Round Knife Cutter [Restoration]

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  • Опубліковано 26 жов 2023
  • This restoration is on a model "M" round knife cloth cutter made by The Wolf Machine Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The company had been in business since 1888 and still makes these types of products today. My best estimate places this machine being made in the early 1950s.
    This tool made for a very interesting restoration as I came across several parts and problems I've never seen before. Most interestingly, this machine runs on a 25 Hz electrical network which only existed in small ares around the Great Lakes region in North America from 1895 to around the 1950s.
    Other than the motor, the entire machine has a much smaller amount of steel components than you would imagine.
    In the end I will probably use this to cut all my pizza from now on. You can check out the fantastic welder who helped me fix the aluminum components @wheatlandwelding on Instagram.
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  • @oliverscratch
    @oliverscratch 6 місяців тому +482

    This is an excellent restoration video, but I must say that it pushed a few emotional buttons. My mother worked in a factory that made bath towels. Towels are woven in one long continuous roll that has to be cut into individual units. A cut mark is woven into the cloth, but because of variations in the weaving process, it was impossible (at that time) to automate the cutting task. From 1950 until 1986 my mother used a cutter like this to cut towels. There were a few differences between her cutter and yours. Towels were cut one at a time, so the design of the base plate was different. There was a simple toggle switch, so the blade kept spinning until you turned it off. The device was suspended from three long springs; at rest it was about 12 inches above the cutting table. My mother would reach under the spinning cutter, pull the next towel into position, pull down the cutter, cut the towel, do a visual inspection, fold the towel (she could fold a towel with one hand), and throw it into the right stack. She did this hundreds of times a day - for 36 years. One day her timing was off just a bit, and she cleanly sliced off the tip of her left index finger. She announced her retirement two weeks later. If you want a feel for what using one of these day after day was actually like, I suggest listening to James Taylor singing "Millworker."

    • @CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb
      @CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb 6 місяців тому +45

      Respect to your Mom

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 6 місяців тому +35

      She was tougher than most men today, my aunt worked in a Warners factory making bras and women’s stuff for 35 years that was some hard damn work.

    • @Jackoe69
      @Jackoe69 6 місяців тому +7

      Lol. No-one cares.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Jackoe69 your right

    • @iggysixx
      @iggysixx 6 місяців тому +51

      (I had an old Makita angle grinder with a toggle switch.
      "Apparatus predates safety"... As a certain AvE on UA-cam once aptly put it :)
      Thanks for sharing your story - I, for one, find these things super interesting.
      Anyone who says otherwise is just here for repaironography - (You know the ones: "Make it shiny, so I don't need to develop any skills to feel satisfaction...")
      -
      To the few Negative Nancies that replied before I did:
      Watching repairs on UA-cam does not constitute manual labor, ya softies.
      Also; if you don't care about someone's story... just move on.
      Commenting negative things is just an ineffective way to cover up the insecurities about your own station in life.
      There's more productive things to do in life than to defecate on other people's efforts to make us all a little wiser.

  • @ChozoSR388
    @ChozoSR388 6 місяців тому +87

    Not gonna lie, that's impressive af that it can cut through that monstrosity of a "pizza" with so little effort that it doesn't even disturb the bottomings.

    • @xLaurieClarkex
      @xLaurieClarkex 6 місяців тому +11

      Ahaahahaaaaaa the "bottomings" 😂

  • @jasonford6607
    @jasonford6607 6 місяців тому +33

    Always love to see a new variation of the Finger Remover 3000. Love your channel.

  • @jaymckean3274
    @jaymckean3274 5 місяців тому +38

    45:08 The pizza description is amazing in its accuracy. Strong work my friend.
    Much love and blessings to all ❤️
    Stay safe everyone 🤘😎

    • @koumanian4450
      @koumanian4450 4 місяці тому +2

      Ce n'est pas une pizza, c'est juste un empilement de jambon hyper épais, ce n'est clairement pas à faire, trop de viande comparé au reste c'est immangeable

  • @MajBuffalo
    @MajBuffalo 6 місяців тому +610

    Best restoration channel on UA-cam, nobody else can compare

    • @scottbourdon5423
      @scottbourdon5423 6 місяців тому +13

      I agree.

    • @PetermusPrime
      @PetermusPrime 6 місяців тому

      Yes. Equal to MyMechanics IMHO!

    • @kalicacao
      @kalicacao 6 місяців тому +9

      I really love this autistic humour :)

    • @KaizenNeko
      @KaizenNeko 6 місяців тому +14

      Nobody headbutts a media blaster cabinet better!

