BOLTR: Old School Milwaukee Sawzall

This is a badass Milwaukee Sawsall. It's old. It's metal. But is it Skookum?
Shop Gear ✪► teespring.com/...
Rulers/TapDrill Charts✪► www.etsy.com/c...

[@BrassLock]

There's likely to be an elderly retired Milwaukee toolmaker watching this video with a proud tear in his eye, as he watches part of his life's work under the spot light, finally being given the true recognition he deserves.

[@kennethkeys2248]

dav snow Fuckin' poetic. Good on you.

[@inthefade]

Arranging interviews with those old timers would be a real special thing.

[@jaredj631]

dav snow unfortunately he died of mesothelioma. That asbestos just got to him.

[@tek4]

Jared Jeanotte that got my grandpa, may they rest in peace, in the big workshop in the sky

[@BrassLock]

inthefade Yep, great idea. I'd love to see that.

[@Larry5260]

Having worked for a milwaukee authorized service center as a young man I've rebuilt more sawzall front ends then you can imagine. This saw you have there has been rebuilt already. It has the updated 1990s era wobble plate. It was originally a two piece operation with the hardened ball stud held in place by a set screw. I have a pro-tip for your rebuild. Grease. Milwaukee used two different greases for these front ends. A greasy grease for the armature to gear(I think Milwaukee type A grease) Then the gear case itself was packed with a thick peanut buttery grease I think was Milwaukee type B. They pro-tip here is PACKED. There's other pro-tips like using threadlock on every screw in the front end. Also make sure the wobble plate bearings fight tight on the wobble shaft and wobble plate. I really enjoy your videos and pet phrases. Skookum AF

[@randybingham281]

Larry5260 s

[@supplyequalsdemand2739]

What decade was it originally built? How much did it cost brand new?

[@zacharylagler242]

Supply Equals Demand id like to know that as well, skookum AF tool...

[@Steve_Just_Steve]

Weird you say PACKED with grease, grinders and such will over heat if packed with too much grease but maybe these run slower

[@iron60bitch62]

Great comment

[@qcmotorider]

I remember using my dad's old Sawzall. It was built like a tank and it still came in a METAL carrying case. It was definitely a handful for a young boy to haul around helping your dad take tools into a jobsite.

[@sdriza]

how I wish I had my dad's old tools

[@ThisOldTony]

The color is for indicating how dang cool said tool is. And we all know how cool blue is.

[@andy16666]

It's probably an insulating varnish to reduce eddy currents in the core of the armature.

[@vincedibona4687]

@@andy16666 "Eddie Currents" - that was my old morning radio DJ name.

[@andy16666]

@@vincedibona4687 HAHAHAHA

[@TheIronFourth]

Love when my youtube people comment on my other youtube peoples videos...

[@dandaman150c]

I was scrolling through and saw you and was like that's awesome he watches this guy to!

[@justintrovrt494]

Mrs. AvE is gonna be pretty upset when you call her Milwaukee in the bedroom tonight.

[@BlackHoleBoeke]

I think that would only happen if she was using a skookum industrial tool on him and really giving it what for.

[@rochat]

Or she might be upset when he starts calling this tool "baby doll".

[@kevinoconnell1354]

pulls out the 40 year old bearing grease

[@inthefade]

With a little modification this tool could become the first literal Will-fuck-ye.

[@Blazer02LS]

Already TONS of those out there....

[@WastelandRanger]

never felt anything in common with a power tool untill he mentioned the number of strokes per minute. reminds me of highschool.

[@llamawarllord]

what with the steel toe Boots I instinctively stick my foot out to catch falling objects... not a useful reflex when you're barefoot in the kitchen and drop a knife

[@TakenTooSeriously]

Elia Deck Change your name to toeless Tim.

[@llamawarllord]

Taken Too Seriously care for some foot fillets?

[@rileshardwood8971]

good to know im not the only one

[@Ty_N_KC]

Elia Deck ha same here.... must of been from playing soccer as a kid. That or not wanting to Fak something up. :)

[@rileshardwood8971]

Ty Markle hahaha its a bad reflex when laying bricks I'll tell you that much

[@LifeontheBellCurve]

Electrical motor rebuilder and winder here. The blue dye is for rust proofing and seeing if the armature hits the feilds anywhere. It's common to use spray on blue layaout dye for rust proofing internal components because it will not chip off or wear off unless it comes in contact with another component.

[@YHToast81]

Yup, what he said. I was a US Navy motor rewinder, and that's what I did to ensure no contact on stators from the rotors.

