1950's 6" Hand Grinder - Tool Restoration 

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it's very weak and loud. Even cheap angle grinders have more power than this. The only upside that this bulky thing might be more durable.

Of course it's weak; it has to turn all that metal. I can see it working for another 70 years.

no it's not weak because it has to turn all that metal, the motor itself is weak

Would you say it's weak by the design of the motor, or the motor degrading after 70 years.

I agree!

+Sunshine_Shooter haha it's hard to not constantly get frustrated with projects like this especially when components don't come apart! Thanks for watching :)

I was thinking the same thing. That one piece that defeated you would of made me throw the tool through the window and then set it on fire. Maybe there is a reason I don't restore tools :P

Windows are expensive, and then you have to fix that if you break one. Also I think you forget.. he did try to set it on fire, and several times at that. But honestly, that silent frustration. I would be vary afraid if Will ever looses his temper.

I find tool restoration (the process, whenever i buy an old tool) a very therapeutic thing to do. Go in my shop, gather a few tools, and lay on it. No talking, no music, just quality time thinking about how something was put together. Because let me tell ya, some of these tools are veritable freaking puzzles. I spent a whole week's worth of weekends trying to puzzle how exactly they had assembled a 1940s Black and Decker shear wound that had been burnt. Only to find that certain pins and catches had been ground flush and polished, thus hidden. It's all about the patience and reward this provides. Nothing like sense of pride you get from seeing a job well done in the form of a chunk of metal abusing your power meter :)

aserta great comment .

Thanks mate! Means a lot coming from you!

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James Ralston right?

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you got it brother!

haha me too

It is! I see it now, it's a freaking giant Dremel tool.

Clarence Wu more like a die grinder or angle grinder

Thanks for the info mate, that's awesome knowledge! Cheers for watching

Exactly only time I have ever seen one used was to polish church bells.

Ex metal polisher here, used one almost the same thing for doing stainless steel food products lines once assembled or repaired for the confectionery industry.

I have also seen these used for fettling iron castings usually hanging off a spring balance (chilled iron mostly). I would not want to use that one though as that armature rear bearing keeper nut is going to come off as it was missing the lock washer (that is why the key way was cut into thread). When the nut comes off it may break into the switch.

yeah we used polish chem plant piping to .01 microns. not a fun job !

Currently rebuilding a lathe. Filled with E rings and Circlips, total nightmare, I feel you

A necessary evil, you don't want the USSR alternative, a piece of hardened steel that was installed and never to be removed. Those, you really hate, these...eh, watch your fingers and pray for the best.

They have some ring removal tools if you look at harbor freight. Makes removing them easy

Just get bow opening pliers and it's the easiest thing ever

Zac F *snap rings hiss back in agreement *😂😂

+MightyPootisFish is there any other way??!

I have the itch to pull this as a prank.

Personally I prefere to use Colgate Toothpaste (™) as grease whenever a lock gets stuck.

The only proper use of vegemite, because this is definitely not what you need to eat.

NO Real men use Marmite! Vegimite is for the girls...

+Hayden Huston thanks for watching! #YTB

#BA

lmao agreed

And the Aussie plug, the arrow shape.

and the power plugs

Yeah good call, I did muck this bit up. Thanks

Will Matthews, all good. I find myself watching more and more of your videos. Reminds my of my 1930's Black & Decker home utility drill. Unbelievably heavy but built like a tank.

Eric Morris & Company Not if you're in the Southern Hemisphere, which he I'd ;-)

Ah, yes! Left hand threads

At least in Germany, wrapping wires around screws doesn't meet the regulations at all (but the regulations are only important for professional work). The proper way would be crimping ring terminals on the wire ends.

brummert w that's what I said too, and a snap ring pliers set

Ynbg okv

+TheHellSpawn000 haha yeah it'll do that to you!

same but i dont want it. i must have it!

lmao

Haha yeah tell me about it!

i have a monster just begging to be multi re-purposed. its a water pump motor and it runs at 1175 rpm i believe. it uses 115 volts ac. i have a friend that will help me wire it up but i mainly restored it. i think i just found a better use for it than my death machine "weedfuckinator" as i call the design. i havent made it yet but the plan is still there. btw i had to cut off the pumping bit to get to the nut holding it in. but other than that it was pretty easy with some wd40

indeed

Yea, and the tool aswell.

😂 😂 😂

At first I used a scotch brite wheel attachment. Worked out, but I swapped to a brass wire brush. They are great and well recommended. I use a number of different types and sizes for a whole bunch of jobs. Thanks for watching!

lol

Ilovelazers hahaha. I thought the same thing

Nicola Di Iorio Tighten till you hear a crack and then back a quarter turn

@@szem3672 AvE would wonder what kind of confuckery is that.

Geno Merci Never heard of that. Sounds like a money saver for me.

facebook market lol

Yeah, FB market and craigslist, the magical land where you can buy a used tool for 150% the original price. At least around here, it's just scummy people

Thank you for the feedback!

+Killinger haha not intended to be, but can see how it could be! Now, if I ate some of that "vegemite", well then... :)

My thoughts exactly. With way the shaft was spinning, right hand threads would continually tighten.

It's a resto project, you want to keep as much original as possible. So if there's nothing wrong with them, why replace?

Replacing wear parts is a proper action for restorations. It reduces the risk of stressing or even damaging other parts of the object. In this case for example the motor of the tool might have to work harder, because of the old used up bearings. In the worst case (I'm going to an extreme here to make a point) a bearing could bind and block the motor, causing it to burn up. EDIT: English is not my native language, so excuse my bad grammar.

Naod08 Yea I agree. This is basically a good cleaning and a new plug

Or at least not hammer the inner races to reinstall them lol

Naod08 you have better English skills than a lot of native English speakers in my opinion lol.

You feel like your using a mini-gun when operating it :)

It reminds me more of the neutrona wand from Ghostbusters.

Nevan Monahan el oh el!

Haha I thought so too! Do some grindin' then some 4 wheelin'.

iamarawn wd-40 dissolves rust it can be used as a solvent

you are clearly unfamiliar with Australian mechanic work. there are only 2 things you need. duct tape for when it moves but it shouldnt, and WD40 for when its doesnt move, but it should