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In this Video I restored an old 'Solex' or 'VeloSolex' Moped. Theyre known as the first E-Bikes - a bike with a support engine.
In this video, I'll take you on a journey through the restoration of a Solex, a true classic of the 70s. From the first step of the repair to the final test drive, I'll show you how I brought this vintage moped project to life.
First, I repaired the plastic parts, which had suffered considerable wear and tear over the years. I cut, lasered, welded, filled, and repainted the parts! Now they shine like new again.
In the next step, I re-chromed the metal parts using pin electroplating to preserve the Solex's typical retro look. The glossy surface adds the finishing touch to the restoration.
I made the new wooden handlebar grips myself on the lathe. Special attention was paid to ensuring they fit perfectly into the overall look, both functionally and visually.
For the footrest, I used a particularly cool process – a laser cutter to cut the wooden parts. The result is a precisely crafted footrest that adds even more character to the Solex.
Finally, it was time to assemble the Solex. After all the parts were restored and machined, it was time to put the whole thing together and bring the Solex to life.
Finally, there's a test drive to see how well the Solex runs after the restoration.
It was an exciting project, and I'm excited to show you the Solex's transformation!
In the end i'll have the engine tested and it runs like a charm! :-)
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Abandoned 'Solex' Moped - Restoration | Part 2 of 2
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A romantic little project | 'Stirlingkit' Retrol Steam Engine build
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In this Video I restored an old 'Solex' or 'VeloSolex' Moped. Theyre known as the first E-Bikes - a bike with a support engine.
In this video, I take you through the exciting restoration process of a Solex. From disassembly to the final test drive – each step brings the Solex back to its original glory, piece by piece. You can see the test drive in the second part.
First, I disassembled the Solex and carefully separated all the important parts. The next step was sandblasting the frame to remove old paint residue and rust. I then powder-coated the frame to give it robust and long-lasting protection.
I then applied a clear coat to the powder coating, giving it a beautiful, glossy finish.
The next step was the engine: I completely disassembled it to thoroughly inspect and clean all the parts. The engine components were sandblasted with fine glass beads to remove corrosion and deposits. I then rebuilt the engine with new parts and great attention to detail, adjusted the ignition, and replaced wear parts. The engine now runs like it did on the first day!
In the end i'll have the engine tested and it runs like a charm! :-)
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In this Video I show you my new shop laser - the Creality Falcon 2 Pro 60W!
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In this Video I restored an old french rowing car/Tricycle - have fun!
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'Güde HQ 400B' Lathe Restoration & Modification
Lathe Data:
Manufacturer: Guede
Model: HB 400 B
Year: 2004
Weight: 210kg
General Information:
Iam a hobby machinist, and this lathe isn't a high precision tool. But it helps me a lot for the things i do.
I bought this lathe 2 years ago from a Porsche engineer, who didnt work a lot with it, but treated it well. To me its the perfect lathe because of its size and the drill head.
FAQ to the restoration:
Q: Why didnt you calibrate the carriage and the tailstock?
A: I did.
Q: Why didnt you replace the bearings and belts?
A: The belts were replaced by myself around 1 year ago and still in a good condition. The Bearings may look old, but since the lathe wasnt used pretty often in his service life, the bearings clearences were still pretty well. So I decided 'just' to clean them.
Q: Why didnt you (fully) disassemble the tower?
A: To be honest, I did. But i did offcam, because there was trouble with the fit of the spindles main bearing (was losen). So I fully disassembled it and reassembled it with correct torques.
Q: Wasn't the paint dry or why could I see so many blue spots after painting?
A: The paint needs around 3 weeks to dry completely. I reassembled after around 1 week, so here and there was some paint cracked off because of reassembly. But: I gave it a whole touch up job after it was fully reassembled.
Q: Why is the lathe chuck turning when the drill head is working? It didnt do that before!
A: Youre right! Now it does, and thats the way its supposed to be.
Q: Why did you do so much work off cam?
A: You really dont want to know how much work this was, so...sometimes I just needed to turn the camera off ;-)
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1940's 'Storz' Jack Restoration
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In this Video I restored an old wood log marking hammer, made by 'Wilhelm Göhler' in Saxony. It´s written on the first disc 'Wilhelm Göhlers Wittwe, Freiberg i/Sa", which means 'Wilhelm Goehlers Widow, Freiberg in Saxony'.
This Hammer was built to mark wood logs by punching. It has 2 digit discs that have an automatic feed, it works by pressing the handle.
I got this from a friend who is a timber, and he is using this log marking hammer until today. The problem was, that it didnt work properly anymore, so he gave it to me for restoration.
While disassembling i noticed, that there isn't any (fresh) grease in this thing anymore, so it ran dry and didn't work anymore.
I restored every part and made them look fresh again: a lot of cold blueing, sandblasting, nickel plating and wood work, and the most important thing: a lot of new, fresh grease. A lot. After reassembling everything, this beast works pretty well again and is ready for the next years of work!
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Hey folks, in this Video I restored an old Tobacco Cutter!
I think its from the 1950´s regarding to the screws and the way it was built.
The Cutter has a feeding mechanism which feeds the Tobacco plants into the cutting wheel by turning the wheel. The 'pressure roll' holds all the plants in place and presses them on the feeding roll.
The restoration contains powder coating of cast iron parts, a lot of polishing, sanding, nickel plating, knife sharpening and also wood work. Some parts were restored off cam (screws and pins).
The final test shows that the Tobacco Cutter now works pretty fine again!
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In this Video I restored an old Shoe Widening Machine 'EUDORA II', which was made in 1931. These machines were built to widen shoes in the manufacturing process of shoes.
The Restoration of this machine was pretty fun, but also challenging. I disassembled the whole piece and found a lot of rust, stuck bolts, broken patterns and much more.
