Iron Jonesy
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Hi! I'm Alec, a blacksmith and self taught machinist, with a love for antique machine tools and manufacturing history. Join me for regular workshop antics from machining and forge work to restoration, all while I grow and develop an 1890s belt driven machine shop. Instagram - @iron_jonsey "First get a clear notion of what you plan to accomplish, and then in all probability you will succeed in doing it" Henry Maudslay, machine tool pioneer, 1771-1831

LINESHAFT Upgrades Part 2 - Bearing Scraping & Final Fit Up
Iron Jonesy · 63K views · 12 days ago

The Man Powered Machine Tools that Built the World
Iron Jonesy · 33K views · 1 month ago

Major LINESHAFT Upgrades! Part 1
Iron Jonesy · 83K views · 1 month ago

Forging a Jib Crane for my Victorian Metal Lathe
Iron Jonesy · 20K views · 2 years ago

Another SEIZED Victorian Radial Drill!!
Iron Jonesy · 42K views · 2 months ago

Lineshaft Driven Machine and Blacksmith Shop Tour
Iron Jonesy · 38K views · 2 years ago

Denbigh Mill First Run, Split Pulley Bushing and Lacing Flat Belts - Belt Driven Machine Shop
Iron Jonesy · 24K views · 3 years ago

Running a 120+ year old Travelling Head Shaper for the First Time - Belt Driven Machine Shop
Iron Jonesy · 32K views · 2 years ago

Belt Driven Blacksmiths Ring Rollers Restoration!
Iron Jonesy · 31K views · 2 years ago

Whitworths 1862 Slotting Machine
Iron Jonesy · 221K views · 3 months ago

Flat Belt Pulleys - How are they fixed to the shaft?
Iron Jonesy · 23K views · 1 year ago

Brass Casting Adventures - Makers Plaques, Matchplate Patterns and Coal Fired Crucible Furnace
Iron Jonesy · 22K views · 1 year ago

Lets ASSEMBLE Some Gears! - Victorian Radial Drilling Machine Restoration - PART 12
Iron Jonesy · 118K views · 11 months ago

Drummond Toolpost Repair Job + Thread Cutting on Old Lathes - Belt Driven Machine Shop
Iron Jonesy · 16K views · 3 years ago

Can I Forge an 1800's 'Flat' Drill Bit?
Iron Jonesy · 102K views · 7 months ago

Machining a Large Flat Belt Pulley with my Antique Lathe
Iron Jonesy · 90K views · 1 year ago

How the Victorians Forged Machine Parts with Steam Power - Radial Drill Restoration PART 16
Iron Jonesy · 56K views · 2 months ago