Making Do With What You've Got

Post by **rad14701** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:27 pm

If you ever feel like you can't find the tool you need to do a job, watch this... I couldn't understand the dialog but it was still an interesting video... As some of you know, one of my other hobbies is making stoves...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYMiwgjY0Y0

Post by **FreeMountainHermit** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:00 pm

Somebody buy that man a brake and a welder. Fine craftsmanship IMHO.

FMH.

Post by **LWTCS** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:07 pm

Just superb.......Really good.
I will never again take for granted my lowly set of tin snips and Whitney punch.

Post by **FreeMountainHermit** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:24 pm

LWTCS, trash canned my tin snips long ago and kept my aviation snips as well as buying a set of designated RH and LH snips. Life is good now. Had to look up Whitney punch though. Thanks.

FMH.

cob · Post by **cob** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:06 pm

that anvil has a nice ring to it. cob

Post by **Husker** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:47 pm

yes, that anvil was a honey. It was pretty much on the small side, but having a ring like that, even when not properly mounted, means it is one hell of a good hard anvil.

Watching them fab out of common scrap, like old rusty nails, broken screws, etc, etc, it really showed they had very keen craftsmanship there.

H.

Post by **tomgndallas** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:04 pm

wow, that is amazing. I like the way he made those fasteners and that piece of i beam, the hammer and that punch are pretty much his only tools. totally cool. thanks for posting that. i am going to share it.

Post by **WalkingWolf** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:51 pm

Thanks for the link Rad.

To add some perspective -- I've worked for the past week with a friend of mine that owns a machine shop. I ran a lathe today for eight hours. Geez -- I am much more impressed with what these guys produced than what we have done all week. I have full use of anything in the shop but after watching this vid I will incorporate some of their methods in making a funnel from copper sheet salvaged from a chimney removal. From the time I was real young I have been impressed by the old-school methods -- could have very well been 'cause I had to make do with what I had.

J3ff · Post by **J3ff** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:04 pm

To me the anvil looked to be nothing more than a short section of railroad track.... Look at 1:15 when it's on it's side... Again at 2:14 - it's definitely just a short piece of railroad track.

Great video!!! I wish it was in English, or subtitled, as that is the only language I speak. I would really like to know what was said in the video, as it's very impressive what that guy could do!!

Post by **blind drunk** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:09 pm

Really enjoyed it. Loved the steel toed toes

To me the anvil looked to be nothing more than a short section of railroad....

There's a "real" anvil later on in the vid @ about 4 minutes.

Edit to add a period.

J3ff · Post by **J3ff** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:11 pm

blind drunk wrote:Really enjoyed it Loved the steel toed toes

To me the anvil looked to be nothing more than a short section of railroad....
There's a "real" anvil later on in the vid @ about 4 minutes.

My bad. I was commenting with out watching it all.

J3ff · Post by **J3ff** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:30 pm

After watching the video to the end, I think I need to re-learn the principles of K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple stupid) -- Those people made very short and simple work of tasks, that I would have over complicated.

Here I am bitching about only having a certain amount of tools, many more than what they had, and they turn out a very functional, albeit not pretty product in the end. I have all the tools they have and then some, and I would want to purchase more if I were to try to make a stove like that.

Guess it shows what level I am on the craftsman scale. Not very talented or skilled.

Post by **Mud Mechanik** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:36 pm

Imagine what these folks could build with condensificators' tools

Post by **blind drunk** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:40 pm

I'd love to see condensificator and those folks work on something together. That would be awesome.

Post by **olddog** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:49 pm

I think I saw Larry in that video

cob · Post by **cob** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:40 pm

NASA is shaking in it's boots.

cob

Post by **Bushman** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:10 am

After reading all the posts I had to watch the video, truely amazing my feet hurt just watching them use theirs to support their work!

banter_king · Post by **banter_king** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:33 am

i am officially impressed. kinda makes me feel inadequate haha

Post by **LWTCS** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:09 pm

I betcha when this type of work was common among the most developed areas,,,,,,,,the smithies were just fast as lighting....especially on any kind of re-occurring line assembly.....Must have been really something to see.

Post by **blind drunk** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:02 pm

NASA is shaking in it's boots. cob

OMG, that's too funny, LOL.

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