Scrapyard Finds to spare! Repair-A-Thon!

[@ThePostApocalypticInventor]

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[@woodworkerroyer8497]

Isn't asbestos only dangerous if you break/scape ie release particles into the air? I guess you don't want it on the machine to be able to break, but many people grew up around asbestos and have lived into their 90s or more with few health problems.

[@gabrielledesma9558]

Wasn't easier and better just to buy a new bearing for the hammer drill?

[@abdulahkovacecic4446]

@@gabrielledesma9558 he trys to fix stuff that are reasonable to fix and reuse as much original parts as possible also fix them if its reasonable enuff

[@bubbadmatt8124]

I keep thinking that steam engine would perfect setup in a grade school classroom as a teaching tool. Would've been cool to see one of those in my elementary growing up.

[@dusty2206]

AKA buy his girlfriend a wedding ring.

[@wes11bravo]

Your philosophy on repairing has absolutely influenced me, my friend. I needed a grinder. Rather than buy a new one, I repaired my 20 year old (but high quality made in the USA) Dewalt by simply cleaning it, renewing the grease inside the gearbox, and replacing the power cord by adapting one from an old computer. It runs perfectly! An hour of work saved me at least $100.

[@thomashowlett8295]

I have a 25 year old Hilti brand 4 1/2" grinder that I've replaced the cord and the brushes on, and it still works great!

[@readysetsleep]

I noticed the new Festool and Milwaukee tools now have plug and twist cords. Surprisingly cutting the cord on a job site is a common accident. I have my dad's old Milwaukee sawzall from the 1990s, those had twist plug cords back then too.

[@henrikjorgensen1614]

I repair all i can do and never throw out anything useful ;-)

[@kz.irudimen]

I "restored" (cleaned and repainted) and old grinder that came with my parents house when they bought it 30+ years ago. It's probably 35 or 40 years old. It's kind of shit, has no power at all and it stalls very easily but it's still nice to have it working and being able to use it. Better than buying a brand new cheap one.

[@nicholashacking381]

I love your Scrapyard Finds videos. My father was a dentist, he was what we would call an 'early adopter', in the 1970s he bought an ultrasonic cleaner for his instruments (I still have it) and a friend asked him to clean a piece of jewellery. She was not at all pleased when it cleaned the silver plate off what she thought was solid Sterling silver!

[@sergeiokatieff1060]

German scrap yards look like tools and machinery Klondike.

[@Animaniac-vd5st]

He must live near the best scrap yard in Germany. I rarely see anything beyond car parts and completely broken shit on scrap yards around me.

[@hedning003]

@@Animaniac-vd5st in sweden,u r not even allowed to enter the scrapyard at all,or to take stuff from the dropoff-area,so everything is scrapped...sadly

[@Animaniac-vd5st]

@@hedning003 Oh, you have to pay for the stuff you wanna take from the scrapyard here in Germany, and some yards don't want you roaming around at all.

[@hedning003]

@@Animaniac-vd5st i woud gladly pay for the stuff,but here u r not allowed to even take a bolt whit u

[@prixmyo]

Once at the local dump/recycling station, i had a glimpce in the metall container. Which is allways full of mowers and other golden relics an almost complete 90's Kawasaki KX80... We aren't allowed to pick thing out of the containers here either, but some stations do actually salvage stuff and put them up for sale.

[@billsmith5166]

The steam engine and tools are in great condition. I'm surprised that it's all there!

[@user-yw8sr3uj1w]

I would love if scrap yards were around where I live. It would be awesome but someone didnt like it and now we cant

[@RichBinell]

"Then pushed the bearing out, using my vise, a punch, and---a second pair of hands." Laughed out loud. Thank you for sharing your experiences, your sense of quality, and your sense of humor. It matters.

[@Ascania]

That spot welder is designed to hang on a balanced steel cable from the ceiling, so the user only needs to pull it horizontally to the workpiece passing by on the assembly line. You fairly quickly learn the difference between weight and mass using one of these.

