IBM Computing Cheese Cutter [Restoration]

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This restoration is on a ~1920s International Business Machines (IBM) cheese cutter. Several different parts of this machine were all patented between 1901-1907 by William G. Templeton. The main patent can be seen here: patents.google.com/patent/US7...
This item was brought to me by a friend for restoration, so I made sure that whatever restoration choices the needed to be made were discussed with him. The cheese cutter was most likely used for commercial purposes in a local deli, but the exact provenance is completely lost with time.
Most of the time spent restoring this tool was spent on me trying to figure out why it was so much more complicated than it needed to be. I finally figured out how the cheese cutter works, and you can skip to the end of the video for a detailed explanation by me.
Beyond the usual repainting of parts, several parts were missing and had to be completely re-fabricated from scratch. The "warp-proof" wooden board was made out of maple and walnut wood in layers with alternating grain direction. I've never made my own plywood before, so that was something I hope to never do again.
I am excited to see where this cutter goes next and I think I would be really neat to see it back in action a local deli.
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  • @RescueRestore
    @RescueRestore2 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed seeing how the mechanism worked, especially how accurate it is. I couldn’t stop smiling at the end seeing it in action, bravo!

  • @sarge-rf8mq

    @sarge-rf8mq

    2 жыл бұрын

    Really interesting to see the different techniques used by various skilled craftsmen

  • @douglascampbell9809

    @douglascampbell9809

    2 жыл бұрын

    I want to see him refurbish something like Burroughs adding machine. Just like calculator that prints except it has no computer.

  • @HandToolRescue

    @HandToolRescue

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! You should restore one of these sometime...

  • @lourias

    @lourias

    2 жыл бұрын

    REPLICATE IT, please... I really would like one of those for when our computers die for some far-fetched reason! Awesome find by your client!

  • @rhysun

    @rhysun

    2 жыл бұрын

    That explains that cheesy grin in the intro!

  • @mymechanics
    @mymechanics2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @oscarjonathanmanriquez9712

    @oscarjonathanmanriquez9712

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi my mechanics,I love your channel!!!

  • @Vitriden

    @Vitriden

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now you know how we all feel waiting for your masterpieces!

  • @HandToolRescue

    @HandToolRescue

    2 жыл бұрын

    IT WILL KEEL.

  • @yorkshirejoinery2869

    @yorkshirejoinery2869

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shit, I just missed ‘Hand Tool Rescue’ by minutes!

  • @CatalystRestorations

    @CatalystRestorations

    2 жыл бұрын

    This comment is like God waiting for a miracle.

  • @sonkevnauss4376
    @sonkevnauss4376 Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing to think that cheese computers use to be as big as a house and now they are small enough to fit in your pocket.

  • @RFC3514

    @RFC3514

    8 ай бұрын

    Also, they cut cheese 387 million times faster and using less force.

  • @petcatznz

    @petcatznz

    7 ай бұрын

    Amazing to to think IBM were already at the cutting edge of bits and bites back then. A bit cheesy I know, sorry!

  • @pasajecolon5168
    @pasajecolon51682 жыл бұрын

    I worked for IBM for over 40 years and often passed by an IBM Cheese Cutter on display at the IBM Canada HQ Atrium but never occurred to me that this device was capable of the calculations that by mechanical means it is able to make and that brilliantly and successfully you have demonstrated to us, thanks.

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @IBoughtItMyself
    @IBoughtItMyself2 жыл бұрын

    Easily one of the best computing cheese cutter restos I’ve seen this week

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @OlySamRock

    @OlySamRock

    2 жыл бұрын

    you see a lot of those?

  • @GodlikeIridium

    @GodlikeIridium

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope (but kind of don't) this is sarcasm :D

  • @kleinfaf

    @kleinfaf

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@OlySamRock this is the joke, man :D

  • @frankierzucek4103

    @frankierzucek4103

    2 жыл бұрын

    This week lol

  • @tstodgell
    @tstodgell2 жыл бұрын

    The cheese cutter knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The wedge measurement subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the turntable from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't.

  • @davidcarr4991

    @davidcarr4991

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think you should submit that to the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Universe. 😆

  • @trinamorrison2570

    @trinamorrison2570

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was amazing. I agree with @David Carr.

  • @shopshop144

    @shopshop144

    2 жыл бұрын

    So, it only computes on wedges of cheese, something less then a full round. Square blocks need to go to another computer.

  • @cinimatics

    @cinimatics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dammit you beat me to it 😆😆

  • @oalfodr

    @oalfodr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow I was watching that 9 year old video a bunch of times these days before seeing this comment. What a coincidence.

  • @johng6387
    @johng63872 жыл бұрын

    I really love that not only did you restore a cheese cutter you also went out and bought a massive block of cheese just to enjoy it. Also your 90s sitcom intro vibes are not lost on me ✌️

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @calculator1841

    @calculator1841

    Жыл бұрын

    80s

  • @dave2.077
    @dave2.0772 жыл бұрын

    i have this routine where, after work, i watch some random restoration video and fall asleep to it while my work clothes are in the washing machiene. i doze off somewhere in the middle of the video and after i wake up again i usually abandon the video and just go about the rest of my day but this time i went back and searched for the part where i left and watched the video to the end because this video was that good. it was definetely worth it. great job.

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube2 жыл бұрын

    The Cheese Blaster 😂

  • @akifofficialgaming1572

    @akifofficialgaming1572

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello!!!!

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @SeeItLikeItSub2It
    @SeeItLikeItSub2It2 жыл бұрын

    I'm just glad the, "emotionally distant garbage on the floor" character hasn't been written off yet. 😂😂

  • @94XJ

    @94XJ

    2 жыл бұрын

    1000% agree!! Easily the most relatable character!

