Forged and Filed...

[nclemmons]

Really impressive piece of craftsmanship.  Some two years in the making.

Be sure to watch to the end.  Amazing the intricacy in the locking mechanism!
https://vimeo.com/288711470

Time for a forge?!

 

[BarneyD]

Thanks for that [member=167]neilc[/member] That is indeed magnificent. Not sure I'd have the patience to put two years into it though. Man, he even made his own machine screws. That's certainly old school.

Not sure where in Chicagoland you are. But if you ever get the chance, don't miss touring the Scot Forge plant in Spring Grove. It's really impressive.

Thanks again.
Cheers,
Barney

 

[travisj]

Impressive

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[Klemm]

Thanks for that [member=167]neilc[/member] That is indeed magnificent. Not sure I'd have the patience to put two years into it though. Man, he even made his own machine screws. That's certainly old school.

Not sure where in Chicagoland you are. But if you ever get the chance, don't miss touring the Scot Forge plant in Spring Grove. It's really impressive.

Thanks again.
Cheers,
Barney

is this craftsman related to John Economaki?
- this is both inspiring and humbling at the same time. The time it took to make this piece is not the most amazing part - but the time it took to acquire the demonstrated skill - now that is really something
Hans

 

[RKA]

Wow!  The enormity of this project doesn’t hit you until the end.  Just incredible on so many levels!

 

[harry_]

[eek]

 

[rmwarren]

Holy Clickspring Batman. Makes my head ache.

Thanks for sharing.

RMW

 

[Cheese]

Don't miss Seth Gould's sequel where he mines his own iron ore and then alloys in some nickel, manganese & chrome to make his own steel.  [big grin]

Seriously, while the skill set needed for this project is huge, I wish they had spent more time on the various locking mechanisms. I'd really like to see how those things are constructed.

I'm curious if those mechanisms were designed on CAD or the old fashioned way?

I also wonder how many iterations of a simple spiral torsion spring were generated before he finally arrived at a viable design?

 

[Wooden Skye]

That was really interesting.

 

[Shane Holland]

Whoa.  [blink]

 

[dltflt]

WOW!  He is a very talented and very smart.

 

[Knight Woodworks]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

John

 

[semenza]

He even made the screws  [eek]

Seth

 

[demographic]

Wow, yer not gonna get yer 3/8ths ratchet out of that toolbox in a hurry.

 

[Mario Turcot]

da Vinci reincarnate?

That's what I call a pretty sturdy lunch box  8)

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rob-GB]

Do you guys think this is the metalworkers equivalent of the Studley Tool Cabinet in terms of skill and patience?
Both are examples of people who not only understand the medium and tools they work with but show a love of what they do.
Awesome and inspiring.

Thanks for sharing this, Rob.