The level of perfection on this level restoration was on another level!

@maurofoti526

3 жыл бұрын

I was kinda hoping that when he was looking at the damaged screws he would say "I make new ones" :(

@HandToolRescue

3 жыл бұрын

I took a very level-headed approach to this restoration.

@garrettzell5517

3 жыл бұрын

@@HandToolRescue well I'm glad to see it all leveled out in the end

@zilbermandean

3 жыл бұрын

you're so Punny

@gamera1962

3 жыл бұрын

@@garrettzell5517 I'm inclined to agree.

*You should do a compilation video of all the times you slammed your head into the sandblast cabinet.*

@Spiker985Studios

3 жыл бұрын

One of those ultra-cut videos that just sounds like a box falling down the stairs? I'm in!

@tonyka3545

3 жыл бұрын

And "7 Nation Army" as a soundtrack

@quinn860

3 жыл бұрын

Thats my favourite part😁

@pyro323

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but make it so that it goes with We Will Rock You by Queen!

@omenran

3 жыл бұрын

@@pyro323 I think Sandstorm by Darude is more fitting.

Crazy to think that that little bubble has been trapped in there for 150 years.

@planejet42

3 жыл бұрын

Someones gotta let it out! Poor thing 😢

@OnzeManInKazakhstan

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a drop of mercury?

@hdezn26

3 жыл бұрын

@@planejet42 Let it out now, and it will not know what to do?

@planejet42

3 жыл бұрын

@@hdezn26 That’s true. I’ve been on this planet for 24 years and I still don’t know what I’m doing

@hdezn26

3 жыл бұрын

@@planejet42 Well I've been here almost 400 and still wonder too.

Anyone familiar with cast iron knows its a 50/50 chance to hope for a flawless repair job. This was indeed a valiant effort to restore a functional piece of antiquated wall art. Kudos for having the balz for even trying to cast weld on such a delicate piece , great video👍👍

I understand your hesitation concerning this tool. This "level" borders on being an art piece. Made in 1867, They made beautiful cast iron back then, detail, detail, detail, Wonderful. I'd have used a bit of "Brasso" on the brass parts and made it shine like new, but I didn't restore it. Someone else asked to see more about the planer. Maybe do a rebuild video on it too. ;-)

@steveholland1163

3 жыл бұрын

cleaning brass takes away a lot of the value

@donaldfuck

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveholland1163 true

@paulwomack5866

3 жыл бұрын

The difficulty with restoring brass well is that if you remove enough material to get a flawless mirror, you'll remove detail and engravings too. And if you use soft materials (buffer wheels and cloths) you'll round off every corner. It looks even worse if you mirror polish the easy, accessible flat surfaces, but leave other parts of the item closer to "as found".

@elburropeligroso4689

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulwomack5866 Hand lapping on a flat surface with 600 -1000 grit should be sufficient. That way you don't have to worry about rounding.

As a mechanic, watching you break all those rusty screws loose without breaking them is both awe inspiring and heart racing.

Isn't it amazing how this kind of content is available free to watch basically anywhere in the world? I'm blown away on a daily basis by the things we get to watch passionate people do!

@blazer6248

3 жыл бұрын

Except it's not really free to watch. You bought the device you're watching it on as well as you likely purchased the data you're using to browse youtube. You pay for that access. You don't pay youtube but you still pay for that access. It isn't just free unless you've truly got a free phone and public Wi-Fi access only. In that case, most people can't just sit and browse youtube for hours on public wifi. So... 🤔

The way that torch flame splays about the surface is epic.

I would love to see some more about that Metal Planer. That is an amazing looking tool. Maybe a short clip showing it in all its glory.

@SkigBiggler

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like an early shaper. They were used for facing before mills became common and affordable

@JT-tz5hp

3 жыл бұрын

@@SkigBiggler Looks even more like a metal planer! Because it is a metal planer and not a shaper. lol

@sarchlalaith8836

3 жыл бұрын

It's basically a lathe tool on a mill bed. They were the cheap(ish) and home available facing tool when mills were simply infeasible for even the rich to own.

@HandToolRescue

3 жыл бұрын

It needs a new paint job, but otherwise, not much else. That could be enough for a video?

