shop?
Keith, if you keep going as you are, you're going to have to drink a glass of muddy water just to be able to cast a shadow ...
Wow great video that’s an amazing place thanks for sharing
Nice shop Tour. Thanks Keith.
awesome!!!
What a delight !!!
I'd love a bandsaw like that doall
A living museum.... 🙂
VERY interesting! Thanks for the tour.
Good Morning Keith 😊
I was really surprised that they didn't have an old wheel lathe to turn large steam engine wheel pairs.
We have a wheel lathe, but is under construction. If you're ever in SoCal stop by and I'll be glad to show it to you. Once it's making chips, it's going to be a celebration!
Great review…thanks for sharing
That was fun!
MERCI
I have been there many times.
thanks
Keith, I’m formally addicted!
wish i found a colledge to donate to my shop , i just turned 30 and feel like this is a dying breed
Keith! someone who had more do-dads than you LOL
That so cool ,Question no high speed like a wood lathe ,you could turn some nice columns if you had 6 to 8 inches drop from the Center head stock
Maybe they can assist with that booster engine you have been trying to repair...
"He&&", you can hardly get a decent bolt at Ace anymore!
One lathe, I didn't hear clearly, he called an Aquafun?