Restoring My Grandad’s Drill Press | Mancuna A2X

[@bernardhill1622]

Love it..❗ Drooling at the mouth, as i didn't have the money in 1966 to buy one at our local Co-Op 70km away, whilst they had a Shipment available, never to be seen again ❗😢 Built an entire Borehole Handpump on Neighbours Hand Drill Press..❗👍🏻 Prior to which we used these Drills in final two years of High School Machine Shop Practical Class, what a joy to work with & would give my Eye Tooth to own one..❗🤔 You're a " Lucky Fish", Young Man & i salute you for your excelllent work and sensitivity, even looking at the enviroment around you caught my Trained Arch'/ Eng' Eye..❗🙇‍♂️ Shalowm..❗" Out of Africa "..❗🙇‍♂️🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@piphawk]

Loved this! I hope you get the chance to own one. Thanks!

[@j.r.tidwell3318]

You do a great job with your restoration projects. I watched you do the plane first then the drill. I really enjoyed both of them. Keep them coming my friend.

[@piphawk]

Thank you very much!

[@saludahead]

Your grandfather should be honored by your loving restoration of his cherished drill press! You have not only honored the man, but his memory! You have done incredibly well!

[@piphawk]

Thank you for your kind words! I have wanted to restore this since I was a kid an it was very rewarding to finally make it happen. I'm very lucky my family kept a lot of Grandad's and Great-Grandad's tools. Hopefully more restorations like this soon.

[@jeremywalker666]

human Ingenuity and quality at its finest!

[@paular6759]

This was so fun to watch, and I love that you added photos of your granddad at the end and the story of the drill in the description. I recently finished restoring my own grandfather's Koken barber chair (also purchased shortly after the war) and I'm about to start editing the footage to share the process. I'll definitely be borrowing your idea and doing the same!

[@piphawk]

Thank you! I look forward to seeing the video! Restoring or fixing something that has sentimental value is so rewarding.

[@dannyhenson3141]

You did a great restoration. Grandpa would be proud.

[@piphawk]

Thank you!

[@Endicorp1]

Beautiful restoration job Pip. Great attention to detail. 😊

[@valveman12]

You've done such a great job on the restoration of this vintage bench drill. It looks like new and the best part, usable as a drill.👍👍

[@theafro]

I picked up an A2X last year for £20, It was in a very sorry state, completely seized and with a few missing/broken parts, but has been sympathetically restored and works fantastically. It now lives with a close friend and sees near daily use. (my own workshop already had a nice 2-speed hand-crank and a monster of an electric one, or I'd have kept it!) There's something magic about drilling a hole with your own sweat, and it usually makes a better hole too!

[@piphawk]

Great to hear! I forgot to video this drill in use, but I agree it is very satisfying. I hope yours gets many years of use!

[@npfrestoration]

Great job I also restored one very old drill and another newer one

[@АндрейНикитенко-ф4с]

The work was done flawlessly. Like.

[@jozsefizsak]

That's splendid! I imagine you'd love to see grandpa's face light up to see this tool looking as it does now but you certainly honoured him in grand style with the restoration. There seemed to be rather severe distortion in the music when it got loud but thankfully there isn't too much of it.

[@Oso_Da]

Good technique, greetings from 🇵🇦

[@piphawk]

Thank you!

[@georgebrown8312]

That is superb. You got the drill press working like a charm and it is looking much better as well. Excellent work!

[@19Bmiller]

Nicely done

[@larrykelly2838]

Very nice restoration

[@paulconnell6408]

Nice work!

[@piphawk]

Thank you!!

[@GT_Racer347]

Now that's cool right there! 👌💯😍

[@piphawk]

Thanks! It will be cherished!

[@terrynicholls2975]

Beautifully done

[@scrappyddz]

That is awesome!

[@piphawk]

Thanks!

[@robertlark7751]

Marvelous

[@piphawk]

Thanks!

[@raikbusse7697]

Ok, definitely looks better, I would not have added paint to the eccentric. I also would not have painted the tooth and the gear for the feed. Greetings from Germany.

[@piphawk]

Greetings! Besides highlighting the text, I painted everything to replicate how it was originally finished. It does seem odd to paint something that gets a lot of friction, but thats how it was originally. Thanks!

[@raikbusse7697]

@@piphawk Someone must have tinkered with it before you. Such parts are oiled or greased in my opinion, paint is a no-go. But well, is your machine and matter of taste whether one leaves the color on it. Best regards.

[@marciowashingtonmartins3954]

Very good

[@sptrrestoration]

Nice job! keep going

[@piphawk]

Thank you SPTR!

[@Cradley684]

Excellent restoration friend, have a nice day !!! . 🛠🛠👍👍

[@piphawk]

Thank you!

[@allesandrorodrigue35]

well done lad.

[@restorationmania]

Great job! Well done 👍

[@markcross1695]

I have the same drill!

[@stephankoekemoer2942]

Very nice work. What dit you do to get the andle so beautiful?

[@aleksvegamonroy2583]

En español como se llama esa maquina y donde se puede comprar

[@restorerestoration4705]

The work was done flawlessly. 🤔🤔🤔

[@chrisbagley8104]

Very nice restoration and video very peaceful, excellent. Is that a Riley 1.5 under the sheeting?

[@piphawk]

Thank you! Yes, you are correct!

[@mrgruisinge]

Pretty sure when that was made there were no socket set screws. Square head or slotted. Nice job and grand pa didn't abuse that either.