  • @simonrival1613

    @simonrival1613

    2 жыл бұрын

    I only recently discovered this channel and it's great. But until this video I was reading it as socially distant garbage.

  • @SeeItLikeItSub2It

    @SeeItLikeItSub2It

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@simonrival1613 He changed the name. Lol

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @joeo6378
    @joeo63782 жыл бұрын

    A small suggestion that you likely already know for 14:15. If you warm up mineral oil and bees wax in a 4:1 or 3:1 ish (play around with it to find what you like, I tend to go thicker 3:1 mix) mix you get a nice paste that is food safe, does not degrade quickly, and will stay in place better than any food oil. I just a small blob of it, mash it into joints, and it will stay there or years. It also makes a decent finish for working (cutting boards, etc) wooden surfaces. I have a few antique food tools (For sauerkraut, canning, etc) and that mix works great for me. Great video. Thank you.

  • @BuildYourOwnBass

    @BuildYourOwnBass

    9 ай бұрын

    Ive been looking for a way to waterproof my vintage Sunkist lemon squeezer, and this just may be the wax I'm looking for! Ty

  • @Uruz2012

    @Uruz2012

    8 ай бұрын

    It'll work well on leather and human skin too.

  • @joeo6378

    @joeo6378

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@Uruz2012 well.. now I know what I'm doing for the rest of the weekend. Thanks for the tip.

  • @melvinromero8347

    @melvinromero8347

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@Uruz2012 does it waterproof the leather? Like could I use it for a canteen?

  • @IBoughtItMyself

    @IBoughtItMyself

    7 ай бұрын

    Not sure I agree. I mashed some into my guitar fretting joints and the pain still comes through in waves ;)

  • @stevebussell5568
    @stevebussell55682 жыл бұрын

    Excellent restoration. I worked for IBM for 23 years, I think they should go back to making these. : ) First of your videos I have watched, can't wait to see more. Thanks!

  • @spec_opsgaming

    @spec_opsgaming

    5 ай бұрын

    Well now they'd sell them for like 10 grand a piece. Plus most of IBMs money now comes from the computing industry with their server and other business solutions if i'm not mistaken

  • @hanvyj2
    @hanvyj22 жыл бұрын

    A computer that can legitimately have an "out of cheese error", Terry Pratchett's jokes always have some curious historical reality behind them...

  • @gordonmcmillan4709

    @gordonmcmillan4709

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indeed, Hex was made that way, Sir Terry would approve.

  • @lightningslim

    @lightningslim

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Alfredo B Bear-Lacis There are people who have not? Scandalous! Imprisonment is the only answer! 😉

  • @suitov

    @suitov

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lightningslim Vetinari stirred a single finger. "Send them to... the library." There was a quiet, reproachful "ook".

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @marklammas2465

    @marklammas2465

    Жыл бұрын

    My stomach is now registering an "out of cheese" error.

  • @j4ff4c3ks1
    @j4ff4c3ks12 жыл бұрын

    I knew the lever system was some sort of indexer for the blade but i was not prepared it to be a literal calculator as well. That is simply amazing.

  • @horatiohornblower868

    @horatiohornblower868

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do not forget this cheese cutter was made by IBM the inventor of the personal computer.

  • @kindablue1959

    @kindablue1959

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@horatiohornblower868 IBM did not invent the personal computer. Best to do some research before blowing your horn.

  • @ThisLolWTFIs

    @ThisLolWTFIs

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kindablue1959 This is the most pedantic comment, I know you have no life lol. By pretty much any metric you could consider IBM the creator of ALL computers, not just personal computers. Their technology literally started the computing industry.

  • @collinbarker

    @collinbarker

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was not expecting it to ratchet advance the cheese wheel based on the position, I thought it would swing the blade, not turn the turntable

  • @csours

    @csours

    2 жыл бұрын

    It looked like a pantograph, which are famous for doing calculus

  • @anubisu1024
    @anubisu10242 жыл бұрын

    It's actually a computer, one of the analog computers! As you can see at 3:27, if you move the first lever clockwise, the pivot point (the slider) of the second lever gets closer to the effort point (the handle) and it makes the movement of load point (degree of rotation) larger, and vice versa. All you need here is the input-output relation; the input is the degree of the first lever, and the output is the lever ratio (ratio of pivot-effort and pivot-load distances) of the second lever. The linkage is a little complex (I think it has trigonometric functions), so if you want one set of scales at even intervals, the other set would be not. In this case we want even intervals for how much we would cut, so the scales for the whole weight are at uneven intervals.

  • @ceterfo

    @ceterfo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @DynamicDurge

    @DynamicDurge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very cool, thanks for explaining this!

  • @infinimetrical

    @infinimetrical

    2 жыл бұрын

    Trigonomecheese.

  • @fraserbrookes6742

    @fraserbrookes6742

    Жыл бұрын

    @@infinimetrical haha

  • @Aplldh

    @Aplldh

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually he was correct in the title. The computer is what the operator would have been called.

  • @Restorology
    @Restorology2 жыл бұрын

    I am amazed that someone engineered this contraption just to accurately cut cheese wedges. And then probably had to engineer the tooling and machines to make the parts for this machine all just to cut cheese. Incredible. Excellent work on the restoration. Cheers!

  • @scottcarr3264

    @scottcarr3264

    Жыл бұрын

    Well in Holland in Particular, cheese was a huge commodity, and it was bought and sold in vast Quantities, so making a device that would Accurately set the amount of a wedge of cheese would be crutial to these sellers. If you wanted to cut a 14 ounce block of Cheese and not try to "guess" how far around the "wedge" needed to be, then this device would take away all guess work. Bravo to you, and the designers of this machine.

