I showed my kids this video to prove I'm not the only madman bringing home rusted tools and bringing them back to life. There is truly something satisfying about what we do. Thanks for the high-quality content, my friend.
You gotta give a thumbs up to the Fein corporation. Packing a set of replacement brushes inside the tool is a real class act! Take Care and good luck with your scavenging, John
Not necessarily... have you ever seen the infamous Chinese rotary drill hammers? Apparently they're a knockoff of a 1970s Hitachi design and were sold everywhere until maybe ten years ago under dozens of names. They're about as cheap as it gets and usually fail quickly but each of them came with a spare set of brushes - except none of the ones I've seen myself lasted long enough to wear out the first set :-D
first of your videos i have seen...excellent...EXCELLENT!!! Perfect video...exactly the information you need to do the repairs, interesting and informative, and perfectly edited...no wasted time. Most youtubers would have taken 30 minutes on each tool and not provide half the helpful info. Looking forward to the rest of your videos.
Are all germany like you? I once worked with a germany technician, and he always respect his tools, always carry some rags with him to wipe his hand before handling his tools, and always clean his tools before put it in his toolbox. Really kind men, teach me lots of things and have the patience to do so (he's way smarter than me, so sometimes i need more time to understand what he's trying to teach me). In my opinion, germany and japanese are really apreciate their tools and take good care of it.
Thanks for the brief explanation of the tool manufacturers, and their history! I sometimes look for older unwanted tools, they often have better quality than some of todays junk.
It's great to see a man taking so much care of his tools. I may not have such professional tools like yours, but this video made me rethink the way I care about them.
The more of your videos I watch the more I want one of those blacksmith post vises! It's not just a great design, it's a work of industrial art! There's something really wrong with simply turning them into scrap rather than reconditioning them and letting them do their job for another 100 years!
Fein is not unknown here is the USA, but not common. Years ago, before their patent expired and everyone began to make them, I bought a Fein Oscillating Tool. It was made in Germany and beautifully built, but pricey. Most Americans will not pay the premium prices that Fein tool command here. You got lucky on those power tools, none had burned out windings or bad bearings. Thanks for your efforts in making this video.
+Ian Butler Ever see the price of Fein's oscillating saw? That might be one reason they are not very common. You will get a tool that lasts a long time but Fein is expensive like Festool (another German tool brand). My Father when he was still alive had Festool saws and routers and they were very nice high quality tools BUT they are most definitely NOT cheap!! We had a couple Festool sanders and they were nice too, they didn't spin out of control at 6000 RPM when you lift them up but one of them had two modes. They were finishing and a more aggressive one which was good for getting mill marks out of planed wood faster. The cheapest tool I have seen from Festool is one of their 5 inch palm sanders and that was at least $170.00, so you can tell this is not that cheap Chinese junk sold at Home Depot, Lowes and Harbor Freight. The quality difference is like night and day with a cheap 20 dollar Harbor Freight tool that is just about to break even though not been used for a total of 24 hours. Most of Festool's saws and other things work with an optional automatic vacuum and the dust collection is very good even with the sanders and those things would normally make a lot of dust. I like things that are German if I can find them instead of Chinese or Japanese.
We have several Fein angle grinders at work. They are nowhere near as good as the Metabo brand we also use. I dropped one of the Fein grinders about 2.5 feet onto the concrete floor shortly after removing it from the box. It locked up, and I had to disassemble it to shift a couple of the internal components back into their proper positions. The Metabo grinders have survived far worse treatment with zero problems. $12 for new brushes fixed a couple of older non-working Metabos right up.
Great haul for a great price. It's awesome to see old tools being restored to working order. I really appreciate your method of restoration. Nothing like a good maintenance and cleaning session. Thanks for uploading!
Even though I am from Germany, I only found out about these videos through Adam Savage (former TV Celeb from Mythbusters). Really damm informative, keep 'em coming!
+MaxiHorst Hey Ich habe ja bemerkt, dass mein Video auf Reddit.com gepostet wurde und, dass die views für dieses Video danach ziemlich hochgegangen sind. Aber was hatte Adam Savage damit zu tun? Hast du nen Link :D
+The Post Apocalyptic Inventor Also Adam Savage ist bei tested.com Mitglied und bei Facebook hat er dein Video gepostet, also auf der tested.com facebookpage und auch auf seinem Twitter.
@@ThePostApocalypticInventor Warum du nicht sprechen Englisch? Diese video ist in Englisch aber du neicht sprachen Englisch. Es tut uns leid mein Deutsch ist neicht gut, ich bin neicht ein Deutscher.
