Gizmortiser [Restoration]

[@ObsoletePencil]

The fact that he doesn't do shady things like make a piece of equipment dirtier before working on it (looking at you, rug cleaning videos) or pull any other shenanigans is very underappreciated around here. He has legit skill and talent, he is legit creative. No clickbait titles or thumbnails. This guy is solid in my book.

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

He really is the best on KZbin. I tried watching others but they fake so much. The way I see it, it's not a restoration if they did the damage themselves just to make a crappy resto video.

[@FuccoTheClown]

i would die if he did a skit with him pretending to rustify something and got busted by the forbidden nutella

[@jp18449]

Agreed! No shitty music, no "hahaha look how hard I can hit this with my hammer". Just a man doing something he does well and sharing it with the internet.

[@BarafuAlbino]

Somehow it is not easy to find items that fit, that are neither trivial to repair (and basically require a power wash), nor so far gone that you will essentially be making a new item while looking at the remains of old one.

[@bayadere8308]

...or wandering aimlessly along the jungle path, only to come across an extremely rusted chainsaw which has somehow pitched up in a tree. (Also of course, being followed by an equally aimless, yet propitious, cameraman.)

[@moneymanjoe9639]

Let's all appreciate the fact that there is no uncessary music, just a man renovating a tool. That's all you really need.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

*YES!!* The "no music" on a KZbin channel is worth a lot!

[@thomasnaas2813]

And an odd sense of humor too.

[@JoshJennings-w5k]

Totally agree

[@tobus71]

Years on and you still do the best and most unusual restorations on utube.

[@bambambundy6]

That is no kidding. He must have large network to get ahold of some of this stuff.

[@powertoolsrepair]

I agree

[@mrjoseywales1865]

I have been following HTR for years (before I discovered Jimmy Diresta or Pask Makes). HTR never fails to deliver and is one of my top 3 channels on KZbin. I also appreciate the humor you bring to your work. It's a lot of fun to watch and I love your work!

[@HandToolRescue]

Thank you!

[@CaptainTwitchy]

I was his first subscriber, almost 15 years ago. He’s still using the same jar of Nutella

[@juanaq]

he got me with the head banging sandblasting. instant subscription.

[@SmokingMan26]

I would have never guessed it was for making pockets in doors for knob/locks. That is amazing

[@kindabluejazz]

Giz-mortiser. I guess you need to know what a mortise is though.

[@smartman123]

not every body no that​@@kindabluejazz

[@normanbuchanan9710]

I appreciate the naturalness of the work scene no ridiculous music drowning out the sound of the tools or dramatic innovations, just the man his tools and his project.

[@floridag8rfan]

When I first started watching his videos, the lack of narration was jarring. Now it's preferable. I wouldn't mind it, but since I'm mechanically minded and generally don't need things explained to me, talking over the whole thing isn't necessary. His hand gestures and occasional captions (and the very occasional howl of frustration) are plenty. Oh, and the thump as his forehead hits the window on the blast cabinet.

[@normanbuchanan9710]

@@floridag8rfan OH yes the forehead on the window is epic 😂.

[@sageDieuvids]

The man, the tools, his project, and one very horny cricket.

[@TheHatHareAcademy]

As a master locksmith, this is one of the coolest tools I have seen you restore. I have hand mortised my fair share of doors and when it comes to antique locking hardware, this would have been a game changer for some of my jobs. Great video! Love it!

[@diditbreak]

Hmmm.. As a master locksmith myself, I'd like to say that this would be better used as a reference tool which shows how much harder things were in the past. LOL!

[@shopshop144]

There are 'modern' versions of this type of mortiser made that come with either a router or an electric motor.

[@Dearthvader2]

​@@shopshop144if its not a hammer a drill and a chisel youre as fumb as they were back in the victorian age when this monstrosity was invented.

