1880 Giant Blacksmith Drill Restoration

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[@750VFR]

4/5 years ago I bought a simpler drill but in similar condition for £2 (I'm in England) at an auction. Discovered it was made in USA in 1905and when New was $15. Cleaned it up same as you, and painted it dark green with letters picked out in red. I'm as proud of my project as you are of yours.

[@KhaozVoid]

Back when things were made right. By experienced men with the proper know how. Not all this mass produced chinesium crap.

[@_rocovak_]

Im 14 years old, but even though im still very young and have no experience in repairing stuff, i love to help my granddad qith repairing old motorbkes. And when i came around this channel i was instantly addicted. There’s just something magical about restoring old things that most people would just throw away because “they’re rusty”. Keep up the good work

[@Davidtheinsguy007]

Your a dying breed/rare breed of human, just like this drill, don’t ever change yourself, made me smile reading ur comment.

[@Case2_0]

Glad to see other people in our generation interested in this kind of stuff

[@tretowntret7541]

You are supper

[@devo076]

1. That is an honestly impressive machine. The ingenuity of some things really amazes me. 2. That is the cutest kitty cat!

[@updownstate]

Avril is highly educated and good with her hands. Uh, paws.

[@ashleywoedy9750]

Avril is the mascot of this channel 🙂

[@user-lr1mi1ny9n]

Душа радуется , когда дают вторую жизнь , а не уходит в печь , такая история . Браво .....

[@Rogr24]

"The soul of the drill rejoices as it was given a second chance at life, instead of being sent to the incinerator, such a story. Bravo... "

[@gonzo4350]

@Анвар Апандиев - мне нравится тот факт, что этот человек обладает таким искусством в своем искусстве i love the fact this man has such craftsmanship in his artform

[@vincentbellamy]

J'allais le dire mais tu l'as dit avec beaucoup plus de talent c'est vrai que c'est beau .

[@hajimuradmagomedshapiev6554]

@@gonzo4350 это сколько лет этой машине

[@user-te6qd9nf7c]

@@hajimuradmagomedshapiev6554 судя по названию ролика - 150...

[@pandagordo5683]

It is not just a restoration. It is the rescue of a story. It was magnificent.

[@ismailerdem2060]

And rescue of a history

[@simchadelft8373]

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[@DJKayoPlayz-]

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[@GriswoldCain]

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[@corneliusdrvanderbilt822]

I am an old codger, becoming an Octogenarian in the middle of next month. I have watched your videos on Restoration. You are really an Artisan. Sadly, people like you are disappearing fast. The age of Repairs is gone. We live in a 'Throw Away' society making rich people even richer and poor even poorer. Restoration of this Drilling Machine is to make me go back to my childhood, when hand drills were common and it used to take quite a while to drill a hole in a Masonry Wall. We used matchsticks and wood shavings for Rawlplugs ..Thanks for loading this video. The restored drill is a treasure ...keep it up...

[@XxETKxJesseexX]

@MGTOW individualist Why is he an unwise old codger?

[@mesinovict6316]

@MGTOW individualist shut up kid,you just want to make rich richer and the poor poorer,you are a regular 2019 kid who just watches 5 minute crafts and ASMR videos,and nothing productive and brag about how you have the newest things when you don't,also show some respect for the old man

[@davidduncan3659]

We are a throw away country!

[@arklanuthoslin]

all due respect, I think you'd be happy to know there's a sizeable movement in younger generations to build things, repair them. it's why videos like this are so popular, at least in part. "the maker movement" is a term often applied. as an example, I work in video game development and grew up with my face plastered to a screen. but at home, I practice woodworking and metalworking and learn machining and so on, just because it's interesting. I know our restorer here was careful with his welding repair, for example, because too much heat could cause the cast iron to expand and crack. not everyone likes the society we have. it's just difficult, and slow, to change.

