Nail Drill Hand Piece Repair- fixing your Melody Susie hand piece (especially after chalk death)
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2025
- Hey everyone!!
If any of you have tried to make colored acrylic out of chalk, you probably heard the warnings that it can kill your drill. If your drill stopped due to this, or just stopped working one day, here is how to fix it.
NOTE.
This video doesn’t go over any electrical or really mechanical repairs. It just covers a basic tear down, clean up, and inspection for any broken parts or clogs. ESPECIALLY if you tried to make colored acrylic at home.
Or if your drill stopped turning but still has power.
You are honestly a lifesaver.
My drill wasn’t vibrating or spinning at all. But the power light was still coming on.
Did everything u said … my drill is now good as new!
Thank you so much.
I love this! Nice work!
Girl thank you so much! This video saved me from buying a whole new drill! Took mine apart to clean it and I didn’t realize I had dropped the two little washers or bearings until I saw your video. I have carpet on the floor so they were buried in there but I took a bag of magnets that I have for magnetic polish and rolled it over the carpet until they picked up the two little washers/bearings.
I put the drill back together as per your video and voila! It works beautifully! 😊
That’s awesome! Good idea with the magnets!
Girl!!! You are truly a blessing!! You just saved my life!! I had to put mine back together and had no idea what I was doing…. I UA-cam’d it and found your video! Thank you so much!!! You just don’t know how much this helped me!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
That’s so awesome! This comment made my day!
literally same! real tears rn i thought i was never going to be able to use this drill again!!! thank you so much i wish i could like this video 1 million times 😩💖
These comments make my day
What will I do since I opened mine but but I can’t open to put nail bits anymore
Did that happen after you put it back together or before?
Thank you soooo much! Game changer for nail techs! We need more people like you!
Awww ☺️ thank you! I’m Just happy it’s been helpful for people. I hate giving up on my tools!
i’ve had my nail drill for almost 2 years. i got it as a gift from my mom & it just stopped working. i tried to take it apart myself & i couldn’t get it working. but after i watched this is working like i just bought it. thank you !!!!!!!!!
That’s awesome! Look at you go! Thats is best feeling!
Thank you!!! Showed me just what I needed to see. I took it apart to clean and pieces went everywhere. About to buy a new one but then I found ur video!
I’m happy to hear it helped! I noticed a lack of repair videos, that’s what led to this. So glad it was helpful
Omg thank you I am so glad I found your video I owe you in a BIG WAY I literally was about to cry I have 5 clients and I was scared that I was going to have to reschedule them….. you are a life saver thank you again
You are very welcome
I had to subscribe! My daughter accidentally “broke” my hand piece and I was devastated that I had to go buy a whole new drill. Although, something was telling me that I could fix it, looked up “how to fix melody susie nail drill and you were the first to pop up! Thank the universe that you did lol 🤣 My nail drill is working as if it was new. Thank you! 🤗
Awesome!
Omg!!!! You are a freaking life saver. I have been with out mine for 2 years and I was going to throw and by a new one as the was a new one 2 years ago and only used a handful of times. And the base would work but the lock or drill will turn and I followed your steps and now is working like new!!!! Omg I’m soo happy
Two years?? Wow. That’s so cool!
