Powerful Scrapyard Finds! Repair-A-Thon!

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• Awesome Scrapyard Find...
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• Scrapyard Finds Galore...
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• Fantastic Scrapyard Fi...
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• More Epic Scrapyard Fi...
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• Supreme Scrapyard Find...
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• Military Grade Scrapya...
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• Scrapyard -Treasure Hu...
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• Terrific Scrapyard Fin...
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• High Power Scrapyard F...
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@ThePostApocalypticInventor Ай бұрын

I was interview by Deutschlandfunk Nova today, a nationwide German public radio station. For all German-speaking listeners: You can check out the interview here under the link below this comment. A big Thank You goes out to the team at Deutschlandfunk Nova and the long-time viewer who made this possible! I've been doing this for ten years and have largely been ignored by everyone but my trusry viewers on KZfaq,. So it's nice to get some recognition from you guys! www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/recht-auf-reparatur-wenn-reparieren-selbstverstaendlich-ist

@thedave7760 Ай бұрын

So inspiring to see what you do and how you work. I learn so much from you and others like Marty T all the time. The diagnosis of the plasma was incredible to take such a complex system and trace it all back to some dirty water just shows me what true genius is. Thank you so much.

@richfromtang Ай бұрын

WOW that thing is powerful! 16mm steel!

@simonhopkins3867 Ай бұрын

Congratulations it's time you got more attention considering your message is so eco friendly and educational. 👍🏻

@andyvitz Ай бұрын

Your first thing should have been a metal three d printer

@no-expert Ай бұрын

Sympathisches Interview! :)

@rootvalue Ай бұрын

I am still so amazed there are no forced ad reads in your videos. Such high quality content, and your Patreon members are to thank for keeping it that way. ❤

@LunaticCharade Ай бұрын

You are welcome 😉 but it's Gerolfs vision, spirit and dedication that truly makes it possible.

@kassenbon Ай бұрын

Loved to see the F&T brand capacitors in the beginning of the video. My granddad was the founder of that company.

@joshschneider9766 21 күн бұрын

I am a few generations removed from several inventors in other fields, it's always a great feeling to see that isn't it ❤

@harlanbarnhart4656 Ай бұрын

Love the enthusiasm when the plasma cutter worked. My five year old said "I knew he could fix it."

@tinhochile Ай бұрын

An eureka momment

@alfredonski Ай бұрын

My 2 year old boy gets mesmerized by these videos

@noimagination99 24 күн бұрын

@harlanbarnhart4656 Cool! I love it! Great that you got your young child watching this with you! Same for @alfredonski

@noimagination99 24 күн бұрын

Apparently, I ain't figured out this tagging stuff with @...whoever ! 🤪

@TheTroposa 23 күн бұрын

Wooo Hoooo. I know that feeling ! :-)

@the1stDDD Ай бұрын

I think this is probably one of the best videos you have put up here. It was interesting, it talked about where you began, and the reason why you are fixing all of these big pieces of equipment. It included some failures (3D printed pulley) - always important to show people that even if they fail with something, to find a new way forward and not just give up. It included a great example of how to troubleshoot something that doesnt work. Thank you for this content. Hoping that, even when you do get a massive workshop full of fancy equipment, that you keep making videos about doing stuff like this on a budget (rather than just tossing around loads of money to solve your problems).

@Chr.U.Cas2216 Ай бұрын

Dear the1stDDD 👍👌👏 I happily agree. I almost stopped watching this channel but especially this kind of content definitely makes me come back respectively ignites my interest once more. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

@That_ole_Dodge Ай бұрын

That plasma cutter is going to be a game changer.

@elijahherman Ай бұрын

He should scoop an arcdroid cnc

@beakittelscherz5419 Ай бұрын

Even the MINI MINI version Is! Parkside has now one for 50 Bucks or so, and its sometimes just a better solution! And fund to diddleduddle around with it!

@ArmySigs Ай бұрын

Ooh yeah baby, it's scrapyard time! Why do I get so excited by German scrapyards? They seem like they are full of TREASURE!

