1910s Saw Blade Filer [Restoration]
The restoration of this saw filer was the most amount of work yet!
0:00 Life-changing introduction
0:47 Disassembly
14:34 Head smash
16:09 Pouring new babbitt bearings
19:46 Brazing cast iron
20:47 Machining new brass knobs
24:16 Reassembly
36:38 Pain
This tool is a saw filing and setting machine made by Black Diamond Saw & Machine Works of Natick, MA, U.S.A. sometime after 1911. The original patent from 1909 can be seen here: patents.google.com/patent/US9...
Unfortunately, the saw setting attachment has been lost, but I would love to find it one day.
This particular machine showed signed of been very well used and repaired in ways that suggest it was used in a production environment. I ended up needing to pour new babbitt bearings, machine new parts, repair old parts, replace fasteners, and completely change all the paint colours to get the tool back to a more original state.
I absolutely love saw filers and settings since they have some of the highest gizmocity of almost any tools their size. I will be saving this one for my personal collection.
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I'm always surprised at how complicated and robust such machines/tools were a century+ ago. And I'd like to hear about your process for keeping all of the parts organized and putting these things back together. That's the more impressive that the restorations.
Take a lot of pictures or as Eric does, shoot a video. I restaurant lot of old stuff and I spend a lot of time studying whatever it is to familiarize myself and take note of anything with obvious damage
None of the other restoration channels have taught me about Japanning and Babbit, let alone make it themselves!
Keith Rucker, you can thank me later. The industrial machinery he restores has to be picked up with cranes and forklifts. The channel name again Keith Rucker
I don't think there are that many people left these days who even know what Babbitt bearings are, let alone are able to cast and scrape them! These ones are probably quite forgiving at least, compared to, say, a locomotive's axle bearings.
Fun fact, some times lead hammers are referred to as babbit hammers because they're made out of the same stuff (or mostly just lead).
@@donniebrown2896 Keith Fenner too.
@@ramosel will check him out. Rucker is currently working on a massive metal planer.
I worked at a company back in the early 80's where every machine was an antique, and they poured Babbitt bearings fairly regularly. The machines all had oilers as well, and it was someone's job to keep the oilers filled. The machines were about 80 years old at the time and still worked very well, but they required a good deal of maintenance. They were very awesome to look at though with their pin-stripes and decorative castings 😊
Man, that has got to be the most intensive, confusing yet satisfying reassembly I've seen yet. Amazing! Thanks so much.
Recasting Babbet Bearings is the kind of thing I really love seeing. all the shmucks that follow you can soak in vinegar, and wire brush. but doing the full treatment, and advanced repair things like that is why you remain on the top of the pile.
I love that you always add humor into theses. They’re incredible to watch but even more so when you’re being your authentic goofy self. Thank you hand tool rescue! You’re my hero
I don't even do restorations but I love to watch your videos. I especially love the attention to detail. Always trying your best to not only make it work but fixing old bad repairs and putting things back the way they were when it was made. From remaking knobs to trying for correct colors as original. Can't beat that kind of craftsmanship. Always inspires me to do the same on the projects i do work on. Keep the great work!
Your channel has to be my favorite tool restoration channel. 50% due to the intros and 50% because of the restoration done. Love it! Keep em coming.
Have read about Babbitt bearings in books that were set back in the "good old days" but this is the first I've ever seen them and seen them replaced. Most interesting. Also got a good chuckle with the unexpected, reverse face plant on the cabinet sandblaster. Thank you for doing what you do so well.
Most of your early autos had piston cranks with Babbitt bearings. Some earlier ones used leather. Babbitts wouldn’t stand up to the speed and heat as car engines advanced and so a modern bearing is now used.
Me, before the last twenty seconds: "Man, he's really a genius" Me, after the last twenty seconds: "... well, he's special"
🤣🤣
Omg, I was laughing way to hard to that ending... 😂
Planned or not that was funny 😂
Noody: Me(31F): I can see a different attatchemnt to that machine.
@@ZeroneAngel So can I.
