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THE WORKS SHOP
Canada
Приєднався 8 чер 2020
As an enthusiast of anything old or mechanical I am forever tinkering around the shop. Fixing broken toys, trying to figure out why the kettle stopped working, refinishing something to give it a second life, or building a project from scratch.
I hope this channel will inspire people to tackle projects of their own; don’t throw that old item away, make it better and keep enjoying it. Save money and build confidence and pride by doing a project yourself. I don’t always know what I’m doing but I do it anyway and I have fun!
If you enjoy my videos, please throw me a like and consider subscribing.
You can follow me on Instagram to see what I'm working on next: the_works_shop
I hope this channel will inspire people to tackle projects of their own; don’t throw that old item away, make it better and keep enjoying it. Save money and build confidence and pride by doing a project yourself. I don’t always know what I’m doing but I do it anyway and I have fun!
If you enjoy my videos, please throw me a like and consider subscribing.
You can follow me on Instagram to see what I'm working on next: the_works_shop
DIY Resole Old Slippers Using Glue and Basic Tools
I have a favourite pair of ‘dad’ slippers and the bottoms were all cracked and coming off. I glued the toe and heel a few years ago but they sole continued to break and crack. I ordered some universal rubber replacement soles on Amazon and set to work saving them from the rubbish bin.
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Change the wheel and brake on a children’s scooter
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My kids used this scooter so hard they flat-spotted the rear wheel and snapped the brake off! The original parts were hard to get and expensive to ship so I turned to Amazon and found parts that worked great! The scooter I fix here is a 3 wheeled Globber brand scooter, the front wheels have LEDs in them but I am only replacing the rear wheel which does not light up. I did see front wheels on Am...
Repair a plastic under-body automotive panel without glue
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Changing my oil this past spring I noticed that over winter, a chunk of road ice must have taken out one of the plastic underbody panels on the family hauler. Being that I’m cheap and I have no emotional attachment to this vehicle, I decided to try to fix it with a soldering iron. I could use plastic weld/glue…but that would cost money. Did I mention that I am cheap? Leave a comment if there is...
Cutting apart an LED bulb to see what’s inside because I was bored!
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There are a lot of different household LED bulbs on the market, some look very unique, while others look very traditional. This one looks like it could be an old-school glass incandescent bulb, but it feels very durable. It happened to fail long before the expected life so I thought I might as well gain something from its early demise and relieve my curiosity. In this quick little video, I see ...
Polish That Cloudy Hamster Ball and Make it Clear
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Our hamster loves running around in her plastic ball. The problem is that the plastic is very soft and the hard floors and things she bangs into causes it to get very hazy after just a few months. These cost $20-25 Canadian and the idea of buying a new one and throwing the old one away 4 times a year didn’t sit right with me. I decided to see if I could bring some of the clarity back so we didn...
Dirty Old Exhaust Clean and Restore Before Selling
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This aftermarket exhaust has been on my car since I bought it 11 years ago. I am getting old and I find it a little on the loud side, it’s much better suited to a young person who loves attention. I decided to sell it but before I did, I gave it a thorough clean so that I can get the best money on the used market, and sell it fast. Here are some links to items you may need to do this type of re...
Vintage Ratcheting Carpenter's Brace Complete Restoration with New Handles
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I got this old carpenter's brace from a box of junk and it was missing one of the handles, and badly rusted. I didn’t own a brace up until this point so I thought it would be the perfect time to restore it, so I have one in my tool collection. The original top handle was covered in brass and it’s very interesting how it was made, I couldn’t save it, but I like my new handle better Here are so...
Restoring a yellowed dirty 80's Nintendo NES Advantage arcade style joystick game controller
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I remember how kickass this was when I was 12. Adjustable turbo speed buttons, arcade joystick, non-stop winning! I got lucky and landed this one that works and was just on the dirty side with some heavy yellowing on some parts. See how it all comes apart and how I managed to clean it up nicely. Here are some links to items I used in the video: High watt UV Light: amzn.to/3tLLy14 UV LED tape li...
Best Silver Polish - Polishing grandma's silver with power tools, toothpaste and more
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I have some old silver-plated items from my grandparents’ house and they haven’t been polished in ages. I wondered what the best product I had laying around was to use to bring the shine back, if power tools would make it faster, and if other things like WD-40 or toothpaste would work. Here are some links to items I used in this video: Wenol Polish: amzn.to/397iR6O Never Dull Polish: amzn.to/39...
Restoring This Rusty Old Floor Drain For No Reason At All
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I have this floor drain in my shop, it’s from 1955. It was really gross and rusty and I thought, how embarrassing, what if someone sees this? Maybe I'm crazy or just over isolated but this was totally worth it. Here are links to some of the tools I used in this video: Small shank grinding bits: amzn.to/3f94cfc Large shank grinding bits: amzn.to/3tObQ2E Belt sander: amzn.to/2PoAqbd Please consid...
