Beaudry Power Hammer Restoration! Pt.1 (From Bad to Rad)

[@ZX-Gear]

Still aching from that time that Gravity took away the last one.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

I still have dreams that Will was going to bring it back to life.

[@ZX-Gear]

@@AndyFromBeaverton Same

[@camerongunn7906]

Yeah that work me on a spiritual level

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

@@camerongunn7906 You must love your turkeys? Molon labe

[@tomdickson2454]

When you were unloading the hammer and said "drop it on the ground"... I started having flashbacks.

[@snowdogarmoury]

Starting to feel that Will needs to make a calendar of just pictures of him riding power hammers around the world.....

[@pupyasko1233]

like those firefighter calendars?

[@ritinkornas5336]

OMG, that would be amazing! XD

[@waynethompson8416]

"Hammerin' Will" ??? Actually, a calendar of Will and the creations he makes is a good idea!

[@BombedNevada]

Yess!!

[@BarqueCat2]

Am I the only one that thought "that man needs a saddle"? I didn't think so....

[@tommoore7314]

Hey Will, wanted to drop a tip for you. I am a journeyman maintenance technician and routinely have to take stuck nuts off of machines using the "blue wrench" (lol). When you are trying to do that, you should try heating it from just one spot as much as possible. When you heat the entire nut, that saturated heat will expand the whole nut like you are trying to achieve, but it also saturates the threads and will cause them to expand with the nut which is working against you. If you heat just one area, it expands the hole all over and saturates less of the threading with heat soak making it worlds easier to get nuts off. I spent many an hour doing exactly what you did until a senior technician showed me this trick, and now the "blue wrench" has never been a more effective tool in my arsenal. Great work man, keep it up!

[@KamiCrit]

Journeyman maintenance technician reporting in, gonna try this next time!

[@Lucas12v]

It's cool that he got a sponsor that is actually relevant to what he's doing and his channel.

[@briansmith3011]

Come on, nothing is more relevant than Raid Shadow Legends. Or I’m sure Manscaped would love to sponsor him on the basics of big crusty nuts.

[@TsorovanZero]

You can tell a sponsor is good and relevant when they pay you in product instead of money.

[@SeiferTV]

@@briansmith3011 underrated comment

[@Trr1ppy]

Dont be afraid to run adds Will because monetization means we can see videos for years to come!

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

@@briansmith3011 lol stuck old ones too…. They were hammered a couple times, but they should work…… maybe…..

[@Ricalloo]

Ads like that are just so effective. It didn't feel fake. It didn't seem scripted. It was just, "Hey, I like this stuff. This is how it works. See? Nice, right?"

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Very rarely do I actually watch ads... but in the case of Will's ad, I watched it all.

[@lovepcgaming2335]

You could see the sincerity

[@unlink1649]

exactly. i actually didn't know this stuff exists. It's hands down amazing the things you learn. Like, Imagine using this on an old bike for example. Remove the paint, then use rust converter for the finish. No hours of sand blasting and all that. Amazing.

[@ssu7653]

This is more a sponsor than an ad tho, he got the products he needed for the job and they get a mention :) Yes he do talk positive about them, but he also USED the products for his project just like they were intended to be used

[@ac.creations]

rAiD sHaDoW lEgEnDs

[@MarkZelfond]

Watching Will restoring power hammer is like watching a thriller movie. Constant fear of something falls and breaks.

[@Finwolven]

My heart skipped a beat when he flipped that old roller over his hands and down into the ground...

[@frankdelucey2137]

He still has to move it to its permanent home when the concrete fully dries. Hopefully all goes good 👍

[@koncan5]

Still mildly traumatized over the last one at Alec's? Yeah, me too.

[@MarkZelfond]

@@koncan5 Mildly?! I got PTSD! Still have the image of the toppling Little Giant in my head.

[@alexloudon2]

Power hammer restoration video is giving me PTSD Will. Amazing content as always.