    • @RONALDEPAUL
      @RONALDEPAUL 6 місяців тому

      the rest feel fake and half are - they purposely ruin old stuff just to 'restore' it

  • @CrazyChuckster
    @CrazyChuckster 6 місяців тому +129

    OMG I loved the pole dance scene with the "furniture stripper" 🤣 Long time subscriber, keep the amazing videos coming!

    • @rwisti11301962
      @rwisti11301962 6 місяців тому +10

      😂 I probably shouldn't have taken a drink of coffee right then 😅 that was pure gold!!

    • @Flavum
      @Flavum 6 місяців тому

      @@rwisti11301962 Same. Almost did a spit take.

    • @brownhues
      @brownhues 6 місяців тому +4

      The "fava beans and a nice chianti" noise he makes at the end of that is just *chef's kiss*.

    • @mutualbeard
      @mutualbeard 6 місяців тому +1

      It got my thumbs up😊

    • @evenberg8499
      @evenberg8499 6 місяців тому +4

      There is another episode where he throws one dollar bills at it. 😆
      Unfortunately, I can't seem to remember which video it was.

  • @c.r.3350
    @c.r.3350 6 місяців тому +53

    My mom used to work in a place where they made stuff with fabric. Over the years several co workers lost fingers and even half of a hand due to working with machines like this one. They where razor sharp and sliced through flesh and bone without a problem. Most bodyparts could be rescued due to the clean cut. My mother always says that she still can hear the screams. She also was one of the company "medics" don't know how it's called in English (Betrieblicher Ersthelfer).
    Those machines don't care what they cut, they simply cut!

    • @marklammas2465
      @marklammas2465 6 місяців тому +2

      First Aiders, in the UK.

    • @patrikhjorth3291
      @patrikhjorth3291 6 місяців тому +8

      I don't speak german, but I know a little bit. "Ersthelfer" has to do with "first aid", so "First Aider" like the other comment said fits very well.
      Google Translate says "Betrieblich" means "operational", in a "work" context. Rather than "Operational First Aider" like Google suggests, I would say "Workplace First Aider".
      Does that seem about right to you?

    • @Klaproossje
      @Klaproossje 4 місяці тому +2

      Danke shön, nothing beats the vivid vision of chopt of fingers right before bedtime 😂

    • @c.r.3350
      @c.r.3350 4 місяці тому

      @@Klaproossje Special service to enhance your dream experience 😜

    • @Klaproossje
      @Klaproossje 4 місяці тому

      @@patrikhjorth3291 it was great 🤣🤣 never slept better

  • @johnthomasriley2741
    @johnthomasriley2741 6 місяців тому +28

    I used this tool extensively at a handmade paper plant back in the 1970's. Their ability to sail through an inch thich stack of heavy cloth was truly impressive.

  • @robertweldon7909
    @robertweldon7909 6 місяців тому +315

    Way back in late 1969 I worked for a short time in a men's clothing factory. in the cutting room. The EXPERIENCED cutters used machines like this. I was warned, more than once to be careful around these things, because they were kept razor sharp. The men would cut 6 inch deep layers of cloth to make men's suits. ($1000.00 each in 1969).
    This video takes me back to a much different time in my life. ;-)

    • @WolchBot
      @WolchBot 6 місяців тому +21

      That is crazy, even the modern hand rotary cutters are super sharp but 6 inches of fabric is madness.

    • @bambambundy6
      @bambambundy6 6 місяців тому +16

      I hear ya. For a time I worked in the cutting department of a large furniture manufacturer. The round blades only got used for crosscutting. Some amazing machines!

    • @scaredyfish
      @scaredyfish 6 місяців тому +24

      You know it’s serious when the sharpening tool is built in!

    • @sageflat3734
      @sageflat3734 6 місяців тому +12

      I wonder how many people are missing fingers because of these. Yikes!

    • @allenandtammyterwilliger1201
      @allenandtammyterwilliger1201 6 місяців тому +16

      the pole dance was very funny😂

  • @Jethro.Maloku-le.Rey.Kalsitran
    @Jethro.Maloku-le.Rey.Kalsitran 6 місяців тому +48

    "a 30 mm thick ticket for colon cancer" is probably the best description of what canadians transformed this formerly sane italian food into😂

    • @TheRedneckPreppy
      @TheRedneckPreppy 6 місяців тому

      Mate, I doubt the vast majority of Canadians have ever heard of a "Saskatchewan pizza" -- don't blame the country for this abomination.

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 6 місяців тому +6

      I thought Chicago style deep dish was bad. But my god, this is monstrous

    • @77marioland
      @77marioland 28 днів тому

      @@skeetsmcgrew3282 Oh no, stop right there... I say, now I say, Chicago style is a type of pizza that is well regarded as a culinary delicacy. If you tried it, you would have a different opinion. Also, as an Italian, I accept the apology for the abomination in this video.

