Shop Tour 4: Walter Clements - Line Shaft Machine Shop

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7 жыл бұрын

An amazing tour of an amazing shop. In this episode we will visit with Walter Clements of Belvedere, TN and tour his operational machine shop collection of machines from ranging from the 1850's through 1920's. Walter has a shop full of beautifully restored machines that are all operational and all in actual use. You will not want to miss this one!
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@johnstrange6799 7 жыл бұрын

This is the gold standard of Shop Tour series right here. It has it all. The machines, the history, a gorgeous shop, and an interesting and well informed curator.

@akikominagawa2075 5 жыл бұрын

walter

@schlippery7792 5 жыл бұрын

yui is god Walter

@Profreshional 5 жыл бұрын

Walter

@thatshack5755 5 жыл бұрын

walter

@pencerism 5 жыл бұрын

walter

@ThunderDog 7 жыл бұрын

Walter Clements if you ever read this, you're the MAN!! Keith, thank you for making this video.

@RayLautenschlager 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing shop and collection of machines. Mr. Clements is a walking history lesson in himself.

@billtabiner8925 7 жыл бұрын

what a grand old gentleman, through the power of the internet I had the privilege of meeting him. Really enjoyed this video and we should all respect and look after our seniors. Regards Bill Tabiner thanks

@hemipatton7799 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely STUNNING Keith!

@deesterdee123 7 жыл бұрын

I could listen to him talk for days

@compactc9 7 жыл бұрын

The best part about this shop is that he still does real work in it. Its easy after being around modern machines to not take old equipment like this seriously, but it worked back when it was new, and still does today.

@tuffymartinez 7 жыл бұрын

What a pleasure...thank you....Jeff

@w056007568 7 жыл бұрын

What a treasure - both the gentleman and his workshop and machines.

@exilfromsanity 7 жыл бұрын

I'd make a comment but I'm absolutely speechless! Mr. Clements has a veritable museum there, a fine collection of vintage machinery. Thanks Keith for taking us with on your visit to this spectacular and unique shop.

@arimadx 11 ай бұрын

This shop is absolutely amazing! I'm so glad we got to take a look at this man's shop!

@garretadams33 7 жыл бұрын

Hands down, coolest machine shop I've ever seen!

@lineshaftrestorations7903 7 жыл бұрын

Bravo! A man after my own thinking.

@PeopleAlreadyDidThis 7 жыл бұрын

Not only a piece from the Smithsonian, but altogether really the equal of the Smithsonian. Walking in, you feel the ambiance of an age lost, of things we've often intentionally destroyed in America, to our detriment. Thanks to both of you.

@happyguy494 3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to see this video. It has remembered me the workshop established by my father in 1969 in India. Me also learned to work in that workshop, and made my living by continue that. Now I'm 62 yrs old with 45 yrs experience. Due to arival of modern and c.n.c equipment, lost the customer base. So, left the profession and enjoying retirement life.

@austinwagoncompany 7 жыл бұрын

my favorite shop tour so far

@roberthorner8494 7 жыл бұрын

THANKS WALTER. GREAT SHOP, AND GREAT MACHINES IN IT.

@jsteifel 7 жыл бұрын

That was so nice. Mostly all museum quality pieces, finely kept. Yet clearly still were used for working. I could just spend years in there tinkering.

@andymandyandsheba4571 7 жыл бұрын

what a fantastic old workshop

@djbengi74 7 жыл бұрын

Don't let the Smithsonian see this video they may want the whole shop. This has got to be the best shop I have ever seen. A Pure American shop tucked away so neat god bless you

@caahacky 7 жыл бұрын

What an atmosphere that place has.

@AdrianHiggins83 7 жыл бұрын

that guy is golden, needs to be treasured.

@iceinkfxc8595 7 жыл бұрын

Wow excellent to see a time gone past into the present and future!!!

@IronHeadMachine 7 жыл бұрын

Keith you have truly captured the essence of this shop and its owner. Video, audio, lighting and over all production is magnificent. Thank you for bringing this to us all

@alt-w7130 4 жыл бұрын

The look on your face Keith seeing all those antique and loving them a machinist dream.😍

@1musicsearcher 7 жыл бұрын

What a terrific tour. David Richards is tapping his toes over this place. Probably drooling too.

@VintageMachinery 7 жыл бұрын

Dave should swing by there on his next trip South!

@charlescompton4495 7 жыл бұрын

I love the old equipment and the old (oops) fellow who has them. I really enjoy this kind of visit and video Keith; thanks for taking the time to make it. Also, thanks to Walter Clements for explaining all the stuff and his years of sharing his knowledge with many young folks (like me??) and more mature as well. Greg

@billsargent3407 7 жыл бұрын

He has to have a maid! Not only was it ordered, neat and clean, everything was dust free and polished!!!! Lovely lovely place, and what a great guy. My only downside comment would be, since he is nearly 80, I hope to heaven he has some plan for the safety and well being of his shop and gear for the future. It would be a sorrow of immense depth if that stuff was not maintained and loved! Nicely done video Keith, you knew just when to prod him and when to listen.

