Genius. I admire your level of experience and patience. Don’t know whether it’s just a bloke thing,but it’s oddly satisfying seeing these tools restored,and understanding how they work. You’re a great teacher.

This is why KZfaq was created

You floored me with that sneaky feeler gauge trick and the use of bearing_lock. That never say die mindset is so enjoyable to witness in full flow

My thoughts as a contractor for power cords: If the machine is mobile it either needs a 1ft cable or a 30ft cable. If you put it on an extension cable to use it then tool doesn't need a cable to wrap up everyday. Or you wire in a long enough cable on the tool to not require an extension. Still not sure why I just watched 30 minutes of an old Italian floor edge sander being repaired, but I liked it and subbed to you good sir

Another great video Dean. I like your tip of lightly chamfering the new brushes to aid their bedding in. I’ll remember that one. Cheers and I’ll see you on the next one.

I just got a job in tool repair, and I'm very excited. It feels like a job I'll love. I love watching your videos.

Very clever way to create the extra hands!

Replacing the damaged screws is what a professional engineer does. You always do your best for your customers and you have respect for the next person who will work on that machine - probably yourself!

Great video as usual Dean!!!!!!!! Hey you guys hit that like button!!!!! We definitely need Dean!!!!!!!!

Dean, found you just recently and want to tell you that I have enjoyed the heck out of your channel!! I’m a Georgia Boy from the States that loves watching Professinals at work. Keep going my Friend.

ngl, after seeing that armature and the state of that front pulley I was not expectig it to sound this well after the repair, great job!

Brilliant - great experience and workmanship and great narration of the video!

Wood floor guy here, I run K&T sanders, including the Vega which is the brother to the Pegasus. The timing pulley is all chewed up because of that hole to lock the sanding pad lets in sanding grit particles that get embedded in the aluminum pulley and wear it out, so put a piece of tape or something over that hole. And when you change the brushes, you really should take the time to tune up the commutator and get it perfectly round or it will eat up those brushes in just a couple hours of running. And I don't know how that guy can see what he is doing or control that edger from a standing position, and why would you try to do that? Just use an edger chair with wheels. And these are supposed to have the short cord on them, and you use an heavy duty extension cord with it.

Wow if it wasn't for the wear on the armature this old Pegasus would out last any modern made tool, great job 👍

Good stuff again Dean! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Excellent work and good idea with the feeler gauges, that was awesome!

It surprised me how great it sounded after the bearings and brushes were changed. I love seeing old tools get repaired, especially in this disposable economy.

Great repair.Sounds great and lives to work another day.

Nice job has always Dean, great video has always.

She thought her days were done till you got your hands on her

Brilliant work, Dean.

I keep the leads short. The lads can screw up their own cords. Great fix. My edge sanders are Clarke Super 7's. The only other tool built to that quality, that I own, is an '80's Metabo/Walters 1/2" hammer drill. Yes, badges from both companies. I had some great Holtzer stuff, years ago, that I lost in a fire.

great werk as always dean, though jaaaaysus the state of them screws 🤣🤣

Another beast is released back into the wild, great save.

I don't know how you keep so cool headed, Dean. I'd have probably spit and cursed 4 times before the 15 minute video mark if I was working on that.

Great video Dean always very interesting 🦘

I own two edge sanders. That's a toe kick sander son. I wish I had one. It reaches where an edge sander won't.

A stroke of genius to use feeler gauges to pack the bearing and by setting them at three equidistant positions you kept it centred. I am sure I have hired one of these on floor sanding jobs but with a shorter ‘toe’ on it. You have to watch when using them near radiators as the edge of the disc can nick through a pipe on a fraction of a second turning a sanding job into a plumbing job.

Dean, please use your air compressor before you start all that work. It's therapeutic to watch all the dirt blow away, and it's always nice to see how much better it looks once repaired.

"CHEAP AND CHEERFULL " another great catch phrase im just saying lol

How bloody lucky the locals are t have you round the corner shop .😂.. brilliant stuff Dean 👍

great content all that knowledge to sink in

Nice save on an old workhorse of a sander!

