I was a sock knitter in a hosiery factory here in the UK for 10 years using (then) modern San Giacomo knitters. But I was trained up on needle settings and the basics on old hand cranked ones from the '30s. Nowhere near as old as these but this still brought back memories. On night shifts when the old hand cranked machines weren't being used we'd gather up old yarn bobbins and keep the knitter on 'leg' or 'straight' and make football (soccer) bar scarves which we would then get stitched and put in the presser to flatten. Then give them to a guy we knew who had a market stall to sell them. 😁 Didn't make much money off it but a tenner or twenty quid sometimes a week. Still welcome though. 😂
Excellent. Thank you for sharing. My Grandfather, and indeed most Yorkshire folk worked in the textile mills, or some derivation thereof. This was at the end of the C19th. Cotton and wool were the main production line output. When I was little, my Grandmother showed me how to make "Tanks", from bobbins, a candle, matchsticks and elastic. This was obviously post The Great War. It occurs to me now, what did they call these things before 1916?
@@tomsenior7405 Im from Batley in West Yorkshire. I was born in 1970 and as a child I still remember the sound of the old mechanical shuttle looms - Chak a clak a chak a claka - they were SO loud even outside the factory. The mills all closed down one by one, many got b*rn3d out. The few that made it through in Huddersideld are now VERY profitable and export the worlds finest wool cloth all over the wolrd. Im now a semi professional bespoke tailor of historical suits and my clients cant afford Huddersfield wool LOL
There are some channels I watch for education, some for humor, some for relaxation and some just for fun. This channel? All of the above! Always starting with a smile at the intro.
Spot on description. They are really calming and rewarding. The subtle humour in places is the icing on the cake for me. Oh, and my favourite part, the blasting cabinet head butts lol
My wife just acquired an old circular sock knitting machine a few weeks ago; it was used to knit socks for soldiers in WW1. I'll share this video with her tonight!
I swear the most astounding thing about this channel is the fact that you never have the screwdriver slip off a bunged fastener 'n' jam straight through your other hand... At least not on camera, anyway. Me, I'd only have to so much as look at the job and I'd be practically taking out my appendix with the damned thing.
I have three of thee machines, and watching your excellent restoration and the addition of the golden decals floated on made me jealous,, you should try lubricating the whole machine with singer sewing machine oils, being careful not to get any near the wool hooking areas,. All three of my old machines run freely and without hang ups, , yours either needs further adjustment and tweeking,, and should run super freely with every turn , well done though , looking fine . Ipswich in Suffolk GB
This looks like something Engineering Knits would be interested in! Your initial footage of testing the machine, it messing up and you getting frustrated is the natural knitting machine experience.
These old machines are truly fascinating Marvels of ingenuity, but engineering is very much a process of simplifying mechanisms, reducing the amount of parts and making the stuff easier to build. This nitting machine is extremely complex and probably needed lots of adjustment and tuning before it even left the factory. To me it looks like they tried to get it to work, and just had to add more and parts until it became a monster of complexity and never really worked right anyway. It is a step towards perfection though, and it sure is a beautiful machine.
Agreed, it’s wonderful for the time as well as the labor saving. Socks aren’t easy and good socks were a godsend, could make up for worn or cheap shoes. Many parts of the world were still using wraps.
the countless hours of engineering and the cost of making the dies for casting and then the needles and all the other parts then assembling it just to make a pair of socks
@@fisharmor You can buy things that work better than this does now, sure, but the apple peeler had nowhere near this level of tiny (mostly-) working parts.
The intricacy of this machine is astonishing. The fact that you can make a unicorn hat in 90 seconds with a machine designed and built in the 1870s is beyond comprehension.
What an incredible machine, designed and made long before computer aided design, most like all the parts were hand made. You did a great job on the restoration of it.
My grandmother had a stocking maker not terribly different from the one you restored. It was every bit as mind-boggling, over-engineered, and temperamental. Hers used a very specific weight of yarn specific to making socks and stockings, somewhat finer than the you used in your demonstration. I do recall her saying that getting the sort preferred by the machine had become nigh impossible after the Second World War. Still, you did more than I ever could with her machine, so kudos to you!
Brilliant,the person who originally invented, designed and built this machine, plus the guy who just stripped and rebuilt it into almost as new working order. Salutations.