[@Elfnetdesigns]

Automotive industry used them before robots took over.

[@Charlie_Crown]

@@Elfnetdesigns Body shops still use them, when replacing new panels, to make the repair as original as possible

[@lourias]

OMG, my 21 yr grandson was watching this from over my shoulder. As you were working on the hammers, he commented, Back massager." As you were testing the hammers, he proclaimed, "GREAT back massager!!!" Then, I stated that the fan had a bad capacitor because it started so slowly. He eyes 👀 widened when you stated what I said because he did not know that me, a 55 yr old woman, even knew about electric motors. Yes, yes, I love how I can learn so much from sitting on my backside, waiting for time to pass.

[@markarrington3869]

I love it,education at your fingertips

[@martinda7446]

You are a very young granny! ...And that would be if your grandson was six! Don't sit on your backside waiting for time to pass, get down to the scrapyard and grab a couple of motors etc. and make some stuff. Now that would impress the lad...Come on Granny get going.

[@denniswhite166]

I was watching by myself and thought "I wonder if that motor has a capacitor, of it does that's the first thing to check". I learned that here on TPAI. If we had the internet when we were of school age we would know so much information!!! I cringe when I see kids today playing computer games when all this knowledge is here for free!!!

[@markusallport1276]

@@martinda7446 Hahhahahaha Kudos!

[@cmotdibbler4454]

It's funny how the mind works, I have spent my entire life working with many of the things you have in your videos and when you use various things like oils, a grinder, or that spot welder I swear I can smell them.

[@abdulahkovacecic4446]

Hahahh true

[@josiahtheblacksmith467]

Yep, and I can smell the way a spot welder smells when it is working.

[@Martin-pb7ts]

Love your name! The blast from the past brought many images and memories flooding back! :-)

[@beakittelscherz5419]

I still remember the smell of our family blue double cabin VW ... and that was 50 years ago :-D

[@jackking5567]

Lucky find with the spot welder. Those are solid and rarely break. Valuable and useful!

[@Reaktanzkreis]

I got the same spot welder. It comes from a close down company several years ago. The only different is mine got a little switchbox with a timer, a current control and it runs on 400V. It is a very useful tool. And nearly "unkaputtbar" (undistructable). We got some good scrapyards here. But not all over the land. The one I got in my area is more for electronics/ electric /telecom and computer gear. I recently bought a 3kVA mains transformer 230 to 2100V . It could be fun to play with it.. It will spent its future in my power amplifier.

[@christiangeiselmann]

As for "Sozialkaufhaus" (social department store), the usual business model is: taking stuff from households (e.g. when elderly people give up their place) for free, repairing and cleaning things, and selling them cheaply to whoever wants them, but preferably poor people. Moreover, in running this operation, the company also creates employment opportunities for people in search of such, very often long-term unemployed, or elderly who do not get offered ordinary jobs anymore. Founders are often charitable organisations. Typically, a Sozialkaufhaus would indeed run fully on the income generated from their operations. Such stores can be found in many German towns.

[@msylvain59]

Esbit heat tablets can be found in french military rations, together with a folding sheetmetal stove, you heat your cans of food.

[@fritzkuhne2055]

i have heard esbit is over 100 years old and was invented for military coocing and heat

[@sheep1ewe]

My brother (he's in the army) tould me that too, however i think the modern civil wersion is a bit less powerful. Awsome to find another of my favorite KZbinrs here by the way! Your analytic videos are realy awsome!

[@DickHolman]

It was the same for UK forces, & popular with civilians as well. I have one for day-hiking. :)

[@TimSavage-drummer]

Love the intro, completely agree, you never stop learning.

[@SarcasmSage-w6o]

Never stop! 👍

[@mecabrico]

@@SarcasmSage-w6o : I often say : a day when we haven't learned anything is a wasted day.

[@flipschwipp6572]

Reverse engineering teaches you from the Experience the Engineers once put in there. Very efficient way to improve own skills.

