Vintage Air Compressor Restoration | 1969 Iwata Minicom

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  • Опубліковано 19 лис 2024

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  • @troyna77
    @troyna77 4 роки тому +22

    You are making difference with how people look at old and broken machinery. if everyone did this we would have less waste. Fantastic job!

  • @jamesbrooks2132
    @jamesbrooks2132 4 роки тому +27

    Splendid restoration. I have an OCD problem when watching mechanical restoration videos, but have learned that your videos never trigger it. Sweet relief... Thank you brother! Keep it up! BTW...does anyone else find it remarkable that this air compressor was made the same year mankind first walked on the moon?
    What is your initial reaction to this: "Simplicity x (Precision + Top Quality Materials) = Functionally Sustainable Heirlooms" ...wow im a dork.

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much for sharing!

    • @BloodyClash
      @BloodyClash 4 роки тому

      Though it's that super old it still seems to work like modern. Just what might be interesting is how much power it draws from the line...maybe there modern compressors are a bit ahead (cheaper power bills 😁)

    • @juris.m
      @juris.m 3 роки тому

      @@gear_show how many hp

  • @mekateknik3717
    @mekateknik3717 4 роки тому +3

    I am also renovating my 1989 compressor. It was 30 years old and it was time to give it a makeover!
    Hello from France ...

    • @jimi272
      @jimi272 5 місяців тому

      I hope you bought a new Tank for it. Pressure Tanks are no joke! At least get it checked…

  • @jgaffney6
    @jgaffney6 4 роки тому +2

    Wow what a talented man. Very Good. I could watch him all day 🧐

  • @gordbaker896
    @gordbaker896 4 роки тому +44

    Since that Pressure Tank is 50 years old, It should be tested Hydrostatically at 1.5 times working pressure.
    If it is rated at 100 psi, then test it full of water at 150 psi. You may need a special pump to do this but do it in a clear area in case it explodes. It may have had moisture in it for years and corroding at welds etc.
    9 kpa/cm2 is about 135 PSIG. Stay clear!

    • @criomat
      @criomat 4 роки тому +5

      I agree, that's an old tank and need to be tested

    • @KingKoudi
      @KingKoudi 4 роки тому +2

      I thought the same

    • @aserta
      @aserta 4 роки тому +4

      I blew a tractor tire near me once, i was lucky that the blow made it fly away from me, but i couldn't hear straight for two hours after that. I was lucky that day. Air pressure is no joke, i fear these systems more than gas.

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +7

      @Gord Baker Yes, you are right, I do appreciate you sharing this information.

    • @МиралиХожиев-ц6э
      @МиралиХожиев-ц6э 4 роки тому

      Ухко

  • @AnticipatedHedgehog
    @AnticipatedHedgehog 4 роки тому +21

    The color is beautiful! I appreciate the restoration, some modern touches but nothing extravagant.

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +3

      You're welcome, I'm glad you like this color.

    • @shubhamshubham6122
      @shubhamshubham6122 4 роки тому +1

      000Kko7dars rJMXdOchahiye cnggz

    • @XinotarMX
      @XinotarMX 4 роки тому

      Nice work but paint got lot of bubbles

  • @FQP-7024
    @FQP-7024 4 роки тому +2

    This is just wonderfully restored I have no complaints, the color is amazing the creativity is brilliant and the video it self is just great in on it self.

  • @Uneedhelp91
    @Uneedhelp91 4 роки тому +9

    I must say, this has been one of your best restorations to date.

  • @sandmanjono1239
    @sandmanjono1239 4 роки тому +5

    Superb engineering / restoration works - skilled as ever, a job well done 👏🏻

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +2

      Thank you very much!

  • @ayad__shaker
    @ayad__shaker 4 роки тому +4

    You are an artist, something amazing, a very good job. I'm from Iraq

  • @veb92168
    @veb92168 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful air compressor very well built !

  • @ВадимКузнецов-з2й
    @ВадимКузнецов-з2й 2 роки тому +1

    ... молодец Гир!-, отличная получилась реставрация, выглядит как будто новый, дал вторую жизнь старой вещи 👍👍👍🤓🤭👏🤫🛠️⚙️🔗👌🆗🇷🇺👈🤝!!!

  • @derbimota978
    @derbimota978 4 роки тому +12

    Respect from Russia. Amaizing videos!

  • @abodsalha6475
    @abodsalha6475 4 роки тому +1

    Respect From Palestine 🇵🇸🌸
    You Are The Best 😘

  • @vixoid
    @vixoid 4 роки тому +2

    thank you for this wonderful video

  • @markhosbach9420
    @markhosbach9420 4 роки тому +4

    Hey, Thanks! Nice work. Turned out splendid! I learned a couple tricks watching, as well.

