Surprising Scrapyard Finds! Repair-A-Thon!

[@ThePostApocalypticInventor]

Hey guys. I have to say "thank you" again to everyone who donated after the last video. As a reward for the donations I sent an envelope with some little goodies to everyone who wanted some. Out of a few hundred people, five or so addresses are still missing and there is an easy way to check if you're one of them: I tried to send an email to everyone who donated, so in case you haven't gotten one, please check your spam folder or check if your inbox is full ( yes that has happened with at least one of you). In case you haven't heard from me, feel free to just send me a quick email: [e-mail] the same goes for basically anyone who lives inEurope (EU+UK) and hasen't gotten an envelope yet. Your stuff should have arrived by now. In that case, send an email. Don't answer here in the comments, because you don't want to post your personal address here. Cheers, Gerolf

[@markfergerson2145]

I would like to publicly thank those who support you via Patreon so that we who are on fixed incomes and can't afford to do so can freeload on their generosity. That repurposing of the advertisements into a wall display is beautiful. I have no doubt that the advertisers who originally made them would have done something similar to display them in a booth at a trade show. Far better than relegating them to a landfill.

[@ianitusluminous8937]

#teamseas

[@jaggztech]

It might be nice to scan and make those photos available online? (High res photos. Or multiple lower res and one of us can use some super-resolution techniques to enhance the image stacks)... maybe. Or not.

[@michaelmoser2130]

Your patch made it onto my favourite Working overall, thanks!

[@zachwaddill7801]

The scrap yards here in the U.S. are illegal to salvage from.

[@davidbottrill5122]

I worked for Mohawk Data Sciences from 1979 to 1982 as a field engineer in the UK and repaired alll of the equipment in those pictures - what an amazing find.

[@jacobyunderhill3999]

My father worked for Burroughs here in the US during the same time period, same job. Such a fascinating era of computing.

[@ThePostApocalypticInventor]

Wow that is amazing! I wondered if anyone in the audience would have a personal connection to this company. Thanks for the comment!

[@patprop74]

You guys should reach out to your old bosses and try to track down the owners or their kids, they might like to have it as memorabilia, hehe perhaps even get yourself a sales commission out of it lol

[@scotttait2197]

@@patprop74 is a sales commotion noisey 😉

[@patprop74]

@@scotttait2197 damm Auto correct. haha, thanks btw.

[@krisley5178]

That LED picture display is incredible! Nicely done! 👍👍

[@millsbrian55]

Love the way you honoured those old pictures. We must acknowledge the past in order to move into the future.

[@galenw2339]

Really like the old photograph project at the end!

[@LoftechUK]

That light board with the old pictures looked stunning.

[@no_handle_required]

The picture project was not only inspired, but a great way to pay homage to retro tech.

[@barkebaat]

6:06 - That's not a drill bit, stricktly speaking, but a 'plug cutter'. It's purpose is not to make a hole, but a plug like the one you hold up at the end. Best kept sharp and should be run at fairly slow speeds to prevent overheating. Best wishes from a Norwegian woodworker.

[@kameljoe21]

That is what I was thinking it was it was.

[@martinpalmer9593]

You are right, as a carpenter from germany i can tell you thats a "Zapfenschneider". Best Regards.

[@Ben4149]

Can you make Spaetzle Dumplings with it too? Just kidding.

[@Andi25259]

I was going to say that wood plug cutter.

[@jjock3239]

I use them as a quick way of making dowels for joining corners on furniture. They make a quick, strong, joint, and are much quicker to make than cutting a mortise and tenon.

[@-EC002-]

That photo display was absolutely fantastic, you're a very skilled and lucky man to be able to pull off such amazing work. Much respect form the Uk

[@parsvanstrom5791]

I love that you always take time to give some short historical descriptions about the companies behind the stuff you find and also that you tell us how tool names are pronounced in German, helps me practice using my old school German :). I was watching the video using headphones and practiced saying "Schlagring" and "Langlochbohrer" several times, my wife who where sitting next to me wondered what the hell I was talking about :). Keep the Repair-A-Thon's coming, they are awesome 👍

[@scotttait2197]

Agreed studied German at school ... my current girlfriend is fluent . Its great to practice 👍

[@BloodyIron]

I love hearing the stories and history. Really helps me learn more about parts of the world I've never been to!