@VintageMachinery 7 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is that Walter told me he spend a week cleaning up the shop getting ready for me to come and do the video! Walter does have a plan for where most of the machines will end up going. The collection will probably not stay intact but the machines will go to where they need to go to in order to properly be preserved.

@billsargent3407 7 жыл бұрын

That's good to hear. In this day and age you would't expect that collection to stay together. But some of those items, particularly that pre-civil war lathe, need to be preserved!

@carolinaprepper540 7 жыл бұрын

Man !!!!!!!!!!!! That was awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@1903A3shooter 2 жыл бұрын

ONE of the best things I have ever seen on KZfaq.

@CraftedChannel 7 жыл бұрын

This video couldn't possibly be more interesting. Thank you.

@damianvieira 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing! It's a shame i can't like it again and again... Thank You!

@ad2309 7 жыл бұрын

A very intresting gentleman. Thank for sharing your vist with him.

@tomondulich8113 7 жыл бұрын

thank you kindly Keith you are quite a guy. thanks for sharing this with us

@victoryfirst2878 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful presentation given by Walter. The shop is just clean enough to eat off the floor. Very nice building and shop too. Thanks for showing us a great place Keith. This is bucket material for me for sure. Peace

@hankus253 7 жыл бұрын

One word Spectacular!

@Bobbycat115 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith Walter is a jewel of a man . I have a 1908 southbend 13" and a 1929 with a quick change I got fro Donald Cossitt I love both old machines and use them weekly .

@jonnafry 7 жыл бұрын

Nicely cut together ...documentary quality

@tonydeangelis1016 7 жыл бұрын

Great Video Keith! Thanks You and Walter

@JunkMikesWorld 7 жыл бұрын

That is one of the most wonderful shops I have yet seen.

@bulletproofpepper2 7 жыл бұрын

I could almost imagine working by candlelight and the smell of cutting fluids and leather. Great video thanks for sharing.

@louisnemick317 7 жыл бұрын

Keith I love those old machines.

@dennyskerb4992 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Keith, you lucky dog. My first thought was you were in a museum. Very, very interesting video.

@duobob 7 жыл бұрын

Keith was in a museum, just privately owned and not advertised to the public. There are many more of them around. I know of at least two in my area. If you hang around with people who love old machines you will get invitations to shops with beautiful old equipment, much of it operational and regularly used, which beats most public museums. You can often get a private tour. Be sure to support them any way you can...

@jimhumphrey 7 жыл бұрын

Your shop tours just keep getting better. Thanks

@19693201 7 жыл бұрын

wow what a step back in time

@billrutledge2441 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! What an excellent shop tour. This needs to be shown on the History Channel.

@petervance9886 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith love the old stuff.

@TheAlfieobanz 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome...I miss my grandpa

@literoadie3502 7 жыл бұрын

That shop looks ace from the outside! And the inside!

@kerrygleeson4409 7 жыл бұрын

What a man and what a workshop so interesting well done Keith

@bexpi7100 7 жыл бұрын

why can i only like a video once? this is the coolest shop i've ever seen, the only other one even close is the old time steam powered machine shop videos

@Jccarlton1400 7 жыл бұрын

Great shop with wonderful old tools.

@edwardcook9957 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking me on the trip. I would never see that shop and all that good equipment with out you doing the videos.

@michaelh3949 7 жыл бұрын

A man and shop from a time when every man had to think, a university that really trained there students. As a retired heavy equipment mechanic I have growled many times at engineers who had no idea how there designs would interact with others, making repairs more difficult than needed.

@jasonwood7340 2 жыл бұрын

You, and damn near everyone that's ever used a wrench on a car have all had "what were they thinking" go through their minds. It's funny how you can tell when a mechanic actually designed something, like the retaining lock on the serpentine tensioner pulley on my truck. Pull on the belt (hard) and push on the lock tab and the tensioning pulley locks untensioned. No weird combination of wrenches or breaker bars and busted knuckles!!

@herbalteamixtipsg4ng 5 жыл бұрын

Walter

@randymckinney3390 7 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing to see that much old iron

@eddiekawecki2510 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent Tour. Big thanks to you and Mr. Clements for sharing. Ed K. Cleve. Oh

@kennethandree1849 7 жыл бұрын

Lots of fun , thanks, Keith

@andywithers592 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure how I missed this one but, my goodness, what an amazing shop and what a kindly gent.

@Georges-MILLION 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent ce reportage sur toutes ces vieilles machines !!! Merci du partage . Georges Excellent reportage on all these old machines !!! Thanks for sharing . Georges

@joecallaco6264 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVED IT !!! THANKS KEITH

@BobNchannel 7 жыл бұрын

Keith i want to thank you for this great video and I also would like to thank the fine gentleman who gave us the tour of his shop.

