1950's 6" Hand Grinder - Tool Restoration
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2017
- I picked up this grinder locally and it just screamed old school danger to me! Just had to have it and give it a restore back to working order. From my research it appears to be a 1952 model 401G Hicycle grinder from Consolidated Pneumatics Tool Company. It's certainly a power tool that you just wouldn't see being made today and carries a decent amount of caution needed when using it.
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That is one beast of a grinder. Nice job with the resto also
Thank heaps for the feedback!
it's very weak and loud. Even cheap angle grinders have more power than this. The only upside that this bulky thing might be more durable.
Of course it's weak; it has to turn all that metal. I can see it working for another 70 years.
no it's not weak because it has to turn all that metal, the motor itself is weak
Would you say it's weak by the design of the motor, or the motor degrading after 70 years.
Great work on the restoration! That would make a mean bench grinder in the appropriate stand.
It made me feel so good to see a really old tool brought back to life. Great work!
Christ, the torque. No words spoke, fast forwarded, no details missed, watching old things be broken down and built back up.
Therapeutic.
Awesome!
Thanks mate! Means a lot coming from you!
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James Ralston right?
What a monster,what a bueatiful job. Re birth of a tool. Fantastic.
I agree!
Dude that's a beast of a machine! Awesome! Great find, and great job! Keep it up!
This definitely needed to be restored. Right up there with the hammer as the most useful tool in any man's shop. 10/10. You are to be commended. Wow!
Will Mathews.
two suggestions if I might: one is a nice large square shank screwdriver with applied wrench (in the all screws must die scenario) ....second is to put, as you look down at an electrical screw connection, the wire on the left, circling right. It will always tighten, not tend to loosen if put on the right. Nice to see an old time beast like we used to use roaring back to life.
i dont know talk english so good, but thank you so much, i learn many tecnics with u
Beautiful restoration, that's an awesome piece of hardware! Glad you saved it.
Excellent restoration.. Can't believe how far motor technology has improved since those days. That unit is a brute!
I don't know how you do it. Do you reenact the disassembly? Do you replace the audio with tool sounds? Or do you actually not just constantly curse and swear at the thing the entire time like I do?
+Sunshine_Shooter haha it's hard to not constantly get frustrated with projects like this especially when components don't come apart! Thanks for watching :)
I was thinking the same thing. That one piece that defeated you would of made me throw the tool through the window and then set it on fire. Maybe there is a reason I don't restore tools :P
Windows are expensive, and then you have to fix that if you break one. Also I think you forget.. he did try to set it on fire, and several times at that. But honestly, that silent frustration. I would be vary afraid if Will ever looses his temper.
I find tool restoration (the process, whenever i buy an old tool) a very therapeutic thing to do. Go in my shop, gather a few tools, and lay on it. No talking, no music, just quality time thinking about how something was put together. Because let me tell ya, some of these tools are veritable freaking puzzles. I spent a whole week's worth of weekends trying to puzzle how exactly they had assembled a 1940s Black and Decker shear wound that had been burnt. Only to find that certain pins and catches had been ground flush and polished, thus hidden. It's all about the patience and reward this provides. Nothing like sense of pride you get from seeing a job well done in the form of a chunk of metal abusing your power meter :)
aserta great comment .
that's give me more satisfaction than a good movie
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback
you got it brother!
haha me too
I couldn't even begin to do something like this but I'm fascinated my it. I could literally watch this all day.
A refurbishment job very well done,lovely to see very old but very well made tools given a new lease of life,definatley gets my thumbs up.
That thing is crazy and i guess its only appropriate that it kind of sounds like an Air raid siren .
Real men grease their tools with Vegemite I see :^)
+MightyPootisFish is there any other way??!
I have the itch to pull this as a prank.
Personally I prefere to use Colgate Toothpaste (™) as grease whenever a lock gets stuck.
The only proper use of vegemite, because this is definitely not what you need to eat.
NO Real men use Marmite! Vegimite is for the girls...
Yikes, that thing is a beast! Great restoration, glad to see an old tool back in service!
Nice to see that old tools are being restored, not replaced
Whoaah....that's bulldozer in dremel world,heavy duty too......for the user for sure :-)
It is! I see it now, it's a freaking giant Dremel tool.
Clarence Wu more like a die grinder or angle grinder
8:30 - Snap rings, my mortal enemy. We meet again.
