This restoration is on a Harvey Manufacturing Corp. Butterfly filing machine from the 1950s-1960s. Also known as a die filer, or its proper pronunciation "defiler", this tool perfectly and quickly moves a file up and down to rapidly remove material. The one I have also has a scroll saw attachment.
I actually used this tool in a previous video, but it kept seizing on me every time I would shut it off and would need a giant wrench to get it moving again. The annoying seizing became too much for me so I decided to restore this machine and fix the problem.
Most parts were in decent condition, but the paint had deteriorated heavily over time.
Due to the numerous brass tags on this tool, I decided to show a few different methods of restoring them. The original filer attachment was missing, but was kindly donated by a sensual viewer.
I would love to find the original files for this machine, but I'll settle for modern replacements that all cut on the downstroke instead of the upstroke, like most files today.
I will definitely be using this machine in the future for a number of projects I have in mind.
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A lot of others say it too, but I have to agree. This is the absolute best restoration channel. From the quirky chaos gremlin running the shop to the incredible restorations. Also, you show how things were meant to be used. You run the item back through its paces. Thanks for being you and the work you do!
He also doesn't do fake restorations like so many other channels that leave items in acids and bases to further corrode them. I like that he also tried to make strange old tools from their patent drawings.
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One million subs speaks to his authenticity. No fake restos like 95% of KZhead.
I didn't know fake restos are such an issue. #realworldproblems
@@ericmorrison278 yes it's become a real problem because they are doing for views and ad revenue only. Unlike this guy who finds items at a junk shop or garage sale and restores it properly while still being entertaining
Your skill and humor make this channel the Bob Ross of restorations.
The seagull bit was the best thing I'd seen in a while. Needed that!!
No kidding, I read this comment early on in the video and spent the next 25 minutes thoroughly confused… seagull? What seagull?! And then I laughed until my ass fell off! As you put it, and quite correctly… needed that! 👍🏻
he stole that bit from the Ferrari, DeLorean, Lamborghini brothers.😁
I see that heavy, cast belt guard and think about the stuff we buy today that is considered high quality. Thanks for keeping alive our memories of the long lost tradition of building things to last forever. Your videos inspire several projects in my own shop, and I seriously envy the old tools you are able to find. Excellent work. Thanks much.
You can still easily buy stuff that last forever but it's tons more exspensiv3
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@@biohazardlnfS its also survivorship bias, The tools seen on a channel like this were the good stuff back then too. The cheap ones from back then just like the cheap ones today ended up in a landfill. Like I think I found this tool on a vintage tools site that has a Harvey price list the nameplate in the video says style D, they have a D-10 on the price list $230 in 1959, today that is $2500. So assuming the data i could google is right, It was a tons more expensive tool back then.
@@filanfyretracker That is true. But I really think that quality was one the first things to go when profit maximization became the norm. Even much of the expensive stuff to day isn't built to last for ever and then to be refurbished and last for another eternity, like many of the older quality products. I have been through old lathes that were bulky, cheap and crappy when new, they still were crap some 30++ years after. But still functioning crap.
“Babe! The unhinged tool rescue genius posted their latest video! Drop everything!”
Lol!
Super original.
Everything?
Glass shatters In background “on my way?!”
Spot on
Burnishing that Butterfly name plate is one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen
My five year old daughter loves your videos. We watch a restoration video each night before bed, and this is our favorite channel. Sofia says “thank you and keep being funny!” She really likes the sounds you make when it smells bad! #giggles
I love the intro so much! ❤ It's so unnecessary that it become necessary. He not only restores old tools, he restored my love of late 80's and early 90's sitcom intros
My elderly mom loves the intro too. I got her interested in restoration videos too. He's the "funny guy from Saskatoon with the cool intro."
its incredible how he used the plastic hand through the whole restoration sometimes i thought it was his hand but it was really the plastic one!
Indeed, one of his hands is plastic. Rubber-molded, to be more precise. It's good for torquing stuff. He just counts turns. Lovely little thing, isn't it?
I'm not happy about seeing this comment after watching the whole video.
ngl... i did double take at this XD
I’m sorry, but WHAT?!? Am I missing something here? I don’t get it.
One of his hands is indeed plastic: his third hand.