@T3hJones 7 жыл бұрын

Wow what a shop or working museum! I like the manual hand cranked or belt driven shaper alot!

@jusb1066 7 жыл бұрын

i bet you wouldnt like it after about 15 minutes! lol, good job it has room for a belt

@pkav8tor 7 жыл бұрын

5 Stars plus. You are on to something very outstanding with this presentation. How wonderful it is that places like this exist. Thanks for your time in sharing this great person and his passion. Regards ...greg

@petershevlan2513 7 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable and interesting film.

@billlee5307 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr Clements and Keith for a wonderful tour.

@davidhyer3404 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like someone in this video has an appreciation for live steam 7.5" locomotives! Great calendar

@VintageMachinery 7 жыл бұрын

Walter actually has several steam engines - full size stationary stuff. He has a nice little portable engine that he fires up from time to time.

@ShnitzlHaus 7 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing Walter and Keith!

@franksmodels29 7 жыл бұрын

An amazing shop and many thanks to you for sharing it ...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@mattcurry29 7 жыл бұрын

Wow! what a killer shop! Thank You both.

@phooesnax 7 жыл бұрын

What a treasure....and the shop is awesome too. hat band saw is left handed.....pretty neat stuff. hanks so much Keith Jim

@Mike-sp7ru 7 жыл бұрын

I would almost give anything to apprentice in a shop like that, thank you for sharing!

@michaelm2716 7 жыл бұрын

Absolute inspiration and learning opportunity to see what is a working museum thumbs up thanks Keith

@rx1laser 7 жыл бұрын

Great! Job Keith thanks to you and Walter. Love the Band Saw!

@grahamsengineering.2532 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith. Wow! What a wonderful Workshop and what a very knowledgeable man Walter is. Watching the Planer in action is something else, especially the way it kicks the belts across to reverse the travel. Wouldn't the safety people have a heart attack looking in there LOL. Thanks Keith. Graham. Brisbane Australia.

@JackHoying 7 жыл бұрын

What an amazing collection of machines! And what a great gentleman who cares for them. It's great that you documented these tools.

@scotth4760 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video and just a treasure trove of vintage machinery thanks so much for sharing

@douglassmith2055 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thank you for capturing the past so well. Wonderful.

@shopdog831 7 жыл бұрын

This is truly beautiful

@hermannstraub3743 7 жыл бұрын

Just AWESOME!

@charlieromeo7663 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video, Keith, and many thanks to Mr. Clements for sharing his shop with us. That shop is more like a functioning museum. Simply wonderful.

@RobertGallop 7 жыл бұрын

What a nice shop, and what a wonderful person you interviewed there. I sure wish I could go to that shop for a month and listen to stories...

@krazziee2000 7 жыл бұрын

very interesting , nice shop and Walter Clements is a very nice and intelligent man, thanks for the video.

@stephenweaver7631 2 жыл бұрын

After watching the portion about that wonderful planer built by Georgia tech students, I'll mention I own a wood lathe that was built (according to the brass builders-plate) by the Students of the University of Tennessee College of Engineering class of 1909. The practice of a class project that allowed hands-on, practical, skills-training is something that never should have died out (in my opinion). what a fantastic little planer!

@Regalmetalworks 7 жыл бұрын

WOW! That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@MrUbiquitousTech 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, very impressive!

@kolalawawokiya 7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Belvedere is a safety man. He has both a belt and suspenders. He doesn't take any chances.

@buatbelakang1405 4 жыл бұрын

And he still feels like not using both a belt and suspenders

@k1mgy 7 жыл бұрын

A vintage Engineer with many stories to tell! Thanks Keith for taking us along on this fascinating tour.

@fletcher3913 7 жыл бұрын

Walter is a great guy and the tour was great.

@mmworks83 7 жыл бұрын

absolutely beautiful. thank-you

@RRINTHESHOP 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you to Walter and thank you Keith for the tour.

@Chris-jr1sh 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Keith!

@moldering 7 жыл бұрын

My mother worked in a boat shop that was her father's in the early 1930s, on the Oregon coast where they had a band saw without a guard like that one doesn't and she told how once in a while the blade would break and whip around very dangerously wonderful shop and history here!

@one4stevo 7 жыл бұрын

Wow that was an awesome shop tour. some beautiful machines. Thanks for sharing

@kens.8834 3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Clements is a remarkable gentleman ! I fell in love with line-shaft shops when I was picking up some belt dressing for my Barber-Coleman surface grinder . I walked up the steps to the second-floor of an old warehouse and was immediately met by the smell of tanned leather and the clickity-clack of a dozen leather belt hinges of the leather belts being broken-in and tested from the overhead line-shafts at the belt shop . I'll never forget that experience and the sensory images .