Restoration Vintage German Watch Cleaning Machine - Re-Painting Elma Super Elite
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- Vintage German Watch Cleaning Machine - Restoration - Re-Painting - Elma Super Elite
This time I´m restoring my vintage watch cleaning machine.
It´s made by the german company "Elma" and one of my favorite tools in my workshop.
The motor is still working but the speed controller sounds really bad. Besides that, the heating function isn´t working anymore and the whole machine looks awful. That beauty is in bad need of a re-painting.
I´m removing the old paint with an acetone-bath for several hours. The cast iron parts get a layer of zinc for corrosion protection. The new basket frame by Elma is blue so I decided to re-paint the whole machine in that color as well. After the steel-parts are polished and nickel-plated I can reassemble the machine. I´ve also made a new dial-sticker for the timer and a new drying-chamber-lid with my logo on it.
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Are you sure you're not getting paid by Elma? Hey, Elma. Pay this man!!!
Haha 😁
@@RedDeadRestoration Just thinking the base you should have tapped the holes for the springs, and used inserts in there. M4 recoil inserts with M4 capscrews would have looked nice in there.
that elma is so pretty
😂😂
@@RedDeadRestoration How long did it take you to complete this restoration?
Eres un genio!!!!!!! Mi admiracion y mis felicitaciones para usted. Me gustan mucho tus herramientas y tus restauraciones. Saludos desde cordoba argentina
Superb job...you are lucky to have that machine....
Comment before I finish the video: Good for you for restoring this beauty, but I'm almost sorry. I appreciated it's maturity and patina...but it deserves the love you're giving it. Really enjoy all the videos. Thanks.
perfekt wie immer
Brilliant job, it’s a shame there wasn’t a way of hiding the 2 white cables on the main rotating shaft to give it a cleaner look
Just what I was thinking. In the motor trade we used to use plastic spiral sleeving that wrapped around loose exterior cabling. Made in look much tidier.
Молодец!!!! Супер аккуратно!!!!
How do you feel when you unscrew the screws on the Elma? They must’ve felt gigantic to you 😂
Bravo 👏
Splendid work!
Чувак респект тебе. Руки растут откуда надо. Видно, что работы не боишься. Продолжай в том же духе.👍
Great work, perfect ELMA restoration, a question volt 220, A 0.50? should be 104 Watts why 90?
Your amazinn
Нарешті, дочекався свіже відео від свого улюбленого автора.
Ви вирішили змінити амплуа?
Але це все одно круто, мені все сподобалось, з одним невеличким зауваженням: отой білий дріт, що протягнутий зовні Ельми від поворотної штанги з електродвигуном до головки управління з тумблерами, я б його замінив на такий спіральний, витий дріт, як раніше використовували в електробритвах. Так би той дріт був завжди підтягнутий, в тонусі, і вигляд був би охайніший. (Або розмістіть його вільно всередині довгої пружини, або гофрованої трубки).
А так мені все сподобалось, жду з великим нетерпінням нових реставрацій! Успіхів! (Шкарпетки неймовірно круті).
Those White motor wires should be hidden by a flexibile black sleve.You can find similar ones in the engine bay of a car to protect The wires if you know what i mean. That Will look so dope
You and "My Mechanic" should do a collaboration. Though both of your techniques and approach are different; it would be an interesting thing for us fans.
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Hi. This is Mr Elma. I hope you've received our payment. Cheers.
All of your videos are very entertaining. I especially like all of your video work with NO voice over and/or background "music". I like the precision of watch restoration. From your tool use in this video, I'm guessing that you didn't start as a watch restorer. Thanks for your great content providing.
Cleaning a device that cleans is the height of irony!
Great job but i liked the "used look" more
"I'm not getting paid by Elma"... Well, you should! Hahaha! Great video, thank you!
Amazing job. I preferred the original cream colour but also love the new blue.
Excellent work! So many different processes and steps required, and you seem adept at all of them!
The ONLY thing I didn't like about the final product was....those two un-restrained white wires running from the system to the basket holder. Seems like they could get hung up, or pulled. Understand they need to be flexible to allow things to work....but maybe if they were surrounded by a mesh wire wrap? Just a thought.
That bothered me too. It was that way on the original, but may as well make improvements when you can. I am a retired manufacturing engineer for military electronics. I have several ideas for that "fix".
I had the idea of running them up through the shaft the assembly swivels around but I haven't thought if that'd work so I wouldn't give much substance to this "idea" of mine here.
Same thoughts!!!
@@ECS-Dad However, the wires you see in the video are not the original ones that came with the machine. When new, the machine had a black, rubber-insolated cable that contained (and protected) the two wires. However, due to the mechanical stress, they had to be replaced sometimes and in the case shown here in a "sub-optimal" way.
But...are you sure Elma isn't sponsoring you?
Do you have a lot of equipment, do you do anything other than repair watches?