Really enjoyed this one. 🇺🇸

I would just use JB weld on that bearing housing. Little wax on the bearing and it should remain removable. Could be it's last repair. But I'm a Mexican mechanic so it might work, or not.once repaired an auger drive plate split in two on a 8 HP snowblower in a pinch with JB and it never broke again. Engine packed it in first. three years of real Canadian snow.

Great watch as always Dean keep up the great work 🔧🔧👍👍

Way to go, Dean!

Nice job..

Thanks, Dean.

Interesting one Dean Thanks

Seems like a guy who did previous repair though the same as you are: it will be last repair for this machine 😂

...Nice job. ...I might have been tempted to dig a tiny bit down into the exposed (proud) insulating material between the commutator segments. Used to do that to get a bit more life from extremely worn car starter motors and DC generators. Guess it depends if insulating material is harder than brushes?...

Congratulations, very good, clearly you have many years of experience, the only thing I suggest is whether to blow air into the machines you repair before repairing so as not to breathe the dust, which is bad for the lungs. Greetings from Mexico City

The manufacturer is Künzle & Tasin and their machines carry a few different brandings, mostly KT and Bona. Basically the parent company is Künzle & Tasin and the woodworking machines are branded KT and Bona, some say KT some say Bona. Their division for wood floors is called KT Bona. Their division for cleaning machines is called KT Multi Mode. Their division for stone and concrete is KT Menghini & Bonfanti. Most machines just say KT.

Good jobe Dean

Sounds more like a woodchipper, than a floor sander.

That sander had been treated roughly & prepared crudely before. You did a super job of making it work properly again. Was this a hire machine or a contractor tool?

I'm thinking that the short cord on the unit is because you only have one long extension cord and you can plug in several tools with a short cord less cord in total and you don't have to go unplug one long extension cord to plug in another if you need it saving time and staying in the area

You know is it quality when it comes with plenty of free gravity and she weights ton Edit: I will replace the screw incase I am the next guy who needs to get in there

At around the 20:15 point in the video, the armature fan seems to be missing a blade which would effect balance and overall fan efficiency . And why not clean up the commutator so the new brushes have a better chance of seating?

3500 dollar sander nice.

Coffee grinder sounds are never good coming out of any other machine than coffee grinder.

Check of a job Dean. New life for a worn out machine.

Nice repair , could the cooper armature be turned To allow for the removal of the wear . Great videos please keep them coming

If it is a standard bearing you can usually get it a bit oversized. So perhaps it would be enough to overcome damaged housing

I don't think I'd like to get in a fight with Dean, at 14 minutes in I'm guessing the sander lost.....

Yes

Couldn't the brush springs be bent to apply correct pressure, or a piece of other brush/metal be placed on top of the brushes (as conductive spacer) so that the spring could apply correct pressure?

Nice video.Just out of curiosity I am asking.Ate there facilities to rewind and rebuild the commutator and the armature available

He da man

Curious: why not trim the shim to fit the entire circumference of the race?

Dean, there’s no way to oversized the bearing to fit in the housing? Kinda like bearings on an engine?

Can you please let me know what circlip pliers sizes you most commonly use?

Are feeler gauges cheaper than buying shim stock?

Nice one. Awkward fecker that one

Regarding the bearing you did not replace. Could you not re-grease the bearing thus increasing its lifespan ?

Does that machine belong to Alex? …..Alex Sander 😂😂😂

More dodgy screws on there than in Maghaberry gaol🤣🤣✊

"Ordered on Friday turned up Monday" bet they don't say that over in Brexitania

10:45 I think they were Philips at one point, obviously stripped out, probably with a worn out bit in an impact driver putting way too much force on a worn out screw....then the last guy ground a flat (with grinder or Dremel) into them so he actually remove them. Then couldn't spend any time, money or effort into sourcing new screws. That machine is a beast. I've never seen edge sanders with bases that are that big & long. They're usually more compact with handles on either side kinda like a big plunge router shaped sander. This thing is so un-necessarily huge, can't believe its still in use cause its so big(for what it is - a hand-held 'compact' edge sander)! 👍🏻👌🏻🛠️🔧🔩🦺