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chips & dust
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Welcome to my little workshop!
I like old machines and hand tools - for restoration and to work with them. I like to see, feel and maintain the traces of generations of workers, who had hands on them.
My workshop is very small. I have a very old lathe, build in 1893, a good old pal for restorations and making tiny things. A drill, an angle grinder and some other normal tools you may find in a normal small workshop.
During day I'm an intellectual worker - but after work I love to do something with my own hands. I try to show respect to my tools - including their hard working life. 'Better than new' restoration is not my goal. And absolute perfect restorations exceeds my capabilities.
But if You like to see my humble work - You're welcome!
Enjoy and if You liked it, it would please me greatly, if You would consider to like, subscribe and comment!
I like old machines and hand tools - for restoration and to work with them. I like to see, feel and maintain the traces of generations of workers, who had hands on them.
My workshop is very small. I have a very old lathe, build in 1893, a good old pal for restorations and making tiny things. A drill, an angle grinder and some other normal tools you may find in a normal small workshop.
During day I'm an intellectual worker - but after work I love to do something with my own hands. I try to show respect to my tools - including their hard working life. 'Better than new' restoration is not my goal. And absolute perfect restorations exceeds my capabilities.
But if You like to see my humble work - You're welcome!
Enjoy and if You liked it, it would please me greatly, if You would consider to like, subscribe and comment!
Pen Turning - Wood & Brass
Finally time for a little project again! I had a nice little leftover piece of wood, probably Sapelli, a type of mahogany. Dark wood looks good in combination with brass. So off to the lathe I went!
Woodworking and metalworking go well together. Fitting and pressing in the turning mechanism requires a lot of precision. The maximum tolerance was a hundredth of a millimetre. And the tip of the ballpoint pen can also have two hundredths of a millimetre of play if it is to write cleanly, precisely and without wobbling.
The surface treatment with shellac also takes time. In the video you can only see one step with sealing and lacquer application. In reality, it took five to seven coats. And each time a drying time of one day in between.
In the end, the result is a beautiful pen. It is quite heavy, but well balanced and feels good in the hand. I'm happy with it.
Have fun looking at it!
I will probably show another restoration in my next video. Please subscribe and stay tuned! I hope the job will give me some time to get back to the workshop soon!
Woodworking and metalworking go well together. Fitting and pressing in the turning mechanism requires a lot of precision. The maximum tolerance was a hundredth of a millimetre. And the tip of the ballpoint pen can also have two hundredths of a millimetre of play if it is to write cleanly, precisely and without wobbling.
The surface treatment with shellac also takes time. In the video you can only see one step with sealing and lacquer application. In reality, it took five to seven coats. And each time a drying time of one day in between.
In the end, the result is a beautiful pen. It is quite heavy, but well balanced and feels good in the hand. I'm happy with it.
Have fun looking at it!
I will probably show another restoration in my next video. Please subscribe and stay tuned! I hope the job will give me some time to get back to the workshop soon!
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Vintage 1930 Pasta Machine 'Bürk' Restoration - Perfect Result and perfect pasta!
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Broken Santa Restoration 😊
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The 'REGULATEUR' - Vintage Centrifugal Drill Press Restoration
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Rare 100 Year old Hand Drill Restoration
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100 Year old Ramses Coffee Grinder Restoration
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Etching a Brass Type Label for my lathe without chemicals
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Machinist Vice Restauration
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Making massive brass Tea Light Holders
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Restoring a brass oil can for my lathe
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Making a Brass Shake Pen with a 130 year old lathe
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Wellcome to my first video! Some months ago, I found an old lathe, made by Strube & Fils Co in Paris in 1893. I restored it and thought about turning some brass parts. Here's the first result - a pen with shake mechanism. Nice and very heavy. I like the feeling of this pen. Enjoy the video!
Если учесть, что много деталей было изготовлено заново, возникает вопрос??? А чтобы не заменить эти деревянные ручки на новые, тем более, что старые со смещëнным центром тяжести??? 👍👍👍
👍👍👍 Но покраска деталей краскопультом дало бы изделию более "благородный" вид (хоть это и не соответствует тому времени). Спасибо....
beatiful work
The brass is gorgeous, and that lacquer finish is just fucking * chef's kiss * perfect 👌
The brass of course. Much nicer.👍
Good day Sir. My name is Grant. I am from 🇨🇦 and I appreciate your restoration work as I too work with antique lathes. The beauty of a lathe is that you can recreate every other machine including the lathe if you have a little imagination and a pocket full of patience.
I get huge satisfaction in restoring and tuning tools to peak performance but do not get too bogged down with cosmetics. However, I really enjoyed watching your labour of love with this restoration.
EPIC
Great restoration. I have a similar one with a hand feed and no weighted balls. It will drill into metal surprisingly well.
This is great work!
Just found your channel and Subscribed. Very nice lathe
Nitro what!?!? 😂😂
In my opinion and it is only my opinion, good choice not nickle plating the blades. Really looks beautiful. Thank for the video.