  • @ajaychebbi

    @ajaychebbi

    Жыл бұрын

    Engineers at IBM are known to do this kind of stuff 😊

  • @etherealbolweevil6268

    @etherealbolweevil6268

    Жыл бұрын

    Blessed are the cheesemakers.

  • @jaredcaulley4016
    @jaredcaulley40162 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what impressed me more, your incredible skill at restoring this or that this is a freakin cheese computer from the early 1900s. Well done.

  • @sauravnayak5927

    @sauravnayak5927

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s IBM…bound to be over designed and complicated even when cutting cheese lol

  • @UltraNyan

    @UltraNyan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sauravnayak5927 But their stuff keeps working

  • @alexa.davronov1537

    @alexa.davronov1537

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol well, mechanical computers are hundreds years old. Nothing to wonder about here.

  • @goldengraver

    @goldengraver

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why the hell dont you use safety gear as gloves. Ibet you dont Even wear a respiratory

  • @goldengraver

    @goldengraver

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mask

  • @brianhaygood183
    @brianhaygood1832 жыл бұрын

    Wow! It is often easy to forget that "International Business Machines" meant timeclocks, scales, and cheese cutters long before it meant mainframes and desktops. Very cool.

  • @coolspruta

    @coolspruta

    2 жыл бұрын

    They also made M1 Carbines in 1942-1945 for the International Business that was going on at the time.

  • @douro20

    @douro20

    2 жыл бұрын

    They also made meat slicers and coffee grinders. This business, the Dayton Scale Company, was eventually sold off to Hobart.

  • @ryanallen2001

    @ryanallen2001

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@coolspruta some nasty business indeed!

  • @pauldunecat

    @pauldunecat

    2 жыл бұрын

    IBM was the name of the Canadian subsidiary of CTR Corporation (Computing, tabulating and recording company), which was a merger between a time clock company (remember IBM clocks?), recording weight scale company, and Herman Hollerith's Tabulating Machine company (the guy who made punchcards for recording and tabulating the US census in the late 1800's). When Thomas Watson came over from NCR he changed the name of the whole thing to IBM because it was bigger name than just National Cash Register. :-)

  • @alkamminga9707

    @alkamminga9707

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@douro20 I have a coffee grinder. It has the IBM logo and Dayton name on the tag. I retired from IBM in 2001. Started in 1968 before computers. I like mechanical things.

  • @thomasdaltry
    @thomasdaltry2 жыл бұрын

    This was not a waste of 46 minutes and 56 seconds of my time. I never knew such a computing device existed. Fascinating to see it restored and operating. You got my sub. Thank you.

  • @emerald7810
    @emerald78102 жыл бұрын

    I've been fascinated by mechanical computers like this ever since I saw a documentary where they demonstrated a model of the Difference Engine. It's amazing how you can do math with a series of levers like that, even when it's just basic geometry. And in this case, you get delicious results! (Man, I want some cheese and crackers now...)

  • @RFC3514

    @RFC3514

    8 ай бұрын

    Minor detail, but neither this nor the difference engine were computers. Babbage's Analytical Engine (which he never actually built) would have been a computer, but the Difference Engine (and this device, to a lesser extent) was just a mechanical calculator.

  • @ironhead2008
    @ironhead20082 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating technology. The words "IBM" and "Cheese Cutter" threw me for a loop until you went into detail as to how it worked, then it made more sense. Elegant and effective, I can imagine this saving time in a busy General Store back in the day...

  • @snaplash

    @snaplash

    2 жыл бұрын

    So, without something like this, how would you cut the weight of cheese the customer wanted? Just guess, and charge them for whatever you managed to cut off the wheel?

  • @ironhead2008

    @ironhead2008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@snaplash I suspect it went by a mix of rule of thumb (for a cheese type and wheel size) and expertise. A store might precut certain sizes at the start of the day as well. So, you can see how a tool like this (which could be operated by a kid) might save time (quickly and precisely lop off the correct size when the customer purchases) and money (no wastage) for a business.

  • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper

    @Skinflaps_Meatslapper

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@snaplash Same way a butcher cuts meat, by estimation. You can tell a store has a good butcher by how closely the same cuts of meat are in weight. If you needed precisely a pound of steak, you'd just look for the one closest to a pound because that's good enough. Some stores that sold cheese simply had a guide that would cut the cheese into specific degrees that correlated to a specific weight. If that weight was 8oz and a customer needed 16oz, well, just give the customer two slices.

  • @straightpipediesel

    @straightpipediesel

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@snaplash In those days, you'd only charge for what was ordered. If somebody ordered 8 oz of cheese, you'd have to guess slightly large. You'd use a balance with an 8 oz weight and just check that it was over 8 oz. It was also courtesy to give a little extra for free, you can see this in old films where after weighing, they'd give an additional tilt of the scoop. This goes back to Biblical times and Jewish law as to not steal by shortchanging.

  • @judebrown4103

    @judebrown4103

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@snaplash believe me after you've cut a few slices of, a quarter, a half or three quarters or a pound you can do it by eye often as not. Then you put it on the scale and calculate the price from there based on the price per pound... in your head! 😂 If you didn't think you'd get an accurate cut you'd ask the customer: "under or over madam/sir?" and cut generously or modestly depending on their preference. Crikey, that takes me back!

  • @caretakersworkbench3673
    @caretakersworkbench36732 жыл бұрын

    cutting (w)edge technology - what a work of beauty

  • @boogiewoogiebubbleboy2877
    @boogiewoogiebubbleboy2877 Жыл бұрын

    I have to say what an interesting mechanical device but what's more spectacular is the genius who invented it. Bravo

  • @magusred
    @magusred2 жыл бұрын

    So I like these restoration vids, but lemme say, this one blew my mind! Stumbled on this channel from more "serious" appearing ones and was ready to scroll past. Oh boy am I glad I didn't! This guy is a real master. He demonstrates a swath of skills. Not only restoring and recreating parts, but full sections of missing simple machines. And even freehanding some of the tooling, and all on a machine he did not understand untill after he rebuilt it. The true beauty of this one wasn't just watching and listening to the restoration, but in seeing just how much skill, knowlage, and effort go into even the smallest "simple" mechanisms that we take for granted every day. I highly recommend sharing this one just for the logical and problem solving perspective, let alone the enjoyment. Liked & Subscribed before I even finished the vid.