  • @prasadvn524
    @prasadvn524 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely Restoration.As some friends have suggested take care to pressure test the tank in future restorations

  • @竹チャンマン
    @竹チャンマン 4 роки тому +1

    日本の製品を大切に使って壊れたらまた治して使ってくれていることに感謝します。

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +1

      日本の製品は品質で作られているので、とても気に入っています。

  • @trabantfreak2370
    @trabantfreak2370 4 роки тому +1

    once again it turned out great. Especially the hammer-effect paint looks great.

  • @charlesdbruce
    @charlesdbruce 4 роки тому

    I like the rotating Jar with sand in it. Very clever.

  • @potatohamlin5242
    @potatohamlin5242 4 роки тому +37

    That’s pretty smart shit using a container full of sand to sand every thing down by spinning the container

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +5

      Thank you so much, but it take much time.

    • @azislo
      @azislo 4 роки тому +2

      @@gear_show how much time did it took?

  • @dr.martens9450
    @dr.martens9450 4 роки тому +1

    Самый лучший канал про реставрацию на youtube! 👍👍👍

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much :)

  • @jrand2631
    @jrand2631 4 роки тому

    Great restoration - another vintage machine saved from the Furnace. 👍👍👍

  • @aserta
    @aserta 4 роки тому +47

    Have the reservoir tested. Air explosions are no joke, shrapnel, ear drum rupture, the list is painful.

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +12

      This is great reminding point, thank you so much!

  • @swartpeter5995
    @swartpeter5995 3 роки тому

    Ah first time I saw your face is in this video. Reflection on sandblasting machine... All your work is great man

  • @1957mrbill
    @1957mrbill 4 роки тому +9

    As others mentioned, be careful of a rusted tank. Even if you don't want it tested, at least inspect the inside of the tank for severe rust. A cheap borescope camera dropped down one of the connection holes works well. The worst rust will obviously be along the bottom of the tank where the condensate sits. I just fired up an old compressor that was sitting for a few years only to find pin holes at the bottom of the tank. Looking inside showed severe rust along the bottom, the rest of the tank inside was still shiny silver bare steel. That went to the curb for scrap.

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much for the feedback!

    • @viktorshutov
      @viktorshutov Рік тому

      True.
      Pressure needs to be tested carefully

  • @God_Dmitriy27
    @God_Dmitriy27 4 роки тому +3

    Ну наконец не шуруповерт👍

  • @grahamhughes2025
    @grahamhughes2025 2 роки тому

    beautiful job.....love that paint will have to find some in NZ

  • @axelmizza7566
    @axelmizza7566 Рік тому

    Wonderful! Greetings from Argentina!

  • @jugalbhutada4397
    @jugalbhutada4397 4 роки тому

    Very awesome restoration & very nice colour chose 👌🏻👌🏻

  • @Alexandreklechowicz
    @Alexandreklechowicz 4 роки тому +3

    You do a great job, thanks for share, Also, using paint striper to remove 50 old dirt in kitchen sink is the fast way to get divorced 🤣

  • @PHAESTOS64
    @PHAESTOS64 4 роки тому

    Excellent job & nice color.Master!!!!

  • @rocharox
    @rocharox 3 роки тому +2

    Good job bud!
    That Sanblaster must be huge to fit the whole tank

  • @markallan9050
    @markallan9050 4 роки тому +2

    As a red seal journeyman plumber gasfitter in canada i am amazed by these videos. Wondering what trade you have to be such a pro craftsman. Love these videos!

  • @tatianadevena5364
    @tatianadevena5364 4 роки тому

    Splendid restoration, good work!!!!!!!!!

  • @papounet4620
    @papounet4620 4 роки тому

    Very good restoration 👍👍👍👍

  • @Kevin-gx8lc
    @Kevin-gx8lc 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent work. Very well done Sir! Greetings from Southport UK.

  • @Fungusamnguss
    @Fungusamnguss 4 роки тому

    That's beautiful. Love the addition of auto cut off as well. More safe = more better.

  • @Mariuskartin
    @Mariuskartin 4 роки тому

    Excellent restoration!

  • @yeagerxp
    @yeagerxp 4 роки тому

    Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      You're welcome! Thank you!

  • @MysterSmythe
    @MysterSmythe 4 роки тому +1

    Very nice!