  • @magilla9792
    @magilla9792 6 місяців тому +10

    Can you imagine the 6 month training period in the Wolf assembly plant to learn how to put these things together? Yeah, and not enough screws. Great video.

  • @davidrheaton
    @davidrheaton 6 місяців тому +7

    Another interesting addition to your "things that want to kill you" collection. Wonderful as always.

  • @swp466
    @swp466 6 місяців тому +55

    22:57 Try twisting the wire “backwards” (counter clockwise) when using stranded wire under screws - it will prevent the strands from splaying out when the screw is tightened. 👍🏻

    • @boots7859
      @boots7859 6 місяців тому +1

      +1, thats actually a great idea.

    • @scottcates
      @scottcates 6 місяців тому

      This actually makes sense. I will try it.

    • @77marioland
      @77marioland 28 днів тому +1

      We called that the reverse twist... actually works really well. First time I've ever seen someone mention this.

  • @crcrewso
    @crcrewso 6 місяців тому +66

    For those wondering 25 Hz power was a thing in the Niagara area for a long time. It was kept around for some factories for well after the conversion of the area to 60 Hz
    I have a link but it won’t let me include it

    • @CSkwirl
      @CSkwirl 6 місяців тому

      Was that a Tesla thing?

    • @stuartkynoch7289
      @stuartkynoch7289 6 місяців тому +8

      @@CSkwirl Tesla wanted 60 Hz But Westinghouse's Niagara generators were 25 originally as the previous poster stated. Europe started with 40Hz but went to 50.

    • @CSkwirl
      @CSkwirl 6 місяців тому +1

      @@stuartkynoch7289 ah ok, i couldn't remember who had done what, with all the different ideas and err arguments at the time

    • @matthewmccormick6643
      @matthewmccormick6643 6 місяців тому +5

      ​@stuartkynoch7289 Great answer, but I was still confused about why 25hz, so just to expand on your answer from what I found on Wikipedia. The Nigara Falls generators were originally used to generate DC, and when they were converted to output AC, the frequency was a result of the generators' designed turbine speed.
      Edit: My answer is actually a bit of an oversimplification, but I think it is still right. It seems like there was some ability to choose a specific frequency despite the turbine design and 25hz was a bit more of a compromise between what would work best for heavy machinery/transportation and what would work best for lighting of the frequencies that could be generated with the turbine design.

    • @CSkwirl
      @CSkwirl 6 місяців тому +2

      @@matthewmccormick6643 there's a whole documentary on this, the Westinghouse Tesla Niagara power generation on UA-cam somewhere, I've seen it years ago and don't remember the details

  • @perez9619
    @perez9619 6 місяців тому +51

    Please never change. Your restoration videos are too good.

  • @stripedcollar335
    @stripedcollar335 2 місяці тому +1

    20 years ago, I used a 6" version of this device to cut piles of upholstery into samples. The stacks were then trimmed to final size by a machine. Our job was to swing 80-100lb rolls from a palette to the table, roll out piles 80', then cut them into piles 8' x 36". These machines were already antiques back then.
    Great video. Thanks

  • @Shae_Sandybanks
    @Shae_Sandybanks 6 місяців тому +77

    Excellent restoration as usual. Hilarious as always. That fabric slicing 😙👌.
    That pizza is truly a horror to see.

    • @matteo234321
      @matteo234321 6 місяців тому +4

      Put some pineapple on it and you're good to go.

    • @Shae_Sandybanks
      @Shae_Sandybanks 6 місяців тому +2

      @@matteo234321 I'd be more likely to eat it then! But I don't eat that kind of meat so probably not 😄

    • @everythingknife8763
      @everythingknife8763 6 місяців тому +2

      How wrong am I to want to try one bite?

  • @Kim-the-Dane-1952
    @Kim-the-Dane-1952 6 місяців тому +23

    It never ceases to amaze me just how many different vicegrip variations there are 👍

  • @Hey_Its_That_Guy
    @Hey_Its_That_Guy 6 місяців тому +11

    If there was a Nobel prize for tool restoration, this guy would win every year!

  • @avnostlga
    @avnostlga 6 місяців тому +5

    That is terrifying. The fabric saw is terrifying too.

  • @LarsSchmidtWeinreich
    @LarsSchmidtWeinreich 6 місяців тому +87

    That is a wonderful restoration of an amazing machine. I must admit I took a double take when first you cut through that fabric. The slicing of that abomination of a pizza (if you could even call it that) was just pure bliss. What a clean cut.
    Congratulations on yet another well done video. Always glad to see your work.

    • @Itkovan
      @Itkovan 6 місяців тому +7

      "dough-based meatstrosity".... i would not call that supposed foodstuff a "Pizza"...