[@danwolf307]

Thanks for the info, I knew about its use for identifying contact but i never realized or even thought about rust proofing.😁

[@Antonio.Aguilera]

How common is rewinding still? My grandfather was one back in his day. Pretty valuable trade at the time because fewer and fewer young electricians were learning the trade. To my knowledge, it's mostly been phased out

[@WhatIsThisVid]

@@Antonio.Aguilera There's a local company to me that has good business doing it. Main customers are the numerous food plants around me. Once you get into big motors it's cheaper to rebuild then to buy a new one.

[@theknifeconnection9571]

@@danwolf307 I know it's been a long time. But not waterproofing. Rust proofing

[@moden321]

Thank you for your story. I now feel good about not trying to catch my niece, when I dropped her. After all, my sister can grow a new one anytime.

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

Martin H literally LOL, thanks for the chuckle.

[@bigmac4031]

Martin H dude, I thought you said "DAUGHTER", not neice lol. "My sister can make a new one" ahaha

[@canadianboyee]

Martin H now that was a good one hahaha

[@viktolas]

lost at internets for the day. thanks for the funny

[@wesjones7260]

hahahahhahahahahalol

[@adrienperie6119]

"We are going to compare the old Sawzall to the new Sawzall": Jazzed my pints right there

[@HandToolRescue]

This is relevant to my interests.

[@rhyslewis4399]

congratulations

[@TonyFleetwood]

i really dig that gas powered circ saw vid ya did :)

[@HandToolRescue]

Thank you! It's way too much fun to use.

[@alecjahn]

I as well, subscribed!

[@ramosel]

As is your work...I'm subbed. welcome!

[@babylonfive]

Switch "CH" = Cutler-Hammer Very old-school skookum switch maker.

[@punkrockloser7]

Before eaton ruined them.

[@pl5624]

Or cole hersee

[@mikecunningham3423]

The blue coating is to indicate if, and were rubbing is happening

[@HandToolRescue]

Same with testicles.

[@JustinImmel]

Cool channel, subbed!

[@keithjurena9319]

Mike Cunningham : For balancing. Where it rubbed off is the heavy point so they drilled there.

[@CCW1911]

I'm pretty sure Keith is right, I worked in a shop rebuilding motors as a kid. Some armatures had coloring and some didn't but it seems that any of the higher speed motors did, like I never remember seeing it on a starter motor armature. I don't think it was dykem thou. A few videos back the old growler was mentioned and now this, back in those days would've never believed we would end up as a throw away society like now. We would put new stator coils in to save a case, you had to know how to solder doing that stuff and with an old solid soldering iron. Plus those screws holding the coils in the case were t i g h t.

[@chrisjohnson6018]

CCW1911 I would have guessed the coloring was due to over heating. I learn a lot on this channel, thanks.

[@bobjames6284]

I spent a few years fixing power tools back when these were just old instead of old school, so I have some not-so-fond memories of them. They were (and are) commonly used by plumbers to cut soil pipes, so you can imagine what sort of substances build up inside them. They are indeed skookum as frig. The "weak" points are the bearing on the wobble plate and that D-shaped bushing. When the bearing wears out, there's so much torque that it doesn't stop the tool, but just makes some noise until it completely craps out and falls apart, at which point the plunger stops plunging and no further harm is done. The bushing was about $1.69 and presses out easily. Easy fixes. Those slotted screws holding the gear housing on are original equipment. They can vibrate loose sometimes, and you can get them tighter with a slot than you could with a Philips. Also, the way to get the back bearing out is to remove the gear housing, then hold the motor with the fan end down, and apply some light-to medium beatage with a plastic mallet against the three bosses for the screws. Inertia will make the armature pop out.

[@bobjames6284]

Btw, you should try to get yer mitts on a Super-sawzall. They have a similar mechanism, but with a sliding counterweight to reduce vibration. They also fall apart spectacularly, with much bending and cracking of parts.

[@andrewsommers8298]

this was made when you had to be a real man just to pick up the tools.

[@DrewLSsix]

Andrew Sommers i swear I nearly had a back spasm the first time I picked up my Sioux dangle grinder, 9"er roughly equivelant to the famous B@D wildcat.

[@BonannoCM]

I wonder how many weeks worth of labor the first owner handed over to buy that thing?

[@trevinojr195]

Charles Bonanno 69

[@LateNightHacks]

Btw AVE, the copper wire embedded in the brushes is what for the wear limit. it stops the brush overwear and potentially have the spring popping out and making a mess on the commutator. once the brush is too worn it can't make contact with the commutator and tool stops working.

[@cabletie69]

LateNightHacks thanks for sharing

[@StoneysWorkshop]

totally good advice about " let it fall" no joke. Cant regrow parts

[@EndingTimes0]

StoneysWorkshop as a long time hacky sacker it's incredibly hard to not catch things with my foot.

[@pablissimus]

Squid Master I remember once I catched the hammer with my nuts, first and last...

