I like your appreciation of the old prior technology. It's interesting to see how we arrived at the technology we have today. I really loved the dramatic music. You look like you know your stuff. Nice video!!!

Congratulations on fixing that motor man, Nice video where you show everything. Everybody said this motor was dead and you made it alive again, Respect man!

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christofix!! Lot of love went into those windings

I have one of these on my workbench right now - it works but is filthy and this video has given me the confidence to open it up and clean it for my restored drill press. Thanks.,

Awesome job brother good to see a good motor come back to life

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

That's one heck of a centrifugal switch their very cool

@partsandresto

4 жыл бұрын

So cool! Took me a while to figure out what I was looking at but in time and with some help, it all came together. I have a few monster motors lined up to restore, make sure you sub, they’ll be happening soon

Great rebuild. When working with motors that are dirty and greasy, electrical contact cleaner does a great job.

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Ah! I didn’t know there was such a thing. I’ll get myself some! Thank you and thanks for watching!

Good stuff man! Love that sound when it turns on and the plug in drama was awesome lol

RI motors are awesome. Vintage machinery !

@partsandresto

3 жыл бұрын

They're the best! if not fun to work on and enjoy

1:14 hold for just one second. It is safe to clean windings with solvent? Can I do it with WD-40? I thought the solvent would damage the enamel on the copper winding wires.

And she purrs like a kitten. Good job.

@aunabreslingaming3279

4 ай бұрын

MMEEEEOOOWWWW

Loved your video. Entertaining with a good amount of Know-how. Exactly what I’m looking for 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Definitely got my sub

Came from Reddit, can't wait to see some content from you bud.

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathan! Welcome aboard!

Great video! Great restore 🙂 also loved the added drama 😁

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, twas necessary for this one!😂 so many motor pros genuinely told me to trash it.

Good job man😊

5:06 She didn't give in without a fight!

Hey Dave. Any chance you’re considering making a more in-depth restoration video of a vintage electric motor? Oh let’s say for example, an early 40’s Craftsman type? Covering rewiring, finding and replacement of flat capacitors, bearings, etc. Asking for a friend........... who’s probably restoring a ‘41 Craftsman wood lathe and ‘41 Craftsman Bandsaw and hoping to stay with the Craftsman vibe by including motors that were originally sold with these models. He may or may not have taken one apart initially and had the old wires disconnect before taking pictures of where everything went. Not that he’s an idiot or anything.......... Thanks bud. Great remodel by the way. Take care. Matt

@partsandresto

4 жыл бұрын

Matt send me some pics on IG and I’ll see if I can get you squared away

Good bro 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

We have these on our Flume and Multifix motors we rebuilt the two Flumes recently, we just call them Repulsion motors. Does yours have a speed controller or are you going to just set it and run it at an adjusted set speed? If adjustable did not see well enough during the filming. These motors are incredible and can do a lot of controlled speed work so of course we are happy to see you save this guy. We love your motor because we have so many vintage motors for our projects here to be date period correct during rebuilds for our shop. Thank you for sharing a piece of American history. Lance & Patrick.

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

This one had no speed control gents, perhaps a bit different than yours. Thanks for keeping yours alive as well!!

How do you remove the centripetal assembly? How is it held in? Mine is stuck and bending.

yes！incredible！

Everything can be fixed expecially this older stuff it’s the junk it mentality that people possess today is why they sale push mowers without drain plugs 🤦‍♂️great job 👍

Hi Dave. Love the old Century motors. Thanks for sharing yours here! I have a 94 year old Century repulsion-start motor; in its original application. It's part of a Frigidaire refrigerator. Belt-driven sulphur dioxide compressor system. The older Century motor seems to be almost identical to yours, mechanically. The housing design is a little different, though. Mine has ring-oiled journal bearings. The experts told me similar stories as well. They said this motor would never run again, and the massive iron flywheel had forever been silenced by the passage of time. They told me that the corroded copper coils within, would never see frost again. I had a silent relic with only memories to be read on a museum plaque. In the end, they were gravely mistaken. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fph6xc6xeae_Zc4.html

Super sir

Drama queen!!...nice improv on the brushes!