[@chrismayer3919]

I didn’t realize this mecha carved slots into doors for handle/lock systems. Gizmotiser; What an odd name for such a specialized device! 🤔

[@foxfire8284]

It's not just for doors.....I mean it's for cutting mortises...... who says it can ONLY cut mortises for locks?

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

I didn't know CRC made a ONE THOUSAND LITRE jug of Evapo-Rust. I have never known such biting, acerbic envy as this. HTR is living the greaseball's dream, folks. You can't even BUY this stuff in the big bin in Canada yet, so the CRC people must really like our man here. Congrats on one million subs, duder. Women want him; men want to be him; *rust fears him.*

[@radeakins]

As a former carpenter, I appreciate this tool.

[@1BigBen]

looks like the mordent days equivalent for a drills is smaller, but with more manual input when it comes to depth and side to side movements. but I bet you could DIY portable cnc with inside of the formfactor of this tool. but cost justification analysis, would be on personal basis but this were cool tool for its time

[@Julian_Hopf]

Ok jesus.

[@HealingBlight]

Yes, he makes great videos.

[@jp18449]

As a current nobody, I also appreciate this tool.

[@erickleinwolterink3524]

You're never a former carpenter! 😊 Once and always.

[@keithagn]

Wow! All new equipment! Sand blaster, solvent washer, painting booth/area, Evaporust, new shop facilities... You deserve it!

[@perazeru9421]

that blowtorch welder was insane too

[@krsanth-4142]

Aside from the amazing results of what you do, it's amazing that someone sat down and began thinking "if I put this here and if it turns this here, then this will....." All without a computer, other than maybe a slide rule.

[@TheLegendsmith]

Yeah. Slide rules got us to the moon, they're so powerful.

[@zephal]

@@TheLegendsmithalmost too powerful….

[@rc-daily]

Necessity is the mother to every invention

[@davidhelmuth6654]

I think this piece is pre slide rule! We got to the moon and built the SR-71 with a slide rule! 🤯😱

[@mile13]

​@@davidhelmuth6654slide rules have been around since the mid 1600s! 🤯

[@klmbuilders5385]

Well Shucks! When I added on to my 1920s home I mortised all the doors by hand with spade bits and chisels. Took an extraordinarily long time. While it was "fun" and fulfilling, this machine would have been the tool my grand-carpenters would have reached for! I'm happy you restored and demonstrated this beauty!

[@foxfire8284]

Eh. A brace and bit, chisel, and mallet are all you need to make a mortise. Heck you don't even need the brace and bit.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

The today price of a unit with all those castings would be outrageous! Great find and condition. Nice to find something like this that wasn't stored outside.

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

for real. I just restored my bench vice, and someone had taken an angle grinder and a chisel to the screw cover.🤦

[@aaronshapiro2542]

Not only was this an amazing restoration of an incredible tool, It is making me feel a lot better about the price of the domino tennon tool I was looking at.

[@chrthiel]

I doubt it would have been cheap back then either

[@jasongarland3165]

It amazes me to think what the old timers came up with without the benefit of modern design technology. Machines like this that are both relatively simple and mechanical complex - somebody envisioned this machine in their head, sat down at a drafting table and drew it out, then developed casting patterns, machined it on far simpler machine tools, etc. Absolutely amazing.

[@Closechannel231]

And those tools were made to last a lifetime.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

@peacenow42... but here we are - a bit of TLC, and this machine is still working!

[@bunberrier]

Think of it this way: such as this, and things like steam locomotives, arent obsolete. They are perfectly suited for a different human environment. Its possible through some world event or social dynamic that we may go back to steam locomotives and hand tools as being the best tech that we can support.

[@AWizardAndaMouse3432]

@peacenow42 even though you’re not talking to me, steam is powered by fire, as steam is also known as water vapor.

[@foxfire8284]

​@peacenow42uh..... before you comment, I think you should get a better understanding of how a steam engine works.

