Hi, Hugh! Thanks for your detailed sharing of REWA Laser Machine. We believe that many first-time users can learn a lot from your video. Looking forward to other cooperation in the future.
@@absolutely1337 yeah i was practicing on a destroyed x housing and I removed the coil and punched a hole in the middle and I just forced a metal try tool under the glass, worked but the left some dents on the housing.
Zack doesn't feel like a real tech guy to me. He mostly does it for entertainment and sometimes grossly oversimplifies things. Also he inserts political agenda in his videos. While Hugh does it for the educational purposes, everything very informative with no bs.
I believe that you get only that "whitish" color when laser engraving metal iPhone housings due to nature of the material. The laser is effectively burning away the anodisation layer of the aluminium housing, taking the factory color and the oxide shell with it, basically exposing the raw metal underneath. So yeah, you'll always get the same "bare aluminum" color no matter what. Changing metals might yield different results. Also note that the anodisation is there not only to provide the color, but also to act as a "defence layer" to the metal, protecting it from wear and corrosion. Stripping it away might compromise such qualities...and overtime, a new "natural" oxide layer might form, which might lead to unorthodox look.
Anodisation basically IS corrosion though... Aluminium instantly react with air to create a layer of aluminium oxide which is same as anodisation. The laser might burn the coloured surface, but a new anodisation will immeadiatly form, it shouldn't change in colour.
@@iPelaaja1 Pretty much yeah, but the oxidation that occurs naturally isn't really comparable in terms of metallurgic qualities to the one that's done in the factory, under precise temperatures and conditions. Yeah, there won't be any ugly "rust" of sorts, but the new oxide won't be as hard and durable as the factory one.
Yep, I always sand and polish the frames around my phone lol. If you don't clear coat it it'll oxidise overtime with quite a nasty uneven dull grey wherever you've held it overtime.
@@luca7069 Funnily enough from experience, you do sorta get "rust", and only after quite a long period of time (about a month). Tiny dull, dark grey dots will appear and eventually take over the whole exposed aluminium. It's just said natural anodization as mentioned, but it (visibly anyway) isn't instant. It also only appears in places where the phone is held, probably from salty sweat.
the typical support call xD Support: Hi how can i Help u? Customer: Device xxx doesnt work its just a black Screen Support: Did u Plug the Cable into a wall Socket? Customer: Oh....
I'm still waiting for all the phone's I've fixed with him to arrive. This whole "inclusion" thing TH-camrs does now is my new pet peev. "We" didn't do it. "We" watched "him" do it.
Figured I'd leave a comment on what my shop does since I purchased this about a year ago to start doing back glasses. This is by no means a tutorial but what we've learned through trial and error. I hope this creates discussion and we can learn using this machine. 1) Test phone out for full functionality, then remove the screen and back camera module from the device (carbon has actually gotten underneath the digitizer and onto the LCD so we had to do a screen replacement as well. Carbon also ended up on the camera sensors) 2) Level the machine, select the correct template. You can then align the entire template to the phone. When you do select the template, you can select all and there's a delete button on the left-hand side. This will single out every curve/rectangle area the laser avoids. You can then align the camera/mic/flash to the phone so the laser avoids it. Once they're all set and aligned you can laser the piece by using the fill option to get back to what will be lasered. 3) We set the laser speed to 700mms at 98% power, we let it run for about 30 minutes by selecting the continuous checkmark. This is where we can go to whatever other repairs while the laser does the work. 4) Laser is done on the majority of the device but we have the unlasered sections still. Those can be a pain in the butt removing since it's still adhesive. We use the select all>delete again and then select the usual non-lasered bits and use the fill button. We then fill every non-lasered part except camera/mic/flash. We then laser at 2000mms at 70% power. NOT CONTINUOUS. This will remove the paint/adhesive but we have everything safer underneath. 5) We then put the phone in a dehydrator at 160 degrees F for 15 minutes 6) Mobile Sentrix has a punch tool device where you press down and it's spring-loaded. I know these are similar to what metal workers use to make a small indent on metal. This is awesome for breaking the glass around the camera area as that is the most difficult. 7) after you break all the glass into smaller bits, you can then use an x-acto No 17 blade to start removing/chiseling the back glass from the phone. 