I like this guy, he's very humble and not afraid to show his mistakes

Don’t ever feel bad for trying to make something you have look nice. You’re proud of it.

Fast becoming a top KZfaq site for fixing up salvaged stuff nobody wants yet still has a long life.. which the cheap roll it out quick for profit guys hate. Long live the human ingenuity which inspires you. And the honesty is truly more educating that 'just lets watch someone always getting it right' which always leaves me wondering.

I used to restore antique farm equipment for a living. I feel your pain! The fact that you are willing to rescue an older unit is going to take you far. You have saved yourself thousands on a good welder, and that makes more sense than new any day.

When you are all finished with the rebuild, find someone who sews up tents and awnings and have them make you a cover for the unit if you plan on keeping it outside or when you are transporting it between jobs. They can also sew a tube of material to the cover to accommodate the exhaust stack and lifting hook.

The thoroughness of your observations and repair/reconditioning techniques will pay you back the whole time you have your device 1st time watching I will return.

Repairing and restoring is pleasant to see. So many things are just thrown away these days. Back in the late 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s people used and restored everything. There was a saying, " Use everything twice ". We still had shortage and still on rationing after the war. It was important to use what we had. It is important today that people learn to use what they have, not just what they want.

Another piece of old equipment is on it's way back to a usable state. Don't ever apologise for your efforts to make something look better by giving it a coat of paint. The fact that you take pride in what you do, says volumes about you. We love your channel, your projects and all your effort. Love, health and respect from Scotland UK.

The fuel tank spinning on the drive wheel of a van on blocks...thought I had switched over to Red Green channel 😂

I love that you ended up taking the time to not only do it right, but also restore it to its original function (like the fuel solenoid safety) and upgrade it with the keyed starter. The refreshed paint job was a satisfying cherry on top! It's already looking good and I can't wait to see what you end up with. Big thumbs up from this subscriber!

You didn't take this too far at all... you realized that this machine - as bad as it looked - wasn't that far gone, and so with a little bit of extra effort you could bring it almost all the way back to pristine condition. I think it was a great decision. I love taking old stuff and making it look new again... whereas you find a lot of satisfaction just in getting things fully functional/operational again. It's ALL good. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Matt, firstly, it’s so great to see you back posting again and back to your old self. Secondly, it was so good to see you put that motor up on pallets to work on it at a good height, simple but effective. Thirdly, I love these recovery of old metal channels, the important thing to remember here is that you have resurrected an old piece of equipment, cleaned it up, restored it to original and now whether you choose to sell it on or use it for yourself, you now have a solid asset. A lot of the other shows I think only transport someone’s old metal from one place to another, get it going and then it sit at there place and just deteriorates again, no value. Anyway great content mate, well done and stay well

For your Tank cleanup. I use critic acid that you use to clean coffee machines to remove kalk. i used it for my motorcycle tank. use warm water (not more than 80°C) and around 100g of citric acid powder and fill the tank with it. let it sit for around 1 hour, clean it up and let it dry. after that i use phosphoric acid, just to coat the surface on the inside of the tank and let the exess drop out of it and let it dry again. that builds a Iron phosphate layer that wont allow rust (iron oxygen) to build again and wont dissolve from gasoline or diesel. you can also paint over that layer if you want to use it on exterior surfaces. most rust converters are based on phosphoric acid and do much the same but to a higher price. both indigence are dirt cheap i got 200g of citric acid for 2€ and the acid 1 liter for 15€ that is reusable for other stuff.

Just like McDonalds, I'm Lovin' It! The paint work is not as important as the working part of the machine. The 1950's Ford F series truck had just the graphics you need on it. A Double circle with lines flowing straight back. You could put your logo in the circle. Make it gold with your logo would look like eye candy. The trailer, find a small boat trailer with springs to absorb the bumping and bouncing. That can/could damage parts. I saw a portable welder with a welded axle going down the road and the road was rough with patched pot holes and the side covers came off. It was really good to see you and letting us ride along with these repairs. I'm getting excited to see the finished product. I'll be looking forward to the completion video. I have a clip from Facebook . Email?

Little tip for masking off threaded unions, hose nipples, studs etc, use baking foil. Just scrunch it up around the part and it just stays in place, and it's much easier and quicker to remove than masking tape. Great to see a perfectly useable piece of equipment rescued and put back into service for the sake of some time and effort.

Youve done an amazing job of troubleshooting and figuring our all the operation points of this portable welder.

The part 2 video of repairing the old welding machine. Man it's looking Great just a few more parts to be added and it will be ready to go back to work. Great job Matt with the attention to the details.