  • @glen1arthur
    @glen1arthur 6 місяців тому +9

    My wife does a lot of sewing. This would make a great birthday gift for her. Unlike the plastic new one I bought for her.

  • @DaHui21
    @DaHui21 6 місяців тому +6

    For anyone reading this comment previous to watching the video... be sure to stay tuned til the very end for one of the most heart-warming messages of our time! You sir are an inspiration!

  • @FromtheSoultotheFretboard
    @FromtheSoultotheFretboard 6 місяців тому +32

    Greetings from Cincinnati, Ohio, and apparently, the home of one Wolf Machine Company. That was a fun little rabbit hole to discover. Great work as always!! Much love and respect for your craft!!

  • @steffen7416
    @steffen7416 6 місяців тому +151

    This is my first ever comment on UA-cam since ... ever and I'll use it to tell you that my eyes light up every time I see a new upload. You make the single most entertaining videos of the most thoughtful selections in restoration projects. Kudos and greetings from a German currently watching this on holiday in Japan, hoping to be half as cool one day 😂

    • @dietznutz1
      @dietznutz1 6 місяців тому +4

      You've had that account for 3 years and you never once commented?

    • @AdmiredDisorder
      @AdmiredDisorder 6 місяців тому +15

      @@dietznutz1 most comment sections aren't fun to be in... this community is a wonderful exception

    • @wolfparty4234
      @wolfparty4234 6 місяців тому +7

      How dare you never commenting on here ever!!!
      That’s it, no soup for you!!!
      😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️🙏🏻❤️

    • @teemoto3923
      @teemoto3923 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@@wolfparty4234 That's a risqué joke to send to a german

    • @bgbthabun627
      @bgbthabun627 6 місяців тому

      ikr?@@teemoto3923

  • @krissteel4074
    @krissteel4074 6 місяців тому +6

    Nice, a relic from the 'Pay Attention' era before safety was invented

    • @TexDrinkwater
      @TexDrinkwater 6 місяців тому +1

      Haha, yeah, this looks like a guaranteed electrocution and/or amputation waiting to happen.

    • @krissteel4074
      @krissteel4074 6 місяців тому +1

      @@TexDrinkwater It does actually remind e of a meat slicer I used when I was young and got roped in to the child labour in my parents shop.
      That cut my thumb to the bone on some slippery ham, it was also salty too so it felt really ouchy. 34 years later and still got the scar

  • @scottpageusmc
    @scottpageusmc 6 місяців тому +17

    You mentioned the 25Hz being odd.
    I worked as a Control System Engineer on the pump stations in New Orleans. Pump Station #6, on the South end of the 17th Street Canal (that breached during Katrina) still uses the same 25Hz (it may have been 24 or 26Hz) electrical pumps that were installed around 1899-1901. I don't recall the exact date any longer, but it's posted in front of the building.
    25Hz was a common industrial generator frequency back in those days. It was interesting to work with it.

    • @randomfrequency
      @randomfrequency 6 місяців тому +2

      Still a thing for a NJ train line too?

    • @scottpageusmc
      @scottpageusmc 6 місяців тому +1

      @@randomfrequency not sure about that one. Never seen their system. Could be, as long as it's still maintained and useful.

    • @randomfrequency
      @randomfrequency 6 місяців тому +1

      @@scottpageusmc wikipedia page on Amtrak's 25hz system seems to suggest it's still a thing

    • @scottpageusmc
      @scottpageusmc 6 місяців тому

      @@randomfrequency awesome. Those systems still work, so probably not worth the money and effort to upgrade it. They're very robust and built to last, I know that much.

    • @scottpageusmc
      @scottpageusmc 6 місяців тому

      @@randomfrequency biggest issue we ever had was the windings on the rotor. Had to be replaced every now and then.

  • @nortyfiner
    @nortyfiner 6 місяців тому +19

    That's not a pizza. That's like the unnatural union of Chicago deep dish and a club sandwich. Great work as always.

    • @sneakyflutes
      @sneakyflutes 6 місяців тому

      It actually kind of makes sense that it's the English speaking Canadians who managed to make the Chicago deep dish even worse.
      Rule of thumb: if it's a Canadian dish but it's not Quebecois...non merci.

    • @LabGecko
      @LabGecko 6 місяців тому +4

      And the worst of both. But agreed, great restoration!

    • @AbrahamdeLacy-xm8sb
      @AbrahamdeLacy-xm8sb 5 місяців тому +2

      Yes, it looks delicious.

  • @2thehook773
    @2thehook773 6 місяців тому +24

    I remember those cutters from my childhood. My father sold upholstery fabric, and the employees would use it to cut the enormous rolls of fabric down for orders. They plugged in overhead, and the fabric would be pulled off of the roll onto an enormous table that was very slippery to make it easier.