  • @jpsimon206
    @jpsimon2062 жыл бұрын

    I am not paying near enough attention to housewares when I go to auctions and estate sales. What a fascinating piece of history. And the context of IBM, just amazing! Great job

  • @lucassolomon1079

    @lucassolomon1079

    2 жыл бұрын

    Theoretically speaking this would likely be used in a dairy or grocery rather than your common household. Not to say there weren't people that used cheese enough to need it in their house, just not commonly for household specific use.

  • @jth_printed_designs

    @jth_printed_designs

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucassolomon1079 Estate sales are still where you find this stuff. Old man remembers they used to use one of these at his local grocery so he buys one for next to nothing and collects it.

  • @boxelderinitiative3897

    @boxelderinitiative3897

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucassolomon1079 Excuse me as a proud Wisconsinite I would've used this every day if I could

  • @fungeneer

    @fungeneer

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure this isn't the IBM you think it is; that one was founded over 100 years after the date on this machine.

  • @bryceforsyth8521

    @bryceforsyth8521

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fungeneer Is there an IBM other than International Business Machines Corporation?

  • @mehere8299
    @mehere82992 жыл бұрын

    Now you can tell everyone that you single-handedly restored an old pre-1980 IBM computer to perfect working order!

  • @KAMEJOKOband
    @KAMEJOKOband2 жыл бұрын

    Wheels of cheese come in different diameters, so a set of printed off-set circles would help to eyeball it better at the center together with a center point mark (for smaller already cut pieces). I reckon A piece of art!

  • @sonnygreen1396

    @sonnygreen1396

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely would help for an uncut wheel. If the wheel has already been started you could just bring the blade down and align the center of the wheel with the end of the blade. And if less than half a wheel it wouldn't matter where you put it.

  • @gljames24

    @gljames24

    Жыл бұрын

    If we're talking modifications, I would also like the blade to have a curve on the inner corner to better cut the cheese.

  • @ivyking4149
    @ivyking4149 Жыл бұрын

    Out of the many, many computing cheese cutting platforms available, this one is my absolute favourite. Greetings from Holland

  • @erivanayres7074
    @erivanayres70742 жыл бұрын

    You really like these extremely complicated machines that does simple tasks, don't you?

  • @DeterminedDIYer

    @DeterminedDIYer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well if you work in a dairy or a deli it is quite handy to have. You could get an electric one but This is so much cooler lol.

  • @alexhb12333

    @alexhb12333

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cheese calculations are not a joke, Erivan!

  • @d00dEEE

    @d00dEEE

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexhb12333 Indeed, one must cut the cheese with precision and delicacy.

  • @christophernewman8741

    @christophernewman8741

    2 жыл бұрын

    Complicated machines that do simple tasks well.

  • @1992djg

    @1992djg

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t even say complicated just well designed

  • @CivilDefenceCanada
    @CivilDefenceCanada2 жыл бұрын

    As a former Bimmer employee, I really dig seeing the pre-electronic stuff they used to make. We used to have an ancient time clock recorder in the lobby of our old building that was probably a bit newer than this but still around a hundred years old. Cheers on the awesome resto!

  • @TimHeagarty

    @TimHeagarty

    2 жыл бұрын

    Still a Bimmer here. The original company that invented this cheese calculator was one of the companies combined to create IBM.

  • @bjamesW32
    @bjamesW322 жыл бұрын

    Pure enjoyment to watch. Applause. Mount a cheap little BBQ rotisserie motor of 2-3rpm in your paint booth. Hang small to medium size parts from it to rotate them as you spray. Works a charm. Thanks for your videos.

  • @MrZachzippo
    @MrZachzippo2 жыл бұрын

    Very cool, I've worked with IBM computers and devices for over 50 years and have always been impressed by the innovation and quality embedded in the products.

  • @Locane256
    @Locane2562 жыл бұрын

    40:15 "It knows.... in the sense that math, exists... in this universe" best explanation of calculating cheese weight I've ever heard in my life lmao

  • @mdbigman

    @mdbigman

    2 жыл бұрын

    From Cheese to the Moon. Who'd a thunk it.

  • @mdbigman

    @mdbigman

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@icemanhunter1 Tell that to Mortimer Snerd!

  • @yellowstonejim

    @yellowstonejim

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mdbigman You're sure showing your age with that comment Mr. Bergen. Have you hear any good Herbert Hoover jokes lately?

  • @mdbigman

    @mdbigman

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yellowstonejim Sure,... Hoover sucks!

  • @That_Awesome_Guy1

    @That_Awesome_Guy1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Real time stamp is 44:10.

  • @markmayo2700
    @markmayo27002 жыл бұрын

    This one made an old man cry somewhere remembering watching his grandpa cutting cheese at the deli below the apartments the whole family lived in.

  • @danielduncan6806

    @danielduncan6806

    2 жыл бұрын

    Back when a family could still find great success. Now families are separated and scattered. The overwhelming vast majority of people are completely alone; in a situation where failure is certain doom; with no chance of coming back; and nobody to lean on for help. The only families that are great are the ones that stick together. This is usually found in the wealthiest neighborhoods. You think that is a coincidence?

