Antique Soldering Iron (Blowtorch) - Hot Restoration

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  • @AddictedtoProjects
    @AddictedtoProjects 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8547

    Yours is the *ONLY* restauration channel on TH-cam that truly takes this subject seriously. A lot of so called restorers just take sh*t apart, don't really understand the intricate nature or function of a lot of the parts, and they often don't really repair stuff. The usually just take stuff apart, clean, paint it with rattle can, and put it back together. That only gets you there 85% of the way.
    You Sir, you go the extra 15% and *MORE*. My hat off to your quality of workmanship and dedication. You've earned every one of the 500K subscribers! :)

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  5 ปีที่แล้ว +494

      Thank you so much! I really do appreciate it :-)

    • @littlewing1208
      @littlewing1208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      100% agreed!

    • @ddfishfunky694
      @ddfishfunky694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      I couldnt agree more...

    • @spetsnaz1014
      @spetsnaz1014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Well said.

    • @accltdymas6691
      @accltdymas6691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      I am with you my friend!!! he open everything, check all components, always with the details, always shiny, this part is dead, "let's make a new one" nothing without care, the standard of full restoration, not a face wash!!!

  • @dsol8460
    @dsol8460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2456

    Thank you for not putting background music.

    • @klntym
      @klntym 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      D Sol I agree...the machine sounds are much better to listen to!!!

    • @ciarfah
      @ciarfah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      You mean you don't like stale upbeat guitar tracks and repetitive whistling?

    • @aljond941
      @aljond941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      lol what restoration channel does that? 😂

    • @HerrmannHinz
      @HerrmannHinz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      true. no talking. no music. sooo goood!

    • @KevinMacLeod-administrator
      @KevinMacLeod-administrator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I described it to my friends as ASMR for people who like making things.

  • @charlieb1613
    @charlieb1613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    I appreciate the disassembled layout of the component parts show in their proper order. It helps me to better appreciate the design of the tool and how it has to be reassembled. That’s a fine detail I like.

    • @ronniebillhicks
      @ronniebillhicks ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here, I remember these kind of layouts in my mechanical drawing classes in high school,.......!!!!

  • @jude7370
    @jude7370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    i discovered this channel about a week ago and it’s been my go-to-bed watch since. so relaxing and the end results are always impressive

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Awesome! Thank you!

    • @Hephasto
      @Hephasto ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes, although the description is 100km long to scroll😵‍💫

    • @WinstonBogardee
      @WinstonBogardee ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME here!

  • @arandumendez9557
    @arandumendez9557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Thank you for that patina removing "recipe", I used to clean an old brass mortar and pestle, and it worked wonderfully!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wonderful!

    • @Abazginec
      @Abazginec 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Привет! В чём заключается рецепт?

    • @arandumendez9557
      @arandumendez9557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Abazginec The one in the video, 1/3 salt, 1/3 vinegar and 1/3 flour

  • @germangamekiller
    @germangamekiller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    These exact soldering irons are still produced and sold by Perkeo! Theyre used to solder zinc, e.g. rain gutters, by roofers. I work with one of those almost daily.

    • @Boredtubedeath
      @Boredtubedeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Just curious as I've never seen a soldering iron like this before. How exactly is it used? I'm guessing that large diamond shaped hunk of metal on the end is heated up and pressed into something but I'm curious on how it's supposed to work. Do you know of anything that demos it in action?

    • @Boredtubedeath
      @Boredtubedeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@germangamekiller Thankk you!

    • @TheLightningStalker
      @TheLightningStalker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      The iron works by storing heat in the mass of the tip. Then heat is instantly available to melt solder and heat the joint area to soldering temperature. The larger the tip the more heat it can store and the larger jobs it can do.

    • @DevJonny
      @DevJonny ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you seen one more pristine than this one hehehe?

    • @Choujifangirl
      @Choujifangirl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It just goes to show that if a concept ain’t broke there isn’t any need to fix it

  • @WeasleFireable
    @WeasleFireable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    Oh my god you even put masking tape on the spanner to stop it from ruining the finish.
    Godlike restoration.

    • @joestevenson5568
      @joestevenson5568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I don’t think its even a restoration at this point. It probably didn’t look this good when it was brand new.

    • @joecruz9877
      @joecruz9877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ..is what I say at each of his videos. He makes them look like what they should have, if he would have designed and engineered them to be. I thank you Sir, for sharing your expertise.

