Antique Blowtorch Restoration - with testing!
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2018
- Antique Swiss Blowtorch Restoration - with testing! Oerlikon Record
In this video i'm restoring an antique swiss blowtorch.
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I found this old blowtorch, which was perfect for a nice restoration video. Before i started to disassemble i wanted to know if it still works and it did. The flame was quiet inconsistant and fire leaked everywhere. By the first look i saw that the front piece was damaged very hard, the bolt on top had a lot of slack, the handle of the pump was broken and it didn't lock.
After this first look i started to disassemble. All the parts were really easy to remove and it went very well and fast.
To remove the soot and patina i used a mixture of flour, salz and vinegar. This is a very effective and cheap method, it takes a bit of time but it's worth to wait. I left the parts for 7 days. I made a new bolt on the lathe and recut the thread. To make the bolt black i heated it up to around 300-400°C and layed it in olive oil after it, that makes it also rust proofing. Because i couldn't fix the front piece, i decided to make a new one and it worked very well. I made the gasket for it out of an exhaust gasket, because it had one layer aluminium in it i first made a hole on the mill, then cut it roughly out and finished it with the belt grinder. Next up i removed all the scratches from the tank with sandpaper. As i can't engrave i decided to scratch the letters deeper with a needle and then i polished it. I did the same with the same with the filler cap and made a new gasket out of cork for it. The shaft from the pump was bent very hard, so i did straighten it with a hammer and polished it. As the handle from the pump was broken and it didn't lock, i decided to make a new one. I designed the handle and i was inspired by pictures of simular blowtorches on the internet, i was quiet happy with the endresult. To make a new leather for the pump, i soacked a piece of leather in pure gasoline. I made a die and stamp to bring the leather in shape. To dry it faster i set it on fire and waited until the flames stoped, held it quick under water and left it for 24 hours to dry. I took it out of the die, cut it in shape with scissors and puched a hole in it. I grinded the black handle clean with sandpaper on the lathe and made a new profile on the mill, after that i polished it to make it black and shiny. I made a new wick with a cotton cord.
Then i put it all back together. I used just a little bit grease on all the threads and also on the pump leather. The pump had a very good compression after assembling and i was very happy about the overall looking at the end.
Sorry for my bad english, it's not my language. I try my best to improve my technical english.
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We all need to take a moment of respect for the amount of times this guy washes his hands, cuts fingernails and cleans his shop and tools in one video. His dedication to quality of video making is just as impressive as his craftsmanship in restoration.
Truly said.
And he has such handsome hands. lol
@@Jerepasaurus as an eBay seller, my wife always is making sure my fingernails look good in pix. LOL
Well it's all work when he gets those hefty paychecks from UA-cam
I am guessing you’ve never been to Switzerland.
You have legendary status in my eyes I’m currently explaining to my wife that I need a sand blaster and a lathe
Carpy Does hahaha. Same
And a milling machine and a polisher
Carpy’s Toys and Play Did you get them?
Nayan Naubagh sadly not yet she keeps rolling her eyes at me !!!
Carpy’s Toys and Play Make a new one😁 I think you need to secretly start saving for the purchase, get a place and start
18:11 - See the small piece of cardboard he puts below the rear of the blowtorch as it sits on the cement so it won't get scratched? THIS is a man I would follow anywhere.
Damn you're right
Omg 😆 it’s a perfect small little square just for the bottom piece lol!
Who else is waiting for him to say
“I can’t restore this, I’ll make new one” about the whole thing.
I can definitely we that being an April fools episode
This car needs a starter. Ill make a new car
Yeah, a real "ship of Theseus" situation!
@@myes344 - lol Best comment.
Granted
Some of you guys were asking the same questions in the comments, so i'm gonna answer them right here.
Why didn't i polish the main part?
I wanted to keep that parts original cast structure. That's why i didn't sandblast, grind, wire brush or polish it. I also think it gives a nice contrast to the rest.
Thank you guys for all your support lately, i really do appreciate it.
Ok, but You can use ultrasonic washer, today its must-be in any workshop :)
was the wick made from asbestos originally?
Spoilt it by not going all the way.
@@michalb8871 you are joking right??? might just use his laser cannon from his space ship
@@MrHBSoftware Are you certain you know what an ultrasonic washer is?
So many times in this gentleman's videos I find myself watching him hand-make some obscure part ("Here we soak the leather in rocket fuel, then punch it in, then burn it, then cut away the burnt excess 24 hours later") that I say "OH COME ON!" because I am in awe that someone takes this stuff so seriously. I would give you all my upvotes. This is wonderful, nourishing content. Thank you.
