Antique Soldering Iron (Blowtorch) - Hot Restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 21 май 2024
  • In this video i'm restoring an old german soldering iron.
    This item was sent to me by one of my patrons from Germany. He saw it on eBay, asked me if I'm interested and then he bought it. Thank you for that. I'll send it back to him now.
    I really liked the look of the handle and that's why I decided to restore it. It's a propane gas powered soldering iron made by Perkeo. I don't know how old this one is, but they built them since 1919 until today. The modern ones still look pretty much the same as the one I restored in this video, they just made some small changes over the years. I'm very happy how this project turned out, I really like the contrast of the dark wooden handle and the polished brass.
    I hope you like my work and the video.
    Huge thank you to all of my Patreon and PayPal supporters and specially to:
    Paulina Zamora
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    Timestamps:
    00:00 preview
    00:36 disassembling
    02:18 showing all the parts
    02:39 cleaning the parts with the parts washer
    02:57 disassemling two more parts
    03:17 removing patina and soot with vinegar, salt and flour
    04:07 restoring the wooden handle
    04:40 restoring the big tube
    06:10 stain the wooden handle
    06:38 making a new ring for the wooden handle on the lathe
    07:36 restoring the nut which tightens the wooden hanlde
    08:04 restoring the holder of the soldering iron
    08:46 restoring the sieving head and remake the knurling
    09:21 restoring the sieving head cover
    09:59 restoring the knurled ring
    10:22 restoring the regulation part
    10:47 restoring the valve needle
    11:07 restoring the nut for the regulation part
    11:31 restoring the valve tube
    12:16 restoring the gas connection part
    12:47 restoring the nut for the valve tube
    13:13 restoring the nozzle
    13:41 restoring the soldering iron
    14:46 making a new holder for the soldering iron on the lathe, mill and welding machine
    16:26 making a special countersinked bolt for the soldering iron
    16:56 restoring the bolt to clamp the soldering iron holder
    17:18 making a new handle for the previous restored bolt
    18:47 making the steel parts black by heating up and quench in oil
    19:14 showing all the parts before reassembling
    19:34 reassembling
    21:23 showing the finished product
    22:00 final test
    Time and costs of this restoration:
    I was working on this project over 1,5 weeks
    $16 tube for the gas connection
    $1 clamp bride for the connection tube
    My camera:
    Panasonic HC-V180
    If you have any questions about the process, machines i'm using or other stuff, just ask me in the comments. I read them all and i try to reply as soon as possible.
    Sorry for my bad english, it's not my language. I try my best to improve my technical english.
    Subscribe for more of my content. I'm uploading videos about mechanical stuff, as new creations and buildings and also restorations.
    Thank you for watching :-)
    My Patreon Page:
    / mymechanics

Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @AddictedtoProjects
    @AddictedtoProjects 5 лет назад +8547

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  5 лет назад +494

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

    • @littlewing1208
      @littlewing1208 5 лет назад +145

      100% agreed!

    • @ddfishfunky694
      @ddfishfunky694 5 лет назад +101

      I couldnt agree more...

    • @spetsnaz1014
      @spetsnaz1014 5 лет назад +66

      Well said.

    • @accltdymas6691
      @accltdymas6691 5 лет назад +116

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

  • @dsol8460
    @dsol8460 5 лет назад +2456

    Thank you for not putting background music.

    • @klntym
      @klntym 5 лет назад +57

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

    • @ciarfah
      @ciarfah 5 лет назад +66

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

    • @aljond941
      @aljond941 5 лет назад +10

      lol what restoration channel does that? 😂

    • @HerrmannHinz
      @HerrmannHinz 4 года назад +24

      true. no talking. no music. sooo goood!

    • @KevinMacLeod-administrator
      @KevinMacLeod-administrator 4 года назад +19

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

  • @WeasleFireable
    @WeasleFireable 5 лет назад +318

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

    • @joestevenson5568
      @joestevenson5568 5 лет назад +45

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

    • @joecruz9877
      @joecruz9877 4 года назад +11

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

  • @TheCurvye
    @TheCurvye 8 дней назад +1

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

  • @jude7370
    @jude7370 2 года назад +196

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  2 года назад +9

      Awesome! Thank you!