  • @TheCurvye
    @TheCurvye 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love how when he can't restore a part, he doesn't buy it or gets it from a supply. He recreates it. It's just flabbergasting to see.

  • @garethwatson7999
    @garethwatson7999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Hands down the best restoration channel on TH-cam, amazing results!

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +829

    Look brand new, or even better 😍

    • @backyardsounds
      @backyardsounds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Better than newwww!

    • @Hhutuber
      @Hhutuber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I doubt it ever looked as shiny before.

    • @iliaxsful
      @iliaxsful 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what is the utility of that hummer ?

    • @ronin_alpha5782
      @ronin_alpha5782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aye don't pat yourself on the back too much, thank the tools you used as well, the did allow the restoration to be possible

    • @freestonew
      @freestonew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ronin_alpha5782 but it takes a mechanic genius to be able to choose the RIGHT tools!

  • @MrSneakyGunz
    @MrSneakyGunz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    My favorite Restoration Personality is back on stage!

    • @paulambry
      @paulambry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Amen. The most meticulous, exacting, patient, uncompromising, artistic and tasteful re-engineer on the internets. Watching your craftsmanship is meditation, and when the result materialises, it's a mechanical transcendence, a restoration epiphany, an apparatus redemption. In this world of gratuitous consumption and obsolescence-by-design, it is a joy to see old objects refurbished in both looks and function, prolonging their utility for many years to come. Your work is an antidote for the insanity of the consumer economy.

    • @moton410
      @moton410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the videos, I really like it though if he could put what type of sand paper, pads he is using or steel wool. That would be super helpful as well.

    • @brabhamfreaman166
      @brabhamfreaman166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      SneakyGunz I now struggle to watch other restoration channels *because* this is as close to perfection as I think I’ll ever enjoy 😊. Just awesome every. Single. Time.

    • @paulambry
      @paulambry 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      P.S. Nice parting tool!

    • @brabhamfreaman166
      @brabhamfreaman166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Darren Fortin It's possible that the time between restoration and editing is too great, so he *just doesn’t* remember. Personally, I couldn’t care less: I enjoy the captions as they are. But I can understand why it is of interest to some people.

  • @Anamnesis
    @Anamnesis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    This thing didn't look this good when it was BRAND NEW.

    • @PiLLoWHanDs267
      @PiLLoWHanDs267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He cleaned up the "braze material or copper" up so good he didn't wanna ruin it which defeats the purpose lmao...

    • @customrestoration5317
      @customrestoration5317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      truth 😊👍

    • @Baiko
      @Baiko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A lot of the things he's restoring, are if not mass produced, at least produced in multiples with constraints on cost, schedule etc. and just couldn't have been made with the extraordinary attention to detail and finishing he's giving them, at least without having sold them with a much higher price.

  • @ichgehkaputtgehstdumit682
    @ichgehkaputtgehstdumit682 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Germany should be grateful to you for receiving its tools as "contemporary witnesses" of German pioneers for posterity! It is fantastic to see the skill with which they developed and shaped their tools back then! And most importantly, you will show how these old tools work! Thank you very much for receiving this part of German history for posterity! You are a real master!

  • @jdpjamesp
    @jdpjamesp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Wow! It probably didn't look that good when it was new!

    • @sharonolsen6579
      @sharonolsen6579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      James Palmer .. .I think I say that about ALL his restorations ! : )

  • @mickeypopa
    @mickeypopa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    MM: I leave this part as it is
    Me: WHAT?! IMPOSSIBLE!!

  • @rolandedrummer9723
    @rolandedrummer9723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    "I see you have constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are complete."

  • @ojkolsrud1
    @ojkolsrud1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    Final test, without soldering something
    Me: Somewhat sad

    • @geraldboykin6159
      @geraldboykin6159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nice neutral flame!

    • @cdiazgarcia2
      @cdiazgarcia2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I really was expecting that too. That's too bad

    • @powderdescent
      @powderdescent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah but really, what were we really expecting? Not going to be soldering an intricate SMD.
      Maybe could solder some wires together though. What was this used for originally?

    • @bmay8818
      @bmay8818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@powderdescent Larger pieces of sheet metal. Roofing, gutters, making boxes/enclosures, etc.

    • @tmaxrecer
      @tmaxrecer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that wold it been amazing

  • @brettduffin8412
    @brettduffin8412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Magical. I didnt know this level of craftsmanship was possible. This is brilliant. I want to learn.

