@@FabioBaltieri I use tape or thin, hard neoprene rubber sometimes. But it seems to me that letting the glue form to the object you need to grip makes this an even better option.
I just want to say that I love these videos. Watching something super old and rusted being made to look brand new is super satisfying for me. I appreciate the amount of time and work that goes into these projects. I also absolutely love your humour. The jokes you put in here - from “tasting” various materials to smashing your head through the sandblaster - are so funny and well placed. Keep doing what you’re doing man!
@@thepjup4507 ok, cynical dickweed. Yes, he does it for himself, however, everyone has bad days and seeing other people enjoy his content gives him something to hold himself acocuntable to to continue this arduous journey he has embarked on
For future reference, the dowel pins you hammered in last, should have gone in first. They're there to locate the end plates to the correct position so that the shaft bearings align properly.
I have one of those oilers. This is the first time I have seen where it is used. I never knew. When I bought the one I have, I just thought it looked cool. Now that I know where to use it, I want the hole blower machine. Not just the oiler. I learn so much watching your videos. Thank you.
Great video and as usual very informative. I noticed the attention to order at approx 20:15 with how the oil cans are neatly lined up according to viscosity or use. This thing doesn't have a lot of power, but for what it's designed for, separate paper for printing , hey it works. You never seem to amaze me with these crazy projects. Thanks for taking the time to produce these very informative and entertaining videos. It's cold and rainy here in California, but your video made my day. ....Ken....Marina CA
Wow thank you. I have a ton of hand planes I've been afraid to restore because I didn't want to remove the japanning. Now I not only know how to make it but apply it.
I think it’s the put-put-put sound of this machine running that I like the best. Oh, that and the very useful ‘japanning’ recipe in the film. Keep up the thoughtful restorations! You’re the bossman of tool restoration! Well done!
This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen you restore. That is, one of the coolest things you might actually use. That city-destroying flamethrower was in a class of its own.
My cousin told me about this channel some years ago, and this was the first video I watched! Thank you to Travis { my cousin } and thank you Eric for making so many great videos!
@@frankstrawnation Not to be disrespectful but I wondered if you were aware you could right click on this page if using Google Chrome and select "translate". Google is global and not just English. Just a suggestion sir.
That rotary impeller setup made me immediately think of a Wankel Rotary Engine. Fascinating, I've never seen anything like it before. As always, another great video. Thanks for making for us all to enjoy!
then you have never spent two hours per day polishing stupid brass fittings that have no logical reason to be shiny other than some asshole in khaki likes ta see em shine. Fxxk Brasso and Neverdull. having said that... you can get rid of the gunk without _polishing_. drop the brass into a bucket of water with about 3x recommended unsweetened lemonade powder (like Koolade~UNSWEETENED or you sticky everything) let sit for a couple hours and wipe. It doesn't polish the brass but rids the brass of the tarnish, leaves it a bit dull, not shined but clean of tarnish.
I really enjoy these reseration projects especially Josh "HAND TOOL RESTORATION". Reminds a lot of my nephew can restore and take anything apart and put back together.... Love watching this.
That fine-adjustable box-wrench you've got there sure is nice. I've been scouting all the flea-markets near me to find one of those, and in 4 years, I haven't found a good one like the one you've got there.
Imagine the public outcry of climate scientists when local lead and other various stuff from that bench gets released into the atmosphere!... Or something >_>
Some things to menition: I like your work very much. The hot glue is a clever trick! :) Some improvements for next time: Please do not sandblast the housing of a blower the inside is a sealing surface and it will be damaged. Please put the liquid sealingaround the screwholes on both sides, otherwise ther may be leaks Please put at first the positioning Pins inside and afterwards the screws or bolts, otherwise there can be some stress in the housing. I would never put the soft foam inside the wiremesh airfilter, it may bes sucked inside the housing and scramble up the Rotor, which would be very sad :( Kind regards Kai Heetjans
This original lineup is the essential HTR experience. Before the money! Before the fame! It's all gone to his head now and his latest releases have all been practically sitcoms!
I believe evapo-rust doesn't lose effectiveness the more you use it, some sort of regenerative process. At least that's what I remember from their site
Thanks for sharing the glue trick, I bought on auction an antique incense that I cannot open and I did not want to use any tool that will damage it. The glue trick is going to help. Much appreciate it 🙂
Thanks putting the japanning formula in the video I'm getting into restoring and using hand planes and wanted to use original process, keep up the great work!!
Next time you need to make a new gasket, buy a cricut, used for arts and craft mainly, but you can configure it to cut most gasket material. Basically it’s a tiny CNC
I'd think so, especially once the foam gets loaded with dust. Seems more likely to me the mesh is intended to support a sock filter pulled over the outside as used on dirt bikes.
My father repaired musical instruments, and back in the 1950s he had a later model of a Hypress blower that he used with a small natural gas torch. He used it to silver solder and soften metals before bending. The output of the blower was anything but impressive, but it worked well with a 1/4 hp motor.
Love all your videos, excellent work! I like that you try to reuse as much of the original pieces as possible and you don't "over restore". Friendly piece of advice. Nitrile or latex gloves are your friend. Skin is an organ and absorbs nasty things like the chemicals in penetrating oil, solvents, etc. Not a big deal for the occasional weekend resto-warrior, but if you're exposing yourself daily, protecting your skin matters. A box of 50 pair of "shop gloves" (heavier duty than the light blue ones you get in the paint aisle) is $20 or less all day long. Get a box, your circulatory system and especially your liver will love you for it.
