Coke is actually mainly phosphoric acid and phosphate salts may be more soluble or form faster than acetate salts but in the end it's the acid that will eat the rust away. Phosphoric acid is the main ingredient in a lot of de-rusting products so i guess it works better though
As a new sub, I would really love to see a small clip of you using the tool after you've restored it! At least to see if it works....You put in new seals...It should work.....
I can see how much time you spend on your process, and it's very much appreciated. I was talking about the other videos as well as the vice and the floor jack. I would like to see them used even if it's a simple usage of the tool.
@@tubthump They work! Provided you fill them up with fuel (kerosene). I have two of those - a liter one which I use to melt aluminum and copper and the other a small one like the vid.
@@hmarillejla7 probably don’t work because pump wasn’t restored All bits he removed and treated will cause lots of air loss plus so many seals needed replacing
Awesome work! I've been binge watching your channel for a couple of days now. One hint about the gaskets. Rather than try to cut them with a utility or xacto blade, take a bit of thin wall pipe the right size. Sharpen the edge with a file and punch out your gaskets. I try to keep bits of stainless steel tube around just for this purpose. I'm forever picking up a bit here and there when it's a diameter I don't already have. This method will work with almost any gasket material from sheet cork to leather to synthetic rubber. In a pinch, even hard copper pipe will hold enough edge to cut one or two gaskets. Keep up the good work!
Something that would be extremely challenging and a testament to your skills would be a vintage camera restoration. There are hardly any people on earth who can do such work. A multiplicity of different skills (electroplating, satin finishes, Jappaning, Gutta Percha making and precision grinding) are required. I lay down the gauntlet sir!
I started watching Hand Tool Rescue and I saw this video, started watching it, and didn't realize it was a different channel they are so similar. Both of you do great work. Will be anticipating the next video
Please do a quick tour of your shop. You seem well equipped. Be interesting to see how big a project you can do. Also would love to have seen you use the torch after it was done!! Great videos .
I have refurbished several of these, all Swedish, Sievert or primus, iv'e never thought to use heat proof paint, i just polished them on my buff, using tripoli for first polish, and rouge or josco for final polish, the paint idea is great.
Quick tip for removing really stuck bolts, nuts etc. is making a 50/50 mixture of ATF oil and acetone, soak the part in it and wait a few minutes. Works far better than any product I've ever used and I've seen some videos testing it that back that claim up. I have a jar of it handy at all times. It stinks like all hell though, so don't spill it, the smell will stay for quite a while. But it makes taking of 15+ year old bolts easy, used it on a turbo that hadn't been removed since 2003, in Norway, where the salt used on the roads for 4-6 months every winter makes everything rust-weld together pretty quickly. I could remove those bolts with a tiny 1,5 inch long spanner (all I had space for between the turbo and firewall) after leaving the mixture on the bolts for an hour.
This channel is great. I had to subscribe. Who doesn't love to see old shit become new again? So satisfying, keep up the good work. I can't wait to see the evolution of your work, tools, techniques, and everything else.
here's a TIP: If you just painted something and you have to tighten a painted screw, Use some paint-tape on the tip to prevent if from scratching the paint. you can also do it on the side of your wrench.
Hi! that's a great job you did there. I have a suggestion, you should invest in a gasket punching set, I have the Facom 245.J2A boxset at my work and it's a life saver. I know, this set is expensive, but any other more adapted to your needs will save you a lot of hassle and make perfectly round gaskets, without indents that can cause the rupture of the gasket during use.
Idk if youll see this but ive noticed you’re using a metal chisel to scrape off the left over gasket and things alike, from personal experience on restoration things, if you use a plastic scraper and some 240/300 grit sandpaper you wont gouge the metal at all and it makes for a cleaner more precise after product, hope it helps!
That damn coupling nut didn’t want to come off huh. Lol. Man you do a great job with these. And you post a new video a lot more frequently than the Hand Tool Rescue guy. Love that you don’t include music to kill the experience too. Great job on these.
If you hit the nuts with a heat gun, they will expand and any hardened lubricant still in the threads will liquify/loosen up, makes it easier to unscrew with less force.