[@monkeylordofdoom14]

yeah, when they took it off the truck I cringed so hard! but then it was ok and I could breathe again lol

[@wackywixted]

@@monkeylordofdoom14 as long as he doesn't leave it on a narrow pallet jack on a slope in the wind, I'm sure it will be fine. Lifting from above is so much safer

[@MadmanJnr]

When I saw the title I was concerned he will break this too... Fingers crossed

[@jeremieleibl8462]

As it is already almost installed, he should be fine

[@kaceesavage]

It’s on the pad everyone. We might be safe.

[@RevBrettMurphy]

What a delightful countryside setting to have a workshop! It's very encouraging to see a young man living his dream, doing what he loves. Thanks for sharing stories of your journey with the world Will. God bless you.

[@TheTrio3331]

I would like to recommend using a lavalier microphone, even one that plugs into your phone. It will be the cheapest and shortest route to good audio and will reduce the impact of the echo from the workshop on your voice. Keep up the work, man, I can't wait to see the growth and development of your channel.

[@flyingwondercat739]

I second this, Will! Love seeing your content; to make it even better a different audio setup is key! You can record voiceovers with the same clip-on mic and room audio the same way as before. There are good clip-on mics for relatively cheap, at least to hold you over for a while. The doggo cam was fun :) Also, I can tell the audio is normalized a lot better now! It's a big improvement. One trick is to apply a low-pass filter on the voiceovers to remove a bit of treble/hiss. Normalizing/compression can accentuate the hiss of some microphones. You can choose the cutoff frequency to taste.

[@prkr_ae]

need to level out the volume levels from all the separate clips as well

[@mcl40000]

lavs are good in studio and/or on the street...i can see the pile of his broken lavs growing by the second if he works with them...

[@mcl40000]

in the best case its just in the way and in the worst case it distracts him when it shouldnt...treatment and a shotgun mic would probably be a safer bet.

[@macdietz]

Hahaha i came to comment the same thing: time for a lav mic

[@Ryan6.022]

Does wills narration style remind anyone else of dirty jobs/ how it's made? It has a very mike row feel and I'm really liking it.

[@lovepcgaming2335]

I love the straight to the point old school style of giving info like this.

[@timhvac6869]

I was thinking the same thing watching the episode

[@DemetrisIacovides]

Yes.

[@deevexneekcraft]

I love how u have broken away from Mr Steele and become your own content creator and not just tried to imitate Alecs channel. Well done Will super happy for you.

[@lovepcgaming2335]

I agree

[@rhino5419]

Totaly agree. Too long in Alecs shadow. He took credit for your work way to often. The talent is here on this channel. And i was with Alec from the start, until je became more businessman and less creator.

[@frankierzucekjr]

@@rhino5419 I don't think so. Will brought a lot to Alecs channel as does Alec, both are severely talented in their own way. Together they were great, apart they are just as awesome. We get to see each individuals talent. I will miss them clowning around tho. Even tho they still have their own comedy. I enjoy being subscribed to both channels. Yes Alec had to expand into a business man because things were going great for him. Time for Will to get a piece of the American pie aka dream

[@darreldavid4653]

@@rhino5419 someone always has to brush dirt into something eh? lol

[@Exstaz]

@@rhino5419 Alec still have great content. I loved Alecs and Wills dynamic. Alecs videos though have gone from showing forging to just show finished products and fancy editing. I miss all videos showing how he really did use his power hammer to form stuff. If I wanted to watch perfectly edited and fancy videos I would go to forged in fire. I want the more personal videos showing his techniques and so on. I do understand Alec though. He makes makes a living and it is his choice to take the channel the way he wants. He is making all he can to make a living to support his family.

[@mcseforsale]

I was waiting to see if it was reverse threaded. LOL.

[@kylebaker7523]

That satin finish looks perfect on a hundred year old machine.

[@Blutwind]

It realy does but those blue shades it got while drying were also pretty imho

[@markoconnell804]

I love the videos where you fix/restore your items. Never not shoot video when you do these things. They are gold to watch. I love how you talk about and show the issues. I also love when you explain the goofs. None of it is a waist or wrong. Any and all events aside from injury are beautiful content! Let that offer some encouragement for when things to do go right.