[@moredakka]

14:10 i'd expect there to be a messy smear of thermal compound between the heat sinks and the transistors. I would have added some upon replacing the burnt out transistors.

[@bunkie2100]

Seeing that model steam workshop brought back memories. In 1966 when I was 10, I spent part of a school year in Copenhagen and I remember spending a lot of time looking at Märklin and Fleischmann model train catalogs. The Fleischmann catalog had, in addition to trains, various stream toys, something that I have never seen in America before or since. Thanks!

[@chancey47]

We are "trashing" ourselves into oblivion on this planet. Recycling contributes significantly to reducing our environmental footprint. Keep up the good work. You are inspiring!

[@Hellsong89]

Its not even recycling, but repairing useful stuff to be reused. Specially older stuff while not efficient as new, are far easier to repair than modern machines.

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@Hellsong89 Agreed, I try to do that as much as I can, and what can't be saved I make sure it goes to recycle if possible. I do it alot with old electronics, and computers, and even have an AMD Athlon II era computer in use from 08 at work for a basic office PC running Manjaro Linux, and it will keep doing so till it can no longer serve its usefulness, or dies.

[@mojoblues66]

This is a political issue. As long as conservatives are at the helm, nothing will change.

[@chancey47]

@@mojoblues66 Give it a few years, we'll all be singing a different tune. At 72 years old, my two points of reference draw a line into a pretty scary place. I will still keep my optimism, and keep visiting my local scrap yards regularly. Kudos to all of you who do the same. You are forward thinkers.

[@chancey47]

Give PAI a little money to help him keep up his good work. He is inspiring in what he does. We need a grass roots campaign.

[@dominicdelprincipe2583]

That little model of a steam engine powering several machines in a 'factory' is amazing! What a miracle you can still get parts for it. Great content, PAI

[@tonybrock5288]

"The people who are best ... are the ones that have embraced that they have to learn all the time". Thanks for that insightful comment! I agree! 👍

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Loved this one 👍👍 That little steam engine is cool AF! I've never seen one like that before with tools. It's so cool it's like a little functioning workshop. Again, great video and thank you for uploading!

[@fugenfuller-rp1fu]

I watch your channel for years now and since then i tried to repair broken items around my house. In 80% of the cases I succeeded. Thanks for the great content.

[@Hellsong89]

I'm pretty much in same figures and lucky i have recycling place right next door so i can go there and look for spare parts. Collecting carbon brushes seems to be pretty good idea, since most tools ether have owner being the fault or simple things like chipped brushes etc.

[@gower1973]

It’s called a safety valve on the Steam Engine boiler, It’s designed to vent at a certain pressure and release some steam from the boiler to stop it blowing up

[@DaDunge]

Would that all models had them.

[@StrPtrn]

Ha! I just realized, an hour after watching your video, that when I saw that fan started badly and thought to myself "Hmm, I wonder if that's a bad capacitor...?" - this is all thanks to your previous videos!! I didn't even know motors HAD capacitors, until you explained it well in a bench grinder repair way back..! Thanks for the lessons! ❤️

[@ignisfatuus]

Oh man. I was in the same spot recently with a bosch router. Ordered and waited 10 days on a new rotor, but then couldn't get the old bearing off -- had to order and wait another ten days for a new bearing! Trying to save $5 on a new bearing was not the way to go. :)

[@patring620]

The hammer drill refurbishing was very cool. A great find for you.

[@darrelsartin4355]

It's amazing what you can find while you clean something. Not to mention it's a lot more pleasant working on a relatively clean piece of equipment.

[@danhard8440]

its very fortunate that these machines come into your hands to be repaired and put back into service it helps out the guys that want to work but cant afford brand new equipment

[@twocvbloke]

School, college and university is where you're taught to pass exams, real life however is where you're taught to live, survive and solve problems... :) But that aside, that little steam workshop model is pretty neat, I'd add a DC motor to it to act as a generator to power some lights added to the roof of it, giving it more display potential with it lit up... :D

[@yereverluvinuncleber]

Top tip - cut the component leads to size before soldering them to the board. This reduces the stresses on the PCB tracks.