@collinbarker

3 жыл бұрын

@@HandToolRescue If you need to take it apart, you will be probably filming it any way. So might as well have us see it too. If you are not going to take it apart, but paint in situ, probably not

I think this is a whole other "level" of restoration :)

@ahmetdurak7480

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@ahmetcetin4673

3 жыл бұрын

Good word joke 😂

@zorrozagor2246

3 жыл бұрын

:))

@kadirsubasi9839

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@zogthebogofmussels4314

3 жыл бұрын

:dddd

Thank you! I so needed a new one of your videos. You literally make watching any other restoration channel VERY difficult because none are as good or funny as you. I only recently discovered you, but I binged all your videos within 3 weeks. You are one of my top 10 favorite channels of all time. There's nothing I could offer in the way of constructive criticism. You're already perfect. Maybe increase how often you upload, is all I can think of. I LOVE your channel!!!

@HandToolRescue

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@davidfierro5686

3 жыл бұрын

Please don’t inform us that you only watch 11 channels!

Thanks for making videos where there is no talking and not having annoying music to listen to. You shouldn't be overly concerned about lead paint. Remember the Romans drank their water that came from lead pipes and they weren't exactly idiots. Keep up your fine restoration work. It is appreciated.

13:15 the rotary tool sounds exactly like Marv getting electrocuted in home alone 2

@_lars

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't understand the reference at first (has it really been close to 30 years?), but one second after I clicked the timestamp I started laughing out loud. Love it! :D :D

@tedundercarriage8183

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that!

@JJDrakon

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it sounded familiar.

@Jimjolnir

2 жыл бұрын

xD oh my word. I also wasn't sure what you meant... haha

Hand operated plainer? Never seen one before. Need video of that.

@bruceharvey8810

3 жыл бұрын

I graduated from vocational high school in 1949 and used a surface planer in the machine shop, driven by an overhead belt. I had the 1/4" tool bit too low and snapped it off with the first pass.

@ellieprice363

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that planer is hand operated. Maybe the first few short strokes were by hand but the long strokes are too smooth to be hand driven. Probably some type of motor, not shown?

Beautiful restoration on a beautiful piece,out did yourself,love the use of the antique planner.informative video 😎😎😎👍👍👍

@HandToolRescue

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

The camera shots of the torch work were magnificent.

Beautiful restoration. Worth all of the effort!!

The cast iron "welding" was awesome! Never seen that done before. You, sir, are a master!!

@markbeiser

3 жыл бұрын

The "fun" part of welding cast iron with cast iron is that around half the material just disappears...

This might just be my favorite restoration I've seen

Your best work yet. You should be restoring history for the National Museums.

Did Garbage on the Floor get cut from this season?! Darn. Oh well. Great stuff as always.

@forevercomputing

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, rubbish had to be let go. Tough climate, tough 2020.

@akai.inu_

3 жыл бұрын

It had to do with to many characters in set during the pandemic. Hope some of them come back

I can't say it enough man you do the greatest work restoring things keep up the amazing work because I really enjoy your videos.

I lost it at that dead body flop onto the sand blasting cabinet. That is a sexy piece of 18th century cast iron.

Saving mechanical history one piece at a time. Fantastic work. Well done 👍

The spray Japanning turned out really good! I was afraid it might spot or look globy (if that's a word), but it turned out really well. Never would have thought a level would be such a challenge, but after watching it's clear why it was so tough. Beautiful restoration, as usual!

Welding cast iron, huh? Looked more like whittling hot goo with a very hot torch. Impressive. Is there even a "puddle" to work with? Gotta say, I always love the japanning videos... they're like watching alchemy. Happy New Year!

Perfect combination of patience and skill to make a treasure of an old level. You should try Flitz to polish brass. Not as abrasive as steel wool but will polish brass like gold. Hard to believe you welded that delicate cast iron. Absolutely impressive!

@QuadMochaMatti

Жыл бұрын

Flitz is pretty amazing stuff. I recently discovered I still had quite a bit left of a tube of it that I must have purchased 20+ years ago, and just for kicks, tried it on the outer surface of the aluminum carburetor fuel bowl of my aging Toro lawnmower - which now has a ridiculous amount of gleam. I also used it to clean up my much-loved, very frequently-used Bahco Ergo secateurs (bypass pruners). The rotating handle portion has an imbedded brass ferule that pivots around a steel shaft, that reduces hand strain/callousing, but with so much use in the elements, gets looking pretty grungy and isn't as smooth acting. After some initial wire brush cleaning of the parts, I used Flitz as a final step before oiling. That brass literally is shinier than I've ever seen it before, as is the steel shaft the handle rotates around, and even the fixed portion of the head, yet didn't even take much effort or that much actual polish to take it to that level of luster. 😆

I hope you have a whole video on Japanning. I fell into a rabbit hole after buying an antique sewing machine and have never tried it

Gas welding, like leading is a dying art. It's great to see it's uses preserved here and I look forward to your more in-depth video on the process.

