Powamac Power Hacksaw, Part - 1 Tear down and clean..

[@Rustinox]

Glenn is a very kind and generous man for doing the cleaning job for you. Another piece of family history the gets a load of attention. Nice :)

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Rustinox, using Glenn’s Robowash saved me days of cleaning, it only took a 15 minute cycle, that’s a win win, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@dalejones4186]

Great video Matty. You make me feel old. I joined the military in 1976. I really enjoy your projects. Please keep them coming.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Dale, your only as old as you feel, it great to know your enjoying the videos mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@EverettsWorkshop]

Nice little unit, worth fixing! It's good to see machinery refurbed and not just scrapped. Those industrial cleaners are awesome too, my buddy at the truck shop has one.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Everrett, the Robowash done a way better job then I thought it was going to, I’m amazed just how clean the parts turned out, thanks for watching and commenting mate, cheers

[@alanshomeworkshop]

That parts washer is a winner. I had a very similar power hacksaw for a few years. It cut well but kept wanting to explore the workshop so I replaced it with one of the ubiquitous 6" horizontal bandsaws. Great video. Cheers, Alan.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Alan, the Robowash saved me days of cleaning, the results are fantastic, I remember as a kid when all the wheels were still good it never really moved around that much, I’ve got the Hare and Forbes BS-7 (I think that’s the model) bandsaw and it does a great job to, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Cool little saw. $350 bucks was a fair bit of money back in 1979.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Tom, I remember Dad saying years ago it wasn’t a cheap buy but he needed it, Mum and Dad would have struggled that’s for sure but they did it, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@NellsMechanicalManCave]

Going to enjoy this Matty! I love restoring old machines and seeing what you do, I bet this will be better than new when it's finished. Cheers Neil

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Neil, I’m hoping it’ll be as good or better then now once it’s all done, fingers crossed I can do a decent job on the finish, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@Jims-Workshop]

I've an old Sawmaster power hacksaw from the 50's that I took apart for a refurb some 20 years ago. This makes me want to get back on it and finish putting it back together. 👍👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Jim, sounds like it times to finish the project mate then put it back into use again, thanks for watching, cheers

[@RalfyCustoms]

Wonderful Matty, love the old donkey saws

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Ralfy, there a bloody handy machine to have kicking around, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@AaronEngineering]

Hey Matty. Great to see you restoring dad's old power hacksaw. She will come up a treat when you're finished with it. Surprised how good a nick it was still in to be honest. No wear on that shaft either. Your mates part washer did the trick though. Now all the fun starts, bogging, undercoating, sanding and painting. Looking forward to part 2. Cheers, Aaron PS: if you thing you're old, I was born in 1968 lol

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Aaron, I’m also surprised there’s bugger all wear in it for the age and the amount of work it’s done, I brought a tin of bog today so I can get stuck into it now, thanks for watching and commenting mate, talk soon, Cheers

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great video matty, ol'besty is the kind of friend all machinist need, looking forward to the next project.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Your not wrong there, he’s a bloody good mechanic and has a passion for it and very handy to know, thanks very much for watching, cheers

[@terrycannon570]

Damn Matty you are making me feel old. I have a son that was born in 1970. I love these old power hack saws. I have an Atlas-Clausing about that size yet to be restored and also a Marvel Draw Saw #1 patented in 1912. I also have yet to restore it. It even has the original motor on it and the motor actually runs. I'm looking forward to your restoration of this great relic.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Terry, your only as old as you feel, somedays I’m around 98, I’d love to see your machines, they sound very interesting, will there be much work involved to restore them both?, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@RobertBrown-lf8yq]

Hi Matty… When I did my time on Cockatoo, those saws were all the go 🤣. I reckon the saw they had up in the Apprentices School ( we first-years weren’t allowed to use it), must have been fifty years old in 1966 😱. Bulletproof is the term I’d use mate… and that one looks like it has been well maintained 👍 Can’t wait to see the next instalment Matty. Thanks for taking the time to put these great stories together. Regards Robert

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Robert, these are a bulletproof machine for sure, hopefully it won’t be long and the next video will be ready to put out fingers crossed, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@trits4227]

Hi Matty, another great video , That was an expensive machine in the day , lot of money. Anyway stay well ,looking forward to the next vid, Kind Regards, Mike

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Trits, it was an expensive machine for sure, hopefully the next video will be out pretty soon, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@bostedtap8399]

Great project with family history, maybe add a plaque with its provenance? Workshop Blue Matty. Thanks for sharing

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, that’s not a bad idea putting a plaque on it, ummm, I’m going to try and get the hammer tone green paint, I know I can get hammer tone blue here locally so that’s what it might end up being, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@bostedtap8399]

