Vintage Kismet Master Foot Pump Restoration
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Welcome to my channel, in this video I will be restoring a vintage Kismet Duplex Master double barrel foot pump. This pump was a genuine barn find. The farm had been in business since the end of ww2. And most of the things I acquired were from that time period. These double barrel foot pumps are known to produce high pressures. From my understanding the larger barrel compresses the air and passes it to the smaller inner barrel where it is compressed once more before being released. These pumps were commonly used in ww2 to pump the pressure starting systems in spitfires. In addition you could simply pump you bicycle tyre with it. Although I’m not 100% sure of this pumps exact date, I do know it could be anywhere between 1930 and 1950. The main thing is it’s damn well old.
This is the first time I restored a foot pump. As you will see in the video I came across some leather seals. Since I had no idea where to purchase such a replacement from I decided to attempt making my own. I purchased an old leather bag and went to work. The two seals on the inner barrel were in pretty good condition therefore I decided not to change them.
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I inherited one of these pumps a few years ago, and it's been languishing at the back o my garage ever since. Now I see , from all the articles, text and SMS messages that I've seen today, that I have a little, well not so little, gem lurking in said garage. I shall clean it up, and find a connector for it (it doesn't have one at present). My partner was all for throwing it out, it's only the hoarder in me that saved it! It certainly was well engineered, what we used to call "Clyde Built".
Look at the quality of older equipment , cast metal base and caps , strong side rails , and not a bit of plastic anywhere . Always worth the time to restore quality .
Absolutely. When I was searching in vain for parts people were confused why I would restore such an old pump instead of buy new.
@TheJR1948 Exactly, all the wearing parts screw/bolt together with no crimped joints.
Great job looks fantastic thanks for sharing and a great video 🍺🍺👍👍👍👍
Thanks a lot, glad you liked it
Enjoy watching this thank you
Hi, it's great to see these wonderful pumps restored, testament to how things were made before the throwaway society came along. One thing people sometimes miss on these Duplex pumps is the 'top hat' washer. At the 5.50 min. stage where you're removing the second stage barrel, you see a slotted cap which unscrews from the gland box and which seals the outlet rod. Remove that cap and you uncover the 'top hat' leather washer. A tricky little beast to replace either with leather or nitrile rubber O rings as a suitable substitute. If that let's air through, then a lot of the good work on replacing the other 3 main washers is wasted. But though it's not shown on the video, I'm sure you checked it out.
Hi bro 👋👋👋 very good restoration foot pump 👍👍👍 good job 👍 👌🏽
Thanks bro, glad you liked it.
Nice!
Aaj jo foot pump hai unki material quality aur majbooti es old foot pump ke samne 10% hai.
i have the same pump but unable to get leather warsher in Delhi. have you any clues. it's size 55 mm
Did you watch the whole video. The answer is in the video.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 yes , you had taken piece of thick leather. I also searching both but till date find nothing
It’s impossible to find a replacement. That is why I made my own. All you need is thick leather. I used leather from a handbag.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 yes I also purchase thick leather from cobbler now dipped in hot water for soften. hope if all well, my pump will work and I will keep in my car. This pump was purchased by my father so sentimental I attached with it.
That is probably the stoutest foot air pump I've ever seen. I see those flimsy ones everywhere. But that one looks like a serious cast setup. Thumbs Up for the refurbishing effort...
This is a serious pump. Weirdly enough I went to a bicycle shop looking for a replacement hose. The guy looked at me weird and asked with a confused voice. Why are you restoring an old pump?
These old tools are no match for today’s disposable items.
Splendid restoration job you did restoring that foot pump. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work as usual.
Great to see someone carrying about machinery.As apposed to today’s throw away sheep
Beautiful restoration. Very well done Sir! Greetings from Southport.
Thank you very much, I’m glad you like it
I wonder what the difference is? I have a Kismet Baby and a Kismet Car pumps, both untouched. Other than the names on the pedals, they're identical.
Same here. They seem identical to me also. I’m keeping my kismet baby unrestored.
A great classic, but certainly too much like hard work to actually use it for tyres anymore!