    • @lilliemucha6419
      @lilliemucha6419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brett Duffin I just bought some sandpaper and am going to try making a walking stick 😁 Not quite the same as restoration but sanding by hand is a lovely way to pass time. Next step is staining it!

    • @brettduffin8412
      @brettduffin8412 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lilliemucha6419 👍 good luck.

  • @TheBojengles
    @TheBojengles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4082

    Me: I'm in a loveless marriage, and my wife is leaving me.
    My_Mechanics: OK. I make a new one.

    • @CoyleTools
      @CoyleTools 5 ปีที่แล้ว +196

      To the lathe!

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I hope that was a joke lol

    • @TheBojengles
      @TheBojengles 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Michael always

    • @58unclesam
      @58unclesam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Bojangles 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @LuisBeltran1982
      @LuisBeltran1982 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      My heart is as neglected as the power button in the sandblasting machine.

  • @welshgriffo
    @welshgriffo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    You have an Inhuman level of patience and finesse. Addictive watching, I love it when you make a part from scratch that has an unusual shape.

  • @jeffwalker7185
    @jeffwalker7185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how you polish parts that will be hidden when re-assembled. Such attention to detail.

  • @pesterenan
    @pesterenan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I liked that you kept the PERKEO tag as it was, it's like a piece of the tool's history that keeps living on with it. Really nice restoration!

    • @iamkeir
      @iamkeir 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pesterenan yes, lovely touch

    • @burningBoykurwa
      @burningBoykurwa ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perkeo are still producing them. So what kind of history?

  • @Hostilenemy
    @Hostilenemy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Nothing feels better than watching metallic parts being manufactured out of raw material.

  • @hardlyefficient
    @hardlyefficient ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow, that's amazing. I could not imagine soldering something with this. You definitely should have tried! 🙂

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I really didn't wanted to make the nice copper part dirty ;-)

    • @burningBoykurwa
      @burningBoykurwa ปีที่แล้ว

      This restoration was totaly unnecessary. We work with them every day and they work perfectly and they look more fucked up then that. This also isnt "antique". This model is still produced.

    • @snowoffstream5823
      @snowoffstream5823 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@burningBoykurwa Shut up and enjoy the magic >:(

    • @burningBoykurwa
      @burningBoykurwa ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@snowoffstream5823 no

    • @MonkTorius
      @MonkTorius ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Always someone trying to be a wet blanket.

  • @BarbazuX
    @BarbazuX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I don't care what anyone may say. This is art. No one will probably use that soldering iron, but just looking at it restored is wonderful. I would rather look at an exhibition of before and after pictures of what you have done then 90% of any modern art these days. Love the channel!

  • @anonymousanonymous7933
    @anonymousanonymous7933 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    The fact that you'll make your own parts, even bolts you could simply buy, and the close attention to detail in EVERY part, is why this is hands down my favorite restoration channel. It's not even a competition.

  • @user-hu5lc7ts5k
    @user-hu5lc7ts5k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Такие видео должны быть в топе, работа на высшем уровне👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @user-hu5lc7ts5k
      @user-hu5lc7ts5k 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@4ebypatopwajla6amob69 че за бред, ты о чём вобще

    • @huipridumaeshi
      @huipridumaeshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      так-с, объясните мне, что творится на 20:10? это обратное воспроизведение или а-ля магия?

    • @DGekk
      @DGekk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Давно ждал, когда же тут появятся комменты на русском)

    • @alekseykorchin504
      @alekseykorchin504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Оргазм перфекциониста)

    • @MikalaiBublichenka
      @MikalaiBublichenka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Люди, подскажите что это за паяльник?

  • @MrMsCrokodile
    @MrMsCrokodile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Кадры этих видеороликов оказывают какое то гипнотическое воздействие. Мастеру выражается благодарность за отличную работу и доброе дело.

    • @user-hi4sf2uj8w
      @user-hi4sf2uj8w 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ...а я такие ролик называю- залипалово!, как начинаешь смотреть- про всё абсолютно забываешь!!!

    • @BobScar
      @BobScar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Обработка медных частей изделия заставила меня понервничать😂

  • @teetersalad
    @teetersalad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I genuinely love your videos. Please don't ever change your methods, or style. Everyone else goes at rust with sanding wheels and wire wheels. Your attention to detail is by far the best on TH-cam. The duration of coverage for each step is also perfect. Not too long, but shirt enough to keep it interesting.

  • @moton410
    @moton410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I didnt expect that many pieces to come out of this piece. Wow!