Hate those things.
Currently rebuilding a lathe. Filled with E rings and Circlips, total nightmare, I feel you
A necessary evil, you don't want the USSR alternative, a piece of hardened steel that was installed and never to be removed. Those, you really hate, these...eh, watch your fingers and pray for the best.
They have some ring removal tools if you look at harbor freight. Makes removing them easy
Just get bow opening pliers and it's the easiest thing ever
Zac F *snap rings hiss back in agreement *😂😂
I can watch this all day and not get tired.
Thank you for posting. My 2nd week of layoff and you have helped me make it through another day. I have a grinder similar to this that is in my dad’s toolbox. He was a machine builder in the 60s-early 80s. You have inspired to to do the same for it. Stay safe
straight away i thought yeah this guy is an aussie with all the wd40 use, then the vegemite jar with grease confirmed it. what a legend #DDTB
+Hayden Huston thanks for watching! #YTB
#BA
lmao agreed
And the Aussie plug, the arrow shape.
and the power plugs
Looks like the grinder had been rebuilt or repaired at least once before. I don't think they had orange vinyl power cords in the 1950's! The blue wires to the motor brushes looked newer, too. If you needed to grind a welded joint between two railroad rails or something else of similar size, this is the grinder you would use without a doubt. However, if it jammed, it would spin YOU around at 600 rpm.
Great job bringing all these old power tools back to life !!! Brian UK .
I just spent my lunch watching this video.. and I don't regretted.. good work!
Well, what you need is an impact screw driver to get those flatheads loose. Nice vid
brummert w that's what I said too, and a snap ring pliers set
Wire brushes in a hand drill ouch... i put mine in a jig so the gun wont kick.. so the jig and drill are stationary.. or chuck it up in the vise it saves from stabbing urself with the wires plus speed contoll is wonderfull with polishing cleaning etc... **great vid!!!***
I love whatching u trying to take these things apart, all those fails and then u succeed - truly Awesome!!!
Great job, amazing final result. And looking this grinder is quite clear that in the fifties average height have been around 10 feets. what a piece of metal!
Very very good!!!!
Thank you for the feedback!
At 18:30 or so you put the line voltage wires on the two screw terminals. They were wrapped counter clockwise. They should be wrapped clockwise around the screws to ensure that the wires are pulled around the screw as it's tightened. Counterclockwise and they get pushed out as the screw is tightened.
Yeah good call, I did muck this bit up. Thanks
Will Matthews, all good. I find myself watching more and more of your videos. Reminds my of my 1930's Black & Decker home utility drill. Unbelievably heavy but built like a tank.
Eric Morris & Company Not if you're in the Southern Hemisphere, which he I'd ;-)
Ah, yes! Left hand threads
At least in Germany, wrapping wires around screws doesn't meet the regulations at all (but the regulations are only important for professional work).
The proper way would be crimping ring terminals on the wire ends.
Amazing restoration. Now I notice every single machine which was build long time ago is stronger than what we create nowadays. monster grinder. thanks for sharing. keep on going!!
A very nice work released by four people and we applauded you by the end😉
Real Men,,, still use this for their "go to" hand grinder!!!😅. Great video! Will.
Thanks Gerald
haha nice!!
I used to work at an Iron Foundry for 3 years back in the mid 80's and we used to use these in the fettling shop to clean up and smooth all the rough edges of the castings after they came out of the moulds. no guards or anything at all to protect you from flying debris. we also had them with the same cutting disc's as 9" angle grinders for cutting off the runners and sprues as well...they were the most dangerous to use. still have a black scar on my left knee to this day when the one I was using one day and kicked back then hit my knee taking it straight down to the bone. not nice at all. they used to run at around 400 hertz from memory needing a special frequency changer to provide the power to run them.
sweet baby Jesus that's a monster
Haha yeah tell me about it!
i have a monster just begging to be multi re-purposed. its a water pump motor and it runs at 1175 rpm i believe. it uses 115 volts ac. i have a friend that will help me wire it up but i mainly restored it. i think i just found a better use for it than my death machine "weedfuckinator" as i call the design. i havent made it yet but the plan is still there. btw i had to cut off the pumping bit to get to the nut holding it in. but other than that it was pretty easy with some wd40
indeed
Yea, and the tool aswell.