[@piphawk]

Good point! I had that same assumption about that very screw when I took it apart. I did some research and found that socket set screws or allen screws have been used since the 1910's, to my surprise! I found an article that shows an original advertisement for 'Safety Set Screws' by The Allen Manufacturing Company (USA), dated 1914. Something that is also interesting about that advertisement is that there is an address for Manchester, England, where this drill was also manufactured. My best guess is that as these drills were made, small changes and improvements were added as alternative methods were more affordable? This drill might be a very late version of the original design being that he purchased it after the war. I've seen other photos of this model and have noticed some differences in fasteners used all over the drill (early locknuts, square heads, double nuts). I will admit I occasionally get sucked into a rabbit hole learning about the history of the smallest things, its so interesting. If you or anyone else has any insights, let me know I am all ears! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@mrgruisinge]

@@piphawk I found that same patent application. Guess I learned something new today. Every old camelback I ever found still had squarehead set screws. Never had one round off or break however. Again, great job.

[@DanKoning777]

Great job on this restoration. Would have liked to see it in action but still, you did a great job none the less. Question: do you anticipate restorations like these to make up the bulk of your channels videos, or will they vary like those seen in what you've uploaded so far?

[@piphawk]

Thank you! Well that would of been another 30 minutes added to the video just to drill one hole! 😉 I’ll keep that in mind for future videos. Great question! I do plan to make more restoration videos. We still have a lot of my granddads and great grandads tools, along with lots of rusty gold that I’ve collected. I have only just started to record myself but I’m usually working on multiple projects (making things, classic English cars, restorations). My next video is going to be vintage tool related and I’m excited to share it. Thanks!

[@DanKoning777]

@@piphawk // I look forward to your next video. It's hard finding restoration videos like this where the host doesn't talk/talk, or point out the obvious. For me loud metal music, being told to subscribe 5x times, cussing etc, instead of hearing the related shop sounds is a negative. Comments re: important points are expected, and even necessary, but the non-stop commenting is a distraction. Viewers recognize talent and those with a passion for what they do vs those who merely want to "build a channel." All of this is jmo; I hope you succeed.

[@caprasedutacapraseduta9897]

[@lkhicks6866]

Fabulous job! What a wonderful family heirloom you what did you use on the wooden handle? Walnut stain, linseed oil and beeswax?

[@LuisSanchez-bc5np]

👌👌

[@kiemho4087]

Thích mà không biết làm sao có được nó

[@ismaeelryklief131]

Amazing job!! I think the part that most interested me was how you got the wood handle to shine like that 🤯. What products did you use?

[@piphawk]

Thank you! Minwax polyurethane and stain. Multiple coats and very fine grit sanding to make it smooth. To make it shine I used rubbing compound and a lot of elbow grease. Its a small detail but I'm glad I took the time to make it nice.

[@ismaeelryklief131]

Thanks for sharing. 👍 I hope your channel goes from strength to strength 💪👏💪

[@SergLa]

Душевно.

[@jamesrichardson8488]

Great video but could you put more subtitles on please? I have no idea what creams or fillers tools etc youer using exept the obvious, I'd like to learn from your videos, Still, GREAT VIDEO, THANKS.

[@piphawk]

Thank you! Yes, I will keep that in mind for futures videos. Apologies.

[@thouartit]

I did a years apprenticeship w a smith in the 70's and had a love/hate relationship with this type drill press. I called it hemorrhoid. I utterly hated it when I had to use it w/o a motor. I mean after drilling 10,000 holes with it for various gates and grills, yes I hated it. I cursed it & spat on it. It made the master laugh and laugh when I talked to it and called it by it's true name. Eventually I saved enough to buy my own, onto which I slapped a dryer pulley w an old motor and man o man, I loved that machine. If your not going to do a lot of drilling like I did, it works great. Just learn to sharpen drill bits by hand.

[@piphawk]

I had a good laugh with my dad reading your comment. I would probably have a very strong right arm if I drilled as much as that! Thank you for sharing!

[@jozsefosztronkovics658]

Beautiful job

[@michael.h.bradley1865]

hi. can you please tell me where this machine was made ? ( judging by the name, it sounds like Manchester !)

[@piphawk]

You are correct! Manchester, England.

[@Lokijuhygtf]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@walterreid5285]

Are the key holes in the base for clamps to hold the work piece steady while drilling?

[@mirzgaagayev5857]

Əla

[@TheMadJagger]

It would be nice to know all these chemicals names

[@piphawk]

Cleaning- General Degreaser Rust removal- Evapo-rust (works really well in an ultrasonic cleaner) Lubricants- Oil, Lithium Grease and PB Blaster at the beginning. Cold Bluing- Birchwood Casey Hope this helps, thanks!

[@TheMadJagger]

@@piphawk thank you! And for the video, thank you too, cause that was nice and relaxing half an hour.

[@carlosalvarez9521]

Is that car a VOLGA was64 ??

[@piphawk]

The one that appears while I’m painting is a 1959 Riley One Point Five. I will hopefully have some videos on that in the future. Many many projects! Thanks!

[@chrisbagley8104]

@@piphawk Ah! I was correct! I know my cars, that is my era.

[@ianwebling8411]

When painting the letters, have you ever considered using the dry brush technique that model builders use? It may be simpler and give a better finish.

[@theafro]

I tried that, and I've painted everything from 1/600 scale planes to 1/1 scale traction-engines, so I should have been able to pull it off, but it turned into a miserable (and messy) failure!

[@YonkoCraft]

Remove the music try using the original sound for a ASMR experience

[@elizabethwatson71]

I would love to have a few videos where the restorer scratched them selves or bashed a thump…I’d love to hear ‘shit’ from around the world

[@scottmasson3336]

Mine didn't need stripped that much.

[@waynepollard6879]

No dialogue !