I watch a lot of restoration channels but yours is totally my favorite. No smoke, dude. Occasional chat, sometimes. Always great projects and, this is the whyfore for me, grotty hands. Get in, graft and get it done..brilliant. Thanks
the comedy of some of the restorations/side videos is great too
He finds such marvelous toys. I loved the compactor that he did a while ago. Such a safe OSHA approved machine. LOL
Because of this channel I mounted a wire wheel in my drill press a couple years back. Turned a never-used boat anchor into an often-used thing of joy.
I restored a drill press and that was the absolute first think I did was put the wire wheel on it. HAHA
You used a wire wheel on a boat anchor? Wouldn't it have been easier to use the wire wheel on a drill and move it around instead of the anchor?
@@courier11sec Oh, great, NOW you tell me!
@@MattStum 😄
I also learned that trick from this channel!
Yoooooo he’s back! Its so good to see the no longer socially distant but still emotionally distant garbage on the floor is okay. I was worried.
Bro I am DYING this was hilarious from start to finish. The intro, the crazy face, the retching, all of it was just genius.
Yes him grabbing the birds beak was funny
Had me in stitches as usual. I'd love to me you one day. I think we'd get along great. Keep up the gr8 vids man
Finally! A new video, always the best.
Sad that so many of the better tools like this are not made any more or are so high priced that getting one is out of most peoples price range. Most of them were not cheep back in the 70's & 80's when I was using them, but you could save a bit each week and still get the older ones so you could have them in your home shop. Now if you buy some of the equipment there selling for a small shop. If you get 5 years out of it, you did not use it much or your good at fixing it. It just seems like you don't see the guy down the street that every one knows, that has a nice shop setup and has the tools to help you fix almost anything you bring him. People just don't fix any thing any more.... Great video, Thanks for taking the time to make it....
You’re the only one who can make me laugh during a disassembly with zero commentary.
what's cool with your videos is that I can watch them with my 7 and 9 year old sons, they laugh as much as I do and at the same time we learn to tinker. THANKS
Eric, another beautiful restoration! And a very useable addition to the chaos, that is your shop.
After watching Blondie Hacks build one I, a person who never has had and never will need a die filer, know exactly what all the parts you're pulling (wrestling) out are for. It's like a refresher course in niche, useless knowledge. I love it.
Me too. I had never seen or even heard of that tool until I watched her build one. And yes, for someone who can barely hold a hammer the right way up, I sometimes marvel at the sheer amount of knowledge I have about tools and techniques for woodworking, machining, blacksmithing, etc. I have absolutely no personal experience with any of these things, and would undoubtedly hurt myself quite badly if I ever attempted to use any of them in real life. There's just something extremely satisfying about watching people who do know what they're doing do those sorts of things.
@@Wishbone1977 When the apocalypse comes we will be the absolute WORST back seat drivers 🤣
@@eatenkateHonestly, I do think we'd be more capable than most of the "ordinary" modern-day people with the same lack of skills as us, but also lacking our knowledge. Still, we'd be nowhere near as capable as the ones who actually have both the skills and the knowledge. But simply knowing that something can be accomplished and what it takes to do so is still a not-inconsequential leg-up over having to figure it out for yourself, I feel.
but seriously, thank you for being 1 of the few Actual Restoration youtubers.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
They should give you the Canadian medal of superness.
That’s a really cool machine and unless I missed it before, I’ve never thought to use a sharpening stone to shine up and clean a badge plate before. Really cool restoration
Aaah... restoration, nutella, brass, spring-launched projectiles, "ay-ay" sound effects, wire-wheeling (or wheel-wiring, not sure?), sensual paint spaying, skillfully executed assemblage garnished with light cussing... The perfect afternoon!
I'm in Germany and I keep seeing the title for how it's spoken in German: "Dee Filer" . Another perfect video of skill and subtle humor. Thank you!
I am consistently amazed how few nuts, screws, and bolts you manage *NOT* to round out and destroy. I don’t know how you do it.
A beautiful piece of kit! A thousand adjustments needed for use maybe once or twice a year. What a wonderful excercise in over engineering! Hours and hours of fun in setting up for 10 mins work! Simply beautiful and restored to perfection as ever.
It seems like a very heavy and complicated machine just to push a file up and down but there’s no doubting the quality. Awesome restoration as always. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
When something seems way too much for its purpose, it's probably because it needs either durability against extreme elements or deep precision and exact motion.