[@jerriecan]

Camera pup = instant like. :D

[@cybertree]

Man there's something that satisfies my OCD to the CORE OF MY SOUL watching that ancient crud be scraped off that power hammer.

[@Anino_Makata]

There's really nothing more satisfying than seeing all that crap come off a solid piece of historic, heavy metal art.

[@junkname9983]

yeah, but how quickly do you think that crud will come back with heavy use? So much of this episode is just temporary cosmetic enhancement that won't last, and it really doesn't really effect the function of the thing. The reason why you'd want to take it apart and put it back together is to inspect it and make sure everything is still in good shape but he really didn't have to spend all that time to make it pretty.

[@Anino_Makata]

@@junkname9983 That much crud would take a long time to reacumulate with use, since you're expected to maintain it if you're using the machine. It's actually more likely to develop rust and gunk in it's joints when it's not being used. Plus, machines like this are generally as solid as they come. So this Beaudry could still run for another 100 if taken care of properly. And the cleaning and application of rust converter would prevent pitting and weakening of the casting overtime, so it wasn't just for the looks. Besides, why wouldn't you make your tools pretty?

[@cybertree]

@@junkname9983 With heavy machinery it's actually a good idea to remove crud as it can hinder mechanisms, it will eventually creep into a bearing, wear surface or space that requires a clear path, it's why you change the oil in your car, those metal shavings collect and collect and eventually become sandpaper to your pistons. Plus there's pride in your equipment, I don't have to clean my car ever, but I do often. And I do it so often people I know have attributed a neatness quality to me, nothing worse than picking up a date in a crackhead mobile because "cleaning is pointless".

[@broddy2012]

I’m a simple man, Will uploads I click

[@UncleManuel]

That gantry crane was the single most intelligent addition to the workshop! This makes disassembling heavy clunky parts way more safe and more healthy for Will's back... 😎👍

[@cwinter90]

You're getting hammered, I'm already hammered. Tis' be a good night!

[@ronjones-6977]

'twill

[@ac.creations]

@7:15 what I told your mother 9 months before you were born.

[@dak4455]

old fashioned hammer old fashioned bourbon makes for a good night

[@bobmckenzie425]

Nice work! I can see a lot of work that I would have done then but NOT now! With age comes some knowledge from bad mistakes. YOUR time IS money! You kept your dirt contained but sometimes it's not worth the time. CRC does make good products! Unfortunately here in Can. they're hard to get. I LOVE your commitment to "do" it again! My heart dropped the same time your's did. Be extra careful and keep the vids coming!!

[@shaundekarske9703]

0:10 Never change! The pun is so underutilized: I love that you use them.

[@nokiademon773]

Hey Will, I know that you'll probably never see this but they say that the sign of great men are those who can move from failure to failure with no loss in enthusiasm. You are an inspiration to those of us who have yet to pursue their dreams. Thanks. Keep up the indomitable enthusiasm. Never let that spark get blown out and if you do, may you remember that the dedication and determination you wielded is a sword handle right in front of you. All you need to do is but to grasp it. It may be a heavy burden, but you can wield incomprehensible power with such determination. More importantly, it will never go anywhere. Your determination will always be right by your side, if not in your hand. God Speed and Good Luck Will.

[@gordonfischer8484]

That shop is all around beautiful, the location, the exterior, the interior, and even the tools inside it. Keep up the great videos Will.

[@TTR_SLD]

I really appreciate the relevant sponsors. They are worth listening to, and we get to see them in action. Please continue this approach! (no Raid Sellout Legends) That's a beautiful piece of iron, and it's nice to see the restoration before hopefully many more years of service.

[@grumpyoldstudios]

When I saw Will sitting up on top of the hammer I knew then that he had a really good cleaner buzz going on.

[@jonadams4062]

Will, I am so very happy that you are able to get the machines you need, thank you so much for inviting us along on the journey. God Bless

[@survivingminnesota8381]

Only thing wrong was having to wait so long for a video. Happy for you buddy.