Thanks for the tip on the 1/2 voltage test and the capacitor fix and I don't only clean them with soapy water but give them a thorough paint job with more fashionable colors and polish the metal bodies, I love the renewed look on these old tools, it does make a difference when I use them it seems they are more my own and are unique, I know it cause I customize them my self
Greetings from Canada. I really enjoy the history lessons of the tools and when you break down the meanings of the brand names and Specs. I used to own a Fein Jigsaw from I believe the 60s that I received from my grandfather over 44 yrs ago . I still remember how solid and well balanced it was.
Fein is lonely at the top of powertools. Just like he says..widely unknown at the consumermarket but well known in the industry. Worked with them for decades...angle grinders,drills..you name it. Virtually indestructable.
@@ZerokillerOppel1 same goes for the old bosch tools, newer ones are not as good. i still have an old bosch angle grinder only sad part is, the parts are very expensive now. so i repaired it with cheaper parts. and the part where the brusches touch, is worn down a lot now, so i probably have to buy a new axl for it for almost 100 euro
I enjoy seeing the tools cleaned up too. I like watching how other people do it. Often, I find that cleaning the tool and lubricating where you can reveals other flaws that you might have overlooked if you didn't clean it. Plus, who wants someone else dirt in your shop? Who knows what they did with it? I like knowing its as clean as I can make it.
This is the best video I have watched in many months, or years! You have inspired me to be more pro-active in repairing old tools, of which I have many! Thank you for posting, from Tulsa/OK, USA.
I love the tapping guns. I used one about thirty years ago for several jobs in elevator shafts. I needed to redo hundreds of holes for shaft doors. One of my favorite tools.
It's nice to see that I'm not the only one to love resurrect these old tools. Tools designed to work regardless of time passing. Quality as we won't see anymore. Too many people neglect these respectable machines and dispose in unaware of the heritage they give up. People should understand that the best recycling is often the repair and reuse of a device. I also have a great range of tools and old prestigious brands machines Fein, Baier, Bosch (blue), Elu, Hilti, ... which I love. Beautiful and very instructive video. Thank you !
its very good to see old tools recommissioned and get put to good use far to many quality built tools end up scrapped for a lack of basic maintenance great video...
This video was heartwarming in a way. I enjoy listening to and watching how much care you give each tool. You prove that quality is timeless, and that tools need not be broken permanently simply for not currently functioning. Thank you, this was inspiring!
It never ceases to amaze me the similarity in our interests. I'm sure there are countless others with similar interests. I can't help but imagine the effect of pooling such interests to overcome limitations such as space, time and money.
Looks like you get the same satisfaction I do out of making something that was broke, work again! Heck, I felt it for you here in this video. Cleaning is definitely required for full satisfaction.
Shame on anyone giving thumbs down... This channel is amazing and the content is amazing as well... Thank you for all the content and hard work you put into your videos... Huge Fan here in New York... Would've had coffee with you on my visit to Cologne... Keep up the amazing content... Thanks and very much appreciated...
Марката е такава да.Така казваме на много неща гюрунг например,ползваме за потапящ циркуляр,а то е настолен циркуляр на немски щрайхмуса е същия принцип Ракета същи е стара руска марка шлайфи и тн и тн.
I remember as a kid my father use to always repair his own tools, cars, electronics and just about anything really. He even use to patch up his own labourers when they got hurt, like adding stitches and whatnot.. nevermind taking them to the doctor! Pretty hard core stuff actually and this was in the 90's, South Africa :) a wild time. Wish I had the same appreciation back then like I have now for self-help and DIY. My respect goes out to all of you practical types who are not afraid to get your hands dirty.
I am a huge believer of fixing all things myself. I enjoyed this video. I am retired now and repair anything I can get my hands on. My motto is " If it's broke, I can't break it any more".
Thank you! I am glad that there is people that repair their tools. I have found a circular saw in an abandoned house that was initially missing the back end, the power cord and one brush. I found the back piece in another scrap pile, replaced the power cord and made a new brush out of scrap metal and now i have been using the saw almost daily for a month(i am building a wooden fence by myself), it hasn't broke down so far.