All that mass smooths out the operation of the jigsaw and filer. These filing machines really shine when you are making a right angle up to a scribe line, as there is nice slow control, cheers!
The file needs to have both weight and torque behind it in order to function properly. Otherwise it would bog down the moment you press material against it.
Kind of like the spleen deflenser on Ren and Stimpy.
@@ronm3245like the ol rump bumper 😂
Wow - the precision fits of those shafts (and not just the moving shafts, even the attachment mount points) is impressive.
Even crazier knowing it was probably done on a manual lathe with steel tools by a human being and not just pooped out of an injection mold lol
That intro 😂 never gets old
But the garbage is becoming more social!
Big smile on my face when I got the notification of a new video! Love your work keep it up!
This has got to be the best episode ever. An old machine made the way it should be made - not like what we find in stores now - built to LAST!!! I got a huge chuckle when he squeezed the duck's bills together!
I can’t even describe. Everything is just so well done. These videos have always had subtle humor that was surprising and delightful. Little less subtle now but that’s great too
"I forgot this spring.." That in a nutshell is why I respect you. Integrity... You can't teach it, you can't explain it.. you either have it or you don't. Kudos to you sir, and congratulations on another quality episode 👌
yes you can teach it his parents taught him
My favorite restoration channel, hands down.
*plastic hands down
Hand Tool Rescue Is amazing. It's like watching restoration videos that were directed by David Lynch.
I do not own any "shop" or tools, I do not know how to use most tools and chemistry you are using. And yet I constantly watch your videos hypnotized!
Another gem from back when it was built and designed to last. I would not mind having it in my workshop. And as so many others said before, the restoration looks awesome!
Wonderful restoration job. I have never seen a die filer before. It looks much better and it works like a charm. Excellent work.
I'm amazed by the amount of machine work that went into old tools. Lot's of steel, lots of time. Thank's
What a great job. You do wonderful work you have a eye for detail. Always look forward to seeing your next video Thank you.👏👏👏
Another great resto! Always a joy to watch and occasionally laugh at your antics. Keep up the great work!
Ive been watching your videos for years.. I have no iterestest in these machines in the real World, but I do LOVE watching you Repair these old Machines back to NEW, stay awesome MY DUDE and keep making these awesome videos
Top restoration channel on KZhead.
HTR uploads a video, that's a good day on my book
A friend if mine has one in working condition. It came from Sheffield England & now lives in Austria. His main power tools are all older than both of us. We had fun cleaning out an old Holbrook lathe main gearbox. The dirt inside that was WW2 vintage. it was practically archaeology. You'd love it 👍 We kept a plant pot under the bench with every old imperial alum key we found in it, they all fit something one day.
Your vid’s by far hands down are the best restoration videos on KZhead. Don’t stop making them. No other compact! Keep up the good work my man!
I haven't seen that machine in decades. Well done!
I love this channel. So relaxing to see this guy take something so old and make it beautiful again. Thank you for saving our history
Love your work for years now ❤ Thx for showing the world how to restore things in the best way ^^
I love watching the videos just happy to give my time up for someone who actually busts ass to get actual work done. Keep it up man!
Loved the new method for operating the sandblaster. Top notch tip to share with the wider world.
Yet another satisfying watch. Love your comedic interludes.
As always, lovely restoration and entertainment to boot.
Always a joy. Funny how as we get old we can watch a channel like yours in at least feel like we've got something accomplished even though it isn't so LOL
I’m impressed on keeping track of all the parts for disassembly and assembly.
Excellent to see you again. John from Scotland 🏴
This has to be one of the most fascinating and complex restorations I have seen on your channel. Bravo! Well done!
Yay you're back! Love your sense of humour and the effort that goes into showing the process. Love your work
Total eye candy. The tool, the tiny hands. Even the bird was excited for this one.
Best day ever. Just got home with a new to me boat that I am just tickled pink over, and I lay down in bed to see this!
Blondihacks has a whole series where she machined a die filer from a kit. One episode details both where to get downstroke files and how to adapt existing files for a die filer. Also, she noted that you don’t want to use motor oil as it aims to suspend metal particles so the filter can get them. As there is no oil filter, you want the particles to settle and not damage the machine.
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I remember finding your videos back a couple years ago and the difference now is astounding, keep up the great work man!