Yeah my jaw dropped at that, I was shocked he knew how to do that and it came out perfect.
@@rwdplz1 Seriously, how can he know how every bit works and then how to replace it?
I tried to restore an old Coleman lantern many years ago and the “Wet Leather & Rocketfuel” fabrication trick was beyond my skillset in regards to the worn out hand pump seal, so my restore failed. Nice to finally know how that’s done! May have to dig up another old lantern one day and try again. I admire your workmanship and machine fabrication skills!
I thought you were exaggerating.
Then that part came up.
And to the fact that he/she? Has only 700k followers? Hello!!
The way you made that leather plunger was quite impressive. Thought I had seen it all. Your work is unbelievable.
"Details" is the reason I watch every video. It's satisfies my soul to see master craft
...... he polished and occasionally turns a part of a lathe. When does the ‘master of craft’ part come into it?
I’m not saying the pieces don’t look good when he’s done - far from it - just that nothing done in these videos is particularly difficult. Why do all of theses comments make it out like he is forming diamonds with his bare hands?
Have we reached that point where so many people have no ability to work with their hands, so that hose that do look like ‘master of their craft’ simply because they know the correct way to hold a screwdriver?
@@5hiftyL1v3a Ok boomer.
@@XxOrcristxX hahahaha yeah mate - ya only off by about....50 years or so, but close yeah.
I'm betting your the type that doesn't know how to hold a screwdriver
@@5hiftyL1v3a Okay boomer
“it’s too beautiful to set on fire again! ...whatever” 😂😂😂😂
perfect 420
Love that "whatever". Lol!
... whatever... I'll make a new one 👌
restores it again
The truth about these (i knew someone who owned and used one in good condition) is that they worked really well as portable tools, but maintenance was a PITA. And i'm referring to all of them. Thank the machine gods for making the modern variants much simpler to use and keep running.
Another cappuccino break very well spent. One of the many reasons your video is so appealing, aside from the many skills demonstrated, is that this takes me back to my own childhood when I would follow my grandfather around while he tinkered at his workbench, fixing everything from clocks to violins and hand making lost parts. AND much like my grandfather, you go about your tasks without speaking and yet the lessons are well learned and the methods passed down. You must be an old soul, as today, we live in a disposable society, where the old is cast away and there is the perception that newer is better. What you have there is the ultimate and elegant equalizer for confronting a hornet's nest. Thank you for improving my day.
Speak for yourself! I'll never let anything go to the trash that I can fix/repurpose. Be it electronic or plastic container.
I was speaking about modern "disposable" culture, I personally don't drink from plastic bottles, don't have a cell phone, don't waste anything... I was commenting on a cultural problem.
Newer is better only if old thing was made to be disposable, vintage tools were made for centuries. But I agree with you.
This is such an warming comment. Glad to see that UA-cam still has these kind of comments.
Your childhood must have been perfect. I have not experienced this, I envy.
"Set on fire to dry." Oh sure, when you do it it turns out perfect, but when I do it I get kicked out of the laundromat...
Haha
Best comment on youtube.
🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
😂lmao
There is a missing cap for the lower burner so the flames aren’t surrounding the handle piece. There was then a wick in it to pull the fuel through the front hole
was looking at that and felt like it was missing something as well, seems too complicated to just have this big open flame underneath.
Chris my friend who’s in forestry used to have one
I was waiting for it to explode at some point 😂
there is always gotta be someone! thanks
There are many so called restoration channels on UA-cam that should watch your channel and learn what restoration really means keep them coming
It's so true. I just got baited into a restoration on another page, and the level of work was just nowhere near this one.
Going by the down votes, there's at least 375
Completely agree.
Not so much. Restoration means restoring to original. Remaking parts isn’t really restoring, its reproduction.
@@MikeL-FL even in paint restoration u do use new parts.
"I can't engrave"
Finally, something you can't do.
He just doesn't have the tool(s) to do so yet... but he will...
@@D.Holliday112 he'll make a new tool to do it
@@faithdenelzen8808 oh I have no tool to engrave
*I make new one*
But it said "SUISSE"
OF COURSE he had to engrave that deeper!
He definitely cant weld thats for sure
"too much damage to restore, I make a new one"
Of course. Easy peasy. WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?!
One of theese days a project will all have too much damage and he will make a whole new thing
@@kristinnmar8415 lol, I’m still waiting for that episode.
These vids usually require skipping to the end to see final product. Your superpowers make it necessary to watch every second. You’re incredible.