[@theicebolt4361]

I too listen with headphones - and also tried the pronunciations, . .but my wife thought I was having a seizure, . . hilarity ensued, . (N.W. U.K. )

[@mranonymous8815]

13:47 "...I also found some at least acceptable replacements" while I thought "wow where did he manage to get the original knob from..." 😁😁😁

[@prasadvn524]

Great job.Please do more videos of this sort.I wish I had a Guru like you in my young age.(I am 71 yrs now)

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

@8.30, a 1980s Pioneer amplifier. That thing blasted the Scorpions rock and songs of reunification. Probably played 99 Red Balloons during the Cold War. My small salute to music from Germany! Nice Video and Greetings from America, John

[@Drew-Dastardly]

More likely played 99 Luftballons ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKHYZpRmd9Frm7s I remember this as my first cool music lesson in middle school, sigh! Also it definitely played some Kraftwerk for sure.

[@spehropefhany]

The 'A' after the 250K indicates it's an audio logarithmic taper. 'B' would be linear. Thanks for the videos!

[@ThePostApocalypticInventor]

Thank you for your comment. I assumed it was logarithmic, but did not find any information about that in the service manual / circuit diagram. I Then actually read a number of forum posts, where people were arguing back and forth about the meaning of the letters A and B. And you know how forums are. Eventually someone came along and said, that the letters are meaningless, and I was non-the-wiser. After installing the new logarithmic pot, it was pretty obvious though, that I had chosen the correct part as the volume controlls worked as intended.

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

@@ThePostApocalypticInventor The forums are right, the letters A and B can be interchangeable depending on manufacturer, country of origin, year of manufacture etc.

[@Loreroth]

@@ThePostApocalypticInventor If in doubt in the future you can always probe the old potentiometer with a resistance meter!

[@johncoops6897]

@@Loreroth - yep, I will explain how for others reading this. There are 3 terminals for the main section of each gang of the pot. Simply rotate the knob to exactly half way and measure the resistance from the center terminal to each of the outside ones. If the measurements are (almost) the same, then it's a Linear pot. If the measurements are significantly different (eg: 3 times higher on one side), then it's a Log pot. Make sure to measure both gangs of stereo balance pots, since in older amps those sometimes had log on one side and anti-log (reverse log) on the other gang... those special pots are very hard to buy now days.

[@gabordeak1993]

@@ThePostApocalypticInventor As signal strength and loudness correlation is logarithmic, just use always the log type pots for volume control. :)

[@DieselCreek]

Boy I hate to see all the devastation caused from the Beatles but what I would give to have all those logs! I recently ordered a sawmill and given the current prices of lumber I’d be rich given that much timber! Haha great job as usual!! Always great to save something from the scrap

[@BudderTak0]

Beetles not Beatles. Got confused what you were talking about.

[@localcrew]

The Fab Four could be pretty destructive too.

[@bendennis7730]

@@localcrew 🤣😂🤣!

[@DieselCreek]

@@BudderTak0 yup 🤣👍🏼 you caught that

[@bryngerard4334]

John Lennno was the only real rebel but he never caused any real harm ;)

[@michaelowens7151]

Extremely interesting as always, and as often happens in this small world of ours, the gentleman from the UK who worked for Mohawk Data Sciences. An acquaintance of mine, when I lived in North Carolina, was an Electronic Tech who worked for Mohawk. His territory ran from southern Virginia to South Carolina and he was “on the road” whenever a service call came in. This was from 1976 to 1982 and the Volvo 164 he drove had nearly 400,000 miles on it mostly from those “service calls”. Those early systems were foreunners of what we have today; who would have thought. Great Video !