  • @realnutteruk1
    @realnutteruk1 6 місяців тому +6

    Ah, Wolf brand power tools! That takes me back to early '70s Australia, where my dad had a Wolf electric drill, two speed in a tasteful gold painted die cast housing. As far as I know, it came to England with us in 1973, and I wouldn't be surprised if he still uses it now....

    • @filmbluff99
      @filmbluff99 6 місяців тому +3

      My 10th birthday present in 1953 was a Wolf electric drill, single speed, die cast case painted gold. It still works and is in my collection of various drills. Will today’s drills still work in 70 years time without restoration? I doubt it.😀🇬🇧

  • @supergomy
    @supergomy 6 місяців тому +2

    Italian guy here, I feel bad for you, man! At least, recognizing the sickness is the first step of healing 😂
    Keep up with the good work!

  • @karenwade3454
    @karenwade3454 6 місяців тому +4

    Now this is a flash back to my past. Used these in the 90s when I worked in a cutting room for a large textile business. Brought back fond memories of all the shenanigans we got up to 😂 Thanks for doing this cutter justice, great restoration 👍

  • @uberism81
    @uberism81 6 місяців тому +24

    I love those retaining spring brackets for the brushes. So simple and heavy duty.

  • @davidevignotto6330
    @davidevignotto6330 6 місяців тому +14

    As always a super nice restoration! But this time, as an Italian, I truly suffered the last part

  • @jeffcoker48
    @jeffcoker48 6 місяців тому +1

    Who else was waiting on you to break out the bandages working around that rusty knife. Great video, quality content!

  • @rosetodaro5081
    @rosetodaro5081 6 місяців тому

    The only restoration channel I do not watch at 2x speed

  • @piparalegal2019
    @piparalegal2019 6 місяців тому +27

    I love the Jerry Rig Everything reference ("Scratches at a level 6, with deeper grooves at a level 7"), as well as just everything about your channel. I don't know why, but channels like yours spark joy. Maybe it's the simple fact that I'm watching somebody do something I can't. Or maybe it's seeing old things brought back to life. Either way, keep it up! :)

    • @brianchambers8885
      @brianchambers8885 6 місяців тому

      That’s where I’ve heard that before. Thank you it was bugging me.

    • @piparalegal2019
      @piparalegal2019 6 місяців тому

      @@brianchambers8885You're welcome! My husband and I love watching Jerry Rig Everything, so I have that bit memorized! :)

  • @JarlSeamus
    @JarlSeamus 6 місяців тому +6

    The Circa 1850 Stripper poledance was the best! And for the record, that green is hideous. It's the same color as the 2-part epoxy type primer we used on the ship when I was in the Navy....... LOL

  • @redp8334
    @redp8334 6 місяців тому

    A man, a machine and his hatred of Regina style pizza. A tale as old as time itself.

  • @imaxinsertnounherex
    @imaxinsertnounherex 6 місяців тому

    Never underestimate humanity's ingenuity and desire to see sharp things spin really, really fast.

  • @mazinman3
    @mazinman3 6 місяців тому +4

    Nice job. One of the more complex rescues I’ve seen you undertake. I especially liked the “stripper” segment. Keep up the great work!

  • @scaredyfish
    @scaredyfish 6 місяців тому +5

    The disassembly alone was a work of art

  • @danielmoss2394
    @danielmoss2394 6 місяців тому +1

    Ok does anyone else get excited seeing an old rusty screw come out with bright shiny threads?

  • @texomatinker414
    @texomatinker414 6 місяців тому +7

    I used to use one of those when I was a teenager back in the 1960's. We also had a straight blade model that worked like a jig saw. Brings back memories!

  • @mikesterling2613
    @mikesterling2613 6 місяців тому +8

    Dude, that thing is an absolute beast, cutting through that thick fabric and the following culinary catastrophe like they were nothing. I can't imagine what that thing would do to the poor sap who fumbles it while operating. Though the doctors would probably have an easy time fixing the damage with such a clean cut.
    yikes 😅

  • @roccoelleto9900
    @roccoelleto9900 6 місяців тому +3

    Perfect restoration of a vintage piece of machinery and not afraid to use it to cut that deli meat and cheese abomination. You sir are a master.

  • @Baroque_Back_Mountain
    @Baroque_Back_Mountain 6 місяців тому +4

    I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your next video, and have, since the very beginning.
    Thank you for your YEARS of dedication, providing us with the most wholesome, interesting and RELIABLE content on the internet. I don’t think we tell you that, enough. 🤷‍♂️
    Please carry on.
    You might look at a small magnetic “pin” tumbler for cleaning little screws and especially knurled knobs and things….you’ll love it.

