You're a good man Mr Pete. I would have loved it if your were my shop teacher back in circa 1978. I have that same ball end 1/2" Starrett. I love that thing. Cheers

Thank you so much for letting us know about the Bollinger family. I (we) have followed them for years. Also seen them (met them) in person several times. Jim is a fantastic teacher and the whole family just really seem to be wonderful people. Switching to GoFundMe now to give back.

I think all of your videos are home runs, but then I know it has to be quite gratifying to see the "Nielsen" ratings actually prove the point!

I had not heard of the Bollingers accident. Thank you for letting us know. Always look forward to your videos.

Thank you mr pete .glad you knocked it out of the park !!! Cheers !!

Mr. Pete I think you did so well on you video because it was rusty junk. If you look around KZfaq you will see that videos like the one you created do get a lot of hits. I myself find them very interesting. For my generation its a reminder of what this country once had and could produce. We once had high quality manufactured goods and even the cheapest American goods were much much better than what we get from China. Like I said if you look around KZfaq you will see that old rusty stuff is interesting to people and the same goes for abandoned factories and farm auctions. For me if you are willing to take the time out to create a video I will watch it! You have taught me and many many others what you know. Thank You!

Thanks Mr Pete.

A fellow at the BASH was handing out free items to anyone that participated in the Bollinger GFM. I hope he had a great response.

Love the this n that videos

Gee Mr.Pete,you've got a lot of pep in your step today,thanks for all you do and keep on keeping on🤗😎🤗😎

That decal really makes that vise complete now.

Congratulations on knocking it out of the park MrPete! Enjoyed the video as always.

As for is giving away the Mititoyu tools. Ask shop teachers you know to recommend a budding machinist. I am a retired machinist, who came to the profession later in life. I was in my late 30s when I found my true passion in machine repair and maintenance. Having the right tools early on is so important. Good luck finding the right person for those beautiful tools!!!

Thanks marshaltown for keeping Americans at work I’ll be sure to buy your hammers in fact I need two at the moment

So, you finally disclosed your secret metal treatment. You were right, I was shocked! 😅 Have a blessed day, Mr Pete

Thank you Mr. Pete!

Sounds like you're busier than a 1 armed paper hanger.....good for you, & congratulations finally on your home run.

Nice that you talked about Jim and family, great folks. Nice update, nice touch for the Versa-Vise really finished it off.

Is it just me or I don’t see a link, to support the Bollinger family?

Mr. Pete, you are the great bambino of KZfaq. Keep up the good work, keep those videos coming.😊

So, so sorry about the Bollinger family. Thanks for sharing that MrPete. Hurray for Vaughn being saved!

Thanks for sharing 👍

Mr. Pete. Glad that you "knocked it out of the park" I am a Yankee fan as well but I live in MA, so I have to keep my mouth shut in Red Sox land. We all love you videos. Keep em coming!!!!!

I love the "this and that" series. In my opinion, you "knocked it out of the park" with your KZfaq channel. Keep up the great work 'Pete.

Greetings from Europe.

In my view, you hit it out of the park with every video you do. I appreciate all that you do to edutain all of us.

Just watched your video and thanks for the kind words. Sorry for all the extra packaging regarding the deer head (ha!). I wanted to make sure it was not damaged. I hope your enjoy it!

This Old Tony did a welder giveaway last year. He talked about the challenges presented and the solution he went with. On a side note: I went home empty handed at the last two auctions, so I lived vicariously through your auction success. Thaks Mr. Pete !!!!

Thanks Mr Pete

Great to see you finally knocked one out of the park.

Hi Mr Pete i asked about the light and I'm so glad i am watching this video and you replied . Thank you . JM And i must say that vise looks brand new .👍

Funny how little kids and serious old men love stickers, for obviously different reasons.

Thanks for sharing this

I can tell you sir, your knowledge and your videos " knock it out of the park " for your followers. Thank you for alL you do for us.

Mr. PETE for President! HA !! (though you'd like that) >>Also, Prayers sent for the Bollenger family. We tend to like what we are good at. Sports never worked for me. I have no sports talent, (NONE) so sports interested me very little.... >>GIVE me tools in hand, NOT balls..>>>....The farm shop and the local repair shops were my interests, and welding shops also. Even carpentry was good. But machines is where its at! I loved seeing tractor engines and transmissions being repaired and stuff built from scratch and coming to life!!

Lyle, i think one of the commenters hit it on the head. It's the mention of the keyword rusty.... Possibly and or tool, or restoration that made those views. I have been drawn to some vintage floor jack, chainsaw, tool, etc resto vids. I like your vids now, but if you want another "homer", that may be something to focus on. Ive seen channels where just one vid, drew attention to the whole channel. It may help everything else you do.

that is a handsome vice with the decal

Good one Mr. Pete ! Thanks for mentioning the Bollinger Family, these things shouldn't happen to such wonderful people. Funny, my wife overheard the auction talk and shouted out "what is Mr. Pete doing, going to another auction! He should be down sizing" in humor of course 😂

Can you tell us more about Mr. Shear -- Where can I get a Versa-Vice sticker?

