Metal Planer Restoration 38: Clapper Box Disassembly - What a MESS.....

I finally tore into the last major component of my New Haven Mfg Co Metal Planer - taking the clapper box assembly apart. It turned out to be quite the challenge to get apart and had a few surprises in it. What a mess.... Lots of new parts are going to have to be made to restore this part of the machine.... Pieces that will have to be made new include the gib, new hold down studs, several missing screws, two bronze bevel gears. Also several pieces to be repaired. Some unexpected challenges for me....\

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[dolvaran]

I'm really looking forward to seeing how you make those bevel gears - should be fun to watch!

[johnlee]

Proper restoration time! Not just fixing wore out parts but broken stuff too! This is the stuff that drew me to being a machinist. the ability to make and repair stuff most people would walk away from.

[SciPunk]

Don't be disappointed, Keith. More content for the channel, and your audience will be happy to see how you make those gears.

[kevinreardon]

I love to watch this antique piece of machinery come back to life. We are a smart spices and its nice to see how we solved a technical problem based on the technology available. You should see what some of those ancient Egyptians were able to accomplish.

[clydebalcom]

I really appreciate your attitude and sense of humor.

[fosterlewis]

Don’t lose heart, Keith! Super cool project. And we are all grateful for the additional machining video content it’s going to result in.

Yes, it’s going to take quite a bit more time and effort. But it’s going to be in excellent function and appearance when you’re done. Certainly you’ll feel it will have been worth the effort. Stay awesome.

[JTLaser]

Hi Keith, a few years ago my family business designed and manufactured, by hand, a medical LASER. To me the best part was that we were loaned a Bridgeport style knee mill. I WAS IN LOVE! I’ve always considered machinists to be the World’s real magicians and to have the chance to experience one of their tools was pure joy! (And I finally get the real difference between 0.000 and 0.0000 in actual terms!) Thanks for the window into your world.

[blipblip]

Wow! That Gib is really Stayin' Alive!

[organbuilder]

It seems, Keith, that your history of working with these old and venerable tools has given you great insight into the thinking of those who designed and built these machines 100 or more years ago. Add that to your acquired skills in your youth has given you an most unusual set of skills. I think that most people, seeing the condition of some of the pieces you have worked on, would have given up and scrapped the thing. You have an inordinate amount of patience and single minded devotion to the restoration of these wonderful old machines. Thanks fro being responsible for preserving the creations of generations of guys like yourself who lived generations ago. What they built has been improved upon, The feeling they had for the look of their machines has been lost. Not many appreciate it. Great work, Kieth, Thanks for your posts, Many people have learned so much.

[howder]

Wow, did you ever uncover a lot of work, but the light at the end is getting brighter and we will have swarf, cheers Keith!

[clydebalcom]

Oh My Giddy Aunt! You have a remarkable gift for understatement. That's a disaster. You might just be the first person to see the guts of that clapper.

[Zerostar]

This is great! So many opportunities to learn new techniques from you Keith. Thank you!

[sunny]

Great episode! Loved watching you puzzle your way through the disassembly and sharing your thought process as you went.

[jerrycoleman]

Keith, Very intriguing and intricate pieces to deal with in all I bet you will have the best planer on planet, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.

[martyhuberty]

Keith, another great video. I know it looks like a lot of work, but we will enjoy going through it with you. Always learn something everytime I watch! Please keep 'em coming!

[erichoff]

You have such perseverance! Excellent work Keith.

[Bodi]

Very impressed with 19th century engineering that got that 2" square aligned perfectly when screwed in tight!

[geneard]

From "We're just going to have to do some scraping" to "Well, it looks like we got some machinging to do" ....is soooo 2020. 4 studs, 4 nuts, 1 threaded rod, 2 bevel gears...that bronze nut the threaded rod goes thru needs a close look over since it looks like it was at crash central... and a clamping bar. OH, and a gib and gib screw almost forgot that. Then, some scraping. hahahaha On the bright side, about 8 more episodes of This Old Metal Planer.

[NikColyerMachineWorks]

What a great series. I've been following along religiously. Thanks, Nik

[garvinalfter]

Hay, don’t be disappointed in having to do more than you anticipated. I’m loving every minute of it.