Restoring a RUSTY Book Press - Antique tool restoration!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
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Today we're restoring a rusty, antique book press!
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TOOLS:
- Penetrating oil (mineral spirits & oil mixed)
- Sodium carbonate
- Blowtorch
- Steel brush
- Grinding & polishing disks
- Hammerite metal paint
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"I can do this!" *cue epic music*
*awkward pause*
"BIGGER TORCH!" *resume music*
That's exactly what I was thinking! Lmao
"if brute force is not the answer, it means that you are not using enough of it."
You did a fabulous job. It is the nicest thing you can do for someone you love as she is passionate about her craft, and so are you. Thank you for sharing.
For a moment i wondered if you were going to remove the rust with diet coke but then you went hardcore with the electric bath thing. I'm impressed. 😂 The end result is gorgeous! You put a lot of love and elbow grease into this! 💖
Wait you can remove rust with diet coke??
@@masterfulmoonlighter5402 and you can remove irrigation (green parts) with a salt/vinegar mix
@@masterfulmoonlighter5402 coca cola is a surprisingly good rust remover because of its acidity. but the downside is it is coca cola so it can get sticky
@@Celticshade that's long since busted that myth. ruclips.net/video/kHlYnRZgKes/видео.html
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate what a fantastic partner Hansi is? "Martina wants to make more books? Obviously she needs a fantastic, restored new book press." #ThatSupportTho
Hansi is the real life “Sven” from Frozen!
Beautiful restoration! I hope to find an affordable antique bookpress someday 😍
OH MAH GAWD I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL-
Sooo cooool! It inspired me to restore my ancient sewing-machine😍
Не ожидала. Приятно знать, что те кого смотрю, смотрят то же что и я😻
This is pretty cool. Taking a lump of metal and making it functional again.
Awesome job.
A bookpress. Of course. Every household needs one. 😉
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not one... two ;)
If you're a bookbinder, you do need at least one.
I have two….. does that make me weird?
@@MelanaC
Yes. But in a good way 😉
Hanz, you did such a great job, I still love watching you doing this restoration. Love you both.
Wow this is amazing, could you do the same thing you did here but for my life? You know restore it ?
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My favourites videos I think. Seeing things renovated and used again.
If Martina likes the restoration of this book press and uses it, nothing else matters. especially RUclips viewers opinions which includes mine.
This was absolutely incredible! I love how you showed all the process, with trial and error included.
I am, unfortunately, a bit of a quitter. Partly because I'm insecure, partly because I'm unfocused. Seeing a video of someone not being able to do something at first but finding alternatives and trying again is very inspiring. Congratulations on your work and thank you :)
Amazing restoration!! New to your channel and loving the bookbinding videos.
This was so satisfying to watch. I would love to see more restoration work like this!
I just discovered you guys and you are so magnificently creative, it's spectacular! Much love from the Netherlands, love your videos!
Toch? ^-^ Same here
Simple restoration of an old thing and you made it EPIC!
It is amazing to me that so few know of the wonders of moderate heat and candle wax can do to lubricate the threads of rusted fasteners.
Love this trick
Awesome job. Have you thought about using electrolysis or electroplating to give metal parts a copper or nickle finish? I'm sure Martina could do some amazing things with this process. You kids rock!
Use 50% acetone n 50% synthetic transmission fluid for penetrating fluid
AWESOME! :D Seeing old tools brought back to life and going to be used for their intended purpose makes my heart happy. :) I learned some tips and tricks from this too, so thank you.
This was an awesome restoration and extremely fun to watch! Also very good find!
Great work, the only thing you should have done differently is polish the press faces. I would worry about the paint waering onto the books being pressed. But still great work and video.
For future reference, one of the easiest ways to remove rust from steel is to boil some vinegar over a fire and toss the parts in. leaving them to boil for around 2 or 3 hours usually results in the rust just sloughing off.
I'm a bit late watching this project, but hey ho. You made a really great job of the restoration. And the blow torch won't be wasted, I'm sure you'll find it comes in handy again, real soon.
Workbench edge alignment countersunk bolts and wingnut fastening press and frame fastening. Easing saw enabled sewing.