[@jameswalley2500]

Keep on doing, Will. You should be the inspiration of your entire generation.

[@albinoblksheep9231]

Fantastic! I like that you don't make yourself out to be infallible and enjoy seeing you overcome the daily struggles with shop life. It's always something, right? Your editing, montages, music etc is great as well. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you and your team.

[@JohnnyDee62]

Can’t wait to see Will running this hammer, making stuff now, after all those years of service. Beautiful! 👍🙏

[@damonturnbull5903]

Good to see the Manager is keeping an eye on Will. I'm sure he's thinking... "Now, Don't be dropping this one, Will!"

[@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit]

Still too soon for me.

[@quakfrosch2298]

Too soon man

[@andyb7963]

If he dropped that monster it would go so deep it would end up in Australia

[@damonturnbull5903]

@@quakfrosch2298 Sorry. I know my stomach hit the ground when it happened.

[@damonturnbull5903]

@@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit Sorry. I so did feel for poor Will when it happened. But he looks to have a great manager looking out for him.

[@WiscoWoodShop]

As much as I appreciate Alec's channel, these type of videos are the reason that I started watching you guys anyway. Much more down to earth content. Again, not say anything negative at all about Alec, but your content is so down easy to connect to.

[@therealDonMac]

I am so glad to see the videos coming out now. I love the feel of the videos. The music, the lighting, and stellar Stelter conent! Keep it coming.

[@almadeckard8360]

Cleaning old well-built machining tools of any sort is the pits but it must be done. Great job Will! Glad CRC was a sponsor.

[@Brandon-us3mb]

YES YES YES!!! IM SO FRICKEN HAPPY THAT YOUR MAKING VIDEOS MAN! Your getting great at this. Keep it up.

[@wotter814]

You're

[@Brandon-us3mb]

@@wotter814 appreciate the correction 😉

[@ThisTall]

I really like the aspect of your channel where you’re visiting other shops and blacksmiths

[@xmaswitguns]

I’m happy for you that KZbin monetized TF out of this video.

[@smartgorilla]

Tooo much for me KZbin are trying bring down their own talent

[@joekuncl3443]

Love the repair of all the old machines. Keep bringing old metal back to life!!

10:16... The puns, that's the reason why we are here, for the puns, keep them coming.

[@RedForman89]

Awesome! Keep the videos coming!

[@kajiarrow7761]

Last time i was this early. Will was visiting Alec in Britain

[@darrenking3187]

I was a premature baby, that was the last time I was ever early..lol

[@totherarf]

But will he sprat WD40 on the hammer to give an "explosive" shot with something hot?

[@Nascarnate100]

Nothing filled me with a greater mix of emotion than seeing “Power Hammer Restoration” again on KZbin. I’m excited to see how this turns out. And I don’t want to be negative but I want to ask for safety sake if you have someone nearby when you’re working with this heavy machinery and parts because I don’t want anything to happen

[@kyhassen]

Woot it's been a while. Glad to see your still here.

[@nitramdmij]

For over half the video, I was thinking, "CRC better be sponsoring this video!" (I did not read the description before watching.) Will, you should be very proud of the work you are putting into your shop!

[@skoitch]

Hope this resto goes better than your last hammer!

[@SculptyWorks]

Nice video! I love that the sponsor was something you can actually use on the project that the video was about! 👍

[@edwardsilva895]

Can you imagine the casting of that beast of a hammer

[@monkeybusiness90]

Ain’t nothing wrong with 45 minute videos will. Run it! I’d love that man

[@Tristoo]

That is such a good looking place too. God damn I like watching these. Thank you.

[@humancattoy7767]

I'm so happy to see you doing well. I am grateful that you have your own KZbin channel now. I missed your sense of humor and skill.

[@coreytaylor447]

"man, the skies in Montana are insane!" "oh wait...I live in Montana"

[@dwwoodbuilds]

All that cleaning is why Andrew of Blacksmithing Tools power washes old power hammers! 😁 High pressure power wash (and steam cleaning) can save alot of elbow grease! Regardless, fun watching you get it cleaned up. Looking forward to seeing it operational!