OMG!!! MY PRONGS WERE BENT!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I GAVE MINE A GOOD CLEANING WHILE I WAS AT IT AND ITS AS GOOD AS NEW! GREAT TUTORIAL AND I'M SO GLAD YOU HAD THAT EBAY EXPERIENCE!🤭😍
Me too! I’ve been able to repair everything that has happened since i popped that one open. And judging by the comments, this was a blank spot in UA-cam university. So glad it helped!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video!!! I have a melody Susie drill, that I LOVE! I've only had it.... eight months, little under a year. And its stopped working. I've never grinded chalk with it, nor would I. I'm not gonna lie, I have tried the chalk thing, but I used an old, really cheap drill for that. And it STILL WORKS! I think I paid $20 for it, maybe little less, it was cheap. And it's probably five years old. I honestly dunno how the thing is still working. Lol. But it burns, it don't go slow enough for natural nails, don't go fast enough for acrylic. I mostly use it for my toes and the chalk thing. Anyway, enough of my rambling about that. My melody Susie is PERFECT! I LOVE IT SO MUCH! Well, was perfect, I did love it. It started just rattling, then it stopped. The numbers will come on, I can feel the hand piece trying to start, kick on, but won't. When I tried moving the bit myself it would start going around but slowly, and would stop as soon as I would apply any pressure. Now it won't come on even if I move the bit to try n get it going. But I can still hear and feel it trying to start, kick on...... I'm gonna try this cleaning thing. I hope it works! Mine may be something different though. I've used it a bunch, never cleaned it, didn't know I could. Never used a guard. But I've been SO SO careful with it! Haven't dropped it, misused it any way. I really can't afford a new one, my old one as I said is junk. But I've got one in my cart, was about to place the order and let my baby daddy/ boyfriend bitch for spending the money (which he will do) ...... okay this is long enough, too long, sorry! If you never read this I won't blame ya! But if you do and have any advice other than cleaning let me know plz. Haven't tried cleaning yet, gonna try it. But if that's not the problem I hate to go through all that. Especially with my son running around lol..... okay thanks again! Lots of love and God bless!
Ps the dog and the squirrel story is funny! I laughed. Thanks for that too! I have a cat, and he catches and kills every little thing that comes in our yard. Poor little critters. I try n stop him! Have a few times, I've saved a couple birds, a mouse. Lol. But I've NEVER seen a squirrel in Mt yard EVER I've lived here three years! Not even close to my yard, in the trees, nothing. I dunno if Mr kitty gets them all, or if they are too smart for him and know not to come here. Haha... lots of love to you and your doggies! And the naughty little squirrel lol.
@@heathermullins3620 I’m so so sorry. I don’t know how i missed this comment. Except this video Got way more views and comments than i ever expected. Blew my mind. I’m so sorry i didn’t respond in a timely manner. 😥
Thankyou for this advice, had my melodysusie 4 months and it packed up on me at a patients house (I’m a mobile foot Health Practitioner) I ordered a new one straight away. Then thought I’ll look for trouble shooting online and came across your video. Fantastic!!!! I took it apart as you did and cleaned it out, I think moisture got in it as it looked a bit rusty. So I sprayed wd40 on the inside of it all. It’s works like new. I shared this video with my other FHP friends. Thanks again.
Awesome! It’s amazing how much stuff gets in there. Glad it helped!
I can not put any drill ltip in the top. It won't open up. It just started doing this? Any ideas 💡
Sounds like either there’s dust packed in the bit hole or the bit lock is broken. That part is sealed so there’s no way to fix it
@@kristimayes2017 I ordered a replacement
God bless you😭 mine fell apart when I was cleaning my drill but the steps helped put it back together. The lock works once it is placed AFTER the big part you showed and it bounces. Thank you♥️
Thanx so much! What a game changer. After 4 years a little maintenance was needed for my drill. It is like new again❤
That’s awesome! It’s the best feeling
Thank you for this video! my hand piece fell apart an I did not know hot to put it back together have been searching all over and finally found your video!!
That little end piece loves to come un screwed over time And Then the guts fall out. I’m so happy to hear it helped!
Omg thank you so much. You just saved me from buying another drill. You don’t know how happy this just made me.
I keep getting these comments and it just makes my day every time. I’m so glad it helped
Your an ANGEL 😇 for the video. My Melody Suzie stopped working. I was in tears 😭. This helped so much and it's not the time to be buying new tools. Thanks so much.
I feel you on that! I’m so glad it helped!
Thank you so much!! I accidentally pulled all the pieces out and couldn't figure out how to get it all back together!! Your video is very helpful and informative!
