Restoring our iron worker from the fire with Laser power!
We work on restoring our fire damaged Iron worker and rebuild the pump and use our laser cleaner to clean the iron worker up and get it all repainted and looking like new. We also answer some of our viewer's questions about the laser welder and how it works.
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Aloha!! The company that makes those should sponsor you! Great Demo's and info! I want one, so much cleaner than blasting. But like most tools has it limits, you are the one tool in the shop that has very little limits! Love how the new shop is coming together!!
That new toy is a great time saver it sure eats the rust
Yes Sir!!!
@@ClickOnProfile0089 Always!!!
idea you can also make the pump mobile so that you can use the same pump with quick couplings on both machines
That laser is a great tool ! Thanks for that 1h30 video, really like that 😉 and appreciate the music especially Martin Landstrom 👍🏽 Nice work on the iron worker, it's going to look like it was new ! Later Brent, greetings to Esther
Iron workers looking sharp..nicely done !!
That damm laser is one awsome product,bring alot of life back into HalfAss Customs unique machines for Brett again.alot of people would of just trashed it.. tks again Brett for showing us
I'm hoping the Lazer machines come down in price soon, it looks so handy💚🇬🇧🌱
You're just having too much fun with that new gun. But who wouldn't !!
I'm Impressed. Just the fact that there is no sand everywhere is worth it.
The initial video of your laser I was thinking "Oh great another plug/ad/marketing by some YT 'influencer'" My how wrong I was. Great idea and smart purchase, I am looking forward to more of the salvage and recovery of your tools from the fire. Pet Buddy and Pablo for me, he looks so sad but I know he has an awesome home when his tail moves and you scratch his neck :-)
Thank you for all the details and taking the time to answer all our questions Brent! On the motor, if it was turning but had no power and didn't seem to come up to speed, Take off the top square box and check the capacitors, the start capacitor is most likely what is bad. Be sure to take a screwdriver and short the terminals to ground before touching them. If they are bulged, leaking or bad, this will keep the starting circuit from working. The capacitors are pretty cheap and an easy fix. Just a thought. Thanks again!
So good to see you bringing back to life your treasures from the old shop! Win👍💯
Ha love the Lazer !! I'm happy you are taking pride in all of the awesome equipment you have and that you are rebuilding the old equipment. They don't make it like they used to. Plus I know you love that iron man !! Haha
that laser jobby looks so therapeutic, i want one
Hey Brent! I don't know a damned thing about laser cleaning but if you have an air jet function on your nozzle, wouldn't that help prevent that blowback problem you've noticed? Yeah, they're a "consumable," but stopping to swap out lenses eats up time you'd rather be doing something else. Yes, no? Love your stuff!
Generally you want some sort of exhaust system so it sucks all the particulates and vapors away. For that situation I'd say even a steel shop vac would help (mostly to avoid any spark issues)
@@SilvaDreams That too. The air flow would simply keep the tip clean. Having watched the rest of the vid now, I think that's what he's doing. I suspect he'll have everything cleaned before he concocts a fume hood/dust collector system. When does a redneck think linearly?
I don't even know what an iron worker is! 😂
@@GeneralSulla If you go back to the old videos he shot in the old shop that burned you can see it being used. It was sorta like a punch, shear, break and press all in one.
@GeneralSulla It's a Dude That Works Iron 😂🤣😂🤣 .
Watching the transformation of the ironworker makes it a win for the laser...that thing is worth it's weight in Loonies 😉
Love it!!!!
I don't watch power washing either so I skipped the last bit. Great video. Can't wait to see what it does for a fender.
Awesome job on iron worker
Minty ! Thank You for sharing your video, and letting us hang out . Later ...
Game cha ger for sure
This laser tool is already paying for itself. Amazing toy.
That laser machine is awesome
Expensive but way cleaner than blasting . It will earn its keep soon enough.
Hi Brent and Esther. Blokes and new tools are like kids with a toy, you just can’t help but do all sorts of crazy things with it. Man that’s some wild cleaner. I can see why people worry about safety with these, eyes, lungs and your own skin. It’s just cool to watch it do its thing isn’t it. It’s good seeing the machines getting rebuilt. Lovin the content, as usual you certainly keep us interested, thank you.
Hello Brent, I think the cost of the new machine saved you the cost of replacing the iron worker, and any other tooling you will refurb soon. We are sure you will give us more videos of the machine soon. I and your viewers know we are going to see more videos of what this machine can do, thanks.
That was a fine looking T-Bird hope you all can bring it back to life
Awesome work on all this restoration, really nice to see all your gear come back to life. Just my two cents, but you might want to consider putting in a hose on the return side in the tank when you get a higher volume pump. All that oil splashing around will airate the oil tank and could shorten the life of the pump. A 90° barb and a old piece of hose clamped on would be all it takes. Might also be a worthy investment to throw a large magnet on the tank floor to pick up any particals small enough to make there way through the pick up screen.