[@llnewbold]

Noticed the acoustic guitar that's in My Self Reliances opening instantly

[@Aertyn]

I went from watching the MSR video to this one...I got very confused when I heard that music.

[@TomOConnor-BlobOpera]

Also Matt's Offroad Recovery :D

[@lukassawatzky604]

Small tip from a truck mechanic. For degreasing parts use a foaming degreaser. It sits in the grime and breaks it down better. It works better because it doesn’t dry so fast. Hope that helps!

[@RovingPunster]

9:17 Gotta make sure my hands stay nice and clean (slips latex dish gloves over already FILTHY hands) 😂🤣👍

[@dankoneon]

Finally a sponsorship that’s useful for more than just money. Crc does make some good shit. Parts cleaner and the wasp killer.

[@wilkinson6400]

"Oh man thats a big nut, and its crusty too!" rofl

[@xman870096]

Will, so good to see you posting new vids again; I truly have missed watching you work your magic. And I appreciate you leaving that black finish and patina on all the cast iron pieces that you've cleaned and refinished, it maintains it's 'character' and doesn't look like some painted up 'cartoon version' of what it's supposed to be like some others have done. Looking forward to seeing you put that 'bad boy' to work, it looks like it could really move some steel.....

[@justinevans5616]

Don't drop this one

[@dmeynicus]

Thats gonna haunt him for the rest of his life

[@FlaminChicken231]

Too soon 😂

[@Daliclock]

That was so sad to see...

[@feelthepayne88]

Bro...

[@billwoehl3051]

That tore a hole in his heart, thats more than enough punishment for a tiny mistake with a very top heavy object.

[@hateforall4012]

Something majestic and beautiful about big old machines!

[@Deacon240]

Will, two things. Don't knock this one over and if you do, don't try and catch it. You damn near gave me a heart attack last time when you started running at the other hammer falling.

[@PeterKNoone]

So stoked to watch you get your shop together and save all of these old machines. Keep it coming Will!

[@cybertree]

I was excited for Will to have his own channel because of his excessive use of fire puns. They're always so *_riveting_* 😏😏 I'll leave now.

[@usernaame316]

don't worry you don't have to leave, we like puns on this channel haha

[@timm1139]

Fasten-ating comment!

[@ruthc8407]

@@timm1139 I dunno... sounds kinda screwy to me.

[@cybertree]

@@ruthc8407 Hey I thought I nailed* it.

[@jacobmccabe8628]

It’s great to see you back on KZbin will

[@bluecollarauto1084]

Dude im still having nightmares over the last one with alec. Please be very careful with this one

[@smartgorilla]

No pallets here so we are fine

[@Anino_Makata]

@@smartgorilla Plus, Beaudry hammers are typically more base heavy than Fairbanks/Little Giant hammers. So less of a risk for it to tip over when properly moved, unless you deliberately try to make it tip.

[@smartgorilla]

@@Anino_Makata good

[@stephenthompson9722]

Will I loved yourself and Alex working together but it's great to see your work and personality stretching their wings on your own too!

[@C1oudstr1f]

Watching them move power hammers around makes me anxious for some reason...

[@Ryan_Maineaquaria]

I’m really happy to see you putting out more metal working equipment restoration videos!

[@nicklee8907]

that pun at 10:14 gave me full body shivers

[@WARLOK813]

I could just contunuously watch you restore hammers. Good stuff

[@Twitch_Blade]

Anyone else scared it will be broken.

[@rickbirch4090]

loving the content, one thing I really love is seeing old equipment repaired and restored. the only thing I didn't love about this video was the audio leveling, but really well done, can't wait for more!

[@rohanbajwa6354]

I love how the ads are extremely relevant to what is going on in the video. It's a bit less abrasive to see them then

[@Legaltalent112]

I just about cried when i saw this on my recommended. I miss you bro. That hammer is like all of our baby.