😂 😂 😂
It's very satisfying watching such a competent individual performing such a task. = )
I can see why you video tape this as there is no way I could remember how it all went back together. Thanks for speeding up the video so we can see it all in short time. Great job!
nice, for those asking what these are for ? i use one of these almost everyday for polishing stainless steel handrails, you can get a spiral thread M14 fitting for the top of it and screw on all your polishing and buffing wheels to it. great tools, makita make a nice slow RPM one and Bosch make a real nice quick RPM one. ive made real good coin in good time with these for doing boats and the likes. hope this helps.
Thanks for the info mate, that's awesome knowledge! Cheers for watching
Exactly only time I have ever seen one used was to polish church bells.
Ex metal polisher here, used one almost the same thing for doing stainless steel food products lines once assembled or repaired for the confectionery industry.
I have also seen these used for fettling iron castings usually hanging off a spring balance (chilled iron mostly). I would not want to use that one though as that armature rear bearing keeper nut is going to come off as it was missing the lock washer (that is why the key way was cut into thread). When the nut comes off it may break into the switch.
yeah we used polish chem plant piping to .01 microns. not a fun job !
I find this thing absolutely terrifying. and yet I want one?
+TheHellSpawn000 haha yeah it'll do that to you!
same but i dont want it. i must have it!
lmao
All that craftsmanship just for a spinning disc. Amazing.
I just got one of these grinders from my parents. It was my grandfathers. Thanks for the video.
внимание is Soviet power toothbrush. I recognize from yellow power cord.
Ynbg okv
AKA the widowmaker.....😂😂
Great Work. Thanks for hosting this up/ Can't wait for more.
A top notch refurbishment of a grinder I have used many many times in the early 60s,well worth my 5 ☆ rating
"Release the Schmoo!" -AvE, multiple occasions,
lol
Ilovelazers hahaha. I thought the same thing
Nicola Di Iorio Tighten till you hear a crack and then back a quarter turn
@@szem3672 AvE would wonder what kind of confuckery is that.
There are grinding wheels made specially for hand-held grinders. The bonding material is rubber, I think. Those are more resistant to shattering. Also, I think that the original grinding wheel had smaller diameter than the beast you have mounted on the grinder.
I have purchased a slightly newer vintage hand-held grinder similar to yours and I am buying special grinding wheels for it. When you grind it smells a little bit like burnt rubber - similar to standard cutting disks for angle grinders.
Great restoration and and big thumbs up for not playing any crappy music
Bravo. This tool can last another century.
You're killin' me with the WD-40.... Try a can of Buster.
Yeah, Buster, not Blaster. It'll cost you $20 a can but it lasts 5-8 times as long as a can of off the shelf penetrating oil, works exponentially better for breaking loose fasteners, lubes the tools for much longer but isn't so heavy that it makes the work messy or dangerous.
One can lasts me 6 months in my shop, and I use it to clean up 10 foot shears and cnc sheet metal brakes along with everything else a can of the usual gets used for.
Other than that... Awesome rebuild, I'm going to keep my eye out for one of these. I can feel my chest hair growing just thinking about putting it to use....
Geno Merci Never heard of that. Sounds like a money saver for me.
You should look into getting an impact screwdriver
It's on the list to buy :)
Will Matthews put some more ads on these videos and you can afford 5 of em mate.
Nice Work! Fascinating to watch you turn a relic into something very useful!!
Wow, what a monster. It looks like the kind of thing used when people need to clean up big industrial scale castings. Great resto as usual!!
using a grinder on a grinder
GRINCEPTION
Haha! Was that a little sgot out to hand tool rescue? Vegimite? Great video!
+Killinger haha not intended to be, but can see how it could be! Now, if I ate some of that "vegemite", well then... :)
That thing is a BEAST!! I'll bet it can get out of hand QUICKLY!! Great job!
A lot more interesting than the thumbnail made it out to be. That thing is huge! One of the coolest tools to own.
What kind of brush did you put in your drill to buff it so clean?? I'm gonna need one of those!
At first I used a scotch brite wheel attachment. Worked out, but I swapped to a brass wire brush. They are great and well recommended. I use a number of different types and sizes for a whole bunch of jobs. Thanks for watching!
You need to get yourself a hand impact tool you can get them on Amazon for cheap Buddy it'll save you a lot of time and energy
facebook market lol
Yeah, FB market and craigslist, the magical land where you can buy a used tool for 150% the original price. At least around here, it's just scummy people
I love watching your videos - pure mastery.