Helpful hint: if you need a protectant for some sort of bare metal finish ( especially cast iron/steel ) :take equal parts beeswax and linseed oil, heat the oil slowly ( a job for a well vented area or on the stovetop if you have a good venting fan ) put the beeswax into the oil ( in small pieces preferably) until it dissolves completely. No need to boil the oil. Once the beeswax is melted, pour it into a metal container ( I always use a small cookie tin ) where it will congeal into a waxy consistency. This is good as a shoe wax for weather/water proofing as well. Best practice is to melt the mixture slightly ( using a small propane torch or hairdryer ) and the apply. If you can heat the steel ( not to a color ) and then smear the wax on. It will melt itself into the pores and crevices on its own at that point. Thanks for the videos!👍
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I, too, have an avid interest and modest collection of previously discarded tools, which I have lovingly brought back into good service. Cheers!
One of the best videos I have seen to date. I acquired quite a few tools that belonged to my father after he lost a bout with cancer. Unfortunately (or fortunately), many were not working. I have taken great pride in restoring the tools in his memory. Keep up the great work!
That was so cool. I wish I had so much knowledge in electronics like you do. You saved a lot of money by repairing those tools, compared to buying similar new tools. Thanks for sharing, you inspired me.
Beautiful! I really really love your videos. I'm a tool junkie, electronics and technology enthousiast, love vintage stuff and get my kicks out of repairing just about anything, so this channel feels like it's especially tailored to my interests :) In truth, it's really nice to see other people do this kind of stuff, when most are too busy throwing out and replacing their smartphones. Tearing apart equipment reveals the intrinsic beauty of the engineering behind it, and makes you stand in awe for all this human enginuity. Thank you for doing all this, greetings from Belgium!
Knipex and compete definitely do not go together. Competitors simply aren't there. Really enjoying watching this series. Great content, it's a shame all these mostly fine tools get thrown away/have to rust and rot away.
Hello, I have had very good success using 1 to 1 epoxy and fiberglass (grp) cloth on broken plastic tool casings. Roughen it with some heavy grit sandpaper and wipe with acetone then one or even two layers of 4 oz woven cloth saturated with epoxy (some even work with polyester resin) and dressed with a sanding block after it hardens makes a strong and lasting repair. I have found it much more effective than cyanoacrylate glue. Always nice to see tools restored to usefulness. Take care. Doug
"As for the price, you better don't ask". Indeed. Only just found your channel, subscribed immediately. I expect I'll be learning a good bit from your excellent descriptions. I'm lucky enough to own a few Stahlwille spanners, I found them in a bunch of old tools I bought at a garage sale years ago. The old gentleman who owned them had passed away and his daughter was selling some of his possessions. Being in Australia I didn't recognise the brand at the time as Stahlwille was not a well known brand here, but I could instantly tell they were very high quality. Of course they are better known now. I treat those lovely spanners with respect and very much enjoy using them, I think of the old gentleman and his daughter every time I use them. I would very much like to have a full set but they are priced well beyond what I could justify, much like that Fein drill you've repaired.
Thanks from a guitar player for reinstalling a filter cap on that drill. I have heard the sound of a power drill come through my amp because someone on the same transformer was using an old unfiltered power drill. Not the most soothing sound. Also Steel Willie is the best name brand ever!
But not as satisfying as repairing them yourself!, but really great accurate information and super attitude that everything should be built to last and repairable when necessary....
Great video! Old-school and cool... vintage power tools are the best! It's a shame they don't make them like they used to, even the plastic was better back then! Thanks!
Tip for plastic treatment, I use furniture oil of Pledge. It smells nice and makes the plastic like new again, especially older (dry and brittle feeling) plastics. It will removed stains, planing and discoloration and makes it more fresh. First clean everything carefully and apply a thicker layer and let it soak for a few days. After this use a soft cloth to remove any residue (if any) and there it is, like (almost) new again.
Let's be honest now. Old, mechanical tools and hardware like this is the best. They just work. They need maintenance, but they just keep on working after a litle cleaning and care. We still use an electrical handmixer that is about 35-40 years old now. It looks very similar to this tool in styling. Same kind od orange colour and robustnes. Cheers mates!