[@theantipope4354]

They have the same rule in commercial kitchens for the same reason - you do NOT want to catch a falling chefs knife or a pot of boiling water.

[@garymatthys3605]

@@EndingTimes0 In October I caught a falling stone with my left foot. It fell only 20", but it weighed 1200lb. I wasn't 'trying' to catch it though.

[@jumbo4billion]

@@blackieblack It's automatic to bring my foot up and cradle anything I drop down to the floor. This is one of the many reasons I don't use power tools.

[@lochnessmonstere3042]

"I can handle wet, cold, hot, sandy, muddy...but sticky? fucking gross!" 7 seconds later he is wrist-deep in sticky, asbestos-laden 50 year old grease.

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Grease is greasy not sticky. It's right in the name.

[@keithjurena9319]

Justin Kenaley : Who says asbestos is in grease? Besides, the fibers wouldn't be respirable. Asbestos won't cause pussy cancer but it certainly causes fear in pussies who have irrational fear of chemistry. Yes, chemtrails are real. Composed of hydrogen hydroxide and dihydrogen monoxide with some carbonic anhydride and nitrogen oxides. Made from fuel and air in the jet engines.

[@2450logan]

Keith Jurena hydrogen hydroxide and Dihydrogen monoxide you made me laugh 😂 very funny

[@keithjurena9319]

logan thompson : That is what makes up chemtrails. I shut you not, you ain't even my most favorite turd 😉

[@2450logan]

Keith Jurena I can get myself around chemistry you've stated water twice with a nitrogen and carbon compound. Chemtrails oh god don't trigger the hippies like you've stated its water and exhaust gas, but fuck me there's some fruit loops around, those who fell for the Dihydrogen monoxide hoax are the worst haha

[@LazerLord10]

I have a more modern one, and it seems almost as skookum. A bit more plastique, but the sheet metal seems the same.

[@precesionnoreaster1507]

Yah but its global materials not north American or European steel :(

[@thatmechanicguy8773]

It isn’t. I own both and the all metal OG sawzall is much more robust in all areas. Not saying the new version isn’t good. I use the newer one at work everyday. Old one stays home so I don’t get electrocuted when I’m standing in a puddle on the side of the highway

[@lettersandnumbers81]

DId I just hear AVE praise a spring washer? Shocked and appalled.

[@JasonW.]

lettersandnumbers81 Spring washers have their place

[@nissearkevid1995]

lettersandnumbers81 That's not a spring washer in the sense he's been yelling about in the past. That's a locking washer.

[@keithjurena9319]

lettersandnumbers81 :Toothed washer. Internal tooth. Many times the spring rate of a split washer. Remember, spring rate X compression distance is the clamp load. The teeth of a tooth washer are parallel springs so rate is sum.

[@JimmyJoXS]

Jason Woods. definitely not in the middle of a current path, tho.

[@JasonW.]

Jimmy tsu Many large high amperage battery devices use those type washers. Most commercial APC product use those on battery connections. The constant heat cycles on batteries (testing, usage, float charging) would likely undo the screws within a year. A spade connection would also not have nearly as much surface area.

[@Mrsmith1082]

Half my power tools are these aluminum body casings from the craftsman era. Ive tore them down, gave um a good once over and perhaps replace the shredded power cords and keep them going. Hats of to the quality build and simple ingenuity of these machines. My black and decker hand saw is a 12 pound beast im sure you would love to throw a autopsy on.

[@GifCoDigital]

Auhhh its Saturday, its AvE time and everything is good in the world.

[@bloodlessvr2823]

My dad has the power drill from this era of tools, an absolute unit of a tool, been used since my grandpa gave it to him, nearly 25 years ago. It hasn’t missed a beat, other than the plug needing to be replaced

[@davidkroth]

AvE, so who died to give that one up to you?

[@HandToolRescue]

Not only that, it's really hard to find one before they changed their name to Milfuckee in the 90s.

[@davidkroth]

Hand Tool, I watched your gas powered circular saw video last week. Now I'm gonna subscribe. :-)

[@lakeschoolrestorationchann1567]

My father couldn't afford a new milfuckie or default sawzall back in the 80s so he ended up picking it up used for 10$ from a sketchy man presumably in a trench coat. I inherited it from him, and it sat in a box at the shop for a good long while. Then recently ave approached me looking for a mechanical hooha rattler, which I just so happened to have in my trench coat at the time. The rest is history lol.

[@HandToolRescue]

Thanks! I also watched that last week.

[@HandToolRescue]

Lake School Restoration Channel Did you remove the rubber fist off the end before you sent it off as well?