Restoring a Rusty Old Keyhole Saw
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I didn’t have a keyhole saw so when I came across this one in a bundle of other saws at a yard sale I couldn’t resist. It had some broken teeth, it was dull and very rusty. I kept the original blade but I made it nice to use with very little cost, just some elbow grease. Please consider Subscribing to my channel! Follow me on Instagram: the_works_shop
Cheap and easy DIY: How to Fix Broken Particle Board Furniture
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Particle board is a man-made wood product that is used to make a lot of cabinets and furniture, especially items you buy at big-box stores. The problem is that it splits and breaks easily and once it’s breaking there is no strength left in it. The good thing is that it’s relatively easy to repair. Particle board is made of wood pulp, chips, or sawdust that has been soaked in adhesive then press...
Watch This Before You Replace Your 72 Pin NES Connector
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The dreaded blinking red light: The bane of every middle-aged adult who is trying to relive part of their childhood through a 30 year old video game system. The cause is typically a bad connection between the game cartridge and the system. That can be caused by damage, but more often than not it’s decades of dirt, corrosion and abuse that has taken its toll. Before you replace the 72 pin connec...
I Sharpen and Refinish a $2 Block Plane
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I found a block plane at a yard sale for $2! It was beat up and dull but with some elbow grease I made it look much better and actually plane wood again! I love finding old tools to add to my work shop. Please consider Subscribing to my channel! Leave a comment if there is content you would like to see, or if you have any questions. Follow me on Instagram: the_works_shop
Easy DIY How to Properly Clean the Contacts on Old Game Cartridges
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Sometimes old game cartridges don’t work well! In some cases like with the original NES it might be a problem with the connection inside the game console, but if you’ve already fixed or replaced that and you still have problems with some games, try this! The old Nintendo cartridges needed a special screw driver, the link for the one I purchased is below. Otherwise all you need is some 1500 grit...
DIY Easy How to Rewire and Refinish a Lamp
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DIY Easy How to Rewire and Refinish a Lamp
How To Fix Dead Vertical Lines on an Original Game Boy
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How To Fix Dead Vertical Lines on an Original Game Boy
The Basics of How to Wrap Parts in Real Carbon Fiber
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The Basics of How to Wrap Parts in Real Carbon Fiber
Easy DIY How to Fix Game Boy Buttons So They Work Every Time You Press Them
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Easy DIY How to Fix Game Boy Buttons So They Work Every Time You Press Them
Easy How To Remove and Re-use BMW S54 Throttle Body Boot Clamps
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Easy How To Remove and Re-use BMW S54 Throttle Body Boot Clamps
Kids Digital Camera from Amazon DIY Fix When the Lens Pops Off
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Kids Digital Camera from Amazon DIY Fix When the Lens Pops Off
DIY Cheap Simple Modern Concrete Patio Umbrella Base
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DIY Cheap Simple Modern Concrete Patio Umbrella Base
Market Find - Vintage Hand Drill Restoration
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Market Find - Vintage Hand Drill Restoration
Greasy Rusty Old Japanese Bench Vise Restoration
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Greasy Rusty Old Japanese Bench Vise Restoration
How to Convert a Kids Bike into a Balance Bike
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How to Convert a Kids Bike into a Balance Bike
DIY Mid-century Solid Wood Dresser Restoration
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DIY Mid-century Solid Wood Dresser Restoration
Since it takes all night to set up, I probably would have used epoxy, esp on the cracked areas. This would soak in better.
That was great, thanks!
Can wood glue + sawdust be replaced with super glue + sawdust?
You can try but I suspect it won't work as well. Superglue tends to be a bit more watery and better for creating bonds between solid parts. It's also significantly more expensive than wood glue by volume. If you're repairing a small crack it might work fine, but for larger chips and missing chunks I think you'll be better off with wood glue.
Man! I never knew they even sell these separately. Thank you for the video.
You're welcome, I'm glad the video helped!
Great video! For the first repair, are you able to drill into it?
Yes, but if you're drilling a pilot hole for a wood screw, as with all particle boards there will be limitations. You'd need to drill a slightly larger hole than if you were just drilling a pilot hole into solid wood because particle board tends to split if there's too much pressure from a screw going in. If it's just a hole for a fastener to pass through the part then you're good to go!
@@THEWORKSSHOP Thank you!
No help wud no explanations,, annoying video
What a superb restoration! My husband offers a few suggestions, if he may. The middle handle can be cut in half first and glued back with a piece of paper in between. It can then be drilled and turned on a mandrel and afterwards simply split with a sharp chisel (dilute the glue a little) and then re-glued. (Cocktail sticks can be used as locators before final gluing)This will avoid nasty glue lines. (Incidentally, what grit did you use on your polishing mop, please?) Also, please line the jaws on your vice with a piece of lead or copper to avoid marking the work. Finally, my partner says, please, please, please, please treat yourself to a lathe. (The plywood top handle is super!) With best wishes from the UK. Veronique.
2 issues with this. #1 how do i save the hole where the missing board is and how long do i let it cure once i get the mixture in place
Excellent, thank you.
Well done. You remind me of my plumber. He charged me $110/hr for the same thing... 😅
Saw the ultimate secret is to keep saw dust.