[@jeremytoms5163]

That pump would make a great pressure washer with a bypass valve,return hose and lance. If the valve was put near the outlet, you could use a pressure release valve, dumping the release stream into the supply tank. Love the picture box, always good to see what you come up with to reuse old stuff.

[@jonathangrenier104]

love your little rants, gives us a German perspective on things, geographic, nature and what not... makes Germany seems closer to Canada ;-D.

[@familyengineering5591]

No canada sucks and is gay

[@royalblood2405]

@@familyengineering5591 yup it doesn't have a glorious past like Germany either

[@markfergerson2145]

@@royalblood2405 Just as well, considering how some of that past turned out.

[@markfergerson2145]

Both countries have similar issues with forest management. Not that my country, the USA, has anything to brag about in that regard. If we want decent, usable, beautiful forests in the future, the time to do something about it is now.

[@GalileoAV]

Really good way to put it, I appreciate the channel for the same reasons. The deeper descriptions and sense of perspective do a lot to make something on the other side of the world feel familiar. The corn fields of central Texas couldn't be more different from a German forest but that intro still felt just like my own memories.

[@digitalradiohacker]

That lightbox / picture frame arrangement is really nice. I'm moving into a new flat soon, and I'm planning on putting together my own mood lighting system. Looks like I'll have to find someone who can supply large format bridgport blueprints or something!

[@stoojinator]

I owned that model of Amplifier in about 1983. It was around 8 years old when I purchased it. It was a fantastic amp. I was really surprised to see one again!

[@jjock3239]

I always enjoy your efforts at resurrecting old electric motors and pumps from the scrapyard. I also enjoy your background narratives. Keep up the interesting projects.

[@pileofstuff]

The lighted photo display looks very period appropriate for the era of the pictures. Well Done.

[@isidoromaich7226]

Me being an oldtimer on this channel I think you have found the right balance with your "old-lectured-videos" which I like most, with the new people arriving because they like repair-a-thons. I always loved your mixture of art and technology, just like Oskar Sala did it. I hope you can put more of your own BG music

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

You, young man are an inspiration - I hope young kids get onboard. Too late for me, but I have ordered a new shed with a ramp, just to shhow I'm not done yet!

[@reynoldsVincent]

I am another old-timer with a shed. Let's make a deal. As long as we can get to a bench, let's keep tinkering with something, just to stay sharp. As our young TPAI often makes art, we can make art about our memories, just to remind the next generations of what they missed out on, the old days!

[@joeminpa6705]

@@reynoldsVincent and, if you make enough art, maybe make some money off it.

[@alden1132]

Awesome video! I couldn't believe the pump was made of brass! Someone didn't know what they had, I suspect. As an audiophile and someone studying to be an electrical engineer, I enjoyed seeing an old amp get some TLC. All around, this was a really fun video.

[@ladndad6072]

Hi from England. As a saw doctor I have sharpened s lot of the drills you have picked up. The last one you used is s plug cutter you need to slow your speed down to stop the burning and the resulting plug can be used to fill in holes. The other bits from that selection I used to regularly sharpen for people up until I left the industry a couple of years ago. Learn how to sharpen the properly and they can out live most of us.

[@rjamsbury1]

WoodByWright has some goods videos on maintaining them

[@cathyb2204]

"Brining someting discarded back to life" is why I love this channel.

[@RangerJahu]

I'm a cabinet maker. The mortising bits require an additional fixture/piece for your drillpress that keeps the square chisel part stationary and the drillbit spinning.

[@jimurrata6785]

These bits are for a slot mortiser, not a hollow chisel mortiser..

[@RangerJahu]

@@jimurrata6785 ah okay ty

[@bobwatson957]

Those wood drill bits with the bevilled ends are really still useful. Great vlog. That pump could empty your cellar in three minutes. It's massive.

[@Dr_V]

Those old drilling tools aren't just "still good for something", they're top quality tools that any hobby carpenter would love to own and use. Similar quality modern bits would set you back at least a couple hundred euros, so you'd better store them carefully for future woodworking projects.

