David Richards

Steam Powered Machine Shop 89: Piston and Rod for the Liley

Video | 1 years ago

Using steam power in my shop to make up an oversize diameter piston to fit the rebored 6" cylinder of the Liley stationary steam engine.

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Old Steam Powered Machine Shop 88: Steam Whistle Rebuild

Video | 2 years ago

Another steam whistle rebuilt using just the small Atlas lathe, drill press and Chinese band saw in my Southern garage. Several missing or broken parts made up. It will be test blown in the NY shop, first thing this spring. Thanks for commenting, like and s...

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Steam powered Machine Shop 87 Makin do...

Video | 2 years ago

This time I re-make a part for the Liley steam engine cylinder on a 1937 Atlas 9" lathe. I hope to finish machine work and fully assemble that engine in the NY shop this spring. Comments, discussion and questions always welcome here. Thanks for watching.......

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Steam Powered Machine Shop looking for steam power

Clip | 2 years ago

Seeing how the New York shop is closed for the winter, I put together some clips of last summer that ended up on the cutting room floor. I spent several years as a "regular" volunteer with the great organization, Friends of East Broad Top Railroad jacking u...

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Steam Powered Machine Shop 85: Gear Cutting 1890 style

Clip | 2 years ago

Up next are some clips from the steam powered shop fabricating 3 gears for a n early 1920's gasoline pump restoration. There will be other parts to follow that were in just as rough shape. The editing is a little rough here also because support for the prog...

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Steam Powered Machine Shop 84 Shop Whistle

Video | 3 years ago

Video No. 83 in a series from my operating, steam powered, 1925 machine shop concerns repair of a second steam whistle for the shop. This project was done at my Florida winter residence (hide-out). It involved making a missing steam valve, lever and bracket...

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Steam Powered Machine Shop 83: 32" Shaper Work

Video | 3 years ago

Fuel, water and time were running out during the last days of the season before the shop was closed and winterized. I was able to complete a few operations on the new crosshead for the Liley steam engine that I've been rebuilding. The job seemed to lend its...

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Old Steam Powered Machine Shop 82 boring a steam engine cylinder

Video | 3 years ago

These are some jobs put through my 1925 replica steam powered machine shop and a little more modern engine machine work in my front shop. All comments, discussion and questions about steam power, line shaft belt drives and old machine shop theory.are always...

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Steam Powered Machine Shop 81 Work goes on.

Video | 3 years ago

Work done in my shop for hire to show how a small "job" machine shop under steam power might have looked in 1925. I also followed a cylinder head job for a vintage farm tractor in my modern engine "front shop". As always all comments , questions and discuss...

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Old Steam Powered Machine Shop 80 Steam Shop Work

Clip | 4 years ago

It's hard to believe this is #80 video of my shop at work to show you how line shafts, steam power and old method machine work was done 100 years ago. This one continues with the fabricating of a gear box shaft for a round hay bailer, a new design cross hea...

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Steam Powered Machine Shop 79 Shop Work

Video | 4 years ago

The steam powered machine shop was put together to demonstrate how things might have been done in a 1925 in a small shop. Number 79 shows how I sleeved a hit & miss engine cylinder back to size for the original piston on a newer 1939 electric powered horizo...

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Steam Powered Machine Shop 78: Front Shop

Podcast | 4 years ago

This video is #78 in a series in my shop that I put together to depict a small "job" machine shop of 1925 vintage running on steam power. Probably the only working machine shop under steam power in North America. This episode deals with some of the work bac...

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