[@karlandlunafromshaniathega1026]

Tarik Mesinovic are slash rare insults

[@artnouveau4332]

That drill press is a work of art.they took pride when they made these tools

[@maggs131]

Hit the nail on the head. Quality was the selling point back then

[@acunit1639]

When your cat brings you a huge antique drill:

[@ruachadam5227]

What a lovely old machine...thanks for bringing it back to life & saving it.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

I wonder how old it is.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

@SaltyStang Oops, thanks. Getting old sucks :( I need some restoration.

[@Dave-ty2qp]

@@johndifrancisco3642 Many of us do John. LOL

[@vickiefowler1429]

Watching you restore these old tools is mesmerizing. You really had your work cut out for you this time- had to use your beefiest tools. I love the Hammerite green finish and loved seeing it working at the end. Thanks for the lovely video... as always!

[@christineberry3076]

Just wondering if it’ll get used, or be a defining tool of an era, and end up in a museum?(r.o.?)

[@sunkinthesand]

I agree, after seeing the restoration all i could think was; but will it drill? Great work and even better to see it doing the job it was meant to do all those years ago.

[@tomjoad1363]

You mean, "hypnotic" ? ^^

[@jlit1618]

This video is the best restoration i have ever seen! You did an excellent job, and you should be proud of all you have done to resurrect this tool that was probably the life dream and consumption of a mans life to make it real 140 years ago. Im sure he is proud. Thanks for no music

[@jshepard152]

Check out the mymechanics restorations. They're mind blowing. My favorite is the old kerosene lamp.

[@garfieldnate]

Me: "yes... yes, get your screw driver deep in there... yes, clean it! Yes!" My wife, from the other room: "uuuuh, what are you watching?" :D

[@Tom-lr5ug]

LMAO!

[@Tom-lr5ug]

JUST SOME "TOOL PORN" HONEY.............

[@ladbrestoration]

ahahah :)

[@ThePrrr]

i feel you! Its amazing how satisfying is to see them cleaning that shit out of that drill!

[@debrastiens6216]

🤣🤣🤣

[@louisedwards6681]

I'm glad Kitty cat inspected all the parts now, let's get putting it back together😺

[@EkoKolo_Katowice]

All parts fitted up to meow-milimeter :D

[@updownstate]

@@EkoKolo_Katowice Cats are good helpers and inspectors.

[@josuecaicedo3425]

🐹

[@marialindell9874]

Everything needs to be cattested by the meawser

[@updownstate]

@@marialindell9874 True that.

[@kuntepoeote6762]

These videos make me emotional, The persons who built that back in the day are looking down smiling.

[@MalikethTheBlackBlade]

Oh encore une chaîne de restauration française, ça fait plaisir 😁

[@samrock7632]

I love seeing items like this, from the past ,being salvaged and either displayed or actually used. Great Job!

[@deltanovember1672]

Really great job. And no shitty music. Thank you for that.

[@mspeir]

AMEN!

[@coachmen8508]

Oh I was kind of hoping he was going to play like some 1970s porn music in the background

[@eweron1]

Being able to really hear the tool in the end, amazing!

[@midei]

Yes! Thank you for a peaceful video.

[@serenity6415]

@@coachmen8508 Porn music would have been rather fitting, no pun intended..

[@tommyhill199]

Wonderfully done my friend. Every video you put out is better than the last but this one seems to have gotten exponentially better.The camera work and editing were fantastic. Thanks

[@user-lk7wc8hk1j]

Молодец класс мне удивительно старые времена были такие сверлильные станки в жизни первый раз вижу 👍👍👍👍👍

[@user-dy2wv9cw8h]

СМАРТФОНЫ ТОЖЕ БЫЛИ ВСПОМНИ ЯБЛОЧКО НА ТАРЕЛОЧКЕ ИЛИ ПОСМОТРИ КАРТИНЫ ИТАЛЬЯНЦЕВ 15 ВЕК

[@Zen-22]

Très captivant ! La présence du chat et le bel environnement extérieur rendent le visionnement encore plus plaisant :)

[@stevemiceli4416]

I don't even have the patience to clean the dishes. This was great to watch

[@kurtkessler3664]

That turned out to be a beautiful piece of equipment. I always love your videos. Hello to you, your father, and Avril!

