1960's Budgit Electric Chain Hoist Revival.

[@RotarySMP]

That is build to last. Thanks for rescuing it.

[@corey_nz]

The roadrunner infestation took me a few seconds to click😆

[@guygillmore2970]

Beep beep!

[@cooperised]

"I just wanted to milk it for all it's worth" was a great secondary gag too

[@francistheodorecatte]

the handle controls are extremely clever

[@624Dudley]

I’d say that old hoist ended up in the right hands. 👍

[@DiHandley]

As someone famous once said “if you’re not making mistakes you’re not trying hard enough”. Near enough is perfect in my book.

[@Nf6xNet]

I think your fabricated control lever reproduction turned out really nicely. Both the pull handles and the way the lever doubles as a limit switch are clever.

[@RichardFoley3]

Jeremy we like it when you make things, but we also love it when you repair things!

[@stuartstephens]

Slick hoist. Something I've seen on chain hoists like that is a bucket or canvas bag rigged up to hold the excess chain, so it's not dangling down in the way. That's something you may want to experiment with. Turns out if you search for 'chain hoist bag' there are a lot of examples online, it should be easy enough to copy one of them.

[@FliesLikeABrick]

For welded link chain yeah, but for a roller chain like this that can't really pile up except in a single plane I'm not sure how well it would work?

[@JeremyMakesThings]

There was an original accessory offered for these for a chain bag, and also cord trolleys so the cord isn’t hanging down either. For the low amount of use this will see, I’m not sure it would be worth the effort.

[@glennwright9747]

About 50 years ago I was working at a factory that used a very similar hoist. The electrician did some maintenance replacing switches etc. I noticed after he left that rocker switch was wired backwards and if the hook engaged it, it was not going to shut off. I reported it to the foreman, and was told no student labour knew what they were talking about and to mind my own business. Next shift I noticed now the switch arm had been welded up and it was now working correctly. The shift guy that followed my shift did not come into work. Turns out he had a load on the hoist, it touched the arm and kept on going. It broke the chain and dropped the load on his foot. He was off for about a month with a cast. It really crushed his foot. The foreman couldn’t look me in the eye or talk to me for several weeks.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

That's a great story 👍 Sad for the broken foot though but standing under the hoist with the load is a bad idea but Jeremy was at least sitting on the load 😅

[@glennwright9747]

@@Frank-Thoresen It was a pallet of bricks - I think it burst when it hit the floor, he was not directly under it, but as you see, the pull cords are really close to the hook.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

@glennwright9747 in hindsight I remember that switch string was short. I wonder if he can change it to dual. The original mechanical switch for safety and a up and down cabled switch box connected to the motor so he can stay away from the load.

[@glennwright9747]

@ essentially those hoists are just an electric chain hoist. The type that has a continuous loop of chain that you pull on the left or right side to lift/ lower the load. I don’t think they were too common over 2ton. I remember the chain hoists in the kit of millwrights and on some farms and garages.

[@Bobs-Wrigles5555]

Why do I get the feeling that the whole video was for the sole purpose of saying the last line... Thanks for rescuing something old and beautiful in it's design 👍👍👍👍👍

[@alanp3334]

Wile E. Coyote, patron saint of mad inventors working in their sheds :)

[@johndyer236]

You’re very clever. Keep up the good work and pay no attention to the criticism of some. I’m quite fascinated with your skills and original ways you describe your work and your sense of humor.

[@jdmccorful]

Ditto!

[@TheChillieboo]

god i love the use of the scale hammer as a finish! awesome!

[@waynesinden]

Now been renamed scale burring tool

[@cooperised]

Love how you were so excited to get it hung up that it basically wasn't finished and you had to do the rest of the job at altitude. I'd have done the same thing 😂

[@my1972maverick]

I have the 1/2 ton 110v version, bought it used 25 years ago, only use it a few times a year, but brings a smile to my face, and haven't used a cherry picker in the last 10 engines I have worked on. the bearing swivel hook is great also.

[@pjofurey6239]

Lovely old hoist and a great addition to the workshop. As kid I found that body filler or bonds files with the coarse sharp teeth are great for “Machining” most grades of aluminium.

[@deeiks12]

some pretty clever engineering in this thing. the handles and the limit switches.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Thanks for sharing Jeremy always very interesting 🦘

[@b0rd3n]

Pleasure hanging out with you!

[@MrTapanes]

That handle set up is very cool. Great job saving this piece of history and putting it to good use. We hope. :-)

[@localcrew]

I’m here for the “Milking It” joke. That was like no udder! Just subscribed!

[@Ludicrous_Speedway]

Excited for the new shelves and table restoration after you finish the jeep!

[@FliesLikeABrick]

I have a budgit chain hoist on a gantry in our shop garage. Super handy such as for that crate of bandsaws that I shipped you one of. If you don't have a scale to hang on it. I highly recommend picking up one, it's useful to be able to weigh stuff to understand safety implications of setups and tell when you're potentially dealing with thing heavier than you expect, or if something you're lifting is actually hung up on sometging (like engine had one more mount bolt or something). Don't cheap out on the scale since you need to trust it not to break and drop things. I picked up a used 2000lb Dillon dynamometer on ebay

[@phrozenwun]

17:20 That is one wily sense of wit you have there... ahem 🙂

[@alwaysalways6210]

As long as it works! Couldn't have said it better myownself!😅

[@jaynarr1]

Great episode Jeremy! Loved the payoff at the end

[@jdmccorful]

You mean "payload" ? 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@hrxy1]

that is a very nice present from a viewer,, excellent job on getting it up and running, thanks

[@RamiJames]

Every time you upload something, it makes my shitty life a little better.

