FIXING A 1900's STEAM HAMMER! Pt. 10

My name is Alec Steele. I am a blacksmith, amateur machinist and all-round maker of all-things metal. We make videos about making interesting things, learning about craft and appreciating the joy of creativity. Great to have you here following along!

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[jacobogden]

Got to say, I really enjoy the longer series of videos on projects. I really used to enjoy the time and detail you put into your projects, and this feels a bit more like that. Bring back the 30 part series!!! The power hammer looks awesome, keep going!

[Toastybear]

Making something from itself in some way, chips or replaced parts, is an absolute must for the first project with the steam hammer.
Beautiful poetry.

[BoneHead-Gaming]

@10:24 LOOK AT ALL THAT FUTURE THERMITE! :D

[rksenkbeil]

Idk why the restoration of this powerhammer has me so mesmerized.

[MeriaDuck]

Doing this yourself is 100% the content I quite like. The "interesting" setup, the gorgeous close ups and shots of the cutting action 😍
And of course I would have completely understood if you had just sent that hunk of metal off to a shop to do that dovetail cut for you, glad you didn't.

[aner_bda]

Using the car jack was a stroke of genius from Jamie. Such a simple resolution to the problem that I probably wouldn't have thought of.

[anatexis_the_first]

It is a pleasure to see you restoring this old piece of machinery. I am a fitter and turner myself, and maintenance and resoration is somewhat of a minor passion of mine. Beautiful to see you seeing the potential in this power hammer and putting in the work. Thank you for the videos!

[steezeWiz]

Alec is incredibly stubborn. But he also knows what he's doing. Its fun watching him try (and succeed) to finnese these things over weeks when a professional shop could have done it in an hour

[lunawolve]

I've really missed the 30part series!

Super glad to see that you're back to doing them again

[dennismitchell]

I just love having the voice or reason in Jamie. "Have you got a car jack?"

[tbranscom]

The filming and editing on your videos is absolutely top notch!

[trdsf]

Between you and Chris at Clickspring all my metalworking ASMR needs are met. :D

[midgardforgeandironworks]

You'll probably have a hard time trying to canister weld the cast filings. But you could save them and any other shavings, chips, or what have you. Make a furnace and use the shavings to make a small batch of wrought iron.

[anthonyhoughton]

Glad you're back, it's nice to watch quality videos again.

[xxitz_prgxx]

I am living my precision boy dreams through you, Alec! Thanks for the amazing content!

[ikkarihellsing]

From what i have heard and worked with, cooling with water/oil on cast iron depends more on the tool you use, we had ceramic plates on of our tool, and it did not want any cooling other than just being bigger.

[nokbeen]

Impeccable timing once again, just in time for supper

[LukeWardyy]

We use the round inserts at work and we take 2mm cuts from the face of slabs of steel in order to etch them and take prints to see the sulphur line of the slab.

Funny enough, you've been in my work, and done a video there. Tata in PT!

[jamesreid]

I am a huge fan of your new face mill, I've used those and love them, they are super smooth on a heavy cut if the mill has the power to push it.

[edwartschwarz]

This series gets better as it progresses