[@acts2211]

The absolute know-how and patience to do this type of restoration is commendable

[@grahambox7530]

"Very Hard" pretty accurate while seeing such amazing old things, love the stuff you are doing, please keep going or soon old tech will be lost forever.

[@sergeantbigmac]

Excellent work. I love seeing these pieces of history saved, especially when its the odd ducks like this. Who would think to preserve a massive vintage drill? ...Most people wouldnt, thats why stuff like this disappears to the annals of history or ironically becomes valuable because its rare. Good on you man. Now keep it preserved so it doesnt rust to dust again haha!

[@gordbaker896]

Exceptional. You should consider investing in a Sand Blaster and Pressure washer. Normally after weld prep, Cast Iron is preheated to 600°F and then welded with 309 SS rod in short steps then covered with a heat proof blanket and allowed to cool slowly. Your repair came out looking very good, just don't bolt it down too tightly. Great Cat.

[@lynnthodeson3777]

I agree, 309 being specifically designed for dissimilar metals welding

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

I would tig with pure nickel when make machine repairs but I guess what ever works.

[@Broadpaw_Fox]

Guys, guys... with cast iron the best option is to braze it. You never get it up to critical temp, and thus don't have issues with brittleness. :) Always been the best option for cast...

[@qwertyui90qwertyui90]

@Kathleen Shaw I would absolutely love to see this

[@christopherlenahan3906]

@@Broadpaw_Fox For visual repairs, not for structural.

[@AusyG]

Wow it's incredible to see that they had such precision machinery back then.

[@debrastiens6216]

Stunning! The hammerite paint is perfect! Love your attention to detail! ❣️

[@markharris5771]

Was it just one split pin and one wooden part of a handle changed? 4 pieces of cast iron welding? That is what you call a restoration! Absolutely gorgeous and you’ve done a fantastic job. Another fantastic video.

[@HaqqAttak]

I was waiting for the pin to break. Those are one time use items.

[@mikemarler8224]

A split pin is used as a retainer on a clevis, or to keep a castellated nut from backing out. That split pin should be a taper pin, the pin removed and subsequently broke appears to have been a field fix when the original pin went missing during a repair. Or at least that's my guess

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Fantastic, as always! **gives Avril a head scratch**

[@emilyrobinson6080]

a year ago watching this, I said I wanted to find one like it. Last weekend, i found one! its not the exact same, its a post drill like my original drill vs a freestanding model, but its multi speed, has a big flywheel for momentum and can be run by line shaft or by hand! I bought it off an old saw-miller who was glad to see it go to be restored. This is a stunning job youve done

[@bellabrunetta]

This is such a great work! I’ve watched almost all your videos!! You’re amazing!! And the way he handles it… it’s so gentle and calm. The new videos are more soothing though, with no fast forwarding, just cutting some pieces. But great stuff, guys 🧡

[@ishmael897]

Older tools seem to have much more character than new ones, eh? Elegant work on an elegant machine. I'd too would have picked that color.

[@christopheschwartz7374]

Je suis formidablement stupéfait de voir une perceuse de forgeron en état de fonctionnement, et un travail de précaution infini! Avec aussi l' assistant à quatre pattes tout aussi adorable à voir! Merci pour ce partage c' est formidable à voir...

[@calvincollison9182]

What a beautiful piece of antique equipment! And the restoration just a beautifully done! Always amazes me at how well the old iron stands up in comparison to today's steel, never rotted out! Just a little on the surface. 😊

[@jean-alexytherrien4438]

Incroyable votre travail les gars! 🙌 Bravo!

[@carpdude73]

Deeply satisfying video! I love the fact that you don't need to say a word and just show the work being done! I am a new subscriber!