[@jameshunt2141]

im 26 and Im a service engineer, some of the things you teach us would take years and years to learn, thank you for sharing AvE, my favourite you tuber by far . once im earning the big bucks you sir will be rewarded on patron and i hope to help you pass your knowledge on to future generations.. that bearing removal video... unbelievable!

[@ericsnyder7462]

going on year 4 and my damn leg hasn't grown back.

[@ikonane]

ericsnyder7462 Same here, soon 4 years.

[@MarzNet256]

Nicely done! Just picked one up for 10 bucks-alas no case. Runs perfect and is truly an excellent tool, and is gorgeous. The ergonomics are on point as well. It went through a 2x12 like a hot knife through butter with only 4 Amps! Very efficient. Now I need the box!

[@MarzNet256]

@@stevensko9153 Cool. BTW, WD40 is the perfect stuff for cleaning up the aluminum.

[@electronicsNmore]

I find tools like this all the time at my local ReStore. Usually in great condition and also very cheap. Old people die, and their kids want nothing to do with all their possessions, so they give them away. You should see the key machine and VTVM I picked up. I have it shown on my channel.

[@stevenhardy2898]

Corporations can be pretty dumb as well. The company I worked for was gathering up some PC's for "recycling" As I worked in the office they said "help yourself to anything in the pile. Sitting in the corner of the pile was a like new Tektronics TDR, which was used to troubleshoot baseband coax ...out to a distance of 10 kilometers.. When new they easily cost over 20 thousand dollars and were kept under constant lock and key. By the way ,if a cable company wanted to see how many tuners you had in your house...this is the tool they would use ,while staying OFF your property.

[@garrettgiuffre5653]

I purchase all the old quality tools I can find. In one year I have more then enough to perform med home renovation or car repair for pennies on the dollar. Recently proud of the new 1960 black and decker sawzall for $10. It's art

[@garrettgiuffre5653]

@@stevenhardy2898 people waste some gems

[@RedDogForge]

This entire video just breaks my heart. I wish we still built things well, and here.

[@chris1newbury]

give those screws back to philip

[@jbbauer0]

Screw Philip.

[@CDsCycleandATVShop]

What in the world did Philip have to do with it!!!

[@philchadwick9470]

Yeah, give them back. They're mine. High time people realised that.

[@Blazer02LS]

Those star washers were not to keep the screw from moving, they are to ensure good contact between the terminal and the switch. The spring brushes are also common in older quality power tools. Another big reason those tools ran a universal motor is because many of them were run on job sites off of the old DC power outlets on the welders. They were also popular on fire equipment and were run off of the on-board alternators that had a 110 volt regulator for the giant alternators they had (the Leece-Neville on one of our rigs puts out 3000 watts of 110 DC and 150 amps of 12 volt)

[@JerryWick]

I have this exact sawzall. It's quite the ballsy saw. Love mine. It has two settings, balls out and off

[@mephInc]

Jerry Wick I've updated to modern tech, but keep my old one just in case. As you said, it's either off or "hang on for dear life", and you can throw it off a roof and not worry about it breaking.

[@rickc7487]

2250 RPM works out to 37.5 Hz. 37.5 strokes per second. Keep it away from your balls.

[@anthonysmith4600]

I would like to send you my craftsman 5/16 chuck all matal case drill from the 1950’s.... How can I do this?

[@StefanGotteswinter]

Regarding "good stuff coming from west germany" - Seems like it is a little known fact outside of Europe: The GDR (East germany) produced a enormous ammount of very good machine tools, metrology stuff and so on.

[@williamwazere]

I suppose there is just a perception that East Germany was an utter failure so it's tough to think of top quality items originating from there. We then have great examples coming from West Germany (I have a lovely straight razor made in west Germany for example, superb steel and grind). Makes it seem like a good Germany and bad Germany divide. Interesting though, your channels great so I'd definitely trust your overall judgement on East German products. Makes me rethink my assumptions.

[@loungelizard836]

A lot of very good stuff and one truly shitty car (Trabant).

[@RobB_VK6ES]

Let's not forget the Czechs. Some of the best machine tools I have used.

[@laynesamba]

Volkswagen guys know this very well!

[@YouADamnWitch]

Layne Brown my 2000 Passat is held together with gaffer's tape. Over engineered but built to last.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

My Grandpa used to be a tool designer for Milwaukee and Westinghouse. I'd bet he'd get a kick out of this.

[@Jsims111]

Did you ever show your grandpa this, and if yes ;what did he say?

[@nos4me]

We need an update

[@Toolsinaction]

This is amazing! Built like a tank

[@GordonFreeman.]

People in the US don't have healthcare? You have been lied to. I can assure you we do, it is cheap and of utmost quality. I'm sure you will find out when it comes to getting that shoulder fixed and ya don't feel like waiting a year or 3.