8) Once you remove all the glass, you put it back under the laser-like in this video. You can move all the small components so the laser can laser a lot more accurately around the non-laser sections. We then do 700mms at 98% power. We will leave this for 30-40 minutes. Every 10-15 minutes we stop the laser and brush off the old adhesive ashes. Once you do enough passes the back of the phone is incredibly shiny and clean. 9) You will then take your X-Acto No 17 blade and go around the edges of the phone where the thickest part of the adhesive is. It should clean up nicely with all the lasering done before. You then laser the phone again for a couple minutes. 10) Take your new backglass and test fit. If it doesn't sit perfectly you may have some small shards of glass on the body still. Clean all of that up and keep test fitting. 11) We originally used B7000. It's a more thick glue and it never really looks OEM when it dried. Instead, we use medium viscosity superglue. We go all along the border, not applying too much, then going over the back of the phone. We used to just do the border but customers came back with broken backglasses that would have huge chunks missing and of course, it seemed easier to break. Super gluing the entire back made it a little less prone to getting an easy crack when they drop the phone again. I actually went to multiple jewelry stores trying to determine the best glue. Still open to options. 12) you don't have much time, we affix the back glass, and then use a ton of small clamps to hold down the glass while it tries. I found a really small clamp that works perfectly for the corner by the camera. 13) Use a microfiber and some acetone to clean up superglue spillage. Then some alcohol to get rid of the acetone leftover. 14) Power up and test the phone again We had a lot of trial and error. We have had phones end up dying during this process by accidental lasering or damage to the small dock ribbon cable while using the blade. The iPhone 11 template needs to protect the volume button ribbon cable, you will need to add that. Some phones that were so badly damaged were working fine but once lasered would boot loop or just restart. We had to take the loss on those. Each back glass takes about 4 hours but the machine does the majority of the work. We had an iPhone 11 come in then act funky after. The back glass job was so pristine that they actually warrantied the iPhone. Didn't know we replaced the back glass. Hope this gives somewhat of an idea of what the laser is capable of. This isn't a tutorial by any means and you run the risk of device loss by running the laser. Good luck to all that decide to go on this endeavor. In the fume extractor, I cut up a furnace filter and placed it on top of the carbon filter so that way the fume filter doesn't get that dirty. When I replaced the top cut-up furnace filter it was black. There's a ton of ash/carbon produced by this.
Excellent tutorial! Although I'll never use one. He and you didn't say one word about eye safety. I get the impression that it's not a thing, although goggles are included. Is there an issue about laser reflections into your eyeballs?
@@henryD9363 I strongly urge you to use glasses during the operation of the machine. Don't FAFO. I bought two pairs when I purchased the machine. Would ALWAYS recommend being safe when it comes to any laser. You only have one pair of eyes.
Hugh, I have done a few of these laser repairs on my channel. I almost bought one from REWA but went with a sales rep out of California here in the US. Because I went with him, he offered me a year of support and training. I love my laser machine. I’ve gotten really good at using it.
@@christophercrawford2736 About the same after shipping. I also added a support package which included person to person instruction on how to use the machine. Money well spent.
I'm ready to bet whatever you want that the whole "camera lens ridge" thing that doesn't allow the new glass to sit as the original one was a deliberate anti-repair design element from Apple. They knew this machines would pop up and allow independent repair at fair prices and they tried to put obstacles in the way.
Apple is the type of company to add a sensor to the back glass that is fused inside the glass so it can’t be removed and when it’s no longer detected, “iPhone cannot detect of Rear glass panel is original, please service your phone”
They'll use laserproof glue next time and probably find a way to embed the glass into the frame so you have to break the entire frame before you remove the back glass.
Hey, I was going to buy and iphone xr (corral) with a broken back glass when you dropped your video. I watched your videos for over 2-3 years now, and I thought Im going to buy a broken iphone for myself, and fix it up. But unfortunatly I couldnt find an iphone xr back glass repair video on your channel. Im soo happy that you made this video right now. So now I will be able to fix that iphone xr that I wanted to buy. Much love and support man. Thanks.
I think this is my favorite video on the channel now. I could watch the laser engraving time lapse all day. This is some cool stuff you get to use Hugh!