I love seeing things get tidied up!
Another cool toy for Brent is that Epidemic Sound subscription :) I can't imagine, how much time were spent browsing it's library
Spraying it down with the light hose. Still looks like a magic trick.
Such a cool addition to your shop.
Looking like a machine now. Instead of a pile of rust. Nice shop with nice machines 👌
That laser is awesome! Its fun for the first 5min.
It beats the hell out of sandblasting
Yeah, I know you're right, but that's why there is a fast forward option.
That light or medium grey looks good on an industrial piece of machinery. ;-) I had a scary thought, what would happen if it was used on magnesium? Sounds like you can add a air jet function to blow off the residue, but somehow there should be a dust recovery system (cone around nozzle with a tube to a shopvac)?
Really liking the laser, does a good job. Much faster than grinding, or sand blasting! Brent you got the patience of Job!!!!😂
Incredible! You look like actor Terry O'Quinn.
Glad that you can salvage some of the stuff from the disaster keep going
Dr Frankenstein at work!😊🛻🛠🇨🇦✌️👍👍✌️✌️
You have lots of therapy in your shop and I enjoy all of your videos 😊
Gee! Lucky you got that laser!
That laser is something else. Awesome Brent!
That Laser is an amazing tool in your box now. Helping you save the equipment out of the fire. 🔥 obviously you were not insured on that building. I pray the new one is. You have come a real long way since that tragedy. And things are looking better and better now, also you have literally rebuilt from the ashes.You’re such an unbelievable man. You can work on anything. And rebuild anything. That’s what makes your Channel so great. God bless you and Esther love you to death. ❤️💯👊👍✝️🙏🏻
That laser looks like a pretty interesting tool.
That Lazer is freakin awesome I mean it gets right in the corners which is harder with anything. And lol on the bread 🍞
looks like a shop full of new machines! AWESOME LOOKING! Good things come to those that wait!
Thank you Bren for another great video!
Great video Brent. Thanks for sharing.
Brent just think, you could go into the tattoo removal business now! 😂😂😂😂
That machine is going be sold out with this demonstration. awesome show and tell.
if you use a shop vacuum to pull the dust and fumes out of that pipe (on the fitting at the bottom) it should help with the blow back. You could probably put the hose tip beside the laser gun and at least reduce the amount of blow back that hits the lens. Love seeing you get everything back up and running. most would just replace where you are repairing what tools you can
Some of the best laser rust removal video I've seen! Reedit has a whole sub for it - laser porn - but it's mostly manufacturer demo. Those demos have shown people running it over their hand with no ill effect but I don't think I'd sign up for that test. If I were you, I'd upgrade the ventilation and filtering though, that stuff is quite nasty and may take a while before you feel the accumulated effects. I'd also upgrade the goggles, get a couple pairs. I would be very hesitant to trust what they sent. Get something that fits tight around your eye sockets, even a reflected flash that sneaks in could damage your vision. You wouldn't even feel it nor see it :( I wouldn't let man nor beast into the shop while using that thing either, lock the doors. A stray reflection could ruin someone's day
I do love all your tools, handmade and/or old machines. And I'm sure you are happy to find these tools again in working order, after that sad fire of you workshop. This laser seems to be really helpful to clean old and rusty things.And thanks for the good ideas you have given me with these handmade tools. 😉
Great video Brent.. have seen these laser strippers many time.. but never an honest review and details of operation!! Keep the good stuff coming love your channel and the recent rise from the ashes!!
And here I thought you had had enough fire in your life, but here you are burning that machine again, and with a high tech laser!! This guy likes fire. :)
Iron worker turned out good!! It sounds like a Buck Rodgers movie when you are using it! Take care
Thanks for going through different metals. I see that you need practice time to understand the what,when and where with your new toy. Seems like you’ve been in the new shop a long time. It’s has elevated the video content and looking forward to your first summer time in the shop and future road trips in the 49 Gmcie 🧞♀️ After the GMC need to pull the Buick in. Like, share and keeping telling your friends.
I love seeing Brent go all Buck Rodgers on laser cleaner.
That laser rust removal seems a lot nicer than sand blasting. Espeically on such a machine like this one. Much less clean up after. I have a small sand blaster that I have used for cleaning rust off wheels and such, prepping to paint. No blast cabinet, so I use cheap blast media and let it fall on the ground. This laser would work well for a lot of metal restoration of things that won't fit in a blast cabinet. I was thinging along the lines of a car frame. Not many people have a blast cabinet big enough for one of those. Motorcycle frames would be easy to do also. That is if the laser cleans of paint as well as rust. May have to do some research on these lasers.