I watched his videos before probably last year was the last time I'm a mechanic for over 50 years I'm retired but 1 thing I noticed about your skills is his electronic knowledge of the components there usage the terminology he uses which is beyond my scope since I learned electronics in automotive up to the basics and the middle plus I fix electronics things but I don't know how to hook up certain electronic test equipment and test units and all of the electrical components how he replaces them he is a great soldering man and he knows his terminology and technology so I give him AAAA plus keep it up I'll try to watch your videos in the future and another thing about him is he doesn't like dirty stuff neither do I I like it clean when I work on it and I also pressure wash things before I tear them apart so I give you a lot of credit take care fella
Fantastic video! I enjoyed every minute of it despite the fact that I don't posses the kind of technical and/or professional background to use such tools. I am an administrator and work in an office. The worst my hands may have to contend with are paper cuts, carpool tunnel, or a strained pinky due to typing. LOL! I do not consider myself a handyman in any sense of the term. However, I just really enjoy seeing old broken items brought back to life. Also, don't apologize for the segments where you clean the tools. I very much enjoy watching the entire renovation process. Keep up the excellent work with your videos.
i love what you're doing to the tools. cleaning it inside and out. i thought that is was the only one who loves electric and hand tools. and maybe i am weird, but i restore the casings to new if i can. i even Polish the plastics if needed. great word man.
Mr. Horst..So much admiration for those like you who can do things with their hands and knowledge. As a newbie, I wonder where to start learning equipment repairs. Cheers MH
Excellent video on tool repair and maintenance. These tools are robust and are well worth repair - I especially enjoy your attention to detail. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for this excellent video! I'm a big fan of classic and antique tools, so learning to repair them is basically the only way I'll ever be able to own the ones I want. I would be VERY interested to see a video on how you go about turning the first drill into a drill press!
My Milwaukee Holeshooter built in Milwaukee is also an extraordinarily robust and refined tool - and has spare brushes built into the handle. Great videos. Very informative and entertaining.
Excellent video! I actually really enjoyed the German tool info as well. I have used many of those brands in my career and had no idea about them beyond the fact they were extremely high quality, and extremely expensive... :)
Really enjoyed your video having stumbled across them . Nice to hear the history behind some of the tools I inherited from my grandfather and which I continue to purchase myself. Thank you and please keep posting your highly therapeutic and educational videos.
Great video. So nice to see items being brought back to life. Thanks for the tool naming piece too, very interesting. Hazet are the match for Snap-On in all ways, especially on price.
I like how he takes something from the trash and rebuilds it to oem condition. One man's trash is another man's treasure. It's a shame we live in a throw away time not many people rebuild power tools like this.
I showed my kids this video to prove I'm not the only madman bringing home rusted tools and bringing them back to life. There is truly something satisfying about what we do. Thanks for the high-quality content, my friend.
Excellent 👍
You gotta give a thumbs up to the Fein corporation. Packing a set of replacement brushes inside the tool is a real class act!
Take Care and good luck with your scavenging, John
Replacement brushes in the handle, now that's a sign of quality, they want it to be used for a long time! Nice refurbs!
TheFurriestOne German quality!
Germans over-engineer everything. And that’s good.
Not necessarily... have you ever seen the infamous Chinese rotary drill hammers? Apparently they're a knockoff of a 1970s Hitachi design and were sold everywhere until maybe ten years ago under dozens of names. They're about as cheap as it gets and usually fail quickly but each of them came with a spare set of brushes - except none of the ones I've seen myself lasted long enough to wear out the first set :-D
Not necessarily, I've got spare brushes with a wide variety of tools, from Harbor Freight, and up.
wish I could find new brushes in my tools
It's great to see older tools being renovated and brought back to life. People throw away things too easily.
very true. also, the new tools are not as easily repaired. and it's like the makers want them to die on you, so you can buy new ones.
The explanation about the manufacturer names is absolutely brilliant !
first of your videos i have seen...excellent...EXCELLENT!!! Perfect video...exactly the information you need to do the repairs, interesting and informative, and perfectly edited...no wasted time. Most youtubers would have taken 30 minutes on each tool and not provide half the helpful info. Looking forward to the rest of your videos.
Are all germany like you?
I once worked with a germany technician, and he always respect his tools, always carry some rags with him to wipe his hand before handling his tools, and always clean his tools before put it in his toolbox.
Really kind men, teach me lots of things and have the patience to do so (he's way smarter than me, so sometimes i need more time to understand what he's trying to teach me).
In my opinion, germany and japanese are really apreciate their tools and take good care of it.
Thanks for the brief explanation of the tool manufacturers, and their history! I sometimes look for older unwanted tools, they often have better quality than some of todays junk.
It's great to see a man taking so much care of his tools. I may not have such professional tools like yours, but this video made me rethink the way I care about them.
The more of your videos I watch the more I want one of those blacksmith post vises! It's not just a great design, it's a work of industrial art! There's something really wrong with simply turning them into scrap rather than reconditioning them and letting them do their job for another 100 years!