[@thomasvnl]

I just smile every time I see the HTR opening 🎉

[@MushookieMan]

I love these old mechanisms. They have all the stuff you learn about in engineering, cams, cam followers, acme screws, rack and pinion, all types of bearings including babbit metal, etc.

[@jrmintz1]

Very cool. You are unquestionably the world's greatest expert in Gizmology!

[@d00dEEE]

A veritable Gizmaster.

[@SteveJaeger]

Is it pronounced giz-mology or jiz-mology?

[@KR-hg8be]

​@@d00dEEEthe gizmeister

[@iTeerRex]

Which makes him a Gizmologist lol

[@ColdArbor]

the foremost expert in gismotology! @@iTeerRex

[@richardwarfield7386]

Seeing it in action quickly explains the complexity of the whole mechanism. The large mickey mouse eared wing bolts are exquisite

[@lawrencefine5020]

This is Fractal Vise level stuff You get the coolest, and the gizmoziest tools I ever seen on KZbin. I can watch this this thing mortise doors for hours and hours. The thinking it had to take to make a tool like this in 1912 is mind boggling. Fun stuff. Thanks HTR

[@waynetrain8033]

Whenever I watch you restore an old piece of equipment, I’m amazed with the fact that someone thought and built this long before computers, and high tech machines to make the parts 🤔

[@vadimbellous8313]

Yeah, and somehow how those tools were cheaper to produce then some of the garbage they come up with today

[@Nemesis_Zer0]

All the engineering and time that went into this is amazing, to think, this is how they sharpened pencils 100 years ago, incredible.

[@damienbottura]

for the next introduction of the sandblaster, in triple jump or fosbury-flop. This could make my day!!!

[@copperneck1]

I appreciate that when you dismantle something, you just take it apart normally . You don't treat every screw, pin, gear and whatnot like its a priceless artifact made out of glass. To me, that just makes it slow and boring. Keep up the good work!

[@TheCoffeehound]

I know exactly the thing you're talking about! Those channels drive me up the wall.

[@nortyfiner]

I remember some of my Navy shipmates doing that "everything is so fragile" crap on our gear. Me: "It's made of steel, not glass!"

[@foxfire8284]

Well, he does have to be careful to not break a part. Sometimes the bearings are difficult to find replacements of.... I don't know if that's true or not...@@nortyfiner

[@nortyfiner]

@@foxfire8284 Oh, certainly. When you're dealing with stuff that's a century old and is definitely not made anymore, by all means, exercise due caution.

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Congrats on the new CRC parts washer! 👍👍

[@CRCAutoUS]

😀

[@bradcrossman5068]

I often wonder how this and other contraptions (gizmo's ) you restore were received back in the day. I keep imagining some salesman demonstrating and touting these gizmo's as the latest time and labour saving device while perspective buyers looked on in amazement and wonder and possibly fear. Oh the stories. Cheers from Sussex, NB.

[@amicojeko]

The engineers that made this marvellous contraption would be very proud of you

[@LucasBuilds]

no bullshit, no making things dirtier just to clean them, just Legit restorations of absolute goddamn Contraptions. unequivocal best restoration channel out there.

[@broxy55]

You're rapidly gearing up for one of the weirdest industrial museums in Saskatchewan! I'll visit for sure!

[@darrinswanson]

I'm always impressed with your brazing

[@kencarlile1212]

That is an incredible amount of complexity to avoid having to chop a mortise with a chisel!

[@verdatum]

About damned time. I've been trying to figure out how to restore my mortiser for YEARS. At last, I have something to go on.

[@HubLabRestore]

I don't normally watch these videos fully, but the fact that there was not annoying narration and it was just calm to watch. Great job.

[@microstorm]

Thank god you thudded your head against the sandblaster plexiglas (was worried for a minute when it wasn't you normal blaster). That has always brought a smile to my face in the older videos where you went all out ^^

[@suzil7687]

I remember the first time I saw him do that. I had to rewind 5x to be sure that’s what I saw. I look for it every time! Cracks me up!