  • @jomercer21113
    @jomercer21113 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandfather had a radiator repair shop until the mid 1970s, and he used a soldering iron like this.

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice to hear that, thanks for the info!

  • @dzymslizzy3641
    @dzymslizzy3641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beauteous! You are obviously a perfectionist, and it shows in the quality of your finished work. It is clear that the phrase, "Good enough for government work" doesn't fly in your shop. My late hubby was the same way. Kudos, sir, on being such a meticulous craftsman.

  • @TheBrinksGE1
    @TheBrinksGE1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    in this channel, my favorite phrase is "i make a new one"

    • @eigenman2571
      @eigenman2571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheBrinksGE Mine too!

    • @twan08000
      @twan08000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so crazy... I'm gonna make a new... Anything

  • @Arkeze
    @Arkeze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    Dude has a tool for everything, and if he doesn’t, he just makes one himself.

    • @mohammadmontazeri
      @mohammadmontazeri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      He is not a dude. You're a dude. This... this is a man. A handsome, muscular man.

    • @joshua-to1fb
      @joshua-to1fb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mohammadmontazeri chill

    • @A._K.
      @A._K. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@joshua-to1fb It's Infinity War reference, chill

    • @alicetai1474
      @alicetai1474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Make tools needed to make more tools.

    • @chiyochichi380
      @chiyochichi380 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Worst part: Stuff he restores is going to be used as a tool later

  • @freestonew
    @freestonew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Not only is your restoration projects a work of Art, your video too is also a work of art! Like of a mechanical poem. Very meditative too.
    Too, maybe only a Master can make a complex project look simple!

  • @MrSmithFPV
    @MrSmithFPV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Schön einem Perfektionisten bei der Arbeit zu zuschauen! 👍

  • @linksmith1057
    @linksmith1057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    When you straighten (or when bending) brass or copper tubes, fill them with sand and cap them. It helps stop them from denting or creasing.
    Also, Thor called, he wants his soldering iron back.

    • @polydullmemes3497
      @polydullmemes3497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's true, but it is harder to reshape it and you don't want to clean that out

    • @manp1039
      @manp1039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how would you cap them?

    • @bradleypease2492
      @bradleypease2492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@manp1039 cork?

  • @hat1324
    @hat1324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    I like how you pull out the blowtorch to harden your blowtorch parts

    • @brucewayne4585
      @brucewayne4585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah how did they make the first blowtorch?

    • @redwitch12
      @redwitch12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@brucewayne4585 Thanks to watching the Primitive Technology channel, I feel almost safe assuming that the first blowtorch was made out of clay, rocks, and bark fiber.

    • @nineoneone4617
      @nineoneone4617 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Inception blowtorch

    • @LordHoth_09
      @LordHoth_09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      redwitch12 I see that you too are a person of culture

  • @lucylincoln3285
    @lucylincoln3285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really do enjoy the videos of your peers on the other TH-cam channels but no one has a restoration channel quite like yours.
    You're the OG of restoration videos.
    Love it!

  • @martinbroward8800
    @martinbroward8800 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well I have been binge watching restoration videos for the past few days. And I must say that you are in a completely different level than anything else I have seen so far. Your work is awesome and you really do a total and complete restoration. Unlike most that are doing a clean up job and call it a restoration. Your work is very impressive. Thank you for sharing

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks a lot for being here :-)

  • @YamahaYZFR6RJ05
    @YamahaYZFR6RJ05 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    before watching: hopefully this video includes "i´ll make a new one"
    EDIT: after watching: you always deliver. Thank you!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Of course ;-)

    • @yonski1705
      @yonski1705 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was just about to comment the same thing, but you wrote it first... so I commented different... cause I feel like that I have to comment in this video... no matter what... hahahahaha...

    • @ddfishfunky694
      @ddfishfunky694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yonski1705 from your name you must be an indonesian...

    • @mnlg_yt
      @mnlg_yt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "This youtube user is too old to comment. I'll make a new one"

    • @sofronio.
      @sofronio. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      same here!

  • @Novur
    @Novur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    THIS is how people soldered back in the day? A giant heat sink i front of a blowtorch?
    Absolute madlads, this looks like something straight out of a steampunk show

    • @eggsoups
      @eggsoups 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Novur This is still how people solder today. Mostly in the copper roofing/gutter trade but other trades still use them too. You can buy this exact model from Perkeo for about $200. If I had to guess, the one he restored isn’t all that old. They collect patina and wear pretty quickly up on the roof- in the sun and rain, being cooked by propane, and being used around acid flux. Not to mention kicking around in the work truck. The ‘iron’ (called a ‘copper’ in this case) is so large because the items being soldered act like a large heat sink and steal lots of heat from the tip- which isn’t such a problem when soldering electronics, hence the smaller irons.