@@MattysWorkshop Hi Matty, never heard it called " Hammer Tone", only " Hammer Finish ", probably other names it's known by. Here's a good story of using Green Hammer finish or tone. Early on in my apprenticeship, (1978 to 82), I was working in the main machine shop, at the one end was the mens washroom and toilets, with 2 round wash stands, urinals etc. The urinals were standard full height porcelain type with a common gutter in a shallow "U" shape about 20 foot wide. A new shop hand or labourer started, his job was to sweep up, remove swarf, tidy and clean washroom, his hours were an extra 15 minutes before and after the standard shift. For some reason he stayed after longer and painted the complete 4 foot tall urinals in Green Hammer Finish paint, he had got the paint out of the skip. What a sight going in first thing, obviously he was told to stay behind after to clean it off; no, instead he paints it White gloss!!!!!. This time he was ordered to strip it all off now, which he did, washroom stunk of paint stripper. He was sacked the next day. Stay safe, best regards John Quinn.

[@willemvantsant5105]

Hi Matty, I have the same machine, China made 15 years old, paid $700 for it, castings are very good. I buy Eclipse blades, cheap up here in Philippines, $10 each, these machines are common here. Yes they are slow but who cares, have all the time in the world, prefer them over a bandsaw with there inherent problems. Replaced the contactor some years back after insects made a home in it. The helical cut gears are bulletproof and this machine will outlast me!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Willem, from what I’ve seen these machines where copied and renamed a lot, slight changes here and there but basically identical, I must have a look around for the eclipse blades, I’ve been buying Sandvic and there around the $25 mark, these machines were definitely built to last that’s for sure, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@metalworksmachineshop]

Love that parts washer. I have a smaller washer at work. It's a life saver for sure.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I was blown away with how the parts cleaned up, it only took a 15min cycle, it saved me days of work, wish I had a small one in my workshop, now that’s giving myself ideas, thanks for watching, cheers

[@DCT_Aaron_Engineering]

Let the fun begin. Good work buddy 👏. Off to watch part 2 now. Cheers 🍻

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Aaron, the fun has definitely started mate, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Matty, Good project... You made me feel old when you said you were born in1976... that was the year I started my apprenticeship - lol. See you on the next one. Take care. Paul,,

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Paul, don’t mean to make you feel old mate, thanks for watching, cheers

[@houseofbrokendobbsthings5537]

Another high-lite to a boring rainy day. Thanks Matty! I have a little Cowell stashed here (sold by Sears up here). Like a shaper - absolutely hypnotic to watch. I used one in High School and jumped at a chance to grab one years later. With a good blade they are awesome - low heat dead straight accurate. Very good story to go with yours! All the best Dan

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Dan, there a great machine to have and it’s quite easy to sit there and just watch it cut, the bandsaw I have is much quicker but I can see it’s a lot more expensive to run, I normally go through a blade on the power hacksaw every 8 to 10 months but the Peres a lot of cutting in that time, bandsaw blades are a bloody lot more to buy and don’t last as long, I should really be using the hacksaw more often and not the bandsaw, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@paulcooper2897]

That parts washer is inspiring ... I've always wondered about re-purposing an old dishwasher into a small parts cleaner ... the rotating assembly driven by the jets might be the final key to a good working machine! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Paul, I believe the rotation of the parts is the keys along with the heat, the oil and crap gets thrown away not blown from one side to the other, I think it’s a good idea trying a dishwasher, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Looking good Matty, wow those castings are ….. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, the castings leave a lot to be desired that’s for sure, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

[@MrFactotum]

Hi Matty Another great project underway👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 take care Kev

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Kev, hopefully I can finish the radial arm drill soonish, just got to get the ones for the phase converter, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@markwatters6875]

That’s a top looking hacksaw mate. Solid little bugger. Have a good one 👍🇦🇺

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Mark, there a handy machine to have in the workshop, set it going and watch it do it’s thing, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@RetroSteamTech]

Hi Matty. This is brilliant 👍👍👍 I love restorations and restores, really looking forward to this series. Cheers, Alan.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Alan, hopefully I can make it as good as it was when it was new, fingers crossed mate, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

[@MartsGarage]

Hello Matty. That's a great little self contained project. All the parts are there, it all works and it has a great family connection. A little round of selective machining and reconditioning and it'll outlast us all. It's great to have mates with useful tools like that wash too. All the best, Mart in England.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Mart, this machine has always cut straight and never given any trouble, everything is simple in design and even with the casting being a bit ordinary it hasn’t effected it, there’s really only a couple of items to to care of and it’s ready for another life time of work, putting all the parts in that Robowash saved days of cleaning that’s for sure, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@Steviegtr52]