"I can't engrave, so I just scratch it deeper." Wait a second! So there is actually something you can't do? That is such a relief! Seriously though, awesome content sir! I am so subscribing. Liebe Grüße in die Schweiz!
😭 one person offered to send me one of his engraving tools, so it might be coming soon 😁
isn't scratching deeper engraving :X
Why you didn't clean the main part, where there is an iron part?
@@mohammadalzubi201 Because you set it on fire.
I love that you lay out the item in an exploded view...
XPNDBLhero this is one of my favorite thing s
One could CAD it and make a museum of some sort :)
That's called BOM 😁 Bill of material
I am just so impressed that you manage to put everything back together without losing bits or missing them out!
Nobody: -
My main man: "Set it on fire to dry."
How has this channel not been memified all over the internet yet?!
.... And my new favorite phrase is: "Let's make a new one".
😂😂😂 AMEN!!
me too😂
Same here
That's what she said
i find myself saying it out load like other viewers , as soon as i read , this has seen better days , I chime in , lets make a new one . !!!
I consistently love that at the end of every video you actually use the things you've restored. It's my favorite part
It is in the smallest details that we know a restorer and you are great my dear friend.
Thank you so much
Incredibly skilful, just amazed at how you do things, and your machinery is superb🇬🇧
He: "have problems with girlfriend"
Also he: "lets just make a new one"
Hahaha :-)
If only it were that easy ...... :'(
@@jimmarshallman6300 he could probably just fix the old one with some shine and polish TBH
haha - he has his lathe....?
@@fissshy7 new tits
I just love how nothing stands in his way 😱 he literally recreates broken parts that were made YEARS ago.
Of all the restoration channels this guy does the best quality work.👍
Je pense sincèrement que vous etes le plus doué de tous les restaurateurs que j'ai pu voir sur le web. On dirait qu'aucun domaines ne saurait vous faire reculer. Bravo.
Love the exploded diagram shot prior to assembly
same! this is something i wish other restoration channels did more often. really helps you see what the whole thing is made up of
Judging by your hands, you are young. What a blessing to be a Master at that age!
I was thinking the same. He is a master. 😊
Ogg Monster underrated comment 😂
His hands were old and rusty, so he made new ones.
My dear friend !! I enjoy each and every one of your restorations ... Your level of polish, your level of perfection and ability to use tools ... You are very polished, I don't know how to classify you, maybe a Magician, maybe a Master but you actually work very well. Thanks for your posts and your nice videos! Blessings!
Thank you very much!
The term "craftsman" doesn't do you justice. I'm fascinated by your talent, patience and expertise. It's a pleasure watching your videos and seeing the end result of your labors.
I think the lower reservoir (for lighting the main torch) is meant to have a wick, that way you can get a small flame off of the wick rather than a large flame that just sort of goes everywhere.
Thinking about this and you might be right. But what i know for sure is that you have to heat up the main part above first, otherwise it won't work when it's cold. Thanks for the comment.
my mechanics it looks like it is supposed to have a cap on that small flame tray so that the fire is focused more on the front away from the handle
If you use what we in the UK call methylated spirits in the priming cup, you won't get all that black smoke.
Superb restoration job!
@@mymechanics You`re supposed to light the primer fluid inside the funnel of the tray. That way the flame can`t spread backwards.
I wonder if the tray part of the reservoir is missing a cover so that the starter flame is only burning in the spout part?
Setting the leather on fire to dry is right up there with my favorite @my mechanic moments. Sublime!
Anyone else find these restorations relaxing to watch?
It's quite therapeutic to watch your restorations man. Thanks for everything you do!
Yerydutful
You, sir, are a craftsman and an artist, and watching your videos is a real pleasure.
Nothing more I like than to watch a professional work. And that in all of your videos. Clearly thumb Up👍
ich habe nun schon einige Restore-Kanäle hier auf youtube entdeckt, aber das Level an Perfektion und Hingabe, welches DU an den Tag legst, erreicht kein anderer auch nur annähernd! Hut ab vor deinem handwerklichen Können und deinem Auge für's Detail!
I could binge watch these videos. I like the detailed machine work.
Most people would say this torch is irreparable.
Keep them coming.
5:49, "Too much damage to restore...I make a new one" 18:11 "It's too beautiful to set on fire again!!.....Whatever" Not sure if you intended on these captions to be comedic but the timing for me made me laugh. Also if these little quips are your personality or sense of humor I look forward to more of them. And as always impressive machining skills, especially refabricating those parts and bolts.
The 5:49 part was just honest, haha. The "whatever" part was ment to make you laugh, yey it worked :-) Thank you very much
He's not only talented but has great humour too!