[@KoshVorlontay]

Restored to a beautiful and functional piece of art. A welcomed addition to any blacksmith's shop. Well done!

[@robrussell5911]

Nice piece and great work, you are a craftsman. I can appreciate the difficulty in stick welding cast iron, great job. The big old square nut dates the piece, over a hundred years old and working as well as when it was new.

[@brucejones4538]

Such a great feeling you must get.....breathing new life into these old machines. Just think about the generations of hard workers before you that handled this old drill. Pretty cool!

[@ecologicaladam7262]

How nice not to have mindless background music!!

[@terrybyrd5105]

yes

[@comradegarrett1202]

yeah I much prefer the soft sounds of things like spray cans and tape being peeled. almost ASMR quality.

[@louisedwards6681]

@@terrybyrd5105 big thumbs up for no music 😹

[@louisedwards6681]

@@comradegarrett1202yes. I'd rather hear tape ripping than stupid music of any kind ,,,,a nice little meow ,maby but no music 😾,. And hell I'm just a Dog person 😂

[@cleaningnature1790]

and birds :-)

[@BB1951]

Beautiful! If civilization ever falls back to the 19th century this will be priceless.

[@OlderNotNecesarilyWiser]

I was really impressed with how much work was involved with just cleaning it up, great job!

[@liettebowes8263]

You work in a heavenly calm environment! The song of birds as background music, greenery and flowers all around and Avril. Seriously, who could want more ... We can understand why you work like a master!

[@marty01957]

Great Job! Thank You for keeping this nice machine from ending up in a scrap pile!

[@bodiejay2859]

That came out amazing. You do magnificent work. I love the color also.

[@gayle525]

I can’t believe you got all that crud off. Looks totally different. Great job.

[@stevelucero1335]

Really great job. I think the green and black was perfect!!! Amazing attention to detail. Super cool bringing something 150 years old back to life.

[@glennmoreland6457]

Hi again from England... Original colour would be been a Matt black oil base... The split pin you used...remove it and make a proper replacement... Apart from that very nice... These types of drills turn up on ebay...and they're usually unnamed....

[@markalton6258]

Grandad had just such a drill, I remember my brother and I drilling lots of holes in a steel adapter plate for the engine on his boat. Fantastic bit of kit.

[@ChuckD59]

That...was epic. Thanks much for posting. Great restore, great videography (and interesting machine).

[@nickblakemore3643]

MAN I GIVE YOU A TON OF CREDIT FOR TAKING ON THIS RESTORE. TURNED OUT AMAZING

[@johnc4774]

Remarkable, a tremendous demonstration of patience and hard work. Well done.

[@KillerHekuT]

Хорошая работа! Прекрасно смотреть на реставрацию каких-либо устройств

[@kuchumbatv5098]

@@ladbrestoration а где вы взяли такую дрель?

[@billsutherland2128]

I have a mid-sized version and also a smaller version of this drill press. Both have broken parts, but you just taught me how to fix cast iron! Thanks for the video.

[@blipblip88]

It's such a pleasure watching you restore a wonderful machine that at the time was made to last many many years years, restored back to life. a real love story

[@ianprososki6804]

For welding cast iron preheat it to around 400 fahrenheit to avoid cracking

[@GGigabiteM]

It would have been better to channel the parts and braze them back together. It would have been a much stronger repair since the brazed metal will flow into all of the cracks, rather than a surface weld where the extreme heat makes the cast iron hard and brittle, more likely to break again. I never like seeing people weld cast iron, as I've seen many parts ruined by failed welds that break later and are even more difficult to fix because you have to grind the now very hard weld and underlying hardened cast iron off before you can repair it again, if even possible.

[@ianprososki6804]

@@GGigabiteM note taken

[@comradegarrett1202]

yeah I cringed seeing those cracked welds 😭

[@louisedwards6681]

@@comradegarrett1202 that means this guy is very good?