My shop just bought a laser. If you convert the image to a vector it is more accurate and clear as well as more satisfying to watch. Very fun to work with.
This is pretty neat! Excellent for those that routinely repair mobile phones, as it makes getting back housings off so much quicker. At least you now don't have to fully disassemble an iPhone to replace a cracked rear panel!
Oh JerryRigEverything covered something like this too. This is dope. Apple your broken phones are not trash heading to the landfill. Let's us fix our stuff we paid u hundreds for
Dang its been over 2 years since I’ve been watching ur vids, thanks for teaching me how to repair phones. :) Also question: What do u do with all these phones you repair?
You gotta be careful with this. I work at a phone repair shop and we remove the rear camera and motherboard before we do one of these. These laser machines can create a toxic dust that can get into components and damage board components. Be careful
On the glue gun, it looks to me like the square "rod" that's attached to the plunger is oriented in the wrong direction. I would expect the ratcheted teeth to face the other direction.
I was hoping he would talk about eye safety. If a laser can cook pigmented surfaces through glass it can probably do a little bit of damage to your retina. Worth mentioning
*edit: Even if the machine knows to avoid the lens, it's not a risk I would take as it uses simple distance vectors from a fixed point of reference. Any small movements may cause it to hit it.
Awesome machine and awesome video. Congratulations you're becoming a very well known repairman for smartphones. You're my number one go to to tutorials about repairing phones 👍
REWA has all the cool gadgets, I’m very glad that they recognize your great work and sent you this machine. The only time I repaired the back glass of an iPhone X, it literally took me hours to get it all out using a dremmel machine 😂
Great to see you getting given some nice kit. I'm a big fan of anyone and any company that facilitates the repair of equipment the manufacturer goes out of their way to make unserviceable. With the e-waste problems were facing, governments also have a much bigger role to play to ensure manufacturers increase the serviceability of their gear. Thanks for leading the good fight.
Apple Be Like: 0_o how haven’t we got a single AUD out of him?? eBay Be Like: we got over 1.1 million from h- Apple: (sues ebay for the 1.1 million from Hugh)
Is this really faster than just replacing the housing? I work at a phone repair shop and pretty much any iPhone housing swap shouldn't really take more than 1 hour to do (actually most techicians do it in 45 minutes), while if each machine pass is 10 minutes and you have to do 2 for the glass, remove the broken glass pieces which lets say that it takes 15 minutes, do 1 more pass for the glue, and then applying new glue and letting it harden which lets say it takes another 15 minutes, it is already not worth it to use the machine, and im not even mentioning the fact that in total you spend at least 10 minutes just using the software throughout the repair, plus it takes away bench space with both the machine and computer required to use it, and consumes power, not to be a downer but its just not worth it. Also back repairs for iPhones just aren't that common, usually on average we get like 2 per week maybe, and if the metal frame is banged up, you still have to replace the whole housing anyway.
Apple making their iPhones more unreparable for repair , the new ios version won't allow swapable parts to work on their iPhone .... Hugh jeffreys uses proper diassembly tools from heating plates to laser machine.... Appreciate this and great work......
Apple: IPhone 13: The entire iPhone including the frame is made out of a single piece of glass that can’t be disassembled, so you can’t fix it once it breaks. Why? Because we’re greedy a$$holes. Hahaha.
Hi, I saw another video (iPad Rehab channel) talking about the same laser machine you are presenting. In that video the lady said the laser damaged the logic board rear camera function, it was recommended to remove the logic board before running the laser.
Great job! English is not my native language, I missed if the laser designed it cannot be done on the glass cover. I supposed the other benefit using the tool is keeping more of the waterproof, because you're not disassembling all the phone.
It's actually possible to get the back glass off of an iPhone using only heat, all you need is a lot of heat and flat razor blade. Taking the components out of the frame to avoid damage is also a good idea.
He didn't discuss laser eye safety. The camera image didn't seem to be affected at all. In other words the sensor was not harmed by reflected laser light. So, do you have to wear eye protection? I saw goggles in the kit but he never mentioned them.
Hi mate. When doing these types of repair, i would definetly recommend to always remove the camera and screen. The laser creates a lot of dust, that can easily get stuck in the camera sensor, meaning you'd have to replace the camera aswell. I've also noticed that dust can get in between the LCD layers on Xr, 8 and SE models. Otherwise, great video!