@beakittelscherz5419 Ай бұрын

Indeed! But its the same way around as well: I love the american or Australian version to watch! As a German Viewer there is always Stuff you dom´n't see here... . LOw Buck Garage has a pretty cool Video about a Desert Scrapyard. check it out! A good channel also! Greetings from Oldenburg/Germany ;-) Its Sunday, Its Musti1 Time, Its Scrapyard Time!

@edwinvandenbos207 Ай бұрын

@@beakittelscherz5419 Thanks! Low buck garage subscribed!

@Chr.U.Cas2216 Ай бұрын

Dear @@beakittelscherz5419 👍👌👏 I watch the mentioned channels too. By the way: Nice to meet you again. Best regards, luck and health in particular.

@mattsan70 Ай бұрын

Just a quick tip to save you headaches - HF start plasma as yours is will cause no end of issues on a CNC machine. The EMI causes the controllers to crash randomly. Lots of people on forums learn the hard way after buying a HF plasma cutter

@ArmySigs Ай бұрын

Interesting, can you shield the controllers?

@mattsan70 Ай бұрын

@@ArmySigs go on the CNC forums and look at all the inventive ways people try to overcome the EMI issues. 99% of them end up buying a blowback start plasma cutter. Nothing like wasting lots of good steel to finally realise it's not worth the hassle

@ThePostApocalypticInventor Ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads-up! Makes total sense

@T0tenkampf Ай бұрын

I have read that quite a few times as well.

@LandersWorkshop Ай бұрын

EMI? Electro-Magnetic-Induction?

@davidquirk8097 Ай бұрын

I bought one of the original Murex plasma cutters (one of the first models designed to be used outside of an Industrial setting) and, man, was it a learning curve! Things you need to know to save costs: 1) pilot arc wears out consumables really quickly so don't just start the torch in freezer air but, instead, position the torch at the start of the cut before pulling the trigger, 2) moisture is the enemy of plasma cutters torches. You need a really good line dryer to reduce moisture in your air supply to an absolute minimum. 3) the same goes for oil in the air supply, you may want to look for and combined oil/water separator to fit to the air inlet of the Plasma cutter. I can't remember the details now but experiment with cutting round pieces and holes. When you cut a hole or a circular piece only one edge has a really clean, accurate edge. This is due to the fact that the plasma is created by constricting the arc in a high speed air vortex so it has a negative or positive rake depending on which side of the arc is considered. One side gives a cleaner edge than the other so if you cut a circular hole and it looks rough try cutting it in the opposite rotation (clockwise/anticlockwise). Plasma cutter fumes need to be treated the same way as wiring fumes: there is a lot of metal vapour and oxides of Nitrogen in the fumes.

@justina208 Ай бұрын

There’s something really special about a German doing a Southern American accent 😂 Well done as usual. Thank you!

@Chr.U.Cas2216 Ай бұрын

Dear justina208 👍👌👏 I agree. Nevertheless: After all those years I still hope that this ingenious guy will lose respectively give up the bad habit to speak typical "German English" so much at last. Especially "though" and "here" and "then" are extremely often used at the end of sentences. All this is definitely not common, not necessary and therefore completely senseless/useless. To be completely honest: To me it's even very annoying and distracting (although I'm a German too). Best regards, luck and health in particular.

@MrMaxeemum Ай бұрын

That plasma cutter is a proper tool, I would be plasma cutting everything, any slightly tight nuts - PLASMA CUTTER, left the key for a lock at home - PLASMA CUTTER, a tin of beans for lunch - PLASMA CUTTER.

@TheUncleRuckus Ай бұрын

Awe man, with as expensive good nuts and bots are these days, seeing all that basically brand new hardware just dumped on the ground left to rot and rust hurts my soul! There is easily a couple grand worth of hardware in that pile, really glad you didn't let some of them sit there. Wish I lived in Germany to be able to visit these awesome junkyards and pick some great finds and to prevent perfectly serviceable equipment from rotting away. Best series on youtube right here!! 👍👍

@T0tenkampf Ай бұрын

A project supervisor once told me to throw out a similar mixed pile of hardware because he didn't think it was worth paying an apprentice 8USD and hour to sort it. This was decades ago but still seemed silly.