An hour left to go in the work week and Brent pops up! Reminds me of 7th grade when my last class on Friday afternoon was Metal Shop! Sweet!😆
I think the laser and a wire brush is way better than heavy sandbags and air hoses and sand gets into everything. Sandblasting is ok for maybe prepping a huge tractor for paint or huge beams etc. Lasers only needs a broom and dustpan for cleanup. I think you made a good investment
Thanks for sharing the Lazer blaster ,fyi.the respirator you are wearing is for dust particulates. Wat you need is dust and fuses, ie smoke , toxic fumes .40 years in construction i had to be schooled in this field .the mask you have will except the canister type you need ,google can be your friend ,same type as auto painters use .God bless yall real good.
That laser machine is pretty awesome it did all that cleaning
For the air purge you're using to keep the shielding optics clean, make sure it's dry, filtered air. Moisture and oil removal is essential and filter down to at least 5 micron. 1 or 2 micron would be even better. If you have oil or moisture in your air it could contaminate the focal lenses and those can get expensive. The best purge gas is actually pure nitrogen but clean, filtered, dry air will do.
Brent nice to see you're back having fun,an the stuff is still cool 😎, Jeff Judah
Wow! That looks like a new machine.
I like the new Buck Rogers cleaning gun,seems like a favorite new tool
With the particles flying in the beam, it looks like the lasers they have in animation to make the beam appear to be in motion. Now we know that's really how they look 🤣
You can understand the purpose of the air / gas feed -- it provides shielding gas just like a MIG or TIG. So you can use it to help keep flying debris out of the gun / head. The advantage of the cutting is that the cut line is very thin, so it can help with super fine detail which a plasma cannot do. This especially comes into play on the machines which have XY controllers and cut out a pattern like you do on your plasma table. Also, laser cutting leaves less dross on the bottom of the part. For a production factory, this adds up. Probably would not matter much for you.
Awesome review on the laser cleaning machine. I think if you wear it out this yr cause I reckon you aren't going to leave it alone they should should give you the next version when it comes out . Thumb 👍 great purchase for the new workshop.
Awesome
👍 it's definitely a TOOL 4. YOU 👍 AWESOME Brent 🤠 Thx for sharing ❤
Awesome episode Brent, thanks for sharing it with us ...
Very interesting Brent Looks like it works well Just be careful witch I see you are doing Glad you got the Iron worker running again
Great work on the iron horse. The laser cleaner seems to be doing a great job. Far less messy then media-blasting, that's for sure. Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.
Boy! What a difference!
I Love the last part 🥰😍🤩😘
Hook a shop vac to the bottom port of the cylinder and it will draw the dust downward as you clean the inside of the cylinder.
Wow Brent that laser is just BADAZZ man!! I can't get over how well it works, sure seems like it will be a big time saver for you!! Thanks for showing us how the thing works..
i love the laser-cleaner
The iron worker looks good after the laser cleaning that thing is awesome great job take care and stay safe
That laser does an awesome job! Keep up the good work!
Brent phoenix would be a good name for laser from ashes to restored even though it leave’s a little ash
Upcykling is on Tops 👍
Another good one 👍👍
good job Brent 👍 These lasers work really well 👍💪
That machine is wild. I want one! How would it do on pitted sheet metal? E.g. to clean up so you can see what needs to be replaced versus poking with a screwdriver, hitting with a hammer, etc, to see what's solid vs compromised? Also, I think you should get better eye protection. What if the beam reflects off something shiny? Seeing you use it with those tinted safety glasses make me nervous.
That is what the glasses are for and why they wrap around to the sides. The hard part is finding the right wavelength the machine uses since it looks like a Chinese machine so documentation is a bit iffy at best so he'd have to buy multiple ones and see which one makes the beam not visible since it blocks it.
Chuck round things in a lathe and use the auto feed/tool post to guide the laser from a rest like a wood lathe and chisel. But like you said, is it really better than sanblast other than less a mess for more money?
Man, you're just having way too much fun with that rust terminator! Before long there won't be any rust anywhere on your property.
it's just fun repairing good tools.
Excellent video Brent :) also think find more information by using the Lazer machine in months to years ahead and experience had with too ! Like how works and be great have in any vechiles shops to use even farmers too fix there tractor , combine plus machine and Sandblasting Companies too! One thing be amazing usefull be were lots graffiti on cement train or vechiles bridges get clean up or have find problems with leaks too!
That’s a nice light saber of rust
westport wa.state. thank you for the tag along sir and lady. would come over here and take your cold weather back please. just kidding. "not" air has been real clear.
Thanks for showing this
Hot dam 1 hour and 30 plus minuter cant get no better maybe longer ha ha ha
Should call it the dirt eater 3000 love watching the show
That would look great in "Hammerrite" Green with gold lettering or accents.
That is one hell of a toy. pretty neat. I like what it did for the iron worker. and to see that coming back is precious. I think as time goes on and you experiment with it it will become more useful. I liked when you said it will help you doa better job, I don't see how that's possible. Be well. Hi Ester.