This has got to be one of the most impressive pieces of late 19th century engineering I've ever seen. The precision of the machining is extraordinary for the time. Who thought this up and got it to work, originally. Best restore of the best old hand tool I've ever seen. Kudo's young sir!
A low pressure wash to get the grit out after sand blasting might be a worthwhile step. Those internal threads had a lot of grit in them, very crunchy. You are an inspiration to many.
I worked on Thompkins Bros. Toquing machines for some years, each one was different, its own personality. Some were easy to keep running, others were a trial at best. good to see you rebuild this nifty machine, and put it to use.. Bravo !
You can still buy those needles today. The basics of the machine haven't changed. I worked in a knitting mill in PA, USA in the early 2000s. Even after all this time, looks more alike than different.
That slow motion at the end was a perfect bit to add. These old sock machines are a brilliant example of the sort of “hand/eye” engineering complexity that got the whole Industrial Revolution started. For the longest time I had a fascination with the older all metal vintage sewing machines. I still keep a few brilliant examples of some domestic machines to use for projects like the Singer 201-2 from the 1930’s and 1940’s. Great video!! 👍🏻😎👍🏻
I plan on spending the entirety of the rest of my day contemplating each and every item in my sock drawer and the thought and processes that went into their manufacture.
That is the coolest tool you've restored so far. I don't know if it ever actually worked correctly, but it was obviously engineered by either a genius, or an obsessive.
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Absolutly amazing work. I find in this day and age so many lack the courage to tackle a mechanism. There is such beauty in the machines you work with. Thank you for spending the time
They're reasonably common, because they were sold as ways for women to make extra money at home, as well as for knitting socks for soldiers. This isn't a unique example. (Although quite a beautiful one.)
Now you can make personalized stuffing stockings just in time for Christmas. I love this one! And all the other ones. The mesmerizing take with the yellow thread, my favorite part and the public notice is hilarious.
My grandmother had some thing like this, that mad hats. Every time we would go to her house in the winter it was new hats and gloves for me and my brothers and sisters. I miss her.....
The only channel I click the like button before the intro has even started. Inspiring work and a great video overall. Looking forward to your future work as always!!
This is, by far, my favorite video of yours. The x-filed themes, the way I had no idea how it worked until the very end, the slo-mo capture of the finished device, the music overlay. Everything. Top notch. Please keep it up!
I was honestly wondering how you were going to end this as I watched you tear it down and put it back together. I must say your ending was most satisfying seeing you use and display its functionality. It would appear that learning how to use it and using it itself was as difficult as the rebuild.😁😁
We got one of these at an auction years ago and I hadn't a clue what it was. A few years ago I saw a few people working some at a pioneer village and learned what they did.
I often wonder how humans came up with things like this. What chain of logic, trial, and inspiration led to creating something so remarkable? It’s pretty incredible when you think about it-an invention born from pure ingenuity.
Wow, that is the first time I've ever seen one of those sock knitting machines operated by hand. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work you did restoring it to working order.
I am looking but can't believe what I am seeing; its always the same comment I make when I watch one of your videos. simply incredible; those brains that came up with this contraption more than 150 years ago and your brain that could dismantle it and figure out what is it and how does it work. simply genius at work.
That is one of the most beautiful machines I've ever seen! Whomever invented that was a genius! And you restored it perfectly. Thank you so much for finding, preserving, and showing to the world, these amazing contraptions. I really don't know where you find them!
Amazing work.. Quite possibly the most complex machine we've ever seen on this channel. If everything is perfect I think it should be able to run smoothly without stalling all the time. Might need new needles.. Very similar to machines still used today except now even more overbuilt and driven by powerful motors.
I don't know where you find this stuff to restore, but I am always impressed. The amount of research you do to have to do keep something true to its original form is a wonder, I'll bet. I also appreciate your sense of humor - I know you and my late father were cut from the same cloth on that score. Keep up the good work and sharing of tidbits on repair and restoration!
i feel like i have been watching you for 4-5 years now, when i first came across your channel you had 2500 subs. LOOK AT YOU! thanks for all the knowledge its helped me.
Such an amazing little machine. The pride of manufacture shines in the quality of it's parts and the tasteful transfers. Love it and the sock. Makes glove puppets too.Thank you again for posting. Best from the UK.
Not too far from where I live is the sock capital of the world, Fort Payne, AL. They have the industrial size of these machines. At one time in the 1900s they produced something like 75% of the socks in the world. I've seen the machines but not in operation. Watching yours run was really cool.