Thank you so much ,I felt so sad immediately my drill stopped working and was planning to get a new one yet I bought it recently
But thank you so much am happy for ur assistance teacher ❤❤❤
I’m so glad it helped!
🎉 THANK YOU!!!! My drill has quit working all together but following your directions fixed it. ❤
Awesome!!!!
❤ another drill saved. I accidentally uncrewed the cone and everyrhing popped out. I couldnt get the pieces back in place until i found this. Thank you! I'm going to see what other helpful videos you have.
These comments always make my day!
9:00 thank you so much, my drill fell and I didn't know where to place those small round things ❤❤
@@thidiamehlape9617 I’m so glad it helped!
Ahhh!!! I just fixed my Kiara Sky handpiece. The little ball fell off and I was able to put it back. Thank you!!! Still gotta buy another drill but for now this will do. You're a life saver!!!
I live to hear this! It’ll give you time at least. That’s awesome
OMG!!! Where have you been all my life? I so needed this video. Thanks a million for the help and keep doing what you do best 😊
I’m so glad it helped! That’s awesome!
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I took it apart when it was not working and couldn't figure out how to out it back. Can't even return it unless it's back together 🙈 you saved me!
I almost threw out my drill until I saw this video. I took it apart and cleaned it and it works great again . Thank you for this video.
Yes!! That’s what I’m talking about!
Thank you so much I’m a nail tech and brought a $100 drill two months ago and I was just so sad thinking about all the money I spent just for it to work for only two months….. It needed to be cleaned 😂😂 omg I can not thank you enough ❤❤❤
That’s awesome! So glad i could help
Me pasa exactamente igual 😢
Thank you so much I was just doing my nails when it fell apart 😭 I was so sad thought it broke some how but now I got it back together and cleaned it 🥰 so happy I had my drill for 2 years now and happy that I got it to work again 💖
That’s awesome!
A perfectly laid out video with all the info I'd want to know! I can understand you clearly, the visuals are great, and it worked well, too! Thank you so much!
Does this work for the S series (scamander) drill as well? I have lots of appointments and I’m scared to break it 😣
THANK YOU! went to change my bit and my drill fell apart. Thank you for this step by step, you saved it!
@@gbates4718 that’s awesome! And thank you, but YOU saved it. Nice work
I love this video so much! Mine was shaking and making noises when I turned it up to 20 or above. I cleaned it out and it's smoother now than when I bought it. Thank you!
Happy to help!❤️
I took mine off to clean it. Everything went everywhere. Thank you for this video. I couldn’t figure out how to put it back together 💖
I’m glad to hear it helped!
Major thank yous from El Paso, TX!!
thank you so much for this, i haven’t been able to do any halloween nails because i didn’t know how to fix my drill. x
You’ve just saved my life! I took it apart and then those little tiny weight things fell out and I didn’t know where they came from 🤣 thank you!!
Awesome! Nice work! Those things are such a pain! Mine rolled in between floor boards
This video was a LIFE SAVER OMG!! Thank you so much!!!
Wow was now about to order a new drill.. came upon your video and wahlaa my efile is working.. thks so much 🥰
You’re so welcome!
OH MY GOD YOURE A LIFE SAVER I WAS ABOUT TO BUY A NEW DRILL!!
I love hearing this!!
I love how you have a girly side and a tough side lol I love it so much!
I definitely have a destructive side lol.
Omg thank you I love this drill I’m so happy it’s back to new 😅
@@kyleetipton4319 that’s awesome! Nice work!
hello kristi mayes I did everything that you did, and it helped me clean everything well but my drill still does not want to spin the power still comes on and everything but the drill does not want to spin, what can I do if I do all this and put it back together exactly how you did it and it still does not want to spin what can I do?
Hey, if you want to email me, maybe we can figure it out. Kmayes84@gmail.com. It could be a short in the cord or the propeller might be stuck.
Hi ! Were you guys able to resolve this? My drill is doing the exact same thing.
@@neslysart9577 unfortunately, no. Her motor was dead.