    • @Novur
      @Novur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@eggsoups Hey neat, thanks for the info! 😁

    • @darthstoneddaffy2010
      @darthstoneddaffy2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wait till you learn what age steampunk is based off.

    • @Kingrhem.
      @Kingrhem. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eggsoups The ones they sell right now are a modernized versions of this one

    • @MaximilianonMars
      @MaximilianonMars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Heating big copper pieces seems to have been the standard method for joining metals (brazing, soldering?), For example Clickspring who is remaking the antikythera mechanism uses this method to join his brass pieces.

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are the DaThings of restoration. What i mean by this is the same compliment everyone always gives you. DaThings' YTPs are 100% humour, every sentence is mixed in some way, she spares no expense to achieve her aim.

  • @TacoCrisma
    @TacoCrisma ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you actively use all the previous things you’ve restored. The vice, the oil can at 15:11, etc.

  • @0919killer
    @0919killer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    It's amazing how many specialized tools/techniques there are, and how this guy knows how to properly use them all.

    • @Natix0838
      @Natix0838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His an alien

  • @colinowen8234
    @colinowen8234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    I’m no machinist but here are the rules so far.
    1. Always shiny!
    2. You don’t like the part you have? Make a new one.
    3. Countersink everything.
    4. NO SHARP EDGES.

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      A bunch of self-called experts will throw stones on you screaming "Keep the patina! Keep the patina! You ignorant!"

    • @bigboi3049
      @bigboi3049 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      chongtak WHAT IS PATINA

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bigboi3049 The patina is the colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

    • @bigboi3049
      @bigboi3049 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      chongtak sooooooo....
      Oxidation?

    • @thescpearrapemaster6204
      @thescpearrapemaster6204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if you restoring a dagger

  • @davidc6510
    @davidc6510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a unique piece of history restored to be better than the original. What I like about your channel is how so much attention to detail is given to each and every part. The exploded view of all pieces after disassembly is super cool. Even more cool is when you actually use the restored part to show what it can do. Well done and thanks for sharing!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much :-)

  • @Ken-rq3yl
    @Ken-rq3yl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What kind of a sad sack could possibly give Mr. I Make A New One a thumbs down. His videos are so therapeutic, particularly during a one year lock down as we have had here in SE Asia. Thank you sir, your craft work is amazing.

  • @MrIbrahim447
    @MrIbrahim447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Deserves the title of King of Restoration 👌

  • @AlexcasaCVC
    @AlexcasaCVC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    After subscribing this channel, I go around with a file and smooth out all the sharp edges I find on my way.

    • @Dinnye01
      @Dinnye01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You will be then the guy in the ads... "KNIFEMAKERS HATE HIM"...

  • @anzharrymuslim7991
    @anzharrymuslim7991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this one should be placed in a museum, like electrician museum or mechanic museum or something like that

  • @terryclark7505
    @terryclark7505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great restoration. I used one of these for years. Very similar. Only difference mine had a chamber behind the soldering head. It was difficult to light on humid days. Great to see this preserved.

  • @horstszibulski19
    @horstszibulski19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My father used this blowtorch as a plumber. I soldered my first copper fittings with it, some 40 years ago...
    Man, I´m getting old...
    Thx for the vid!
    :-D

    • @SteamCheese1
      @SteamCheese1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I learned soldering with those ones too. And that even fairly recent in 2013. I worked in a foundry and iron works as a maintenance mechanic and tooling blacksmith so the machines tended to be really old school.

  • @someguy166
    @someguy166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    This is my asmr that I actually like and is smoothing to my soul

    • @Moodisdoom
      @Moodisdoom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would give your Comment a Like, but I don't want to destroy the 69 Likes...

    • @ChilliBibi001
      @ChilliBibi001 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not really an ASMR person, but for some reason, these do it for me!

    • @ambrose899
      @ambrose899 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same here, the people who like engineering, make stuff, diy will definitely like this

  • @judythomas2953
    @judythomas2953 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow .. should be displayed on the living room console! Beautiful!🤩

  • @PostersGamingg
    @PostersGamingg ปีที่แล้ว

    “I make a new one” is my favorite line and part of every single one of these videos

  • @erikallder8199
    @erikallder8199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It always blows me away when you redo knurling by hand with a triangular file. It is also beautiful that you left the piece with the logo untouched. The heart and soul of their original maker is still in every tool you've restored. Another restoration MASTERFULLY done!

