Just thinking am 60 today. the machines Keith works on are the type of machines I worked on as apprentice. Makes me feel old when they are called vintage. 🥳

I'll admit I didn't watch all of the videos in this series, but wow, the amount of work you're putting into this is amazing. Very cool that you're putting the time into restoring this machine. Thanks for showing how it all works!

Every day is Arbor Day in Keith's shop!

One step closer. Great work Keith.

Great work Keith. To tighten the spnner nut, try a heavy washer withe two holes drilled to match the holes in the nut. Then install roll pins that fit in to the holes. Weld a nut in the center of the washer and use a socket and ratchet to tighten the spanner nut. I have made several of these and they work quite well. Can't wait to see it making chips.

Hello Mr. Rucker, my hat is off to you for saving an important piece of industrial history. Thank you.

Bonjour Keith, II note that while you are working, your assistants are casually walking around your workshop :+) Never mind, your work progresses and I can't wait to see you share with us your steam project. Amicalement, Raphaël

What an extraordinary piece of machinery.

Congrats on getting it back together that is a huge milestone! I would say for sure it is better than it ever was. Will be interesting to see what kind of tolerances it holds.

Getting excited Keith..😉 Looking forward to seeing this run. It's turning out nicely

When I see Keith or Adam mention 'clappers' I always think of the Carson and Webb doing the 'copper clappers' skit.

The possibilities this machine opens are out there. You could go 100% out of the box, and fit it with a light duty machine head and even grind your own small lathe ways with this, after, you've planed them.

Brilliant work Keith

Awesome work Keith... driving it to completion!

Another job done well Keith.

Thank you for bringing this great content to us, stay safe during these times!

Another great watch!!

Spectacular machine. It´s was such a treat to see the final assembly.

Great video, well done Keith

awesome series, can't wait to see it make chips!

Ah, finally reached a major point in this rebuild. You must feel great. Thank you for allowing me to peer over your shoulder throughout the process.

17:55 Put a drill bit into each hole and use a box end wrench over one bit and against the other to tighten the spanner nut.

Looks fabulous!

Your shop cat is on patrol again. BTW, Thanks for this series. Have enjoyed it. Wish you well.

That's a major milestone! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride.

One more step in the salvation of another piece of history. Thanks for sharing.

A beautiful thing and better than new, it's experienced.

Must feel good to hit that milestone. Nice work.

Really awesome Keith, I can see your excitement as it’s nearly ready to go back into production. I hope it has another 100 years ahead of it.

A very satisfying video!

So exciting!

21:30 HOLY CRAP!! It’s together!! Looks awesome!!! What a fun restoration this has been to watch! Thanks so much Keith!

A great achievement indeed. So much was wrecked on this machine, then left neglected to corrode. Congratulations, Keith. We have enjoyed taking this journey with you. Thanks for the great videos along the way.

Can't wait to see it running and cutting chips.

Fantastic! I've really enjoyed watching this restoration, looking forward to the first cut.

Congratulations. Great work.

Well done Keith - great to see you so happy at having got all that back together - all very impressive.

That has to feel like Christmas morning. Fabulous work, my friend.

can not wait to see that beast making chips

What a beautiful old machine - now coming back to life!

Thanks for sharing!

Great Gears

Congrats Keith!!! Short rows!!! Man, it's not been since the Vance that I've been this excited to see a machine under power.

Absolutely amazing project Mr Rucker ... Fairly admire your knowledge and determination in doing such a great job with all the prep work. It'll be great to see it operating.

Well done Love to see when making chips!

Not a metal worker, seen shapers on youtube, and that machine just makes sense. love learning about the machines you save

Great job , I showed my 93 year old dad your show and he thought it wad fantastic also .

Congratulations on achieving a major milestone on the restoration!

very good video..thanks for your time

Looks great

Hello Keith, The Metal Planer is really starting to look like a complete machine... You must be very pleased. Take care Paul,,

Amazing.

Been following this project since the beginning. looking forward to seeing the first chips!

It looks great! A long and rewarding trip I'm sure.

Hello Mr. Rucker, this is looking great, can't wait to see it in action! I see the shop catz are also looking great, keep expecting to see them walk by carrying a tool.😎👍🛠

Homework time again. Had to learn about Dutch keys, also known as Scotch keys. (And it is a Dutch pin if it uses a tapered pin.) Much easier than broaching a rectangular keyway. Need strength- use 2 or 3!

Maybe we can get a thousand clapper boxes clapping together to applaud!

My leinen has similar screws with pins. I found bending some round bar in a U shape works quite well.

Wow, quite a milestone. I'm really looking forward to seeing this beast work. Thanks for the video. It's appreciated.

Your cats are very good at getting into the shots! 😺 Planer work looks great so far gonna be neat when its all assembled.

gute arbeit! glückwunsch.

What a beautiful thing! Thanks for sharing.