Good video Matty. That parts washer is the nuts. Awesome. Regards. Steve.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Steve, that Robowash wash is bloody brilliant, loved to have one in my workshop that’s for sure, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@jonsworkshop]

Great project Matty, with family history as well. You are going to get 2X satisfaction out of this one mate. Looking forward to the next installment. Cheers, Jon

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Jon, it is good to have a machine that Dad brought and his looking forward to seeing it all finished as well, I better be careful he doesn’t want it back, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@frankward709]

Well Maddy And fell on the apart Now you gonna put it back together Good video Thanks

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Frank, couple of little fixes to do and then a paint job and it’s ready for another go, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@russelldold4827]

Are you trying to shame me into cleaning mine up, Matty? Like you, I took mine over from my father when he packed his workshop up after his first stroke. He also offered me his tilting bandsaw, but I declined that because of the cost of replacement blades and I was short on space so it was one or the other. I'm interested to see the works inside the hydraulic lifter, so keep going - I'll be watching and rooting for you!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Russell, the hydraulic lift system is extremely basic, I’ll be showing this and I’ll try to explain it the best I can which is something I’m not that good at, this really didn’t need anything doing to it and would of lasted many more years as it was, I seen the movement in the crank arm end and thought the paint could do with a freshen up so here we are, I am glad I’m doing it though, appreciate you watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@waynewright1398]

gday matty nice old hacksaw that will come up really good when painted but dont forget to put the shims back in cheers wayne

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Wayne, hopefully I don’t forget to put the shims in, I measured them roughly and there about the same both sides, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@jackdawg4579]

I was given a similar unit a fewf years ago - it is brilliant. The coolant pump doesn't work on mine, it just gets a squirt with a bit if cutting fluid every now and again, and it just keeps powering on. The only hassle I have with it is if I am trying to cut something of small cross section, the blade tries to cut to deep and jams, sort of have to half hold it up while it cuts. If I could find a finer tooth blade that would probably fix that problem, but blades are not common, and are expensive, so I use what I can get. Luckily I get years out of a blade. The reason I wont replace it with a band saw is that this just slides under the bench out of the way when not in use. A Band saw I would need to find a dedicated space for it on the shed floor.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Jack, the coolant pump has never really given any trouble, only the odd times where the hoses have blocked up, I found cutting RHS I have to hold the arm up while it cuts down throw the side walls, it does get a bit savage otherwise and there definitely much smaller then a bandsaw, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@MyLilMule]

Brilliant idea with the easy out!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, this worked out really easy and I can reuse the oilers again, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@eyuptony]

Hi Matty. Great to see a machine which hasn't been abused over the years. Your mate's Robowash is brill, will it wash your overalls at the same time lol?. Good progress so far. Tony

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Tony, Dad always said he never ran the machine dry, always got oiled, that’s what saved it from wearing out, we thought about putting the GoPro on the parts washer but there’s no light inside and the lids has to be shut to work, it’s a great bit of gear that’s for sure, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@stejac51]

... Yep ... got one of these as well ... mine was originally sold by McMillans (now HAFCO) ... I got it very second hand but its still going strong ...

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I believe these were sold under many different names with slight changes here and there, they really are bulletproof, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

[@adamstripp39]

Great job Matty 👍 she'll be a beauty

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Adam, thanks very much, hopefully it’ll be as good as new when I finish, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@guye7763]

I look forward to you getting one of those sandblasters and then watching what you do to it to make it useful. They are not too good out of the box.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Guy, I was really looking forward to getting one but sure enough with my luck I was a day late, all the reviews I’ve reed up say the only real problem out of the box is the light inside, im still going to buy one when they get more stock in but it’s just a matter of when, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@tjr4744]

This Power Hacksaw was made in Taiwan and sold under quite a few brand names. Good strong machine. If anyone has a Coolant Pump for one of these i'd be pleased to hear about it.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I’ve seen these quite a few times under different names with slight changes, the gear pump is very basic design, nothing fancy with it at all, I’ll keep a look out for one, thanks for watching mate, cheers

[@tjr4744]

@@MattysWorkshop Thanks Matty ... Mine is a somewhat different model than yours and uses a similar pump but its driven by a tiny belt and pulleys low beneath and off the drive pulley and the pump is mounted to the motor base plate. I could probly adapt a gear driven one though. Certainly let me know if you find either one. Thank you :)

[@paweisyn7446]

🙋 Great job Matty 👍👍👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@paweisyn7446]

@@MattysWorkshop :)

[@pgs8597]

G'day Matty. Great start to a good series. It's amazing what you find hidden inside, casting sand and casting faults, still it worked for many years. I'm sure it will be better than new when you're finished. That parts washer was awesome too bad you didn't have internal footage whilst in operation:-) Cheers Peter

