Masterpiece of craftsmanship: the restoration of an antique fruit press
"Hey, friends! Today, I want to share a very special project with you. Some time ago, I stumbled upon this incredible 120-year-old fruit press on eBay for just €30. It dates back to the year 1900 and was in quite a sorry state, covered in rust. But I knew I could breathe new life into this historic machine.
My first step was carefully disassembling the entire press. Then, I sandblasted all the parts to remove the rust. I used cold-pressed rapeseed oil to season the interior components of the fruit press, including the screw and the container. This process required a temperature of 230 degrees Celsius, and I repeated it a total of five times.
I applied food-safe powder coating to the exterior of the fruit press to ensure it not only looks good but is also safe for use. Unfortunately, the old sieve was severely damaged, so I crafted a new one from copper sheet. I created the design on the computer, printed it out, and adhered it to the copper sheet to accurately cut it out. In total, I had to drill 722 holes into the new sieve, a painstaking task!
Once the holes were drilled and the shape was cut out, I bent the sheet into a cone shape, using a wooden cone I had prepared earlier. Then, I soldered the sieve together and meticulously sanded the surface with fine sandpaper to make it perfectly smooth. The new sieve looks fantastic now!
But that wasn't all. I also sanded all the screws and nickel-plated them to prevent rusting. I sanded the old wooden handle on my lathe and carefully oiled it. To secure the wooden handle, I even manufactured a custom screw on the lathe.
Finally, came the exciting moment of reassembling the fruit press. And the result? It's simply breathtaking! The machine shines like new and works flawlessly. I can't wait to try it out and make fresh fruit juices.
That was my exciting adventure in restoring this 120-year-old fruit press. I hope you enjoyed this journey through time, and if you want to see more projects like this, please subscribe to my channel and leave a like. Thank you for watching, and until next time!"
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00:00 Fruit press Restoration/Restore
00:12 Disassemble Bar Billiards
01:00 Sandblasting
01:14 Burn the inside of the fruit press with oil
01:48 Powder coat fruit press
03:18 Make a screw on the lathe
04:24 Screw to hold in place, polish to a high gloss
05:15 Make a sieve from copper sheet
08:03 Restoring snail
08:50 Assemble the powder container
09:20 Large screw sandblasting grinding polishing
10:04 Install the cover with powder
10:25 Bend ships screw straight
11:19 Make a new wooden handle bar on the lathe/sand oil the wooden handle
13:35 Test fruit press/press raspberries, strawberries, juice
14:35 Outo