Fein is not unknown here is the USA, but not common. Years ago, before their patent expired and everyone began to make them, I bought a Fein Oscillating Tool. It was made in Germany and beautifully built, but pricey. Most Americans will not pay the premium prices that Fein tool command here. You got lucky on those power tools, none had burned out windings or bad bearings.
Thanks for your efforts in making this video.
+Ian Butler Ever see the price of Fein's oscillating saw? That might be one reason they are not very common. You will get a tool that lasts a long time but Fein is expensive like Festool (another German tool brand). My Father when he was still alive had Festool saws and routers and they were very nice high quality tools BUT they are most definitely NOT cheap!! We had a couple Festool sanders and they were nice too, they didn't spin out of control at 6000 RPM when you lift them up but one of them had two modes. They were finishing and a more aggressive one which was good for getting mill marks out of planed wood faster. The cheapest tool I have seen from Festool is one of their 5 inch palm sanders and that was at least $170.00, so you can tell this is not that cheap Chinese junk sold at Home Depot, Lowes and Harbor Freight. The quality difference is like night and day with a cheap 20 dollar Harbor Freight tool that is just about to break even though not been used for a total of 24 hours. Most of Festool's saws and other things work with an optional automatic vacuum and the dust collection is very good even with the sanders and those things would normally make a lot of dust. I like things that are German if I can find them instead of Chinese or Japanese.
We have several Fein angle grinders at work. They are nowhere near as good as the Metabo brand we also use. I dropped one of the Fein grinders about 2.5 feet onto the concrete floor shortly after removing it from the box. It locked up, and I had to disassemble it to shift a couple of the internal components back into their proper positions. The Metabo grinders have survived far worse treatment with zero problems. $12 for new brushes fixed a couple of older non-working Metabos right up.
I love how you say cyanoacrylate instead of just saying "oh ya I just used some Super Glue".
Great haul for a great price. It's awesome to see old tools being restored to working order. I really appreciate your method of restoration. Nothing like a good maintenance and cleaning session. Thanks for uploading!
Even though I am from Germany, I only found out about these videos through Adam Savage (former TV Celeb from Mythbusters). Really damm informative, keep 'em coming!
+MaxiHorst Hey Ich habe ja bemerkt, dass mein Video auf Reddit.com gepostet wurde und, dass die views für dieses Video danach ziemlich hochgegangen sind. Aber was hatte Adam Savage damit zu tun? Hast du nen Link :D
+The Post Apocalyptic Inventor Also Adam Savage ist bei tested.com Mitglied und bei Facebook hat er dein Video gepostet, also auf der tested.com facebookpage und auch auf seinem Twitter.
I don't understand German but are you on reddit?
Yes he is / saw his video linked there.
@@ThePostApocalypticInventor Warum du nicht sprechen Englisch? Diese video ist in Englisch aber du neicht sprachen Englisch. Es tut uns leid mein Deutsch ist neicht gut, ich bin neicht ein Deutscher.
Thanks for sharing those old tools with us and for demonstrating how to keep them going. It's such a shame quality like this is no longer available.
Thanks for the tip on the 1/2 voltage test and the capacitor fix and I don't only clean them with soapy water but give them a thorough paint job with more fashionable colors and polish the metal bodies, I love the renewed look on these old tools, it does make a difference when I use them it seems they are more my own and are unique, I know it cause I customize them my self
Your English is very charismatic
Greetings from Canada. I really enjoy the history lessons of the tools and when you break down the meanings of the brand names and Specs. I used to own a Fein Jigsaw from I believe the 60s that I received from my grandfather over 44 yrs ago . I still remember how solid and well balanced it was.
15:48 Works just Fein
Very Fein indeed!
i was looking for this comment
Da Edge is Fein.
Fein is lonely at the top of powertools. Just like he says..widely unknown at the consumermarket but well known in the industry. Worked with them for decades...angle grinders,drills..you name it. Virtually indestructable.
@@ZerokillerOppel1 same goes for the old bosch tools, newer ones are not as good. i still have an old bosch angle grinder only sad part is, the parts are very expensive now. so i repaired it with cheaper parts. and the part where the brusches touch, is worn down a lot now, so i probably have to buy a new axl for it for almost 100 euro
I enjoy seeing the tools cleaned up too. I like watching how other people do it. Often, I find that cleaning the tool and lubricating where you can reveals other flaws that you might have overlooked if you didn't clean it. Plus, who wants someone else dirt in your shop? Who knows what they did with it? I like knowing its as clean as I can make it.
I appreciate that he gets old broken tools for cheap and fixes them up. I do that too but clearly I need to up my game.