@unclefrogy743 Ай бұрын

I started watching a vlog by a scrap guy and I am truly amazed by the things he finds and recycles for mostly scrap value. I think still valuable things end up in the scrapyards or the trash dumpsters because it cost more in labor and expenses for the companies to handle the stuff then just through it away it is just short term expediency

@alltheusernameswastaken8936 Ай бұрын

@@unclefrogy743 Also consider efficiencies, the company I work for is investing(replacing) in "green" equipment. Sometimes it makes sense but these replaced equipment would still service someone with a lower duty cycle just fine. The risk in finding those people and liability and paper work and and.. results in me picking up the phone and calling a scrap dealer. Just to get an asset donated on paper consumes several people's time and this is also a large factor.

@selmirikanovic Ай бұрын

Last year a large dealer in my area went bankrupt and solt truckloads of new stuff to scrapyard. I know a guy that runs the scrapyard and he told me that they bought just over 70 tons of bolts, nuts, drill bits of all sorts, pins, washers...everyting was packed nicely in boxes and sorted out on pallets when they went to load it. I bought some 70 kilos i believe...just imagine a 4 large truckloads of completely new stuf just piled up by a big CAT loader. I cannot imagine all the stuff that was simply burrowed too deep and forever lost . Lots of stuff was not of high quality but there were still tons of quality 10.9 and 12.9 bolts, drill bits for metal and concrete, washers...Eventualy they sold few tons but like 99% went to be melted...Such a shame.

@gutsngorrrr Ай бұрын

My whole workshop is based on the exact same way as you, everything was purchased broken and cheap and repaired. I just wish I had a great scrap yard like the one you go to, but so many scrap yards are now closing to the public here in the UK, because of insurance against people getting hurt.

@T0tenkampf Ай бұрын

that is happening more and more in the USA too but Texas is still relatively free.

@noldushumlesnurr6169 Ай бұрын

You should try Norway. Everything is streamlined and closed down. If stuff is delivered to a scrapyard it is lost to the fixit crowd. A shame for fixers, but it get faster into a meltdown and reuse materials cycle.

@robertbanks3775 28 күн бұрын

UK is pretty much the same when it comes to the council run dumps and so on.@@noldushumlesnurr6169

@SparkyGage Ай бұрын

Your laughter at the first cut is priceless! Well done sir!

@kpenn2259 Ай бұрын

I'm sorry. With a wife and kids in today's economy, I can't justify donating. But please keep going I've been watching for 7 or 8 years. I love the content and even when the electrical engineering parts are a bit above my pay grade I learn a lot about troubleshooting my own mechanical issues. Good job!

@vincei4252 Ай бұрын

Hearing you happy and laughing when the Plasma cutter started working made me grin big time! Congrats. So many small repairs to get to the final goal. Awesome man.

@teeanahera8949 Ай бұрын

I loved your logical method of tracking down the fuse issue. This is the basis of all good troubleshooting.

@SuperMortiki Ай бұрын

You are a rare breed these days. I grew up repairing equipment and cars due to being poor, funny how you learn more that way. I admire your life and skills. Great content as always. 🎉❤

@Google_Is_Evil Ай бұрын

1. You replaced a ceramic sand filled fuse with a glass one. Usually the requirement for ceramic sand filled is a safety reason so you may want to put "proper" one in. 2. Automotive coolant systems can usually be rinsed out with plain tap water with some "household soda" added. Go through one heat cycle, flush with tap water. Repeat until clean soda water comes out after a heat cycle. Do not leave soda water in, but replace with proper coolant. I have done many cars, with both copper and aluminium parts in the system without having bad effects. Leaving liquids in a cooling system without the proper anti-oxidation additives will be harmful to the system, so your destilled water is probably not suitable to stay in there for any extended period.

@antubasak2719 Ай бұрын

Man I love your channel. I respect those people who always tries to give life back to old stuff rather than buying new ones.