[@silasmarner7586]

The cap on the motor and the replacement rotor for the hammer were suuuuper good choices Mr. Post Apocalyptic! Very very nice work sir! And the steam motor factory was tops!

[@markhodgson2348]

Love the steam workshop, i have a old mamod steam roller that was my stepmothers ,needs restoring though

[@x_ph1l]

That steam engine workshop model is so awesome! Thinking about back then, there were no electricity, but still people had drill presses, grinders lathes and so on. Thanks for the video!

[@evensgrey]

About the only thing inaccurate in the model is the steam engine in a real shop would be in a separate room. (This helps control the spread of grime from a very grimy system, what with coal ash, grease, and coal dust.)

[@slshanklin]

Another way main shafts had been powered was from a water wheel from fast moving rivers and waterfalls.

[@evensgrey]

@@slshanklin And there was at least one mill in the UK, built before how to use a steam engine to drive the main shaft directly was worked out, that used a steam engine to pump water up to a high-level tank so it could drive a waterwheel-driven main shaft.

[@GrumpyTim]

I love your way of thinking, great videos. The fan is typical of the "replace the whole unit" mentality, when all that was needed was the motor capacitor, a commonly failing component. Keep up the excellent work :-)

[@RichBinell]

I have recently taken up lapidary work and making cabochons here in Santa Fe. I have purchased two very old, but high quality machines to do this work and am in the process of rebuilding both. Simple things. Replace motors, clean, and paint. Replace drive motors and drive bearings. Not hard. Just things most people without your inspiration and influence would not attempt. I, and everyone who watches your videos, thank you for both.

[@randomfish42]

Seeing that stationary steam engine brings back some memories! I had the standalone unit and polishing wheel when I was a kid. I still remember lusting after that workshop unit but it was rather out of my price range.

[@ProtonOne11]

Same here. I have to admit tho, that steam engine never got much use. It was interesting to run it two to three times, but then it just sat in a sad corner and i was busy building things out of the meccano metal pieces again...

[@filmbluff99]

-ƸӜƷ- Totally agree. My Meccano set saw 100 times the use that my small steam engine had. I still believe that Meccano was one of the best toys ever.😀🇬🇧

[@SciPunk215]

The meat slicer can be quite valuable. The replacement blades are very expensive, though.

[@transistor754]

Awesome! "The Right to Repair" is new in New Zealand, and you are leading the way! VERY Envious of your Wilesco workshop, can't understand why it was so cheap... in NZ you would not buy that for $5000.... (2500 Euro?) Also in NZ we don't have people selling useful (used) things very cheap at all. They think everything is gold.

[@girliedog]

I marvel at your ability to re-enliven these old castaways. Bravo!

[@rickmathews1154]

That little steam engine model is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Love watching your finds, keep bringing these great videos

[@josepimann7384]

That steam engine set up at the end was super. Glad you were able to save it. Thats going to make someone super happy to have..

[@xcruell]

"Its almost a lost art, at this point".. yeah i agree.. i really get sad just thinking about that..

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

@@bacilluscereus1299 No brainer....

[@Hellsong89]

​@@bacilluscereus1299 Kinda yeah. If machine is broken its cheaper to get new one than face the consequences and insurance costs etc of potential fire of injury. Also for worker replacing unit is easier and takes less time than trouble solving. Similar apply to private people, but in there its more of question what ever they are too lazy to learn to repair and problem solve. Just saved not even that old compressor from scrap bin. Cheap brand, but it was all there. Motor would not spin, just made noise, so i replaced capacitor, nope it didnt even need that. Just turned motor by hand couple of rotations and tried turning it on.. worked with out issue after that, so owner could have saved couple hundred € by loosening two screws and turning it. Great many branch cutters or what ever those are called, what crush or cut branches into pulp arrive into scrapper. Most only need blades to be sharpened and holding peaces to be adjusted closer to blades. Such simple problems. Most ridiculous thing is that so many electric chainsaws end up into bin due owner being idiot. Cant even count how many has been brought due kickback protection switch being on... Just turn it off and works like a charm.