This is the best video I have watched in many months, or years! You have inspired me to be more pro-active in repairing old tools, of which I have many! Thank you for posting, from Tulsa/OK, USA.
Your tools are of a quality that is very rare and not around nowadays!
You can actually work hard with them and expect them to last!
A German man fixing German tools, fantastic, also very fascinating to watch.
I love the tapping guns. I used one about thirty years ago for several jobs in elevator shafts. I needed to redo hundreds of holes for shaft doors. One of my favorite tools.
It's nice to see that I'm not the only one to love resurrect these old tools. Tools designed to work regardless of time passing. Quality as we won't see anymore.
Too many people neglect these respectable machines and dispose in unaware of the heritage they give up. People should understand that the best recycling is often the repair and reuse of a device.
I also have a great range of tools and old prestigious brands machines Fein, Baier, Bosch (blue), Elu, Hilti, ... which I love.
Beautiful and very instructive video. Thank you !
its very good to see old tools recommissioned and get put to good use far to many quality built tools end up scrapped for a lack of basic maintenance great video...
MAN!!!!! This guys English is fucking superb. Great grammar, vocab, pronunciation. Props to you sunshine. I want your heavy duty drill......
I don't know why I watched this whole video but it was interesting
This video was heartwarming in a way. I enjoy listening to and watching how much care you give each tool. You prove that quality is timeless, and that tools need not be broken permanently simply for not currently functioning.
Thank you, this was inspiring!
It never ceases to amaze me the similarity in our interests. I'm sure there are countless others with similar interests. I can't help but imagine the effect of pooling such interests to overcome limitations such as space, time and money.
Looks like you get the same satisfaction I do out of making something that was broke, work again! Heck, I felt it for you here in this video. Cleaning is definitely required for full satisfaction.
Shame on anyone giving thumbs down... This channel is amazing and the content is amazing as well... Thank you for all the content and hard work you put into your videos... Huge Fan here in New York... Would've had coffee with you on my visit to Cologne... Keep up the amazing content... Thanks and very much appreciated...
That's quality power tools there and the brushes in a bag inside the unit shows it. Never seen that before.
I am immensely jellous of the haul of tools he shows here because of the quality.
The "cheap garbage" tools here in Norway also come with an extra set of brushes. I've never worn a set out though.
Thanks for the small history lesson on German tool manufacturers, very interesting. Have a great day.
In Bulgaria we call tool sets - Gedore. Now i know where it comes from.
Марката е такава да.Така казваме на много неща
гюрунг например,ползваме за потапящ циркуляр,а то е настолен циркуляр на немски
щрайхмуса е същия принцип
Ракета същи е стара руска марка шлайфи и тн и тн.
You do great work! Nice to see someone saving these tools instead of adding to another recycling bin or a landfill! Great job!
I remember as a kid my father use to always repair his own tools, cars, electronics and just about anything really. He even use to patch up his own labourers when they got hurt, like adding stitches and whatnot.. nevermind taking them to the doctor! Pretty hard core stuff actually and this was in the 90's, South Africa :) a wild time.
Wish I had the same appreciation back then like I have now for self-help and DIY. My respect goes out to all of you practical types who are not afraid to get your hands dirty.
I am a huge believer of fixing all things myself. I enjoyed this video. I am retired now and repair anything I can get my hands on. My motto is " If it's broke, I can't break it any more".
That public broadcasting opening is just perfect man.. Seriously great and inspirational channel.
Thank you! I am glad that there is people that repair their tools. I have found a circular saw in an abandoned house that was initially missing the back end, the power cord and one brush. I found the back piece in another scrap pile, replaced the power cord and made a new brush out of scrap metal and now i have been using the saw almost daily for a month(i am building a wooden fence by myself), it hasn't broke down so far.
The technical know how you have plus your awesome accent make this video awesome.
glad i found this video. i too enjoy repairing old tried and true tools. your experience repairing electric power tools is phenomenal
I have seen many tool repair videos. if not most. this is by far the best and most entertaining. thank you.
I dont know I got to this video, but I kept watching it. His command of tools and knowledge thereof is impressive.
Remarkable workmanship, nice way of explaining the subject.Great student of past & present technology.Genious approach towards every matter.
Love these power tool vids, very satisfying to see them given a new lease of life.