For getting rid of rust cheaply, I use PH reducer for spas and pools, which is basically Sodium Bisulphate. It comes in big tubs in granular form, so you can mix as much as you want and make it as strong as you want and it's really cheap. It works well, but as with any acid, you have to keep an eye on it and not leave what you're treating for too long, as it will also eat away the metal too. If you want safe, but expensive, it has to be Evapo Rust

You are a very skilled and talented person, I really dig how you think outside of the box to solve a problem. I really did watching your videos and have learned a lot. Lol... You should have been my second father....lol. stay well

Great Video. 👍 You can remove rust from the tank with citric acid. Works wonderfully and is very cheap. Greetings from Germany. 😉 Paul

Good tip for avoiding a mess when pouring paint from a can is use tape to make a v shape on the top. Stops the paint going in the rim and down the side. 👍🏾

I have done electrolysis on a motorbike tank after doing a "chain" tumble, it worked great at getting out the last bit of rust! When I was done, and I wasn't putting the tank back on right away, I put about a cup of WD-40, in and rotated to cover the entire inside to keep it from rusting until I installed it. I highly recommend the electrolysis, it was fairly easy, I used a 12V battery charger, some borax... and it was done. No need for a coat of paint inside the fuel keeps it from rusting.

Little tip for sanding, use a block for a better finish without finger furrows. Also when spraying try to maintain 6-8 inches distance between the panel and spray nozzle. May find less runs. But awesome work as always man! Hats off to you for the level of care taken on this restoration. Keep up the great work 👌💪😎

Those welders kick ass. 24hrs a day 7 days a week. 14-30 day outages US Steel. 8 welders 4 compressors.

Nice! Painted, you have definitely increased its "socially distant" value 10-fold! Great job! That is a great looking pig you got there! On tumbling the fuel tank, Muriatic {pool} acid mixed with some water. It is much faster and cheaper than Evaporust. Let it sit, shake it around. The acid will not hurt fresh metal. It will only remove the rust. Just rinse it really well. Don't use baking soda to neutralize it. It's almost impossible to get it all back out of the tank. If you go the acid route, the tire spin is not necessary. Do it by hand. It will cost you less than 10 bucks. Hope this helps.

Great, meticulous job. Amazed at your patience.

Honestly I would put diesel fuel in the tank and slosh it around and it should be fine. I really appreciate all the time and effort you take showing what's up. You let us learn from your successes and your mistakes. Everything looks great so far. Maybe you can put your own logo on there with a mention of your KZfaq channel.

I kinda get why pain makes something more valuable. It shows the last owner cared about the machine. Personally, though, I think that paint that's decent but is really faded is much better than a fresh coat, because a fresh coat can be used to cover up problems, whereas a really nice polished faded coat shows it was cared for for long enough for the paint to fade.

😂Hi,in a world ofthhrowaway once used and buy new again i commend You're patience and workmanship keep them coming,also you don't need to apologise if some times it goes not right,i don't use the word wrong as when watching you,regards from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚜👍🇬🇧

Thank you for educating me and many others... cheers from Libya. ❤😊

When you said throw back looking/old school decals the first thing I thought was the A-team van for some reason, I think the machine puts me in mind of something they'd find and get running to build whatever they needed wherever they were. Anyways great project, really enjoyed it so far and cant wait to see the final result.

For the detailing, maybe do a decal of the channel logo, and then Savage Workshop in larger cursive script in gold paint, with matching gold lining. That'd look super cool I think.

I'd love to see it with some vintage artwork! Hope you find something you like!

I was shocked you painted a Lincoln welder blue. You best get a Lincoln decal cause some folks gonna comment: "hey fella, is that a Lincoln?"

Bro don't worry about the paint job, at work we just got a $30,000 Cummins engine brand new for a truck and it's got runs all over the place they painted wiring connectors so much you can't even disconnect them ,there's like globs of paint dripping off of things it's ridiculous😂😂😂

Ahh. The classic I’m just gonna do this and it leads to the next thing that leads to the next. You just earned a subscriber.

Really hoping that another video is made showing the finished item.. He's got through the really difficult stuff and risk of failure. Would be great to see it painted and on a trailer..

The machine looks great! Blue is just fine as Miller makes the better machines, IMHO. Thanks for all your vids!!!

For every tank gas or diesel between 5 and 10 gallon I put cleaning solution like purple power. Or super clean grab a handful of rocks from the drive. Take 2 bungee straps jack up and support my John deer leave it in 1st gear or creep. For about hr or so.outside so it doesn't drive me crazy. You could use just dawn dish soap as well to a full tank of water hot or cold. It works but if you already know that it's pitted it's just gonna get worse from here. Love your channel to. Your very talented I restore old garden tractors like sears suburban, gravely,Roper,SpeedX,wheel horse, and some of your knowledge I have used for myself. So thanks for that. You could be a vocational think outside the box teacher. For big equipment.