  • @loleq2137

    @loleq2137

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@danielduncan6806 Wholesome

  • @nokkonokko

    @nokkonokko

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@danielduncan6806 If you're implying that poor people are poor because their families are in some way fundamentally lesser... No. Buzz off. If you're implying that the rich stay happy and rich - sure. Not a coincidence.

  • @ciarfah

    @ciarfah

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@danielduncan6806 Rich people do not report being much happier than people with enough to get by

  • @williammaxwell1919
    @williammaxwell19197 ай бұрын

    Great restoration, amazing machine. Not what I thought I'd be watching on KZread today, but very enjoyable. I've been in various traditional cheese factories in Germany but have never seen anything remotely similar to this machine

  • @gbook2
    @gbook2 Жыл бұрын

    I have never seen someone make plywood as part of a restoration. You may want to invest in (or restore) a drum sander if you make more plywood. It makes that process so much easier. Your dedication to detail is incredible, and your work is amazing!

  • @miguelangelsimonfernandez5498
    @miguelangelsimonfernandez54982 жыл бұрын

    The way to achieve a perfect bond between water decal and paint is to aply them when the paint is not quite dry but almost touch dry. The paint thus fuses with the decal and it will withstand pressure washers and the like.

  • @spinningchurro

    @spinningchurro

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had a way to store and recall on demand the thousands of these useful facts I’ll never use or only use once

  • @22KaTsh

    @22KaTsh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Clear lacquer on top - every kit model nerd knows this 😁

  • @mindwarp12

    @mindwarp12

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@22KaTsh And decal setting solution!

  • @VidarrKerr

    @VidarrKerr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@spinningchurro I use my brain to do that.

  • @uncledave8857
    @uncledave88572 жыл бұрын

    I never realized cutting the cheese was once so elegant and precise.

  • @danielduncan6806

    @danielduncan6806

    2 жыл бұрын

    Back in the day currency was tight for everyone. Precision and accuracy was everything. Today, and for a long time now, currency is so ridiculously inflated that people literally throw money on the ground and walk away. It is entirely likely you have never known a single day in your entire life where a penny was worth as much as a penny. I am 42, as of this last August, and I have never known a day, in all 42 of those years, where pennies could not just be found lying about, because people don't care too much.

  • @brentbrod6974
    @brentbrod69742 жыл бұрын

    That is beautiful. I had one of those I used for a decoration in my kitchen, but sold it when I moved. I am now regretting it after seeing your amazing restoration and demonstration. I had no idea how it worked.

  • @lukeroca5217
    @lukeroca52172 жыл бұрын

    I'm a newbie and I must confess the opening you have is freaking epic my man. I mean (insert your generic emotional family sitcom here) nostalgia had me in my happy place so thank you for that 👍

  • @Chewligan1
    @Chewligan12 жыл бұрын

    Don't you just love these over complicated strudy tools made to last thousands of years !!! This looks like a useful tool AND for 12 inch deep dish pizzas too. Great job !!

  • @hurricane567
    @hurricane5672 жыл бұрын

    "It knows.... in the sense that math, exists... in this universe" and jokes about cutting the cheese. Somewhere, Hawking is laughing.

  • @tabularasa0606

    @tabularasa0606

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sheogorath is having a field day.

  • @professorlegacy
    @professorlegacy2 жыл бұрын

    I like to watch these vids at .75 speed so they last longer. I fall asleep to them and dream about dipping things in Evapo-Rust. Best ASMR on KZread, hands down.

  • @arclight5455
    @arclight54558 ай бұрын

    It's truly amazing that this guy hasn't been sponsored by a tool company yet.

  • @sparksagain3465
    @sparksagain34652 жыл бұрын

    I felt the pain of that milling cutter breaking, pain-peko moment right there if there ever was one.

  • @BarackLesnar

    @BarackLesnar

    2 жыл бұрын

    Next video he will restore the broken end mill

  • @brandontrueblood9798
    @brandontrueblood97982 жыл бұрын

    Few times in my life have I seen any cheese cutting done with such care and precision. Truly mathematically correct cheese cutting, thank you for bringing our ancestors analog cheese cutting skills back so that generations of the future can appreciate what master cheese cutters they were. I applaud you sir.

  • @satchel87
    @satchel8711 ай бұрын

    Your intro gets me every time 😂 thank you for taking the time to do that and the time you take with your projects.

  • @timmoore6055
    @timmoore60552 жыл бұрын

    "So I hope to never do again." ROFL! what a quiet way to describe frustration! Marvelous video, and you are very talented. Thanks for sharing! and kudos to the engineer(s) who thought this up.

  • @JasonRSpenny
    @JasonRSpenny2 жыл бұрын

    As ,uch as I adore the 1920s gas powered laundry machine, this might be my new favorite machine you've restored. It feels like the right deli might actually use this, like it could still belong today.

  • @brianhaygood183

    @brianhaygood183

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sure. I'll bet there is a scale in there that, if read in dollars instead of the original cents, might do the trick!

  • @JasonRSpenny

    @JasonRSpenny

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brianhaygood183 can you explain what you mean? I saw a scale for "size of cheese wheel" and a scale for "size slice". Where do dollars and cents play into it?

  • @collinbarker

    @collinbarker

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JasonRSpenny The changeable bars were the cost per slice, which one would select. It would not take much to update, just a new sticker (like the one he made) with a proper degree to dollar ratio for today's prices

  • @mgbrv8
    @mgbrv82 жыл бұрын

    You can’t know how happy it makes me that you haven’t changed your intro. 🙏 Arigato Handtoolsan

  • @arianavail
    @arianavail Жыл бұрын

    As a cheese lover who watches vids like these before bed, now I’m hungry and I want one of these. A fascinating machine!

  • @Far2hip
    @Far2hip2 жыл бұрын

    Always interesting watching another person that loves working with old school machines and tools. Love the hand crafted look that forms in the result. Beautiful work my friend. 👍🏻😎👍🏻

  • @ArnoHelmchen
    @ArnoHelmchen2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if modern times IBM come apart that easily. Stunning, Mr. HTR. Thanks!