Helpful hint: if you need a protectant for some sort of bare metal finish ( especially cast iron/steel ) :take equal parts beeswax and linseed oil, heat the oil slowly ( a job for a well vented area or on the stovetop if you have a good venting fan ) put the beeswax into the oil ( in small pieces preferably) until it dissolves completely. No need to boil the oil. Once the beeswax is melted, pour it into a metal container ( I always use a small cookie tin ) where it will congeal into a waxy consistency. This is good as a shoe wax for weather/water proofing as well. Best practice is to melt the mixture slightly ( using a small propane torch or hairdryer ) and the apply. If you can heat the steel ( not to a color ) and then smear the wax on. It will melt itself into the pores and crevices on its own at that point. Thanks for the videos!👍
You are quite knowledgeable, and I get a lot of enjoyment out of watching you repair and explain. Thank you for your work!
I wish that I knew more about electronics so that I could repair old tools as well. Great videos.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I, too, have an avid interest and modest collection of previously discarded tools, which I have lovingly brought back into good service. Cheers!
it´s a sorta of relaxing look and hear a video that doesn't have annoying music on it , great restoration
I think both of us we suffering from the same "disease" . I really enjoy watching you.
One of the best videos I have seen to date. I acquired quite a few tools that belonged to my father after he lost a bout with cancer. Unfortunately (or fortunately), many were not working. I have taken great pride in restoring the tools in his memory. Keep up the great work!
Very nice video. In today's "throw away" society it's refreshing to see good tools brought back to life. Well done.
You used Ballistol.... I am instantly hooked, much respect.
Wow, just found one of my favorite TH-cam channels!
Nicely done. Restored but not over-restored. Cleaned, tuned up, and ready for work.
That was so cool. I wish I had so much knowledge in electronics like you do. You saved a lot of money by repairing those tools, compared to buying similar new tools. Thanks for sharing, you inspired me.
Hey, I really like your vids. Nice background info of German brands. Good inspiration.
Beautiful! I really really love your videos. I'm a tool junkie, electronics and technology enthousiast, love vintage stuff and get my kicks out of repairing just about anything, so this channel feels like it's especially tailored to my interests :) In truth, it's really nice to see other people do this kind of stuff, when most are too busy throwing out and replacing their smartphones. Tearing apart equipment reveals the intrinsic beauty of the engineering behind it, and makes you stand in awe for all this human enginuity.
Thank you for doing all this, greetings from Belgium!
Just goes to show, always buy quality tools you can repair them and keep working. Nice video I enjoyed the cleanliness of the tools as well.
Knipex and compete definitely do not go together. Competitors simply aren't there. Really enjoying watching this series. Great content, it's a shame all these mostly fine tools get thrown away/have to rust and rot away.
Hello, I have had very good success using 1 to 1 epoxy and fiberglass (grp) cloth on broken plastic tool casings. Roughen it with some heavy grit sandpaper and wipe with acetone then one or even two layers of 4 oz woven cloth saturated with epoxy (some even work with polyester resin) and dressed with a sanding block after it hardens makes a strong and lasting repair. I have found it much more effective than cyanoacrylate glue. Always nice to see tools restored to usefulness. Take care. Doug
"As for the price, you better don't ask". Indeed.
Only just found your channel, subscribed immediately. I expect I'll be learning a good bit from your excellent descriptions.
I'm lucky enough to own a few Stahlwille spanners, I found them in a bunch of old tools I bought at a garage sale years ago. The old gentleman who owned them had passed away and his daughter was selling some of his possessions. Being in Australia I didn't recognise the brand at the time as Stahlwille was not a well known brand here, but I could instantly tell they were very high quality. Of course they are better known now. I treat those lovely spanners with respect and very much enjoy using them, I think of the old gentleman and his daughter every time I use them. I would very much like to have a full set but they are priced well beyond what I could justify, much like that Fein drill you've repaired.
This is a great video for those who care about their tools.
I love the sound of those old corded drills.Nice job on restoring those tools.
+CATERPILLAR i have restored some older 1990s makita cordless drills
The name history of the tools is truly fascinating.
thanks for saving these from the junk pile, they will be used again.
Thanks from a guitar player for reinstalling a filter cap on that drill.
I have heard the sound of a power drill come through my amp because someone on the same transformer was using an old unfiltered power drill. Not the most soothing sound.
Also Steel Willie is the best name brand ever!
wow, just found out that i love watching someone repair old high quality tools. this was amazing and satisfying! thank you.
But not as satisfying as repairing them yourself!, but really great accurate information and super attitude that everything should be built to last and repairable when necessary....
Great video! Old-school and cool... vintage power tools are the best! It's a shame they don't make them like they used to, even the plastic was better back then! Thanks!