Auction the Mititoyu tools for the Bollinger family

All your videos are home runs Mr Pete!

The Industrial Rust Eliminator intrigued me in that it is about 1/2 the cost of Evaporust on their website. I was hoping to find it on Amazon since my shipping is part of my monthly payment since I buy online quite often. I could not find it there. I did find it on the company website for about $15 for a package to make 1 gallon. They provide other packages to make much larger quantity solutions.

So, key takeaway from your conclusion....we'll be attending more auctions??? 😂

Great work Mate, perhaps you could auction the Mitutoyo indicators and give the proceeds to the Bollinger's????

versa vise decal applied at the same angle as the original. nice touch. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@mrpete222 I would love to see a video of you reflecting over you career. How did various school policies and budgets change over the years? What was rewarding or frustrating as a teacher. What changes did you see as cell phones started entering the classroom? Give it to us straight, did the students get dumber as the years went by? lol

First. First. First.😅😅😅

The 1/2' micrometer with the ball anvil would be great in an automotive machine shop or engine builders shop for measuring engine bearings.

The Versa-Vise label looks great! Let me know if you need any labels in the future.

Ask those that gave those products to you if you can raffle them off to raise funds for the family you told us about in the beginning.

Settled the Morse taper drill tang debate!. To cloud the answer unnecessarily, I have encountered spindle tapers that have no tang fixing feature. I wonder if this debate has been argued between machine design engineers for a long time???

The 50,000 views suggests going to more auctions. Is there someone who can drive? I would get to Streator, but live in Florida. -- Don't forget: I flunked Shop and got an A in HomeEC. (LOL)

How about a contest for the Mitutoyo stuff Mr. Pete? maybe some drawings for something you could make? you need another project right? hahahehe or you could just send the indicator to me? I'm a budding machinist at the ripe old age of 39 well 40 next month. I wish I was born and raised in your area and took your classes. Thank you for the videos Mr. Pete! Is that clear as mud?

We shouldnt have to go begging for medical alms in The Richest Country In The World

I am surprised I have not heard of the Bollinger accident on other major machinist YT channels.

Oily palm and skinny, round cross-section hammer handle don't mix. Buck cutout is very, very artful.

The "Bollinger" discount code will be open until the end of July. You will still receive the current advertised discounts. The Bollinger code allows us to know to donate to the Bollinger family. A minimum of 50% will be donated. Thank you, Timm Rosenthal

Morning Lyle

If you need some advice for giveaways, it might be worth getting in touch with "This Old Tony". He ran a giveaway for a couple of HTP welders last year, and ended up working out how to do it without falling foul of the various legal issues and eBay rules. In return for his advice, you can give the idle beggar some tips on increasing the regularity and frequency of his videos! 😂

Must be Wednesday morning

Does that rust remover look like sugar or salt? Years ago a guy sold one that he called PF-47, mixed with water and worked great. You had to dry it quickly but on a sunny day that was no problem.

I had a similar experience, 20min, in Jr. High football. Biggest kid on the team and they didn't work with me at all. No interest in sports since.

The Bollinger link was removed by youtube,, Search for "Support for Bollinger Family's Recovery Journey" - GOFUNDME

pocketa pocketa pocketa

Why would you need a tang to drive a drill out? It would come out the same without a tang.

I can show you some drills that the taper and the tang combined did not have enough driving force to turn the drill. Lol

It appears the author of the book was as incorrect as you were about the tang!

Regarding giving away the Mitutoyo micrometer and Indicator, just send it over here

Its funny that a rust remover uses water

Sorry, no clue why 306K would subscribe, then kiss you off. If you can't think of a contest for the Mitutoyo giveaway, charities like Habitat For Humanity(ReStore), Lighthouse For The Blind, Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc. will gladly accept stuff.

Had an idea to help increase views of your videos , but don't know if you would be interested because it would be quite a bit of work for you ( or maybe for Jordan?). The idea is a set of 3 alphabetical indexes for your home page, and I want nothing for the idea in the way of compensation, just a viewer who is grateful for all that you have taught me. One index could be an alphabetical list of your playlists, one could be an index of subjects such as casting, engine videos, homemade tools, lathe work, mill work, tractor videos, etc., and one index could be a straight alphabetical index such as Aloris, bearings, bronze, casting, collets, cores, etc. This would enable a potential viewer to quickly ascertain whether you have a video about a subject that they are interested in ( and probably find a few others that they want to watch while searching the index), without having to read the titles of 1800 videos. Like I pointed out, a lot of work for you , but maybe it could help revive viewer interest, especially if you get other KZfaqrs like Keith Rucker and Abom to mention that you have an index. I have tried several times to scroll through all the titles of your videos and have yet to make halfway. Hope this helps.