So glad to see the signature head bonk back! Also it always amazes me at the level of patience you have. I absolutely hate working with cast iron but it's such a lost art and is very beautiful. I was also impressed at how little indicator movement you had that's impressive for such an old tool, great job!

I don’t understand 90% of what your doing but I still love watching you do it

I love coming to these videos and finding that I've already liked the video previously. I know I'm in for a treat!

Also the 3 screws that were original to the dial mechanism were recessed. Yes i notice even the little stuff...

@MarekLewandowski_EE

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, what happened to the three screws! We need the truth! :D

@hoganhogan952

3 жыл бұрын

He talks about it in the narriated version

@MarekLewandowski_EE

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoganhogan952 Cool. So we now are all in the know... ;^)

@HandToolRescue

3 жыл бұрын

They were toast and I don't have the tooling to make such small fasteners currently. When I do, I'll make new ones.

@MarekLewandowski_EE

3 жыл бұрын

@@HandToolRescue were they metric? drop me a message, we might work something out, for metric I should have all the tooling

I think you have one of the best intros on KZread

I noticed the straight original tool marks on the flat surface at the closeup of the welding, I thought to myself; "He will probably just mill it flat and call it done but that won't be era correct". What an extremely pleasant surprise it was when you brought out the metal planer! Much, much kudos to you! 'The devil is in the details'.

@HandToolRescue

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks! I strive for originality when I can.

I always have to click like just for your intro alone. Never fails to crack me up!

That would have been a very expensive tool back in the day. I’m so glad you were able to save it as it was so close to being in unrepairable. I hate that heat resistant tape as I had the same problem with it when powder coating so I went back to using masking tape and it handles the heat quite well. I have noticed that the guys using the green polymide (Kapton) tape have more success but I’ll stick to masking tape. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

Hand tool Rescue: "repairing this by welding cast iron, with cast iron rod." The rest of us: "side eyeing JB cold weld guiltily..."

@hdezn26

3 жыл бұрын

I actually didnt know you can get hot cast iron on cast iron action. . . Thought it was a brass on cast iron affair this whole time. . . Cat mind blown...

@thehochmaster2

3 жыл бұрын

@snipe69 he was using regular pieces of cast iron rod, not meant to be welded with. In order to make the welding possible at all, he kept dipping the end of the rod in some borax to use as a flux

@shujin12345678

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen friends of mine use piston rings to weld cast iron as they are made of cast iron. Biggest thing is controlling the heat. Always preheat the cast iron part and wrap in an insulated weld blanket so it doesn't cool down to fast ...

@darkgrey1790

3 жыл бұрын

Duct tape...

@humancattoy7767

3 жыл бұрын

I'm guilty as charged. I'll buy more J-B Weld. You just reminded me I'm out. Lol

The luxurious design of this thing is insane. All that shapes, floral ornaments. Todays levels are pure functionality, a bar of aluminium profile.

Another example of a remarkable tool worthy of an incredible restoration.

Bring back "Garbage on the floor"! Best character ever...

I just want you to know, my brain, when reading "I'm going to attempt to torch weld cast iron using cast iron" said to me "That sounds awful, I can't wait!" I'll not spoil it for anyone, but I'm really looking forward to the rest of this video. EDIT: Not gonna lie man, I'm impressed. That level was about a step and a half from being trash, and you fixed it up like new. Very nice.

Wow. That is beautiful. I really like the vintage tools like this.

Patience won this race✌🏼 Excellent job!

In these times, tools were also pieces of art... Beautiful result.

That is Beautiful! Cant wait to see what those hand wheels you got cast at windy hill go on!

It's a functional piece, but I'd just hang it on the wall to admire it's aesthetic beauty. Nicely restored, as always.

I've seen probably all of your videos and I think this is your best piece of work..EXCELLENT!!

Well hello there. I see you are trying to get 2021 on the level. 😲🤣

@crakkbone8473

3 жыл бұрын

Your joke is bad and you should feel bad :)

@sasquatch...

3 жыл бұрын

no he is trying to get an angle on it

This thing was so fiddley I was waiting to hear, "G'day and welcome back to clickspring"...

@paulwomack5866

3 жыл бұрын

I think Chris would have some useful tips for working on that central mechanism. Very much "his turf"

You have restored a work of art with your work and artistry - such a thing of beauty - your vision and love of such tools is a true gift. Thank you for sharing another great rescue.

What a beautiful restoration of an elegant tool

Had to be an expensive purchase if the plaster came from Paris.