[@jimporter]

Also easier and cheaper not to train and retain repair technicians who can actually trouble shoot at a much lower level. Range of spares to be carried is less and less technical documentation to be produced and maintained.

[@barthanes1]

Awesome finds, those Bosch jackhammers paid for everything else.

[@Anvilshock]

1:38 This pressure vessel is not "damaged rather severely", it's been deliberately decommissioned so that "creative" or "frugal" people don't reuse it for things it failed to meet regulations for.

[@aserta]

Some things are not meant to be reused. Tho a little bit of effort could've gone into a better decomissioning. I cut my 4 liter one into sheets and caps, then sent it packing.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

@@aserta Properly welded and retempered, no problem.

[@DaDunge]

@@charlesangell_bulmtl Only solves the decommissioning problem not the initial reason that it was decommissioned.

[@excitedbox5705]

@@DaDunge exactly. If it had moisture corrode and pit the metal from the inside that is a big boom waiting to happen.

[@excitedbox5705]

@@aserta you can still cut it in half and build a smoker out of it or a forge. Many things just need steal but no pressure. That thing could still have many years ahead of it.

[@robertmoesch8145]

My AC unit stopped working last year in the summer same issue. Replaced a $8 starter capacitor and saved hundreds on a repair call.

[@christopherbose3461]

I stumbled upon your videos about a year ago. I watch to help learn more with my projects and diagnosis with customers I may have with my start-up handyman/mechanics business.and your introduction here is my mantra. You're an amazing good-hearted dude, dude. Keep being you. C.Bose C.B. Construction and Mechanics

[@UnearthedMind]

Love the repair-a-thons, keep em coming! :)

[@josephking6515]

Wow, what a way cool toy. I have never seen anything even close to that before in my 64 years. Very nice just like the rest of your rebuilds. 👍👍👍👍

[@lfowkes11]

The little model machine shop is fantastic, beautiful attention to detail. Here in the U.S. the belts are referred to as garter springs, I use them often in various machine tool designs for retaining segmented rings and such that must expand and contract radially. Always enjoy your videos.

[@RetromagneticDesigns]

Hi Gerolf! I think it might be useful to put the name of the tools you repair into the description so that people who may want to repair the same tool can find this video and maybe can learn something from it! Great episode as usual!

[@mr.cactus168]

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[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear G. K. 👍👌👏 WOW! Extremely well repaired simply fantastic finds again and as always. Congrats! Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@sheep1ewe]

Awsome! How i wished one of those Wilesco stem macines whan i was a child! Now i got a few of them they whare quite easy to restore and i was supprised that it was still possible to order so many new parts even for the 1960s machines!

[@martinpanev6651]

I absolutely love these videos. The only reason I don't want more... out of 500 reasons I do want more, is that the more of these videos I watch the more old tools I buy, some of which I have absolutely no clue how to fix, other that I need to machine new parts for. I recently fixed a steam engine the size of me. This has become an addiction. (Edit) I am a machinist, a clockmaker kind of machinist. I ended up with a Bridgeport and a Monarch lathe/mill along with my sherline and proxxon. Now I am trying to do a vise. And soon another mill

[@geraldswain3259]

Spot welder was a marvellous find and repair ,a real quality piece of equipment ..another one of your marvellous how to repair videos .well done .

[@piraterockNrollradio]

wish there were more folks like you in the world.. but on the upside. more scrapyard treasures for us!! keep up the good work!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Your 'keep learning till you die' attitude is absolutely correct. I'm an electrician with 30 yrs experience. Many of the electrical forums I inhabit online have a common saying: "Every day is a school day". He(or she) who thinks they know everything, likely knows nothing.

[@RocRizzo]

All you need is a little lathe for that steam shop. Then you can work on all sorts of micro things. Perhaps even build something quite small!