Love ya work man! Spend a good portion of my last night shift cleaning up an old workshop vise. Cheers for the inspiration!
Looks like a transfer case lol
Nevan Monahan el oh el!
Haha I thought so too! Do some grindin' then some 4 wheelin'.
Holding that thing and trying to not think about the mini gun scene from predator or terminator 2
You feel like your using a mini-gun when operating it :)
It reminds me more of the neutrona wand from Ghostbusters.
Bench grinder, smench grinder. Take the power in your hands!
Nice restoration, it was a lot of fun to watch.
That was so relaxing to watch. Seriously.
oh come on, you put all this fantastic work into it and then cheap out on new ball bearings? :(
It's a resto project, you want to keep as much original as possible. So if there's nothing wrong with them, why replace?
Replacing wear parts is a proper action for restorations.
It reduces the risk of stressing or even damaging other parts of the object.
In this case for example the motor of the tool might have to work harder, because of the old used up bearings.
In the worst case (I'm going to an extreme here to make a point) a bearing could bind and block the motor, causing it to burn up.
EDIT: English is not my native language, so excuse my bad grammar.
Naod08 Yea I agree. This is basically a good cleaning and a new plug
Or at least not hammer the inner races to reinstall them lol
Naod08 you have better English skills than a lot of native English speakers in my opinion lol.
on 10:30, mb left thread?))))
My thoughts exactly. With way the shaft was spinning, right hand threads would continually tighten.
It doesn't matter if you failed to remove one of the components. The true art of restoration is to know when to stop making things better. You did very well
Excellent! What a beast. Great restoration.
idk but usually when I restore something its a little more restoring and a little less just cleaning....
Please, stop using WD40 as an alternative to a penetrating fluid. Just use ATF+acetone and save a lot of time dealing with this stuff. WD40 is a cleaner.
iamarawn wd-40 dissolves rust it can be used as a solvent
you are clearly unfamiliar with Australian mechanic work. there are only 2 things you need. duct tape for when it moves but it shouldnt, and WD40 for when its doesnt move, but it should
Great job with the restoration. I have no idea how you remember where all the parts fit. You're amazing!
Beautiful Grinder.
Awesome work.
What a beast that thing cleaned up to be! Really relaxing watching you work, come across the odd one that's 'beaten me' too! Cheers.
That thing looks like a beast. Awesome find and good resto!
I have a drill from the same time period and it sounds the same. Very cool video, thorough restoration.
This thing looks like a beast! Awesome.
Excellent, love those old tools and bet it'll be around working for another 65 years.
Nice to see some one still willing to get their hands dirty and not feel the necessity of using Nitrile gloves LOL
i love finding machines like these. good haul.
I really enjoyed this. I use an angle grinder most days. I'm sitting here trying to imagine using this beast for the same jobs and just no. lol I love the way old tools were made to last and were also made to be able to repair them rather than just toss them out, but that thing looks heavy. Body fatigue would be a definite issue.
Thank you for the video Sir. Yet another dinosaur rescued from the graveyard. Awesome!!!!
They sure as hell don’t make them to last like this one anymore!!!....great restoration!!!
Grinder restoring a grinder. Really like the sparks at the end!
Awesom work .. i love the sound when the tools work
These videos are so relaxing to watch, restoration
I really like your videos bud. Simple, shows the work, doesn't add any unnecessary commentary and most importantly no annoying music. Just get straight to the point. Well done.
Todays regular serving of grinders are scary enough, but that one's bloody lethal, old school hardcore.
Very nice work. Got a bit of a soft spot myself for old tools.
An impact driver might be a good addition to your tool collection.
Works wonders on stuck screws from time to time.
Holy smokes, dude. Beautifully done! That thing is terrifying.
They are so beautiful when made to look new again.
Thumbs up bro ... what a super restore. Super video. Clean technical hands. You are a pro ..
Good style of grinder , seen them used in boiler shops and foundry. Great job 👍🇬🇧
Good restoration work ... Congratulations!
That is the craziest grinder I've ever seen. What a beast. They sure don't make things like they used to.
This was so cool to watch! On some of thise tough to unscrew parts, remember leverage is your friend!
Wow that seems like a tool that deserves a lot of respect while in operation... :D