  • @pogostix6097
    @pogostix60972 жыл бұрын

    Huh... I knew IBM did mechanical calculators before the digital revolution, I had no idea that extended to cheese cutters. What a weird little gadget! I love it. Excellent restoration as always! I love watching your videos, they're very satisfying, and make the anxiety gremlins shut up for a bit.

  • @ramonalocksmith435
    @ramonalocksmith4352 жыл бұрын

    this was fascinating. I never imagined IBM made cheese wheel cutting calculators. Brass is a finicky material to work with, and you did well with only one broken tool. Job very well done!

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @ramonalocksmith435

    @ramonalocksmith435

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@greatestevar I have no other account. You have mistaken me for someone else.

  • @MrSteve280
    @MrSteve280 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the narrative at the end. I see you bridged that fine line between unnecessarily complex and computing.

  • @stevenpaige2005
    @stevenpaige20052 жыл бұрын

    I wished this were live so i could tell him about the levers and what they were for. My mother had one from her father. She kept it in great shape. It was mostly for decoration. But, it was cool to see how it worked

  • @starkiller9897

    @starkiller9897

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome this must have been revolutionary in its day!!

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @ericwebster4352

    @ericwebster4352

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, ffs why don't you tell us what the levers are for?! Lol

  • @jasonmurawski5877

    @jasonmurawski5877

    2 жыл бұрын

    What are they for? Genuinely curious as they dont look to serve much use to me

  • @That_Awesome_Guy1

    @That_Awesome_Guy1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonmurawski5877 Did you not watch the video? He explains what they are for.

  • @dfullerton93
    @dfullerton932 жыл бұрын

    An amazing machine. Imagine all the calibration measurements that must have gone in to figuring the angles of the original weight of the wheels to get the right amounts at a final cut. beautiful to watch it all!

  • @danielblocker8008
    @danielblocker80082 жыл бұрын

    Perfect video! After explaining the mechanism I wa hoping you'd cut some cheese and verify the accuracy and you did not disappoint! Awesome vid as always!

  • @Leib33
    @Leib332 жыл бұрын

    I feel so privileged knowing that the "thunk" as the camera approached the sand blasting box was an inside joke between "the insiders" and you as your forehead bonked the viewing window!

  • @jamesbizs

    @jamesbizs

    2 жыл бұрын

    The thunk was the camera hitting the box.

  • @Leib33

    @Leib33

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jamesbizs Maybe, but he's shown his head hitting the window on camera so many times that kind of seems like the default here. When we see the camera actually hitting the box then I'll agree. It doesn't appear in the video that the camera actually ever gets close enough to the box that it would have hit it.

  • @willj1598
    @willj15982 жыл бұрын

    Too awesome. IBM spent a long time in the business of machines doing calculation from a cheese cutter, to adding machines, to CNC and computers, love or hate them they've certainly stuck with it.

  • @bogdanvasile535

    @bogdanvasile535

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well....it's a Lenovo cheese cutter now. 😂

  • @willj1598

    @willj1598

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bogdanvasile535 Indeed

  • @andrewahern3730

    @andrewahern3730

    19 күн бұрын

    They made the Hollerith tabulating machine and leased it to Germany in the 1930s and 40s. It's okay to have way more hate than love for them.

  • @Joannesyoga
    @Joannesyoga2 жыл бұрын

    Love the slightly mad bloke in the basement ambience, with scatterings of mess style restoration. It makes me smile.

  • @trueaussie9230
    @trueaussie92302 жыл бұрын

    Great restoration. Anyone who thinks / says old technology is useless should see this. No plastic or electronics. It's not likely to break or wear out any time soon.

  • @ElTurbinado
    @ElTurbinado Жыл бұрын

    3rd cheese cutter restoration vid in a row... not my most weirdly specific binge but definitely in the top 5

  • @shanerountree3623
    @shanerountree36232 жыл бұрын

    Of all the steps involved, I truly appreciate the milling portion as you showed the mistake exactly as it happened. I wish more people woudl show the mishaps as part of the process, and not as an 'blooper reel' or just pretend it didn't' happen at all....

  • @SteveBakerIsHere

    @SteveBakerIsHere

    2 жыл бұрын

    That end mill looked expensive too!

  • @Rope_Adope
    @Rope_Adope2 жыл бұрын

    You always find the coolest shit. I’m always impressed by, not only the refurb, but the quality of mfr and ingenuity from the past. We def don’t give enough credit for our previous generations cleverness Any time I see or hear ‘It should have been impossible back then…” I send them to this channel lol

  • @periclescosta2068

    @periclescosta2068

    2 жыл бұрын

    Few things reach the coolness level of a cheese-cutting device made by IBM of all things

  • @derschwartzadder

    @derschwartzadder

    2 жыл бұрын

    The irony is, were it not for the inaccuracies of manufacture, the "old" versions should be more accurate than the digital approximations of today.