Stunning restoration of wonderful object. How many troubled, worn, old devices like this do we walk by each day? Thanks for revealing what's really underneath.
very nice channel you have my friend ,subbed and greetings from the Netherlands.I restored a couple of old vices a few weeks ago i got from my dad, and i'm very pleased with the result,not to mention the money i saved by buying new ones
I have found that those sets of sets of assorted seals contain red fibre washers that fit all three openings in these lamps. nice job, i must admit that i didn't polish the bits that go inside, might redo some of mine, Thanks.
You went to all this trouble of cleaning and polishing the disassembled parts. When you could just lay the parts in a bucket of vinegar-water solution overnight and let the process of electrolysis do the "hard" work. This is how I clean all my brass ornaments once a year, every year.
I think the hollow in the middle of the torch is supposed to have a fibre ring which you soak in alchohol to pre heat the parrifin before you light the burner .Really nice job of restoring it though .
Love watching your work, almost hypnotic and definitely relaxing. Have watched several of your vids, but what I don't understand is why you use the adjustable jaw spanner so much???On this vid, it scratched the black paint on the handle. You are so meticulous in all your work with so much patience, using the big spanner however is like using wrecking ball to hammer in a picture nail... 🤘
my advice on these types of torches is when you cut a new seal for it, it seemed quite hard of a material, it is fine to use this, no problems, however leather may be a better thing to use, though it would degrade over time (it would be a very long time until it does) but i always use leather on an antique blow torch, because that is what is used from factory
This torch appears to be 1960s vintage. The old gasket looks like an asbestos gasket to me (30 years experience) which makes sense considering the tool.
Restore It that gasket you removed appears to be made of asbestos. I have worked in the environmental field for about 30 years and have seen my share of them. When you scraped off the old gasket with a chisel it wasn’t to bad, but the wire brush made my hair stand up! You can put a lot of respirable asbestos fiber into the air from even a small gasket. Considering it was in your breathing zone I would implore you to avoid this practice. That, or employ the use of proper respiratory protection and cleaning methods for your work space. I look forward to many new videos from you for years to come and thoroughly enjoy your format.
They don't make em like they used to.. Most things are disposable these days. Well, designed to be disposable. Love your work, mate! Keep it up! Subbed cause you schooling me hahaha and i find your videos quite entertaining.
Nice to see a uk channel doing great content! Wish you would have tried this thing out when it was finished though. I guess ill keep my fingers crossed for it happening in a future video.
I missed the part where you put anti-seize compound on those troublesome threads. What brand did you use? And you glossed over the pump rebuild pretty quick as well. It sure looks great.
Got a suggestion for you, next time you spray paint some small metal parts. After last coat sets up (not tacky) bake them in a toaster oven (NOT YOUR WIFE'S) around 275 - 325 Fahrenheit ( 135 - 163 Celsius) for 30 to 45 minuets. Remember metal not plastic, I haven't tried wood yet.
No youtube music, no useless speech, only mechanics, perfect.
What kind of mixture did you made for scrap removal ?
I just would like you to make it work.
It´s Coke, Salt and Vinage?
Micks you should also check out Born Motorcycle company (BMCO on YT)
Coke as a substitute for vinegar, in the end, it is an acidic substance as well as it is vinegar. So, it's coke (instead of vinegar), salt and flour.
Coke is actually mainly phosphoric acid and phosphate salts may be more soluble or form faster than acetate salts but in the end it's the acid that will eat the rust away. Phosphoric acid is the main ingredient in a lot of de-rusting products so i guess it works better though
As a new sub, I would really love to see a small clip of you using the tool after you've restored it! At least to see if it works....You put in new seals...It should work.....
I can see how much time you spend on your process, and it's very much appreciated. I was talking about the other videos as well as the vice and the floor jack. I would like to see them used even if it's a simple usage of the tool.
It probably doesn't work now after all that treatment
@@tubthump They work! Provided you fill them up with fuel (kerosene). I have two of those - a liter one which I use to melt aluminum and copper and the other a small one like the vid.
@@hmarillejla7 probably don’t work because pump wasn’t restored
All bits he removed and treated will cause lots of air loss plus so many seals needed replacing
only way it would’ve been a better video is if you used it a bit at the end!