[@microstorm]

@suzil7687 haha, yeah. Also the time he worked on the "flame thrower", him testing it out always leaves me in stitches!

[@donparker1823]

Among the top KZbin channels in history.

[@caodesignworks2407]

I was literally just about to go to bed and you have to drop a new vid? I guess I'll go to bed later, it's only 7am here

[@vthokie4lyfe]

Same!! LOL

[@Youspoonybard1]

7 AM no sleep gang!

[@ScanianDude]

Been working night and just needed to pee after sleeping 5 hours, must see this before sleeping again

[@talbertuhlir9370]

Florida? 7am here

[@caodesignworks2407]

@@talbertuhlir9370 Nah, Michigan

[@StevenEverett7]

I'll bet Mr Chickadee would love to own that. He loves old woodworking tools.

[@jeff1176]

Just goes to show that even way back then, there's a tool for that. Nice work Eric

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Amazing restoration such a beautiful old gear driven hand crank drill press 31:39 @Hand Tool Rescue

[@MC-tn9fz]

What a clever machine. You tackle the most complex restorations, on you tube. The production quality of this video is so much better than previous ones.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

Ive always loved the 80/90's tool time intro reference. Cheers mate. Hope everyone is taking care.

[@gutsngorrrr]

Lovely restoration of a very interesting old tool. I also noticed you have a few workshop upgrades.

[@panaphobic1]

it looks like a completely new shop to me.

[@haphazard1342]

@@panaphobic1 Yes, he moved. This is a new shop.

[@georgejones3526]

Every other repair or restoration channel I have to play at 2x speed to watch, but never on this one. He has perfect pacing.

[@floridag8rfan]

This mechanism seemed to need far less restoration than the ones I've watched in the past, but watching you disassemble and reassemble it allowed me to see into the mind of the person that created it. It's truly amazing what is possible in the analog world with the right combination of gears and levers.

[@deathreus]

The engineering that went into this thingamabob is insane

[@Highlordratick]

That is what I like about your show: none of the endless, want to be cute or showing off chitter chatter. You just get down to business and fix whatever you are working on. Nor do you try to see how many videos you can put out you choose quality over quantity. Keep up the good work.

[@aussiebloke609]

That blasting cabinet faceplant always gives me a chuckle. Mostly because I've done that sort of thing too many times, trying to see just that little bit closer than is possible. 😁

[@cranefly23]

I find it incredible how many parts went into making a tool such as this. I wonder how many were actually sold. Great to see you restoring this one.

[@KALGSO]

Greatest intro ever of any KZbinr! So stupid funny

[@si1entdave]

Fascinated that you did the Evapo-Rust before the parts cleaner - I would have thought you would want to get the dried grease and grot off first so the Evapo-Rust can get to the metal.

[@haydenf1353]

Maybe he can’t get the solvents from the parts washer into the evapor-rust? Idk actually just a guess.

[@HandToolRescue]

I always Evapo-Rust first since any washing might remove some delicate features like pin-striping.

[@CatNolara]

@@HandToolRescue interesting. Then again, does it make sense to use the evaporust on parts that get sand blasted anyway?

[@si1entdave]

@@HandToolRescue Thank you! That makes perfect sense.

[@NeroNyte]

Can we take a moment to appreciate HTR's dedication to keep working, even inside a cathedral

[@mwpiedra]

I was trying to figure out the "temporary" workshop.

[@dryroasted5599]

I thought it was a blimp hangar.

[@ReenTheBean]

I always look forward to your videos and the humor you inject into them! Interesting watching all the movements and gears on this. I guess routers took its place.

