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Old iron nostalgia

J.d. Popkes

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You older gentleman should fact check this and sort out any bs if there is any. I found it incredibly interesting. Makes me sad that our country used to produce great things, produced great craftsmen, and pioneered so many industries. I KNOW WE STILL HAVE EXTRAORDINARY CRAFTSMEN. But this is cool.



Funny it’s narrated by ai!!!
 
I learned the Machinist Trade on machines much like the older ones you see in that video.
For a number of years our longest lathe was a 30 foot Monarch that originally ran off of a belt line. As best we could tell, it was built during WW-1.
We still use it to rotate shafts when we apply the fiberglass protection on the exposed surfaces on large propeller shafts.
 
no BS, just a look into what was once common in American manufacturing. Taken care of, my early 60's SouthBend 10L will probably be making parts for another 50 plus years, hopefully I will be able to pass it on to my grandson. (there's hope for him as long as I can wean him away from the video games that is) Thanks for posting it J.D. Jim
 
My father (1889-1970) was 'running' a lathe at the age of 6 years old in the Netherlands. He jumped up and down on the treadle to power the lathe, no electricity required. That was his start to be a 'finish' carpenter. I watched a great video on YouTube of the Diston Saw Co. I wish manufactures today had his attitude. Check it out, it's about 10 minutes long.
 
The last time my grandkids were visiting I got my grandson, who was 9, to come out to the garage and get familiar with my lathe. He knew what a lathe is, my son in law got my old lathe, and I had him put on safety glasses, showed him how to operate the feed, and had him turn down a piece of stock that I had chucked up. He really concentrated on what he was doing, and I even had him mic the part after and tell me what the reading was. (which he did down to the decimal point, much to my surprise) I wish they lived closer, I could really corrupt him then...
 
Learned on this one when I was about ten years old. My dad had it in his auto repair shop for turning commutators on starters and generators.

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After a few years on the little South Bend he put me on his 16"Monarch working on truck drivelines.

Still have the South Bend, Use it all the time, it is a handy supplement to the other lathes in my shop. Think it was made in 1907.
 
My uncle gave me this over 50 years ago, probably been 10 years since I used it to make a modified case, still got the drill Chuck on it instead of the 3 or 4 jaw Chuck. Probably not going to chamber a barrel with it lol.
 

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It’s a shame that we’re in this disposable world!

Close the factories, buy it from Asia. Design it here, but have them make it.

This doesn’t end well.

I understand there’s economics involved with everything, but it’s looking like our country is beholden to everyone for everything. Sucks.
 

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