@davidgibson5756

3 жыл бұрын

Part of that climate accord thingy

@godemperorhoover2131

3 жыл бұрын

Nah... it just capitulated quickly

So much for getting to work early this morning: "Yeah, I'm gonna be about 27 minutes late. Something came up..."

@metalbob3335

3 жыл бұрын

It's on the level though.

@garrettzell5517

3 жыл бұрын

I was supposed to take a shower but this toilet became very comfortable after seeing he posted a video 😂😂

„handmade handtool rescue“ in precision...so beautiful👍🏻🙂

Man, that planer, you must have the patience of a Saint.

Just a little pointer. I saw you using oil as a lubricant on the cast iron surfaces. Because cast iron is a very porous metal, it has a tendency to wick away that oil. Graphite can be a better option as it is a dry lubricant that plugs the pores in the cast iron and keeps it slick. Hopefully this helps.

Inclinometer, cool a level that one can adjust. I've always wanted one, it is amazing how even 'master builders' do not know how to check their level. Yes, yes, let's see the planer, I have a Pratt & Whitney 1'X1'X2'

@2strokepower803

3 жыл бұрын

Bard Madsen Tallinn about not checking the level me and a coworker in this company we work for got a job in an old summer cabin built in the 40s. (We where "Just going to rip up the floors and replace with new joists and insulation" but the owner wanted it to tear down all walls inside and insulate and also crawl up in the tiny attic and insulate there too) let's just say it ends up being a renovation and it would actually have been better to knock it down and start over considering the size of it and the amount of work we had to do to "fix it" Anyway moral of the story is that nothing was remotely close to being level. Not walls ceiling or floor. Ceiling height is ca 6,5 feet (210 M) and the walls leaned a good inch or a inch and a half on that distance 😂😂

@bardmadsen6956

3 жыл бұрын

@@2strokepower803 - Yeah, I've seen some lulu's. Many construction crews haven't a clue to the cascading effect they produce from their inaccuracies. I have a great eye for it and it is extremely difficult to fix out of square, plumb, and level. One time I forgot my four foot level maybe 50 miles from home and while getting ready to leave the homeowner confronted me, even the customers want the job to go fast... You know speed, quality, and price. So this customer tells me he's been a master builder all his life and gets me to use his ole faithful level to set up forms for an elaborate fountain that was water leveled, but needed fine tuning. It took just a minute for me to see this level was way off. Let's just say things did not go well that day because there was no getting around not telling him the truth.

@2strokepower803

3 жыл бұрын

Bard Madsen haha what a story. Under my learning in college (3 years carpenter class) and under those 3 years a part of that was being out working under a real company just to see and Learn how's it done in the real world instead of the books. Anyway I got to work with a brick layer for 2 weeks and we renovated some old chimneys by knocking them down until we were right under the roof and then rebuilt it. While we were building it up again using levels and so he told a story he heard from an old timer how they did back in the day. They had wooden levels and they had done a chimney crooked and someone had confronted them asking why it's leaning. The bricklayers had just placed the level on it showing that it was plumb. (The thing is that they had before that taken a planer and planed the level so that it read good even though it wasn't 😅😂) :) Don't know if it's true but it was a little funny when I heard him tell that

@bardmadsen6956

3 жыл бұрын

@@2strokepower803 - Yeah, masons are a riot. I worked with some on the east coast and they were crazy, learned a lot though. The best story I heard was from the boss telling of a past crew. One guy was black and he asks his white co-worker how old he is and the guy replys back 32. 32! damn! You look like 55 what the hell you been eating boy, I want to know so I don't eat none. I'm curious, what do they teach about skewed and out of square foundations? That must be a real problem, I know cause I have tiled a number of houses that had some serious geometry screw ups. Now that I think about it, I have seen some houses where the carpentry is hanging way over the concrete and thinking that is going to be very challenging to hide, it was beyond fixing.

The small items are always the hatdest, great workmanship👍👍

Wow. I'm utterly impressed at how perfectly level that workbench is!

I'm going to start calling levels "inclinometer" just to fuck with my helpers.

@vincedibona4687

3 жыл бұрын

“Can you hand me the .914 meter inclinometer, please?” *_LOL_*

@BBB-rd2qi

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 😂🤣

@gu4xinim

2 жыл бұрын

Only if it can measure inclines

@djmips

2 жыл бұрын

@@vincedibona4687 Oh would you fetch me the...

Волшебно,мечтал бы заниматься этим всю жизнь ! Работа бога !

@savdjcbs

3 жыл бұрын

Водки лучше выпей.

