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.

[@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

[@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

[@flipschwipp6572]

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

[@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. :)

[@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

[@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 ;)

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.😀🇬🇧

[@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! 👍

[@richardbinell2053]

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.

[@UnearthedMind]

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

[@yereverluvinuncleber]

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

[@SciPunk215]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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...

[@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 :-)

[@johnpartridge7623]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@garyjohnson4575]

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

[@audiodood]

Good to see these old things working again!

[@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!

[@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.

[@ChrisGilliamOffGrid]

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

[@SuperNoticer]

All I ever find in scrapyards near me is literal junk. I'd like to have access to a scrapyard like you show.

[@bardenegri21]

That little machine shop is amazing!

[@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 👍💪🏻

[@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.

[@mikehensley78]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@macdaddyns]

Much like the American PBS TV show.... “This old tool” please keep up the great work!

[@jordangrubbs9687]

The steam model is great! Your videos are always appreciated

[@plasmaxer]

An ideal workshop setup for "The Borrower's"

[@jamessmith7691]

Very nice job on the ultrasonic cleaner. You have a good knowledge of electronics. On the power tool part you are lucky to get the parts for them. I went the same way for a power cord on two electric power saws. I had to use a power cord minus the female end and carefully reuse the slide ends as nobody seemed to carry them. You have a great channel.

[@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.

[@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..

[@trekaddict]

I love ultrasonic cleaners. Ever since my optician used one to clean a pair of glasses (my only pair) that had had an unfortunate encounter with some old cooking oil. Free of charge, even!

[@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.

[@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,

[@tinkmarshino]

Damn I love that little steam shop!! What fun it is.. I always enjoy fixing and playing with broken things (for the last 60 years) and I enjoy watching others do the same.. tank you young man.. carry on, have fun and stay safe!

[@charlesfitton9677]

Ya know what I like about this guy? He does not use a lighter to warm up shrink tubing. Class act all 'round

[@philtowle4683]

Not anymore

[@squidlings]

Everybody needs a friend like you.... Everybody!

[@rogerpinette480]

Very interesting. I think you display qualities of high interest and also knowledge.In 1963 I served a 5 year apprenticeship as a machinist in Vancouver BC and worked for a German machine shop called Esser Engineering.As I grew up working in Canada in different areas people always said what kind of shop did you apprentice in and I would say I was trained by a German owner who built dams in Germany before coming to Canada. Roger Pinette Vancouver B.C.

[@TheRainHarvester]

So satisfying to see stuff work!

[@MidwesternPerson]

I’ve bought and sold a couple of those steam engines and you got an amazing deal for all those tools and the little workshop that came with it, super clean too! Excellent find!

[@psi23k]

Your local scrap yard is a gold mine. I would take so much stuff home

[@frankdeegan8974]

\I went to a local recycle place and found a large container with a layer of various small tools, nuts, bolts, screws, nails and washers. I found a 8 inch bread pan and filled it over full for 3 dollars at todays prices I guess that bread pan would be 50 dollars easy. I had to sort it all on a fold up card table.

[@louisfkoorts5590]

Very nice, to see the steam model. This takes me down memory lane. Now I can't remember what happened to mine, years ago. My mother had a way to "springclean" my room ever so often! Raids, confiscation, unsafe, to dirty... 🤪 I often miss my mother aswell. Time has a way. I enjoy the scrapyard repairathons. Confiscation

[@BEDINSSGUKRAINE]

Cool stuff, in Germany on the junk yard you would definitely find a lot of useful stuff and when you look what people sell on fleet market you will be amazed.

[@Albert87nl]

this is deff my fav channel :P i like how you see potentional in stuff. instead of somany only garbage

[@tomschmidt381]

The steam toy is fantastic and lucky it is in such good condition.

[@jonkwin9620]

Great video, very enjoyable for us 'fixit' types, thanks

[@shamrock1961]

Great video!! Don't make us wait so long until your next one!👍

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

That steam powered toy is awesome.

[@Flymochairman1]

Yeah, fantastic finds and excellent work! Saving much from the scrap bin that have been tossed aside. Sometimes I wonder why, looking at some of the tools and equipement, that the operators could not fix it themselves! They are tradesmen and women, after all. The steam-powered work-shop at the end was really the icing on the cake, as it were. What a cute piece. What has been lost to progress has been kept in miniature, lest we forget! Lovely toy. Thank you again, sir! Keep Safe and Well!