    • @Hephasto
      @Hephasto Год назад +2

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

    • @WinstonBogardee
      @WinstonBogardee Год назад

      SAME here!

  • @Hostilenemy
    @Hostilenemy 5 лет назад +77

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

  • @TheBojengles
    @TheBojengles 5 лет назад +4082

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

    • @CoyleTools
      @CoyleTools 5 лет назад +196

      To the lathe!

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus 5 лет назад +35

      I hope that was a joke lol

    • @TheBojengles
      @TheBojengles 5 лет назад +17

      Michael always

    • @58unclesam
      @58unclesam 5 лет назад +10

      Bojangles 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @LuisBeltran1982
      @LuisBeltran1982 5 лет назад +70

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

  • @arandumendez9557
    @arandumendez9557 3 года назад +76

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  3 года назад +8

      Wonderful!

    • @Abazginec
      @Abazginec 2 года назад

      Привет! В чём заключается рецепт?

    • @arandumendez9557
      @arandumendez9557 2 года назад +3

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

  • @Anamnesis
    @Anamnesis 3 года назад +264

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

    • @PiLLoWHanDs267
      @PiLLoWHanDs267 3 года назад +4

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

    • @customrestoration5317
      @customrestoration5317 3 года назад +1

      truth 😊👍

    • @Baiko
      @Baiko 2 года назад +9

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

  • @charlieb1613
    @charlieb1613 5 лет назад +283

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

    • @ronniebillhicks
      @ronniebillhicks Год назад

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

  • @rolandedrummer9723
    @rolandedrummer9723 3 года назад +327

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

  • @garethwatson7999
    @garethwatson7999 2 года назад +97

    Hands down the best restoration channel on RUclips, amazing results!

  • @germangamekiller
    @germangamekiller 3 года назад +330

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

    • @Boredtubedeath
      @Boredtubedeath 3 года назад +24

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

    • @Boredtubedeath
      @Boredtubedeath 3 года назад +2

      @@germangamekiller Thankk you!

    • @TheLightningStalker
      @TheLightningStalker 2 года назад +39

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

    • @DevJonny
      @DevJonny Год назад +1

      Have you seen one more pristine than this one hehehe?

    • @Choujifangirl
      @Choujifangirl Год назад +1

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

  • @TheBrinksGE1
    @TheBrinksGE1 5 лет назад +523

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

    • @eigenman2571
      @eigenman2571 5 лет назад +2

      TheBrinksGE Mine too!

    • @twan08000
      @twan08000 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @BarbazuX
    @BarbazuX 3 года назад +22

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

  • @welshgriffo
    @welshgriffo 3 года назад +47

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

  • @MrSneakyGunz
    @MrSneakyGunz 5 лет назад +265

    My favorite Restoration Personality is back on stage!

    • @paulambry
      @paulambry 5 лет назад +11

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

    • @moton410
      @moton410 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @brabhamfreaman166
      @brabhamfreaman166 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @paulambry
      @paulambry 5 лет назад

      P.S. Nice parting tool!

    • @brabhamfreaman166
      @brabhamfreaman166 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @anonymousanonymous7933
    @anonymousanonymous7933 5 лет назад +127

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

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 2 года назад

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

  • @ichgehkaputtgehstdumit682
    @ichgehkaputtgehstdumit682 3 года назад +12

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

  • @colinowen8234
    @colinowen8234 5 лет назад +292

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

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 5 лет назад +14

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

    • @bigboi3049
      @bigboi3049 5 лет назад +3

      chongtak WHAT IS PATINA

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @bigboi3049
      @bigboi3049 5 лет назад +6

      chongtak sooooooo....
      Oxidation?