Thanks to Hugh I replaced my iPhone 6 wifi antenna 😁 but I accidentally broke my screen, it works and all (I’m using it right now) and so now I’m gonna replace the screen and battery cause ain’t no way I’m gonna pay $80 usd at the mall when I can do all that myself for like $55 😂😭
I think the ratchet system on the glue gun is backwards, hence why it's not engaging. See if that long black plastic ratchet can be swapped round, might be attached to the plunger in some way
I've seen evidence and experienced it myself that leaving the screen in place can cause smoke to leak into the screen. I've also read that this can also happen to the camera. Beware of this
I noticed that REWA is also recently selling replacement batteries for Airpod's + the case as well as tools to open them which makes me think of an older video you made.
Guess what appeared after I posted this video....
A manual :) www.ideeda-down.com/I%20Dos%20Instruction%20manual%20en.pdf
I have a super quick request here: could you do a back glass replacement without a laser machine? I would like to see how you would do this.
Hi, Hugh! Thanks for your detailed sharing of REWA Laser Machine. We believe that many first-time users can learn a lot from your video. Looking forward to other cooperation in the future.
I love how Jerryrigeverything just used the machine and explained what happens while this guy basically makes a tutorial
Replaced the iPhone 8 Plus glass a couple weeks back. Took over 2 hours with a heat gun. Is not pleasant.
@@absolutely1337 yeah i was practicing on a destroyed x housing and I removed the coil and punched a hole in the middle and I just forced a metal try tool under the glass, worked but the left some dents on the housing.
the click bait arrows he uses makes me lose so much respect for him.
Zack doesn't feel like a real tech guy to me. He mostly does it for entertainment and sometimes grossly oversimplifies things. Also he inserts political agenda in his videos.
While Hugh does it for the educational purposes, everything very informative with no bs.
@@GenBumbleBee what clickbait arrows?
I believe that you get only that "whitish" color when laser engraving metal iPhone housings due to nature of the material. The laser is effectively burning away the anodisation layer of the aluminium housing, taking the factory color and the oxide shell with it, basically exposing the raw metal underneath. So yeah, you'll always get the same "bare aluminum" color no matter what. Changing metals might yield different results.
Also note that the anodisation is there not only to provide the color, but also to act as a "defence layer" to the metal, protecting it from wear and corrosion. Stripping it away might compromise such qualities...and overtime, a new "natural" oxide layer might form, which might lead to unorthodox look.
It could be the adhesive
Anodisation basically IS corrosion though... Aluminium instantly react with air to create a layer of aluminium oxide which is same as anodisation. The laser might burn the coloured surface, but a new anodisation will immeadiatly form, it shouldn't change in colour.
@@iPelaaja1 Pretty much yeah, but the oxidation that occurs naturally isn't really comparable in terms of metallurgic qualities to the one that's done in the factory, under precise temperatures and conditions.
Yeah, there won't be any ugly "rust" of sorts, but the new oxide won't be as hard and durable as the factory one.
Yep, I always sand and polish the frames around my phone lol. If you don't clear coat it it'll oxidise overtime with quite a nasty uneven dull grey wherever you've held it overtime.
@@luca7069 Funnily enough from experience, you do sorta get "rust", and only after quite a long period of time (about a month). Tiny dull, dark grey dots will appear and eventually take over the whole exposed aluminium. It's just said natural anodization as mentioned, but it (visibly anyway) isn't instant. It also only appears in places where the phone is held, probably from salty sweat.
2:58 “it turns out, i just left the lens cap on” lmao
the typical support call xD Support: Hi how can i Help u? Customer: Device xxx doesnt work its just a black Screen Support: Did u Plug the Cable into a wall Socket? Customer: Oh....
Guys, he didn't do it, he didn't say the phrase, "and we're done!"
My heart is broken
My soul feel empty
Yeah, I was waiting for it too :(
I'm still waiting for all the phone's I've fixed with him to arrive.
This whole "inclusion" thing TH-camrs does now is my new pet peev. "We" didn't do it. "We" watched "him" do it.