@mikkei3532 Ай бұрын

i love videos : diging in scrap - then repair and use - this is pinacle of this channel !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dylanutopia 6 күн бұрын

It's my job to fix others problems! I love this video showing how others lazy fixes make bigger problems in the future!

@DD-DD-DD Ай бұрын

Your next equipment foray should be into metal casting. That 3D printed pulley would have made a good pattern. Lost foam casting can be really, really powerful tech to master.

@FixTechStuff 29 күн бұрын

The best part is his joy when the thing works. Really felt that. 😊👍

@Undertakeer123 Ай бұрын

Wow! Richtig toll so mitzuerleben woran es gelegen hat, dass der Cutter nicht funktioniert hat! Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass du da eine ganze Weile Ursachenforschung betrieben hast! Bitte mehr davon

@weebray Ай бұрын

Took the words right out of my mouth.

@SkillMasters-vy2lo Ай бұрын

That Plasma Cutter is Going To Be A Game Changer

@jp040759 12 күн бұрын

WOW That plasma cutter looks like fun to use. Incredible technology. Congrats on everything working again.

@arjenchristianhelder1027 Ай бұрын

really cool stuff! you can consider a VFD for the compressor, and let it run faster at lower tank pressure, regulated by a pressure sensor connected to a arduino that in turn controls the VFD, these can often also be found used for very little money, and will make your compressor fill back up much faster.

@bbloching Ай бұрын

Just so you get some of the feedback I bet you wish. I've made a habit of buying machnies that I need for cheap in non working condition, learning to repair them and then put them to good use. You are quite a big part of why I do that. My latest achievement: a rinding lawn mower with a non running engine i found for 200€. Used and in working condition, you can't find them below 600, new they cost 1700. All i had to do to get it running again was a bit of modification to the intake valve, because it was stuck open. Thank you for inspiring people.

@denjen79 4 сағат бұрын

You could use that old compressor tank as a soda blaster hopper so you can use the new compressor to remove all of that rust from things like the girder. Just have to set up a tent with a tarp for the floor to make reclaiming the soda during use.

@f.k.burnham8491 Ай бұрын

You made an error in replacing the fuse. The fuse you showed originally in it was a type ABC ceramic sand filled high temp fuse. The one you replaced it with was a standard glass type. It will likely fail due to not having the heat dissipation. You might want to change it out wit the correct type fuse, especially if you are using it in a extended use CNC machine.

@user-cn8dn6nr6u Ай бұрын

Slo-blow fuse just takes out the next component. lol

@jeroenmiggels4629 Ай бұрын

Good advice. Although I must add that the simple glass fuses will hold up just fine as long as their rated current is not exceeded. But in circuits with higher voltages they will explode violently when they blow. The air inside the glass tube expands rapidly by the heat of the arc when the fuse breaks the ciruit. The sand filling inside the fuse reduces the volume of air as well as it dissipates the arc's heat.

@awldune Ай бұрын

The troubleshooting of the plasma cutter was very entertaining and well documented. The euphoria getting it working must have been incredible.

@CanadianPenguin_ Ай бұрын

normaly the pipe from the pump to the tank is is hard copper or steel line with flared fittings, that's why it had UNF threads on it. The reasoning for hardline their is because the pump can get very hot from running long which makes the air come out burning hot at.

@connerlabs Ай бұрын

Yes I don't expect the rubber plumbing hose to last too long!

@voneschenbachmusic Ай бұрын

Wow! That plasma cutter is a beast! Congrats on the radio interview - well deserved!

@heyallenify Ай бұрын

Always glad to find another of your videos. Stay safe, and happy tinkering!

@kerrypierre9494 Ай бұрын

You are a beast when it comes to electrical equipment bro. Your skills and knowledge is top shelf.👌👍🤘🔥🔥🔥

@muwatter Ай бұрын

Very impressive plasma cutter repair, your troubleshooting was spot on. Hats off! ✌️🎉

@mikescudder4621 Ай бұрын

Bro, those cast iron bath tubs are gold! Maybe not for the weight of them at the scrap yard but... the older style ones done up and painted fetches a good price. Also, retangular ones you can build brick walls to support it and light small fires under them - perfect for when you get out of the city. I´m working on one right now for my wife!! She is a teacher and deserves a bath every now and then (we generally don´t have baths in our country so its quite a novelty).