I restored one just like this a few months ago. I’m still waiting on the homeowners insurance check to come in. Great job.
I have seen so many channels they just restore for name shake ...I love when you make new parts and turn old parts into shining new...you are different from rest of the crowd ❤️
Thank you very much!
When things were built out of iron, steel, brass, copper, and leather parts they can be restored after a hundred years of neglect...wonderful work dude!
You are a true Artisan and Craftsman, you do superb work and should be very proud of the results you get. When finished, your restorations belong in museums
I’m a perfectionist. Your videos being me a great sense of calm. Thank you!
Thank you very much :-)
This is not restoration. This is ICU of antiqueties. U gave them new life.great appriciation and aapolouse. 👍👌
Honestly man, I just watched all your videos one after the other now, it's amazing what you do and love the mini explanations, can't wait for more videos!
Your cookie recipe was the worst I've ever tried. Smh (4:06) 8/10 would try again.
It isn't a cookie recipe it was a cake recipe
What I like about MM is that he does not use gloves, for the most part, unlike other so called "restorers" that are content with doing a half-assed job. MM does not subscribe to the "no glove, no love" BULLSHIT. He is the real deal.
That polishing wheel has brought a great many smiles to my face.
Watching you working with the lathe and making all kind of parts,one easily forget the precision measurements behind each part.
Your knowledge of craftsmanship is perfect as you demonstrated with the gasket.
You're a genious air, my respect.
Your milling of that new blow torch end/tip was amazing. As was this whole restoration.
It's amazing to think someone had to actually work with that torch.
Technology has grown up fast.
God, I love watching a Machinist work!!
I watched NUMEROUS restoration videos here on YT by various content creators, but none are as thorough or as satisfying as those done by a Machinist!!
Your depth of knowledge is amazing. Not only do you have an impressive array of tools, you know how to properly use them. Please keep making the videos, they're very inspiring for a hack like me!
Ce type est incroyable! Tu lui file un vieux tromblon tout rouiller et il te le transforme en bijou!
Encore du beau boulot, bravo!
I applaud the master while standing. Regards from Russia.
Я в восторге с какой точностью и аккуратностью вы работаете , вы настоящий мастер своего дела . Очень приятно смотреть ваши видео , на одном дыхании ! Успехов вам !
I have watched loads of restorers channels, you are the only one who works how it really should be, keep it coming
I Don't know why im watching your videos. It must be your time,effort and hard work to bring these masterpieces back to life. Very Well Done!!!
Very nice. I guess I just have a special attraction for torches. One of the very few days I regretted in the army infantry was when they cancelled flame thrower day. I was so bummed. such is life. Thanks for sharing.
When people comment on something and say that it is “breathtaking”, it’s rarely true. However, I sit and watch your videos and suddenly I realise that I have been holding my breath while I watch a particular part of the process and I need to breathe: your videos are truly breathtaking!
The sound of the tools, no blah-blah and perfect execution. Love it!
One of the best restorers on youtube.
it’s hypnotic watching someone taking ugly, neglected things and transforming them into objects of transcendent beauty.
even a sooty, leaky, old flamethrower.
I like that you used a modern blow torch to restore an old one
It's curious, how mesmerising it is to watch someone work with such skill and care that time seems to fly by! Machining the new cone was a joy to watch. Superb video and bravo on the finished article!
I love these old gasoline, kerosene, parafin or petrol torches. I collect and restore them too, but I don't think I have ever done one as extensively as you did here. Beautiful torch, fantastic job sir.
This kind of channel is the perfect relaxation for left AND right rained people.
You and your fellow UA-cam contemporaries marry masterful engineering aptitude and and finely tune, bespoke artisanal creativity that puts it so together.
Perfect synergy.
I hope you do this kind of stuff for historical movies/ tv shows and the like. It's invaluable what you do.
Your work is outstanding, brother. Just brilliant. It truly helps me relax, wind down and really I appreciate the attention to all the details that make the whole thing comes together.
Great video, brother.
Outstanding.
Stay safe!
👍🏼🚛🎨🖌️🔩🍀
The best restoration channel on UA-cam it give me great ideas
Настоящий реставратор! Все до мелочей. 👍👍👍
I’d be willing to bet that torch wasn’t that nice looking when it was bought off the shelf! Beautiful work!
All MY MECANICS restores are insane for me. All is beatiful like some furniture restores and builds. Thank you for you leveled up my mind.
That last 30 seconds of this restored blowtorch spluttering over the echo of those bells makes me so glad to be alive in this day and age I can witness such a juxtaposition thanks to the power of the internet and your hard work.