    • @thescpearrapemaster6204
      @thescpearrapemaster6204 4 года назад +1

      What if you restoring a dagger

  • @Arkeze
    @Arkeze 5 лет назад +365

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

    • @mohammadmontazeri
      @mohammadmontazeri 5 лет назад +46

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

    • @joshua-to1fb
      @joshua-to1fb 5 лет назад +7

      @@mohammadmontazeri chill

    • @A._K.
      @A._K. 5 лет назад +8

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

    • @alicetai1474
      @alicetai1474 4 года назад +2

      Make tools needed to make more tools.

    • @chiyochichi380
      @chiyochichi380 4 года назад

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

  • @ojkolsrud1
    @ojkolsrud1 3 года назад +706

    Final test, without soldering something
    Me: Somewhat sad

    • @geraldboykin6159
      @geraldboykin6159 3 года назад +5

      Nice neutral flame!

    • @cdiazgarcia2
      @cdiazgarcia2 3 года назад +42

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

    • @powderdescent
      @powderdescent 3 года назад +10

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

    • @bmay8818
      @bmay8818 3 года назад +27

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

    • @tmaxrecer
      @tmaxrecer 3 года назад +1

      Yeah that wold it been amazing

  • @teetersalad
    @teetersalad 2 года назад +29

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

  • @mickeypopa
    @mickeypopa 4 года назад +354

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

  • @YamahaYZFR6RJ05
    @YamahaYZFR6RJ05 5 лет назад +320

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  5 лет назад +17

      Of course ;-)

    • @yonski1705
      @yonski1705 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @ddfishfunky694
      @ddfishfunky694 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @mnlg_yt
      @mnlg_yt 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @sofronio.
      @sofronio. 5 лет назад

      same here!

  • @MrMsCrokodile
    @MrMsCrokodile 3 года назад +8

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

    • @user-hi4sf2uj8w
      @user-hi4sf2uj8w 3 года назад +2

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

    • @BobScar
      @BobScar 3 месяца назад

      Обработка медных частей изделия заставила меня понервничать😂

  • @jomercer21113
    @jomercer21113 Год назад +1

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  Год назад

      Nice to hear that, thanks for the info!

  • @turanoguz435
    @turanoguz435 5 лет назад +68

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

  • @Novur
    @Novur 4 года назад +105

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

    • @eggsoups
      @eggsoups 4 года назад +77

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

    • @Novur
      @Novur 4 года назад +15

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

    • @darthstoneddaffy2010
      @darthstoneddaffy2010 4 года назад +8

      Wait till you learn what age steampunk is based off.

    • @Kingrhem.
      @Kingrhem. 4 года назад +2

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

    • @MaximilianonMars
      @MaximilianonMars 4 года назад +2

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

  • @hardlyefficient
    @hardlyefficient Год назад +11

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  Год назад +7

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

    • @burningBoykurwa
      @burningBoykurwa Год назад

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

    • @snowoffstream5823
      @snowoffstream5823 Год назад +6

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

    • @burningBoykurwa
      @burningBoykurwa Год назад +1

      @@snowoffstream5823 no

    • @MonkTorius
      @MonkTorius Год назад +3

      Always someone trying to be a wet blanket.

  • @freestonew
    @freestonew 3 года назад +6

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

  • @ScarletGhost53
    @ScarletGhost53 3 года назад +243

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

    • @davidwarnar9984
      @davidwarnar9984 3 года назад +15

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

    • @ScarletGhost53
      @ScarletGhost53 3 года назад +4

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

    • @brago.gameplays
      @brago.gameplays 3 года назад

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

    • @amirmahmood9202
      @amirmahmood9202 3 года назад

      Pollo

    • @amirmahmood9202
      @amirmahmood9202 3 года назад

      @@davidwarnar9984 l
      Pp
      ?
      ?
      ??!