It's been a while sine I've viewed, but to watch this with my Mom helped us share a moment, also beautifully shot, loved the slow mo. Cheers from the Salish Sea
Wasn’t this machine talked about during the first year of the podcast? FINALLY. The melodramatic music during the slow-mo scenes was both majestic and hilarious.
I always love seeing these turn or near turn of the century machines. Fascinating stuff, and it really amazes me at the designs we've come up with to do certain things. I cannot get enough.
I love your channel. I think I've seen every video you've ever put out. I also love knitting machines (no joke). This video just made my Holiday season for me.
If I had restored that machine, there would have been enough parts left over to build 2 of those machines... Very nice work, and figuring out how to make it work...
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I was a sock knitter in a hosiery factory here in the UK for 10 years using (then) modern San Giacomo knitters. But I was trained up on needle settings and the basics on old hand cranked ones from the '30s. Nowhere near as old as these but this still brought back memories.
On night shifts when the old hand cranked machines weren't being used we'd gather up old yarn bobbins and keep the knitter on 'leg' or 'straight' and make football (soccer) bar scarves which we would then get stitched and put in the presser to flatten. Then give them to a guy we knew who had a market stall to sell them. 😁
Didn't make much money off it but a tenner or twenty quid sometimes a week. Still welcome though. 😂
you may need to fly to Canada and show him how to run this thing
Excellent. Thank you for sharing. My Grandfather, and indeed most Yorkshire folk worked in the textile mills, or some derivation thereof. This was at the end of the C19th. Cotton and wool were the main production line output. When I was little, my Grandmother showed me how to make "Tanks", from bobbins, a candle, matchsticks and elastic. This was obviously post The Great War. It occurs to me now, what did they call these things before 1916?
@@tomsenior7405 Tanks? They were a radical new invention during the Great War, a necessary innovation to break up the trench warfare stalemate.
@@tomsenior7405 Im from Batley in West Yorkshire. I was born in 1970 and as a child I still remember the sound of the old mechanical shuttle looms - Chak a clak a chak a claka - they were SO loud even outside the factory. The mills all closed down one by one, many got b*rn3d out. The few that made it through in Huddersideld are now VERY profitable and export the worlds finest wool cloth all over the wolrd.
Im now a semi professional bespoke tailor of historical suits and my clients cant afford Huddersfield wool LOL
Evapo rust does not work.
Seeing the slow motion was neat and really gives a much better view of what the machine is doing. Thanks for including it.
*Agreed. Thank you for pointing this out.*
There are some channels I watch for education, some for humor, some for relaxation and some just for fun. This channel? All of the above! Always starting with a smile at the intro.
Spot on description. They are really calming and rewarding. The subtle humour in places is the icing on the cake for me. Oh, and my favourite part, the blasting cabinet head butts lol
Yes, HTR checks all the boxes for me too.
The slo-mo musical sequences were the cherry on top. Beautiful machine. What did it sell for new, $1.25?
My wife just acquired an old circular sock knitting machine a few weeks ago; it was used to knit socks for soldiers in WW1. I'll share this video with her tonight!
Lucky Lady! 😊
socks to be you! (kidding)
Why does it feel like Christmas morning every time a new hand tool rescue video comes out.
I know, right!
I don’t know…but, It totally does 👍👍👍
Very good
@@Baroque_Back_Mountain Hello
True story lol
I swear the most astounding thing about this channel is the fact that you never have the screwdriver slip off a bunged fastener 'n' jam straight through your other hand... At least not on camera, anyway. Me, I'd only have to so much as look at the job and I'd be practically taking out my appendix with the damned thing.
He did and I'm sure he still does. As long as you have two hands and a tool in one it's only a question of time before a self-inflicted injury occurs.
And being humorous ~ would make a joke out of it
I have three of thee machines, and watching your excellent restoration and the addition of the golden decals floated on made me jealous,, you should try lubricating the whole machine with singer sewing machine oils, being careful not to get any near the wool hooking areas,. All three of my old machines run freely and without hang ups, , yours either needs further adjustment and tweeking,, and should run super freely with every turn , well done though , looking fine . Ipswich in Suffolk GB
There was this distinct metal grinding noise indicating lack of lubrication or need for some shims.
Thank you I was thinking the machine shouldn't take that much effort to turn.
i thought to myself he's going to jump up and down on that handle any time now.
It needs heavy grease and ball bearings in the support channel .