It doesn’t feel right 😭
i saw something like this on jerryrigeverything cant belive you got the sponser
Seeing the laser turn the back of the iPhone turn transparent was so cool
@poop fart
@@mahaelluri6825 splat
@poop your life is going like your fart and poop
True.
*Here before Apple Patches this with a software update*
cant with software update. hardware update is required
@@sourish. r/whoosh
They’ll use laserproof glue on the next iPhone, and weld everything to the phone including the logic board.
I never update software 🤣🥺😎
@@urmumgey1119 r/Ihavereddit
Proud that Hugh is getting sponsored, getting the attention he deserves
2001 Nokia : You can make your phone look cool by swapping the back cover just by unclipping a couple of tabs
2021 Apple : LASERS!!!111
Figured I'd leave a comment on what my shop does since I purchased this about a year ago to start doing back glasses. This is by no means a tutorial but what we've learned through trial and error. I hope this creates discussion and we can learn using this machine.
1) Test phone out for full functionality, then remove the screen and back camera module from the device (carbon has actually gotten underneath the digitizer and onto the LCD so we had to do a screen replacement as well. Carbon also ended up on the camera sensors)
2) Level the machine, select the correct template. You can then align the entire template to the phone. When you do select the template, you can select all and there's a delete button on the left-hand side. This will single out every curve/rectangle area the laser avoids. You can then align the camera/mic/flash to the phone so the laser avoids it. Once they're all set and aligned you can laser the piece by using the fill option to get back to what will be lasered.
3) We set the laser speed to 700mms at 98% power, we let it run for about 30 minutes by selecting the continuous checkmark. This is where we can go to whatever other repairs while the laser does the work.
4) Laser is done on the majority of the device but we have the unlasered sections still. Those can be a pain in the butt removing since it's still adhesive. We use the select all>delete again and then select the usual non-lasered bits and use the fill button. We then fill every non-lasered part except camera/mic/flash. We then laser at 2000mms at 70% power. NOT CONTINUOUS. This will remove the paint/adhesive but we have everything safer underneath.
5) We then put the phone in a dehydrator at 160 degrees F for 15 minutes
6) Mobile Sentrix has a punch tool device where you press down and it's spring-loaded. I know these are similar to what metal workers use to make a small indent on metal. This is awesome for breaking the glass around the camera area as that is the most difficult.
7) after you break all the glass into smaller bits, you can then use an x-acto No 17 blade to start removing/chiseling the back glass from the phone.
8) Once you remove all the glass, you put it back under the laser-like in this video. You can move all the small components so the laser can laser a lot more accurately around the non-laser sections. We then do 700mms at 98% power. We will leave this for 30-40 minutes. Every 10-15 minutes we stop the laser and brush off the old adhesive ashes. Once you do enough passes the back of the phone is incredibly shiny and clean.
9) You will then take your X-Acto No 17 blade and go around the edges of the phone where the thickest part of the adhesive is. It should clean up nicely with all the lasering done before. You then laser the phone again for a couple minutes.
10) Take your new backglass and test fit. If it doesn't sit perfectly you may have some small shards of glass on the body still. Clean all of that up and keep test fitting.
11) We originally used B7000. It's a more thick glue and it never really looks OEM when it dried. Instead, we use medium viscosity superglue. We go all along the border, not applying too much, then going over the back of the phone. We used to just do the border but customers came back with broken backglasses that would have huge chunks missing and of course, it seemed easier to break. Super gluing the entire back made it a little less prone to getting an easy crack when they drop the phone again. I actually went to multiple jewelry stores trying to determine the best glue. Still open to options.
12) you don't have much time, we affix the back glass, and then use a ton of small clamps to hold down the glass while it tries. I found a really small clamp that works perfectly for the corner by the camera.
13) Use a microfiber and some acetone to clean up superglue spillage. Then some alcohol to get rid of the acetone leftover.
14) Power up and test the phone again
We had a lot of trial and error. We have had phones end up dying during this process by accidental lasering or damage to the small dock ribbon cable while using the blade. The iPhone 11 template needs to protect the volume button ribbon cable, you will need to add that. Some phones that were so badly damaged were working fine but once lasered would boot loop or just restart. We had to take the loss on those. Each back glass takes about 4 hours but the machine does the majority of the work. We had an iPhone 11 come in then act funky after. The back glass job was so pristine that they actually warrantied the iPhone. Didn't know we replaced the back glass.