54 C is 129 F. Yes Americans watch your video!
I will miss the old Elma :(
Je trouvais que la patine du vieux cadran était très jolie, c'est dommage d'en avoir fabriquer un neuf.
WOW what a restortation love it..... HOWEVER, I cant believe after all that work you didnt re-acrylic the timer pointer!! You did the speed control knob but not the one on the timer.. Arrrrgh the OCD in me is now only looking at that :)
Very well done. I think even Tysy Tube, Rescue & Restore, My Mechanics, and Odd Tinkering would be impressed with how thorough you were with this restoration.
Wu wuuu wut??? U follow all of them too??.. that makes us friends immediately!!
I’m absolutely agree, this is a first class restoration.
I doubled it. There is also LADB Restoration, though my mechanics is still unbeatable leader here :p
There are also “not terrible restoration” in my playlist
I think everyone follows these channels. We all love a good restoration.
Must be a pleasant change working on something that doesn't require a loupe or microscope :)
Moin, wenn ELMA so eine hohe Qualität herstellt müssten die doch schon Pleite sein, weil keiner mehr was Neues braucht.
Klasse Video, danke!
Man of many talents, magnificent . And yes, you should get some sponsorship by Elma!
Un restauro meraviglioso, complimenti sei bravissimo 👍👍👍👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆
Awesome. Great job. I'd love to do that to my old Zenith It needs some TLC.
The old patina and color were great. The shafts look like they may need straightening/truing. Nice work, but the color has robbed that old beauty of it's charm in my .opinion.
100%
I was literally thinking whilst watching one of your videos last week, why doesn't he restore the parts washer....... I must read minds!!
Nice job! I reckon the 2 white wires should be in a sheath ... woven fabric would look good
It would have been awesome if you could have added a ultrasonic cleaning to maybe the second jar (first rinse), then it could still look vintage but have new age abilities.
15:50
Great, but wow wow wow, is it 220V?
Female always on the live side!
That's incredible, wow 😲! When I got my Super Elite (same type as yours) a couple of months back I just cleaned it and replaced the wires to the motor. I was wondering why you did not replace these old wires (although you replaced or restored everything else). These wires are mechanically stressed a lot when you move the motor arm. Originally, these were not two individual wires but one insulated, flexible cable containing the wires (original color: black). Makes it much more mechanically robust and looks better.
Another question: Do you also have the problem that the speed of the motor gets higher and higher when the basket is not in the cleaning fluid? I'm a bit worried that the motor may self-destroy in this situation and thought about an electronic speed control to prevent this. However, did not tackle this problem yet.
Literally I couldn't look away form those two wires dangling there. = ) I'm in IT so cabling gets my OCD running. = )
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Bravo! Great restoration video. I half expected you to make a screw or obscure part on a lathe. :-)
this guy captures the moment in slow motion cleaning a fantastic video sadly you never used the same colour to the original but i can see why as it sits with the rest of the Elma machines ,i was not endorsed to say them words .
Amazing restoration even if I preferred the original color, but Elma's blue didn't leave you any choice.
Same
I love blue, generally, but that machine looked better in that ivory/white
Splendid! Elma owes you a massive sponsorship!!
I'm not a fan of rivets either and would probably have done the same.
Great attention to detail, and very nice result. One nit, I think I would have twisted the motor wires into a tight spiral to keep things neat. I found it funny to contrast the screwdrivers normally seen on this channel with the "garage specials" used in this one. :)
The cobalt blue is gorgeous, but I preferred pale yellow.
Me seeing you dismantle the machine: Hey I understand how this thing functions. I could restore them too and maybe make a few bucks.
Me 5 mins later seeing all the tools you use to do a proper job: Ah never mind.
Could be one of the coolest restorations you've ever done
My mechanics would be so proud 🥹
Fantastic restoration, best yet. And it is about damn time for a proper watch cleaning machine! I like how you made it your own with the color.
Exceptional work. Subbed.
😘😘👍👍
OMG I loved that creme color. It was the color of its era. i wish i could unsee that :(
Isto não é um vídeo. É um presente de natal antecipado! Fantástico!!
Great job! Your video production is as interesting as your work is “quality”! I wish you were my neighbor. I have a million watches that need a service and no one to do them.
OR you could have send it to My mechanics
A little bummed you didn't stay with the antique white.
Hi, great job! I have one suggestion about new basket, old one have 3 plow on top which push cleaning fluid down inside , new one (blue) doesn’t. In my opinion it will work worse now because fluid will create a vortex and nothing will push it inside. New Elma cleaning machines (from probably You took new basket) working with low rpm and use ultrasonic, so then this plows are not necessary.
I have a few nitpicks, but most of those are subjective on my part. Stuff like "I would have re-painted it its original color", "I would have wrapped the exposed wires on the arm in a loom", "I would have left the dial alone, since I find the bubbles under the sticker more distracting than the yellowed dial" etc. I do have one question though. @ 16:07 Why didn't you re-use the terminal block for the new heating element? Did the bakelite crumble apart? I ask, because I would have re-used the terminal block instead of using modern bullet connectors like shown.