Просто шедевр!! Мужик, ты мега крутой!! Пересмотрел почти всё, что есть у тебя. Наслаждение для моих глаз! Когда из проржавевшего куска непонятно чего, новые инструменты появляются!
I was an electrician in the navy for 20 years and we always trained on “hot bearings” on our turbine generators which used Babbitt bearings. But I never really understood how they were made or what exactly Babbitt was. I’m watching this thinking “so that’s how they work!” Mind blown 🤯🤣Always learn something from this channel. Great video as always.
I didn’t know what they were until I watched this channel- I searched on the web and they take the name from his inventor, the alloy used was also one of his secrets according to wikipedia as he only disclosed one of the different alloys he used, or so I recall.
Silver Lining: You attached a toothbrush, not an ear swab.
Kinda hard to attach an elbow.
He might have attached a dildo.
LIFE pro TIP: Cover everything with lube before you take it apart....
As long as he doesn't attach a nose swab.
This is definitely one of the most interesting tools you've done. I will get everyone I know to start watching you with this.
I swear this dude has the best comedic timing on KZhead
I'm always impressed with his skill and know how. I'm a carpenter I can build anything, but I can't turn a wrench to save my life. Great job restoring old tools to museum quality.
@Maria Delfina Fré Lembo if your watching this kind of stuff you could probably do it yourself.
I will check it out when I get out of work
All parents - "Power tools are not toys. They are to be respected, not played with." Hand Tool Rescue - "Let's strap a tooth brush to it for a giggle!"
Also all parents - “do as I say, not as I do”, it’s the universal get out of jail free card when your kids question something lol
My favorite growing up was, "I'll send you clear into next week!" Hahaha, mom I miss you do much.
@@thomasklugh4345 Or "Move away from the TV... if you're too close your eyes will go square!" 40 years later and we're watching KZhead videos on a phone that just over 1 foot from our faces.
And.. a quick trip to A&E.
I like how this creator does his restorations. He allows the pieces age to still show. There is no need for perfect and shiney and sterile for every piece. Mirror finishes, powder coating, no casing marks removed except those that are dangerous. Yep, I can watch this creators work every day! The first time I watched a video of his I was hooked and spent half the night watching. Thanks!
I make my wife watch your intro thoroughly, everytime.
I watch a lot of restoration channels, but you always shine above the rest. You always go the extra mile to ensure that the tool or machine you are restoring is as close to how it was out of the factory as possible. You probably could've found bearings that were newer and were the right size online, but you cast new ones out of babbit! Hat's off to you, sir.
Do you actually remember how everything goes back together or do you need to go back and watch the tear down? Great job as always!
Probably 50/50.
Hand Tool Rescue might be more like 70-30 after that hit your head lol
I'd like to see the video of you taking things back apart to fix the missing g or misplaced screw/nut
@@HandToolRescue brother when can I buy the huge screwdriver?? We talked about it a few times I need that screwdriver....
I've thought that many times. Especially watching him tear it down so fast.
It's absolutely amazing, the vast knowledge that you have on restoring these hand tools! Nothing short of genius!
Recasting babbit-bearings. Didn´t even know such thing existed, and now I know the principles of renewing them. Amazing work
I like the way you restore complicated pieces. A lot of other KZhead restorations work on stuff with just of few parts. This one is especially cool. Thanks.
We have missed you, welcome back, love your sense of humor.
freddy arias es lo mejor grasias
Buddy you are so so cool of a guy! I'm 70 years old and love watching all of your videos! You make your videos fun to watch all the time! That is why there is like 3 or 4 other people trys to copy your video and the sounds lol lol
Very nicely done, complete with the gotcha humor and all. Kudos for pouring your own bearings, that is no kidding getting to be a lost art. As I see in the comments below, several people didn't even know what they are. I have a couple of old machines from around the same vintage that have them but thankfully they are still in excellent shape. Keep them lubricated liberally and they will last years and years. I actually saw some poured up close and personal on a 6 inch shaft once. Here's a pro tip, NEVER just toss a big hunk of cold babbit into a pot of already melted material. It will explode. Some idiot did that on the pour I just mentioned and there were six of us out on the ladder boom for the cutting wheel on an old dredge hanging out in the middle of a river with no place to go when he did that. Hot molten metal went everywhere.