[@growingknowledge]

Awesome. Nice project

[@donaldpeck8519]

I have that in 1/2 ton, still works fine. My grandfather had it to put my grandmother into the car after loosing both legs to diabetes. That was mid 50s.

[@christopherbill8537]

Closing with a pun - my kind of channel.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

I’m glad your workmanship is better than your jokes Jeremy. To be honest, I’d hang my life from that hoist, it was made when quality not price was king. I like the way the yellow matches your air hose. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺 PS on eBay right now there is a similar Budgit hoist the shows the special bucket/ hopper the chain is stored in.

[@tonyray91]

Nice one Jeremy

[@voltairegoethe]

nice one - ... but the jeep is such a great storage bin and work bench... on wheels yet! btw, time for a new I-beam slider/carriage to match the gusto - that orange little plate.... hmmm

[@twotone3070]

I love that's something like that is back in use and not crushed for scrap. My only thought is the handles mean that you need to be stood right next to the object to lift it, maybe that won't prove to be a problem, but just a thought.

[@TalRohan]

regarding the clip pliers I am of the opinion that if you can find atleast 3 or more uses for a tool it pays its rent in the drawer... regarding paint...its aliminiminimoonimum so no worries its not going to rust and you can look at it and always know you made that bit..... isnt it cool.... I have to say putting it back together while on the ceiling was a bold move lol I just know you played with that pull chord system for the entire afternoon.....Awesome way to end the video Thanks for sharing

[@Rustinox]

Indeed, I would trust this one more than the Chinese one too.

[@ryderhook]

I like your kind of videos. You can see what you're doing and the comments on each piece are to the point. Wouldn't it be possible to run the chain into a container? Then it would be out of the way and wouldn't collect dust when the hook is at the top. Maybe even something that holds a little oil?

[@gutsngorrrr]

Very nice old hoist, certainly way better than that cheap Chinese thing. Loved the road runner joke.

[@dannywilsher4165]

Cool!!!

[@ollysworkshop]

Now you just need to go back out in the woods to find some more girders and have a full XY gantry crane. You'll be able to crane 1” bar into the lathe, just like Curtis 😁 I would like a crane, but it would pull my wooden roof down ☹️

[@benjaminreinhardt259]

Cool old hoist. I have a pneumatic budgit hoist hanging from my rafters for hoisting things into my storage loft. I pile the stuff up down in the garage and my daughter, age 9, slings the items up and hooks them. My little rigger in training. I am curious about that oiled chain in a shop. I know in my garage that thing would be gummed up in short order with grit. Will you be cleaning and oiling it often, or protecting it in some fashion from dust?

[@stecy802]

Perhaps you could doubly confirm that the voltage is correct by determining if the current draw matches the nameplate spec.

[@JeremyMakesThings]

That’s a good thought, but I have no idea how to interpret “5-2” amps. Maybe it’s 5-2=3?

[@davidhaywood8029]

I've sometimes heard old(er) electricians refer to 220V as" 2 phase". Could it be 5A, 2 phase?

[@brainsironically]

please update us on the roadrunner infestation as soon as it is resolved. 👍

[@michaeljames9671]

Hoists can lift themselves up (or lower) if you rig them correctly..... no need for so much ladder time or in air assembly.

[@Tishers]

You are a good While E Coyote.

[@57WillysCJ]

Only thing I would have done different is to move the cheap hoist to one side and used it to lift the heavy one. Now that I am well past 60 I am remembering the shortcuts I used as a teenager to make less work. 🤣🤣

[@SebbyG86]

use a hoist to hoist the hoist up the hoist so you can tinker with the hoist that's hoisted on the hoist

[@julias-shed]

Beep beep lol 😀

[@h-j.k.8971]

Yeah, and NO advertizing

[@Digital-Dan]

Another garage to avoid: Signed, WIle E. Coyote

[@grippgoat]

_heavy breathing noises_

[@kendingsor]

I like the part where you milked it for all it's worth.

[@daleolson3506]

Just lift it in pounds it’s a lot lighter

[@JeremyMakesThings]

Good thought, but I think even in stones, it would hurt my back.

[@daleolson3506]

@ it’s just stone there is no s you heathen

[@ronwilken5219]

Except 45 lbs = about 20 kg so which is actually "lighter?" Don't mess with his brain!

[@Si-Al-Ti]

Fiiiiiirrrrrsssssstttttt 🫠

[@ronwilken5219]

The question of the night is how much junk did you manage to lift off the "jeeps" horizontal surfaces. One electric hoist off, one manual hoist on by my reckoning. I hope you replaced the old cabtyre cable with decent neoprene rubber insulated cable. At least it'll outlast you and the hoist. Regards from Canada's banana belt. 🤞🇨🇦🍌🥋🇺🇦🕊🇺🇲💩🏁👍

[@jdmccorful]

Always a pleasure to watch! Thanks.