[@williamcummings6562]

These were all fun to watch. Had a steam engine when I was a kid. Loved that thing

[@42lookc]

You must live in a big city to have the kinds of items you display show up in your scrap yards. Very impressive finds and refurbishments!

[@samsiryani9023]

Your skills and knowledge of different electrical and mechanical are priceless sir, you are a dying breed unfortunately and we need your skill set to be passed on to the next generation whom have no type of skills other then ordering or surfing the internet. Much respect sir much respect 👍💪🏻

[@Zooumberg]

I can see Fred Dibnah glued to your channel. RIP Fred, TPAI is continuing your work.

[@mikehensley78]

that little steam engine set is a work of art. awesome video!

[@mikemakuh5319]

That spot welder makes my mouth water. Its made so well!

[@lv_woodturner3899]

Thanks, another good repair-a-thon video. I love the model steam driven line shaft. I have not seen one of these before. Glad it was easy to get back to working order. Dave.

[@matthewf1979]

That steam powered workshop model is *AWESOME!*

[@smartchip]

I am a Electrical & Electronic Engineer, as well as an Electrician, this is a really good channel and a good person, why is Germany so good, look at the parts available, for the bosch units and the steam engine, simply delightful, thanks,

[@air-gunners-unite]

I've been watching the channel for some time now. I have to say your work on the music, video production, and content is amazing! At the minimum your channel reminds me to be creative as much as possible. Thank you for that!

[@johnvalenca3481]

I got to tell you, the way you make your point about society is truly refreshing. I hate waste. My work involved refurbishing shoes to give then a 2nd life. Not the same as fixing tools, but the underlying idea is reducing waste. So thanks my friend for the great videos as well as making me feel like what I do is righteous. Two thumbs up brother!

[@tomjones8345]

Ich finde Deine Video´s super inspirierend! Ich arbeite in einem Elektrogroßhandel. Wir haben da auch eine E-Schrottbox. Was ich da schon alles "gerettet" habe..Etliche Multimessgeräte, Leuchten(1 SMD-LED defekt), Computer, bis hin zu einem HD-Beamer bei dem die Horizontal/Vertikalverstellung ausgehangen war. Die Messgeräte haben meist nur kleine Defekte oder die Batterien sind ausgelaufen. Ich Zerleg alles, mach alles sauber und die Dinger laufen dann wieder Top! Bei den Leuchten ist es ganz schlimm. Sehr oft ist nur eine LED hin und schon geht die ganze Lampe nicht mehr. Zum Glück kann ich SMD Löten und so hab ich immer schöne Leuchten für nix Kost. Ach übrigens das ich mir ab und an was aus der Box nehme ich natürlich genehmigt solang es nur für den eigenen Gebrauch ist.

[@jonasduell9953]

I'd so take that universal round blade cutter for all my homemade sausage, bacons and other things kitchen... this scrapyard man, I need it

[@stevenmayhew3944]

These miniature steam engine tools are for real! You can use them to cut and drill shims and veneers just for fun. Perhaps use the grinder on a little thin piece of aluminum.

[@flashgordon6238]

Keep your eye out for a small arbor press and bearing puller. Working with bearings makes them very useful.

[@jamesbrooks2132]

Your tiny scale steam-powered workshop is one of the coolest old gizmos I have ever seen. Thank you for bringing it back to life and sharing it! I now feel like I must have one for myself.

[@spacewavecr]

So cool how you turned that Bosh in to living again. Great channel :)

[@stevetraub7721]

Hey there, really enjoy your videos and agree with your philosophy. I am a German expat living in Asia and we have a different lifestyle here. Everything can be repaired, repurposed or modified. I could not imagine living the western lifestyle again in a Wegwerfgesellschaft. Compliments to your perfect command of English too, remarkable I would say.

[@vdekjEE]

That spot welder is such a good looking tool!

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

Well, if this spot welder was made by Dalex, then try not to let it EXTERMINATE! you ;-)

[@BenCos2018]

lol

[@madscientist5969]

@Seegal Galguntijak - - - Exactly what I was thinking when TPAI said it! Too Funny.