Mine is doing the same thing too. I cleaned everything out but still no spinning on the melodysusie. Could it possible mean my motor on it is dead?
I'm actually having a similar issue. My drill "died" mid appointment but it's not completely dead, the motor still turns on for like a second and spins but then nothing... I can still feel and hear tiny vibrations though. I cleaned everything but it didn't help.
You literally just saved my life right now
I’m so glad to hear that
Thank you, this was very helpful. I thought my drill was broke. The probes were definitely bent. I straightened them up and now it’s working.
That’s awesome!
Thank you sooo much for helping me put my nail drill back together, however I lost one of the donut shaped bearings that go on the side of the spring. Any idea where I can buy a new one? 😢
Go to a hardware store. They may have something similar
Thank you so much ☺️ 😊 for the video it was really helpful. I used it to reassemble my nail drill ❤🎉
@@favourmartins4965 love that for you! Nice work!
i can’t even get the cap off
This was incredibly helpful! Also my first time seeing ALL the pieces broken down! Unfortunatley, my drill is not STAYING powered. I think the motor has gone out. It will spin, but the power is LOW and as soon as I apply pressure to my nail it stops!
Either that or the power supply may need replaced
Thank you soooo much!!!! I was about to cry cus my one year old e-file stopped working! This got it back up and running!
Awesome!
Such a great video-thank u so much! Now I know what I can do to fix mine if need be LOL😘
Thank you! This is my favorite thing to do lol. Not sure why i didn’t do it before now
Thank you so much this helped me ! I drop all the pieces everywhere!
@@goldentipbeauty6413 same!!! I still use this to put mine back together occasionally lol
My daughter bought me a drill for Christmas and the bottom of the hand piece came undone. When I put it back together it didn't work. Thanks to your video I was able to get it working again! Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH! I was heartbroken when it happened. Now it like new again!
I’m so glad to hear it helped! That’s awesome!
I hope you still respond to questions. Your video is pretty old, but has a wealth of valuable information so thank you so much! But I just got the Melody Sue Jade SR3 drill. Like I bought it less than a week ago. It worked fine for my first manicure. I loved it. I really only used it for 15 minutes. But I went to do a pedicure a few days later and the hand peice stopped rotating. I can even hear the motor in the hand peice going. It clicks on, then sounds like it's rotating but it's not. Unfortunately I have tried every way you have suggested to taking off the first peice on the bottom of the hand peice(WD-40, hair dryer), I even used channel locks. It's not coming apart. I already scratched it now so if I return it it's going to be obvious I messed with it. I tried their customer support. That's a joke. I'm hoping there is another way of getting inside the hand peice. I really think that we might not be able to access it from that bottom peice on some models.
@@crystalkay1988 so i happen to have that drill now. Give me just a few to look at mine and we’ll figure it out
@@kristimayes2017 thank you so much
@@kristimayes2017 any luck?
@@crystalkay1988 i didn’t see any obvious way to get it open, i emailed one of their engineers i had contact with previously, so im waiting on a response. I’ll keep you posted. Usually it’s a few days on a response
@@kristimayes2017 thank you so much for diving into this. You are just awesome!
I followed this... the motor on the drill works... But when I reattach everything, it won't turn the part that you insert the bits into. I've cleaned all the parts out, attached them correctly and it's still not turning the bit barrel. Any reason why or do I just need to get a completely new one?
That happened to me when i put the bit lock back together but had something upside down. A lot of those pieces look the same Going either way. If the motor works, that’s all it could be.
@@kristimayes2017 hi thank you for your reply I appreciate it! I finally got it back together 😆 I had to end up putting the motor in and twisting that compartment shut first and then attaching the bit lock in from its end and making sure it connected.
@@italianxpeaches that is awesome!
THANK YOU!! Watching this video helped me fix my drill!
I love that! So glad it helped!