I couldn't stand the horrible grinding noise ☹️
Ipswich as in the beer? Had a chance to hit a pub when I traveled and fell in love with that firkin.
This looks like something Engineering Knits would be interested in! Your initial footage of testing the machine, it messing up and you getting frustrated is the natural knitting machine experience.
Whoever designed this machine was a genius!
Yes, but it was actually probably a slow progress up from simpler machines, each previous engineer adding a little bit more to it, until it got there.
Yeah, I feel that way about most old machines.
He suffered chronic cold feet. Necessity the mother of invention and all...
These old machines are truly fascinating Marvels of ingenuity, but engineering is very much a process of simplifying mechanisms, reducing the amount of parts and making the stuff easier to build.
This nitting machine is extremely complex and probably needed lots of adjustment and tuning before it even left the factory.
To me it looks like they tried to get it to work, and just had to add more and parts until it became a monster of complexity and never really worked right anyway.
It is a step towards perfection though, and it sure is a beautiful machine.
Think about the genius that went into designing this thing. Fantastic restoration. At least your feet will be warm in the winter now.
I wonder if it was a team that developed it or just one man that went mad shortly after completion.😊
Agreed, it’s wonderful for the time as well as the labor saving. Socks aren’t easy and good socks were a godsend, could make up for worn or cheap shoes. Many parts of the world were still using wraps.
the countless hours of engineering and the cost of making the dies for casting and then the needles and all the other parts then assembling it just to make a pair of socks
The highest gizmosity Factor of all time 9.69/10
Quite possibly!
You can still buy these (and 3d print them from plans, actually) so I'm gonna have to go with the apple peeler.
@@fisharmor You can buy things that work better than this does now, sure, but the apple peeler had nowhere near this level of tiny (mostly-) working parts.
IBM cheese computer is 9.7 on the gizmozity scale IMO.
The intricacy of this machine is astonishing. The fact that you can make a unicorn hat in 90 seconds with a machine designed and built in the 1870s is beyond comprehension.
That UV trick was very cool!
What an incredible machine, designed and made long before computer aided design, most like all the parts were hand made. You did a great job on the restoration of it.
My grandmother had a stocking maker not terribly different from the one you restored. It was every bit as mind-boggling, over-engineered, and temperamental. Hers used a very specific weight of yarn specific to making socks and stockings, somewhat finer than the you used in your demonstration. I do recall her saying that getting the sort preferred by the machine had become nigh impossible after the Second World War. Still, you did more than I ever could with her machine, so kudos to you!
Brilliant,the person who originally invented, designed and built this machine, plus the guy who just stripped and rebuilt it into almost as new working order. Salutations.
Man that slomo realy fixed my day today .. You are gold on youtube ..
As an owner of a modern version of this machine, it’s amazing to see what has and has not changed in 150 years.
This has got to be one of the most impressive pieces of late 19th century engineering I've ever seen. The precision of the machining is extraordinary for the time. Who thought this up and got it to work, originally. Best restore of the best old hand tool I've ever seen. Kudo's young sir!
That 80s-90s sitcom opening music is just so perfect for this channel
What show was it? Or is it just the beat an tone?
@@marlinroberts6059 The X-Files.
I think it’s just a stock TH-cam track. But yeah, it really fits!
I think it's from a cop show.... Hill Street Blues or Cagney and Lacey.
No maybe not HSB, I think I can hear that tune now.....🤔
It's from the X-Files
Great work! You know how to spin a good yarn... Loved the ribbing back and forth. It really knocked my socks off.
Looks hard to make the darn thing work.
@@mrclassic2284 I would point out that it's not a darner, but I think that would count as knit picking.
I see what you did there 😂
Yes, it WEAVES you wanting more! 🥸
These puns have weft me feeling hosed.
I shall never take socks for granted again! Who knew that casual sock knitting could endanger your immortal soul?
Eric! A big thank you for this! I shared it to my Daughter-in-law, because she is a huge knitting freak! She makes such wonderful things!
Anytime!
A low pressure wash to get the grit out after sand blasting might be a worthwhile step. Those internal threads had a lot of grit in them, very crunchy. You are an inspiration to many.
That has to be one of the coolest machines you ever restored.
Im glad you finally got your sock machine… a very nice one at that… happy all the bits went back together… again!🎉
I worked on Thompkins Bros. Toquing machines for some years, each one was different, its own personality. Some were easy to keep running, others were a trial at best. good to see you rebuild this nifty machine, and put it to use.. Bravo !