[@jonjohnson102]

Doctor who reference?

[@BenCos2018]

@@jonjohnson102 yep That is indeed a Doctor Who reference

[@Seegalgalguntijak]

@@jonjohnson102 The German way of pronouncing Dalex just called for it ;)

[@DanieleVetrucci]

The capacitor is the first thing made in Italy I saw in your videos a bit of satisfaction also for us, greatings from Italy.

[@curtisroberts9137]

The little steam powered machine shop was the best find in the bunch!

[@timeflysintheshop]

The steam engine toy with complete workshop in near mint condition was a great find! Here in the states, those go for hundreds of dollars for just an engine in less than perfect shape and each work station toy is seventy-five or more depending on condition. If you want to make some bucks, put if on EBAY here in the states. Even with the international shipping you should make some $$$! I would not be surprised if you could get nearly $1000 dollars for that whole setup.

[@letfreedomring43]

Your page popped up in my suggested feed and I have really enjoyed the videos I have watched thus far. You are a true master craftsman/engineer/inventor. LOL You are gifted with many talents and I appreciate that you share you talents with the world. Thank you my brother...

[@alm7707]

Good find on those two Bosch hammer drills. get yourself a Bosch clay spade. They work great for digging in hard stony clay.

[@whatwillaguydo1186]

That miniature steam powered workshop is amazing!

[@audiodood]

Good to see these old things working again!

[@pappalazarou3940]

Loved the old steam engine workshop, i still have a couple of engines made many decades ago by Mamod, still working too, no fancy hex blocks just old fashioned methylated spirit burners (Denatured alcohol in Europe maybe?)

[@johnpartridge7623]

I like what you do, it is refreshing to see somebody repairing & using old equipment, keep it up 👍

[@garyjohnson4575]

A truly wise man knows, that life is constant learning, and he knows very little.

[@marcerivest6204]

Great finds,l would love to have any of these items. I have built a Wells manufacturing steam engine about 15 years ago. The model engine that you restore is something that a lot of people would love. Great video.

[@Alacritous]

About the companies not bothering to troubleshoot. As a low voltage installer installing and servicing security equipment, I was called out several times to troubleshoot problems with equipment and the problem was literally someone had turned off a power bar, cutting power to the equipment. "Oh, it doesn't work. Call the service company!"

[@trustspirit3676]

Looking from Bangladesh, Germany is my favorite country in Europe. Greetings from Bangladesh Ruhul Amin

[@mecabrico]

Hello Trust Spirit : If you are in Bangladesh, I have a question for you. Yesterday, I was listening to radios from some countries of the world and I arrived at a radio station from your country. I was very surprised to hear an advertisement in French for an airline. Do you have any idea why some advertisements are not spoken in your national language ? Thank you in advance for your answer. You are right, technically, Germany is a very interesting country. I recommend you go see this : sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/

[@trustspirit3676]

@@mecabrico bro I have no idea about this. But if I had said that, I would have benefited from any airline

[@mecabrico]

@@trustspirit3676 Thank you.

[@dazednconfused31337]

I've listened to shortwave radio and some stations broadcast their show again in different languages. E.g: I heard slowly spoken German, or English with an odd accent but it was Radio Romania. Also I've heard a Korean station broadcasting out from a UK transmitter in Woofferton

[@mecabrico]

@@dazednconfused31337 : You are right, in shortwave stations, there are sometimes programs intended to be listened to far away. I remember that before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there were several countries in Eastern Europe that broadcast propaganda information in English, French and probably a few other languages. You could listen to Radio-Moscow, Radio-Warsaw, Radio-Prague, ... and even Radio-Tirana. It was very interesting :-)

[@adamjones2025]

It's so sad a lot of younger ones no longer want to learn how to repair and even restore older equipment, they would rather buy new. I would much rather something old that can be repaired or serviced rather than disposable. I got into Electronics in the late 80"s i was about 8 years old, While i only stick with basic repairs, Automotive electrical etc, It teaches you so much and you learn new skills.

