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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Can't get enough of these restorations
Here, a man restores a rusted-out 1929 air compressor.
Although it's not Art Deco, just old, but I have a 1961 Hill Bros. air compressor that still works beautifully. It has a muffler of some kind, so it's also extremely quiet.
I also like all the cringing hecklers in the comments complaining about his "savage" restoration techniques. I guess it would have been better if that old machine had been melted down for scrap rather than being manhandled by such an amateur.
Their sniping was pretty mild, but YouTube is home to the worst commenters on the internet. Still worse than FB or Twitter, or Instagram, if you can believe it.
Probably because I just never got into the habit, but I practically never read comments on YouTube videos - except for the music videos I embed, because frequently there is good information on the musicians, recording dates, etc.
If it wasn't for Ace's brilliant and witty commenters (who I imagine include Hollyood scriptwriters who are secret conservatives) I'd have given up reading comment threads ages ago. Youtube ones are just depressing, all just say the same thing over and over and then get into petty arguments about who was 'the greatest bass player of all time' (It's Carol Kaye you morons! :-) )
A Hillary restoration, well... one would need to discard the entire diseased frame, the bloated sheetmetal is full of bondo, the cackling grill is a nightmare and the running gear is Christine possessed.
Work like this gives me hope that one day my old office chair will be restored to something like its former glory. I found it in the back corner of a second hand shop prior to my big move from Melbourne to Perth - so I've had it at least thirty years. Its frame is all shaped strips of metal riveted together. The shop owner said it could date back to the 1920s or maybe pre-WW1.
Very cool. I love old Art Deco design machinery.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it's not Art Deco, just old, but I have a 1961 Hill Bros. air compressor that still works beautifully. It has a muffler of some kind, so it's also extremely quiet.
I also like all the cringing hecklers in the comments complaining about his "savage" restoration techniques. I guess it would have been better if that old machine had been melted down for scrap rather than being manhandled by such an amateur.
ReplyDeleteTheir sniping was pretty mild, but YouTube is home to the worst commenters on the internet. Still worse than FB or Twitter, or Instagram, if you can believe it.
Probably because I just never got into the habit, but I practically never read comments on YouTube videos - except for the music videos I embed, because frequently there is good information on the musicians, recording dates, etc.
ReplyDeleteIf it wasn't for Ace's brilliant and witty commenters (who I imagine include Hollyood scriptwriters who are secret conservatives) I'd have given up reading comment threads ages ago. Youtube ones are just depressing, all just say the same thing over and over and then get into petty arguments about who was 'the greatest bass player of all time' (It's Carol Kaye you morons! :-) )
ReplyDeleteBruce: Yeah, that kind of stuff isn't too edifying.
ReplyDeleteI remember about 10 years ago I had to ban myself from commenting at youtube videos.
ReplyDeleteI like the Hot Wheels and Matchbox restorations.
ReplyDeleteA Hillary restoration, well... one would need to discard the entire diseased frame, the bloated sheetmetal is full of bondo, the cackling grill is a nightmare and the running gear is Christine possessed.
ReplyDeleteI've subscribed to that channel.
ReplyDeleteAt the end, that is one swish-looking air compressor; and it works!
Did anyone else do this when they were kids: marble racing?
ReplyDeleteSpeedy is the best marble.
Mike, I never saw that before. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that the marble spread along the raceway had a Bell Curve like distribution.
ReplyDeleteWhat?
Work like this gives me hope that one day my old office chair will be restored to something like its former glory. I found it in the back corner of a second hand shop prior to my big move from Melbourne to Perth - so I've had it at least thirty years.
ReplyDeleteIts frame is all shaped strips of metal riveted together. The shop owner said it could date back to the 1920s or maybe pre-WW1.