  • @xeroidkid
    @xeroidkid 6 місяців тому +15

    Absolutely marvellous, love your sense of humour. The attention to detail is brilliant. Where on earth do you find stuff to keep renovating I don’t know, just keep on doing it.

  • @chrisbolton4900
    @chrisbolton4900 6 місяців тому +4

    I imagine that thing is spinning a bit quicker on 60 hz. Great restoration as always. I with I had some old clapped out weird gizmo that I could send your way....

  • @mrwest5552
    @mrwest5552 6 місяців тому

    @13:49 - Ahhh the joy of Hand Tool Rescue videos.

  • @JohnSmithZen
    @JohnSmithZen 6 місяців тому

    I love your 1980's-style intro!!!
    LOL

  • @ExtremeSquared
    @ExtremeSquared 6 місяців тому +5

    As much as I appreciate solidly-built tools, that thing is utterly un-droppable with all the spindly brass and aluminium bits poking out.

  • @TheCranstable
    @TheCranstable 6 місяців тому +4

    The stories these old pieces of machinery tell are so cool! I love seeing the spots that wear, the spots that are rebuilt, and repaired (sometimes poorly) and the spots that make no sense whatsoever. Haha that bent brass punch you use also tells quite the story!

  • @ethanthopy1996
    @ethanthopy1996 6 місяців тому +1

    As a pizza connoisseur I want one of these cutters BAD! Sounds like a pair of Vintage Oster clippers which I would love to watch you restore!

  • @msamyweber
    @msamyweber 2 місяці тому

    I found your channel yesterday, and have been watching different videos. I am loving your sense of humor, it is right in line with my own. Which is on the wrong side of the line for many. I just say whatever comes to mind, if it offends or hurts feelings, so be it. I just say it like it is, to old to care anymore. Really loving the things I have watched you restore. They certainly do not make things like they once did. Thank you for giving new life to great old things, I am new loyal viewer.

  • @shize9ine
    @shize9ine 6 місяців тому +3

    Glad to see you respect the law of brass. Looks great.

  • @beautifulsmall
    @beautifulsmall 6 місяців тому +3

    That must have taken weeks, Krylon spray, had to go 0.25 speed for that. , that went on amazingly. I'd have never guessed that end pinion was threaded onto the shaft, ive had a treadmill motor with an LH thread for an end bolt. The comutator wear is fascinating, why doesn't it wear evenly? That was a beautiful motor, like a Brook crompton . Now at the end , deeply disturbed by the meat stack. I am with you, I recently complained and had a refund from an "Artisan pizzaria " that made a garlic bread with a 2cm thick base. The Italians made it perfect, dont change that, copy it. Great video.

  • @christophersmith5631
    @christophersmith5631 6 місяців тому

    The @JerryRigEverything reference was awesome. Best restoration channel!!

  • @dariogonzalez553
    @dariogonzalez553 6 місяців тому

    This Canadian humour always gets me.

  • @Lulone.
    @Lulone. 6 місяців тому +15

    Hello, from Italy. Beautiful video as always, to be honest I am not concerned in the slightest about the pizza, my concern is actually with that Finger Remover 9000. You must have both balls and bearings of steel to use that machine so effortlessly. I've been working as a cook for some years now, use a meat slicer daily, and I honestly shudder to think to be anywhere near that thing while it's turned on. Mad respect to you and to whomever had to use that tool in the past.

  • @Raisopod
    @Raisopod 6 місяців тому +21

    This might be one of my favorite restorations you've done. That clean cut through the fabric was SO satisfying, I really wasn't expecting it to cut so well. The inclusion of the built-in grinding stones to keep the blade sharp is genius, and it works perfectly. This is a really well-designed machine for it's intended use. I wonder if you could custom fit a sawblade to it to cut through other stuff? It'd be one hell of an OSHA violation.

  • @suep9445
    @suep9445 6 місяців тому

    From the detailed deconstruct, then reconstruct, then the WOW of the tool reveal, to the eloquence of a comprehensive pizza review and the WOW of slicing the aforementioned pizza, in a most unconventional way. This video has it all.

  • @frankierzucekjr
    @frankierzucekjr 2 місяці тому

    The stripper part had me rollin lmmfao. I was not expecting that. This, the awesome stuff you make, and restore is why your channel is one of my favorites. The intro gets me every time too. 😂

  • @dreamofwings
    @dreamofwings 6 місяців тому +38

    MY DUDE I missed your videos! Your channel is an absolute goldmine in the slag field of the restoration/repair genre. Rock on!

  • @danielgirard3759
    @danielgirard3759 6 місяців тому +30

    The horror, the horror!! Should not be called pizza! Nice restoration! You can appreciate the engineering today when you look at the old design of the cutter! Nice brass parts and the tank size motor! Love your channel!!

