1950's Hot Foil Press Restoration 

That is incredible! It is an impressive piece of equipment. I’m excited to put it back to use

If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right

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I watch them and others before I go to bed!

It's a form of ASMR for a lot of people. Myself included.

I can never finish a vid in one watch because I fall asleep 😂

I meant that in a good way btw

@@ErraticPerfectionist i dont even care about the sound, i like how it goes from dirty and dysfunctional to, better looking and working.

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Glad to be back! Glad you enjoyed it my friend

Now it’s time to get back on track!

The hardest part of trying to do anything for yourself is being a Dad. Keep your head up, shoulders back and the sun on your face. Beautiful work as always!!!!!

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Yes, I agree. The phrase of: Where the heat is the solder will flow... Or stated better, the solder has a lower melting point than the materials that need to be soldered. The solder does not like to stick to cold stuff. So, heating the material, and then touching the solder to the area that needs to be joined will ensure a better soldered joint.

I will keep that in mind. Thanks for the advice!

Not just that, but if you are creating joints that will potentially experience heat, then crimping is way better than soldering. If that 400 degrees creeps down those wires, then the solder joints will eventually fail.

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I was very pleased with it

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Glad to be back. Many more videos coming

That was my favorite part. I love japanning.

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Thank you for the kind words!

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It is an interesting process

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I’ll give that a go next time. I was told by an old timer that I should never bake it. But I’m up for trying it

I was preparing for a fight. A bit anticlimactic

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Actually, this particular type of machine came with a metal "box" that you hand set individual letters into. Exactly like hand set type for printing. One of the more common uses for this machine was stamping names onto leather bound books. (Most often Bibles.) These are one-off jobs. While logos could be custom-made, they were too expensive to use in this machine. This machine was used for small quantity jobs. You would end up spending a lot more for the logo than the job was worth. For example, in 1980, you could do 250 business cards for about $30. However, a custom logo would run around $100 to make. If you wanted 2,500 cards, they would run about $120 plus the costs of the die. However, they would be run on a much larger machine that costs tens of thousands of dollars more. Think commercial letter press. This little guy was only a few hundred dollars. Guess how I know this. Way too many hours sitting in front of this machine. This guy was just never actually practical as an income producer. Too labor intensive. It sounds like you spent some time in the printing industry. I grew up in it myself. If you ever get down to Houston, they have a great printing history museum. It used to have an old Chandler Price set up for hot stamping. (Another old hand fed machine I spent too much time standing in front of. Only never hot stamping. We mainly used it for die cutting and perf jobs.)

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@@matthiasweigel311 Thats fair.

I second this! This video could have been so much shorter if it wasn't for the close ups of every. single. piece. I watched it on 2x to speed it up..

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I'll start there, but this can also foil leather, wood, and an assortment of different materials. I'll play around with it to see what all it is capable of.

I came here to say this. Don't need to see a close up of every little screw. Lost interested halfway through the video.

I can do nickel and copper, but not chrome. I do want to invest in a more efficient system for all plating in the future.

Yes, Chrome solution is dangerous to work with (after it has been used ), so i can fully understand that, even if i dream about it my self...

I just need to invest in a CNC router or mill now.

He's recording it!

Research, and lots of it.

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Where I am, no. I’m investing in an electroplating setup. I can do nickel and copper but chrome requires a bit more care.

Он предназначен для тиснения фольги или надписей на коже, визитных карточках, дереве и других материалах.

@@PegasusProjects спасибо за пояснение

Thank you. They are 3M and I bought them at Home Depot and Lowe’s.

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I should think they were used for gilt work on leather bound books.

@@jimdavis8391 Ooh, that's cool

Jim is correct. It can also be used for cards, wood, and some plastics.

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@@PegasusProjects If you go into a Christian bookstore, you will find a similar machine that is used to emboss a name on the cover of a Bible. There would be a composing stick of metal and a set of small letters that is used to compose the name and is inserted into the foil press. You might search for that metal composing stick and letters.