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Tinkerer101
Приєднався 24 лис 2020
How to Remove the Base From a Hermes Baby Typewriter
Getting the case base off of a 1938 Baby to access the underside.
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Ice Cream Scoop Disassembly and Cleaning (fast and easy)
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Vintage Hamilton Beach scooper gets a refurb.
Estwing Leather Handle Restoration (step by step)
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Rebuilding the leather handle on my ‘73 hatchet.
Generator break in oil change (surprising amount of metal in the oil!)
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Wanted to show how much metal I found in my generator oil change. This is the second oil change after 3 hours run time with no load. First change was at 1 hour (sorry I didn’t record that).
Are you still getting metal shavings to this day? Are you running a magnetic dipstick as well? And if so how does it look
Hi - just changed it after 64 total hours of use and am still getting metal shavings (this is my third oil change). The particles are smaller - look like small grains of sand, but still like the Milky Way in the oil tub. Was not using a magnetic dipstick, but that’s a great idea. Are these uniform size or do they differ per generator?
What solution did you use to clean the parts? Was that just soap and water or a chemical wash of some kind? Also why didn’t you refinish the handle? Thank you!!
@@drewpalazzotto245 Sorry about late response. I diluted some Simple Green in water. Soap and water would work also.
Thanks. I used mild soap and water. I just started repainting handle (original red) Looking for an original renovation. Mine looks to be the same one. This was my mother’s and it’s 60 years old. I’d like to pass it down to my kids.
@@drewpalazzotto245 Oh cool!! I love how durable they are. It’ll probably last another 60 years.
Great job. It looks like I have one leather piece missing on my 80s hatchet. Gap of about 1/8 inch on n the end just before end plate. Not sure if the leather is dried out and shrunk or one is actually missing. How did you get the peens off and did you use the originals and just flatten them again?
I was able to file down the outside of the peens and finally pry off the end cap. I compressed some of the final leather pieces by hitting them with hammer to make sure I had enough room to get the end metal piece back on and still be able to peen the ends again.
Ive restored several Estwing leather gripped tools. Your final results are very nice. One thing i do is I apply "ShoeGoo" between the washers. Gives it a lot of stability for long lasting use. Also, i dip the sanded handles in laquer. Anyway, keep up the great work!
Great tip! Thanks for the info!
Great video. Obviously not a simple project. I like that you did not use epoxy when putting the leather strips in place. I am not sure why others use epoxy, but Estwing did not. I have an old hammer of my father's. I am inspired by your excellent video. Kudos.
Thanks! Yeah I noticed a lot of people used epoxy which left no room to fix anything. Good luck on the hammer!
This makes me feel a lot better about taking on this task for my first time. Not saying you make it look easy. But easier than I was expecting. Thanks!
Sure thing - good luck!
Melt the wax in with a hairdryer or heat gun. Then buff. Also wetting the leather helps during sanding
Thanks - will try this!
As someone who runs generators daily. I would have to say westinghouse has been one of the worst i have had. Most poeple only use them for 3 to 5 days out of the year if that. The first thing that will go on it will be the pull cord. Not the cord itself but the wings flaps that turn the fly wheel
Oh no - thanks for the heads up.
Use a hairdryer to melt the wax into the leather.
Great idea - thanks!
I wonder where you could find the correct return springs? I just started collecting the vintage Hamilton Beach dippers. No broken sweeper springs on any of them however, thanks for showing me how to take them apart for deep cleaning.
Sure thing - thanks for watching!
I just bought a 13000 Duromax dual fuel generator. After watching your video I checked the oil it was dark, changed the oil and found allot of metal. going to run it another hour and keep doing it until the shavings disappear.
Yeah it’s shocking how much metal is in there.
@@billhenry6085this is why I won't use synthetic oils in my generator. Conventional oils do a great job by taking out these metal shavings. Besides that, why should I use an oil formulated for LSPI in an engine with overhead valves and no timing chain?? These OHV engines have very loose requirements (API SE OR ABOVE) , So I don't see the need using synthetic oils in these engines as monograde oils can effectively clean these small engines
@@danteerskine7678 Good to know. I didn’t realize regular oil was better at getting the shavings out. Thanks - will save me some $$!
My 2000W Champion also has a lot of shavings - more than you, after 5h break in with basically no load. Champion says to replace the oil first time at 5 hours. I'm going to switch to synthetic and replace it again in 3 hours see how it goes. No way I'm going to do the next oil change after 50 hours as in the manual
Wow - yeah I was blown away at how many particles were in the oil. A lot of damage would be done at 50 hours of those shaving’s running through the motor.
really nice looking job. Question, what did you use for the white and dark spacer rings? I'm working on one now and the old ones have disintegrated.
They were the original rings, I was lucky that they were still intact. They are plastic so you might be able to McGiver some from PVC?
Another thought is to cut some rings out of plastic cutting boards and drill out the centers. You could then sand down the outside along with the leather.
Great job and video
Thanks!
Hey, nice build. thanks.
Thanks!
Great video. Maybe cut the length of leather in stripes and then cut disc shapes. Just a thought. Really enjoyed it.
Great idea -thanks for the tip!
Looks good bud
Thanks Terry!
Nice job! I have one that needs a handle. I’ll try your method! FYI Amazon is much cheaper for leather. Thanks!
Thanks Ken!