[@speedphreax]

I love the smell of burning Esbit. It brings back memories.

[@JohndeKock]

The South African army issued us with esbits and an esbit stove during our national service. Took a while to get a dixie full of boiling water. Then we upped the ante and used a small lump of C4 explosive as fuel for our stoves. The little stoves didn't last long but hell, that wss the fastest way to boil water in the bush!

[@Dustin_the_wind]

A tool repair master named Dean doherty has videos rebuilding this very model real time, it would probably be really handy for doing a full service on that tool, and really turn that great score into incredible. Now that I think about it, you totally could make a shop press, and make doing bearings, bushings, all kinds of stuff much easier.

[@bardenegri21]

That little machine shop is amazing!

[@ArmySigs]

that little steam powered workshop is awesome, seems like a classic 'only in Germany' thing :)

[@WooShell]

I got the same Wilesco Werkstatt for xmas when I was 10.. had a lot of fun playing with it, but unfortunately it was too weak to even work on soft materials like balsa wood with it, so it ended up on a shelf in the attic. I only recently dug it out again and gave it a spin, before gifting it away to a friend who was looking for a steam engine for his kid. It's really spanning generations now..

[@alanharney5278]

I had one of those steam engines when I was a boy. I'm sure today it would be deemed "too dangerous".

[@sheep1ewe]

One can actualy still buy them, but they are quite expensive new. I recently bought a few 1970s steamplants of the simplier models i restored back to functional condition.

[@bjrn-oskarrnning2740]

No, they're not exactly common, but nor are they rare. My brother had one back in the early/mid 2000's.

[@DaDunge]

Was dangerous back then had a friend who had one which exploded in his face when I was young he got some pretty severe burns.

[@sheep1ewe]

@@DaDunge Was that the very old model with a lever on the safety valve? if one manipulated or replaced the weight on the lever with a hevier weight the valve may got jammed and the softsolder on the flange won't hold up safly for more than at maximum 6 bar i think (mabe more since the construction is pretty strong), since the working pressure are only ment to be about 1,5 bar on those... They are supprisingly taugh, but the boiler tinplates are only i think 0,25 or so. It's not like the very old Märkling (Doll/Falk, etc) large steamplants wich had a different construction, but still they where less than 2,5 bar maximum working pressuren even on those giant macines. The newer ones from the late 60s and forward had a different construction on the safety valve with a spring instead of the lever, some rare models was re fitted with the new type of valve in paralell with the old one after the company recived information about those accidents with children manipulating the weight in order to get more power bu increasing the steampresssure wich resulted in rupture of the boiler, with the spring loaded valve that was no loger possible to do. (Modern replicas of the levered valve is only the wistle, the actual valve is the spring loaded type on the replacement parts)

[@DaDunge]

@@sheep1ewe No idea, I didn't see the accident's only the bandages he wore after it.

[@johndboy1965]

its nice to see someone else salvaging and reusing stuff ive done this since i was young as my family could not afford new items and i learnt from my father to fix or make what i needed congratulations to you for doing what you are doing

[@bricemason3896]

Just found this channel and it is like a mix of this old Tony and AVE.

[@SamiMarjeta]

@J0e T Correct. I'm getting tired of AvE breaking stuff but not fixing it. TPAI is my favorite of all.

[@CGoffgrid]

Best three channels on KZbin. Even counting mine, sadly.😔

[@Chocoboranger]

That fan fix brings to mind the hardest part of fixing electronics. "wtf is this and what does it do" I wouldn't be surprised if they did try to fix it and their staff had little experience with electronics. I know i wouldn't know to change that weird cylinder thing.

[@sr20det620]

I have several hundred hours behind a Bosch hammer. I've never seen one burn up, or be broken beyond repair. We used them for 8-10 hours straight multiple times a week for several years, with no real issues. The switch plate breaking is common, but doesn't really sideline the tool.