1950s Chain-driven Belt Sander [Rescue]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 เม.ย. 2017
- This 1950 Skil 525 chain-driven belt sander was running a slow, probably due to the hardened grease around the gears. These are also known as "locomotive" sanders.
I completely tore it down except for the area where the worm-drive is. I didn't want to risk breaking anything trying to access that area. I ended up just adding new grease to the worm-drive gears. Power cord should probably be replaced, but I wanted to keep all the parts original as this tool is going to AvE.
The sander takes a 2 1/4" belt, which is not very common currently.
The sander works fine now and it is back to near original condition.
Interestingly, this sander was ~$65 in 1950, which would make the cost around $650 currently!
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Wow, I didn't think anyone today still did the definitive taste-test for grease condition. So much can be told by the different flavors: metal wear, original metallurgy of the gears, temperature rating of the grease, etc. And, of course, you can at the same time perform the little-known lubricity test by grinding your teeth!! Thanks for the great vids -- keep 'em coming please.
The taste test is really underrated.
Hand Tool Rescue not according to David frieburger
I don't know why I found that to be so darn funny. XD
James Ralston Wait, you're actually serious?Is tasting the grease actually a thing?
No, no - we are just joking about it....!
I'm always amazed at how far you take something apart and remember how to put it back together. then , just now I realized, you have a video to look back at in case you forget. Great work as always!
+Killinger oh the video is key, on this one especially.
Killinger g
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Oh? So now you admit it. I guess this means that it is no longer the Zen of being involved in the project?
Where's my five bucks?
:-)
Killinger I think we all are my friend
uses the video
I love these old locomotives! Hardly ever see them come in for repair anymore. I was kind of surprised you didn't replace the cord or at least do something with the strain relief. I love how they just smashed the cord wire under the handle cover and put fish paper over it! I enjoy your videos immensely. Keep 'em coming!
I love how everything from the 50's look's like it's supposed to fly at mach speed, even a belt sander. Just awesome
Atomic retro futurism baby! Awesome designs
Shmoo removal pro level.
lol this guy reminds me of him...looks like tasty grease.....a treat es-special
gentleman, welcome back to the shop. today, a treat es special.
and we know this is fella from canuckistan on account of the mastercraft crappy tire special tools lol
*motormaster*
ximer21 spent 400 freedom bucks at the horror fright for their chinesium grade choocher
that 50s grease tastes alot better then the new stuff hehehe another great rebuild buddy love it keep up the great work ! i wish you would of sanded the whole work bench so we could see better when you fix things lol
Thank you! I did plane the bench down a few videos ago. It was back to spotty condition in 2 days haha.
hahaha i must of missed that one somehow yep they never stay looking good haha have a great day buddy
My wife was watching too.. we both busted up with the dual part Nutella gag.... LOL
hah! I was thinking nutella, cute joke.
Jay Sims
Wire protecting spring must be a little inside the hull (1-2 rings, just to fix it there). And also, check wiring at all - power cable looks like to be at afwul condition.
agreed, I would definitely change the cord and change the plug to a modern 3 prong if it's going to be used as a tool. Nice job on the handle with the bondo fix, I'll have to do that to mine.
dfgggfg I thought bondo is probably going to fall off from there after some time. Its a bit too soft for this, maybe. When I clean and fix old tools I sometimes even change wiring and even take switches apart to clean everything. Ive even pressurewashed the plastic parts and heat polished them to point where they look like new. Its just too unpleasant to use old crappy looking tools.
Mihkel Laansoo I had the same type of cable protection on the old electric iron from 1950s. The protective spring was constantly falling out of the hull. When I disassembled the iron's hull, I saw, that the spring used to be conical shape at the end, but lost its shape from time. I restored it, and heated a little, for the metal to "remember" it's new shape. 2 years of usage - no problem with it!
Yes, it should.
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Old tools, cars, and fixtures can be repaired easily, for little to no cost. Modern ones are simply discarded, since it's cheaper to buy a new one than replace all the plastic parts, wiring, circuit boards, etc. There's something to be said about craftsmanship in the 50s and 60s that can't be said about today.
nutella is not acceptable on chain and sprocket drives , this application calls for bacon grease
Next time!