[@maurinedoyle9964]

You never cease to amaze me

[@maggs131]

A hand cranked milling machine. This took one smart cookie to think of this and design it. Simply brilliant mechanical artwork. ❤ On a side not I love the shop upgrades especially the sandblasting apartment you've acquired. 😎👍

[@randogame4438]

"sandblasting apartment" I LOL'd at that. It is the biggest cabinet I've ever seen :)

[@miroslavmarsal6842]

New workshop, new tools... congratulations!

[@FromtheSoultotheFretboard]

Love your trade, my friend!! Your videos are one of the few I click "like" before I watch it. It was great to see another project from Ohio. Much love and respect for your channel!!

[@BubbleWrapPerson]

The sandblaster bit absolutely killed me!

[@criomat]

it seems the strangest gizmos always come to you. great like ever.

[@cavemaneca]

The function of this tool is genius, i can't imagine how they come up with it.

[@danielmoss2394]

Best sound editing to date. Fantastic.

[@robertmyers5993]

Awesome restoration, my friend! It is amazing to see these old woodworking tools back in action. Thanks for sharing its journey with us! 🖖

[@bebel6874]

Incroyable, toujours aussi patient et talentueux. Et puis, cette petite dose d'humour qui ne gâte rien.

[@tomcatfoolery]

There is some real gizmo stuff here. I'm enjoying the journey.

[@scottnyc6572]

What an incredible invention for the time!! This mortiser could be used not only for installing lock assemblies but would be great for just about any mortise joint especially for furniture.Great job on restoring it!! Thanks!!

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

That device is almost clockwork precision ! i know now we have routers jigs and precise machines,but that is incredible for the time,nothing built today would last half as long as that did also !

[@ninaevans4501]

@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis A truly amazing job, from a true master of his craft. However, here in the UK, anything that is antique and been cleaned, is considered to be of lesser value should it go to sale or auction. I have a problem with this issue. Cleaning and repairing surely does NOT lower the value of an antique piece of equipment, I mean, really? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

[@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis]

@@ninaevans4501 Number one i live in the UK I'm commenting on the skill of the person,i don't care how much it is worth at an auction ! well if you you want pieces of history go to rust,restoration is more important than auction !

[@waynebrill6413]

​@@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis Am sorry if I have offended you sir. We go along with hand tool rescue. Indeed, we try to preserve history ourselves. I cannot understand your hostility to what we have said? Sorry if we have offended you sir 😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒

[@philipB31]

I always enjoy your projects, you produce brilliantly edited videos of each rebuild/resto., but I’m often amazed at how overly complicated or unnecessarily engineered objects find their way to your workbench. Regardless: thank you, as always, for sharing.

[@mccornchip]

Dood, love the massive chelation upgrade and CRC sponsorship I hope.

[@rpercifieldjr]

This is a very interesting and practical machine. Nicely done.

[@mike311271]

amazing tool, my dad would have loved this, he was a brillient joiner, miss him loads , he past away when he was 38 years old , i am 53 years old and wish i had taken more notice of is skills

[@LouJustlou]

I was worried that the "Smart Washer" would wash away some of the gizmosity. Glad to see it is Gizmo safe. 😊 Great video thanks!

[@ASlimeDrawsNear]

My jaw literally dropped when I saw the mechanism working, that's genius!

[@sdavifcom]

Just noticed you went over the 1 million mark. Fully deserved. Congrats.

[@werwesdvoisdjvoj]

God what a racket that thing makes. And it works really well from the looks of it!

[@Mrthegeeman]

That's such a beautiful machine, one of your best ones!

[@Happyfacehotwheels]

I ain't too gonna lie, I had to fast forward to the end to see what this contraption does. It's awesome. Growing up, we lived in a couple of houses with that style of door locks. Ok, it's time to go back to the beginning to watch the whole video. 😁

[@edl5074]

Nice work!!! it amazes me how incredibly detailed that was.

