Antique Fire Bell Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- I found this antique Faraday fire bell from circa 1907 on eBay and thought it would make a perfect restoration video. I haven't seen anyone else make a video like this before. For once I found a project that actually SHOULD be polished excessively. I thought it turned out really well. I apologize for the large gap between this video and my last. This one took a lot longer than I expected.
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I realize the contact on the hammer is arcing against the bottom post. No, the solenoid coils are not arcing. They are 100% working as intended. Apparently 110/120V is too much for this bell. I will probably use this with a doorbell transformer to step the voltage down if I use this in any sort of permanent application in the future.
One I had used a 24v transformer with a doorbell button. Wouldn’t want 110v AC running on outside of the school where it was, let alone through a doorbell switch! I would have tied a knot in power cord as stress relief. Well done
Nadia Fortune Yup. These were those thrice-damned bells that conditioned all us school kids to get to class, come in from recess, etc. many decades ago. Some were mounted outside, and just had the old heavy copper phone two-wire to power them, on a doorbell push-button. Wouldn’t want 110v there.
A lot of voltage at the time was probably 100v AC. could have been 50 or 60hz. Some systems ran at 25hz in 1907.
Vision Gamin
Do an antique gramophone Restoration
The bell was saved by you this time...
Oh my god lmao
😂😂😂
@chara mii how is that person a boomer?
@chara mii bruh everyone uses emojis sooooo
1989: saved by the bell.
2019: saving the bell
It's time for us to return the favor.
more like 1910
2020: house burnt down by the bell
@@Circuitssmith
2021:outside with the bell because the house burnt down
Sparking electrics. It's a fire alarm that's also a fire hazard.
you have become the very thing you swore to destroy
but isn't it too late be concerned about it when it starts sparking?
It hurts itself in confusion
That's sounds ironic.
No you see that's the idea, it creates a fire when it goes off so there's never a false alarm
Y’know I bet this guy was one of those people who used to disassemble pens then put them back together when he was bored in class because he’s really good at at disassembling things
My new hobby is watching other people's hobby. Lol
Isn't that the whole point of RUclips?
You just copied another comment but okie
Me to but no talking
My hobby is watching you
😏
Which handles rusty objects gently, How tender his mind will be.. Such tenderness is rare in the men hand ..These are called true artists.. Only these artists know how to handle care n save the objects of nature.. There is a smoothness in the handling of rusty items while cleaning and attaching parts.. The sound of connecting objects is relaxing.. I watch a lot of videos like this everywhere.. Be it an old gun or a pistol lighter or a machine..
14:39 face reveal in the bell's reflection
Omg
MIND BLOWN
Tnks 😊😊😊
Nop
NANI
Man hearing that bell gave me flashbacks of public school! Nice restoration, that final sanding and paint job is perfect. Love that you left the bell shiny, hope you use it in the shop as a doorbell! Thanks!
LOL to flashbacks of public school!
Out of my years in school I never heard that bell... because the last school I went to was 1st grade
@@nacregem Nice!
You just reminded me of that haha. I remember when the janitor let me press the bell for lunchtime when I was still really young.
@@nacregem e d u c a t i o n
that's a fine electrical shock and fire hazard bell 🤣
Wasper216 duuh its a fire Bell what did you expect ? A water Bell?
@@tamer27antepli i expect it would be pikachu
@@tamer27antepli Gas leaks, Reactor 4 melting down in your backyard, etc... So many (ironic) things even my (supposed-to-be useful) brain can't think of any of them...
WHY DOESNT MINE LOOK LIKE THAT!?
It looks brand new. This was on my front page. You are definitely doing something right since there are typically videos with a lot more views. Keep going!
Oh hi! Lol I love ur vids
I appreciate that your tools look like you take good care of them. When I was in school these types of bells were used to signal the end of class periods. It turned out great!
I sometimes do, begin to wonder which year this ancient fire bell was used?
Nevermind the trolls who comment negatively about your work: they've never restored anything in their little lives. They would be hard pressed to be able to take the criticism they dish out. Your work is awesome and inspiring. Thank you for the upload and sharing your hard work.
Very well done, but get a 0.1uf 330 volts capacitor for that spark. thumbs up.
Wow, what attention to detail. Polishing the brass screws and fittings that are hidden under the metal cover. A work of beauty.
"Mom, can we have fire bell?"
"No, we have fire bell at home."
Fire bell at home:
Excuse me, why would you have a fire bell at home?