Just love the old tools, the design and use of different materials back then was amazing. Great job restoring the past.
Guess we now know where “be careful with that thing, you’re gonna poke an eye out” originated😉 I’m dyin ova heeya... lmbo!
You know it's going to be a good day when the theme song for Hand Tool Rescue gets stuck in your head!
Ok these restorations I often see restore obsolete technology but this ones got my seal of nifty approval
Glad to see someone still knows how to pour babbitt bearings had to do that on some old elevators when I was working back in Chicago
"Save me!!!" "Shhhh, time to sleep in the Evapo-Rust"...awkwardest opening ever...
Hahahaha
It put me in mind of HowToBasic
That was great! 😂
I am a little concerned we didn't hear it talk after the restoration. I was hoping it would say "Thanks, I feel much better"
But of a Canadian Dexter feel to it.
This was magical. Great job with the babbit bearings. I take in a lot of steam engine videos and it's amazing to me how common babbit was and how well it held up. The ending, gotta say, reminded me of Simone Giertz. Really great as always. Many thanks!
What a brilliantly complicated piece of equipment. The bloke who designed it wanted as many moving and spinning bits as possible. Your restoration was masterful, replacing all worn and dammed bits. I raise my hat to you sir.
You certainly went above and beyond with this one. Great to watch!
That was Alot of work! But it came out beautifully!
Thanks! It tried to kill me.
@@HandToolRescue It started to sound like an injured Dalek for a minute there.
I'm looking forward to the larger wrench in your intro becoming available.
Because of your sponsorship and use of the product, I purchased Evaporust at my local O'Reilly's Auto Parts store.
Looking forward to the next episode. I like the work you’re doing. Appreciate the original tools that you use.
Babbitt bearings, what are they? (spends 10 minutes researching)... Seriously? Mind blown...
They are so cool.
In WW2 the shortage of materials and worker time was so great in the various allied countries, that nearly the entirety of the war production of lathes was made with Babbitt bearings. Decades lather, these lathes, after producing millions, literal millions of parts, have now gone across the world and are still in use, functioning decently enough that people enjoy them over modern ones. There's something to be said about the endurance of a (let's call it mechanism, for lack of a better term) that is inferior, yet still superior by length of use. Older times, simpler times, better things, better solutions, from better people.
I’m an excellent driver
@@HandToolRescue thanks for the explanation in the video
I'd never heard of them either!
The intro gets me every time.
that kind of ingenuity built America...nice restoration sir!
I'm always amazed by the construction of these old tools, they were built to last.
Haha! The sandblaster facejoke caught me off-guard this time :D
"Save me, save me" Did you watch Dexter's Laboratory when you were younger? A particular dad stuck unfed in their own back garden?
Feeed me? Feeed mee! FeeeeEeheeheheeddd meeeehhh!
I have learned more watching this channel than I did in Highschool and I carried an A-B average.
A great restorer and a master editor!
I started to wonder if everything is ok with you. Havent seen a vid in a while. Glad to see you again.
Follow him on Instagram, you'll see him almost everyday working on one thing or another, it's almost most entertaining than the video itself
Or listen to/watch the Fitzall podcast with him Jimmy D and Andrew, it is really entertaining. kzhead.info/tools/eCI-nswtgGQ3pVi26gAMmQ.htmlabout
I could probably take this thing apart, but I’d never be able to remember how to put it back together.
Said many a teenager before dismantling something critical...
I'd be scratching my head over the leftover parts lol
@@David_Johnson_ lol I agree. It takes more than a reference video to be able to do this
Watching that machine working, it's like a work of art!
That really is an excellent example of real restoration work, no fancy colouring, no "modern" bearings, bravo!
Remember that time that Eric saved a machine and it thanked him by giving him a concussion ;-)
Haze The Space Commie : this video.