Thank you so much for the video! You saved my night 💙
Your video saved me so much money. Somehow those prongs got pushed in THANK YOU! Thank you thank you
Vibration will cause the End piece to come unscrewed, which lets them wiggle loose, and when you screw It back in they’ll bend. I’m so glad it helped you!
This was sooooo informative and interesting! So many ppl will appreciate this! 💯
Thank you. I tried to keep it simple. I clean this thing like some people clean their guns lol
I’m having trouble opening it 😢
No freaking way. It works! Thanks so much!!!!!
this video helped me so much! i have the kiara sky drill and thought it was gonna break soon but i just had to clean it now shes back in the best condition 🥰🥰
That’s awesome!
- Dec 26, 2022 - Thank you. This video was the determining factor if I would keep or toss my device. I’m keeping my perfect working device. Thank you. 👍🏼❤️
Yes so it was the motor omg I am so happy I don’t have to buy another drill I just got my new motor in today and it works better than before this video was very helpful
That’s fantastic!!! Congratulations and nice work!
Where did you buy the motor
U saved my life lol😅thank you so much for this tutorial ❤🎉 god bless you🎉 ma’am
I’m glad to help!
I lost one of the small round donut discs. What are they called and where can i get a replacement?
I JUST GOT MINE AND I THOUGHT I BROKE IT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH❤❤❤
I’m glad it helped!
THANK YOU SO MUCH. you don't realize it but you helped me fix my locking mechanism. Somehow mine was put together wrong lol. thanks so much!
That’s awesome! I’m so glad it helps
You saved my equipment!!! Thank you 😭 😭 😭
I can't love this video enough ❤️
Hopefully it helped! ❤️
Thanks so much for the video🌸
But how do we know if the drill is broken or not? Because I followed the steps and cleaned the drill, but it only turns on and won’t spin.🤣😭
You may have a short in the motor if cleaning didn’t help
Do you think getting another motor will work because I’m having the same issue I didn’t realize when I turned it off it wasn’t all the way shut off wasn’t spinning but on enough to when I touched it later on it was so hot I turned it on it spins for a bit then stops so I ordered on on AliExpress it will be here today so hopefully that works because I tried to clean it and it didn’t work so I’m thinking because it was in for hours that it blew the motor any advice??
The motor is 95% of the drill so it should work for sure
Thank you so much for this video, I decided to take apart my drill and I don’t know why and I was trying to figure out how to put it back together 💕
Kristi, how did you disassemble it? I have one that is really tight and I don't want to use any steel tools because I will scratch it. Do you have any suggestions?
I didn't manage to open mine
They are an impressive set of talons you have !
Thank you so much. This was one of my favs
ok so my motor keeps getting stuck. like the little white star looking things doesnt spin unless i start to turn it . do you know why its doing that?
Sounds like it may need greased or the bearing inside that holds the rod the wire wheel is on, is shot. Try greasing the rod to see if it helps, cause it may be just sticking
My drill bit broke inside. Do you know how to get it out? I have pulled it apart but it won’t come out at all. 😢
Unfortunately no. I’ve lost one to this and tried everything i could think of. The bit lock is sealed so i couldn’t figure it out
I’ve the melodysusie scamander, it’s started making a funny noise. I’ve managed to take apart the bottom part and lots of dust, can’t see where I can unscrew the top part. Any ideas?
This is so helpful! Except my piece will not rotate off so i think mine is unable to come apart 😅
Hey thankyou so much for this video ..I put back everything but I can't lock and unlock the drill ..I don't know where I went wrong..please help
No worries, that usually means something is just out of place. Pull it apart and line it up as you take each piece off. I did that a few times myself
It’s probably the ring right in the middle with the dips in it…. Most likely the little side posts didn’t fall into place
Thankyou I will try to do that.
If you’re still having trouble, email me. Kmayes84@gmail.com. We can trouble shoot
Ok thankyou so much.