[@comradegarrett1202]

@@louisedwards6681 he's good at a lot of things but those welds made me sad

[@larannar123]

WOW!!! What a magnificent beauty!!☺☺☺ Love the Hammerite Green,excellent choice!!!👍👍👍

[@timphillips4623]

I really like the green. Excellent job!

[@jfk64kennedy95]

love the video, suggestion, you should heat up the cast iron before welding and get yourself an inexpensive electrolysis set up for cleaning parts, you'll be glad you did

[@distresseddemon4236]

Thank you, Mr. President

[@jpstenino]

Magnificent work and so happy that the orange cat was in your video

[@johndifrancisco3642]

Seems that Cats love machinery. All mine did.

[@Dave-ty2qp]

@@johndifrancisco3642 . That's a Red Rex cat. They are the best. My first one was duely named Shoip Cat because that was where he hung out most of the time. The most curious and playful breed of cat there is.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

@@Dave-ty2qp We had my uncle's Bridgeport in our garage and about 4 or5 outside cats that we took care of and they would love to sneak in there and then climb and sleep on it. One (Big Puss) even had her babies on it! She was a Tabby and a great mouser.

[@Dave-ty2qp]

@@johndifrancisco3642. LOL John. They sure entertain us don't they.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

@@Dave-ty2qp Yep, sure do. The best was when I was tiling my bathroom walls and pressing them into the adhesive. I look to my side and there she is with both paws pressing against a tile and even moving her paws around. She was looking at me as if to ask if she was doing it right! That was Myrtle, one of 2 inside cats I had. I think that was one of the smartest things I've seen a cat do.

[@mspeir]

Incredible! 😳👍 The only thing I'd do differently is replace that broken pin with one that appears original (1/4" bar stock with slits cut at the ends?) and paint it blue.

[@4PixelCorner]

amazing job! I love seeing this old tools and thinking about how someone came up with the idea in the first place

[@Planes9905]

12:41 I just love the look of fresh clean gears. It's almost soothing to the brain if you know what I mean...

[@utuber348]

Thanks to you and Avril for another great video!

[@dalegreenaway]

Incredible! Well done although am sure you hear a lot of that. Always amazed by your work. Those of you gave thumbs down to LADB dont be such know it all's, respect the guys work. Or maybe you were just bored..... dont thumbs down something without actually watching the full video YBS.

[@mittensfastpaw]

Very enjoyable just to watch without annoying music or really off the wall commentary. Just nice organized methodical work with pleasant noise.

[@PatriotNC1]

A 140 year old tool. Your video is testament to just how well built they were. Excellent restoration!

[@cg6522]

Superbe restauration à partir d'un outil vraiment difficile ! Félicitations !

[@taylorsharp5928]

From Lincoln Electric; Welding Techniques without Preheat The size of the casting, or other circumstances, may require that the repair be made without preheat. When this is the case, the part needs to be kept cool, but not cold. Raising the casting temperature to 100 degrees F is helpful. If the part is on an engine, it may be possible to run it for a few minutes to obtain this temperature. Never heat the casting so hot that you cannot place your bare hand on it. Make short, approximately 1” long welds. Peening after welding is important with this technique. Allow the weld and the casting to cool. Do not accelerate the rate of cooling with water or compressed air. It may be possible to weld in another area of the casting while the previous weld cools. All craters should be filled. Whenever possible, the beads should be deposited in the same direction, and it is preferred that the ends of parallel beads not line up with each other.

[@joshanderson3961]

i know nothing about welding, but that welding looked super wack.

[@taylorsharp5928]

I know very little, but I know that welding cast iron is a bitch. The problem is heat stress, the filler shrinks and the casting doesn't, so without peening the weld, you are left with lots of stresses in the metal.

[@dailzogmantovani213]

Lindo trabalho. É um prazer ver um mestre trabalhar em tempos de tánta robotização.

[@mralkisluffan]

That might be the most beautiful piece of machine I've seen in a while. Greate restoration by the way!!

[@alain3768]

The de-assembling-parts are still so well oiled ?! Amazing for such a Tartarian-Era machine !

[@Frankness777]

Your like Bob Ross with a wire brush. Very relaxing to watch history come alive.

[@raygoble274]

...and right here, we'll weld a happy little bead.

[@KazimirArdekanian]

Great craftsmanship. And thanks to the inspector cat for endorsing the artistry.

[@YahooMurray]

My great grandfather might have seen a drill just like this - he was born in 1846 - age 16 at the Battle of Shiloh. Really enjoyed seeing the drill and how you put it back together - thanks

[@AlessioSecondiniMorelli]

This is pure working metal. Excellent restoration.

[@erwinvigilia6303]

Excellent work. I wish that piece could talk, what stories it could tell.

[@TheFixer1965]

Very nice work! I've always been partial to hand operated tools and this one's a beauty!

[@ferraridinoman]

Great Restoration as always Guys!

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

That was a massive restoration. I think the automatic down feed is ingenious and I have never see such a complex hand drill before. It must have cost a year’s pay when new. Even though I generally go for machinery grey I like the green. Is the wheel on top a flywheel or for more leverage if required and I thought cast iron didn’t like being welded with out pre heating but you said you were trying to avoid to much heat by stitch welding. Is it better not to pre heat? Looking forward to part 2. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

[@mohamedakarini8617]

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[@kadozturk]

I miss the cat 😍

[@RichieCat4223]

That dark green is a good color for this. I have noticed that some people who restore things like to use Hammerite. Never used it myself, but must be a good product.

[@rossr277]

Those are neat! Can about imagine the excitement of getting one of those back in the day. Lots of history there!

[@IronheadOfScroteus]

"Any man who likes cats is my friend and ally without further introduction." -Samuel Clemens "And if he restores old tools, even more so." -Me

[@WildeFyre69]

Well said, well said!

[@EyeSooGuy]

Awwww cute cat!!! Meow. 💕 And great job on the restoration, by the way. 👍🏻

[@TheObersalzburg]

I'd like to compliment you on your careful disassembly of the drill. I've seen so much additional harm done to equipment by rushing and forcing things rather than using a little patience. Beautiful job.

[@sal_e._mander5151]

I really like the green paint. You also have a nice peaceful yard. Keep Avril helping out in your videos as well. Keep up the good work.

[@robertburns2415]

It's all about the details. Well done the original designers and Craftsmen that built it would be proud.

[@motivosparavoar]

Wonderfull work. Perfect team: You and Avril. 👍😻

[@LadyLeigh]

What a lovely piece of industrial design. Somehow in those days machines had style as well as function ! Beautiful restoration.

[@braidwooddesignstudio5536]

Love your work, wonderful pieces of machinery and you have a fully qualified assistant. And a garden to envy. I wish I could see your face, so it is not a faceless work of art.

[@mazetmedjeber1758]

Très bonne restauration bravo.

[@carlfarruggio3835]

Absolutely fantastic.... many thanks.

[@michaeldicarlo5540]

140 years later and still works perfectly these old machines always intrigued me by the style design and just the pride they had in making tools then

[@juanpablo3478]

lo que me gusta de este tipo de canales es que no necesitan estar hablando o sobre exagerando nada para mantener mi interés en el vídeo porque el contenido en si es interesante

[@johnpietros9439]

I love old tools. They are art

[@JohnRowley]

Wonderful, you and mymechanics are the best at this. I am ill in bed today so was so happy to find your video to entertain me and fill me with admiration. I'm mid-way through watching and will be sad when it's finished but have stopped briefly just to say - try not to film too much of your welding, it will damage the sensor on your camera.

[@luismatteyr.3668]

Sure, Mymechanics and LADB are great!

[@martinbelotti3559]

true

[@Lordofthe44]

try watching handtoolrescue

[@hamidr11]

Incredible project. Nice done nd love the drill