@matrix54190 Ай бұрын

👍👍 Great Video,thank you😉. Ich habe mir mal schnell das Interview angehört,deine Aussagen sind vollkommen richtig! Es war außerdem nice, dich mal deutsch sprechen zu hören😁! Grüße Peter

@FishyBoi1337 Ай бұрын

That plasma cutter fix was awesome! A flawless, textbook execution of following the issue to the source as opposed to treating a symptom or two! Beautiful!!!

@vicmabus1532 Ай бұрын

Wow! That plasma torch works great!

@michaelfairchild Ай бұрын

Guys at that scrapyard should give you a Platinum Customer card. Discount and each kilogram of parts you buy is one point to collect.

@zaprodk Ай бұрын

Awesome to see that old plasma cutter fixed :)

@ashleysmith3106 Ай бұрын

Congratulations for getting all that stuff working again. While I am saddened by the mindblowing wastage of our society, I am rather envious of you having access to such treasures, and heartened that you and like-minded people are doing something to try and recycle what you can !

@denisdespins1127 Ай бұрын

Ridiculously fun, and I rejoiced when the HARD work paid off. Great job ! !😮

@ekner Ай бұрын

That plasma is a beast!

@realizator5567 Ай бұрын

I love that gentle 50Hz hum while cutting, thanks for recording it! :D

@akfarmboy49 Ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see your CNC project

@noimagination99 24 күн бұрын

Great job diagnosing and fixing the problem with the blown fuse on the plasma cutter! Thanks for sharing with everyone. I hope many of us learn a lot from your well thought out process. Excellent! I also love it when I find such treasures at the scrap yard! I bought several pounds of stainless steel TIG filler rods at scrap prices once. The bolts and nuts & hardware you got were a bargain, I love it! I would have struggled to keep it so limited, and would have bought more than I could ever use. 😁

@StewsChannel Ай бұрын

Your troubleshooting skills with the electrical components never cease to amaze me. I have never seen a plasma cutter that can cut steel that thick!

@campbellmorrison8540 28 күн бұрын

Im impressed, I would have thought old industrial gear like that plasma cutter would have been totally wreaked and I wouldn't have risked buying it. What a mug I would have been.

@mftmachining Ай бұрын

Jetzt kommen langsam die grösseren Kaliber zum Zug....Der Messer Schneider ist kein spielzeug. Geil. Klasse gemacht. Und Mannol hat endlich auch seinen Weg zu dir gefunden. Mein go-to Brand. Top Arbeit.

@piconano Ай бұрын

You are what humans are supposed to be like. You are a rare one.

@joseppuig925 Ай бұрын

All these industrial tool repairs you do are full of useful details and tips for others to follow as well. Good work!

@user-cn8dn6nr6u Ай бұрын

That plasma cutter looks like a solid unit, well done.

@VadoVoodoo Ай бұрын

Repaired, that plasma cutter is going to be worth it's weight in gold. Congratulations!

@virusjohn8310 Ай бұрын

Awesome content as always dude, That laugh of happiness when you first got the plasma cutter working and realised what capabilities have opened up to you was priceless. been watching for years and I love seeing the constant growth, cant wait to see the future installments with the newfound tooling putting in some work!

@marktubeie07 Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear you say you have been 'largely ignored' except for us here on KZfaq G. As a viewer of your channel from the beginning, you are a legend mate and sincere person. Oh yeah, 21:02 😂😂 Your sheer joy at the end was infectious, well done man :)

@Bronco541 Ай бұрын

Shaking my head at whoever threw away all those nuts and bolts in excellent condition.

@Amadioh Ай бұрын

I think this raises an intresting point, nothing sounds cooler than a plasma cutter

@V8SKULLS Ай бұрын

This was such a joy to watch Always enjoy your work and findings at the scrap yard. This video was awesome to see and hear your absolute joy & happiness in finding and fixing those great pieces of machinery. Thank you for taking us along and sharing your life with us all Really love your channel

@mikael9574 9 күн бұрын

Axle bolt is loose on the compressor pump 19:21. Thanks for all the nice projects!