Awesome retro. Question, I have a vintage GE motor. Need to replace start condenser, is there a positive and neg wire attachment? If so, how to I tell which connection is the positive side? Thx

Hey Dave, great video! I am trying to rebuild my motor too, and are wondering what you used to clean everything and how you changed the wiring. I am not experienced with rebuilding these but still want to try and tackle this myself. Any info you can share would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Thanks for the video, nice rebuild. I’m about to restore a similar 1950, 1hp. There’s a clicking I’m hearing in my motor. I’m only guessing it’s the centrifugal switch. At 1:45 of your video yours appears to have tension to it. At 3:45 it does not and is how mine is always with no tension. Normal? I assume not.

And it only cost you three fingers,way to go sparky.

@partsandresto

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. I see what you did there

Man what did you do to your fingers,could'nt help notice,but great work on that motor,have restored one myself,but not quite as old as yours

What type of oil is used in the oil cups? I am new to rebuilding electric motors.

I have a VERY old marathon 1/6 h.p motor. What type of “thrust washers/spacers” should I use to replace the old brittle ones, they don’t even feel metal anymore, they crack like plastic. But the machine is 80 years old lol. Tia

what kind of oil/grease do ya put in the lil oiler holes on each end?

Nice job fella. Where did you find the motor ???

Are those little caps over the bearings for lubrication? Ive got a 40's wagner rep/ind 1hp motor and it has the same thing. 204 frame

@marcellusjeremias5049

3 жыл бұрын

a trick: watch movies at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching loads of movies recently.

@caseyronald3889

3 жыл бұрын

@Marcellus Jeremias Yup, been using Flixzone for years myself :D

dave i have a 1/4 horse attic fan motor 1750 rpm 1950 s old .its a century brushless . i used a wire wheel to clean the inner windings then i cleaned the center shaft rotor with a wire wheel i exposed some of the windings to a bright copper color on the inner windings .. i replaced the heat stat and capacitor.... the motor turns on gets hot charters and shuts off ? any suggestions? thanks Reply

Very nice. Do you have an electrical background ?

@partsandresto

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Fischer I’ve shocked myself a few times, does that count? Absolutely none, just some home electrical.

Good thing it was only a 3/4 HP motor, otherwise you would’ve needed all 10 fingers to restore! Good save 😁

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha!!! I did most of the work with my toes (off camera)

Is mineral spirits all you used?

@partsandresto

Жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty much.

never seen that type of motor, were I worked we had big motors from the 30's still going but nothing like that.

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah she’s an old enough gal. Definitely packing some outmoded tech!

Did he hurt his hand in the process?

Hi excuse me please what kind of a electric motor is this?

Looks good not painted! I appreciate restores like the next guy or gal, but saddened when it's ruined by a gaudy paint job...

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’d agree with you on this one. She had tons of character!! I find myself repainting the rusty hogged out ones, but she was well loved throughout the years.

"everybody" said it couldn't be fixed? that's an easy rebuild.

How did you re-wire that coil?

@partsandresto

2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t. I just spliced in new wire where the crappy leads going out were.

@Rustedcruelnail

2 жыл бұрын

I figured out how to do it. What a pain. Thanks for the reply.

👍👍👍😂😂😂

@partsandresto

5 жыл бұрын

Haha

Can you repair my 40 yr old motor that operates my elevator?

no one likes a recovery video like this =[

I rather enjoyed the incredibly unnecessary dramatic reveal.

@partsandresto

2 жыл бұрын

Here for you Vinny.

@VinnyMartello

2 жыл бұрын

@@partsandresto You work on this stuff a lot? Maybe I could get some motor wisdom from you. I have a 1920's single phase AC motor that was running, but when I looked inside all the wire insulation was pretty crusty. Can you rewind these things? Where do I even start? I've torn apart plenty of gas engines but motors are foreign to me.

Hey Dave,,have an old 1950's Craftsman 1/2 hp tore down on my bench now...I faith that it too will run once again. Check it out on my channel @ Bears Rod Shop,,,glad to be a new subscriber, great video, Bear

Hi there. Good job of doing it up. I'm a little bit of a collecter of these. Here is a link to my 1.5hp disc sander which is powered by one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKp61dFqk727gJM.html At the end when you run it it should be a little quieter. I think making a shim or two up for the shaft where the fibre shims are would make that motor run even better

Great job Dave but word of advice. Never shoot in vertical or portrait mode. Awesome work.