[@leviburson8330]

I’m sure you are tired of fixing power hammers but it is one of my favorite series of videos you have done. I am hoping you can collaborate with Alec someday and bring back a Stelter vs. Steele again sometime too.

[@narniakaos]

I like this channel.Well done Will, I prefer content over hyperbole. I really enjoy the quality of the work you show. Congratulations.

[@DJlegionuk]

The only thing you did wrong was not showing that longer video, I could watch you restore these old tools for hours. Good for you with the sponsor too, I bet setting up a new workshop and having to restore the tools takes a lot of time and money.

[@ecophreak1]

Looking good so far, love seeing old machinery brought back to life

[@stanleyshostak2737]

A little red, gold or silver paint on the raised letters makes them pop so nicely and gives an old time feeling to machines like this. Just my opinion, Will can do what he wants.

[@MrGoesBoom]

Since watching you and Alec and other similar channels it amazes me how many machines and processes that are used today, and that most of us think of as 'modern' come from so far back in time... like I have no idea what I thought folks in the early 1900's or later were using, but for some reason I always thought the stuff you guys use was way more recent than that. That aside, nice to know that those old machines you managed to pick up are still good to go ( which is amazing in itself considering how much 'planned obsolescence' is a thing right now ) and being put to good use

[@briansiler6737]

You , didn't do anything wrong. Good job and it's good to finally see you on the tube again

[@nickhershey9963]

As a fellow younger guy (27) you are always inspiring me. I hope one day I can learn half the stuff you know at your age! keep it up!

[@davidconaway2830]

I'm really happy things are going better and that you're making some headway with the shop and equipment. I enjoy your content and hope to watch it for years to come.

[@francelleduplessis5965]

I was so happy when I found your channel. We all missed you!

[@jaye1967]

I'm amazed at the amount of heavy duty metal working that seems to be needed in the modern world.

[@nrhodges2]

This channel is already so awesome. Love that rust converter finish.

[@ericlewandowskivlogs]

You have a ton of patrons. Good for you man, says a lot about what you are doing. Love these resto vids.

[@patrickkristiansen589]

Congrats on getting the workshop, and great to see you breathe life into those awesome old machines! I don’t know of you were serious in your comment about adhd there, but if you were, I am so happy to see you do your thing and succeed at it. I believe many who has adhd or add are really kids who has lots of energy and having are having a hard time adjusting to life. A physical job, like craftsmanship and maybe especially blacksmithing seems like a great way for kids with lots of energy, maybe with some trouble keeping focus, to thrive.

[@nicholasviney5975]

Glad you are getting some support from manufacturers, good luck Will

[@BigTpetty]

If we're talking names for the Beaudry, I think it should be called "Old-Blue" in reference to the initial coat color. Amazing job Will! Looking really nice!

[@timchristensen7922]

Glad to see you finally posting videos on your channel. Can't wait to see the rest of the restoration and anything else you have planned.

[@michaelsilva7085]

I could have easily watched 45 min of Will content!!

[@stevenbeute5242]

i miss seeing you almost everyday. good to see the progress on shop, keep up the good work.

[@pfistor]

It weighs several tons, and yet I can't help feeling like it's fragile. Love watching this get restored, just dealing with the ptsd heh. Thanks for the Vid Will!

[@AndeeRoemoe]

The no music to minimal music is nice. Keep on doing that! Enjoyable vid Will.

[@lancefarmer8096]

Good to see your making videos again. Great job ,running out to get Some CRC products for current project .Vise striking Anvil, stand . Hoping for that old school look. Keep them coming. Looking forward to more .

[@GoldmansGarage]

Dude. Awesome in getting the sponsor. That coating does look pretty nice. Looking forward to seeing it finished and in use

[@aaronlevering3158]

I love how you are becoming a caretaker of historical equipment. Amazing work as always. And it was great to see Salem Straub. I loved the Kopesh he made on Forged in Fire

[@michaelgemmer2806]

I would gladly sit through a 45 minute video Will.

[@neileddy6159]

Thank you, appreciate the video, keep them coming. Been a long dry spell. Always love how dedicated to the detail work you are no matter how tedious.