How about adding another channel HTR: Hand Tool Revenge, for those projects with extra stubborn fittings? When heat, vibration, penetrant, and wrenching don’t work, you haul back and teach ‘em a lesson they won’t soon forget.
Haven't watched in a while. Love the glue/ vice grip deal and the slow look around at the drill press brush and the no talking/ fast motion. Thanks!! D
I really liked the way you handled that old petcock on that blower, always a gentle touch. And that old drip value makes me think of the old Yukon stoves we had in the military, except we were dripping gasoline through them to heat the tents in the middle of winter. good times...
Scratch and sniff test... face plant... new drill press (with scowl)... or balloon art. not sure which is best but a gorgeous bit of work from the original and the restorer. nice job Eric 👍
The rotary compressor is indeed rare, but everything else around it is fiction. The drip oil ain't going to work with a 90 degree pipe and that horizontal section and this ran with steam, steam ran with flat belts. Someone fabricobbled this from bits and pieces.
The difference is between a "reset" and a "restore." Nothing wrong with a reset if you want to keep and enjoy using something for yourself. Collectors want a restore and collecting is more popular, so that is where the money is.
I agree I think the whole patina thing is bs. I have talked with a local restoration guy and he also said the petina thing is a load of bs as well. And he blamed Antiques Roadshow for people not wanting to restore there stuff even if it doe's look like a pile of crap they have and would look better with the rust and grime taken off.
wow. the initial state this thing was at the beginning of the video is actually really good. I have seen many other tool restauration videos, where the devices were sometimes seriously fucked up.
Not gonna lie, I wanted to see it polished. I don't understand collectors all the term patina means to me is "Rusty or tarnished". Not a dig at you, I think you are great..just one of my personal beefs I've had over the years. Probably the single most irritating thing in the world to me is seeing someone driving around in a "rusty" car that has been clear coated to preserve the rust.
@@balorth Completely different things. it isn't realistic or practical to polish something like that. Also a monument isn't a hand tool or a car. Rust/patina whatever you want to call it on a handtool or car doesn't show history, it shows someone didn't take care of it.
I’ve been having a hell of a stressful time with my workplace and personal things. Your channel and videos have been an absolute delight to watch to help relax or think about something completely unrelated.
Funny you say that. When I heard this thing running and seeing how it functions, it brought back memories of trying to sleep to the drone of my ex wife's CPAP machine.
OK, the trick with the hot glue is now on my bucket list to try. I was sure it was going to fail. My hat is off to you on that trick. And I always wondered what that Japan Black recipe was. I should write it down. Better yet, I'll write it on the Internet! Wait....
I do agree with the foam in the mesh screen, after awhile it'll deteriorate, and turn to goo and possibly get pulled into the pump. But other than that, the thing looks awesome. Great Job!
Balloon pretzel FTW!! Also, Japanning is a fantastic coating for parts. Oh, hey, my wrenches showed up at the top of the week! They look great. So happy to have them. I salute you!
This same basic design of air pump is still in use for the same purpose -- separating sheets of paper for the feed into a printing press. All three of my printing presses (the oldest was made in the '70s and the newest in 1996) have somewhat larger versions, which supply both the air to separate the sheets and the vacuum that picks the sheet up and chunks it into the gripper. My pumps have three Bakelite vanes inside that slide freely in slots in the impeller. They are kept against the chamber wall by centrifugal force, instead of that complicated metal seesaw arrangement. I have to rebuild these pumps every few years (the Bakelite wears down); there's a kit I get that includes new gaskets and vanes. I've found that the key to keeping these pumps working well is to keep them oiled and clean inside, and do everything in your power to seal that sucker TIGHT when reassembling it -- but don't put the covers on TOO tight, or they bind the impeller. I've gone so far as to lap the covers onto the body with Bon-Ami before using both the rebuild kit's thin cellophane gasket and that "instant gasket" stuff. At least you had less trouble with the pulley than I did on one of mine. Some dolt had beat on the shaft end with a sledge or something and enlarged it (which to my shame I didn't notice) , so the pulley WOULD NOT come off, period. I wound up getting it off in pieces and finding a replacement.
Ya it probably was just like the air filter housing looks like someone got a piece of brass mesh and some solder and made it themselves because I think back when that thing was in use people didn't buy a new one every time something was broke they just repaired it with whatever they could however they could
Nice work as always! Good that you did not polish it up and make it look new. L.J. Wing Co. is still in existence. They seem to make heating and HVAC equipment now. My dad had an L.J. Wing blower that he connected to a 1/4 hp motor and used with a gas blow lamp or blow torch. He repaired brass and woodwind musical instruments and was a true artisan.
That trick with the hot glue is f***ing brilliant! You just saved me a lot of sanding to remove tool marks and a plethora of swear words on my latest project. :-) Thank you, Sir!
Sad how people in 2121 won't be seeing any "restoring a 2021 computer" because everything's made of plastics and electronics nowadays:/ On another topic, I just discovered this channel, thanks to RU-vid's algorhythm, and I really like it. I hope this restoration will be as satisfying as the computing cheeze cutter one !
I like how you cut the pins for the name plate with a hammer and utility blade. So many ppl mangle them trying to pull the pins or grinding the pins off
Watching you do these things REALLY makes me miss my tools while I'm in Japan... Still, I do have one of your wrenches wending its way through the postal system to me. So, I guess I'll survive if I can add a new tool to use taking things apart and then trying to remember how to put them back together... lol
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