Blakehx The plastic used on Fein tools is still exactly the same. Bosch went another way...even the green line.
Tip for plastic treatment, I use furniture oil of Pledge. It smells nice and makes the plastic like new again, especially older (dry and brittle feeling) plastics. It will removed stains, planing and discoloration and makes it more fresh. First clean everything carefully and apply a thicker layer and let it soak for a few days. After this use a soft cloth to remove any residue (if any) and there it is, like (almost) new again.
I too enjoy repairing things. Great work and you have saved yourself some money!
Let's be honest now. Old, mechanical tools and hardware like this is the best. They just work. They need maintenance, but they just keep on working after a litle cleaning and care. We still use an electrical handmixer that is about 35-40 years old now. It looks very similar to this tool in styling. Same kind od orange colour and robustnes. Cheers mates!
I watched his videos before probably last year was the last time I'm a mechanic for over 50 years I'm retired but 1 thing I noticed about your skills is his electronic knowledge of the components there usage the terminology he uses which is beyond my scope since I learned electronics in automotive up to the basics and the middle plus I fix electronics things but I don't know how to hook up certain electronic test equipment and test units and all of the electrical components how he replaces them he is a great soldering man and he knows his terminology and technology so I give him AAAA plus keep it up I'll try to watch your videos in the future and another thing about him is he doesn't like dirty stuff neither do I I like it clean when I work on it and I also pressure wash things before I tear them apart so I give you a lot of credit take care fella
Fantastic video! I enjoyed every minute of it despite the fact that I don't posses the kind of technical and/or professional background to use such tools. I am an administrator and work in an office. The worst my hands may have to contend with are paper cuts, carpool tunnel, or a strained pinky due to typing. LOL! I do not consider myself a handyman in any sense of the term. However, I just really enjoy seeing old broken items brought back to life. Also, don't apologize for the segments where you clean the tools. I very much enjoy watching the entire renovation process. Keep up the excellent work with your videos.
The introduction of your videos is very good.
i love what you're doing to the tools. cleaning it inside and out. i thought that is was the only one who loves electric and hand tools. and maybe i am weird, but i restore the casings to new if i can. i even Polish the plastics if needed.
great word man.
Mr. Horst..So much admiration for those like you who can do things with their hands and knowledge. As a newbie, I wonder where to start learning equipment repairs. Cheers MH
I use my dads old Hazet and Stahlwille tools. Some of the best hand tools in my collection! They'll serve you well, great find and an excellent video.
Excellent video on tool repair and maintenance. These tools are robust and are well worth repair - I especially enjoy your attention to detail. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for this excellent video! I'm a big fan of classic and antique tools, so learning to repair them is basically the only way I'll ever be able to own the ones I want.
I would be VERY interested to see a video on how you go about turning the first drill into a drill press!
My Milwaukee Holeshooter built in Milwaukee is also an extraordinarily robust and refined tool - and has spare brushes built into the handle. Great videos. Very informative and entertaining.
I've always preferred repairing older (well built) tools, then buying newer ones. Some would call me "cheap", but I enjoy it. Thanks for vid.
Excellent video! I actually really enjoyed the German tool info as well. I have used many of those brands in my career and had no idea about them beyond the fact they were extremely high quality, and extremely expensive... :)
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Such a pleasure to watch repair videos. Absolutely gorgerous!!
That first drill is just BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for posting this vid. Made my day. Most things out there can be fixed easily. Really enjoy the fact that you clean them up as well...
Really enjoyed your video having stumbled across them
. Nice to hear the history behind some of the tools I inherited from my grandfather and which I continue to purchase myself. Thank you and please keep posting your highly therapeutic and educational videos.
Excellent work, thanks for sharing! I appreciate your taking the time to clean and relube everything!
hi at first i didn't like fixing tools but now you made it fun and simple thnx now i could fix those damaged items i have.
i'm so jealous that you can find such tools at those prices
Thoroughly enjoyed this video and I thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
Nice work. You saved these great tools from an early grave.
I really enjoyed this video,
Cheers
I think so Tim. R, R, R. ;-) :-D
Great video. So nice to see items being brought back to life. Thanks for the tool naming piece too, very interesting. Hazet are the match for Snap-On in all ways, especially on price.
Totally enjoy your videos, learning about tool manufacturers and practical electronics!
I like how he takes something from the trash and rebuilds it to oem condition. One man's trash is another man's treasure. It's a shame we live in a throw away time not many people rebuild power tools like this.
Excellent deal. Some sweat equity earned you a big pay day with that haul of tools!