Hope this gives somewhat of an idea of what the laser is capable of. This isn't a tutorial by any means and you run the risk of device loss by running the laser. Good luck to all that decide to go on this endeavor. In the fume extractor, I cut up a furnace filter and placed it on top of the carbon filter so that way the fume filter doesn't get that dirty. When I replaced the top cut-up furnace filter it was black. There's a ton of ash/carbon produced by this.
Excellent tutorial! Although I'll never use one.
He and you didn't say one word about eye safety. I get the impression that it's not a thing, although goggles are included.
Is there an issue about laser reflections into your eyeballs?
@@henryD9363 I strongly urge you to use glasses during the operation of the machine. Don't FAFO. I bought two pairs when I purchased the machine. Would ALWAYS recommend being safe when it comes to any laser. You only have one pair of eyes.
Hugh, I have done a few of these laser repairs on my channel. I almost bought one from REWA but went with a sales rep out of California here in the US. Because I went with him, he offered me a year of support and training. I love my laser machine. I’ve gotten really good at using it.
And the guy in California offering support his name is Sean!
Was it less expensive than the REWA one?
@@christophercrawford2736 About the same after shipping. I also added a support package which included person to person instruction on how to use the machine. Money well spent.
@@flippinfunkos ah. I thought you were saying you picked it up in California.
@@christophercrawford2736 The business I bought it from is in California and I had it shipped to me in North Carolina.
Apple watching this: *Wait that’s illegal!*
I'm ready to bet whatever you want that the whole "camera lens ridge" thing that doesn't allow the new glass to sit as the original one was a deliberate anti-repair design element from Apple. They knew this machines would pop up and allow independent repair at fair prices and they tried to put obstacles in the way.
@Tano the part is soldered to the back case. There's no opening right there. No matter if there's the ridge or not, water won't get in from there.
How did I found you here?! 🤯😂
@@MetraTitanicWTC LOL WHAT!? 😂
Meanwhile, at Apple: Hmm... We will pair the back and front glass to the phone.
Apple is the type of company to add a sensor to the back glass that is fused inside the glass so it can’t be removed and when it’s no longer detected, “iPhone cannot detect of Rear glass panel is original, please service your phone”
@@jonathansanchez6952 Samsung mock it and soon enough they do it too
@@Kumal94 i genuinely hope not
They'll use laserproof glue next time and probably find a way to embed the glass into the frame so you have to break the entire frame before you remove the back glass.
Or they will supply an Apple employee with every phone who just shouts "yes or no" at you depending on what you doing with it.
I’ve been waiting for this video all day!
Hey, I was going to buy and iphone xr (corral) with a broken back glass when you dropped your video.
I watched your videos for over 2-3 years now, and I thought Im going to buy a broken iphone for myself, and fix it up. But unfortunatly I couldnt find an iphone xr back glass repair video on your channel. Im soo happy that you made this video right now. So now I will be able to fix that iphone xr that I wanted to buy. Much love and support man. Thanks.
I think this is my favorite video on the channel now. I could watch the laser engraving time lapse all day. This is some cool stuff you get to use Hugh!
We get this done through my work all the time! I am a mobile phone Repair technician in Brisbane and we replace the glass back on these aswell.
Nice, does your work own the machine, or do you outsource it?
@@RestoreTechnique we have a workshop who does it all for us over nightn
My shop just bought a laser. If you convert the image to a vector it is more accurate and clear as well as more satisfying to watch. Very fun to work with.
Me: Uses Dremel grinder to take the glass off with 2 hours labor
Hugh: Let me make a joke of you
Buy a tungsten pick, thank me later.
This is pretty neat! Excellent for those that routinely repair mobile phones, as it makes getting back housings off so much quicker. At least you now don't have to fully disassemble an iPhone to replace a cracked rear panel!
Oh JerryRigEverything covered something like this too. This is dope.
Apple your broken phones are not trash heading to the landfill. Let's us fix our stuff we paid u hundreds for
The most toughest repair in an iPhone is changing the glass without damaging the phone . It requires flawless precision and excellent skill . Bravo !!