@johnhooper3009 Ай бұрын

Well done. I know and can appreciate the massive hours it takes to refurbish gear like this. A feather in your cap my friend.

@jasondk5127 Ай бұрын

I love finding used equipment and fixing it, most times the older built equipment is more robust and lasts much longer than new! Great finds!

@raa9774 Ай бұрын

As someone who has a service shop for welding and plasma machines, I always find it exciting seeing content related to that field. Happy seeing people still re using old machinery, which in my opinion where made with the intention to last, not to be sold. Also if you want to choose a controller for the CNC, I recommend not to choose a Mach3 one but instead to buy a Chinese CNC controller with a built in THC controller. It's cheap, very user friendly and convenient.

@patprop74 Ай бұрын

A plasma cutter is definitely a game changer in any workshop. A cnc one, Even more so.

@danielwoody865 26 күн бұрын

This is the awesome electromechanical inventor I enjoy watching! You are back using your talents brilliantly. Yeaaaaasss! Thank you Gerolf.

@elginowens894 Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed hearing your back story and how you came to be the repair guru you are today. I'm following a similar path of buying old broken tools and fixing them up for use in my shop. It is a really great way to build your tool collection and your skill set at the same time. Thanks for sharing your journey through this process.

@nicholashacking381 Ай бұрын

It's always a joy to see you bring old equipment back to life. Well done on another successful set of repairs.

@hinz1 Ай бұрын

Finally some worthy stuff! HandyTIG looks similar to larger ISITIG or IT252/420GW, but extremely squeezed together. IT252/420GW is awesome, extremely repairable.

@R.Daneel Ай бұрын

Wow. That plasma cutter. Talk about a hot knife through butter. And such a beautiful cut!

@knickebien1966 Ай бұрын

Ahhhh .... another repairathon!

@burninpwder76 Ай бұрын

you will love having a plasma cutter at your disposal. it makes fabrication work a lot easier :)

@greglammers9905 Ай бұрын

Your talent with electronics and all thing mechanical is amazing. Nice job on the compressor and plasma cutter. I built my own 4’ x 8’ table a few years ago and love it. I wish I spoke German I would love to hear the interview.

@christophercastor6666 Ай бұрын

Phenomenal work as always! Thank you for sharing your passion, expertise, and philosophy with us. You are not alone in your belief that waste is all too abundant. As well as your demonstrated belief that restorations are a truly viable means of achieving self sufficiency in the home, and potentially the commercial workshop. Thanks again for the enjoyable inspirational instructions and glorious deconstruction with purpose! -CY Castor

@p0p0s Ай бұрын

20:48 Three-Phase Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier!!!111 @ElectroBOOM This sound even cooler than "Full Bridge Rectifier" Also now I need a plasma cutter.. because of reasons.

@EuelBall Ай бұрын

Great video! That plasma cutter slices through 16mm (.63 inch!) like a "hot knife through butter", as we Yanks say...

@alastairchestnutt6416 Ай бұрын

That is a potent plasma cutter. great to see it fixed and in action.

@Luudite Ай бұрын

That. Was. Amazing! I’m always impressed by your ability to repair things. I look forward to the near equipment you source / make

@mythrail Ай бұрын

I watch almost all of these, this is my favorite in a long time, new capabilities are always interesting.

@alexeiouspenski5302 Ай бұрын

I am used to cut metal 4 mm thick with an angle grinder, and I alredy thought investing in a plasma cuter, only to abandon this idea, because after seeing new plasma cutters that I could afford in actions they were not much better than an angle grinder, but those were probably rather been cheap versions (or a copressor not powerful enough) compared to what we can see here. It is just incredible how the machine cuts through 6 mm steal easier than a hot nife through butter! I must probably conside buying a second hand one with a fix nedeed, not sure though I would be able to identify the fault and repare it, especially if it is in a high voltage circuit board. Great repare, keep posting, I always enjoy your videos.