What if the parts inside the drill appear rusted after some months of using it every now and then? Is it normal? My drill stopped working too
My bite could not remove when I pulled it down the 2 bearing is missing .is there a way to remove it and replace it
I have a similar drill and it accidentally fell apart bc i was trying to figure out how to change the bit . I can’t get it to screw back together and it seems i have everything in correctly. Any suggestions???
Hey I have the scamander drill and it stopped working so I opened it up and fixed it somehow.. but now when I twist it it won't unlock for me to put a drill bit in do you have any idea what I could do please
Thank you so much❤ this truly saved my nail drill!!!!
Awesome to hear!
hello please I need your help. the top part of my drill came off the drill lock and I don't know what to do, I tried to take apart my drill and the whole thing just fell out and came apart
Thank you!! Got back togetger but now opening piece where bit goes wont opem and close...whyyy?
Something is flipped the wrong way. Same happened to me when i had a washer flipped wrong
@@kristimayes2017 thank you!
Thank you!!!!! I unscrewed the machibe apart and couldn't understand why those metal things were flat. I took my finger nail and push them back up and lined them into the slots. I was about to throw the machine away and buy another one then decided to log onto youtube university and there you were. ❤
I love to hear it! That’s awesome
This most definitely help thank you!!! 🙏🏽🙌🏽
Hi, I just came across a “Glazing Machine DR-288 today in a thrift store and thought it might’ve been a good find but something’s wrong. It comes on but doesn’t spin & my bits won’t stay in. Hoping you can help. Thanks 😊
Hi! It sounds like the bit lock is stuck open, in which case it’ll turn on but not spin. Pulling it apart, and cleaning could help. But if not, replacement Hand pieces are fairly inexpensive. You can get them used on eBay Or on aliexpress. Just double check the plug type
@@kristimayes2017 Thanks for responding! Yes I took it apart and cleaned it and now it works! So happy, can’t beat it for $8 bucks vs $200 on Amazon. Even AliExpress was $65. Thanks again.😊
@@imaginechris6371 no problem. It’s crazy what some dust can do to steel! Glad its working!
Can you help me understand why my drill won’t reverse the other direction 🥺
Does this also work for juemel nail drills too ? I was able to get the bottom piece off but was unable to get the top piece off.. I hear the motor working but the top isn’t spinning😕
It should, they all typicallyhave that same build. If the top won’t come off try using some oil around where the threads are. It sounds like dust is packed in there which would cause both problems. Also if it won’t come off, try blowing in the top while turning it up and down
You are a lifesaver!!!!
Do you still check this page? I hope so! I have a different drill, but the inside is almost identical. But every time I put it back together, my lock for the bit piece won’t open up and close. It’s just tight. I’ve watched your video over and over and can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. My spring will move up but won’t come back down. Thanks so much if you even read this! :)
Something is upside down. Every time that happens, one of the pieces is flipped.
Ok!! I’ll try that! I wouldn’t have even thought something was upside down haha THANK YOU!
@katiebustin4911 it’s no problem. If you still can’t get it working feel free to email me, we can trouble shoot
Thanks so much ❤ I was able to resemble my drill back 😮😢
That’s awesome!
I'm trying to find a replacement part for my Az GoGo. You showed a little tiny washers that go on each side before you slide it back in the hand piece. I need one and cannot find them .....can you help, please?
The only place I’ve seen them is on alibaba.con
@@kristimayes2017 thank you so much!!!
Wow ,thank you so much for this❤
You help me fix my wife drill bit thank you soo much
Thanks I’m sure this will be very handy one day 👍🙂
You’re welcome ☺️
Hi how Dow you get the top off the drill. I cannot screw it off. Thanks for this video
Sometimes the dust in the threads can cause it to stick really bad. You may need to use pliers to get it loose
@kristimayes2017 my husband tried really hard to unscrew it with pliers. He's a big guy. Zero result
Thank you thank you thank you. I love you. My prongs were bent!!! ❤😂🎉
YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER, Almost cancelled on my client
@@AlexionaMitchell i love hearing things like this!! Makes my day!