Totally agree on this, almost felt a little disappointed for not seeing it work :)
Hope the paint you put on the Nozzle is heat proof. It will get red hot.
kaboom! lol
All good and said, however I personally believe using it could harm his full restoration,
However I do get your point.
Very nice restoration. Definetly subscribed. I love the fact there is no annoying music. Just the natural sounds.
Awesome work! I've been binge watching your channel for a couple of days now.
One hint about the gaskets. Rather than try to cut them with a utility or xacto blade, take a bit of thin wall pipe the right size. Sharpen the edge with a file and punch out your gaskets. I try to keep bits of stainless steel tube around just for this purpose. I'm forever picking up a bit here and there when it's a diameter I don't already have. This method will work with almost any gasket material from sheet cork to leather to synthetic rubber. In a pinch, even hard copper pipe will hold enough edge to cut one or two gaskets.
Keep up the good work!
Something that would be extremely challenging and a testament to your skills would be a vintage camera restoration.
There are hardly any people on earth who can do such work. A multiplicity of different skills (electroplating, satin finishes, Jappaning, Gutta Percha making and precision grinding) are required.
I lay down the gauntlet sir!
I really enjoyed this! As a journeyman plumber it makes me truly appreciate turbotorch and B tanks that much more. It was a brutal trade back then.
Restore It you got a like and a new subscriber, keep them coming bro
I just purchased one from a garage sale. I am so excited to clean it up!
The many attempts of wrenches to fit in the beginning made me chuckle
This and Hand Tool Rescue are some of the most easily watchable videos on RUclips
I started watching Hand Tool Rescue and I saw this video, started watching it, and didn't realize it was a different channel they are so similar. Both of you do great work. Will be anticipating the next video
Restore It I hope to see some interesting things. Thank you for not using music in your vids. That is the most annoying thing when people do that
Love the speed up and how you don’t say a god damn word. Just work and no talk. Good stuff.
I admire your speed chiseling and spray painting technique. I'm old and my fingers don't work that fast. Great job.
When you were putting it in the vise I was screaming "Nooooooo!" to myself until you put the wood blocks in, whew...nice results btw
he used the adjustable backwards so the leverage wasn't working with him but against him lol But still was a very nice restore!
Same! If it was modern that would have crumpled
Still scream Nooooooo ! He's just deformed it without leaving jaw marks, that's all.
love that content, one remark though: for me its also part of a restoration to get it working again - so a demonstration of that would be pretty cool
*grunts* RUclips: demonitized
Great video, but I'm disappointed that we didn't get to see it burn.
Me too....maybe he makes showponies for his display cabinet only?
Old things were so beautifully made
Please do a quick tour of your shop. You seem well equipped. Be interesting to see how big a project you can do. Also would love to have seen you use the torch after it was done!! Great videos .
I have refurbished several of these, all Swedish, Sievert or primus, iv'e never thought to use heat proof paint, i just polished them on my buff, using tripoli for first polish, and rouge or josco for final polish, the paint idea is great.
Imagine in 100 years from now, someone is restoring this guy's tools that he is using to restore tools.
Quick tip for removing really stuck bolts, nuts etc. is making a 50/50 mixture of ATF oil and acetone, soak the part in it and wait a few minutes. Works far better than any product I've ever used and I've seen some videos testing it that back that claim up. I have a jar of it handy at all times. It stinks like all hell though, so don't spill it, the smell will stay for quite a while. But it makes taking of 15+ year old bolts easy, used it on a turbo that hadn't been removed since 2003, in Norway, where the salt used on the roads for 4-6 months every winter makes everything rust-weld together pretty quickly. I could remove those bolts with a tiny 1,5 inch long spanner (all I had space for between the turbo and firewall) after leaving the mixture on the bolts for an hour.
I have to say I cry a little when I see you use a wood chisel as a scraper!
This channel is great. I had to subscribe. Who doesn't love to see old shit become new again? So satisfying, keep up the good work. I can't wait to see the evolution of your work, tools, techniques, and everything else.
here's a TIP: If you just painted something and you have to tighten a painted screw, Use some paint-tape on the tip to prevent if from scratching the paint.
you can also do it on the side of your wrench.