  • @user-hu5lc7ts5k
    @user-hu5lc7ts5k 5 лет назад +96

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

    • @user-hu5lc7ts5k
      @user-hu5lc7ts5k 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @huipridumaeshi
      @huipridumaeshi 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @DGekk
      @DGekk 5 лет назад +10

      Давно ждал, когда же тут появятся комменты на русском)

    • @alekseykorchin504
      @alekseykorchin504 5 лет назад +1

      Оргазм перфекциониста)

    • @MikalaiBublichenka
      @MikalaiBublichenka 5 лет назад +1

      Люди, подскажите что это за паяльник?

  • @jeffwalker7185
    @jeffwalker7185 2 года назад +4

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

  • @dzymslizzy3641
    @dzymslizzy3641 2 года назад +2

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

  • @brettduffin8412
    @brettduffin8412 5 лет назад +39

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

    • @lilliemucha6419
      @lilliemucha6419 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @brettduffin8412
      @brettduffin8412 5 лет назад

      @@lilliemucha6419 👍 good luck.

  • @AlexcasaCVC
    @AlexcasaCVC 5 лет назад +76

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

    • @Dinnye01
      @Dinnye01 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @MrSmithFPV
    @MrSmithFPV 3 года назад +5

    Schön einem Perfektionisten bei der Arbeit zu zuschauen! 👍

  • @PostersGamingg
    @PostersGamingg Год назад

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

  • @jdpjamesp
    @jdpjamesp 5 лет назад +46

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

    • @sharonolsen6579
      @sharonolsen6579 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @pesterenan
    @pesterenan 5 лет назад +132

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

    • @iamkeir
      @iamkeir 5 лет назад +1

      Pesterenan yes, lovely touch

    • @burningBoykurwa
      @burningBoykurwa Год назад +1

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

  • @lucylincoln3285
    @lucylincoln3285 3 года назад +4

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

  • @anzharrymuslim7991
    @anzharrymuslim7991 2 года назад

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

  • @horstszibulski19
    @horstszibulski19 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @SteamCheese1
      @SteamCheese1 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @0919killer
    @0919killer 5 лет назад +72

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

  • @Ken-rq3yl
    @Ken-rq3yl 3 года назад +2

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

  • @stephanieparker1250
    @stephanieparker1250 2 года назад +8

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

  • @joshsavickus3788
    @joshsavickus3788 5 лет назад +175

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

    • @Theraot
      @Theraot 5 лет назад +5

      Hand Tool Rescue is comedy and they know it

    • @getyourkicksagain
      @getyourkicksagain 5 лет назад +7

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

    • @RPRosen-ki2fk
      @RPRosen-ki2fk 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @Sharpless2
      @Sharpless2 5 лет назад +3

      @I left RUclips forever bullshit.

    • @tomryan6461
      @tomryan6461 5 лет назад

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

  • @moton410
    @moton410 5 лет назад +24

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

  • @joshx413
    @joshx413 2 года назад

    So many channels literally MAKE the product rust for the restoration. This guy...this guy is the real deal!!!

  • @dantebond8124
    @dantebond8124 2 года назад

    "Call it old, call it antique. A factory restoration for something quite unique." - This Channel

  • @lashlarue7924
    @lashlarue7924 4 года назад +58

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

    • @marcoabduarte
      @marcoabduarte 4 года назад +5

      and you can eat it

    • @swampwiz
      @swampwiz 4 года назад

      I use Brasso.

    • @akehapkap6143
      @akehapkap6143 4 года назад

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

  • @lschng
    @lschng 5 лет назад +69

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

  • @SDMarineConsulting
    @SDMarineConsulting 2 года назад

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

  • @MikeSmith-sm4zz
    @MikeSmith-sm4zz Год назад

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

  • @onlyonSiMPLE
    @onlyonSiMPLE 5 лет назад +503

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

    • @oldpcgamers7450
      @oldpcgamers7450 5 лет назад +26

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

    • @bryanbortko2695
      @bryanbortko2695 5 лет назад +4

      Perfect actually

    • @itsMe_TheHerpes
      @itsMe_TheHerpes 5 лет назад

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

    • @catriona_drummond
      @catriona_drummond 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @szpynda
      @szpynda 4 года назад +1