  • @alakani

    @alakani

    2 жыл бұрын

    Machinists were building gear driven computers in 100 BC, using technologies that weren’t rediscovered until the 1500’s. I’ll give you one guess what caused 1600+ years of stupid

  • @masamaeda9217

    @masamaeda9217

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alakani Religion

  • @D-Vinko

    @D-Vinko

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@derschwartzadder Incorrect. Digital "approximations" are not approximations at all, they're literal perfect representations of mathematical certainty, based on the unchanging speed of light in a known medium, through the unchanging electronic pulses of a quartz crystal, to the PERFECTLY measured, based on the speed of light, sub-micron level gearing systems of today which allow you to make variations in movement SO SMALL, you can literally move ATOMS to make a movie kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYd3uplxXZuToZM.html You LITERALLY said the most backward thing possible in this way. "If not for the inability to make accurate things, it would be more accurate than today" that's like saying "I would've won if you didn't win" If they were more accurate, they would've been. There are still tools, untouched from that time, without a day of age on them due to sitting an a protected, dry, low circulation environment; and those tools are not anywhere near as accurate as today's digital tools. You wanna know 1 hobby that disproves your theory entirely? FIREARMS. Firearms throughout history have been the pinnacle of engineering, due to their exceptionally carefully measured parts. How does this disprove your point? NONE OF THE PARTS OF ANY GUN FROM THOSE TIMES CAN BE INTERCHANGED, BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE AND MEASURED BY PEOPLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY NONE OF THEM MATCH. Parts from 1930s and 1940s lugers aren't always interchangeable, often they're not at all. Many guns from the time do not have parts, because they don't make them anymore, and often they have to be custom produced; because that's how they were made in the past; from a blueprint or a rough draft of what the end result should be. If their measurement tools were so accurate, HOW did that happen?

  • @X400DYL
    @X400DYL2 жыл бұрын

    Stumbled on this, no idea how but enjoyed watching, Got to say though when you were using the Bandsaw to cut the brass I could not watch , I really thought you were going to loose fingers Anyway great restore , great work :)

  • @JettRhoads
    @JettRhoads Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been on a hand tool rescue binge. It’s 2 am and now I really want cheese. What a cool machine! the geometry of the levers is fantastic

  • @SomeGuyFromOttawa
    @SomeGuyFromOttawa2 жыл бұрын

    The fact you used it on a baby bell is just the most perfect ending!

  • @rockingbalboa6025
    @rockingbalboa60252 жыл бұрын

    That will be my explanation to my older family members with regards to anything computing. "It just knows in the sense that math exists, in this universe." Thank you Hand Tool Rescue!

  • @patrickmchose7472
    @patrickmchose74722 жыл бұрын

    This was an awesome vid I had to watch it twice! For those of you contemplating purchasing a Hand Tool Rescue Wrench - do not hesitate!!! Mine came in just a few days and its pure tool sculpture. ENJOY

  • @DamacusSquared
    @DamacusSquared Жыл бұрын

    Things like this is why I tell people if you can think it, if you can dream it then it's possible. A simple machine over 100 years old, with a little TLC still does exactly what it's intended to do, how it's intended to do it with as much accuracy as the day it was made. This is why I'm CONSTANTLY stressing to people that if you take care of your equipment it will take care of you.

  • @philipB31
    @philipB312 жыл бұрын

    Once again, you have inspired awe in us lesser beings. I always love seeing your brass work on the lathe, it never ceases to amaze me the attention to detail (always the little subtleties) and the final finishes you put into your work. Thank you, as always, for sharing such lovely projects.

  • @RSMrPony
    @RSMrPony2 жыл бұрын

    when you cut the cheese and it weighed correctly i was honestly surprised, such a cool piece of cheese cutting history.

  • @shootadeah
    @shootadeah Жыл бұрын

    Its crazy this is that old but the engineering and OZ calculation is so accurate! Nice job man!

  • @xeganhive6892
    @xeganhive68927 ай бұрын

    First thought this was one of those fake restoration videos, Glad I watched the whole thing through and saw the craftsmanship in creating the missing parts along with the explaination at the end of how it works. It surprised me at how intricate and accurate the machine acturally worked seeing the demonstration. Kuddos for the effort put into this restoration and I hope it's found a good home in a deli being used daily.

  • @DerwoGezwungenwurde
    @DerwoGezwungenwurde2 жыл бұрын

    Havent stopped by for a while so i didnt know the intro. "Emotionally distant Garbage on the floor" really killed me. Thanks for your awesome videos! Greetings from Germany.

  • @thenonoman

    @thenonoman

    2 жыл бұрын

    Earlier in the pandemic it was "socially distant garbage on the floor."

  • @jessevanmierle5752

    @jessevanmierle5752

    2 жыл бұрын

    For if you haven't seen the extended intro yet: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qmirk7KenKrZd5s.html

  • @DerwoGezwungenwurde

    @DerwoGezwungenwurde

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jessevanmierle5752 Thank you! Really enjoyed the extended version. As another user said: "Nothing says quality content like a 90´s montage intro" :-)

  • @ofsinope
    @ofsinope2 жыл бұрын

    What a bizarre device. Thanks for letting us share your bafflement. I was so stoked when the cheese weighed 8oz

  • @karbalababy
    @karbalababy11 ай бұрын

    I love how you use the key to the forest for the slotted screws. Nice touch

  • @Arrowed_Sparrow
    @Arrowed_Sparrow2 жыл бұрын

    That is such an awesome machine. I'm absolutely fascinated by older... "Smart devices"..for lack of a better word lol. Seeing how accurate these old gear, cog and lever machines can be. From a proper automata to a cheese cutter, it's always awesome.

  • @stevenbest6408
    @stevenbest64082 жыл бұрын

    You're right, this is AMAZING! I was in total "WTF" mode with you at the beginning as well looking at a levered mechanism .. for a cheese cutter. But seeing & hearing your explanation with the demo was a real mind blowing experience. Honestly, this is one where I wanted to stand up and applaud the designer for his brilliance! Really great restoration also with applause. Thanks for posting this one!

  • @andrewbergmann4193
    @andrewbergmann41932 жыл бұрын

    Just finished listening to Stephen Fry’s podcast. He goes in to great detail about how IBM and other companies started and the extreme measures they took to protect their patents early on. A very interesting listen and an awesome video to put it into perspective.