[@woopimagpie]

That little steam engine workshop might be the coolest thing I've ever seen. If it's not the coolest, it's Top 5. If I wasn't so far away (Australia) I'd ask how much you wanted for it. Another excellent video, those Bosch hammers are beasts for their size. And I've never seen inside an ultrasonic cleaner so thanks for that. Cheers.

[@waitemc]

I love fixing fans. I've been getting a ton of brushless ceiling fans lately most of them are very expensive and are the easiest to fix. It's a shame most people just chuck them in the garbage , when 40 to 60 bucks fixed their 500$ fan.

[@spacewavecr]

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

[@JUANKERR2000]

Love the steam workshop; envy!

[@handyhippie6548]

As always, an outstanding show of skill and knowledge of damn near everything. That steam engine and mini shop was a real find. 100 euros would have been a bargain, but less than that was a steal. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@Bastillius]

The thing about Hammer drills is the electrics might be fine but the Oval rotator that performs the secondary hammer action might be worn down and the gun doesn't hammer very well. that is probably why most guns get thrown away.

[@inspireonex]

Tiny steam powered factory is sooooo cool!

[@jimpritz4169]

You are fortunate to have a scrapyard that allows you to make purchases. Not so in the USA. Fear of lawsuits is the reason no one is allowed to walk through their yards.

[@joelaut12]

Great video! Love the way you resurrect those discarded tools.

[@BloodAsp]

Always love how cathartic this series is.

[@SluSharkND]

Outstanding content, as usual. Bravo, Sir!

[@Johnsmith-wh1sx]

One of my favorite channels on KZbin

[@michaelb.5345]

Very much enjoy your subjects and videos. Great knowledge and skill go into your videos. The various scrapyard finds and repair of those finds are my favorite. Keep them going. Thank you

[@avienated]

The logo and intro music is perfect, don't change them!

[@Scrogan]

That’s a real neat spot welder!

[@endutubecensorship]

I wish I could find scrap yards and thrift stores like this where I live. I love these videos, great work!

[@jarekjagielski366]

Great video, love the detail on the miniature workshop. Also, another set of useful tips on repairing stuff that other people threw away for whatever reason (about 50% of my tools come from scrapyards). It was also nice to see a pressure gauge made by my current employer ;)

[@TaagR]

I thought I had notifications on, I do now. I'm always looking forward to a new Repair-A-Thon, I wish I had a local scrapyard like yours, so much variety, so many parts...

[@joelkton1]

Well done, Sir! I have no use for the hammer but now my life is not complete without one.

[@radio655]

Wise insight at the start of the video. Could not agree more.

[@TheLoremistress]

As always, fascinating and informative. Alas in Australia scrap yards don't let people rummage through. I believe it's OH&S reasons. So I'll get my fix from you.

[@shadow111d]

that steam workshop is awesome!

[@simonmurray2002]

We just don't have scrap yards like this in Ireland anymore, there is only 1 I know of that you can enter and it's less than 2 acres. Where I know metals recycling is good there should still be the opportunity to save some of this equipment for reuse rather than breakdown. Keep up the good work sir, I look forwaed to the next episode

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Always very interesting thanks for sharing your knowledge 🇦🇺👍

[@markissboi3583]

Nothing like listening to engines & the smells from the past That steam engine wu make my day finding that #1 that Model is around au $800

[@swordofthelord7104]

University is just about the last place anyone who values true learning aught to be these days. Love this series.

[@MrLukealbanese]

One of the very best channels on KZbin. Fantastic!!

[@tekvax01]

(10:00) The same thing happened to me! My HVAC unit fan stopped functioning, and the repair guy wanted to change the motor, and charge me $600 dollars (CND), to which I told him no way, and demanded that they change the start-up cap! Repair cost plus labour $120 dollars... I knew what was wrong, and should have just replaced the CAP myself; next time I will!

[@honestguy7764]

Those Wilesco Dampfmaschine are a treat. Pity , the fuel is uberexpensive

[@EnderMalcolm]

Not sure if you noticed, but one of the pully guides for the steam engine's drill press isn't spinning properly while it's running. Perhaps the reason for the original pully failure. We have models like this in the United States, for quite a pretty price, which use rubber bands rather than steel coil pullies. I suppose it's a somewhat lower quality than steel, but it's also much softer, and much easier to replace when it goes bad.

[@superzgredzio]

That little steam workshop is the most German thing I have ever seen

[@phillipjones3342]

Very cool your knowledge is beyond the run-of-the-mill dude thanks for sharing

[@TokyoAzzA]

19:48 accidentally makes the worlds most deadly frisbee ...😳