WoW, This took the meaning of Restoration to an entire new level! Beautiful work!
I’ve watched a few of your videos, and I have to say, your attention to detail is unparalleled. Brilliant job and fascinating, as always.
Its nice to see a craftsman make an error and admit it. a beautiful blow torch. the fuel tank looks like an ornament rather than a part of a blowtorch. every time i watch your videos i wish i had access to such a well equipped workshop.
Beautiful work and attention to the intricate details as always
he likes to make things shine. I very much appreciate that!
I think I'll just sit here with my popcorn and wait for the Patina Police to issue a citation.
FTS, my respect on an excellent job.
This kind of work is why you have 19,000 subscribers in the space of a few months, I hope this is the beginning of something large on UA-cam as you obviously have the skills, tooling and love for the projects you take one & the way you film and edit the videos makes them all the more enjoyable. By the way, it seems from the comments that the trolls haven't caught onto this channel yet. Makes the comments section all the nicer place to be & long may it continue.
dan mackintosh to echo what you said, the kind of work he does is why he now has 180,000 subs ... 4 weeks, after you made your comment.
Wow.... Just wow! :) This really is taking off the way it should, didn't expect that sort of exponential growth in less than a month.
And here we are today, 2 months down the line and there are over 300k...
430k subscribers march 25th ☺️
closing half a million 495k subs on April 20th. this kind of work definitely deserves to go viral. what tenacity and attention to detail. hats off
This channel is an example of why I don’t watch the myriad of ‘documentaries’ on television about restoration and why UA-cam can be great. No unnecessary ‘narrative’ wasting 15 mins on, “How and where I found this item and it’s interesting (not) back story”, coupled with an annoying ‘star narrator’, over hyped music and 20 mins of exposition.
This is beautifully shot, allows space to wonder and marvel at the skill and craftsmanship, the soundtrack of lathe and sanding/filing is perfect (and Zen-like) and the sheer wonder at the finished article never fails to excite and delight.
Its (Your), “I make a new one”’ catchphrase always makes me smile and half the time I ponder, “How is he going do do that!”.
All in 15 mins or so. Perfect.
Never watched an full restauration Video twice. Well, there is a first time for everything.
amazing job 👍👍👍👍
Thank you TysyTube!
This is the best restoration which i have seen on UA-cam, looks like a gangster gun🔫😍😱
Yeah don't mess with me, haha 😂 Thank you TysyTube!
It looked like he made a brass suppressor
There's really no way, literally... Anyone could be better this dude is a master at his craft
He’s a good restorer - but he’s not really doing anything ‘masterful’. He breaks it down, cleans and polishes, occasionally makes a new gasket, seal or other part, maybe turns a new part on the large, but nothing too crazy.
I don’t get it. Is everyone just incapable of doing anything with there hands so those that do look like masters?
It’s amazing how much you have improved even since this video! Polishing has gotten so much cleaner! Keep the stuff coming!
The fact you made a new nozzle(?) not sure what it's called. Beautiful!
اکجلاحلددت
Deinen Kanal durch Zufall gefunden... echt super wie du in liebevoller Kleinarbeit die alten Dinge zu neuem Glanz bringst. Top!
I don't know about everyone else, but there is always one moment in each video which makes me break out in a huge smile, such is the care and attention fostered on one small part to bring it back to life. It happened at 8.46. These restorations are good for the soul.
Really Surprised to See You Didn't Shine the Front Part
und wieder einmal hast du es geschafft, aus einem Werkzeug, ein kleines Kunstwerk zu machen. Einfach nur klasse. Ich beneide dich um deine Werkstatt die es dir ermöglicht so schöne Dinge zu erschaffen. Du hast ein Talent alten Dingen ein neues Leben einzuhauchen.. Danke das du uns teilhaben lässt.
"Setting it on fire to dry" I see I've been doing things wrong my entire life.
The banana joke made laugh out loud. Another fantastic restoration. Thank you. Please don't ever change the way you make your videos.
Watching you work is just a pleasure
I'm thrilled. Watching this video was so much fun - unbelievable enthusiasm, skills and endurance. Stunning result. Thanks a lot for showing us this master piece of restauration.
Thank you for setting it on fire :)
I wanted to just say even after all your hard work restoring this beautiful piece, you still fired it up for our enjoyment..and maybe yours as well. Thank you!!
The whole family loves watching this channel. Especially dad.
You restore such beautiful things with so much hard work and you still keep your hands clean not like other mechanics that I've seen. Like really WELL DONE.