Nice serie. one remark, remove the wire from the startswitch. As soon the engine cranks over the oil presure switch will engage the solenoid.

Really awesome restore on this! Love the color scheme you got going on. As for your dashboard you don't need to source a new one all you need to do is have it scanned and either have someone laser etch a new one on a new sheet of metal or you can have a new vinyl decal made to cover your original one. The vinyl is cheaper and looks pretty decent.

Good Evening , Sir , I hope you are having a fantastic weekend Sir ! 😊

Don’t forget an earth/ground bonding Test/checks through the frame, generator and engine you may need to fit bonding braid strips after all that painting!!! star washers on bolts are good for continuity too. Just to keep you safe mate with those voltages !!!

Splitting the engine from the gen is done by removing the starter and unbolting the gen flywheel adapter that fits inside the engine flywheel trough the starter hole

I appreciate your work my friend... I watched 👀 all your videos now...

I'm pretty sure my Lincoln had a coupler between the generator and the engine. But you can just keep hitting it harder and harder too

Sir,I commend u not just for restoring this old welder but taking the time to explain the various functions of said equipment.U r the jack of all trades when it comes to vintage working construction heavy equiptment.Peace.....

Always listen to that little voice , not the one that says Rip & Tear in the middle of the walmart , the that maybe we should, its saved my life more times than you might believe.

Love seeing them engine drives beaing restord, that's gonna be a awesome machine.

Great series! I'm really enjoying your restoration. Thanks for taking the time to video your project.

most satisfying video ive watched in weeks

You such a great old style mechanic, love watching you do your thing

Awesome vid, thoroughly enjoyed the nearly 2 hours and an exceptional restoration...love your attention to detail, well done Matt

If you take the cover off the end of the armature you will see a bolt right in the center. If you remove that it might come apart but it usually takes a jacking bolt to break it loose. Once you get that center bolt out, look inside you’ll see some other threads (not used for holding it together) that is for jacking it apart with a spacer rod. In the future this’ll work on a lot of gen sets.

Also that Lincoln Turned out nice I did a great job

Oh you have the best opportunity to test, JB Weld. Fix that manifold let's see how good it is. I think you said you were buying a new one. Test JB Weld I have fix alot of things it has always worked sealed off a fuel pump hold on my 69 grandpix. You have the perfect opportunity. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

Hi there I remember you getting that Generator and Wilder That was a really good video watching you do it all up and get it working watching your videos where you get a machine that's sitting around for a long time and it starts up keep up for great work Ralph from the UK

Looks great. Many buy powdered citric acid and mix a pound per 5 gal of water. Neutralize with backing soda water. Some people with just rust on the bottom use acetone. It dries fast. I would definately make a cover for it, maybe even padded in the areas it will get knocked around more. Not the greatest material but HF painters tarp and moving blanket or two will get you some material. Painter's tarp is white but hit it with an upholstery paint a color you like.

I'm truly impressed with the transformation. I see these units occasionally at the scrapers, but always pass them by. Love the color too!

Great series of videos. I look forward to #3. Thanks.

I wouldn't worry any further about the tank. You have a sediment bowl. The diesel will clean what's left in it. If you're really worried about it, put an inline filter on the system.

I'm exhausted watching you. You have a lot of energy

Looking good so far, only thing I would suggest is to put a couple of loops/coils in the copper pipe to the oil pressure gauge or the copper could work harden and break from the movement of the engine, the coils would give it somewhere to flex and absorb any movement.

Sulfuric Acid for the fuel tank... or Evapo-Rust, which is REUSABLE. It might be expensive, but you can use it again and again. I was hoping the first step in this video was the manifold. Then it's all "shrink wrap" and "paint drying"... and I'm yelling MANIFOLD!! OK, we'll get to the manifold eventually. This is still the best DIY content on KZfaq.

You’re on the right track repairing that machine. It will be a convenient tool in the field once it’s all good to go. I’m a big fan of blue, so I think you’ve done a great job colouring it up too.

Hey buddy you could use your masking tape for an edge on your paint tin ? Paint runs occur through just to much paint 💯light coats then finish with lacquer coat. great video sir! Your views are honest and believable

Pressure washer the inside of your tank to get any remnants of the gunk off the bottom. Flush that out and dry then put rust converter in it to treat any rusty areas. Do not use muratic acid or vinegar. It will take the tin plating off the inside which will make it rust much quicker in the future. Have done several rusty tanks this way. Much happier with results than with acid.

Great work restoring a old motor generator, Napa has a fuel bowl that will work.