      A man from Swiss :)

  • @soulisslippery
    @soulisslippery 4 года назад +167

    When he asked “do you like bananas” i was very confused but i saw that when the part rotated it wasn’t straight and seeing what he said following the question made me die of laughter

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 4 года назад +1

      Soulless98 🍌🍌😂😂

  • @martinbroward8800
    @martinbroward8800 Год назад +5

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

    • @mymechanics
      @mymechanics  Год назад +1

      Thanks a lot for being here :-)

  • @MangySquirrel
    @MangySquirrel 2 года назад

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

  • @erikallder8199
    @erikallder8199 5 лет назад +12

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

  • @wtf_drew
    @wtf_drew 4 года назад +283

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

    • @MrYetiman82
      @MrYetiman82 3 года назад +3

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

    • @Neceros
      @Neceros 3 года назад +4

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

    • @sushilchaudhari7789
      @sushilchaudhari7789 3 года назад +1

      Try inner engineering 🙏

    • @d80naseer86
      @d80naseer86 3 года назад +1

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

    • @verloser
      @verloser 3 года назад

      you need help is what you need

  • @terryclark7505
    @terryclark7505 3 года назад +4

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

  • @user-ne2tb1vs9m
    @user-ne2tb1vs9m 3 года назад

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

  • @MrIbrahim447
    @MrIbrahim447 5 лет назад +9

    Deserves the title of King of Restoration 👌

  • @chrisf41
    @chrisf41 4 года назад +212

    18:18 uses oil can restored earlier. Awesome.

    • @claracerqueira5
      @claracerqueira5 4 года назад +1

      Chris Farmer yeeeeeeeeees

    • @TheMieremetrob
      @TheMieremetrob 4 года назад +7

      also uses the vice restored earlier, what a guy.

    • @Jiachengguo
      @Jiachengguo 4 года назад +9

      He gets stronger with each video.

  • @heavymetalgaming7145
    @heavymetalgaming7145 2 года назад +4

    Imagine somebody in the future finding this blowtorch and being like Wow this Perkeo brand made some high quality stuff for the time! Not realizing it was restored even better than when it was initially built

  • @FrequentFlyer815
    @FrequentFlyer815 2 года назад +4

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

  • @gustavomaranook
    @gustavomaranook 5 лет назад +142

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

  • @linksmith1057
    @linksmith1057 4 года назад +94

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

    • @polydullmemes3497
      @polydullmemes3497 4 года назад +1

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

    • @manp1039
      @manp1039 3 года назад +1

      how would you cap them?

    • @bradleypease2492
      @bradleypease2492 3 года назад +1

      @@manp1039 cork?

  • @honktm
    @honktm Год назад +1

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

  • @TacoCrisma
    @TacoCrisma Год назад

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

  • @ChozoSR388
    @ChozoSR388 5 лет назад +154

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

    • @oyesimon8112
      @oyesimon8112 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @ChozoSR388
      @ChozoSR388 5 лет назад +3

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

    • @michaeldpry
      @michaeldpry 5 лет назад

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

  • @johnnybladeackermann9968
    @johnnybladeackermann9968 5 лет назад +268

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

  • @apella88
    @apella88 2 года назад +10

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

  • @rosie4774
    @rosie4774 2 года назад

    If I only could repair my marriage like this guy repairs old tools... I've learn a lesson, I need to pay attention to details 'cause I can't say: I"ll make a new one. That's because I love my old model even if it's inefficient yet.