Turning the spanner the correct way round helps unscrew those tight nuts .... you get more leverage having them the right way round great videos 👍🏻
You should show the things you restore actually working!! That would make it more fun to watch
Fantastic end result! It was great to see how well it turns out. It looks beautiful.
Man that turned out great! I love restoring things made of brass, its so rewarding !
Rookie Lock yeah if you do it right!
Currently restoring this exact blow torch at the moment this was a huge help
remember to replace non returnvalve rubber plus all seals,
3:57 the way the head of the brush fits perfectly with the neck of the tank is the most satisfying thing
2:03 Done my sound when I see something fully restored from your channel or see a new video.
I slowed it down to .25 speed and died laughing!
That is a great sound!
Very nice restoration. You should try Flitz for cleaning and polishing brass and copper. You will get much better results.
It looks factory original - that's much harder to accomplish than a perfect finish. I would refer to this project as a very *sympathetic* restoration.
Who doesn't love a paraffin torch covered in batter? Awesome! Subscribed :)
I am in love with your channel. This more addictive then anything.
Hi! that's a great job you did there. I have a suggestion, you should invest in a gasket punching set, I have the Facom 245.J2A boxset at my work and it's a life saver. I know, this set is expensive, but any other more adapted to your needs will save you a lot of hassle and make perfectly round gaskets, without indents that can cause the rupture of the gasket during use.
The man of the greatest patience and will! Bravo!
Cleaned up really good. We didn't get a chance to see it working.
Great video but I was waiting for you to light it up. The proof is in the burning, and flames are very VISUAL.
Idk if youll see this but ive noticed you’re using a metal chisel to scrape off the left over gasket and things alike, from personal experience on restoration things, if you use a plastic scraper and some 240/300 grit sandpaper you wont gouge the metal at all and it makes for a cleaner more precise after product, hope it helps!
That nitrile glove torn between your thumb and finger is a staple lmao
Trying to unscrew that one part... then brought out a vice. I was dying laughing.
Watched your Air Compressor Restoration last night and since then I've watched all of your other videos. Outstanding content! Subbed.
That damn coupling nut didn’t want to come off huh. Lol. Man you do a great job with these. And you post a new video a lot more frequently than the Hand Tool Rescue guy. Love that you don’t include music to kill the experience too. Great job on these.
If you hit the nuts with a heat gun, they will expand and any hardened lubricant still in the threads will liquify/loosen up, makes it easier to unscrew with less force.
very nice touch at the end with the label. It’s too good to use now.
Polished metal is the best thing that can be!
When cutting a new gasket, find a couple of sockets to trace around. Great vids. I’m addicted!
Stunning restoration of wonderful object. How many troubled, worn, old devices like this do we walk by each day? Thanks for revealing what's really underneath.
From junk, to treasure. Well done.
When that wire brush fit right inside the hole at the top!! omg!
Beautiful! Binge watching every video you have! MORE!!!
Oh, and Subscribed!
U need a punchers kit for making gaskets.
Very beautiful restoration.
Thats Great! We are also restoring similar vintage primus torch. video will be available in next week.
very nice channel you have my friend ,subbed and greetings from the Netherlands.I restored a couple of old vices a few weeks ago i got from my dad, and i'm very pleased with the result,not to mention the money i saved by buying new ones
gotta show us you using the final product, great restore!
I need more of these, they are wonderful!
Man I would kill to have a workshop like that! So awesome
I’m an old plumber and I have one not restored. I wasn’t going to restore it but now........... thanks love the channel
I have found that those sets of sets of assorted seals contain red fibre washers that fit all three openings in these lamps. nice job, i must admit that i didn't polish the bits that go inside, might redo some of mine, Thanks.
You went to all this trouble of cleaning and polishing the disassembled parts. When you could just lay the parts in a bucket of vinegar-water solution overnight and let the process of electrolysis do the "hard" work. This is how I clean all my brass ornaments once a year, every year.
Good job bro :)
I don't know why but watching restoration videos is very relaxing , like someone watching asmr 😂😂
That’s a stubborn nut! It’s a very satisfying video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nice, would have liked to see a functional restoration, as well as oil treating the flame shield instead of painting it.
