Making the War - with Bloke on the Range and Taofledermaus

Black walnut dust will give you lung inflammation after about two stocks sanded by hand. that's why people who make flintlocks by hand try not to use walnut without respirators.

Michael Blair

thank

C&Rsenal

That's what I'm wondering. Maybe I should belt drive my garage

C&Rsenal

Machine tool is a whole art and science unto itself

C&Rsenal

A compelling theory

C&Rsenal

pinkies in

C&Rsenal

Thank

C&Rsenal

I think it also shines light on how important the process engineers are

C&Rsenal

I really enjoyed this

PeterJim Mc

the reason routers are so loud is the motor, universal motors are incredibly loud, belt drives are usually not.

lovot

It's like MST3K but for gun manufacturing.

Chris Hamlin

watching the 1917s being produced gives me a good idea on how the front sight post on my Win 1917 could be 0.015 higher than the highest 'go' standard.

Matthew Stanchfield

if I'm not mistaken, wasn't half the development work on the AK about getting stamping to work correctly? You guys are spot on, it's no joke

Anonymous

I suspect the reason so many in the video were dressed nicely was because the workers were told that there was going to be someone coming around filming them. For back then that would be considered a big deal, and there is a good probability that's the first time most or maybe even all of them had ever been filmed. Considering the time period, for many of them that may have been the last time they had ever been filmed too. When your talking about something most would have assumed would be a once in a life time opportunity where as far as they were concerned would have been the equivalent of stepping on to a stage of course they'd want to appear their best.

SpaceCowboyfromNJ

I really enjoyed this! Learned a good deal, as well. What an OSHA nightmare! How times have changed!

Kent W.Fevurly

Love the content and loved the collaboration! Great stuff!

Looking at how complicated this is at the mass production level really drives home how much of a genius JMB was to create the original prototype. Furthermore, the skill and knowledge at the arms companies conceptualizing the process for making thousands of functional copies profitably working against headwinds of labor and material shortages during wartime. Certainly a monumental achievement for all of the arms makers of the time. Excellent idea for a video! Thank you, I truly enjoyed it and for the nth time, you have made my Patreon support of you well worth the pittance I spend!

Loren Hermanson

Isn’t Bloke an engineer of some sort?

Shaun Young

I didn't mean to sound negative. But maybe getting input from a mechanical engineer that has some background with the concept and history of production. I'm neither a mechanical engineer or someone with a background in production, but I've been amazed at how the industrial processes radically changed in the period after the mid-19th Century. Although I realize that collaborations with the same people isn't always the best, I thought about Ian McCollum when you did the video, almost entirely due to his college studies in engineering technology.

Charles Adams

Consider it praise that I am disappointed about not getting a regular episode. And even more praise that I am am plenty satisfied with the replacement content.

Shaun Young

For all we know he was in this video...

C&Rsenal

Nice. I wish we had more footage like this to explore. Maybe make a show about the possible operations.

C&Rsenal

PLUS a Q&A next week. We're trying to make sure we don't disappoint while making the necessary time

C&Rsenal

Thanks for the old films.

Dennis C. Dempsey

You should watch Blokes channel

Robin Roberts

My grandfather worked at the Eddystone plant during WWI. Not sure what he did, but he had no special training or trade. He had a receiver and bolt assembly with about a 4" barrel stuck on the front. He said it was made from rejected parts.

Robert Masters

Note the number of workers wearing ties.

Robert Masters

It's sobering to realize that a workforce of thousands depended on the skill sets of twenty or thirty guys without whom the whole enterprise would wobble and yaw off of design center and eventually shudder to a confused half. Even more so when you understand that the same is even truer today

Wayne Dygert

I laughed at the mobile phone joke, Bloke. I promise. Maybe it’s cus I’m English so I know what a mobile is? lol

Jack Fairbrother

The first clip was the 'modern way' the receivers were made by most industrial factories from the 1880s until the 1960s-70s. The whole process of drawing out the barrel blank, then getting rough sizing and using the 'turret drill' was the model from the late 1880s even until today. People think that CNC machines are what's used everywhere in many factories. The shaping, straightening and forming barrels is a time-consuming process.

Charles Adams

I would definitely enjoy more videos like this. I learned few things tonight from watching the footage itself.

James G. Jones

Bringing together Jeff and Mike is worth my Patreon money on its own.

Matthew Doye

I believe that is the man himself, a lot of stills out there (JMB firing machine gun) come up on the google machine that look like the same shoot. I think we are confused by the smile, however according to most bio's that was way more normal than the stern photo face. Does look awful young though. Thoughts? G

Gary Newman

The arsenal museum at Harpers Ferry made a point to describe the use of gauges to simplify or eliminate hand work. This is just the same thing 70 years later. It's surprising in your shows and others to find out how many countries were buying American machine tools to build their way into the 20th century.

Martin Morehouse

Well that was fun, really enjoyed that

Ted Weldon

Great special episode, guys! I really enjoyed the discussion about detachable box magazines. InRangeTV’s matches often include malfunctions due to magazine problems.

David Hemsath

That's because we give the patrons an early viewing before it's released on Youtube publicly.

C&Rsenal

Awesome collab. Can't wait to watch.

Philip Schreiner

You know Othais and crew, I was disappointed when I got the email and remembered there was no Primer tonight. Then I saw the word “Bloke” and got unreasonably excited. I am sure the two of you combined will deliver (sorry, never seen the other name before and posting this right before watching)

Shaun Young

There always seems to be a delay between when a new video is announced on Patreon and when I see it on YT.

Arturo Ceron

Contrast that with today's hammer forming on a mandrel.

Robin Roberts

this is not a 1911

Phil Byrd

Energy bringers. Pump up the VOLUME!

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