    • @chrismayer3919
      @chrismayer3919 6 місяців тому

      Do NOT tell me you used that electric cutter to slice the ‘pizza’ 😳😱

    • @danielcobbins8861
      @danielcobbins8861 6 місяців тому

      It may be called Prairie Pizza.

  • @douglasforrester849
    @douglasforrester849 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank You, Thank You for doing another restoration and seeing your humor also!!! Love It, Love It, Love It !!!!!

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound 6 місяців тому

    I hate reverse threads when I don't expect them. I've got "Lucy" but I am drawing a blank. I'll come back if I think of some "Humorous Retort". Love Your Work and Antics, Eric! ❤

  • @nathanbinns6345
    @nathanbinns6345 6 місяців тому +4

    I feel like this is a scale model of something a Bond villain would feed his victims into.

    • @serenity6415
      @serenity6415 6 місяців тому +1

      A lot of his gadgets would be good for a Bond villain. Have you seen the Sally Saw?

  • @terryhatcher9644
    @terryhatcher9644 6 місяців тому +8

    Excellent restoration/repair today. While in college, I worked summers for a friend's father's garment company located in central eastern North Carolina. They produced military contract clothing such as wool uniform Navy skirts and jackets and private label womens wear for department stores. My job was delivering cutout fabric to his 4 regional sewing plants, so I spent a lot of downtime time at the cutting house watching them use cutters with a 10" long vertical knife. They used small hand-held circular cutters for detail and correction work. The vertical cutters could cut 50 or more stacked layers of fabric and the laid down paper pattern at a time. Most of the experienced old cutters were missing at least one finger. And no, we were not Yakusa.
    My only criticism is that if all possible, you should have removed the blade first. As it is one big ass razor and is fragile. It is normally an easily accessible and removable part as it must be changed frequently as the sharpening wears it out. Also, the whet stones are normally easily replaceable for the same reason.
    The vertical knife could cut thicker stacks, so that is most likely why the industry changed to it.
    I have not been in that cut house in over 45 years but I know newer automated ones were in use in the 1980s that used laser marking patterns and computor guided auto knives to eliminate the human an potential for injury.
    Thank you for a walk back through my youth.

  • @dankyei
    @dankyei 6 місяців тому +1

    Are you moving to a new workshop? Hope you're not away for too long! Of all the restoration channels this one takes the most care with respect to the original design and intention of these tools as well as having the most personality of any other 😁

  • @coRnflEks
    @coRnflEks 6 місяців тому

    Man, this is the only channel that can get a genuine laugh out of me. Why is dis so unique?

  • @keithnodine1334
    @keithnodine1334 6 місяців тому +3

    You are hands down the BEST UA-camr out there!! You are the only one I will stop whatever I am doing (except for driving) to watch as soon as it is posted. Thank you for giving me such joy in watching your videos.

  • @SoHighIFly
    @SoHighIFly 6 місяців тому +3

    it was sort of glossed over, but for those ever attempting something like this, "cleaning all the copper out from between the comm bars" is known as undercutting. It very important you do this well. If you don't do a good enough job, it will lead to shorts in the commutator resulting it a lot of sparking which can be an electrical hazard or in some cases a fire hazard. Cut the grooves too deep and you ruin the comm/armature.

  • @arron9573
    @arron9573 3 місяці тому

    You are a restoring and comedic genius

  • @cyphre
    @cyphre 6 місяців тому

    This is the craziest, most overbuilt pizza cutter I've ever seen. Works well though!

  • @FrilledCheese
    @FrilledCheese 6 місяців тому +5

    Easily one of the best videos you've made. I read emotions through your hands. The references, the pain, the detail, the death metal beat you cranked out with the motor stator on the lathe. Exquisite. Keep up the fantastic work, and thanks for making these.

  • @Teddy8709
    @Teddy8709 6 місяців тому +4

    My work has an old Eastman Lightning fabric cutter, essentially the same as this just different brand. It's a neat enough machine but the main one we use (for cutting air filter material) is an old Blue Streak II 629X, this one can cut up to 10" high and is insanely sharp, it's really neat and you can still buy these brand new (even though the ones we have are ancient).

  • @johnsrabe
    @johnsrabe 6 місяців тому

    This video makes me miss the harmless peaceful tranquility of the swinging buzz saw.

  • @jeremyboyce7921
    @jeremyboyce7921 6 місяців тому

    The soliloquy at the end describing the pizza was pure poetic perfection.