[@gerardedgar5961]

I'm a retired furniture Maker. I've never heard of this machine. I can see why.😮

[@jtjjbannie]

That thing was way more complicated than I would have thought. I’d have gotten it apart and probably would have stayed that way 😁

[@jandrewmore]

Pretty sure that's half the reason he makes these videos.

[@L3monSqueezy]

​@@jandrewmoreI asked him that a really long time ago. He said that is why he started recording, it was so he could go back to remember how to put it all back together again.

[@mikegentry9082]

Even with the video to help........

[@badmonkey3669]

that is a really slick tool for the day it was made I like it

[@tomswindler64]

I’m amazed at how intricate this thing is.way ahead of its time. Great restoration of course.you put some work into it.great video as always.just continue doing what your doing and on to the next project.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@kevinhoffman8214]

I always wondered , but the tool marks in the old doors say not everyone had this tool !

[@steveferguson1232]

This is an amazing tool. I knew Festool had to get their idea for the Domino from somewhere. Lol. Amazing job as always. Question have you ever been asked to restore a piece for a museum. If not they should

[@hamaljay]

You beat me to it. As soon as I saw what this thing I thought of a festool domino. I've seen somebody make one out of an angle grinder.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

I love your touches of humor scattered through the videos. I always enjoy them, the ones in this video just particularly got me laughing out loud.

[@Raisopod]

Honestly I was surprised at how functional it was before you started working on it. Normally the stuff you get is either completely seized up or broken in some manner that prevents it from moving, but this was pretty gizmunctional right at the start.

[@patjohnson3100]

Remarkable restoration of a remarkable gizmo. I could never figure out this amazing tool, let alone invent it.

[@RobertCallahan-w8r]

Amazing job, absolutely beautiful

[@bwilliams463]

It's one of those mechanisms I could sit and watch for HOURS.

[@hurarrei]

Another awesome project 💪👍 Thank you!!👏

[@pickletreewoodcraft7858]

That is such a spectacular example of ingenuity, over engineering, and madness lol. I love it.

[@petercolquhoun2086]

And there goes Festool's patent on the Domino.

[@peterwhitejr.9374]

The new shop is pretty sweet sir you deserve it, proof that hard work pays off

[@leadboots72]

Your advice on step 69 is unclear. My gizmortizer doesn't work after following your instructional video. Now my wife left me and my dog has cancer. Thanks a lot HTR, you ruined my life!

[@krazyredhead]

sounds like a you problem😅

[@chrisbradley20]

@@krazyredheadso true 😂

[@GeneralSulla]

A swift tap or two with a hammer should work well. It'll work on your Gizmortiser too!

[@associatedblacksheepandmisfits]

Please could you come collect yr wife ,she keeps digging up my daffodils 😡

[@fredk.2001]

You forgot to account for the gas clouds on uranus, and neglected to stand on your head. That's what gave poor doggo cancer...

[@paulcooper9135]

Very cool piece of equipment... I almost expected to see some Japaning happen .. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@wktodd]

Nice job. I suspect the cutting tool is sub-optimal and may be a replacement . The original would surely have been sharpened to cut on the sides - something that typical twist-drills do not.

[@ionstorm66]

I wonder if a simple HSS center cutting end mill meant for aluminum would work.

[@Matthew_Jay]

Well isn't that just as high-tech that some low-tech can get? Brilliant stuff.

[@garymucher4082]

I have to ask, where do you find these beyond accident machines? I've never seen such a machine and how it works... Pretty interesting for sure.

[@MrLargonaut]

I learn so much additive welding watching your videos.

[@GuildOfCalamity]

The turntable scratch got me.

[@MackFire_Sets]

You are the only one restorer that i watch, i love the intro looks like some old show and brings nostalgia to me. Everytime i see something cool i watch the intro and how it looks before and then i skip to the end because i know you are very talented man. I wish i can do it too.

[@grilnam9945]

Remember to put nipple clamps on Christmas list. 1:52

[@angelmessenger8240]

The amazing imagination of people coming up with a machine like this.