Am I a joke to u
Wait never mind i get it
Aaaa Bbb r/woooooosh
@@mommyevesfam3414 if you didnt get it he doesnt have one
I don't know what's more impressive, the fact that they managed to clean this, or the fact that the screws aren't stripped
Juan steak them, restore them and sell them for profit then 😂
@@timhanby5662 that's true 😂😂
Thank you so much for this channel. My dad loved to restore old jukeboxes and pinball machines. I lost him to cancer 4 years ago. I know he would have loved your channel and watching this makes me feel like I'm in the basement in his workshop watching him restore things again.
Ok.
That fire alarm looks like it would be the CAUSE of the damned fire.
Ironic
@@calumbrooknicolson he could save others from a fire but not himself
@@Aleph-Noll Yes
The voltage is too high. You're supposed to use it with a 12 or 24 volt step-down transformer, but he was running it directly on a 120v line.
I never knew there was so much that goes into an old-fashioned fire bells or school bells.
That green light coming from the inside when it rings scares me
@Midnight Uke Man basically due the bad state of the coils, its arcing between the terminals, and nope, that isnt good, can make a shortcircuit and leave your home without electricity, or catching fire, if i were him i would have changed the coils
It's just the sparks, like car sparks
@@Xupaunwebo it doesn't catch fire
@@Xupaunwebo and it doesn't short circuit to let the home without elecrticity because the coils are 100-120volts
@@Xupaunwebo and u couldn't change coils because u can damage and the coils were glued
I thought class was dismissed! LOL, Brought me back 30 years in an instant... excellent restoration video, thank you for no music in the background, it's appreciated. It's like ASMR for me, go to sleep listening to these.
"When he hears the firebell chime,
Fireman Sam is there on time.
Putting on his coat and hat,
In less then seven seconds flat.
He's always on the scene,
Fireman Sam,
And his engine's bright and clean,
Fireman Sam,
You can not ignore,
Sam is the hero next door"
Because: When he hears that fire alarm, Fireman Sam is cool and calm
Free verse poem
Haha
👏
Yay more hobby crossovers. That faraday bell is over 100 years old. Very cool
I bet it’s never looked so good, even when leaving the factory. Well done, your fare work certainly paid off.
I love antiques so very much, & seeing you restore them makes my hopes of collecting extremely old things become stronger. That being said, I have always wanted one of these.
Very nice work, you should use it as a doorbell lol
If I have mansion !
Michael Beaty lol..🤗😂 🤣
Just a clean and paint not a true restoration he didnt rewind those coils
Douglas Morrison you don’t need to replace everything for a restoration just cleaning and painting will do fine if it works in the condition it is in
@Freddy McIntire Yes there is as old as that bell is the copper wire those coils are wound with are coated with shellac and with age the shellac will crack and peek THUS a short thats the reason that rewinding is ALWAYS part of restoration
here, you will not only be entertained to watch the restoration but also you will learn how to disassemble & assemble things. GOOD JOB! you have a good memory to be able to assemble it again..
how he remembers how to put everything back together after it’s all apart is beyond me
Abbey you can write it down/ take pictures
ghgjg hhxgh haha you’re right 🤪i’m just dumb
If he just had a video of him taking it apart...
@@jaysonchilds4676 if only 😔✋
I'm not gunna lie but I personally prefer the old rusted look to it. Never the less, a brilliant restoration.
If you didn't replace or repair the parts doing the work, the solenoids, is this a restoration or just a cleaning up?
@ That's a stupid definition. The motor wasn't restored so it was just a visual cleanup. Try reading comprehension.
@ there's a certain irony in you saying "try to learn the english languague"
@ ok geez this guy was just asking. ASKING! your also lucky that the dislike button doesnt show anything either! if you cant reply anything nice dont reply at all!
I'm glad all these "restoration" videos are becoming trendy now. It might inspire more people to restore and appreciate antiques, which will help to preserve history.
I laughed when I subbed and "clicked the bell icon" :P
i love the deeper sound of the bell after the restoration. lovely
Awesome resto. That’s how you shine a bell right there! Also is it just me or did removing some of the bell rust change the key of the bell?
Correct, the thickness of a bell's "wall" determines its pitch, the thicker the wall, the higher the pitch.
I would love to have this for my man cave but also for an alarm to wake the kids in the morning. Love it!
I see this a lot and as an electrician, it bugs the hell out of me. First off, you need better wire strippers. Klein makes amazing sets and like $15. The big thing is not tightly braiding the wires as you pushed them through the opening and didn't look like you did it too well when wrapping around the posts. Two options are at your disposal. Either tin the wires prior to wrapping them around the posts and the braiding will stay intact, you can loop around a screw driver for a good bend. Second is mostly the one I use for light switches and such. Strip off the amount you want exposed, then cut an extra 1/8" and twist and move it to the end. This will tighten the braid and keep the ends from fraying. Either method will help a lot when wrapping around the posts and will keep the wires from squeezing out so much when you tighten it down.
Thanks for the tips. Always nice to hear constructive criticism from people who are more knowledgeable than me. My soldering skills are essentially nonexistent, but I could probably handle pulling off what you described.
I can't believe you didn't mention the massive green arcs every time the bell hammer hits the bottom post! I don't think this thing was designed for 110/120V as it was advertised!
Wow that's cool, I'll have to look out for these! It would make a cool doorbell!
Great work as usual. I was thinking you were going to paint it red but I like what you did
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Fire alarm bells back then were actually painted black from the factory! I know this because of @Old School Fire Alarms!
Man, this brought back memories of grammar school, exact same bell outdoors to signal recess, etc. Might want to get a new 330 VAC capacitor to take care of the sparking. I really like Cornell-Dubelier. You can find them through Mouser Electric Supply, online. Excellent rebuild. Love seeing all the good metal underneath!
Your videos are very therapeutic!
Herny👤💐💍🍕🚗💖
Don't you just love those brass screws!
And great choice of the 'proper' line cord.
Wow. The restoration does ring a bell for me!
Nice video. Had 4 brass call out bells on my fire station. Polished every Friday after appliance room floor scrub. Tested daily by 3 rings
Purple Rose Sadly, can't do as part of "Austerity cuts" the station was closed and is now a building site. That's "Efficiency and Value for money". Rant over!!!😬
Wow, you left that arcing. Madness.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
Your attention to detail is inspiring
Very good, great job and well done especially not painting the bell.
Rob Smith wow you are very clever how come I didn't think of that, here you proved everyone that you are so smart, good on you boy, carry on
@@nitro74cs He also proved he can't spell too! ;)
more than likely he is some sort of a sad knob head focusing on what people are doing/writing wrong, rather than appreciating a nicely done/restored machine.
Cem Sezer r/woooooooosh
That gong on the bell looks BRAND NEW!! Great job on restoring her!!
0:10 why not use lower voltages first, you never know if it requires like maybe 12 volts.
Very nice work.
Amazing all the brass, was just average parts back then.
I watch Jay Leno sometimes.
He often remarks how early automobiles had all high quality parts.
Back then, guys would show off the extremely fine workmanship of the engine, which nobody would do now.
The "rust removing solution" was nothing more but Coca-Cola ;D
Got proof??
If someone is gonna say it's not Coca-Cola:
It's a joke.
I did not know Scotch Brite made such products. That is amazing. Great job also
the screwdriver in the beginning is so shiny and i love it
I don't know why but I find it more satisfying to see a non working thing be restored and fixed than if it works already.
Fantastic work though!!
Wow this one looks brand new 👌😍
Herny👤💐💍🍕🚗💖
Awesome work! Fun fact: the mechanism in the bell is pretty much the same in coil tattoo machines used even to this day and these bells are the og tattoo machines. With the difference of not having an actual spring at the end, but a piece of bending metal acting as a spring between the frame and armature bar.
I would like to know why you didn't renovate the coils. Is that problematic?
This bell was made by the Faraday company which was founded in 1875. The company was sold to Siemens in 1995 but still functions today making fire alarm equipment.
he actually buried the things he restored some 20 years ago just to prepare this restoration channel so he got old broken things to restore 🤪
just kidding 🤪 keep up with your work! very pleasing to watch!
Egarolla. Emojis are cringe.
Only Cringey girls are allowed to use them.
Yethet myth don't worry, I'll give your comment like too 😘
Egarolla. Shit, another emoji.
So freaking satisfying
Its hard to say if it was actually used as a Fire bell. Or used for other things. These were sometimes placed in warehouses and Factories for when place would get Phonecalls or to signal for Lunch or quiting time instead of actually being used as a Fire Bell.
or in a school
The gunk inside looked like sawdust to me, made me think of a factory of some kind, or high school woodworking class.
I love watching this man or men restore any object back to reality! That’s why I hate throw away stuff , if I had skill like these guy be doing! I be rich, rebuilding or restoring old antique items!
It's weird to see a perfectly reflective surface on a metal that was once covered in rust
I passed on watching this a couple of times. I apologize. Great Restoration. Very entertaining. Great call on the lead paint. Would not have thought of that...
Antique? In my school we still have those
Where do u go?
Not trying to stalk just curious
dkdk djdj I live on a small island in Canada
@@TheRealSockon oh ok that's pretty sweet
That was a great restoration. You can tell that Bell was really old from the quality construction of how it was built and brass components. Great job.
when you restore it and the pitch drops from a D to a C#
Probably the bell was loose before and he tightened it up properly during restoration?
@@DjResR it was because he removed material
As a true fire fighter fan, its amazing to see someone restore an old fire drill. 😊
I don't think that's meant to run off Mains power . I'm thinking 24-volt
I'll grab a doorbell transformer and give it a try
This fire bell was used as a normal bell for us and it was the nemesis of my daily sleep (I’m unfortunately a night owl/insomniac) all through five years of high school, ugh. Thanks for restoring that wretched thing lol but it does look good!
Why not removing the coils?
They are so old and rusty that they need replacement.
He should, at least, disassemble and clean them?
@@ilantzur02 theu were glued down and he didnt want to risk dmaging them
@@Braixie
At least cleaning them
@@ilantzur02 I do agree they could use a bit of cleaning
They are expensive and hard to find
That person really works hard!! Gotta admit.
Best paint job I've ever seen in a restoration video.
It’s always good to soak your screws and other smaller parts in 3-1 oil for about 15-20 mins after you finish cleaning and polishing them. It’s not needed by any means but it does help them a lot.
"...it's alright cause i'm saved by the bell."
Only 90's kids will remember this.
frankstrawnation lol I’m not 90’s but I know it. I love saved by the bell
"Saved by the Bell" is one of the best 90s sitcoms; along with "Friends", "Frasier", "Seinfeld", "Step by Step", "Full House", "Family Matters", "Sister Sister", "Living Single", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch."
1- the green eerie light coming from inside the bell;
2-the sound of the bell changed, as expected;
3-those poor old, dirty solenoids.
Yo bro I love the screwdriver you used (the old one with the wood handle) I have one. But it’s in bad shape
Do they still make that style? I think they are great. If they do, where can i get some?
The oval spot on the solenoid cover is a spot for a Faraday logo sticker. It had silver text and oval outline, with an orange background. There should be one online, that would really make it look nice!
Fire bell? :D :D :D we use those as school bells in Czech Republic :D
Ty Čecha?
Finland too
Everything I watch you restore impresses me 😲👏👏
Stunning, looks like it belongs to a 1940's police station. Keep up the good work
Amazing the difference in sound before and after. At the start, I thought is sounded cool. Much fuller when cleaned up.
Great job!
15:10
искрит в электрическом блоке
sparks in the electrical box
Так и до пожара доведёт
Хотя... если он звонит, значит уже пожар..
The shine on the bell is brighter than new!
Not trying to make a meme here but was that flex tape that you used for the gasket?
Geez how satisfying it looks after
I love watching these restorations. . NEW SUB! Keep it up!
Love the tar, old school thread locker. Also it's neat you can see the green from the contacts arcing n' sparking
If this is not firebell ASMR *I don't know what is.*
What is with Millennials and their fetish with "ASMR" crap?
@@ct92404 Im 12, so stfu.
What a nice, old rusty school bell. I love it.
Just hook it up to an old but trusty autocall fire alarm system and EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE
P.S Faraday makes great electronic products
P.S you should've painted it red
Tyvm for teaching me a wire brush on a drill press works out a lot better than one on a grinder!...FYI! Rubbing alcohol would work excellent for cleaning the wires on the electromagnets.
Need to fine tune the strike distance and rewax the coils!
Even the tone of the fire bell changed! LMAO!
Hey dont wear gloves when operating rotating machines. Cool video 👌🏽
It's amazing how a 111 year old bell can still work
Eliel Nicolas Fuentes Aquilar *because it's 111 years old.* 😂 a million year old stone, still works.
@@illuminate4622 yea sure 🙄😒
@Restoration Station - A safety thing, you should never wear gloves when working with rotary tools (or almost any power tool) It significantly increases your chance of a serious injury if the glove were to get caught.
With bare hands if you finger hits the tool, you will lose some skin. With a glove, you can lose the finger/hand.
Good suggestion, I've always done that, but may I ask, how about thin latex-type gloves? I think they'd tear off easily but still protect skin from dirt and muck. What do you think about latex gloves safety aspect?
Gort Newton No I nearly lost my fingers wearing latex gloves got caught on drill
@@robertedward9456 oh, ok, so that's out, thanks for replying, that's very kind of you. Safety first always.
I disagree with you.
awesome restoration! absolutely love your videos.
i do have to say, though. i liked the sound better before the resto. i don't know what it is.. but i really like it.
Agreed, it sounds more like the ones you see in Cartoons
Why didn’t you repair the capacitors?
Dangerous? Falty?
the best thing is to see the difference from new to old.
I love it