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Peter, I was certainly surprised to see the amount of sand and the imperfections in the castings, we thought about putting the GoPro in the parts washer but there no internal light and I think there would be to much steam to see anything, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@Warped65er]

👍 nice project, thx for the vid.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@neillawson4493]

As you pull this apart it's interesting to see the combination of good workmanship (the dovetail and shims for the main arm alignment) vs the sh%tty castings. In those days a lot of this sort of stuff was an outright copy of a better brand and it is easy to see how they went about saving money. It's surprising that something of that vintage has lasted this long - it may actually be a lesson to us in that saving on non-essentials can still produce a durable solution.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Neil, I honestly didn’t realise the castings were like this, I’ve never had the machine apart before and to find the imperfections really made me think the same, the proof is there, it may not look as flash but it’s done the same job as a much more expensive machine would have, there’s really bigger all wear in it considering how much work it done, Dad did say it was always oiled and never ran dry, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@ozyrob1]

Nice work Matty

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good video matty

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much mate, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@Unrivaledanime]

Love the video Matty

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much Paul, appreciate you watching and commenting, cheers

[@KennyEaton603]

I had a 4-1/2” grinder catch with a knotted wire wheel on it and caught it in the forehead last year (tight spot, nowhere to go so I had to just take it). That was unpleasant. Actually blurred my vision for a minute, split my forehead open and left a substantial lump. I don’t know if it was good or bad, but the gearbox hit me rather than the wire wheel. Be careful, those things don’t play nice!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Kenny, I’ve be caught before with these wire wheels and it bloody hurt, I think you were lucky the gearbox got you and not the wire wheel, that would of been a completely different outcome for sure, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@KennyEaton603]

@@MattysWorkshop thanks for making such good videos! You and Kurtis are definitely two of my favorites!

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day that’s a lovely saw I always go to Total Tools I find them comparable to other supplies. You just reminded me I need a new grinder, it will be good to see it finished. When are you going up to see Kurtis ? All the best Joh

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday John, there not bad with there prices really, Kurtis is flat out at the moment, when things slow down a bit it’ll all happen, hopefully not to far away mate, thanks for watching, cheers

[@ARIFINLATHE]

You did well sir❤

[@MattysWorkshop]

Thanks very much, appreciate you watching, Cheers

[@davenicholson3491]

Awesome video again Matty👍🏻. Did I hear right that you were born in 76?

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Dave, yes mate you did hear correctly, 76 model, thanks for watching and commenting, Cheers

[@CWB-uk9vw]

I have both a vertical and horizontal bandsaw.y horizontal saw is a jet variable speed 10x??? Can't remember..anyway it works great on tube and that used to be 99% of what I was working with. Well got a new project and I'm cutting 6"×4"×1.5" steel plate...bandsaw is not happy..I have a chance to bid on a Ercole 310 but I've never seen one of these in person let alone use one lol seems like it may do better than my bandsaw on that flat plate?... if you happen to see this I'd love to hear input on this. Thx

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, I’ve personally never seen a Ercole 310, I’ll do some googling and have a look, with the experience I’ve had with the bandsaw I got it’s ok’ish on thin material as long as I have the material laying down, I run a 10\14 pitch blade which is great for stainless, for thin material I think a fine pitch blade would be the best bet and slow down feed, I really hope this helps and if you have any questions please ask mate, cheers

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Come and do my ones , i have one like that and also a huge Kasto to do !

[@MattysWorkshop]

No worries mate, my luck they’d lock the boarders and I’d be stuck there, thanks for watching and commenting, cheers

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

@@MattysWorkshop You would just have to get used to W.A beer !

[@tomahoks]

Hitachi=hikoki

[@MattysWorkshop]

That’s what there called, thanks mate

[@christophercullen1236]

Matty another 2 bobs worth my experience with bead blasters the more you clean the part better the result. Pressure wash or the like the beads will bounce of grease, silicon ECT. And your beads will last longer and work better ! Your as old as my kids so I can still discipline you. Old boff head.

[@brucebaxter6923]

Umm, huh?

[@christophercullen1236]

Matty that's cheating using a truck parts washer. Early Taiwanese equipment is away good value over modern Chinese equipment. When people ask my advice I tell them to buy some old Taiwanese equipment and add some T LC . Old apprentice from Queensland

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday Christopher, I know it’s cheating but why not, it’s aloud every now and then, even though it’s got a few crappy castings I rather have this then a Chinese machine that’s for sure, thanks for watching and commenting mate, Cheers

[@jdmccorful]

Great project. Nice to have friends in the mechanical trades. Thanks for the look.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday John, it certainly comes in handy having mates with all the good toys, thanks for watching, cheers