[@jameslucas6589]

I'm very familiar with old Milwaukee Sawzalls as I got my own in the mid 70's. My dad ran a small plumbing company in southern Ca and Sawzalls are a must in remodel and repair; though I believe he bought his first around 1972; keyhole saws and hacksaws were the order of the day until then and I swear I cannot imagine how anyone survived without one. I got a lot of use from my own working for him. But it was usually around 3-4 years of heavy use when the transfer box would fail. Usually the larger reduction gear that engaged the worm gear on the armature shaft would fail; which indicated to me that it was engineered with a lot of forethought. The gear was obviously engineered to fail rather than the armature. I have owned many Milwaukee saws along with one Bosch and 3 Porter Cable. The Porter Cable saws were far above the others. Very heavy duty. The very worst was the Bosch. Pure junk. Plastic gears the stripped with heavy use in less than a month. Makita was not much better, but I never owned one, but have used them and often saw them fail in short order. I can't evaluate them now because my tools are not the new Chinese versions. I wish we could return to a time when every part was serviceable and made from metal. Yes that means the $125 Sawzalls would cost $500. But you buy it once an easy repair it, but the issue now is the repair parts do not exist. Nothing can beat the old school power tools. A time when Craftsman & Black and Decker meant a industrial strength, high quality power tool, instead of the lowest price piece of garbage made for super heavy duty jobs like hanging mini blinds and pictures. They do not sell quality tools at Walmart, yet the cheap, myopic Americans are not concerned in the least about quality, just price. I would rather wait or do without until I can obtain what will last and work best. Thanks for the video.

[@vincedibona4687]

"Once you're in and out a couple a times, she's hoop-a-jooped." Sounds like my last girlfriend.

[@vincedibona4687]

"Deep Ball" - that was my nickname back in high school.

[@marknelson882]

Thanks for the great tool videos. I just ordered one of your Cockford Ollie shirts, and hope to be styling soon. Your work is great for me, because I'm a retired handle cranker, and I'm ill with radiation sickness. Your videos help me through the hard times.

[@paintperfection8754]

The insulation around the commutator... My father and I started a motor rewinding business in the late 70's and we used to rewind that sort of thing by hand (I could have re-wound your "fired up" dremel too). We used to do that insulation with a ball of nylon string, wrapped around and around, as far up the winding as possible, then tucked the end under itself. After everything was checked and tested, the whole thing was dipped in a very thick shellac and baked in an oven for about 2 hours. We used a big, stainless steel oven that came from a hotel to do that job. It came out "as hard as a wedding prick". It's great to hear you talking about such wonderful things in other videos, as megger's, growlers, etc. In fact... Up until about 5 years ago, I had a growler, gathering dust in my shed. Regretfully, it ended up in the scrap. I wish I had it now, just so I could do a BOLTR for ya'll. It was a strange and amazing piece of kit. Megger's were always fun when my mates were visiting. I used to ask them to hold the leads... You know! Keep your stick somewhere nice!

[@PsYcHZ]

Say's he hates sticky, rubs grease all over his hands.

[@helexable]

grease isnt sticky its greasy

[@benjaminsmith8058]

You and I have a lot in common I love rebuilding old things too I'm in America but id like to meet you someday because your videos have taught me a lot, I thank you very much for your advice and thankful of your channel !!!

[@daviddara333]

i have no legs

[@cylosgarage]

it's comments like these that make me love the internet

[@andrewcampbell6230]

david o callaghan oh my

[@brockbain8656]

david o callagcan not walk

[@daviddara333]

@Cetoke I use two books and a pair of C clamps

[@doorguner01]

david o callaghan 😂😂😂😂👍

[@shannonwyatt1286]

My grandpa has an original milwaukee sawzaw...its a beast...cant beat it. The skil worm gear...and the milwaukee sawzaw gramps has both originals and you can't beat em.

[@fredflintstone8048]

I've always felt the older milwaukees were better than the newer ones. One reason was that the whole body was aluminum and would dissipate the heat from the motor. Personally using them both I started noticing that the newer sawzalls and drill motors that came from Milwaukee were make with more plastic in the case, and only a small amount of aluminum around the motor. I believe this would cause two issues. Less heat sink area means higher heat, also having a plastic handle the user would be insulated from the heat and keep using it until it burned up instead of setting it down and letting it cool off for a minute. My old milwaukees always outlived the newer plastic case versions.

[@vinceking7878]

Fred Flintstone So making users hot is a good idea. I understand your logic. Pherhaps plastic case ones should have a temp warning and overload light

[@fredflintstone8048]

I think some of the models had a thermal cutout switch, but usually by the time it gets hot enough to trip that switch some damage has been done. Dissipating the heat with the all aluminum case really was a great idea and that alone increased duty cycle and life expectancy. Higher manufacturing costs of course than going partial plastic. The partial plastics looked fancier, probably helped marketing.