Great restoration, HTR! Machine looks like it’s ready to go ANOTHER 60-100 years!
This is a great restoration show , this guy proves we are all a little out there .
Hi, hand tool rescue, Thank you very much for the nice video and the only real entertaining half hour in the last weeks. I really appreciate all the work you put into these videos and all your skills. Thank you 😊
If you are struggling with the hammer drive rivets that hold the plaques and labels on, try some Neji-saurus pliers. They're also good for mangled dome head screws and other small fasteners in distress.
what a beautiful machine, another awesomely executed restoration.
I love your program. It's like having two shows in one. We share a similar sense of humor. I was unaware of how funny I am.
Wonderful project as always.... you really know how to work a shaft.
This is restoration on another level,there is about 2-3 KZhead channels that I always watch which do this sort of thing and this is one of them,thanks for sharing Peace from Ireland
I couldn’t’ve imagined a more sensuous scroll saw attachment demonstration than that.
Watching you use the milling machine is my favorite part of your videos.
brilliant awesome restoration as always. I love the intro so much thank you for showing the world how to restore things in the best way. I hope to see a video sooner
Dude I've been watching your vids for years now and I'm so glad you've come this far, the videos keep on improving!
3 months hiatus.. once popped up in my feeds.. click with haste to watch the excitement 😊
The wretching I was kind of ready for but the "my eyes" had me rolling. I had to rewind and watch it again cause I missed some. Great project and outstanding work as usual.
*Awesome guy, love his videos, great inspiration just gets better* 🔥💚
Your restoration channel is so much better than any other I've seen. You make them look like lame beginners.
Great work as always. The bird screeching bit had me rolling!
Glad to see your expert use of that great wrench. I love mine.
Sexy machine and another entertaining build. I never fail to learn something watching HTR. I know the builds are not really meant to be a how-to but there is always some nugget of experience in the restoration like restoring the tags.
I disagree - I believe that the vids are step by step how to restore gear take it apart, clean it, make what you can’t source
3 mois sans vidéos, j'ai failli avoir peur. J'ai bien cru devoir m'inquiéter. Super content que tu aies repris du service. J'adore tes restaurations ☺ (3 months without videos, I almost got scared. I thought I should be worried. Very happy that you are back in service. I love your restorations ☺ )
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@@mattarnold6229Un canard est un animal très polyvalent car il sait marcher, nager, voler et fait aussi un bon rôti.
@@mattarnold6229Importante regra sobre o uso de cigarro: você pode fumar aonde bem entender, desde que não seja perto de mim. Regra extra: fumante, após fumar seu cigarro, sempre descarte a bituca em um lugar apropriado. Caso não o encontre, coloque-a no bolso, engula-a ou introduza-a vigorosamente no seu reto.
you glorious bastard. well done sir. i restored an oliver a few years back. great machines.
You are sunshine, my only sunshine. You make happy when skies are grey! You are the best! Thanks man, you and your content means so much for me and for many others!
I'm glad to see another one of your amazing restorations. I've missed you. I hope you're doing well? ~Kevin
You’ve always had my favorite intro but this one was the best of all. Yuh have such a good sense of humor which is rare for these types of videos
That is a VERY neat machine! Glad you saved it! Great tool to have around a guy's shop!
Congrats HTR, on rebuilding the Die Filer. looks like a new one..
I AM SO HAPPY!!! I have wanted the socially distant trash back for some time. Glad to see they have come together and are now only emotionally distant.
This is the best restoration channel. No fake restorations like some do
I am absolutely wrapped in your commentary. Brilliant and much appreciated !! You should inculcate this into the rest of your KZhead countrymen. They spend the first 30% jabberwaffling on about themselves or non-related information. You're the man.
That was fantastic, Eric. Well done.
Great job - this tool deserved it's loving resoration & helped along by being servicable & heavy duty. Unlike too many modern tools!
Another obscure tool,another excellent repair!
Another sterling contribution to the growing epidemic of tool envy! Superlative work, sir.
A great restoration of a rather beautifully engineered and made machine. Well done sir!
Fascinating ! I have never seen the likes of this before. Excellent result, & thank you for sharing.
Hey this is the new guy on the block, I and my wife enjoy watching the Videos we have learned a lot and we want to thank you for all you do
Beautiful work!
Always a great episode, never a dull moment! Love the HTR videos!