  • @oculusangelicus8978
    @oculusangelicus8978 6 місяців тому +5

    As always, nice work, and I have to say that the Pole dance thing was hilarious! As for tightening the blade, you may have noticed a small hole in the blade, that corresponds to another hole in the backing that is the same size, this is for you to put a pin tool into, to hold the blade, and stop it from rotating while you tighten the nut. And yeah, that is definitely not pizza, that is something that a Neanderthal would create. the biggest problem with Saskatchewan is that it lacks proximity to hubs of Culture and true Culinary Art Best to head West one province over to become close to proper Culinary practice.

  • @vmiguel1988
    @vmiguel1988 6 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for this, my week was quite stressful and is nice to have a relaxing video to watch!

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary 6 місяців тому +1

    I lost it at the Stripper Can bit hahahahahahahahahahaha bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Best damn Restoration Channel on the net right here, awesome work as always bud!!!

  • @busman2000
    @busman2000 6 місяців тому +2

    Yet again you excel yourself in your sense of humour. ( The can of paint stripper dancing around the pole) That was especially witty. Keep up the good work.

  • @KelleyEngineering
    @KelleyEngineering 6 місяців тому +22

    This might be one of my favorite machines you've rescued. Cutting that fabric was so friggin' cool!
    Edit: It's a perfect pizza-cutter too?! This is the best tool in the world!!

    • @bmxerkrantz
      @bmxerkrantz 6 місяців тому +4

      the machine is a perfect tool to cut pizza... don't want perfect and the word pizza too close together around this video. there are people reading for whom English is not their first language. wouldn't want to accidently recommend that pizza to them.

    • @squelchstuff
      @squelchstuff 6 місяців тому +1

      @@bmxerkrantz Agreed. That "pizza" was as far from perfect as it can be.

  • @Itkovan
    @Itkovan 6 місяців тому +6

    As always, your work shows that for making an excellent restoration video, you need talents in many fields i you certainly show your talents along with making great restorations.
    Good frames, excellent pacing, some funny bits and odd references along with technical knowledge. Just what i like about a restoration.

  • @squelchstuff
    @squelchstuff 6 місяців тому +1

    I think you may have surpassed yourself with this one. Sublime.

  • @wolfganglieberum7055
    @wolfganglieberum7055 6 місяців тому

    This channel should be called Power Tool Rescue☺

  • @easyian01
    @easyian01 6 місяців тому +7

    Love the restorations you do. Also very interested in how you repaired that bearing housing so well.

  • @robertwysocki2587
    @robertwysocki2587 6 місяців тому +3

    Brawo brawo brawo. Jak zawsze doskonała praca. Gratulacje👍👍👍

  • @Rickster1100
    @Rickster1100 6 місяців тому

    Best resto channel on the tube! And you’re right that baked abomination had no connection to real pizza!

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh 6 місяців тому

    "Pork fat delivery bowl" had me rolling on the floor. Well done, sir.

  • @cmdrredhawk
    @cmdrredhawk 6 місяців тому +4

    The parts count on these things are amazing. A modern equivalent would have 1/4 the BoM and be 90% polymers.

  • @kristopherdetar4346
    @kristopherdetar4346 6 місяців тому +8

    Absolute perfection, enjoyed every second of this video. You have a gift to restore. I wonder how many fingers that particular machine removed from factory workers.

  • @brandonclifton2027
    @brandonclifton2027 6 місяців тому

    Sofia and I are tuned in for our pre-bedtime video. 🎉❤💩💩🎃🫶🏼👀

  • @compt3ck
    @compt3ck 6 місяців тому

    I gotta say the paint stripper scene got me hahah. Good stuff!

  • @patrikhjorth3291
    @patrikhjorth3291 6 місяців тому +3

    By the way, something I've been thinking about: I really like the way you speed up the footage in your videos. You have somehow managed to find the exact speed that 1: makes the video fast enough that it doesn't get too long, but not so fast that it's difficult to see what you're doing, and B: changes the tempo like in an old Chaplin or Buster Keaton movie, which enhances your comedy skits perfectly.
    You're not just a great machinist, you're a comedic genius as well! You are apparently also a pizza connoisseur. Is there anything you can't do??

  • @gregmuon
    @gregmuon 6 місяців тому +4

    I just started watching this, but where on earth are you going to find 25hz electrons?

  • @ahoytheremate1954
    @ahoytheremate1954 6 місяців тому

    my grandpa in Aussie bought a Wolf drill in 1960and i still had it in 2001 it went into Wolf heaven .good solid steel drill

  • @andrewhooper5645
    @andrewhooper5645 6 місяців тому +1

    I love the fact that a straight pin hung in there for so long 😊your videos are the best, but you knew that 😊😊

  • @Scottie1152
    @Scottie1152 6 місяців тому +4

    Nobody else even comes close to this guy. He’s the absolute best restoration channel on UA-cam.