  • @NeilNTR
    @NeilNTR 4 года назад +16

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

  • @someguy166
    @someguy166 5 лет назад +139

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

    • @Moodisdoom
      @Moodisdoom 4 года назад +1

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

    • @ChilliBibi001
      @ChilliBibi001 4 года назад

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

    • @ambrose899
      @ambrose899 4 года назад +1

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

  • @davidc6510
    @davidc6510 2 года назад +8

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

  • @ShinjiTomi
    @ShinjiTomi 3 года назад +41

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

  • @user-cu2yw2ro9p
    @user-cu2yw2ro9p 5 лет назад +30

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

  • @MsNavidude
    @MsNavidude 5 лет назад +5

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

  • @JDnBeastlet
    @JDnBeastlet Год назад +5

    I love the calming effect of ocean waves and wind in the trees. Since I don't live near the water or in a forest, your channel is the next best thing. Not to mention the excellent videography and editing, the skills you share, and your consistently outstanding results.

  • @tmaxrecer
    @tmaxrecer 3 года назад

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

  • @camerontokay2547
    @camerontokay2547 5 лет назад +204

    4:47 "Do you like Bananas? I do, but not in my soldering iron" XD
    Awesome Video!

  • @asmaraiverson7667
    @asmaraiverson7667 5 лет назад +322

    “Hammer it roughly in shape”
    Me trying to get my summer body

    • @catriona_drummond
      @catriona_drummond 4 года назад +46

      Sigh. I think in my case I need to "make a new one."

    • @Ryanrivera95
      @Ryanrivera95 4 года назад +2

      I screamed a little bit when that happened. I had started to fall asleep and my ear was on the speaker.

  • @toweypat
    @toweypat 6 месяцев назад

    One of the fun things about this channel is we get to see how machines were back then. It turns out a soldering iron was literally an iron!

  • @mxcollin95
    @mxcollin95 2 года назад +6

    Dude you are definitely the “Clickspring” of tool restoration. You definitely have “the gift” of sanding, buffing and polishing like no other!!! 👏

  • @user-gd1tl6lg1p
    @user-gd1tl6lg1p 5 лет назад +37

    I see you holding every round part: MY PRECIOUS!

    • @Stepuntik
      @Stepuntik 5 лет назад

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

  • @hat1324
    @hat1324 4 года назад +97

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

    • @brucewayne4585
      @brucewayne4585 4 года назад +9

      Yeah how did they make the first blowtorch?

    • @redwitch12
      @redwitch12 4 года назад +16

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

    • @nineoneone4617
      @nineoneone4617 4 года назад +2

      Inception blowtorch

    • @LordHoth_09
      @LordHoth_09 4 года назад +3

      redwitch12 I see that you too are a person of culture

  • @rexquintin
    @rexquintin Год назад

    Best restorer in the History of RUclips. Hands down

  • @judythomas2953
    @judythomas2953 Год назад

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

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube 5 лет назад +829

    Look brand new, or even better 😍

    • @backyardsounds
      @backyardsounds 5 лет назад +5

      Better than newwww!

    • @Hhutuber
      @Hhutuber 3 года назад +12

      I doubt it ever looked as shiny before.

    • @iliaxsful
      @iliaxsful 3 года назад

      what is the utility of that hummer ?

    • @ronin_alpha5782
      @ronin_alpha5782 3 года назад +2

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

    • @freestonew
      @freestonew 3 года назад +4

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

  • @thegibbonisreal
    @thegibbonisreal 5 лет назад +13

    Watches first 30 second.......guesses which components will get remade.......finds welding mask to protect retinas from the polishing glare.....make cup of tea...........aaaaaannnd relaaaaaax.

  • @kuks68
    @kuks68 Год назад +3

    Непревзойденного качества работа, удивительный инструмент и руки золотые!

  • @CanadianCarlos
    @CanadianCarlos 3 года назад +10

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

  • @mechielorena
    @mechielorena 5 лет назад +15

    So cool that you can make pieces from scratch when something is broken or doesn’t fit. Great restoration👍🏼

  • @0zmosis2001
    @0zmosis2001 3 года назад +20

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

  • @Vivek-Vin-Rohila
    @Vivek-Vin-Rohila Месяц назад

    My Mechanics is all about Perfection and Satisfaction!

  • @Jumbo_Jym
    @Jumbo_Jym 3 года назад +2

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