[@robplotts9412]

I have a newr Milwaukee sawsall that is about 25 or so yrs old and it gets used always did always will works great ove cut exhaust im a carpenter by trade and ive been beating the crap out of it since day one. Really good tool

[@CerealKiller.]

Just imagine, somewhere someone shooting a news and ave comes to explain what happened lmao

[@Estinus]

That wourld be pretty skookum

[@jessemase6986]

If the rest of the world could understand half what comes out his mouth hed be good for the news

[@1stfloorguy59]

i love restoring old tools like that. i buy em as soon as i see em

[@sncln]

Where's the update? I've been looking forward to the completed refurb. :)

[@rickfeith6372]

Still on the healing bench most likely 🥳

[@DavidHarris-qn7em]

wish youtube would let someone post picture comments..my uncle has an antique WELLSAW reciprocating handsaw circa 1916 with a conventional handsaw blade ...a beautiful work of art

[@nickkk420]

If u report an injury at my work, instant drug test, needless to say there was a lot of untreated limps and cuts, It stopped when we clogged it with sober guys with paper cuts

[@SeptrothFFXI]

nick longstaffe 😂😂😂 that's a damn good idea!

[@nickkk420]

SeptrothFFXI worked really well drug testing ain't cheap, we are fine with having an anti drug policy but when a guy has to take a piss to get medical aid I have an issue

[@SeptrothFFXI]

nick longstaffe it's not cheap at all, I woulda tossed in a few stubbed toes too! That's just obnoxious if you get a cut you gota take a piss test. I could understand to a limit but discretion should be used

[@nickkk420]

Guys with recorded pre existing injuries were getting tested for asking for an ice pack after getting off of the 2 hour bus ride in

[@SeptrothFFXI]

nick longstaffe that's complete and total bull crap!

[@agosto1685]

Loved this one, but would like to see a follow-up after the bearing replacement and a comparison with the new version.

[@sethlava]

We call them flat head screwdrivers

[@mikesavage8793]

Or screw fukkers.

[@tomast9034]

those tend to jump of the screw and go right through the palm...fast n furious :D

[@mikesavage8793]

+Tomas T Been there, done that, got the scar, bought the gloves.

[@tomast9034]

well i just dont put my hand there after a couple of near miss situations. i dont know if gloves help anything here/there :D

[@ramosel]

I go back and forth between "common" and "flat head"... what else do tool Nazis want to call them??

[@jamesandres5748]

The angled eccentric driveshaft could be made on a bridgeport with a 5c collet jig mounted to a rotory table. The hole in the side is for setup like you said.

[@Tetzuoe]

Case in point: Dropped a gun, caught the trigger, I now have a hole in my left leg. Exit wound was right next to the kneecap. I cashed in all of my luck at once on that one, I expect to never get out of a speeding ticket as a result. American healthcare? I drove myself to the hospital (~5mi on a Sunday). I drive stick.

[@fraserdavidson6900]

James Congdon I'm guessing there was a whole lot of no clutch shifting that day :/

[@Tetzuoe]

Believe it or not I had to go up some stairs to get to the car, so I thought eh if adrenaline lets me kinda bend it I can make it. Had to get my phone in the car anyway. It actually felt better pressing down the clutch than letting it up. I was stuck behind a jeep for most of the drive. Once I got to the ER I could almost plot a graph of the pain ramping up as the adrenaline wore off. Leg works great now though! It was crapo 9mm range ammo so no ridiculous self defense person melting round wounds, very clean. Felt like getting stabbed by a soldering iron.

[@fraserdavidson6900]

James Congdon in hadn't even considered hollow points in that regard. That would have have made the suck exponentially worse. Well glad to hear it turned out ok in the end.

[@baron8107]

James Congdon So most of the debt is accrued from an Ambulance pickup?

[@zedex1226]

Scowler not most, per se. but a LOT of it. it's a taxi ride that costs two or three months rent. mind you whatever they do AT the hospital is gonna run you a years rent or if it's serious a years gross wages. if the bill is gonna be more than that I hope they just DNR my ass. people seriously call an Uber to take them to the hospital instead of an ambulance. people that occasionally have seizures often have on their med bracelet instructions to NOT call an ambulance because they can't afford it and the seizure will likely, hopefully, pass.

[@deadfreightwest5956]

22:55 - Easter Egg! You said "whole hog" which is another Milwaukee product: the Hole-Hawg.

[@HerraTohtori]

Huh, switch made by CH. They're still very much in business, making both industrial and consumer grade controllers (consumer grade being game controllers like joysticks, rudder pedals, and other flight sim gear mostly).