The only intro on all of TH-cam that I ALWAYS watch
I can usually figure out how a machine works by looking at its parts, but this thing is completely alien to me
Hence the X-Files theme
Love the MS DOS thumb!
i think it would be interesting to see your process for saving and recreating the decals for these machines; imaging, extrapolating, printing, etc.
Just realized the intro says Starring: Hand Tool Rescue ….. and Hand Tool Rescue. Best channel on TH-cam right here.
Beer, pepperoni, cheese slices and Hand Tool Rescue. What more could I possibly ask for? Truly blessed.
add crackers and you would have an adult lunchable. that sounds just fine to me.
Nutella? 😂
Carrots and milk
@@jussikankinen9409 Wallace and gromit ahh meal
You can still buy those needles today. The basics of the machine haven't changed. I worked in a knitting mill in PA, USA in the early 2000s. Even after all this time, looks more alike than different.
That slow motion at the end was a perfect bit to add. These old sock machines are a brilliant example of the sort of “hand/eye” engineering complexity that got the whole Industrial Revolution started. For the longest time I had a fascination with the older all metal vintage sewing machines. I still keep a few brilliant examples of some domestic machines to use for projects like the Singer 201-2 from the 1930’s and 1940’s. Great video!! 👍🏻😎👍🏻
This is easily the second best circular sock knitting machine restoration I've ever seen. I wept.
I plan on spending the entirety of the rest of my day contemplating each and every item in my sock drawer and the thought and processes that went into their manufacture.
That is the coolest tool you've restored so far. I don't know if it ever actually worked correctly, but it was obviously engineered by either a genius, or an obsessive.
I find it's usually both.
They definitely work when property adjusted and lubricated. My wife has one and is proficient in using it.
The Creelman Bros. were ingenious. Masterful engineering and precision machining for its time. Very impressed.
Gizmosity at its finest!! Great job Eric!
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I love the brazed blob technique that turned into a rivited joint.
Absolutly amazing work. I find in this day and age so many lack the courage to tackle a mechanism.
There is such beauty in the machines you work with. Thank you for spending the time
This thing os over 150 years old. Still repairsble still working.
It belongs in a museum. it's so beautiful and intricate
No it belongs with someone who will use it and love it !
They're reasonably common, because they were sold as ways for women to make extra money at home, as well as for knitting socks for soldiers. This isn't a unique example. (Although quite a beautiful one.)
It's amazing that such things were invented solely from someone's mind, and brought to reality with pen, paper, and other manually operated machinery.
Now you can make personalized stuffing stockings just in time for Christmas.
I love this one! And all the other ones.
The mesmerizing take with the yellow thread, my favorite part and the public notice is hilarious.
This is the grandfather of all all restoration channels. IMHO
My grandmother had some thing like this, that mad hats. Every time we would go to her house in the winter it was new hats and gloves for me and my brothers and sisters. I miss her.....
The only channel I click the like button before the intro has even started. Inspiring work and a great video overall. Looking forward to your future work as always!!
I love watching your shows. I wish they were weekly or more!
This is, by far, my favorite video of yours. The x-filed themes, the way I had no idea how it worked until the very end, the slo-mo capture of the finished device, the music overlay. Everything. Top notch. Please keep it up!
I'd never in a million years get that thing back together.
The amount of machining that went into this is mind boggling.
I was honestly wondering how you were going to end this as I watched you tear it down and put it back together. I must say your ending was most satisfying seeing you use and display its functionality. It would appear that learning how to use it and using it itself was as difficult as the rebuild.😁😁
I gotta say, I'm really not into restoration videos anymore ; but everytime HTR drops one, I gotta watch it.
lol ur a hypocrite !
Hands down the best youtube introduction.
This gizmo restoration was one of the most fascinating you've had in a while. Awesome awesome video!!!
We got one of these at an auction years ago and I hadn't a clue what it was. A few years ago I saw a few people working some at a pioneer village and learned what they did.
I am going to petition U tube for a provision to give two thumbs up just for this video!
You have at least one, no, two more supporters. My wife and I.
These machines were amazing in their time, when they were working smoothly. A very nice restoration, especially seeing what you got to work with
It may have been a temperamental machine, but these thing were built when people took real pride in what they made. Thanks!