  • @juanpablosaenzcastaneda4643
    @juanpablosaenzcastaneda4643 4 роки тому

    Good video you are such a craftsman.

  • @hansBD
    @hansBD 4 роки тому +2

    Excelente restauración mi estimado hermoso compresor...saludos desde Perú

  • @dixonqwerty
    @dixonqwerty 4 роки тому

    Very nice job. Great looking compressor!

  • @MuhammadDaudkhanTV100
    @MuhammadDaudkhanTV100 4 роки тому

    Cool working

  • @bebel6874
    @bebel6874 3 роки тому

    Nice job, very effective.

  • @Me11oIngenuity
    @Me11oIngenuity 4 роки тому

    Iwata great restore! Nice!

  • @BlitzTalos
    @BlitzTalos Рік тому

    Superior Japanese quality. And of course excellent restoration. I would suggest repainting the "Iwata - Minicom" lettering on the side of the air tank. Keep up the good work!

  • @hayoubfark2321
    @hayoubfark2321 4 роки тому

    Splendid good job 👍👏🎓

  • @larrybarnes3920
    @larrybarnes3920 4 роки тому

    Nice job mate.👍👍

  • @AcmeRestorations
    @AcmeRestorations 4 роки тому +3

    What is the orange stick you are filling the threaded holes with? Looks like it works better than tape!

  • @Ecthelion_2nd
    @Ecthelion_2nd 4 роки тому

    Excellent video as usual sir.

  • @sajh4280
    @sajh4280 4 роки тому

    Very nice job👍

  • @shaifultaib4113
    @shaifultaib4113 3 роки тому

    so brilliant!

  • @helioramos1974
    @helioramos1974 4 роки тому

    Another master class!! Thx for share!! Good work! 👍

  • @quoimagueule628
    @quoimagueule628 4 роки тому

    Very good job man

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much 😀

  • @zuluvoyager6037
    @zuluvoyager6037 4 роки тому

    Nice job.

  • @marcocanha9303
    @marcocanha9303 4 роки тому

    Very nice work

  • @nabeelzaini
    @nabeelzaini 4 роки тому

    Awesome job sir I like it a lot

  • @markallan9050
    @markallan9050 4 роки тому

    You are a truly professional craftsman. As a red seal journeyman plumber and gasfitter in canada i am perplexed to know what trade you do and where you do it. Ive always wanted to restore things like this. I do it with old faucets and heating equipment

  • @pierreboone568
    @pierreboone568 4 роки тому

    thats is a nice restoration.

  • @fixman.persian
    @fixman.persian 2 роки тому

    very good job

  • @alforgesfloripa
    @alforgesfloripa 4 роки тому +2

    Hoje lembrei de você. Consertei uma antiga parafusadeira Bosch a bateria.

  • @glynprice3815
    @glynprice3815 4 роки тому

    Amazing job again 👍👍

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much 😀

  • @IamAhmedMohammed
    @IamAhmedMohammed 4 роки тому

    Amazing cant describe this!

  • @mateuszjakubiszyn3575
    @mateuszjakubiszyn3575 4 роки тому +1

    Jak zwykle świetna robota pozdrowienia dla mistrza

  • @billsutherland2128
    @billsutherland2128 4 роки тому

    Nice job!

  • @somyRed
    @somyRed 4 роки тому

    Great job! I love it 👍

  • @paulolage680
    @paulolage680 4 роки тому

    Great Job!

  • @comandantestraker
    @comandantestraker 3 роки тому

    Wonderful!!!

  • @tjbrison
    @tjbrison 3 роки тому

    Just about to do a similar restoration on my 1970 Stenhoj compressor - why sell it on and buy another, when for a bit of work I can restore to 'as new'. Great video - we need more people on YT to show / convert people to restoring things rather than throwing away and buying new.

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  3 роки тому

      Sounds great! Thank you so much!

    • @jimi272
      @jimi272 5 місяців тому

      I hope you inspected the boiler/tank well! Old Tanks with rust are NO JOKE when used with air pressure. Pretty much turning into a ticking time bomb after 20-30 years. Always depends on how often the condense water was released… tank can look shiny from outside, but may be full of rust inside and explode!! Do a hydro test!!! It’s the least that should be done!!

  • @patriciooholeguy
    @patriciooholeguy 4 роки тому

    There's nothing better in this world than that moment when you are hand sanding a restored tool prior to paint, and you tell yourself constantly, every 30 seconds: "Do it fast. You're taking too long. Dont be a paint in the But. It doesn't have to be perfect!!!"...