Beautiful photography!
very nice sharp.
It can be used as tapping machine?
I don't think so. Too fast and too little torque.
Stunning ! Brass to "show off" --- quality, style, detail...Steel when working. Brass would look very good on my 151 painted metallic black...Are you marketing those parts ??
Tanks! No marketing, it's only a hobby in some rare free hours. Best regards, Chips & Dust
Thanx. IF you shud change your mind ----👍
The derusting tanks just use a battery charger and some sodium carbonate to increase conduction. This will transform seriously rusted kit. The processes are the same . One comment is ‘voltage drop’ to be aware of. To clean a flat plate or etch it, the other electrode should be similar in size and equidistant so that the voltage drop per cm. Is the same. If one end is close and the other several cm away then the etching rates are different due to the resistance of the water. I have never seen anyone yet do derusting or etching with a 100 amp arc welder yet. That should be interesting, loads of hydrogen and oxygen. Armour was coated with french polish, cut back with a needle or scraper and then acid etched, electrolytic would work as well. Undercutting on deep etching is a problem.
Nicely done thanks. Not sure about the big hex galvanised nut on the base! Square polished and oil blacked perhaps
Que maravilha de trabalho, muito bom mesmo obrigado pela informação.
I am unable to find how to reach you, but I would be happy to pay you a premium to restore for me a Stanley 52 and 53.
Dear Sir, I am honoured that you would like to entrust me with your Stanleys. But I don't run this channel for the money. In my civilian job, I am a professor of medieval history. As you can see from the frequency of the videos, I only make it to the workshop once every few months for a smaller project. It would probably be months before I could send the Stanleys back to you. Best regards!
Great job!!! I’ll take one of each please!!😏
Thanks!
Very cool, amazing job!! ❤️❤️ I didn't know that it's possible to use electrolysis instead of ferric chlorid or hydrogen peroxide + hydrochloric acid!! I also didn't know that it's necessary some pressure to be properly transferring the toner to the metal, that's the reason my ones usually didn't transfer correctly (I use an iron), being necessary a lot of after corrections with a pen!!! 🤣🤣 Good teachers like you make the difference for us hobbists and amateurs, thank you very much 🥰❤️❤️🥰
Good job.
Put a few dabs of superglue on the back and bond it to a flat metal plate. Then sand. That way you get even pressure over the whole thing. Remove with razor blade.
I found onde this tool here in São Paulo -Brazil and now i know what to restore that. Thanks for your job.
Wow! Would like to know the way it tool to You. Good luck with the restoration!
Great video, very informative. What material did you use for the anode?
I used an old Allen key. One from the Ikea box of Allen keys. But basically any piece of metal will do.
love your work mate! Best wishes from downunder
To say ”what a transformation” would be an understatement - more like a ”work of art”. Pleasure to watch this video. Med Vänliga Hälsningar från Sverige.
Thanks!
Beautiful job using a range of techniques. Very informative and instructional. Thanks.
Looks amazing!! Very nice, I want to make a tool holder like that.
Thanks! And welcome, I'd love to share and there is of course no patent!
Sooo so wunderschön! Ein Clipper-Ständer! Genial!
Awesome job!
Thanks!
Da steckt so viel Arbeit und Liebe fürs Detail dahinter! Wirklich beeindruckend!! Ich bin großer Fan von diesem Kanal!!
Look brand new
*leaning forward to see if the chips are clearing* *WHACK*
Well done! The cobber colour was so much more pretty thou!
What a great find and your restoration work is outstanding good job very interesting post never seen a drill press like this hats off to you thanks for posting Columbus Michigan
What kinda work did they do on these,
I love hand drill.
So cool!
Fascinating to watch. I've never done metalwork but I love to watch experts create things from a lump of metal. You are, in my opinion' such an expert, mainly be. cause you go that extra step to explain what you are doing
Thanks! Great honor for me, especially because i am not an expert. Only relaxing with hand work after a day of brain work!
Great Job! Love your Videos!!
Great work, hi from malaysia
Great work.
Gracias por mostrar y si el torno es una belleza! Saludos
Super!!
I've always heard of the color "Gunmetal Gray" so I assumed "gunmetal" was a steel alloy. When I saw the brass color I had to look it up and its also known as Red brass in the USA and was originally used for gun barrels.
I felt the same way - only the other way round! I knew the material as 'bearing bronze', bronze with a high sulphur content, ideal for self-lubricating bearings. I was then very surprised to learn that it is called 'gun metal' in English.
Lovely resto job, think I have one in the loft that I need to give a freshen up. Keep up the great work 👍😀
This is awesome. I'm curious what printer do you use to print on the paper? How does the toner go from the paper to the brass? Is there a special type that is required? I have some old equipment I'm restoring. This is very helpful. Thanks again for sharing,
This should work with any laser printer. I used a normal copier. The toner is simply transferred with heat and pressure. It should also work with an iron. But it doesn't get really good every time you try it. You have to try it out to see what works well. But it is cheap and without dangerous chemicals. Good luck!