Music choice for undoing the stuck nuts was epic :)
Excellent work - very well done! The end result is beautiful.
me watching the electrolysis bath: "doesn't that water need to be hot?"
*continues watching*
"ah, there it is"
Looks beautiful, but you should add just a bit of grease on those threads perhaps. Not sure if you avoided that because its a book press, and you dont want grease there?
Even a light film of oil will do, this is not a running machine and requires very little in the way of lubrication.
You guys inspired me to find a book press and a good friend got it for me. I just started making books and now I'm super excited to start using my press! Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing!
Man if I found this gem i wouldn’t have done it this justice. Your work is amazing
Soooo impressed. Such a young man and never giving up on this project, you are a true inspiration.
Fantastic job. You're very hands on and skilful.
Thank you very much!
you might want to look into getting a variable speed grinding wheel with a steel wire brush wheel if you plan on doing more restoration of metal parts. They make pretty quick work of most rusty things, and I've found that on a lot of things you can even skip the electrolysis. It would save you a lot of time and hand work and it leaves you with a fairly decent mat finish. Just be careful and use eye protection
Maybe someone who knows better than me could confirm this, but after you took the cross bar, and handle out of the electrolysis, it sure looked like wrought iron. Beautiful restoration!!💛🖤
Hansie you are the man!! That thing shines like brand new buddy. Excellent work.
I adore your videos!! And Thank you SO MUCH for the Skillshare link!! I'm so excited to use it
A quality bookpress from past ages needs that much attention
I know its 2 years after, but important info none the less. Don't heat iron up if its stuck. The metal swells when heated, and shrinks when cools. and by heating it up and due the swelling, so is it possible that the nut might not fit any more. it could shink to a degree where it wont be possible to use it agein, or remain sligtly to large.
I used shrinking + swelling when making tongs in blacksmithing.
Wow what a difference some time and hard work will make. Way to go
Subbed. Cool device, first one I’ve seen on You Tube. Nice clean up and a beautiful restoration.
The before and after is absolutely amazing!
You did a fabulous job! A thing of beauty is a joy forever! Those brass knobs....such perfection!
Cool, I've been a carpenter/millwright for 35 years and you gave me a great way to clean up knobs.... Thanks
This is so awesome! It's also exactly the kind of thing the protagonist of my current story project would do. (It's a flintlock fantasy about a Half-Orc woman who's a bit of a jack-of-all-trades.) She finds things other people see as junk, restores them, and even gives them magical properties. Do you guys mind if I have her restore a book press like the one you restored in one of the stories? This thing has a slight steampunk aesthetic to it that would fit nicely into the story setting.
So much win in this video. Kudos for the bookbinding, for the beautiful press, for the vintage tools (BAHCO!!!!) and for using the "wrench of hell (fire).
Amazing and beautiful work, I love all of your videos. Lots of skills!!
I know this is way too late, but here's a hint for anyone seeing this and contemplating doing this, or something similar. While he is holding the drill to polish the brass knobs, instead, put the drill in a vise, attached to the table, you'll find it MUCH easier to control, and MUCH easier on your hands. Also, it's very important to grease all the parts before assembly, for ease of use, and a rust inhibitor, making it last much longer. great work by the way.
All you had to do was soak the entire think in a tub of white vinegar for a day or two, and it would come out looking brand new. I do this for many things, including old rusted metal tools, always works. Then immediately after, I rinse it very well, then oil it before it rusts, because rust will start immediately. Done.
Perfect renovation. Big likes and subscriptions!
Beautiful transition! Great job restoring! So much better than trying to buy new! Most excellent!
You should have asked WD-40 for a sponsorship :D
Lol I was thinking the same
Your guy's voices are really like calming like I watch your book press videos sometimes to help me relax my mind if I'm like freaking out or something and I'm like instantly calm. You guys should make asmr videos of you creating things with like calm shire music from Lord of the rings. I think it would be pretty interesting to see. Love your guys work though
Beautiful job. the work involved in restoring something like this is only worth it if it is used. It is wonderful to see it in use.
Only problem I see is that the nuts and some of the other parts that you left bare are going to flash rust...Other than that, good job.
Amazing job you have done Hansi
Did you send a picture to the original owners?