This is so satisfying to watch Hugh!
Dang its been over 2 years since I’ve been watching ur vids, thanks for teaching me how to repair phones. :)
Also question: What do u do with all these phones you repair?
I’m sure he sells them or just keeps them
He did mention that some of his repairs will be keeping under his collection. But there's one episode when he fix an iphone for his friend.
he keeps them into his repaired collection...btw...he uses an iPhone 8 even though he has a repaired iPhone 11 Pro max
@@yasasvi4415 lool, really?
JerryRig made a video about this and covered the idea. Since you reapair many phones investing in buying on of the lazar devices would be a good idea.
loved that you told every flaw even though slightly sponsored.
Not sponsored if it’s not mentioned
The old “lens cap” trick!
I already know this is going to be a good vid
You gotta be careful with this. I work at a phone repair shop and we remove the rear camera and motherboard before we do one of these. These laser machines can create a toxic dust that can get into components and damage board components. Be careful
I've looked all over for this. My repair shop just bought one and noticed the black dust. That wasn't mentioned anywhere when buying.
I really like this kind of maintenance video, full of maintenance knowledge, please continue to pay attention! !
When I worked at Foxconn we use to use the laser to customize our iphones 🤣
I have no clue how anything about phones or computers work, yet your videos are so cool to watch.
On the glue gun, it looks to me like the square "rod" that's attached to the plunger is oriented in the wrong direction. I would expect the ratcheted teeth to face the other direction.
Removing the cap off the end of the glue tube is also a good idea.
I’ve been waiting for this video all day! i seen the teaser on Instagram I think :)
Quick way to make translucent tech a thing again 🙌🏻
Remember to wear laser safety goggles rated for its wavelength and power, please, for your eyes' sake.
I was hoping he would talk about eye safety. If a laser can cook pigmented surfaces through glass it can probably do a little bit of damage to your retina.
Worth mentioning
See this about a year and a half ago, while still in its early stages. Nice to see they have improved it!
Always loved REWA technologies. Glad they sponsored you
I want totally one of these! Not just for repairing , but also for other things like etching metal.
Hey Hugh, I would use black tape to cover the camera lens at the least. Any reflections from the laser can go into the lens and damage it.
*edit: Even if the machine knows to avoid the lens, it's not a risk I would take as it uses simple distance vectors from a fixed point of reference. Any small movements may cause it to hit it.
My brain can't comprehend this!
One of the most satisfying videos on your channel!! I need more.
That laser machine is very satisfying to watch. 🤤
Best video yet, Hugh. I really enjoy your videos because they are not aimed at pros. I like your style. Take care. Peter
Awesome machine and awesome video. Congratulations you're becoming a very well known repairman for smartphones. You're my number one go to to tutorials about repairing phones 👍
The glue gun's plunger pusher was installed backwards...
This is the best crossover I ever seen.
REWA has all the cool gadgets, I’m very glad that they recognize your great work and sent you this machine. The only time I repaired the back glass of an iPhone X, it literally took me hours to get it all out using a dremmel machine 😂
Our guy is upgrading big time here
Great to see you getting given some nice kit. I'm a big fan of anyone and any company that facilitates the repair of equipment the manufacturer goes out of their way to make unserviceable. With the e-waste problems were facing, governments also have a much bigger role to play to ensure manufacturers increase the serviceability of their gear. Thanks for leading the good fight.
I find that your video’s are quite satisfying in general! It’s great to your efforts being supported by companies such as this! Be well sir.
Great Video, Also I watch all Your videos🔥
Hugh Jeffreys & REWA is a Match made in heaven
Red and black iPhone XR looks really nice!
i can't admire your honesty more!
also, this machine is so cool 🤩
Apple Be Like: 0_o how haven’t we got a single AUD out of him??
eBay Be Like: we got over 1.1 million from h-
Apple: (sues ebay for the 1.1 million from Hugh)
Is this really faster than just replacing the housing?