  • @chrisf41
    @chrisf41 4 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    18:18 uses oil can restored earlier. Awesome.

    • @claracerqueira5
      @claracerqueira5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Farmer yeeeeeeeeees

    • @TheMieremetrob
      @TheMieremetrob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      also uses the vice restored earlier, what a guy.

    • @Jiachengguo
      @Jiachengguo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He gets stronger with each video.

  • @FrequentFlyer815
    @FrequentFlyer815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The amount of care and expert craftsmanship you put into everything you restore is incredible. Im always amazed to see what you can do with things others have left to rust and decay.

  • @MikeSmith-sm4zz
    @MikeSmith-sm4zz ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel should be called, “precise attention to detail”. Beautiful work

  • @lschng
    @lschng 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    TH-cam recommended one of your videos to watch and I instantly fell in love and watched all your videos the same day. I don't know what to do with my life now. No other restoration channels satisfy my need for perfection, and you create perfection. NEED MORE VIDEOS PLEASE

  • @turanoguz435
    @turanoguz435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    What a precision!
    You’re not a regular restorer, you’re an artist.

  • @clifftondorroh8867
    @clifftondorroh8867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First I wanna say you are the best on TH-cam your attention to detail is like no other everything always comes out brand new and you share everything little detail I love that about you! I would really like to see you take old car parts and restore them I think that would take your channel to a whole other level think about it 🤟🏾

  • @stephanieparker1250
    @stephanieparker1250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It’s a good thing you recorded all this because no one is going to believe that’s not just a newly purchased torch. 😆 It’s gorgeous!

  • @user-gd1tl6lg1p
    @user-gd1tl6lg1p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I see you holding every round part: MY PRECIOUS!

    • @Stepuntik
      @Stepuntik 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what my girlfriend said when we were watching this haha!

  • @Elbobburrito
    @Elbobburrito 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    8:20 Coolest. Camera effect. Ever.

    • @pallzoltan
      @pallzoltan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What exactly?

    • @Maradnus
      @Maradnus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      jump cuts?

  • @kuks68
    @kuks68 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Непревзойденного качества работа, удивительный инструмент и руки золотые!

  • @greenman2262
    @greenman2262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    From the 1/2 doz I watched you work on, your doing a cracking job of restoration, and a pleasure to watch.

  • @lashlarue7924
    @lashlarue7924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I am continually amazed that vinegar, salt, and flour do such a remarkable job of cleaning brass/copper/bronze...

    • @marcoabduarte
      @marcoabduarte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and you can eat it

    • @swampwiz
      @swampwiz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I use Brasso.

    • @akehapkap6143
      @akehapkap6143 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Something one should have known years ago before buying expensive products and polish like hell, my guess is these products contain either vinegar or ammonia...Vinegar is an acid, amonnia is not. Witch can all be bought in huge quanta for a small price compared.
      I was wondering if it works on other metals like silver. Imma try. Don't have much jewellery but the silver gets quite dark over time. Chemically it should work on most oxyditing metals?

  • @onlyonSiMPLE
    @onlyonSiMPLE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +503

    "much better, but not good enough" YEEEEESSSSS!!

    • @oldpcgamers7450
      @oldpcgamers7450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That immediately got my attention too. That is my new phrase for my children.

    • @bryanbortko2695
      @bryanbortko2695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perfect actually

    • @itsMe_TheHerpes
      @itsMe_TheHerpes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      what does this iron solder ? i don;t really understand

    • @catriona_drummond
      @catriona_drummond 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@oldpcgamers7450 phase for you children? Hm, what about "I make a new one" :P

    • @szpynda
      @szpynda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A man from Swiss :)

  • @honktm
    @honktm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a really well-made video and I effing love steampunk! This is another great example, that steampunk is inspired by actual antique technology…

  • @Jumbo_Jym
    @Jumbo_Jym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It truly is a pleasure to watch someone go to this level of detail and you can feel the passion for the work even though not a word is spoken. I honestly wouldn't change a thing in your videos, I enjoy them exactly how they are, you're production quality is amazing, the shots, the pacing, everything is just perfect.

  • @wtf_drew
    @wtf_drew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    I’m hoping you’ll see this @mymechanics because I just want you to realise the impact these videos are having! I suffer with pretty bad anxiety and depression so my head is usually a jungle and whenever I feel myself spiralling down a dark hole or if I just can’t seem to switch my brain off and escape from awful, intrusive thoughts I stick these videos on. For the entire duration, I remain absolutely glued to my phone watching them and my mind completely switches off from the nightmare that is my brain and I just forget everything. I never would have though that something so random like these videos, with such hard and clever work from yourself, would have had such a great impact on me and for plenty of others I hope too! Looking really forward to seeing many more of them! 😁

    • @MrYetiman82
      @MrYetiman82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My wife suffers from debilitating anxiety and depression, so I can, in a way, understand what you're going through - although I will probably never completely understand. It's great that you have found something that will help you through those dark times. I wish you all the best in your management of such a terrible affliction

    • @Neceros
      @Neceros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Please, for your own sake, get your anxiety diagnosed. My anxiety came from someplace completely random and I learned the medicines I've been taking for 20 years don't work for me. So all I got were the side effects.

    • @sushilchaudhari7789
      @sushilchaudhari7789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try inner engineering 🙏

    • @d80naseer86
      @d80naseer86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Restoration r very nice and perfect. ..best remedy for anxiety is holy Qur'an just try it

    • @verloser
      @verloser 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you need help is what you need

  • @user-cu2yw2ro9p
    @user-cu2yw2ro9p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Как всегда, получил огромное наслаждение. Спасибо за ваш труд.

  • @apella88
    @apella88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "I forgot to record that part"
    I'm surprised you didn't go ahead and made a new one just to make sure it's on tape!
    Your channel is one of the best things I've encountered this month. I can't stop watching!

  • @ShinjiTomi
    @ShinjiTomi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This one in particular looks something straight out from Mandalorian. Impressive work.

  • @0zmosis2001
    @0zmosis2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    At 9:30 when removing the dent this man made a whole different part just so he could fix a small dent on the top of the sleeve, the time and effort just to make the part shows you he is on a different level all together! Just watching these videos makes me want to do better at everything and anything that I do now! So thank you for the videos and inspiration to do better and strive for the attention to detail which you possess! 👍

  • @ScarletGhost53
    @ScarletGhost53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    3:25 1/3 vinegar, 1/3 flour, 1/3 salt. Leave to rest. Next day, put in the oven at 400 degrees for 4 hours. Et voila! Blowtorch bread

    • @davidwarnar9984
      @davidwarnar9984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Whenever he creates a new part and don't write "I make a new one" I feel so empty inside ;;

    • @ScarletGhost53
      @ScarletGhost53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@davidwarnar9984 yeah... The grammar mistake is especially cute lol

    • @brago.gameplays
      @brago.gameplays 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      1/3 vinegar, 1/3flour, 2/6 kosher salt, 1/6 yeast.
      280°C for 45min.

    • @amirmahmood9202
      @amirmahmood9202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pollo

    • @amirmahmood9202
      @amirmahmood9202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidwarnar9984 l
      Pp
      ?
      ?
      ??!

  • @CanadianCarlos
    @CanadianCarlos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ive been watching a bunch of your videos (and i know this is a olf video) But i just cant get over how beautiful they all look when you are done. Awesome attention to detail, the brass work comes out amazing every time. Just great work overall, thanks for your videos and effort.

  • @tmaxrecer
    @tmaxrecer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They use to make quality products back on the day 🤩🤩👌🏼👌🏼

  • @NeilNTR
    @NeilNTR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    If I ever get one of those polishing machines, I'd polish everything in the house. That was so satisfying to watch.

  • @MsNavidude
    @MsNavidude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One big mistake many restoration channels do is clean and assemble altogether! You are the only one do it the right way! This channel is by far the best restoration channel and is where you learn the most about how to do it right

  • @sebastianweigand
    @sebastianweigand ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love the channel, serene and highly satisfying. 😌 Keep up the great work!

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much for the support, I really do appreciate it!

  • @user-ne2tb1vs9m
    @user-ne2tb1vs9m 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This Soldering Iron is old but It makes me think of a Star Wars Light Sabre. Beautiful.

  • @joshsavickus3788
    @joshsavickus3788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    No offense to hand tool rescue, but you are by far the best restorationist on TH-cam.

