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Using my great grandfathers shingle mill with my papa

The shingle mill is from 1889

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  • @alphabetsoup7918
    @alphabetsoup79189 ай бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant video, our forefathers certainly worked hard and knew way more about real life than99% of today's youngsters.

  • @davidwill5377
    @davidwill537710 ай бұрын

    My Dad had a blade and arbor sitting around for years that someone had dumped along the road. Didn't know it's exact purpose until I saw your video. Wish he was still around to tell him.

  • @kro9703
    @kro970310 ай бұрын

    Such an amazing piece of engineering, No electric motors, no servo's, and made to last. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @denbuchm
    @denbuchm10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. Very few people have ever seen one, much less seen one in action. Great history. All done with common sense and no OSHA!

  • @tymz-r-achangin

    @tymz-r-achangin

    10 ай бұрын

    You hit the nails dead square on their heads .... using common sense and no hyped-up OSHA involved

  • @farmboy6218
    @farmboy62189 ай бұрын

    That's cool. I enjoy watching old machinery that still function. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Juangaba
    @Juangaba10 ай бұрын

    At 63 these type videos remind me of the age that taught me honest hard work. Todays youth unless instructed by their patriarch and matriarchs have no clue and thereby no respect or understanding of the pride that comes from these activities. Well done.

  • @cecilandrews7479
    @cecilandrews747910 ай бұрын

    I've been a carpenter for 50 years, I have work with and seen a lot of tools. But this has to be the coolest old tool I've ever seen.

  • @coloradomountainman8659

    @coloradomountainman8659

    9 ай бұрын

    And possibly the most dangerous? (I've been building custom homes for 51 years and still at it)

  • @terrytenley9327
    @terrytenley932710 ай бұрын

    In the Pacific Northwest where western red cedar in growing.. All shingles were made from this tree. The shingles lasted 35-40 years.. One building had 3 foot long shingles.. The exposure was 6 1/2 inches. There were over 6 layers when viewed from the side..Such roofing could last over 50-60 years.. All the shingles were sawn and the building was put up in 1934.. In the late 1990’s we replaced the roof.. All of the shingles are tapered from top..thin to bottom thick.

  • @Pushyhog
    @Pushyhog10 ай бұрын

    mom an dad had one from 70' thru 95', beautiful! New people bought house and put common ugly home depot shingles on.

  • @Hawkermkii
    @Hawkermkii10 ай бұрын

    Great video, no talking, no music just a man and machine working old school 👍

  • @buyamerican3191
    @buyamerican319110 ай бұрын

    Fantastic example of old technology that works perfectly! You're lucky to have such a well preserved piece of history!

  • @joewoodchuck3824

    @joewoodchuck3824

    10 ай бұрын

    You're right. I think we overuse the word technology though. It's just stuff in many cases.

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @eprofessio

    @eprofessio

    9 ай бұрын

    That’s awesome.

  • @joewoodchuck3824
    @joewoodchuck382410 ай бұрын

    These are sawn shingles. I'm used to seeing split cedar shingles. Nice machine though. Your ancestor would be happy seeing this. It must smell wonderful there!

  • @bradsnyder8802
    @bradsnyder880210 ай бұрын

    My dad had a Chase just like that. He would take it to engine shows and most people were impressed. But occasionally he would hear that Ireland's were better. This bothered him so that he bought an Ireland just to say he had both and preferred the Chase. After a spell he acknowledged that he too approved of the Ireland. Watching someone change the bolt while that blade is whizzing only inches from their arms is more than I can take. Nice operating setup. Thanks for sharing!

  • @richardchretien7412
    @richardchretien741210 ай бұрын

    My uncle has one of these mills. Brings back memories.

  • @haroldfisher6337

    @haroldfisher6337

    4 ай бұрын

    Is it for sale

  • @steventrostle1825
    @steventrostle182510 ай бұрын

    NEAT!!!!!!!! I love these"old" innovations that produce in mass quickly what would take hours to do by hand alone. THANKS!

  • @triple6758
    @triple675810 ай бұрын

    Old America got it done with what they had. We've nearly forgotten that its still possible.

  • @VitaKet

    @VitaKet

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jackkonnof4106 Nothings stopping you from doing things yourself except you.

  • @danielgriffith7694
    @danielgriffith769410 ай бұрын

    So he’s making siding shakes. Shingles will leak over time cut like that.. wooden shingles in eastern Kentucky were made of white oak, split into 1/4 sections with the heart removed. Then they were split from the center outward to the bark. Why ??? Because when wet, they would cup like a Spanish tile!!! Thereby when installing them you paid attention to how you installed them to take advantage of the natural curve, mimicking the Spanish tiles 👍👍👍

  • @wooodrow99

    @wooodrow99

    10 ай бұрын

    Shingles are cut, shakes are split and typically last much longer than shingles.

  • @craigjefcoat1384
    @craigjefcoat138411 ай бұрын

    Great video. Never seen a shingle mill in operation. Thanks.