Vinegar actually does work pretty good if you don't mind waiting 24 hours. Maybe put some sand in the tank with the vinegar and shake around for a half hour. I've seen it strip off rust with success. Glad to see you rescuing this equipment. Im the same way. I can get pretty meticulous especially with wiring. Great stuff man!

Looks awesome! I agree that the original face plate looks good. Don’t change it. Nice job and color choices. Now you going to be afraid to use it! 🤣

Nice job Nice portable welding good show 😃👏👏👍👍👍

Seeing you using ”Blåkläder” (blue clothing) makes a swede happy :)

I think it's 'Bearded Mechanic' that occasionally mentions an epoxy tank coating that he trusts.

Really a nice job. Great dedication to bringing it back to use.👍👍

Thank you so much for sticking in there, from a fan. Lee 6pak from edinburgh.days I'm feeling down or not myself. A replay of one of your fima cheers m up. Thank you

I came across 2 generators that are diesel, I don't know if they are 1 phase or 3. They were using these for electricity and decided to go with Generac. They put them in storage and were running when taken out. While watching you I think I can make a welder out of them. I have a neighbor that has a rewinding business and he is going to check them out when I pick them up. I can't lose cause they were given to me. I have learned a lot by watching you. Thanks for your page!!

This and previous video are the only two of yours that I was watching so far. . Very entertaining. You remind me of myself 30 odd years ago. Everything I did went to the end degree. Much of the time the extra work did not necessarily make good business sense, but I got alot of satisfaction and pleasure from it and it made the hours of wracked knuckles and lumps on my head all worth it. After I got your gist I knew exactly what you were going to do. Just like the younger me , as the project moved along positively you were never going to be satisfied with just getting it functioning. When you cleaned the engine I knew you were going to announce that you were going to paint it. And then I started chuckling when you said you were going to do a quick rattle can job on the engine and "not a complete restoration" ( sure he ain't ! 😅 ) The radiator was never going back on unpainted nor was anything else ! Once it's on a trailer it will be a useful , clean and valuable piece of gear. You can use it yourself or even rent it out as welding plant or for electrical generation .. I do think Lady Luck was on your side with this one, but notwithstanding that you also put in a lot of hard work.. You made a good call and bought me great relief when you gave up on the engine removal in order to paint it ! The most satisfying part of the video was when that test lamp came on confirming electrical output. I think I shouted louder than you.. Excellent work , great videos !

Sorry you ran out of time can’t wait to see it when you’re done!

This is a very cool restoration. Great work! You might be able to photo the panel (with a banana for scale) and recreate it as a sticker.

Outstanding Sir, that's not and pig with lipstick. That's custom classic restoration. I did nearly the same with my "Lincoln150 amps AC/DC weld and power ". It has 4500 watts output. I rebuilt it and the 12hp Kohler engine. My neighbor used it and fell in love. Cost me $50.00 engine knocked, but struck an arc. Keep up your videos, pass the knowledge on to the young techs.

I'm very happy to see you doing a full resto on the welder. She deserves to look pretty again, it will give you many years of service. Nice to know that there are people out there that do these things instead of throwing away and buying new. Good job Matt.

Tumble it with aquarium rocks works the best it's almost like using a media for a Tumblr

It's really looking good and I really liked the method of cleaning the tank. Regarding your dropping stuff through the pallet, you could always screw on an old piece of plywood or some of that cardboard.

A gloss cobalt blue would look really cool

Get 1 gallon of evapo rust or CLR. Drop it in there use a piece of scrap rubber hose and bolt to seal holes and tape the lid on. Run it on the van again and save on the old stuff you can reuse it. You done need to fill the entire tank if you do it this way. You do need to rinse it like 3-4 times after tho. Then use compressed air or a shop vac to get air flow to dry it out really good.

Great job in bringing it back to life. Old is better than what's made today. I am looking forward to seeing it completed.

wow that rig is looking really nice...lot of work, great job

Thank you for sharing, always a pleasure watch your project, I learn a lot 👍👍👍👍

As always a fantastic journey. Thank you

Amazing workmanship!!!

Thanks fer sharing, brother.

Looks fantastic😊

Impressive! Good job!

I’m very impressed by what you’ve done, you definitely took it further than I thought you would. You keep saying, I should put a new this or that, but I had this in stock. That’s the whole reason you keep all of those parts, use them because they’re fine and it looks beautiful. It’s not like a tractor that you take it all the way, for show. The most important thing is it’s operational and complete. Watching from Panama City Florida,USA. 🇺🇸🦅 You know who’s really gonna be impressed? The guy you got it from.

Way over the top but satisfying doing it. Love that paint job

Great job it looks a treat .

It's simple work smarter, work truthful.

Great video, thanks for sharing the transformation!

pinstriping and flames, it will look awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lovely useful bit of kit nice work