  • @michaelfairchild
    @michaelfairchild 4 роки тому

    Im amazed about the state of the tank after all that time. Apart from peeling off paint, rust and dirt, its in good shape.

  • @filippofior3722
    @filippofior3722 4 роки тому

    Really great!!

  • @marekstanisawiak432
    @marekstanisawiak432 4 роки тому

    Well done .

  • @Multantechinfo
    @Multantechinfo 4 роки тому

    good job

  • @mr.martin4954
    @mr.martin4954 4 роки тому

    Wow, great work

  • @eroglueroglu9696
    @eroglueroglu9696 4 роки тому

    Great job 👍

  • @sebasmaldonado3566
    @sebasmaldonado3566 4 роки тому +1

    hermoso trabajo! el color esta fabuloso! saludos desde Argentina!

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      Muchas gracias! Me alegra que este video emergente en Argentina.

  • @jaz313det
    @jaz313det 4 роки тому

    Loved it.

  • @datleonofficial9999
    @datleonofficial9999 4 роки тому

    Very good 👍

  • @sffitx
    @sffitx 3 роки тому +1

    Nice work, the only thing i would do differently is hydro testing the tank before the restoration process, mainly because of how old it is, there might be some heavy corrosion at the bottom, which make it dangerous to operate or even fail and explode if unlucky.

  • @DmDetails
    @DmDetails 4 роки тому

    Incredibly satisfying

  • @raymondbrady7618
    @raymondbrady7618 4 роки тому

    I might be 4-month's late in watching this amazing restoration: which I actually found whilst peeping elsewhere. Regardless, and though at the moment, for reasons I won't go in to, I find I have available time to watch your video collection from the beginning. After which I might even start my own private collection...
    Good luck, and thanks for the ideas.

  • @qlimaxbass5022
    @qlimaxbass5022 4 роки тому +39

    7:14 Face reveal.....

  • @cidadaobrasileiro2486
    @cidadaobrasileiro2486 4 роки тому

    You are a genius!

  • @dariorivero1128
    @dariorivero1128 4 роки тому

    Que fenómeno, felicitaciones, desde Argentina

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +1

      Muchas gracias, me alegro de este video emergente en Argentina

  • @DaftOldMan
    @DaftOldMan 4 роки тому

    I have worked using air compressors for over 50 years. Never seen one explode, never heard of one explode, never met anyone who had one explode. Most people leave pressure in the hose line so that will "pop" before a tank will ever explode.

  • @dmctpfotolito4642
    @dmctpfotolito4642 8 місяців тому

    big JOB, ate.

  • @gastonbad1
    @gastonbad1 4 роки тому

    Una belleza...gracias por mostrar...estoy aprendiendo

  • @TanBui-pw5wf
    @TanBui-pw5wf 4 роки тому

    Good video

  • @julioperla7675
    @julioperla7675 4 роки тому +1

    Buen trabajo de restauración. Pero como ya te han dicho, revisa el tanque de aire. Y lo otro, pule las piezas de bronce. El tubo de cobre lo hubiera dejado en el color original y le hubiese aplicado un barniz transparente así como a la válvula de seguridad en bronce, el das un toque industrial y ecléctico. Y las ruedas le hubiese puesto unas de goma, así amortiguas la vibración y el ruido. Por lo demás, buen trabajo!!!

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому

      Bien, ¡muchas gracias por los comentarios y consejos!

  • @andregrafia1914
    @andregrafia1914 4 роки тому +1

    Sem palavras que trabalho maravilhoso!!!!

  • @thinkertank1
    @thinkertank1 4 роки тому

    Very nice

  • @sociopathicnarcissist8810
    @sociopathicnarcissist8810 4 роки тому

    You need to show us your shed or garage so we can see all the tools in their little homes.

  • @mtrestoration3060
    @mtrestoration3060 4 роки тому

    belle remise a neuf sympa ce petit compresseur

  • @КошмарКошмар-й2б
    @КошмарКошмар-й2б 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Gear Show 👋👋👋 awesome restoration air compressor 👍👍👍💣🔥👌🏽✌🏻🇷🇺

  • @JaronPope
    @JaronPope 4 роки тому

    amazing brother!

  • @HandyCreators.
    @HandyCreators. 4 роки тому

    Great content

  • @Baranek-_-
    @Baranek-_- 4 роки тому +2

    I recommend sticking the rubber to the wheels :)

    • @gear_show
      @gear_show  4 роки тому +2

      Okay, thank you sharing :)

    • @LIVETANKREN
      @LIVETANKREN 4 роки тому

      Agree, quieter when moving and shock absorb when compress air