[@JerryWick]

HerraTohtori my great grandfather worked for CH from 1920's to the 1960's. Lots of old school WisconsinGerman industrial workers in my family

[@kurdtm1147]

Cole Hersee...I mistakenly thought of it as Cherry switch. Thanks for info.

[@jaywisely3411]

Great combination of blithering and knowledgeable, love it. Subscribed.

[@1AMERICANWORKER]

To answer some of your questions about this old tool ( not only did I use them but some people say I AM one) from my personal expertise (Westinghouse apprentice) and slot car racer and full size car racer. From my machining days I would make that cam on an engine lathe set up with a faceplate and a block jig made in a mill. The undercut is to allow the bearing to reach the shoulder for support. Undercuts can actually cause stress risers which is why crankshaft journels have radious shoulders. The motor stacks are blued probably by someone who serviced it to give them some form of rust protection , common in the 60's and70's. The brushes have shunt wires to cut down on the sparking between the brush and the hood in motors were the end cap was in the circuit. Many times these brushes were used in motors with non-conducting caps , just because they fit. I hope this helps . "DON'T PLAY LEAPFROG WITH A UNICORN!!"

[@WeAreGRID]

i know what all of those words mean, separately

[@ryanbarker5217]

it's like trying to read shakespeare. i know it's english, but damned if my brain understands one lick of it....

[@Planetary13]

Ya, I figured the shaft was held in a jig at an angle on a regular lathe.

[@VaderHater1993]

This is brilliant in its incomprehensibility.

[@jamil3286]

I think he was saying that the motor thingy-migic was blue dyed to prevent rust and had the shunt wires to stop said thingy-migic from sparking.

[@ivanceballos4623]

i'd love to see a compilation video of you just saying "FOCUS YOU FUCK!"

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

If it uses Cutler Hammer switches, it's QUALITY.

[@jonathanparag6299]

My dad has one of these and it’s still going strong.

[@ProlificInvention]

Classic! I get sick thinking of all the aluminum and stainless old school tools I junked without considering their quality...although I kept a few, like an old Skill worm drive crosscut saw...a jigsaw, a scroll saw, and a few others. I think I will have to rebuild them now. Great vid *AvE*

[@rhkips]

The only thing I can think of in regards to that dykem on the spin-a-ma-thing is using it as a balancing aid. Spin the assembly up in a machined cylinder, any heavy spots will cause the thing to distort and brush against the cylinder wall, causing a discoloration in the dykem. Drill out the center of that area, re-coat, re-spin. (Protip: I don't have a fuggin' clue.)

[@GioDOMEL]

11:30 great advise, approved ;) Not a long time ago soldering iron fell off my table, tried to catch it mid-fall, NEVER AGAIN, fizzing sound and the smell of burnt skin...

[@PeterPetrakis]

PRP therapy can fix your shoulder like new. 2-3 rounds should do it. Not covered by insurance but totally worth it. I tore both my labrums in a dead lift. About a 1/2" (too small for surgery) but that wasn't my real problem, I stretched every single tendon in my shoulder when it bounced out of the socket. After two rounds of physical therapy that was ineffective. I googled for the stem cells and discovered Regenexx. 3 weeks after my first PRP my right shoulder sucked back into place. Then I did a second round which really solidified it. Now I can lift things and pull start a blower again. Worth every penny.

[@GumLug]

i've repaired many of these on the bench, be sure to use Milwaukee A and B Grease in the proper places . the "Wig-Wag" Assembly Brg is the first to go. then the needle Brg. might as well replace both.

[@GrahamKnights]

I've got a whole box full of these old power tools. I'll have to dig them out one day and have you check em out.

[@leviriley8415]

AVE love the vids have many old electric tools inherited from grandfather would love to send to donate for potential review

[@hellpopulationyou]

Ive got a slicker brush for dogs grooming at work that was made in West Germany, the tines are still great, and the plastic isnt even yellow still

[@edgeeffect]

"They might be on to something, those metric guys" :* :* :*

[@mikegahm9706]

I feel you with the rotator cuff. sucks getting old.

[@no1Liikeglenn]

i was working on the roller bearing prod. line in skf, gothenburg, sweden like 10 years ago..this day we where woking on the 551 pound roller bearings and i was down at the packaging at the end of the line i flipped the bearing from lying down to standing position on the "flipping machine" to early and the bearing slided right of the bench at me where i was standing. and dumbfuck ME tried to catch it.. i barely held it up for 2 seconds before it my back gave in and i inevitably droped it onto the concrete factory floor where it left a one inch deep gap in the floor right next to my feet,,,,,, my back is fine today... i also survied a flipping car at 85 mph it flipped 5 times and went 213 feet.. i wont win the lottery anytime soon........ the roller bearing i dopped was double this one in size.. www.prv.se/globalassets/in-swedish/foretagare/handel-med-andra-lander/skf_assambly.jpg?width=930&height=0

[@jamescox4177]

Used one and a 1/2'' Drill as well for years you don't know what getting the hell shocked out of you when your boots are wet and muddy and its damp !!!