Nitpicks aside, this turned out really well! I bet all those repairs will make watch servicing projects much easier!
Estaba esperando este video hace tiempo, es impresionante el nivel de atención a los detalles. Cada restauración, aunque no se trate de relojes, es perfecta. Mis sinceros respetos por el gran trabajo
So .. was this why you weren’t able to produce a watch repair vid for so long? .. Cuz your cleaning machine broke?
Gotta give you your dues .. I’d never have attempted a restoration like this .. I’d have just bought a new one :D .. So nicely done!
Good engine , better in blues very very nice
Wonderful work with Elma, come back to be a sixteen year old girl. Congratulations 😊😊😊😊😊
Наконец-то отреставрировал свою Elma, а то смотреть страшно было.)
Но цвет зря на такой дикий сменил. Слоновая кость или белый были бы приятнее.
болтающиеся провода все портят, надо с ними что-то делать
@@Lion-17 в гофру бы можно, да. Я удивился, что не был совершенно никак обслужен двигатель. Там такое биение... Хотя, может так задумано, чтоб лучше очищалось, но в плане перфекционизма не очень.
Amazing restoration as always! But you forgot to paint the timer knob :/
Hi there, amazing work restoring this vintage Elma super elite. I just bought the same super elite for restoration. I would like to ask you, where from you got Elma sticker, I would like to one like this for my Elma. Thank you in advance
An Elma luxury clean.....we could all do with one of those at some time! The blue doesn't seem quite right, it's too Caribbean , not European. You're not related to 'My Mechanics' or one and the same person? You both have extrodinary attention to detail.
Nice job, but I'm quite surprised you didn't do anything to the motor. The runout on the shaft is pretty terrible, and - having taken apart my own Elma SE of the same model and vintage - the grease in the bearings is definitely toast.
Fantastic job, RDR, and you didn't even use any of the magic liquid cleaner that the RT Restoration guy uses.
That front plaque just doesn’t look right. Domed bolts would be better without the washers.
And you cleaned and repainted the speed control knob, but not the timer one….? Bit half assed.
Amazing to watch!
Thank you for another great video.
Nicely Done. I have one and had it shipped from the UK. It took a bit of cleaning and a new Power supply (we only have 110VAC here in the US). Does a great job. :)
I think the video is very nice too, I like it, ok...
So, did this instrument really need restoration?
It was beautiful in its current state, when it was restored, all memories of it were gone and replaced by a bright blue, ordinary cleaning tool with no memory.
I wish the color was at least the same as the original. “Elma” is so ordinary now… 😐
You are truly a Master and a DaVinci in restorations. Simply superb....
Amazing job, congrats
Great job ! However, a visible white wire seems to have been forgotten outside Elma's body. This does not get along well with German way of designing high quality tools.
Please, please, do something about those untidy white cables. They are spoiling what is a great renovation. Purchase some white spiral cable sleeving that wraps around the cables, you don’t even have to disconnect them, then cut the sleeving to the required length. Car spares stores should stock it.
Hi. Excellent video and tutorial. Thanks for showing. 👏👏
It's a very good restoration but I would have painted it in its original color instead of the more modern blue used by Elma. Either way, good job!
finally a great video after a long time!!!! 😁😁
The absolute best 👍👌
Great video!! Thanks so much. Greetings from Germany 🙂
I really dig the little media blaster (10:10). Can't say I've ever seen one that small.
didn't know "ultramarin blue" was now a standard colour... bravo Games Workshop :P
"not getting paid by Elma" suspiciously sounds like something someone who is getting paid by Elma would say...
Are you going to have any new watch repair videos soon? I love your videos and would love to see more. Thank you for sharing your hobby and skill.
I'm on it, maybe next week 😉
Long awaited. Thanks for pleasing such nerds like me
Класно ремонтувати старі речі, вони повністю розбираються і ремонтуються. Не те що сучасне лайно.
I'm shocked that you can still get parts for a machine made in the 40s. Apparently they are committed to quality.
Nice work! I have a mind to give my overworked Elma a sprucing up! This video definitely helps!
very nice. Just a warning on the bullet connectors.. I would not recommend using them on mains voltage if thats what it is running.
Nice job, I really liked the antique yellow colour though.
Yeah, this guy knows what he's doing, but I prefer the original color. His money, his time, his choice. This will have to grow on me.
honestly? I don't understand why you chose blue. The most important thing about restoring things is to make them the way they were before the restoration.
This person has access to all the equipment including a full spray booth to respray the parts. Quite a bit more gear than the weekend handyman for sure😅
I'd buy that from you before buying a new one from Elma...... Superior job!
I'm really surprised you put the company name back on it instead of putting your company name on it since you completely restored it