The way you made the leather seals is pretty much how it was done back in the day. Maybe not always, but for farm repairs, that's how they did it. I've even seen that done for seals on old flat head engines. Do yourself a favor though, spray some WD 40 inside there. The water you used to shape it will will eventually evaporate, and leave the seal dry and not working like it should. WD won't evaporate quickly, and it lubes the inside while it's at it.
what you have is the manual version of a two stage compressor, you're right about how it works, the first stage compresses the air so far, then the second smaller stage compresses it further. Came out pretty nice, maybe not show quality but it works that's often what really counts. You gave it new life, that's for sure. Oh, at least for the smaller pieces, if you bring your vinegar solution to near boiling it works faster. however, I don't care for the vinegar treatment on steel. If you want to know why, soak a bolt in the vinegar solution, then leave it out on the bench for a while, even an hour. or so. It actually makes it rust more and faster. Don't ask me how I know, but I do...
Thanks for the advice. I’ll spray a bit of wd40 tomorrow.
I don’t like restoring these types of items to show quality. It looses a lot of character. I like to judge each Restoration differently.
I didn’t realise how amazing this pump was until I saw the double barrel.
I’m glad you liked the restoration.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 yes I like a workaday restoration that gets it working and reasonably nice but not so nice you're afraid to use it, on many things anyway, some things deserve a full blown to the nines restoration, but not many. Oh, I used to be an editor, it's realize, not realise, at least here, maybe they spell it differently there.
I totally agree.
I like to use most of my restorations and I like seeing some of the old mixed with the new.
As for the spelling, we use s here. Although both s and z are accepted.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 here it's z only, spell check will tell you the S is wrong. However, I know there are different spellings and uses for many words in other countries. Here, it's color, UK is colour, such as that. A UK guy wanted me to help him edit his book, but it was written in UK lingo with UK spelling and expressions, frankly I couldn't make heads or tails of it. Another lady had me help with her book, but she was very careful to use US English and expressions, though she's in the UK. That was a marketing choice that seemed to work for her, the US being a much larger market than the UK. We had a guest a couple weeks ago that's from the UK, but lives and works in Ethiopia now. I loved to just ask her questions just to hear her talk, not necessarily the answer, but the way she said it. I take it you're in the UK or a country with a heavy UK influence.
Yes I am from Uk. It’s amazing how different we are.
great foot pump you have partner! some tend to "restore"(just painting) it too much .. the thing loses it's charms, thanks
Glad you like the pump. It’s an amazing piece of history
I hope you got permission to use that nice pyrex measuring jug 😋
No need for permission. It’s mine. All mine.
Glad to see you here David, hope you liked the video.
Nice work, looks great 👍
BUT!
A) No test? What kind of pressure will it produce?
B) PEX clamps... not sure if you use pex plumbing over there... if you do - the smallest size pex clamps work great for small hoses and they are crimped so it looks a bit more factory than screw clamps. Looks Great! Keep them coming! T-Wrecks
Glad you like it, thanks for the advice. Ill have to install a pressure gauge and pressure test it. Whenever I do that I’ll put the results in the description.
The "master" as new produced up to 300 psi for aircraft tyres [Green Living Forum - best foot pump]
I've seen a lot of people comment that they prefer restorations to preserve some of the aging and character of the tool. I disagree. I prefer a fully smooth polish wherever possible.
Nice work, well done
Awesome thanks old is gold
Thank you
Subb'd!! Hope to see a sandblaster by the 10k sub mark lol!
Thanks for subscribing. I’d love a sand blaster, only problem is where do I put it. I’m working on it though. The more people that watch adverts the sooner ill have a solution.
Nice resto, good choice of colour 👍😎
Thank you.
Now that looks cool good job.
Thank you very much
Great video! I just found this same pump in my late grandfathers shed. Apparently it was for an old Rolls Royce.
Maybe ex RAF if your grandfather served
...but what does it do? What uses would it be put to?
A foot pump is used to pump air into something like a bicycle tyre. The up and down motion of the pump creates pressure which is then released through the hose into your bicycle. Feel free to read the video description. There is a bit more information there.
Me Here
You must be a millennial.
Pumping a car tyre can be a bit of hard work with these, but these are ideal for bicycle tyres and with needle attachment you can inflate footballs and basketballs etc. These foot pumps are much safer than using power/compressors when it comes to bicycles and balls etc.
Great job, I’m not saying I’m with all the new health and safety stuff, but you need to be careful with the wire brush on old paint, you may have already checked but lead paint was used a lot and it’s really bad for you if it gets in the air.
Thanks a lot Matt. Whenever I’m in the workshop I always wear a full on gas mask with filters. I look like an alien with my huge mask and equally huge ear protection. I do need to start checking these paints though since I do restore a lot from those years.
I don't like the screw clips on that pipe and the brass & paint are poorly finished...🇬🇧👍
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Duly noted