After disassembling I gave all the parts a good wash, removed the old paint as much as possible with paint stripper and sandblasted them afterwards. After sandblasting i did a lot of metal works: filing, sanding, chamfering, and so on. Deep pitting and casting imperfections were filled with metal body filler, after a lot of sanding I applied multiple coats of 2K epoxy primer.
After wet sanding the primer I applied the base coat 'deep black RAL 9005'. As the base coat was dry, I applied pattern stickers to it, to airbrush the pin stripings back on originally. The other parts were painted in '473 Champagner metallic' and after that ALL of the parts got a nice clear coat. After sanding and polishing the clear coat, ive applied a ceramic coating.
The remaining parts like shafts, thread inserts and bolts were restored or made new, nickel plated and polished.
After reassembling the piece, the final test shows that it works perfectly fine again!
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Restoring this 'HOT WOK' I found in the Junkyard
In this Video I restored a 'HOT WOK' Stove, I found in the Junkyard! While disposing metal trash, I found it in a container and took it with me.
It isnt antique, nor super old, I could immediately tell by the philips screws and the sticker. But - it would've been a shame leaving it there.
So I disassembled it completely and startet the Restoration with sandblasting the cast iron parts. These parts had a good condition, but the main body part had some bad casting marks. I removed them, because there wasn't any character i could destroy :-D
After sandblasting I brushed the parts with linseed oil and heated them with a flamethrower. THis process leaves a nice black coat, which is also food safe!
Did the same to the other steel parts.
The brass parts were brushed, cleaned and polished.
The final test shows how beautiful it works again, and the peppers were pretty tasty :-)
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In this Restoration Video I restored an Antique Sausage Stuffer by "Follows & Bate" from Manchester, UK.
These stuffers were made something between 1880 and 1920.
I bought it from England, when i received the Sausage Stuffer, it was in a bad, but mostly functional condition.
Some teeth were broken, and the Stuffer Tube was missing.
The restoration process shows 3 chapters:
- the restoration of the main frame
- the restoration of shafts and gears
- the restoration of the food-grade parts
in every chapter you will see a lot of techniques: sandblasting, powder coating, filing, sanding, making new parts, nickel plating, hot bluing, welding, and many more!
After the restoration the Sausage Stuffer was tested and works pretty well again!
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German 'Rekord' Air Pump Restoration
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Making a .50 BMG Round as a secret Compartment | Lathe Projects
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In this video I made a Ratcheting Screwdriver on the Lathe!
I used chrome vanadium Steel, regular Steel and Brass. Oh and, the handle was made from Stainless Steel ;-)
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I made a Ratcheting Screwdriver on the Lathe!
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In this video I made a set of fancy looking Dice on the lathe! Inspired by several craftsman, which showed their products on pinterest. If youre one of them, tell me, so i can give a link to your dice!
I made them the size of "normal" dice and tried to keep them halfway balanced. Since its a small freestyle project, I didnt go on 100% accuracy here.
I hope you like it!
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I made a set of Cyber Dice from raw Steel
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In this video I made a Bolt Action Brass Cannon from Scratch!
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I made a Cannon from Brass and Stainless Steel
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In this video I made a Dice from steel and brass leftovers :-)
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I made a DICE from steel and brass leftovers
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In this video I restored an old Torque Wrench and also gave it some modifications.
Age: - I guess it´s age to 50-60 years
Restoring time: - around 3 weeks
Facts: This Torque Wrench was working even before the restoration, because the condition didnt effect the function. I replaced the welding between base plate and main shaft with screws, because I didnt want to weld the stainless steel.
Techniques/materials: I used several techniques here: nickle plating, cold bluing, sand blasting and laser engraving.
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Antique Torque Wrench | Restoration & Modification
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In this video I restored an old Coffee Grinder, made by 'Clarks & Co.' in England
Age: I guess it´s age to 80-100 years
Restoring time: - around 3 weeks
Facts:
This beauty was made in England, and came with a 'Japanning' Finish. Since there were threads everywhere, i wasn´t able to restore the knob in its original way.
Techniques/materials:
For this restoration I chose two main techniques: hot bluing and 'Japanning'.
I chose hot bluing, because it´s the most natural way of bluing, without using strong chemicals. Why? Because the coffee beans get in contact with the grinder, so I wanted to have it in food grade quality.
'Japanning' is a technique, close to powdercoating, but ways older. You mix tar with turpentine and linseed oil, let it sit for a week, brush it on the bare metal and put it in the oven. After baking in 5 steps the result is pretty resistant and deep black.
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In this video I restored an old Pipe Threader "Virax 62", Made in France.
Age:
- I guess it´s age to 50-60 years.
Restoring time:
- around 2 weeks
Facts:
- Focus was on an "antique finish". The main body still has it#s production marks, the zinc die cast ring has some imperfections, and the handle as well. Hope you like it!
- this is one of the older versions, you can recognize them by 2 knobs
- I wasn´t able to do a final test, because I couldn´t find any affordable, original cutting heads. Sorry! But i demonstrate how it works :-)
- restoration was about 2 weeks
Techniques/materials:
- Ring and knobs are made of non magnetic zinc die cast - I remade the knobs out of 7075 aircraft aluminum
- the Ring was left with some imperfections (especially the countersinks), because i didnt want to break this fragile, unique part.
- The main body was blued with hydrogen peroxide (3%), salt and white vinegar. By cooking in demineralized water, the metal turns black. You can repeat this process up to 10 times
- the bolts were cleaned, because they need to fit back into the main body, same for the ratcheting element (ring)
- the new countersunk screws were nickel plated
- you can cold blue zinc die cast with regular steel bluing agent
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'Virax 62' Pipe Threader | Restoration