That's actually a good question, since I thought about it, but then I thought maybe it might be weird, like I was rubbing the good catch in their faces, you know? Hmm
Instead of sending him a picture you could send him the video to show how much work you put into it. I give things away on finn from time to time and It would be nice to see what they did with it. I don't know
Personally, I would be so happy if someone sent me a picture like that. I would know that my object was in excellent hands! :D
my brother in law did a rebuild of his Sears riding lawnmower, after taking it down to bare metal, he took it to a local auto paint shop and had them repaint it with heavy duty auto paint. The owner was so impressed that he did not just junk it and rebuilt it , he use some "waste" Mother Of Pearl paint on it, for a no extra charge, only thing was a picture of final product after rebuild. which I took and we sent him a 5x7 and 8x10 color.
WOW! Great job, very impressive!!!
This is Amazing! There is something wonderful about taking something like this and restoring it to working order, better than before.
It’s cool to see she still uses this
Excellent restoration - can't wait to see it work!
holy crap that was the best sponsor placement ever!!
It's like watching buried treasure emerging from underneath all the rust and crud. Super job!
I am so late to this video, but it made me so impressed with Hansi, well even more than I already was.
So neat of you to do all of this work for her
Hey if you run in to the rusty nuts again try heating it to a color change "cherry red" works best and add parafine wax after you remove the heat? This will the melt down in to the gaps then try twisting it off again.
For rust removal iused a saturated sodium hydroxide "lye" adding this stuff to water will produce heat so take it slow warm lightly to use as a soak for steel.
A metal polish named Flitz would also work to polish the brass or any other metal that needs polished.
Not sure if someone has said this before but would recommend using white vinegar to remove rust-scale... just leave it overnight in a vinegar bath and your should be able to get most of the rust off with a steel brush
wow your procedure was killer, really interesting to learn from as a chemistry nerd lol, I love both you guys and this channel is KICK ASS!
Putting a penetrant on after heating the nut will draw the fluid inside making it easier to remove the nut
It looks really amazing! I love the colour combinations!
Great job. I like how you did this without any fancy tools and it still turned out great
Beautiful job, dude! Well done! 😊
Beautiful work!
Its a Piece of Art! Best of all its found New Life in being used again. Simply Love It. Hope to find one myself!
Simply put...wow!
If vitamin H (heat) doesn't work, go get a bigger torch. :) one of many millwright skills I learned. Interesting to think that a couple hundred years ago, there must have been hundreds if not thousands of these presses in existence. You did a nice job on the restoration. Great way to handle the brass balls.
*TO THE THING IN THE SHED AS A KID* was a book press... I never knew that - we used to press flowers in it, it always seemed a little excessive for squashing daisies...
This is amazing, Great job!
Fascinating! Thank you!
Not only did you restore it. It looks like a piece of art as well. Great job.
This is done so beautifully!!
Amazing job Hansi it looks great :) is using electrolysis easier or better then using acids to remove the rust cuz i've got some tools i've been meaning to restore from the 1920s
If you add some sodium hydroxide to your water first the Sodium hydroxide will heat the water quite hot, add lots of soda ash. Also if your Cathode is larger and a piece of new metal that has it's FeO3 (black iron oxide) intact it will simply exchange the red iron oxide for the black iron oxide giving a black iron finish, very elegant.
Great care needs to be taken using Sodium Hydroxide and more is not better, in addition hands and eyes needs protection. Simple chemistry.
That is s very nice looking end result. Well done
Hansi: (tries fire)
(Fire doesn’t work)
Hansi: (buys bigger torch to level up his fire attack)
(Fire works)
What a fantastic job or restoration! It looks NEW!
Beautiful work! Lucky sister you have that you would help her with this!
I know this was a year ago but I just happened upon her making "the most amazing books!" I want them all...you did a fabulous job on this press and that table pad, hope you got her a new one.
What a beautiful press.
Another excellent video from NerdForge! Thanks!
Shiny!! You know who else would have loved this? My grandpa👍💙
Looks great, think about adding some gold pinstripes for a classic look.
You sir have balls of solid brass!
Nice outcome
Gorgeous job. Now I'm going to keep an eye out for my own restoration project.
Evapo-rust is the best stuff for getting rid of rust.
Beautiful.
You did such a beautiful job, the press is so pretty!