  • @chesh1re_cat
    @chesh1re_cat2 жыл бұрын

    Wow that's amazing. I bet that's the most advanced machine this IBM company will ever make

  • @daveys
    @daveys3 ай бұрын

    A fantastic piece of historical equipment! Beautiful resto on this as usual too Eric!

  • @krissteel4074
    @krissteel40742 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic machine, people who invented this stuff really were on a whole other level

  • @tomhsia4354

    @tomhsia4354

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's how we did stuff back then. We didn't have computer chips, so we had to get creative. I suggest watching the 2 videos by Technology Connection on jukeboxes and the Sunbeam Radiant Toaster to view a couple rather spectacular examples. Juke boxes back in the day, before computer chips existed, used nothing but relays and clever circuitry to remember the customer's selection and pick records. The Sunbeam Radiant Toaster uses nothing but simple circuits to deliver consistent results, regardless of whether your toast was frozen, preheated, or room temperature.

  • @UrMomGoes2College
    @UrMomGoes2College2 жыл бұрын

    I think this rebuild showed your versatility in your different skills as it looks like you used just about every tool you have in the shop!

  • @bene6270

    @bene6270

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finally!! I was waiting for this one

  • @DereckLunar
    @DereckLunar Жыл бұрын

    A great display of how mathematics and geometry relate. And how it can be applied to everyday things.

  • @Aelric78
    @Aelric782 жыл бұрын

    Legitimately one of the coolest devices I've seen you restore. Very cool, thanks HTR!

  • @olivertwist9003
    @olivertwist90032 жыл бұрын

    I just love this channel, it shows technique how to restore old tools which tell story; and how they work which show how people from long ago solve problems although sometimes it's over-engineered.😂

  • @steveelford97
    @steveelford972 жыл бұрын

    This actually is amazing. Imagine the engineering that went into that, friggen IBM knocked that one out of the park!

  • @ElTurbinado
    @ElTurbinado Жыл бұрын

    of all the cheese cutters i've seen restored, this one by far has the most computing power

  • @tarasalad
    @tarasalad Жыл бұрын

    What an incredible design! I have no idea how you can determine all the details you need to know to properly restore these, but it's amazing! 💗

  • @stephenbridges2791
    @stephenbridges27912 жыл бұрын

    That is one very amazing machine. Very well done restoration. If I could offer a suggestion, you may want to consider a pair of Kevlar gloves. I wish I had a pair about 30 years ago. If I had, I would have all ten fingertips instead of just nine. Nevertheless, very good job.

  • @merehamaotearoa2383
    @merehamaotearoa23832 жыл бұрын

    That was fascinating to watch from old back to new again and having the right use of machinery to reproduce replacement parts was amazing to watch - I thoroughly enjoyed watching your ingenuity of putting it all back together - it probably works better than when it was first invented. Knowing what to do was amazing. Far out!!! Your explanation of how each lever worked was brilliant between weight and price is indeed a well-deserved name for it as the "Computing Cheese Cutter". You deserve well-earned pay for a brilliant job well done!!! Thanks for sharing.

  • @docE3885
    @docE38852 жыл бұрын

    Damm!! If I hadn’t watched you take it apart and clean it then mill the replacement parts there is no way I would believe that it is the same cutter you started with. Great work u got a subscriber.

  • @mikemorris3890
    @mikemorris38902 жыл бұрын

    This is the first video of yours where I heard you speak... and for good reason. I too wondered how we ever lived without cheese computers till just this moment. Bravo!

  • @fredrichardson9761
    @fredrichardson97612 жыл бұрын

    Wow, great restoration and really interesting device! I believe the original floppy disk was made out of cheese - the lever just sets the number of bites you want. It wasn't until recently that people started taking mega bites...

  • @NeverNotMaking
    @NeverNotMaking2 жыл бұрын

    As soon as this video started, I said “He’s going to cut a tiny wheel of cheese.”

  • @Maxispapa
    @Maxispapa2 жыл бұрын

    19:00 Never direct the direction of force on the movable jaw of the vice when milling. It is particularly difficult with brass, as it tends to pull the cutting edge into itself. You learn something like this in the 1st year for skilled metal workers! But also good that you show this ... so thumbs up. A little tip for milling brass next time: D15mm finishing cutter (2000rpm) in counter-rotation, hand-guided feed and the infeed no more than 3mm laterally. (depth no more than 5mm). Protects your tools and the machine.

  • @sb5838

    @sb5838

    2 жыл бұрын

    STEM is good but America needs people with the working knowledge of things that provide the everyday standards of living, blue collar jobs, to keep things going. And little comments like yours Maxis, help too!

  • @AZStarYT

    @AZStarYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in a tool and die shop. As he was doing this, I was remembering some obscure lesson my Dad taught me about this (60 years ago - a dim memory), and I thought to myself *he's taking awfully deep cuts* and a few seconds later it happened.

  • @gregfeneis609

    @gregfeneis609

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also, appears he's in the habit of clamping the work at one end of a vise's jaws or the other. Likely because it's easier to capture what's being done on video. On the beautiful worn out vises that he uses, the moveable jaw easily gets out of parallel with the fixed jaw when the work isn't clamped in the center. This tends to limit the clamping force to a small spot on the work and it easily pops up. If it's necessary to clamp work at one end of an old vise's jaws, it's a good idea to clamp something of near thickness to the work at the opposite end of the jaws to help keep the moveable jaw parallel with the fixed jaw as the vise is tightened.

  • @DAAI741

    @DAAI741

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sb5838 why the but? Machining is definitely STEM

  • @gilbatzri1408

    @gilbatzri1408

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gregfeneis609 I saw a "Fractal Vise" restored on this channel if I recall would something like that be better for this situation?

  • @bruceogletree7995
    @bruceogletree79952 жыл бұрын

    Amazing to me that I watched a 45-minute video about restoring a cheese cutter. Awesome work, great restoration!

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