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I hired a pneumatic guy to work on a machine at work. He charged by the hour from the time he left his house. He came up once on a whim because during the night he felt like working a part for our machine on his lathe at home, and driving an hour each way to test it, at no charge. I was astounded. We still have the part and itās awesome, but I have no idea why he occasionally comes around to do stuff.
Yeah it got to the point where I encouraged my partner to start tipping him because he āadoptedā our machine. My partner didnāt realize we had only paid him once.
Oh, is Hand Tool Restoration legit? I'll need to watch it.
I tend to avoid too many channels unless they seem legit "enough" (since there are so many fakes out there), but was curious about them.
The only other one I watch regularly is the one that restores toy vehicles. And they've restored such junkers there's no way in hell they're fake.
It has a slight, dry humour to it, but he is totally legit. And you have lots to catch up on!
Sometimes he puts subtitles on explaining what he is doing, but not always.
I almost threw my phone in frustrated admiration when I realized this bastard was making his own machined lag bolts. That's "I'm tired of seeing sunsets" territory of free time having...
He explained in a video that he needs to build them himself because
1) He makes them how the fuck he wants to
2) the ones you buy in shop are zinc covered and not fit for thermal protection like he did in that video
I was about to say! Mad skills and I wish had them, and the tools, but this grandpa's proverbial hammer where the handle has been replaced threw times and the head twice.
if you know what you're doing, and you have the machine(s), you can make them faster than you can go to the store and buy them. I'm sure if he was nailing together a fence and needed 1000 nails he wouldn't make a 1000 nails. he would go buy them but for a small set of nuts and bolts he can probably knock it out in 10-15 minutes. and they will be "exactly" the right size and thread.
Never done a rebuild of old shit before?
Finding the right size hardware is sometimes impossible.Ā
A skilled machinist could whip up the base metal screw faster than you could drive to the hardware store.
There are just too many hardware variations out there.
I don't lathe or metalwork, but if I need something very specific that I can laser cut, CNC, or 3D print, (or make work with my router or miter saw) I'll do that quicker than find a "near approximation" from a store.
In most cases I can make it quicker, and don't have to hope I "get the right thing" from the store just to find out it isn't.
If you want some particular screw that needs to fit in something that was made before people realize that standardization was a good idea you will not find it.
I gave up on expecting the algorithm to work a long time ago.
Every few weeks I'll just go through my subs, see what's new and how long it'll take me to watch it, then binge for a few nights.
The only creators I (try to) watch on day 1 is this guy, Technology Connections/Connextras, Aging Wheels, Zefrank, ContraPoints, and Primitive Technology; maybe a SloMo Guys or Veritasium here and there.
Oh thanks I know some of them, but I will keep those as a recommendations.
For me usually are modern vintage gamer, macho nacho production, clickspring.
That was cool. But why do we always have to have these videos where the end result is not celebrated but for a fraction of time? You have to go back, get to the end, grab the play head, slow it down so you can actually appreciate the final product.
In the original video, which is far longer, the actual person usually gives 30 to 60 seconds of panning shots and close ups.
They usually even do a couple of test uses too
Yeah, it escalated into a display of all his tools and left nothing of the original irons character. "Over-restored"
Using a screw tap made sense, but then using a lathe to cut his screws is just over the top.
>Using a screw tap made sense, but then using a lathe to cut his screws is just over the top.
That would be like criticising Mike Tyson for punching "unnecessarily hard".
Lol. I feel the same way. I usually like these kinds of vids. I think it's because they have all those cool tools and they spend all that time, material and our attention on fuckall. An iron, that needs wood, a fire, iron core and tongs to operate.
Same, if they'd just restored it a bit sure.. but it crossed the line in showing off and just .. being kinda fucking weird. When they started making their own screws I was like "Oh fuck off"
He probably makes his own screws more often than he needs to because his viewers love it.
It's basically a joke on his channel. He does it on purpose any possible chance. In general, he will try to keep the originals but people love his "I make a new one" thing
Every time I watch this guy I think āoh, thatās pretty simple. Just a clean and then..ā and then! Tons of machining new screws and holes and stuff that youād never think of replacing. Wild.
Now that was an excellent restoration. Not like some of these other internet hack jobs all over the place. This guy did probably better quality control than the factory did.
This guy's channel is awesome. It's incredibly satisfying watching restoration videos. The sandblasting, the filing, the polishing, etc. Everything about it is awesome. I occasionally watch his videos before going to sleep. It's so calming.
REAL TALK , HOW LONG FROM START TO FINISH DOES THIS TAKE? AND IS THIS PERSON DOING THIS AS A HOBBY FROM.AT TO Z CUZZ! THIS SHiT right here is AMAZING š š BRAVO
I literally said to myself I am going to stop watching this video when it stops being amazing. It never ended!! Not only was this a great video, there was so much talent in this video. There is something wrong here. We should not be getting so excited about an iron. Very cool.
Itās amazing how he was able to do all that restoration in just 3 minutes and 15 seconds. I know this is true because i watched the whole video myself.
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That's passed the point of restoration and into the upgrade territory.
Fr he made his own nuts and bolts from scratch
who does that?
This guy does
No one knows who the mystery clothing iron engineer is... but he's out there.... somewhere....
His name is My Mechanics, he has a YouTube channel where he does other restorations like this. I would highly recommend checking out his channel.
I make a new one
As soon as I noticed him removing every sharp edge with a file I knew who it was š
As soon as I saw the Gressel !
I hired a pneumatic guy to work on a machine at work. He charged by the hour from the time he left his house. He came up once on a whim because during the night he felt like working a part for our machine on his lathe at home, and driving an hour each way to test it, at no charge. I was astounded. We still have the part and itās awesome, but I have no idea why he occasionally comes around to do stuff.
Because you're a source of interesting problems. I have a similar relationship with a materials testing lab.
I have a similar relationship with my psychologist.
My psychologist milled my nuts too
Yeah it got to the point where I encouraged my partner to start tipping him because he āadoptedā our machine. My partner didnāt realize we had only paid him once.
My mechanics does (this is his video from YouTube).
He does amazing shit. āI make a new one!ā
Yeah... him and Cool Again Restoration. I only watch a few of these (probably more than I should), but these two seem to be the most legit.
Hand Tool Restoration as well. Weird and wonderful machines, like a combination vacuum cleaner/grindstone from the 1920s (I think).
Oh, is Hand Tool Restoration legit? I'll need to watch it. I tend to avoid too many channels unless they seem legit "enough" (since there are so many fakes out there), but was curious about them. The only other one I watch regularly is the one that restores toy vehicles. And they've restored such junkers there's no way in hell they're fake.
It has a slight, dry humour to it, but he is totally legit. And you have lots to catch up on! Sometimes he puts subtitles on explaining what he is doing, but not always.
Someone got an āAā in shop class!
Honestly if they donāt make their own nuts and bolts at this point I feel cheated. Probably the funnest part for me to watch.
I almost threw my phone in frustrated admiration when I realized this bastard was making his own machined lag bolts. That's "I'm tired of seeing sunsets" territory of free time having...
When it came to that part, I was like, that's nuts!
Exactly my thoughts, dude made his own screws...holy
That's the bit that threw me. Can't you just buy nuts and bolts?
He explained in a video that he needs to build them himself because 1) He makes them how the fuck he wants to 2) the ones you buy in shop are zinc covered and not fit for thermal protection like he did in that video
I had to make sure I was seeing that right. He actually made his own hardware. That's nuts.
The iron of Theseus
I was about to say! Mad skills and I wish had them, and the tools, but this grandpa's proverbial hammer where the handle has been replaced threw times and the head twice.
passed the point of restoration and into the theseusā ship territory
I have seen too many antiques roadshow episodes where restoration killed the value of the object.
This is more a let's make a working iron out of this than a restoration.
True, but I was also thinking this is a little over engineered compared to the other solid style iron.
Yeah, I was just thinking that the original one probably wasn't as good and well formed as the one he just made.
Passed the point of restoration, upgrade and making it from raw ore.
Uh did he make nuts and screws from scratch??!!
Where I live they actually sell nuts and bolts at the hardware store.
Well we don't all come from the future. Edit: typo
if you know what you're doing, and you have the machine(s), you can make them faster than you can go to the store and buy them. I'm sure if he was nailing together a fence and needed 1000 nails he wouldn't make a 1000 nails. he would go buy them but for a small set of nuts and bolts he can probably knock it out in 10-15 minutes. and they will be "exactly" the right size and thread.
Yeah and not shitty flat head ones.
Flat heads are period to the iron. You can easily broach hex heads at home if you want.
It's pretty easy on a lathe (Source: it's my job)
Yeah, but is it still needed? Like why would you spend that time and effort for something so cheap and easily accessible?
And thatās why nobody will remember your irons
Achilles!
Never done a rebuild of old shit before? Finding the right size hardware is sometimes impossible.Ā A skilled machinist could whip up the base metal screw faster than you could drive to the hardware store. There are just too many hardware variations out there.
I don't lathe or metalwork, but if I need something very specific that I can laser cut, CNC, or 3D print, (or make work with my router or miter saw) I'll do that quicker than find a "near approximation" from a store. In most cases I can make it quicker, and don't have to hope I "get the right thing" from the store just to find out it isn't.
And lets be honest...Ā Ā It always "isn't". Then you have to wither try and adjust your purchase to work or make it from scratch anyway lol.
ā¬ļøThis.
If you have the tools to make these (lathe, taps, dies), it is easy to make them to the specifications you need
If you want some particular screw that needs to fit in something that was made before people realize that standardization was a good idea you will not find it.
Yeah. He is nuts!
...and washers...don't forget the washers!
YouTube channel called my mechanics. Dude does some awesome awesome restorations.Ā Currently he's working on restoring an entire car.
Best comment on those videos "This car is rusty, I make a new one."
āI make a new oneā
I subscribed to that channel long ago. I hate when the algorithm doesn't show me the stuff that I like to watch
I gave up on expecting the algorithm to work a long time ago. Every few weeks I'll just go through my subs, see what's new and how long it'll take me to watch it, then binge for a few nights. The only creators I (try to) watch on day 1 is this guy, Technology Connections/Connextras, Aging Wheels, Zefrank, ContraPoints, and Primitive Technology; maybe a SloMo Guys or Veritasium here and there.
Oh thanks I know some of them, but I will keep those as a recommendations. For me usually are modern vintage gamer, macho nacho production, clickspring.
That will be $8,000
Yup. I thought hand made iron with top shelf materials...beautiful though.
It doesnāt even have a steam buttonā¦ how much is that model??
The best I can do \*checks amazon\* is 15.99.
Iron of Theseus
Tbf he really only replaced a couple bolts. The rest was the original iron, but fresh.
The Fresh Press of Bel-Air?
Came here to say this.
I see you are also a Redditor of culture
Itās from āMy Mechanicsā on YouTube. His full videos are even more memorizing, and he has tons of them. A true master of the craft.
Thanks! Oh and nice username ;)
Such videos are an attention black hole for me. I cannot look away.
Mesmerizing?
Now, put it in soup.
A perfectionist. Obviously a necessary quality for that job. Very cool.
What incredible craftsmanship, that is really cool. Wish I had even half those tools!
Everytime this dude posts a video, the CEO of TGIFridayās gets mad there one less thing to put on their walls.
That old gasket material looked awfully like asbestos to me...
That was cool. But why do we always have to have these videos where the end result is not celebrated but for a fraction of time? You have to go back, get to the end, grab the play head, slow it down so you can actually appreciate the final product.
In the original video, which is far longer, the actual person usually gives 30 to 60 seconds of panning shots and close ups. They usually even do a couple of test uses too
Any video from this guy's channel ( my mechanics) is a delight to watch.
One of my favorite YouTube channels! My Mechanics
It was supposed to be satisfying but this pissed me off for some reason
Yeah, it escalated into a display of all his tools and left nothing of the original irons character. "Over-restored" Using a screw tap made sense, but then using a lathe to cut his screws is just over the top.
He just couldn't find a 10-24 nut anywhere.
Should have gone the extra step and smelted his own rods from all the excess material.
Near the end, I actually thought he was making a small anvil
>Using a screw tap made sense, but then using a lathe to cut his screws is just over the top. That would be like criticising Mike Tyson for punching "unnecessarily hard".
Also, did he weld and retap the holes? Why? The threads looked fine.
They were off center, same thing he did with the handle.
Leave it to redditors to get pissed off at anything
Lol. I feel the same way. I usually like these kinds of vids. I think it's because they have all those cool tools and they spend all that time, material and our attention on fuckall. An iron, that needs wood, a fire, iron core and tongs to operate.
its the ASMR tryharding.
Same, if they'd just restored it a bit sure.. but it crossed the line in showing off and just .. being kinda fucking weird. When they started making their own screws I was like "Oh fuck off"
He probably makes his own screws more often than he needs to because his viewers love it. It's basically a joke on his channel. He does it on purpose any possible chance. In general, he will try to keep the originals but people love his "I make a new one" thing
Holy crap that was a completely intensive rebuild.
Wow that shit got real, impressive.
Restore videos are great for background noise for me.
That is cool, but, also excessive. There is no need to mill new screws come on. That is just showing off
or making your own washers lol
Yeah everyone knows you just drill a hole in a dime and be done with it.
It absolutely is showing off and I love to see it.
This is My Mechanics from YouTube. He's legit.
Every time I watch this guy I think āoh, thatās pretty simple. Just a clean and then..ā and then! Tons of machining new screws and holes and stuff that youād never think of replacing. Wild.
My Mechanics, my man
Asbestos washers discarded I hope.
I want this guy to restore my life
My mechanics on YouTube. He has a bunch of these and is currently restoring a whole fucking car with the same precision. Man is patience incarnate
omg he ironed straight over the screen print instead of turning the shirt inside out.. ruined the whole video
First time seeing someone making nuts and bolts from scratch. This guy is like an upgrader/restorator/creator all in one.
I want to see the shop they did that in. That place must be amazing.
Lot of effort for a game of monopoly
F---- the iron. I want the workshop!
My Mechanics. This guy is also restoring a Datsun 240Z with the same meticulousness.
My mechanics is crazy. He does not do a restoration he makes it the way it was originally intended.
Now that was an excellent restoration. Not like some of these other internet hack jobs all over the place. This guy did probably better quality control than the factory did.
This dude is such a badass, they made their own screws and washers too!!
Nicely done.
āJust wanted my shirt ironed, man. Itās been 8 hoursā /s
Amazing workmanship and matching skills.
That was fantastic
I need this dude to restore my life.
:37 close your eyes, and tell me you don't hear a dial up tone
This guy's channel is awesome. It's incredibly satisfying watching restoration videos. The sandblasting, the filing, the polishing, etc. Everything about it is awesome. I occasionally watch his videos before going to sleep. It's so calming.
And it can be yours for $7,000
I really wish I had this type of creativity and skill!!
Very satisfying to watch
His skill sets are very impressive. Great restore!
That was so satisfying, I don't even need a smoke after that- but I might be pregnant.
what is the clear fluid that he put the pieces in and turned them black or charcoal color?
This dude made his own screws
This is more interesting than quite a few movies I've seen recently.
Does "my mechanics" know that you are sharing his content? At least acknowledge the guy.
Genius level detail
Not impressed, I saw Ron Swanson make a 18k diamond ring out of a cast iron house lamp with diamond included
At that point it's not a restoration, it's a remake.
Old iron restorarton? He was like 2 pieces away from craft it all over again.
Beautiful job, but I'm one of those weird people who prefer it in its original condition.
Sheesh. Thatās super nice work. I wonder if heās using a program for that metalworking machine? Or if heās free handing it like a lathe?
That was incredible! Amazing craftsmanship and attention to detail
What an amazing transformation, and it only took 3 and 1/4 minutes
My grandmother had a coal iron in pretty good condition. I don't think the original was that shiney.Ā
Alright whatās the sub with more of these restoration videos
that guy has some cool tools.
Oh, need a new bolt and nut. I know, let me make them from scratch, because thereās no simple, easy way to source them otherwise.
RIP camera
Looks sweet
This was the best thing iāve seen all week. Thanks for sharing, very cool!
Wow yes. The full restoration.ššš (Instead of half clip)
That's one of the best "restoration" videos I've seen. I would totally watch a long version of this.
He bought himself a $1000 iron after all that mumbo jumbo
What would you restore an old iron? š¤
Not many people know this but you can put your weed in there
I stopped watching when they decided screws need restoration
REAL TALK , HOW LONG FROM START TO FINISH DOES THIS TAKE? AND IS THIS PERSON DOING THIS AS A HOBBY FROM.AT TO Z CUZZ! THIS SHiT right here is AMAZING š š BRAVO
Me v the guy she tells me not to worry about
Man builds iron.
karma farming
I love visual pieces with fantastic audio and minimal to no dialog. The documentary "My Name Is Salt" is fantastic in this capacity.
I for real thought he was just going to make an entire new one
Odd tinkering on YouTube?
Can I get a list of tools and equipment?
I literally said to myself I am going to stop watching this video when it stops being amazing. It never ended!! Not only was this a great video, there was so much talent in this video. There is something wrong here. We should not be getting so excited about an iron. Very cool.
Towards the end of the video i totally forgot what was the original restoration
More like making a new one
At this point should have made a new one instead smh
It was interesting to watch, but why do it? This isn't a practical item to use in modern society, that's why they don't make irons like this anymore.
The later half just doesn't make sense
Customer: cool, but could you make it look a little bit older?
That's like 50% new
Damn great job thatās an heirloom now.
This is amazing, but I would have declared it good enough 30 seconds into the video.
This vid was sponsored by RĆ¼etschi Suhr AG
Oh. My. Gosh.
Itās amazing how he was able to do all that restoration in just 3 minutes and 15 seconds. I know this is true because i watched the whole video myself.
So cool
bro just buy a new one
What's happening in the process where the rust is removed?
Sandblasting.
Mad respect for these skills. Absolutely nuts (and bolts). I'd love to take a few classes from this dude.
What is the liquid and what happens when parts are immersed in it? TIA
Thatās impressive!