Something to think about... Most (if not all) of the people who made this beautiful tool are gone. Your repair is kind of like bringing them back to life, if only in thought. Thanks for the video.

For being so difficult, you made it look too easy. Well done sir

Flame looked like something out of a late 80’s horror movie

Обожаю красивые вещи, имеющие прикладное назначение! За покраску руки отбить

@ogenmiller

3 жыл бұрын

Согласен. На покраске коробило и хотелось развидеть. А вообще трудно себе представить чтобы сейчас ктото смог производить такие строительные уровни. Это как бы нерационально, не выгодно, избыточно и пр. Что говорит о некой деградации. Я удивлен изысканности вида такого простого инструмента. Сейчас такое немыслимо.

Hand tool rescue indeed! Great job Eric!

Great job! Love the antiques tools that you restore.

Mate, I can’t say much more than others have already. That was outstanding and you have a standing ovation here. My dad used to torch weld cast iron and braise parts to perfection when he was alive. I haven’t seen anyone since he died 28 years ago to match his level until today. Amazing and I wish I had inherited his skill with a torch. I can arc weld cast iron, but with a torch I’m only good for setting the shed on fire. That is now a piece of art. You should be proud. 👏👏👏👏🇦🇺

Welding cast iron? Sounds like a job for Keith Rucker!!

A beautiful work of art over a bygone era. Thank you Carsten Sweden

I think is first time when I comment at your video but I saw many . I like that you keep as much as you can from the original and that’s a good thing. Like also the style how you work 👍🏻👍🏻 cheers 🍻

I can't believe they recast Garbage On The Floor this season

@dave.of.the.forrest

3 жыл бұрын

but they added zombies

@theofontaine5564

3 жыл бұрын

Let's hope there's a spinoff in the works...

This is the kind of level you own if you live in a period Parisian townhouse. Also your bathroom scales are wrought-iron. 😁

As an old carpenter I have 5 old wood levels that don't need anything. This was a joy to watch!

Restoring old tools (from the smallest to largest machines), bringing them back from the scrap pile to their original, operational condition is not only a great skill, but it preserves our history of the industrial revolution. Thank you!

21:45 "and that's why I don't have any fingerprints, officer"

It could seldom be said that a restoration is less than perfect but when a video of a restoration process is carried out and edited in such a way as to bring out more of the piece under restoration, it's nothing less than beautiful. The re-build was, somewhat, Zen-like Sat in silence and in awe. I know how tricky welding cast iron anything can be but a measuring instrument, something else. Thank you.

This is a piece that was definately worth all the time and effort it took to figure out how to do it right THE FIRST TIME.

The attention to the details is amazing. Congrats!

5:57 At least your arm will never rust!

i watch these and .75 speed and feel like a VIP that gets to watch the original video not sped up,

Yay, finally a HTR video. Excellent restoration of a unique and beautiful piece. Thank you. I've missed you.

That one is pretty special. Liked following it on IG too. Looking forward to the complete cast iron welding method.

And he did his Level Best to restore this level to level again.

Gotta wonder how it must feel to be that ONE person who dislikes a video that thousands have enjoyed.

@robmartinson7585

3 жыл бұрын

and if you don't like it, don't watch it. but there are the people that love to be a Debbie Downer.

This is truly a very beautiful piece of equipment.

Great post. It's good to see you back again. !!!!!

All I could hear in my head when he was loading it in the oven was... "Carefulling"

Duhh-annnggg! It's like a large piece of intricate jewelry being worked on by Monty Python, except they magically know how to torch weld cast iron.

Stunningly beautiful job Eric . The superior level of quality and durability of all things made in the late 1800's never ceases to amaze me . That piece is a functional work of art . An ornate Victorian carved wooden case would complement that nicely.

Beautiful Cast Iron Restoration, you are an Artist

It's almost like a cast iron 3D printer

This generative design stuff is getting too fancy looking for my taste.

Damn bro! Not only a hand tool rescue also a Sculptor too!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

That is amazing work! You take restoration to the level of art. Plus I always learn something from your videos. Thanks!

Says the plaster: “I’ve never been to Paris....”

@Saavik256

3 жыл бұрын

I got plastered in Paris once. :)) (Not even kidding, found some great 8% beer, drank too much of it xD)

You should run for Prime Minister, I bet Trudeau cant torch weld cast.

@jxavier3876

3 жыл бұрын

Trudeau has experience with facial japaning

That is an amazing shot of the metal planer slowly zooming in! Well done sir!

The reassembly of the center section was one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen.