A load of broken power tools in for repair, dewalts, metabo, makita, senco, and bostitch.

These tools were all sent in from one new customer who dropped them into the shop. He needed a bosch hammer repaired in a hurry and also wanted to see if any of these could possibly be fixed up also.
The bosch gsh11e was fixed up for him as an instafix. So today I'm kiting what I can out of the rest.
The older dewalt gun, DC618 is only a cheap fix at 45 euro, and just as well as most other parts are no longer available. Real shame these dewalts can not be fixed anymore as they were the best cordless second fix gun made.
The other 2 dewalt gun problems are as common as now, and you see them all the time.
Cleaning the switches on the second fix is only a 25 euro job. But the springs in the first fix are expensive for all they are and cost 45 euro to fix.
Sadly, Senco tools are simply not able to be fixed here in Ireland at the moment. After Brexit, it is not cost-effective for suppliers in the UK to supply the small Irish market. So parts have become too expensive or impossible to get. So now, if parts are needed, they can not be fixed. But this only applies to Ireland.
The Bostitch gun GFN-1664KU was basically a common service, same as any paslode or hitachi gun. Costing 40 euro.
The makita hm0810t hammer is not a common fault but one I have encountered before. Using hammer grease on the tool holder helps to flush out the grit, but eventually, if enough gets in, the impact bolt can become stiff like this.
A oring, some grease and some heavy handed force gets this problem fixed for around 40 euro.
Finally, the Metabo KHE5-40 hammer simply trashed the armature bearings. This is simply wear and tear that can happen to any machine. Luckily, the motor survived, but this could have easily cooked the motor as the customer had kept running the machine until it jammed up.
If your hammer is sounding bad and you suspect bearings, get them changed. Don't wait for more damage to be done. If the armature is burnt out of any brand of hammer, they are rarely worth repairing. So the customer out out lightly on this one at only 70 euro for the repair.
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[@Gondul133211]

come on ladz the man is opening the mysteries of our workshop tools! throw the man a like, push him into someone's recommended im glad it surfaced on mine makes me feel more comfortable knowing the small ins and outs of the tools we use and the little things we can do to squeeze a few more jobs out of these tools.

[@emilhristov2308]

Тhumbs up for u Patrick for reading my mind 😂

[@uttamgupta9188]

Cheese xxwhmkw hmm

[@russellpottenger8584]

We’re in the times of throwaway and replace. It’s refreshing to see somebody repairing and fixing old tools 👊🏻

[@lebensschueler]

Man I came to this channel to fix my makita drill and now I cant stop watching. This channel is also the reason I started buying used tools to fix them up as a hobby. Really inspirational and interesting. Also the amount of videos you post, incredible! Keep up the good work, my most favourite channel right now! :)

[@jameskirk3]

According to my taxes I've made $503 this year selling old cabinet saws, drill presses and big bandsaws. Plus one belt sander and a jointer. Gotta love it. I really look forward to hunting down $50 saws.

[@lebensschueler]

@@jameskirk3 oh id love all the three of them. but no place unfortunately. i live in the city. only hand tools. good luck for your hunt!

[@plunder1956]

I was thinking how maaany thousands of devices and faults you must have seen to learn how things come appart and more critically go Back together again working. Recently I dropped a very small component inside a switch, without which it failed to work properly. found it later. I am so impressed by your diagnostics.

[@livndead548]

Did I just stumble upon the Bob Ross of tool repair?

[@deenp3761]

Lol

[@rhyseborland9101]

Brilliant!! love watching you at work, learn a lot

[@thibaultmerlin]

When i was a kid every time i went to a car mechanic or anything like this with parents i always wanted to go behind the counters to see what they were doing. Now i finally can lol TY.

[@martinpedersen4886]

Amazing how easy you make it look.

[@schlass265]

Love the long videos! Keep em coming!

[@deandohertygreaser]

Thanks! Will do!

[@TerryLawrence001]

I love this type of content. Please keep it in TV mode (Landscape) :-) Portrait mode is for shorts and tiktok and don't look good on a normal screen. I love what you do!

[@emanuelmifsud6754]

You're very talented. Thanks for your knowledge and videos.

[@Hobbyscrapperaustralia]

Great videos mate.You are very good at your job.Very knowledgable with tool repair.keep up the good work mate,big thumbs up all the way from Australia 👍

[@timmyturner6703]

You cannot beat experience thabks for sharing your knowledge

[@joshuagreen2320]

This video was super meditative! I am a qualified Industrial Designer (The profession often responsible for the bad/obsolete products) and boy are your videos great at highlighting the dodgey practices! Keep these videos coming Dean! May I be cheeky suggest a video were you break down a tool from all of the consumer grade companies (DeWalt, Milwakee, Makita etc) and possibly rate them on reliability, repairabilty and life expectancy?

[@ElectrabuzzXD]

Your camera work is astonishing! Just found your videos and I'm loving them 👍

[@STV-H4H]

While I’m happy that all my tools are in good working order, I’m strangely disappointed. I want to go into my work shop and fix something. That’s really a sign of addiction to fixing things. 😂 Back in ‘85 I worked for a construction rental company. I was just the shop labor kid, but fixing pneumatic hammers and such was an enjoyable part of the job. Seeing that lead bucket was what flashed me back. I only did that work for around a year but the experience helps even now a hundred years later

[@larrd9213]

Here because of a mention on Reddit...value jackpot.

[@deandohertygreaser]

Nice one

[@antoniskavarntis]

Excellent work You are very good at your job 👍👍🙌🙌

[@Hyggevaestedet]

Love your work ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@megadethguym7977]

I really have learned alot from watching these videos I fixed one of my drills

[@andybrown9427]

Now THAT is a proper spanner.😎

[@bionicman6969]

That figures, Dewalt realizes they built a tough gun that will run forever with simple maintenance so they make it obsolete. That's engineering today, planned obsolescence. I have a van load plus workshop of many different brand tools, most of my cordless are Dewalt and Paslode and spend many evenings fixing and servicing my tools, the guys are hard on them, lol. Thanks this channel is great.

[@Bob.Jenkins]

Love your content - great to see a professional at work. Re: Makita hm0810t hammer - I had a problem after purchasing some replacement Bits from Amazon. The Bits were made of a cheap soft metal which led to the tool bits wearing quickly and, more disastrously, the end 'mushrooming' inside the tool holder. It took me two hours to remove the Bit.

[@deandohertygreaser]

Yea, never buybthe cheap bits, iv seen this a lot of sds drills also.

[@jorglange2666]

I got a bucket of tools for you that I have been adding to for years, the problem is getting the parts and knowing if it's worth it.

[@mightmeeting6428]

Thanks for Sharing this long video ❤

[@bernardguynunns5658]

My building partner has this Dewalt bradder and I have the proceeding model. I have always liked how smooth his operated. I was a mechanic in a former life. I noticed too how smooth the old 7" corded dewalt circular saw was and the former jigsaw model. Just saying.

[@gogreenmotors]

Dean is a legend.

[@SantaClaw]

It's fun with a subwoofer connected, every time you put your tools down, the whole house shakes.

[@llamudos9809]

WOW amazing to watch your work. 1 question i notice you only usually apply a grease to the mechanical parts (pistons etc.). But wondered why you do not apply some silicone spray to the nail gun springs etc to free them up when rusty?

[@helloharry1418]

Thank you sir Just repaired a im350/90

[@timsimon6595]

I have the big milwaukee impact gun, have had for 4yrs now. It has been sounding funny last 3-4 times we grabbed it. Sometimes nothing happens then pull trigger now it makes a soft soud like its trying work but does not.. we had used it alot i own Landscaping and snow removal company. Bought the newer model today. Hope it last 4 yrs of hard use.

[@stuart6973]

Great video 👌🏻

[@deandohertygreaser]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fireblaster9961]

From the way he takes parts off and just throws them anywhere on the bench he must know what he’s doing

[@hal-rekabi6724]

that 110V old transformer used to test the hammers has suffered a lot...poor lass

[@Electricity_education]

بالتوفيق

[@frankblack1481]

The 25kg at the end of approx 1m of pipe is why he is so good. Simply No need for a torque wrench.

[@ruud236]

That part got me. No complex thinking just do it

[@daig1984]

Great video as always, hope someone sends a hilti te 500 avr in for repair

[@alangossett]

Who knew the detective from peaky blinders was a tool repairman

[@mpalaskokkalis1476]

Perfect 👌

[@jasonbuckler190]

Great video as always. I'm wondering if this batch - all from the same customer, all older units - could have been from an inheritance or batch estate sale.

[@chadsimmons6347]

Maybe meth-dealer swag? 1-ball-4-all, but don't work damnit! Oh well the tool-man will fix them, 8-ball-4-all? ok

[@daves4026]

Great video. What’s the spray cleaner you used for the switch please.

[@jameskirk3]

Cheers Dean. Old Bostitch coil framing nailer, air coming out the trigger well, but a trigger valve and O ring kit didn't fix it. Any idea? Maybe dropped and broken internals? Or damaged piston?

[@xboxmaster555]

Reguarding the DeWalt type 1 gun, here in canada, weve got some dealers that sell 80% of the parts still

[@jaraisz06]

What type of solution do you use to clean the thick grease ?

[@mullrump2]

Class!

[@leopdion5976]

I like the half-ass method

[@thomasfogerty3515]

To bad about senco for you man. Here in the states we can get parts at the hardware store! Lol. Them and metabo HPT.

[@DanielMartinez-be6ly]

Let'ssss gooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

[@weemanling]

This is what i want to do as a career.

[@kennethhiim]

Nice video👍 I have a Dc618 nailgun which does not drive the nail in far enough. What do you think it could be? thanks

[@Xrayfk05]

He had a few in with that problem, iirc the top broke. Should easy enough to check.

[@Booker830]

Like well-oiled watch or ballet 😊

[@MrCameron8841]

Hello Dean, my grandad used to be a contractor and has a garage in donegal full of old tools, I'm also into fixing them and have sold some of them myself so I'm wondering: where about in donegal do you live? because there's definetly a few tools that i won't be able fix myself.

[@briancarter1629]

Where can you get the ni cam adapter 😊

[@raresvintea1]

I want a nail gun capable to shoot in concrete, from the older ones could you recommend? Wurth? How can i find spare parts

[@83glacius]

small question for an angle grinder..if it still spins but heats up fast..the induction spire is gone? i kinda forced it to shave concrete:)

[@jameskirk3]

Need AvE and Dean here to make a collaboration, lol.

[@kizzjd9578]

What grease is the makita grease made from?

[@michaelfairchild]

I wonder, if you yet to have a 40V Makita sent for repair. HP001 have electronic clutch. I own one and its a beast, but the brake cannot keep up with full speed on drill mode in second gear.

[@deandohertygreaser]

I have never got any 40v tools in for repair yet.

[@aberlaki]

Hi Dean, great content. Where did you get the battery adapter you used in this video please? I have two 24v Bosch batteries that have died, I have tried all the jump start techniques and charging each cell with no luck. Cheers and keep up the great channel.

[@lukelegg9915]

just look up Bosch battery adapter, you can find just about any one you need

[@vadimbellous8313]

Google it, I just did and it is all there

[@anthonymellor174]

Could you please provide the where the DeWalt nail gun is being repaired? This will help me identify the brand of the red battery attachment and potentially find a link for you to purchase it.

[@Reman1975]

Jesus! Anyone else watching the way he's stripping and rebuilding these with practiced ease, and thinking that it wouldn't be surprising if he started reciting something like..... "This is my nail gun. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My nail gun is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my nail gun is useless. Without my nail gun, I am useless. I must fire my nails true. I must shoot them straighter than my co workers who is trying to sabotage my productivity.........."? :D

[@terrencechaplin7813]

Best you could do is just some 00000 Steel wool about all the would help a bit keeping things free??!!

[@OaklynMediaLLC]

Do you have all these spare parts on hand because you fix tools so often or do you cut to days later after they are ordered? You go through spare parts pretty often. I'm just curious.

[@johnmorrissey1675]

What would you use to clean that rust off or is it a no go 👋

[@deandohertygreaser]

Dry wire brush

[@alandaly5570]

Love watching your video. Whats your opinion on Ryobi

[@deandohertygreaser]

One the vest DIY brands out there. Very impressive range of tools, good battery platform, quality of quite good for the money and performance is good. Some tools I would even recommend to a pro. Brad nailer for one, on par with the makita and over half the price

[@alandaly5570]

I have the 18g nailer. Never missed a beat

[@gacherumburu9958]

👍👍

[@electroluxlad]

That’s why I killed off my Dewalt because of the fact that the old my nicads were so reliable and when I swapped over to the lithium ion stuff, I was really disappointed because it was absolute garbage Milwaukee’s been a lot better for me, but if they were still producing the old quality of the old DeWalt stuff, I would still be using them

[@williammorris3303]

Seems like some company would make parts for obsolete tools that were good

[@kennycheng26]

👍👍👍👍

[@richiejames928]

Iv got that makita headless and it’s a nightmare!! the magazine is held in place by the two screw on the back. they come loose and the mag pulls out. nightmare!! Youl also need the dry fire stop pin, That flys across the room along with the pin pushing plate you mentioned when you pull the magazine assembly off with your hands…. Makita really got this gun wrong

[@richiejames928]

Also worth noting that the firing pins on these are very very fragile, The end often chips off meaning you won’t fully sink the pins. If they don’t snap they bend and jam the gun. the entire gun is extremely fragile. Iv repaired mine 10+ times.

[@richiejames928]

Sorry, dry fire stop pin and tiny spring that goes along with it. Hope that helps.

[@deandohertygreaser]

Sorry your wrong, makita got every cordless nail gun wrong 🤣. I love makita tools, but never like the nail guns or pin guns.

[@richiejames928]

@@deandohertygreaser I couldn’t agree more 🤣🤣🤣 they refuse to get guns right for some reason haha the 18g stuff is just as bad!!!

[@jameskirk3]

How is it youve always got ta have a guess at what the customer complaint is? Someone acting on your behalf in the middle and not writing repair tickets or something?

[@conwaynoel3715]

Jeez those tools don't fall off trees ! They're bloody expensive and how the arseholes who use them are so careless with them. Bet they don't buy them it's the employers who supply them.

[@chriselliott726]

Brexit ...the gift that keeps on taking.

[@petrokemikal]

Dewalt are such crooks.. Its not the first time the have went backwards making tools.. I have the 391 circular saw and its been bullet proof.. I burnt out the brushes a couple of months ago and simply bought a new set and installed them, good as new again.. I tried a mates new brushless, dont know the model number but he says its supposed to be the sucessor or more upmarket version of the 391, it was good, but the 391 is better, lighter, cuts quicker and costs less.. Dewalt will be none too happy with that.. Probably stop selling the 391 or start cutting off parts spares for them just like the old nailer you have here..