As always, most impressive.

It is starting to look good won't be long now for the chips.

Good morning Mr. Rucker! I have really enjoyed your videos I can’t believe that I met some young engineers who bowl on my league that watch your videos also.

So close to chips. Better then new. Really enjoying the vides Keith. Thank you.

50 episodes complete.. wow.

Brilliant once again, thank you

My wife made a comment tonight about you. "He reminds me of the woodworking guy you used to watch on tv years ago". That was Norm, and that was intended to be a compliment.

Great to see that machine reassembled. Looking forward to seeing first chips!

Thinking about the function of how the planer moves the belts to reverse the direction of the table, I would think you'd want the belts to be as long as possible. Long belts would reduce the angle of deflection allowing less wear on the belts and the belt moving mechanism on the planer. Also to prevent drilling more holes in the planer you might consider mounting the motor on the ceiling above the planer. It would be the best way to simulate a line shaft drive and probably be the least intrusive way to power the planer. Any structure you add to the ceiling to hold the weight of the motor would be reused for the line shaft drive. The on and off switch wires could come down from the motor, near the belts, in conduit and attach via a switch box mounted on the planer. You could get the electrical feed from the lights (when the lights are off the planer is off) but it probably is better to run a new circuit or tap into another circuit. Run the electrical feed above the ceiling or on the ceiling in conduit. It would be very neat and clean with a very easy upgrade to line shaft later. Just a thought.

Mr. Rucker is getting hot on the finishing stretch now, he is churning out planer videos!

Take a short piece of stock, drill two holes in either end the same diameter and width apart as the top holes in the spanner nut, insert pins into the holes on one end and use it as an extension tool for hard to reach areas.

you should put grease on the bevel gears.

Thats very nice Keith. Can't wait to see that thing hog off some metal. Stay safe and healthy.

Sounds like you got a good workout pressing the studs in.

Aeesome! Been looking forward to more planer content. You are by far my favorite machinist on the Tubes, i always look forward to getting a new notification that there is a video for me to watch. Thank you Mr. Rucker

The planer looks great, looking forward to seeing it make chips.

It has been fun, entertaining and informative watching your restoration of the metal planer -- including all the scrapping! Can't wait to see chip fly. On a different topic, did you ever post video on the final dial for the Victor Safe? I'd love to see that finalized. I enjoyed your family history with the safe and really enjoyed the restoration. In fact, I've enjoyed watching lots and lots and lots of you videos. Thanks.

Keith,I'll bet those bevel gears were stripped by an operator not noticing that the tool slide had reached full travel whilst under power feeding. Once the mechanism reaches the thread bound limit there's going to be a bang soon after if the traverse feed isn't disengaged. Later models likely had a slip clutch on the feed to protect the gears.

It looks good, Keith, maybe you need two more holes on that nut to catch on with your pin spanner.

18:02 what i do when i'm stuck in that pickle, is i open the adjustable pin wrench all the way, hook one of the two pins in, and then using a dead blow hammer and a pair of soft jawed pliers, smack the pin wrench, and the nut shut. Works every time, and the two pin wrenches i own aren't worst for wear either.

After all the videos I just realized it's a metal shaper...I assumed wrongly it was similar to the one you guys did at the museum...very cool...that cutter says it all...love to see a detail video of both working some day...

Well done Keith. It is so refreshing to see someone take the time and effort to correctly put an older machine back into service. I'll be looking forward to seeing the first chips!

No need for a punch, rotate the clapper box with the pin spanner located in the opening

Looking forward to seeing it run, well done!

Hiya Keith

Good morning Keith.

Love the build, Keith. An idea, if I may. Drilling two more holes in the hold down nut and chamfering the corners on either side will allow the spanner wrench to turn 90°. Saves you from making a special tool.

Hey Keith, al always top notch!1 warm greetings from the Netherlands, and keep safe, Bram

A gorgeous piece of machinery. You did a lovely job with it.

needle nose pliers are what I usually do up those sort of nuts that need a tool with pins to do them up.

I restored a unit at work with a 350 hp electric motor. I taped up and painted the 6 foot drive shaft in company colors i also painted a white witness stripe down the length of the shaft. My boss saw it went off. Why did you put a race stripe on the drive shaft ! He said. I told him it looked cool and let him go ballistic for five minutes or so. I eventually told hem what the stripe was for and showed him the manufacturer’s instructions book and it recommend a witness line for shaft twist. When you talked about line shafts i thought about my old boss.

Coolest machine yet!

This is getting exciting.

While those hex head replacement bolts are perfectly functional, since this is a restoration of a vintage machine I would take the time to make some square headed bolts and nuts because they're more period appropriate and look right on an old machine like that.

Magnificent. Thanks Keith.

You would think Ginger and Mary Anne would help :) great progress Mate.

Thanks for the video Keith 👍👏👏👏🇬🇧

Hi fantastic!