Interesting that toothpaste worked!!!😜
Thanks for the video. I was thinking of doing this for my son. Now I got the direction.
omg I have the exact same problem with the exact same game
- С низу надо было фанерку прибить , чтобы пыль и всякие насекомые 🕷 не попадали во внутрь ‼️
I have a Cinematronics Star Castle cabinet that is all particle board construction. This is how the prior owner “fixed” the missing plastic T-molding on the entire right side edge of cabinet.. Get this, he filled the T-slot 9/16” deep grove with Bondo, then painted the entire edge and Bondo with black paint.. He did a sloppy job of all this, and it caused the particle board to swell making the side panel thicker than it should be along the entire edge. I’m wondering how the hell I am going to fix this most brain dead of arcade cabinet “repairs”.. His cabinet repair is a criminal offense! And it blows my mind that he would do such a stupid thing. The only reason I bought the damn thing is because it had all its matching numbers pc boards and its original final assembly checklist that you never find in these cabinets. It’s like finding a classic car that’s matching numbers with its factory broadcast sheet still with it. All he needed to do, was some minor repairs like you show in the video and get and install new T-molding. Both sides of the cabinet still have original vinyl art intact, on outside, and black vinyl, on the inside, of the board. Every time I look at this cabinet it pisses me off what he did to it and it depresses me at the same time.
The question is, how does it look a few months later? I found that silver cloths are the only thing that maintain the rhodium plating
Very nice work
I’m a teen so if something like this breaks it’s not like i can just go buy another one. So thank you so much for making this video your a goat
I don't have a lathe...Missed opportunity for Guile's Theme. Still, great job.
I love the ending how it says it works but doesn't show it.
I didn’t sand anything but I bent up the pins and it absolutely worked.
Taking those machines to that silver will wear down the silver to reveal the base-metal. Will ruin it in no time.
What type of glue did he use? Just wood glue? Can you put a screw in it once it dries?
I used common wood glue. Yes can you can put a screw through after, but like with all of these types of materials, make sure you drill a adequately sized pilot hole first, or the screw will just split the 'wood'.
the jump cut at the end makes me suspect it still didn't work on the first try..
Great video!!!!
Don't buy particle board anything. Not worth fixing.
In this case, it was a kitchen drawer from the 1950's or 60's, and it was worth fixing. The in-laws are still using it! I agree though, it should be avoided where possible.
Excellent! You just saved me thousands in repairing my old kitchen cabinets. Fun and rewarding project coming up. Thank you!
PLZ READ THIS on the camera when i press the on button it wouldn’t turn on its been in charge for a day i checked if it was plugged in properly the same thing happened to my friend CAN YOU MAKE A VIDEO SHOWING HOW TO FIX THIS IF ITS ABLE TO BE FIXED???
Thanks!
Exceedingly helpful video! Thank you for taking your time and showing all the steps for each piece. I love your creativity using the materials and tools you had at hand. A lot of these videos are machine porn in dream-size workshops. Gorgeous restoration!
What you took in consideration to decide the shape, weight & size of the umbrella base? To keep the pole in place is safer if you drill thru holes to the pole & the sleeve, install screw and bolt to keep them together.
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What did you spray on the finished product?
NIce job! What did you spray on the finished drain?
Great makeover for an old tool. Plus useful working tool solutions. Thank you
"Other people's dirt is gross," but my own is just fine 😜
What size of plumbing tube you used ?
I used 2" but it will depend on the size of your umbrella, it's best to measure and make sure the inside diameter of the pipe will slide over it.
I gotta say, a belt sander sanding a piece of wood being turned in a drill press Chuck was one of the more enjoyable “hey y’all, watch ‘is“ moments I’ve had in a while!
Perfect. Great video and wonderful ideas on how I can move forward, thank you.
this saved me thank you for your video gonna fix those torn part of the dresser
I use colgate white toothpast It works great ..And clay base cleaner made for stoves silver copper sinks and more ..
So people in the comments, we gather here on behlaf of our broken Ikea furniture, am i right?
I just got an IKEA drawer yesterday and it already caved lol
😂😂😂❤
Lol can't be bothered making new boxes out of MDF
the screen is not working what to do
Someone should sue companies that put together s*** like this. What were they thinking? Expect drawers to be held with sawdust? Wtf!?
Sadly, people often buy based on price, and sawdust and glue is a very cheap way to get something that looks like plywood at a fraction of the cost. On the bright side, it can be fixed with more glue and sawdust!
This must feel very satisfying for the Game Boy Color.
Hello. my question is: We reset this little machine from the settings section on the screen. But now we can't open it again. The red light does not come on even when the charging cable is plugged in. How should we solve this? Thanks😊
Congratulation Sir.🎉
Contratu
can you post a link to the cement used? I tried making this umbrella base but the cement i got from The Home Depot contains more gravel than cement
I used one that was more of a sand mix (I believe there were small stones in it) rather than the larger stone mix you might use for fence posts. I don't recall exactly which it was.
Great video! Great help! Thanks!