I prefer to rub them on some bald's greasy head.
65bug519 y u no baby oil
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...
...ND rofl
No, no, no even bacon grease is not suitable. You need something heavy duty like Vegimite from Australia.
Make sure you follow up when the first angry person contacts you after having poured Nutella into their gearbox!
+Switch & Lever haha. How can you be angry when Nutella is involved?
Switch & Lever, I'm confused about the Nutella, doesn't it have a lot of sugar in it? It doesn't seem like a very good lubricant.
Switch & Lever I didn't get the joke when he ate the "grease" but I knew right away when he got the bucket of Nutella out lol my question is why such a big bucket
You must be an idiot then...
Willy Wonka why's that? Because I don't work on stuff like this and was like" wtf is he doing" and then later realised that it was Nutella I don't see how that makes me an idiot
I dont understand why Im watching this...It seems like it would be so boring but I feel compelled to keep going and I am legitimately entertained....I even paused it when I went to get a drink...
The pacing is key.
Your videos are a cure of PTSD...just spent the last hour watching them and i feel great!
Haha thank you!
wow that sander cleaned up bloody brilliant mate, thankyou very much for your time making these videos i really enjoy them. i love the old tools too, they certainly don't make things like they used to that's for sure. from the east coast of Australia, keep up the great work brother. 😎👍🔨⛏🔩🔧🛠🔗🗡✂🍻
Could you change the ends of your video to include a side by side or before and after shot of what the tool looked like? Nice video. There is something cathartic in watching a tool being restored.
+Andrew McCullagh Yes, I should do that.
IT's been a while since I've used one of those.
47 Years as a 'shop' teacher and still going strong [at least 3 more years :-) ]
Really enjoyed this one. Reminds me of what I was expected to do to maintain ALL my tools. --- Best of luck.
An ole teacher.
I love how old things were build to be serviceable, simple, and reliable...
Great restoration, it's as good as new. Especially impressed with the knob.
God his knob was soo shiny and black.
I liked his knob as well. Whoops, did I say that out loud???
Nice restoration except you failed to replace the 60 year old power cord or reconnect the (cable) strain relief spring. The spring would have kept the power cord above your hand and out of harms way.
Regards, James.
I noticed this too. If it is going to be disassembled and originality is sought, at least put the relief spring on.
I totally agree, it´s very dangerous using an old cable, and you can see how damaged it was...anyway, great restoration job.
Bearings should be considered too in my opinion.
the thing i would be worried the most is the crushed wire ontop of the switch it looked like someone had been in before and not put the wire back in right it can cause a high resistance and cause it to heat. i would cut the end of the cable off and rewire it. it looks brand new though great job.
Totally agree, I've seen quite a few 'restorations' on old electrical power tools on here, where little regard is made for electrical safety. These old metal bodied power tools are lethal, they were quite dangerous when they were new, never mind when the rubber or cloth insulation breaks down on the wiring, should really have replaced all the internal wiring with modern properly insulated cable and as others have pointed out the flex should have been replaced and re-wired correctly with the strain relief as a minimum!
You got to admire the build quality here. Built in the 50s and still running. Amazing.
When a tool was meant to be bought once in a lifetime and then handed down. What a beautiful machine and great work !!'
amazing work man! loved what you did with the knob!
Nice job, but that cord looked a bit dodgy to reuse, but maybe a little tingle in your hands will keep you alert! :)
Tingle is right--I had a 4.5 in. x 26 in. locomotive that shorted out in the nose. One hand at each end means muscles lock up and I was lucky enough to drop it. Dropped on the nose of course, on concrete of course, so that was the end of that. It was a great sander and powerful as hell.
Simplicity of the design, almost Art Deco style but yet fully functional. Truly American made greatness. Great vid, this sander will last you many generations to come.
J'adore vos réalisations, vos "sauvetages", votre humour et vos vidéos. Pas de musique, juste le bruit du travail bien fait. Cela devient rare... Merci.
I think 50s Shmoo is the secret ingredient in 1998 Mulan sezchuan mcnugget dipping sauce
Backyard Arsenal HOO WEEE
Backyard Arsenal Quick Morty! Go tell Rick!
I'm mr meseeks look at me ooh wee that's a problem I can help
Great video, but you're getting reported to the authorities for cruelty to chisels - using one as a screwdriver and a jemmy bar in the same video. As a hand tool geek, it sets my teeth on edge.
haha. It's fun to do things just to get a rise out of people.
You got trolled
I hear you!!!! Got to me the min I saw it
TeaDaemon Some chisels are deserving of misuse. TeaDaemon My first set of chisels were from Sears, and they're not even fit for opening paint cans. Total garbage. I abuse them every chance I get
It was not a fancy, high dollar chisel he was using as a driver or a prying tool. It had probably seen better days but can still be used in other capacities. That one very wide slotted fitting he was driving in would have required an expensive specialty screwdriver. People use screwdrivers as chisels and scrapers. Whatever it takes with whatever you have.
They do not make them like that anymore, but as we age we appreciate the lighter plastic cased tools. Thanks for sharing this interesting Skill project.
That's a lot of work to not change the bushes or fix the dangerous wiring
This one is going to AvE for disassembly, so I kept everything original.
The whole video I thought " I really wish AvE was taking this apart..." 😂😂
Missed Opportunity to just go ahead and sand your whole work-surface down as the demo. Thing needs some TLC.
You are a gifted "tool surgeon" - you have my deepest respect. I have an acquaintance who can do similar types of feats where he strips an item down within a very short period of time to what appears to me to be a pile of screws, bolts and small parts, and amazingly - poof - he reassembles it. It is a gift - not everyone is so gifted :)
Michael Bradley
Love your work and videos!
One note: The spring around the cord is meant to be a strain relief. The end of the spring should be clamped inside of the switch housing / handle, to protect the cord from being damaged at the entry point into the housing. Actually, that cord looks pretty suspect (damaged outer jacket); it should be replaced entirely.
I was waiting for the spring (where the cable exits the handle) to suddenly be installed in the end, but it wasn't😎. Did you eventually reinstall it? Great job, by the way!!
Yes, that is a quick and easy fix, luckily.
Change the lead when it looks like that. Yuck.
Slim Pickings i normal cut the bad end off the cord that attached to the tool or vice versa and put a plug on it if the cord is salvageable
The first thing i repair!
You forgot something.
The spring on the power cord ...........
Magnificent job restoring the chain-driven sander to working order. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work.
I learned a neat trick you can use the other day. For the little spots you can't get into to clean you can cover a brush with a piece of cloth and the bristles will push the cloth into the crevices. It comes in handy cleaning guns and stuff.
What happens to these tools once restored?
Hand Tool Rescue wow
now that's my kind of insane. :D
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I expect nothing less
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Try using corn starch to remove the black stuff left over from polishing. Works better and is way cheaper
+Jake Kuranko Interesting! I'll try that.
Jake Kuranko I use old heating oil I've been collecting from priming my oil burner. It dissolves wax really well. I'll have to try the corn starch, sounds a lot cleaner.
Jake Kuranko u
haha much cleaner. we use it after polishing aluminum wheels, truck boxes, and fuel tanks. leaves a great finish and easy to clean with an air hose. Cheers!
the finish look on the handle really impressed me. Great job
Pure genius with that front knob. Looks fresh off the shelf. Great work mate
70 years? Today's tools cant last 70 days...
Nikolalana lifetime warranty...
a warranty that you void by almost literally using your tool
@J.R. Spingly I think you don't read the fine print on warranty's, nearly every lifetime warranty for tools actually says that your warranty is void under specific circumstances, some of these circumstances even go as far to state that if you caused the tool to break, they will not fix it, and will only replace things that they themselves messed up.
I asked what that mean once: "The lifetime of the tool."
BS. I'm an electrician and part time fabricator. Japan, Korea, North America and Europe all make some fantastic tools. Stop buying recycled trash from China and India.
ahahahahhah mutella....
I just want to be sponsored by Nutella!
Damn you, i almost sprayed my monitor with czech lager. That was to funny.
Nutella not Mutella ahahahaha! ;-)
shmutella
Man, that is a thing of beauty. Why don't they build 'em like that anymore? Can you imagine that design with modern commutator, brushes, switch, etc.? It would be the perfect belt sander.
Its amazing that back in the day it was ALL metal no plastic crappy parts. We're in a throw away world unlike back when this beauty was made!!!
why don't you have more subs?!
It's a very young channel.
People need to take a Quaalude or get their own damn tool restoration channel! Let the man do his own thing FFS...
Garret Carson Thank you, Your absolutely right!
Mmmmmmmm...Quaaaaluuuude!!!
The transformation is awesome. It looks like new. I like the way you take somthing completely apart clean repair and reassemble. Thank you for a great video.
That's amazing how you took care of the machine and gave it many more years!
It's like you've just bought a new one but saved the money ;-)
Why do you own such an astronomical amount of Nutella? Is that even legal?
Shouldn't be!
Where does one buy that much Nutella?
No wonder it was running slow! It was greased with expired Nutella!
Buddy, I gotta tell ya this is the most BRILLIANT thing on the web. Simple idea done so to the point. Fascinating. AND..you eat grease like Nutella, and use Nutella like grease. So great.
Haha thank you!
Thanks for uploading this my Uncle who I use to work with in his Kitchen shop as a kid gave me one of these in the 1970S. Plastic Handle was broken and most of it wasnt there & switch lidcover was missing.Dug it out of the basement couldnt get it to work few days back.Was going to throw it out until I seen your video. I reversed one of the three wires with a third wire and it works fine now figures my stupidity.Im going to make a handle and switch lid cover for now and use it again in his memory and keep my eyes open on E-Bay for a plastic handle and switch cover.Thanks so much for your closeups of the wiring especially it brought this one back to life too, nice job you did a fine job & looks great.....Glenn P.
This is just a cleaning, not a restoration.
Basically the same thing
I was happy with the rescue until you removed the high quality old grease and added far to little of what looked like 90W gear oil instead of a moly grease. The strain relief on the cord should fit into the body of the sander as well. You didn't even replace the bearings that where in bad shape and only lubed them. This tool is of no use for doing any lengthy work as you didn't fix the core problems. Cleaning it isn't enough, it may look nice but it won't be reliable.
This one is going to AvE for disassembly so I had to keep everything as original as possible.
Cool, good to know. Makes sense now, he will love the detente on the switch.
Rescued an old porter cable from friend was throwing away. Best sander ever owned,. Didn't realize it had a spread control for first few times I used. 3x18 and with 80 grit can chew thru a stud in no time. I imaging the weight of it has huge advantage.
I do not understand how 600+ people can't like this
Nice tool but shitty job. Using hard brush on aluminium breaks the original structure and it is very visible. Sanding the thing with rotor in is barbaric. Not changing or checking the bearings is sad, using the old fucked up cable without at least shorting it a bit is stupid, using improper lubricants as that liquid grease is not clever also, keeping old worn-out chain is not nice. That black bolt could be done better, degreasing is the basic thing and spray paint is going to vanish as soon as you give it a bad sight...
This one is going to AvE for disassembly so I had to keep everything as original as possible. I didn't want to risk damaging anything by trying to get the rotor out, and there is a lot of extra cleaning going on off camera.
I was going to post similar until I scrolled down to read this because not pulling the arm and gearbox, besides not replacing what is needed means it really isn't restored even a little bit. Well, you did restore the knob. ;)
I will watch for the AvE vid. I hope he doesn't burn it up for fun.
I wouldn't even explain myself to this fucking guy.
i love when people comment a negative review on a good channels video because their life sucks so bad they have nothing better to do than be keyboard commandos because at the end of the day they have nothing in life their good at then bringing everybody else down to their shitty existence
Kyle Paluzzi I wish I could thumbs up your comment a thousand times.
I have a Skill belt sander thats probably older and is bigger, been using it for 40 years and still use it. It looks like a train and one time when I was much younger and a bit liter I crouched down on it and road it across the floor, been a carpenter for 45 years and it is still the only belt sander I have.
you are one smart man, you are the only one i will watch on my lap, kp up the great work, nancy may,
Wow these old tools are so robust and heavy. Seems they‘ve been built to resist. They even look more beautiful than modern throw away plastic garbage.
Awesome as always. Love seeing these old tools that I never knew existed
If I said I was impressed that it still worked with all that gunk on the inside I'd be lying... They certainly don't make em like they used to, great restoration
Built to last, unlike today's tools. We need to get back to that quality and pride.
Nice job, a thing of beauty. I particularly like the chain drive, never have that familiar sound of the kevlar belt throwing a tooth or two, just the reassuring sound of metal gears and chain drive. I just dumped an old AEG belt sander because I could not source a replacement belt to fit. All the best.
Beautiful piece, deserve a special place on the workbench! Congratulations.
I am always impressed with some of your innovative solutions. Using bondo to replace the plastic coating on the handle was cleaver.
love your videos, the funny little things you put in them sometimes are the best! keep up the amazing work!!
It's great to have a good sense of humor when doing serious work on things
Those 50s power tools are build like tanks man. No wonder they last so long
i love this guys humor haha! he always manages to crack me up.
and insanely intresting restorations. keep it up my man!
I love old tools like this. My dad has a few that were his dads back in the 50s and they still get used from time to time. Very simple construction yet im pretty sure a bomb would bounce off of one. Nowadays all the gears and internals are made out of plastic and aluminum and snap if you look at them too hard.
Very cool channel and this video is a great one.U gotta love those old hard-core hand tools,made to outlive the craftsman that used them.
I subbed to your channel a few weeks ago and really enjoy it.
Keep up the good work resurrecting the old tools man!!!
Hypnotic. Loved watching the restoration
i love seeing these old tools come back to life. I have an old Montgomery Ward power saw that really needs restored and i'm thinking maybe i should get it built up nice again :)
I feel like this channel is gonna ramp up in popularity pretty quick. You find neat stuff and do good work on it.
Sounds too me like she pretty tired. But I cant really complain since. I love seeing people restore these pieces of history, its even better when they still work like all these tools this guy has restored. I love how you do this. Keep it up
Man, that filler compound replacement knob is a pretty cool idea!
Great vintage grease has such a nice bouquet and a great finish not like all these young greases. Nice patch on the grip knob.
You made R2-D2's head look really pretty, nice job
My god thought I was the only one seeing R2-D2 in this video....
I am sure original R2-D2 model was a mix of old tool parts.
I actually tried to find old behind the scene documentry about it... But Naboo hoo, couldn't find any.
Thanks
diYotamCh
That handle turned out real nice. I would have never thought to use Bondo to redo plastic like that. That was smart!
i dont work on old tool specifically, just when things break , i do enjoy the vids and antique tools
Great job on the chain driven belt sander,unique tool.👍🇭🇲🧔😁🦘
Your my favorite restore channel ever because you show captions of what your using and you are funny
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing , I've been waiting for another restoration
Aw man... I thought for SURE after all of that, that you would sand the top of the bench! I sure enjoy your vids Bucko.
Great job. I was impressed with the handle it looks brand new. With all the comments about the power cord I won't even go there. Nice touch with the captions. Can't wait to see what your next project is.
+Mike McHenry Thank you! Anything you want to see next?
Nothing in particular. Do you have anything that's been sitting around waiting to be restored that you haven't gotten to?
67 years old and still working... awesome tool =O
Real pleasure to watch you work.
Thank you! Anything you would want to see next?
These videos are so satisfying to watch
I found one of these at the Salvation Store today for $11.65. Perfect working condition.
Skittish looking thing. That narrow platen and top heavy motor mounting would make that a beast to use without gouging whatever you're sanding.
NOW THAT'S A REALLY COOL SANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT REBUILD!!!!
I like that you had no extra parts left over.
Always a Laugh hiding somewhere in your videos, keep up the great work!!!
Thanks for restoring a beautiful piece of equipment!
No problem!
Ah the subtle humour is what I love about this channel.
Great work again, love watchin these videos man, keep up the amazing work!
Great video, awesome work sir. My only criticism is that stress reliever on that cord is why that cord is still intact, you could replace too.
That's a beautiful machine, mainly in unpainted metal, looks like a train, some of today's sander models of this kind from the same brand, not only are made of plastic as most of modern equipment, but also have a dubious design, like the model SKIL 1215 AA. Thanks for the video!
Ahh back when Skil was an amazing producer of tools. I have a skil saw more that 30 years old and still choochin
This is oddly relaxing to watch lol
I should restore my grandad's old 50s circular saw some day