[@jonanderson5137]

RF propagation is black magic and I'm an electronics technician with electrical engineering.

[@Garandmasthumb]

He just went ahead and stuck his fingers right inher.

[@herpnderpn2484]

Had to replace bearings in a 60v DC motor from roughly the 40's. The numbers did not match anything produced, but they did measure to something very close.

[@itwasaladream]

You remind me of my dad he would get so excited every time he found a old school tool that he could rebuild and use, he was buddies with a guy that owned a recycling yard he would find some gems, I still have a all metal Skilsaw that he rebuilt.

[@rehpotsirhc123]

My dad had one of those that was a hand-me-down from my grandfather. The part that held the blade in didn't work too well so it was kind of shitty to use. We live in the greater Milwwaukee area and one day my dad was talking to someone who worked for Milwaukee tool and the old sawsall came up and the guy offered to trade a brand new one so he could use the classic one as an office trophy of some sort. The guy also threw in probably $100 worth of blades which was cool.

[@BigDonkMongo]

should've kept the old one

[@fortj3]

The guy who worked for Milwaukee knew how to fix the blade retention problem, and knew he was getting the better end of the deal.

[@danielfuller10]

Should have just asked him for a replacement part instead. "Guess what I said then Jerry, I told him I'd even throw in a box of blades hahaha."

[@1ftintheflames]

Back when they use to say if you ever have to replace a milwaukee its been stolen.

[@Deftonesdsm]

I was lucky to use these first generation tools back when i was an apprentice. Seems these days more and more jobsites have "honeowner" grade tools. Its crap. Yeah they where heavy and un ergonomic but kicked ass and had no safeties. Haha we used to shoot at squirrels with nail guns sheeting roofs. No safety to stop it.

[@mikewmt22]

Man I'm so fucking glad I found your channel! I believe what you say in your reviews. And you're highly informative!

[@MaximAvs]

Genuine Saskatchewan Bearing Splitter!!

[@Nick-jh4ju]

The blue dye could be a few things. It looks like a lacker used to stop varnish sticking to surfaces when armatures are dipped. Could also be to prevent rust on the laminations. Doubt it is used for balancing.

[@user-livetoknow]

Love your bearing book box with the belt

[@RenatSavi]

Where's the link to the "MODERN EQUAVALENT" ?

[@wrthrash]

You should reach out to the architects on some of these great deigns. Historical engineering & design would be hysterical!!!

[@nathanielheidemann3112]

does he ever put these back together? I've always wondered

[@richardvsassoon5144]

no sense wasting time on a wobi won kinobi

[@jaydunbar7538]

He was looking up bearings to buy new ones and specifically said he wants to keep it as he has no sawsall, so I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say yes he puts at least some of them back together.

[@nsvasquez]

Hehe, havin a stroke... per minute. Anyway, the ol' swash plate style recipromication. Genius.

[@NBCRGraphicDesign]

1) Metric? US manufacturers have been using metric bearings since the 1920s. Some agricultural bearings use combination metric and SAE sizing. B) Cutler Hammer switch: two screws on the switch body???? Are the contacts serviceable? iii) Last: McMaster-Carr tome??? A gift from Tom Sachs? He thought you'd be Knolling by now-- but the Empire of Dirt lives on!

[@Nate-cw7of]

"thank god for universal healthcare" said no one ever who has actually tried to use it. THIS GUY, got jokes.

[@soren8085]

You should do a video just on different washers

[@johnpossum556]

Agreed! When he talked against spring washers in the past I thought the internal ones were included, I guess not. (I did look up the type he recommended and they were expensive as hell. Rare, too.)

[@TomMyersComedy]

13:28 the first time someone’s explained ac current in a way I understand

[@RayLewisGM]

I have to tell guys all the time that, "No work piece is worth your digits or your life. Let it fall.".

[@bobbymojica8823]

Don’t do what Donny don’t does 😂 it’s 430 am and I’m watching this 😂😂

[@AaronCook83]

I would guess they turned the overall length and width, then put it in a jig to spin at that angle to turn the bearing surface. So, a lathe.

[@gutbut]

Aaron Cook I was gonna say that. the shaft fits into a larger jig to hold it at the angle for cutting the diagonal section.

[@joshmaier18]

We never did get a modern sawzall comparison

[@LohTek]

Good ol McMaster-Carr quality parts that only cost your left testicle.