[@MrLukealbanese]

What a great episode. That pump was a tremendous score and I absolutely love the pictures. I'm that kind of age now!!

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Servisol super 10 switch cleaner is the stuff for scratchy pots - without having to take them apart!

[@MarkMcCluney]

Agreed. Excellent product.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

Good to know, Thank you.

[@Drew-Dastardly]

Agreed, I have been using it since the late '80s in the UK. Americans tend to use DeoxIT which seems overly priced for a switch cleaner/lube. But in the video he stated the pot tracks were damaged in places and no amount of cleaner will fix that.

[@peteralund]

So lucky to have these scrapyards to roam , our recycling centers returns everything to their base metals within days

[@edgarbogaard3512]

I really love your repairathons. Here in Sweden we have very strict laws around waste. As soon as someone has thrown something away the waste company owns it. So it is actually a crime to take things from a junkyard or even from the garbage collection in a apartment building. The junkyard doesn't sell waste either as they do in Germany. So it's a tragedy going to the junkyard and see perfectly fine objects in the bins but not having the ability to take it with me. Keep up the good work!

[@BRUXXUS]

That retro computer photo panel is one of the coolest things! I love it! Also, sad to see those spruce trees dying off. Spruce is fairly expensive here in the US (at least the high quality, instrument grade stuff), but I really love it for how rigid and light it is.

[@rudge3speed]

Some of my relatives settled in Herkimer, and my Uncle was a forest manager in that area. The family has been there for generations, originally coming from Germany. My father designed computer equipment in the early '70s, but never worked for MDS. I love the photos and how you treated them, what a great find. Sorry you didn't get a drawing board though.

[@Sammenluola]

Those old pics could not have found a better home. Respect!

[@garageofpower2891]

Having done many, many scrap pump rebuilds, heat is the way to get the pipe threads free, and a decent pipe wrench. Also, cardboard for a cereal packet would have been fine as a gasket of the flat faces.

[@SeanBZA]

Yes, heat to dull red, and as it cools drop a few drops of old ATF into the thread area, and it will come loose, especially a brass and cast steel part, as the different thermal expansions will break the old thread seal compound up, along with the heat. I find the covers of telephone books work better, though you can use pretty any thin card stock as well, all you need is something like shellac, or even varnish, to provide a hardening layer to the board to make it watertight and stem tight.

[@bootsowen]

I have found that a huge vice and a 3' stillson wrench is the right job to break a thread, I haven't found one that I couldn't break, up to about 2". But heat is the obvious treatment after brute force.

[@garageofpower2891]

@@bootsowen 3ft stillson is a good start, but cooking the joint for 10 minutes works wonder. On really tight stuff Stillsons have a habit of crushing the pipe wall, I used to go to a chain wrench if it was really tight, especially on 4" and 6" stuff, sometimes with a 10 foot pipe on the end . Thankfully I don't do that job anymore :D

[@edwardbroyles9738]

Don't feel bad about your "rant" on the beetle infestation. There is the same problem here in the USA in Alaska. They have a horrible problem with their spruce forests being decimated. By the way your treatment of the old photos looks awesome.

[@kingofthepod5169]

Ohio feels your sympathy, we have emerald ash border down here.

[@StewsChannel]

I like the backlit pictures, a really nice retro feel. I always enjoy the Repair-A-Thons, it's nice to see high quality tools and items brought back to life.

[@hansonschmid9548]

I grew up in the Mohawk, Herkimer New York USA area as a child, finding those MDS advertisements were a surprise for sure! I am so glad that you had saved them and created the beautiful display. I love the Repair-A-Thon videos and your wonderful channel!!

[@leslieaustin151]

Please never give up the Repairathons. They are inspirational. Good looking photo-board, in just the right place over that desk! Les in UK

[@dondavis2907]

BRAVO!!!! I love this kind of content! The garage tinkerer disappeared in the USA about the same time online games came about. This is the type of stuff men should be doing when they get home from work/on weekends!

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Hell yeah, This Old Tony, Abom79 and TPAI all uploaded today. 👍👍 I absolutely love what you did with the old pictures it turned out beautiful!!

[@hgbugalou]

You have excellent taste in KZbin channels.

[@jeremiahrex]

I love hearing about the everyday details of Germany. We have an Asian beetle killing all our Ash trees in the USA. In many cities, my own of Roseville MN included, it has killed or is killing many Ash trees lining our streets. They were planted in similar mono culture style in the 50s and 60s.

[@gregrn779]

Also know as the Emerald Ash Bore. 🤔

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

weve got pine beetles real bad in the south.

[@tbelding]

The American chestnut was demolished when my mother was a child. The original banana plantations were also annihilated in a similar way in the 50's. (Yes, the bananas we eat now are NOT the same as those in the 40's) There's also Dutch Elm disease. They happen, and it doesn't even need us to help.

[@alnov91]

Forest fires are mother natures way of dealing with these problems. Humans interfering with natural fires is part of poor forest management

[@lorenz6402]

German ash trees are dying out as well.. probably won't be around anymore in 30 years or so, which is a shame considering how great of a wood ash is

[@silacka3114]

You are on the next level, that is some skill right there. Creates or fixes things from junk that would cost hundreds or thousands in the retail shops. This channel is easily in my top 3 channels on youtube. Keep on the good work my friend. T. Fan from Finland

[@cathyb2204]

You should absolutely produce more repairathons in the future. I get lost in the electronics parts, but I still watch as if I understand everything. The lighted pictures are fantastic.

[@fanbladeinstruments]

I'm a big fan of the Teleharmonium, the worlds first electronic musical instrument from over 100 years ago. All the blueprints and schematics are available on line and I've always wanted to find a way to display them in a way that makes best use of their technical beauty, you have (literally) shown me the light. Thank you.

[@jessedenning9214]

The old MDS photos look awesome with back lighting. Always look forward to your content and videos. Keep up the good work and hope you feel better soon.

[@bartjustbart189]

I absolutely love the console under the picture box; looks like Dr Who meets Space 1999. This was one of your best presentations. My Compliments. I am an older former Computer Operator from the 1960s-1970s. I never worked with that company but am well familiar with many of the smaller vendors of that era. That brought back memories. Thank you.

[@rasmusl2067]

I just wanted to say, thanks to you I went to my local scrapyard yesterday. Got home with a pipe vise and a heavy duty sack cart! 😊Love your content!

[@johnmccanntruth]

Love the scrap yard repair-a-thons!!!

[@richardford4570]

Another wonderfully video , you are a remarkable young man with great care for things tossed out on waste dumps and scrap yards . Keep it up as you show with a little time and knowledge things can be recycled . Most old and crusty tools are well made from quality materials not like the Chinese made rubbish.cheers from Australia

[@kamoboko86]

I like the way you used those old pictures. Really a nice touch that no one else would have bothered with. You could even sell it later and buy more repair items. Good job!

[@IamDerick]

The light box is fantastic. I also appreciate 80's audio gear. Repairing gear from this decade is where my electronics career began back in the day. Nice work. Cheers.

[@bocan3189]

You have amazing talents my friend, I appreciate you reminiscing about your childhood forest play area. Let's all make the world a little better starting with ourselves. My best to your continuing PAI adventures!

[@avoirdupois1]

I loved the display board for the photos. That retro look is amazing. Great way to repurpose old parts.

[@craigchristensen6082]

Always one of my favourite days on KZbin when you post something new. Especially the salvage videos but also like the exploration ones.

[@jp040759]

WOW You really lucked out on the amplifier. It was actually in decent shape. Simple restoration. Love all your repair a thons. The backlighting of the old photos was fantastic.

[@schalkvanheerden837]

Hi, all the way from South Africa. From a town called Grabouw, which you should know is named after a town in Germany. Nice to see some pump work ( I'm a pump and irrigation specialist ). The pump you have there is a multistage pump, meaning more than one impeller, they can deliver a lot of volume and pressure. Same as there, we have spruce all around us in our mountain valley. Keep up the good work, i wish I could donate, but with the damage covid had done, it's impossible. I recommend everyone to watch your channel, it's inspiring and I think you make n big change in the world. From me, a great big THANK YOU! Ps: i love the repair-a-thons! I love tinkering, and you almost always give me ideas for something I am doing or wanted to do. Fun fact: 3 phase 400v motors can run both ways, but will only work correctly one way for pumps because of the shape of the impeller!

[@jan-reiniervoute6701]

Schalk, ou boet, you have pine trees growing all around Ģrabouw, if they haven't burned down or been cut. The spruce Gerolf rants about is a Picea species that does not grow in South Africa and as such has been used for the large beams in Peregrine's restaurant after the fire. Regards from an ex-Grabouer.

[@nazgullinux6601]

The backlit retro picture idea is fantastic. Another idea you might try out is taking old through-hole PCBs from old electronics and desolder all components and install them on the wall as well with back lights. The different color PCBs one can find makes for an awesome low-light decoration and they look amazing!

[@Josef_R]

6:05 That bit is for making plugs, not holes. Those pictures were a great find and that's an awesome job of preserving that piece of history. The orange hue of the lights goes well with the vintage look.

[@voneschenbachmusic]

Wow - those back-lit photo panels look amazing. Great work!

[@engfixwecanfixit7736]

19:30 of the video, PROCON PUMP!!!! Under the Faber castel box was a Standex Procon vane pump. A great pump for high pressure hot and cold , used in professional coffee machines and carbonators. Would be a great find!

[@mjrdainbramage]

I loved the pictures at the end! There is a certain charm to images like this, and the light installation was a really clever idea. The strobe flashing would probably give me an epileptic seizure, but the slow, random switching, and breathing effect is really nice. Great episode!

[@nobuckle40]

The whole video was cool but the light box project takes the cake. As a geek I simply love this type of retro stuff. Very, very cool!

[@neddi0]

6:19 that's an "Zapfenschneider" it's used to Produce "Querholzplättchen" for hiding Screw's or Nuts which was drilles out before with an Forstner Bit... or just create an Tenon.

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

34 years ago, I began as a carpenter and joiner using a bit and brace for drilling. The brace went, in favour of an electric drill, I cut off all the diamonds from the bits to fit a "Jacobs" chuck. They have all since been replaced with newer ones.

[@RMosher11]

I live about 60 miles from Herkimer, NY USA. Kind of cool to see something made here made it all the way over there. Cheers.

[@richard4821]

That was absolutely amazing what you did with the old prints.

[@Entropy72]

Came here to say this. Beautiful work.

[@scotttait2197]

Love the light board , I assume that these would have been back lit originally via incandesant or CCFL lamps... you've amalgamated old and new , great work Gerolf 👍👍

[@mcorrade]

ummm I've been on youtbe and watching youtube for a very very long time and this is the ONLY channel I get excited for when a new video come out. Not sure why but I think it's because I can relate so well with repurposing old tools and stuff. I ALWAYS try and rebuild rather then buy and I appreciate that in this channel.

[@harlech2]

I think maybe that light box installation was your best 'restoration' yet.

[@trevortucker1]

Thanks to you l have repaired my 30 year old cordless Makita drill which l was told by many people that it was a piece of junk. Encouraged by that repair l fixed the on/off switch on my Krups coffee bean grinder. Hopefully there will be many more people encouraged by your content to repair and not just throw away.

[@adityapalsingh7701]

The last project with the pictures turned out way better than i thought I loved it !!!!!!!

[@davydoo81]

The little light installation is brilliant! Well done!

[@dreamyrhodes]

Wow that box of drill bits is a pure treasure. Nice find!

[@gunfighterzero]

Great job on the picture box, great to see those on display and not in a junkyard.

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

Love the light box! What a fantastic and fitting way to display them! Cheers from Indiana, USA LLAP

[@1pcfred]

The Arduino he's using in the light box probably has more computing power than the system in the images did.

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

​@@1pcfred True words spoken there fore sure! I was reminded the other day that in school in the 70's, a teacher said that we all need to know how to do math because we will not always have access to a calculator. Not only do I carry a calculator everywhere I go today, I also have a Supercomputer in my pocket... Lol LLAP

[@1pcfred]

@@BrucesWorldofStuff I was in school around the same time and got the same spiel about calculators from my teachers. That's why they were teachers I guess. They only knew what was, not what would be. We still need to know how to do math. But long form calculations? Not so much.

[@Basement-Science]

I feel like painting the wooden boxes white and using cold-white LEDs would look even better! Would give it a nice retro-futuristic look.

[@awlgrip]

That fat drill bit that makes the dowel like pieces is a "bung Cutter" it makes them to be glued into fastener holes on boats or furniture. Awesome find !

[@m3chanist]

The photo display is magnificent! Good flash of inspiration, and minimal perspiration.

[@robertwilliams2623]

You did a good job with them old pictures

[@roberthousedorfii1743]

The hollow core bits are for making plugs, to fill holes, where screws were drilled,countersunk, and then covered. WITH the grain.

[@-Deena.]

The light you made from the fantastic photos you found is beautiful 🧡

[@davidjones8680]

Fabulous, i just love it when you pay a visit to the scrapyard. Keep up the good work. David in the U.K.

[@mditty9751]

The town of Herkimer NY is located on the Mohawk River. Across the river from Herkimer is German Flatts NY. There were many German American communities in this area dating back prior to the American war of independence. The central New York state area has a very rich history of industry and manufacturing. Thanks for your excellent videos.

[@tillman1697]

LOVED the light-box vintage photos!

[@Barnagh1]

The hollow drill bit is for cutting cross-grain plugs, to conceal screws or plug old holes. Measure the plug diameter and team it up with a drill bit that makes that hole. The process is called plug and pellet joinery.

[@TheJohnRowley]

"staring at us with it's sad knob-less eyes" IRL laughed out loud : D

[@53summer]

Thanks again, Gerolf! Great episode. Herkimer, NY also is home to Herkimer diamonds (a cool type of clear quartz) and there are actually a couple of mines you can go to and try your hand at finding the motherlode! I took my son there a few years back and it was great. I appreciate your work and thanks for the envelope! It just arrived.

[@mikecurley2072]

Thank you for a great video. It was really nice to see you bring those old photos back to life (actually back to light). It brought back to my youth when computers were in early development .

[@aaron71]

That pump is an awesome find! But those computer adverts... that's one of a kind. Love what you did to display them. Posted a link to your video on my Vintage Computer group on FB :)

[@morophineswordphich8229]

That photo display... SO classy 👌

[@Samtronics]

First time watcher and an instant subscriber. This is better than any reality show I have wasted hours watching. You are the Bob Ross of handy work. If only the world had more highly skilled people who are articulate with their words people like you, the world would have been in an even better place now. Thanks

[@lemagreengreen]

Those auger bits are a hell of a find, becoming difficult to find those square taper bits... or at least I have little luck finding them, certainly not for free.

[@kameljoe21]

In the the rural areas they are very popular as people kept them. I have quite a bit of them along with a brace. If you want to pay a small fee and shipping contact me. I have contact info in my about section on my channel.

[@ProSimex84]

That light installation is amazing

[@patprop74]

And just like that, products left out to die a slow death by rust were brought back to life and used once again. Well done, The old computer picture frame is excellent, If that company was still in operation, I am positive they would have paid you well just to have it in the HQ.

[@w.b.j.525]

The cylindrical cutter my father called a Bung cutter. My father used the bungs to hide a screw & hole . They hide better than a dowel because wood grain is going the same direction, and not the end grain from a dowel.

[@normmcrae1140]

LOVE your repair-a-thons! Keep them up! Those beetles are also doing major damage here in Alberta, Canada. We had a HUGE forest fire a few years ago, partly fuelled by all the trees that had been killed by the beetles. I agree that Mono-cultures are not a good thing - everything needs variety!