I work at a phone repair shop and pretty much any iPhone housing swap shouldn't really take more than 1 hour to do (actually most techicians do it in 45 minutes), while if each machine pass is 10 minutes and you have to do 2 for the glass, remove the broken glass pieces which lets say that it takes 15 minutes, do 1 more pass for the glue, and then applying new glue and letting it harden which lets say it takes another 15 minutes, it is already not worth it to use the machine, and im not even mentioning the fact that in total you spend at least 10 minutes just using the software throughout the repair, plus it takes away bench space with both the machine and computer required to use it, and consumes power, not to be a downer but its just not worth it.
Also back repairs for iPhones just aren't that common, usually on average we get like 2 per week maybe, and if the metal frame is banged up, you still have to replace the whole housing anyway.
Apple making their iPhones more unreparable for repair , the new ios version won't allow swapable parts to work on their iPhone .... Hugh jeffreys uses proper diassembly tools from heating plates to laser machine.... Appreciate this and great work......
Apple:
IPhone 13: The entire iPhone including the frame is made out of a single piece of glass that can’t be disassembled, so you can’t fix it once it breaks. Why? Because we’re greedy a$$holes. Hahaha.
Hi, I saw another video (iPad Rehab channel) talking about the same laser machine you are presenting. In that video the lady said the laser damaged the logic board rear camera function, it was recommended to remove the logic board before running the laser.
REWA makes the impossible possible, like AirPod battery replacement
I saw this online but had no idea anyone was gonna buy one!! Great video bro this looks awesome
Apple: Sorry the back glass has been replaced you can't use your phone
Nice work. I wanted one of these machines after seeing it on JerryRig. The laser engraving is such a cool bonus =]
Nice upgrade!
Great job! English is not my native language, I missed if the laser designed it cannot be done on the glass cover. I supposed the other benefit using the tool is keeping more of the waterproof, because you're not disassembling all the phone.
It's actually possible to get the back glass off of an iPhone using only heat, all you need is a lot of heat and flat razor blade. Taking the components out of the frame to avoid damage is also a good idea.
Finally, REWA has partnered with you!
The iPhone XR is what I have! :D and I love it!!!
He didn't discuss laser eye safety. The camera image didn't seem to be affected at all. In other words the sensor was not harmed by reflected laser light.
So, do you have to wear eye protection? I saw goggles in the kit but he never mentioned them.
Quite satisfying to watch.
Hi mate. When doing these types of repair, i would definetly recommend to always remove the camera and screen. The laser creates a lot of dust, that can easily get stuck in the camera sensor, meaning you'd have to replace the camera aswell. I've also noticed that dust can get in between the LCD layers on Xr, 8 and SE models. Otherwise, great video!
A satisfying video indeed. And i really like the engraving part!
Thanks to Hugh I replaced my iPhone 6 wifi antenna 😁
but I accidentally broke my screen, it works and all (I’m using it right now) and so now I’m gonna replace the screen and battery cause ain’t no way I’m gonna pay $80 usd at the mall when I can do all that myself for like $55 😂😭
Another great video by Hugh Jeffreys.
That is so satisfying to watch. Thanks
Now that was really cool to see, thanks for sharing.
Great video Hugh !
Transparent back looks awsome
I think the ratchet system on the glue gun is backwards, hence why it's not engaging. See if that long black plastic ratchet can be swapped round, might be attached to the plunger in some way
3:00 LOL 😂(We all have been in similar situation.)
Great video hugh love it
Is that iPhone getting Lasic eye surgery?
Our Bro Just got a level up
getting fancy i see lol, epic production and repair
REWA also is in repair industry. Their channel is awesome!
As always, nice and satisfying videos. 👍🏼
I've seen evidence and experienced it myself that leaving the screen in place can cause smoke to leak into the screen. I've also read that this can also happen to the camera. Beware of this
I love the xr design
So, you basically made an MKBHD edition iPhone Xr.
I noticed that REWA is also recently selling replacement batteries for Airpod's + the case as well as tools to open them which makes me think of an older video you made.
I want to see someone make a transparent back for a iPhone. That just sounds so cool
That laser is insane
Honestly for 2k it's a pretty good deal if you have a shop, you could be the only one in the area with it and have it repay itself in a few days
Custom logos?
Well. There goes my stimulus check
Great job and what a great machine! Cheers from the NT.
Love your videos mate
Mannn I’ve been waiting a while for a video now 😂 clicked so fast