@organiccold Ай бұрын

Amazing episode, the welder and the plasma cutter were a nice find. Good job giving a new life to this nice equipment 🎉

@norcalmrb Ай бұрын

"I can assure you that we didn't have those back in 87" had me dying!

@nikomangelmann6054 Ай бұрын

thouse type of wago clamps showed up in early 2000s. the newer ones are see throu and much thinner

@norcalmrb Ай бұрын

@@nikomangelmann6054 I know. It was the American accent that I found amusing

@HardwayRanch Ай бұрын

You need a water separator in the air supply line to the plasma cutter. Water in the air will rapidly shorten the life of consumable components! Thanks for the videos.

@UpLateGeek Ай бұрын

Those are some pretty heavy-duty upgrades! Looks like the TIG welder is already earning its keep, and I can't wait to see you get started on the CNC for the plasma cutter, so it can get to work as well.

@pfabiszewski Ай бұрын

As for 3D printed parts - they are not always ideal, but more advanced filaments can help a lot. Like PA-CF can stand very high temps etc and is not THAT expensive. :) Cheers!

@tx5brent Ай бұрын

That plasma cutter works brilliantly

@RustyInventions-wz6ir 3 күн бұрын

Very nice work. I just see so many projects laying around.

@DatBoiOrly Ай бұрын

we had a massive CNC plasma table at my old work & it was good for around 18mm steel pretty cool project ngl

@jameshendrix8217 Ай бұрын

I wish I had scrapyards like that where I live

@davidjones8680 Ай бұрын

That old compressor tank would make a great woodburner.

@LLJW4 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this one! Seeing the full system working together and chopping 12mm steel was great,

@DigitalVideoFromOz Ай бұрын

Well done from Iowa in the states!!!! We are a lot alike. Enjoy all your videos. Can't believe you used the word colloquial in this video. Your command of the English language is amazing. 90% of the people in the States dont even know what it means😂

@dazaspc Ай бұрын

Have you ever considered using the old Bosch pump and motor , even the tank as a Vacuum tank and pump? Although not a perfect unit you can make a very serviceable unit. Great for anything from casting to paint mixing.

@blindeinsteinnichols6195 Ай бұрын

I love your channel I'm 62years old I still restore old cars and make a lot of tools the market does not have it's so much fun I will be doing this tell the day I die😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@CJWarlock Ай бұрын

Congrats on the plasma cutter and fixing it! :) I admire your precision and thoroughness. I like it. Thanks for the video. Inspirations like this can be uplifting on some days when a man, tired with the work so far, starts to doubt if he'll manage to finish his projects on time. Cheers. :)

@RickRolling-tc7vb Ай бұрын

Great stuff Gerolf, so happy to see you building up your workshop again. I'm always impressed with your electrical technical skills and your troubleshooting acumen. I noticed the washer on your compressor pump pulley looked loose, hope that bolt is tight. Keep up the good work, and stay safe. I'm excited to see what else you're going to come up with. Thanks!

@derekbryant6137 Ай бұрын

I've been watching your channel since 2017 and I am absolutely amazed at the talent you possess I am a metal fabricator from Ohio and to watch you restore these pieces of welding equipment it's just amazing as well as all the other Contraptions that you get ahold of you've taught me a lot about circuitry and I thank you

@pfabiszewski Ай бұрын

One of the best episodes btw :)

@ErtsenPlayGames Ай бұрын

PRO TIP - use air filter on the welder fan intake , it will protect it from grinding dust etc pro tip nr 2 -- to remove rust from flat surfaces use norton blaze rapid strip ...just dont push it and set the angle grinder speed to 4 (if you have grinder with only max speed .... it won't last as long as on slower speed) 17:50 --- to thin print and to cold (if PLA -- 220*C is minimum if you want strenght , for PETG 250*C, dry filament + closed chamber with low cooling (or 0.6 / 0.8mm nozzle with 0.7 line width and 0.3 layer high to make the layers stick together or else print will crack like your , and of course thick walls at least few mm for strenght + full infill===full infill doesn't always mean strong print --- you need thick walls before that)