  • @digger0429
    @digger042910 ай бұрын

    Just found your videos, wanted a mill back when couldn't find one,

  • @carlgomm9699
    @carlgomm9699 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome show, a nylon sock full of shingle hair is a good thing to hang up in your clothes closet

  • @edwardlincoln5680
    @edwardlincoln568010 ай бұрын

    On the Olympic peninsula back in the late 60's the cedar trees were so big, 4 to 5 feet, they used dynamite to make the initial splitting, they used a jackhammer to make the shake bolts prior to sawing them up. Humptulips, Wa

  • @zigmogcreator
    @zigmogcreator9 ай бұрын

    Glad you took your time to make and share your video.

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @DaveC9F
    @DaveC9F10 ай бұрын

    Was lucky enough to get to run Foster Farms shingle mill here on Eastern LI a couple of times, tough part was having enough large cedar logs to cut.

  • @brettblankenship3246
    @brettblankenship324610 ай бұрын

    I love it man.

  • @robertward553
    @robertward55311 ай бұрын

    I'm like the rest, want to see more on how this beauty works.

  • @bhensel100
    @bhensel10010 ай бұрын

    Just replaced my cedar shingle roof on my gazebo last year. Hard to find nice wood shingles unless you are willing to part with a lot of money. One price i got was $200 a bundle and i needed 15 bundles for the roof. Big lot stores wood shingles are better suited as shim stock

  • @rogerk2049
    @rogerk204911 ай бұрын

    Great video of how it’s done!

  • @terrytenley9327
    @terrytenley932710 ай бұрын

    How sad the most important function of this sawmill is the tapering mechanism and the person with the camera missed it.. Right where the log is held is a process where the lop is tipped back and forth so little but enough to allow the shingle to be cut so it is tapered.. This is what makes this mill kool!

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    10 ай бұрын

    The person with the camera is 10, give him a break he’s still learning.

  • @terrytenley9327

    @terrytenley9327

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ryansadventure1357 ok kool refill that Pat then.. 👍☺️

  • @otiselevator7738

    @otiselevator7738

    10 ай бұрын

    Ten? I’d have never guessed it. The kid did a better job than most adults!

  • @dominiccirino2069
    @dominiccirino206910 ай бұрын

    Simply beautyful ❤️👍😎🇨🇦

  • @gmel4967
    @gmel496711 ай бұрын

    That's a lotta machine for 1 shingle at a time. Must take day's to mill up enough to side an entire house or roof? You guy's are old schooling it, for sure.

  • @markmayer2029
    @markmayer2029 Жыл бұрын

    It would be nice to see how the angle changes between cuts, to see how the taper is made. Cedar or pine shingle?

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    Жыл бұрын

    I will get another video. These are pine shingles

  • @alvinwilliams1648
    @alvinwilliams164810 ай бұрын

    My ! My ! My !...4th generation eastern N.C. back at yah there ! We used cypress down in this neck of the woods...they last so long, moss grows on them ...plank boards on side, pure fat lightered from long leaf pines, last generations if don't get burned up from wild fires ‼️ 👍🙋

  • @sentient8146
    @sentient814610 ай бұрын

    Well that's cool. What would a house be without a roof and what would a roof be without shingles. Processing shingles at that pace must have been a great leap. How many nails do you need for each shingle? The first machine made nails were made in Massachusetts? That real is cool. How many things can you do with a Farmall?

  • @josiewayne6004
    @josiewayne600411 ай бұрын

    osha would have a heart attack!!!!

  • @Putzing
    @Putzing10 ай бұрын

    Lovely

  • @captainchaos77
    @captainchaos7710 ай бұрын

    THATS AWESOME

  • @coburnlowman
    @coburnlowman Жыл бұрын

    I was hoping to see how it advances the cant each time. Ive put together miles of flat belting , but never seen how the mechanism works on a shingle mill

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    Жыл бұрын

    I will get another video

  • @oros35
    @oros354 ай бұрын

    Where did you get your belts from? I have a chase mill and got some belts off the local Amish, but i like the looks of your belts better. I have trouble with mine slipping even with dressing.

  • @glennmiller2494
    @glennmiller249410 ай бұрын

    I have a molder made in 1870's ran it with same kind of tractor I want to put it on a trailer, and have a portable plainer

  • @haroldfisher6337
    @haroldfisher63374 ай бұрын

    Do you know where i could find a mill like yours?

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    Ай бұрын

    Im not sure I’ll ask my papa I think he says they are for sale sometimes in the Uncle Henry’s.

  • @williammurray8060
    @williammurray806011 ай бұрын

    Put some safety glasses on please

  • @metricstormtrooper
    @metricstormtrooper10 ай бұрын

    Split shingles last far longer.

  • @peterbienvenu9033
    @peterbienvenu903310 ай бұрын

    where are you located?

  • @ryansadventure1357

    @ryansadventure1357

    10 ай бұрын

    Springvale, Maine

  • @williammurray8060
    @williammurray806011 ай бұрын

    Narrative please

  • @369dusty
    @369dusty10 ай бұрын

    The old guy has some shirt sleeves just waiting to get caught in something. Great video -- poor thinking !

  • @Papawcanner

    @Papawcanner

    10 ай бұрын

    Open shirt , loose sleeves and a rag hanging out of his pocket , it’s a wonder he has all of his parts . It’s a miracle I still have mine at 77 .

  • @robertjerome1889
    @robertjerome188910 ай бұрын

    Very narrow shingles.