I often wonder how humans came up with things like this. What chain of logic, trial, and inspiration led to creating something so remarkable? It’s pretty incredible when you think about it-an invention born from pure ingenuity.
I am amazed at how you can figure this stuff out! That's not even to mention the repair and finish you perform on these items!
I love waking up to Dinglebops and Flappy things! Thanks, Hand Tool Rescue!
Wow, that is the first time I've ever seen one of those sock knitting machines operated by hand. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work you did restoring it to working order.
All the family is getting socks for Christmas 🎁
The final images are awesome! They show how the machine works. Thanks a lot.
Was waiting for Christmas stocking reveal but settle for the easier unicorn
Wow! My brain hurts imagining the engineering involved in designing this contraption 🤯
I am looking but can't believe what I am seeing; its always the same comment I make when I watch one of your videos. simply incredible; those brains that came up with this contraption more than 150 years ago and your brain that could dismantle it and figure out what is it and how does it work. simply genius at work.
It's amazing how creative people were before the advent of social media. Now we just watch what they did instead of inventing new things ourselves!
That may be the most beautiful and elegant hand machine I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
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That is one of the most beautiful machines I've ever seen! Whomever invented that was a genius! And you restored it perfectly. Thank you so much for finding, preserving, and showing to the world, these amazing contraptions. I really don't know where you find them!
Amazing work.. Quite possibly the most complex machine we've ever seen on this channel. If everything is perfect I think it should be able to run smoothly without stalling all the time. Might need new needles.. Very similar to machines still used today except now even more overbuilt and driven by powerful motors.
That is one intricate little machine! So many moving parts. I can't wait till you have a Linotype machine to restore!
I don't know where you find this stuff to restore, but I am always impressed. The amount of research you do to have to do keep something true to its original form is a wonder, I'll bet. I also appreciate your sense of humor - I know you and my late father were cut from the same cloth on that score. Keep up the good work and sharing of tidbits on repair and restoration!
Impressive how well that 1870's JBWeld held up.
i feel like i have been watching you for 4-5 years now, when i first came across your channel you had 2500 subs. LOOK AT YOU! thanks for all the knowledge its helped me.
I really appreciate all your work.
Merry Christmas mate!
Okay, speaking as someone who has been knitting and crocheting for 20 years and remains flummoxed by socks, this is awesome and I want one. XD
Finally another video!!! I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms...
Such an amazing little machine. The pride of manufacture shines in the quality of it's parts and the tasteful transfers. Love it and the sock. Makes glove puppets too.Thank you again for posting. Best from the UK.
Not too far from where I live is the sock capital of the world, Fort Payne, AL. They have the industrial size of these machines. At one time in the 1900s they produced something like 75% of the socks in the world. I've seen the machines but not in operation. Watching yours run was really cool.
We can see in the slow-mo action at the end just how majestic this piece of technology is. Congratz on your dedication !
I just love watching these restorations, you never know what he's going to work on next!
The gold decals bring it together! Such a cool little machine! Your humor is the best!! 😂
Best use of close up slow motion I have seen in a while!
The ingenuity of the Victorian inventors and engineers, never ceases to amaze me.
Some of your best work yet and not a stubborn screw in the whole restore!
The people who invented and made all this kind of machines, back in the day were amazing.
I've never seen that trick with the UV light; it makes sense, but I don't think I'd've ever thought of it. Really cool.
What a beautiful piece of machinery. I loved the slow footage of it working.
"The Canadian Ribber" was _definitely_ someone's nickname in college. Love this.
It's been a while sine I've viewed, but to watch this with my Mom helped us share a moment, also beautifully shot, loved the slow mo. Cheers from the Salish Sea
Absolutely incredible! I thought there was no way you would make it work. Beautiful!
Your freeking hilarious and patient! All the best of the season to you!!
I am always surprised that everything that you dismantle goes together again. Brilliant.
Wasn’t this machine talked about during the first year of the podcast? FINALLY.
The melodramatic music during the slow-mo scenes was both majestic and hilarious.
I always love seeing these turn or near turn of the century machines. Fascinating stuff, and it really amazes me at the designs we've come up with to do certain things. I cannot get enough.
I love your channel. I think I've seen every video you've ever put out. I also love knitting machines (no joke). This video just made my Holiday season for me.
If I had restored that machine, there would have been enough parts left over to build 2 of those machines... Very nice work, and figuring out how to make it work...
have an east german proverb:
"innovation is when you have parts left over, but the machine still works."