    • @Theraot
      @Theraot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hand Tool Rescue is comedy and they know it

    • @getyourkicksagain
      @getyourkicksagain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      my mechanics is a top notch craftsman, there is no doubt. The straight up fabrication and tooling of parts from raw materials and attention to detail is superb.
      HTR has some amazing, detailed restorations of his own. His sense of humor does not detract from them one bit (I quite enjoy his silly antics). His intro is the stuff of LEGEND.
      I thank them both for their hard work and amazing, entertaining videos.

    • @RPRosen-ki2fk
      @RPRosen-ki2fk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@getyourkicksagain I have to agree. They are two very different TH-camrs that I have the utmost respect for.

    • @Sharpless2
      @Sharpless2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @I left TH-cam forever bullshit.

    • @tomryan6461
      @tomryan6461 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really enjoy Hand Tool Rescue too. But this boy is the gold standard :-)

  • @johnnybladeackermann9968
    @johnnybladeackermann9968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Absolutely awesome restoration, every work of yours is a masterpiece!

    • @jinagibson6818
      @jinagibson6818 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Johnny Ackermann I agree!

    • @somyRed
      @somyRed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely!

  • @MangySquirrel
    @MangySquirrel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how everything has to be as finely crafted as Frodo’s ring

  • @rexquintin
    @rexquintin ปีที่แล้ว

    Best restorer in the History of TH-cam. Hands down

  • @ChozoSR388
    @ChozoSR388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Last time I saw this kind of quality content was...well, lessee here...well, I guess it was about...oh, 3 weeks ago now, I reckon! These restorations just keep getting better and better! Thanks for the great content! This one turned out absolutely gorgeous! Hard to believe all that beautiful brass and copper was hidden under all that grime. Shame it was allowed to get that bad in the first place :(

    • @oyesimon8112
      @oyesimon8112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It upsets me on how careless people are with there stuff,

    • @ChozoSR388
      @ChozoSR388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@oyesimon8112 Yeah, it upsets me, too. It's pretty ridiculous. I guess I can understand stuff getting forgotten, generation to generation, but it's still pretty sad.

    • @michaeldpry
      @michaeldpry 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But if they never would have let it get so bad, we wouldn't get to see him restore it.

  • @albertt.6768
    @albertt.6768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Wirklich eine sehr gute Restauration und ich schließe mich den anderen Kommentaren in jeder Weise an, jedoch finde ich es schade, dass solch ein Handwerk und Können eines solch feinmechanische tuen in Vergessenheit gerät. Früher wurde dies alles in den Ausbildungen gelehrt, doch wird dies heute immer weniger. Ich danke also diesem Chanel das er diese Fertigkeiten zeigt und sie damit einer jüngeren und breiteren Masse zur Schau bringt und damit vielleicht den einen oder anderen zu solch einer Ausbildung bewegt.
    Chapeau !👍

  • @Ramiiam
    @Ramiiam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your restorations leave me in awe of the manufacturing skills of our ancestors.

  • @bigeddthemonk
    @bigeddthemonk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy it when you are able to keep the original wooden parts.

  • @gustavomaranook
    @gustavomaranook 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Stop please, let me go to sleep, is late at night and i cant to stop see yours vids!!

  • @kingofstuff1732
    @kingofstuff1732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dude, I have never seen a restoration TH-cam channel put so much effort into restoring something. Hats off to you, amazing job.

    • @endofdays9192
      @endofdays9192 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm astonished on all their comments from all over the world. That there are so many people with a diminished mental capacity.

  • @terrytuite8947
    @terrytuite8947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I doubt this iron was this beautiful when new. Great job again.

  • @RADZH07
    @RADZH07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Золотые руки . И растут из правильного места !!! Это очень круто !

  • @jedh3721
    @jedh3721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    so glad you got to keep the wooden handle on this one! I always get sad when those pieces have to be replaced.

  • @saifaddeenal-manaseer6325
    @saifaddeenal-manaseer6325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    He even polished parts that are not visible!

    • @joshuarosen6242
      @joshuarosen6242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Which is the sign of a true craftsman.

    • @getyourkicksagain
      @getyourkicksagain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's one of the things that sets him apart, and for which my OCD is thankful.

    • @saifaddeenal-manaseer6325
      @saifaddeenal-manaseer6325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@getyourkicksagain hahaha

  • @SDMarineConsulting
    @SDMarineConsulting 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the sound those newly-made parts make when falling into the cardboard box.

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad to hear that :-)

  • @lorisbrussato7131
    @lorisbrussato7131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is just amazing....just the way he brings all back to life