I think the hollow in the middle of the torch is supposed to have a fibre ring which you soak in alchohol to pre heat the parrifin before you light the burner .Really nice job of restoring it though .
no just a pool of meths sits there, nothing else
travails de très bonne qualité ! appliqué et méticuleux. mieux que hand tool rescue ! bravo ! au plaisir de vous regardez de nouveau. good job !
on some real shit you making me want to do this again to restore old products
Love watching your work, almost hypnotic and definitely relaxing. Have watched several of your vids, but what I don't understand is why you use the adjustable jaw spanner so much???On this vid, it scratched the black paint on the handle. You are so meticulous in all your work with so much patience, using the big spanner however is like using wrecking ball to hammer in a picture nail... 🤘
Cool vid, reminds me of hand tool rescue
Steel brush mounted in a bench-top Drill Press. Genius.
All that beautifully polished brass needs a coat of clear to keep it from tarnishing again.
HE NEEDED HELP!!!!!!! LOL
Love the videos........would be nice to see you paint a little in real time.
Great video. I like the alternate use of the Tormek.
Subscribed just for the two man effort getting it apart.
You are genius sir and so much dedicated towards your job .
Lot of love and respect from India (Mumbai) .......
Smooth and shiny! Beautiful work
All of your videos deserves more subs and likes.
Wow....Restore With Detailing.....Beautifully Restore......U Got A New Subscriber....
With your work ethic you’ll go far
Great video! When I used a brass wire wheel on mine, no matter how careful I was, the brass surface just scratched! What am I doing wrong?!
Totally amazing work.
Looks better than new
I’ve just seen one of these in a shop in the same state, I’m tempted to buy it and do the same. It’s a no.25 British Monitor, very similar to this.
What a delightful video. This is such a great way to do this.
Thanks for no music...subbed
It's unbelievable that you didn't fire it up after you restored it.
if you arent concerned about the paint, brake fluid also works great for breaking a stuck bolt.
Brilliant job again so satisfying to watch.
On to the next video
my advice on these types of torches is when you cut a new seal for it, it seemed quite hard of a material, it is fine to use this, no problems, however leather may be a better thing to use, though it would degrade over time (it would be a very long time until it does) but i always use leather on an antique blow torch, because that is what is used from factory
No problem!
I usually use sheet gasket material from local auto parts supply stores. They usually have several types and thicknesses for oil or gasoline/petrol.
i do sometimes too, but when i tighten it down it rips
This torch appears to be 1960s vintage. The old gasket looks like an asbestos gasket to me (30 years experience) which makes sense considering the tool.
Restore It that gasket you removed appears to be made of asbestos. I have worked in the environmental field for about 30 years and have seen my share of them. When you scraped off the old gasket with a chisel it wasn’t to bad, but the wire brush made my hair stand up! You can put a lot of respirable asbestos fiber into the air from even a small gasket. Considering it was in your breathing zone I would implore you to avoid this practice. That, or employ the use of proper respiratory protection and cleaning methods for your work space. I look forward to many new videos from you for years to come and thoroughly enjoy your format.
Another fine resto video from the resto god
They don't make em like they used to.. Most things are disposable these days. Well, designed to be disposable. Love your work, mate! Keep it up! Subbed cause you schooling me hahaha and i find your videos quite entertaining.
This channels gonna be huge soon
Nice to see a uk channel doing great content!
Wish you would have tried this thing out when it was finished though.
I guess ill keep my fingers crossed for it happening in a future video.
I missed the part where you put anti-seize compound on those troublesome threads. What brand did you use? And you glossed over the pump rebuild pretty quick as well.
It sure looks great.
Got a suggestion for you, next time you spray paint some small metal parts. After last coat sets up (not tacky) bake them in a toaster oven (NOT YOUR WIFE'S) around 275 - 325 Fahrenheit ( 135 - 163 Celsius) for 30 to 45 minuets. Remember metal not plastic, I haven't tried wood yet.
Bro more resto videos I’m hooked!!
Absolutely amazing.
At time stamp 1:33 ...Please turn your crescent wrench the correct direction. You could break off the adjustable part of the wrench.
Awesome Vid bro! Can’t stop watching!
Just beautiful !