слов нет - хорошая, сложная работа. думаю что сложней только найти подходящую для реставрации вещь. лайк
Гробов, не исчезай , с третьего раза вновь нашел тебя ...НАИСЛОЖНЕЙШИЙ по тем временам станок - нам непонятен , ведь мы живем в одноразовом мире .
@@lex9365 Я, собственно, просматриваю клипы подобных мастеров, потому что поражет меня то, что они находят предметы, о который на территории "СССР" до сих пор не подозревают. Как же мы технически отстали от всего мира!!!
Those lead bearings were a joy to watch...thanks for the upload.
That’s a truly complicative thingamajig with a lot of equally complicated gubbins attached, done restored well and truly impeccably finished. Kudos, young Sir, keep them coming😃👍🏻
And this is my moment of Zen for the day.
I see somethings being taken apart and I think, “No! Don’t take that apart, that’s going to be really hard to put back together!”...or am I the only one who thinks that?
He's recording teh whole thing, he can always go back to see how it goes together.
If it were easy, we’d all be doing it
Yeah, you would have to record the removal to get everything back in the right location. Great job though, just the same. Love the restorations.
I am amazed at how rarely he breaks things.
@@delciotto Yeah, but what if when you stuck and want to verify video but you can't because is corrupted or you forgot to press record? lol
I admire your totally Restoration in details , accurately and it looks new .
I love this video, I love old machines, I think they are much better than new ones! 😁👏
I love how anything mildly interesting gets a flickity flick or a tap or a twang. Lol
Is no one going to comment on how "the only" was cast on one of the support arms? Is this from the same company that made "the model", that swing arm death machine saw contraption?
I was going to suggest that he sharpen the blade on "THE MODEL" with this tool! But maybe it only does straight blades. Perhaps that other death machine the drag saw...
I love seeing a tool that's been used for a long time, but there's a special place in my heart for one that has so many 'farm fixes'.
Another mesmerizing restoration, you must be a genius to recall how all those parts go back together. I always enjoy your videos.
Binging with Babbitt
"Shhhh... no tears, only dreams now."
This is rapidly becoming one of my very favorite channels. Great work. Keep 'em coming.
I have to honestly say you do a phenomenal great job on the restoration. I have watched every video u have posted and loved them all
Ahh the old reverse sandblasting method. I hear that's popular with the ladies.
uuf, i see what you did there! :D
Sand blasting the baby canon
@@user-ds5lf3he3x ooof..
Sexism detected .
@@Hellsong89 11²
Interested in a 10’ tall “Do-All” jigsaw? It’s been sitting outside of a business here in Seattle for a couple months they don’t know what to do with it, barely works. It’s a beast for sure.
It's a Do-All 36-W bandsaw capable of 40-10,000 FPM blade speed. Very capable but very large saw. I believe it's 10HP. Anyway, probably not worth shipping to the Great White North. Also, after hearing of Eric's difficulty unloading an air compressor, I'm not sure he's equipped to handle a machine that weighs 3000+ lbs.
Why do people dislike restoration videos? Especially this guy.
Great work Eric
Since there's no music, I sometimes put on Cannibal Corpse for the background music Lol. It actually fits really well especially for those sped up shots.
Everything's better with a little CC hellyeah hhaha
Ahhh yess. Have you heard “cannibal corpse but it’s lounge music”? If not it’s honestly priceless
3:41 Dawww... So cute!
yep. and @14:41 SO ADORABLE
Fascinating machine. Well designed, well built, well used, very well restored. Thanks for sharing your work.
So many parts! I'm always impressed with how restorers are able to put all the components back together again after restoration!👍😲
"life changing introduction" XD
And boy was it ever! I thought the Cybermen had all been destroyed by the Daleks. Somehow, though, one ended up in Canadia.
The ending OMG I laugh so hard I farted 💨
The subtle format of your videos is 10/10
This has to be one of your best resto's yet.
Thank you!
8:57 "AHHH MY EYE!"
What's up with your lathe? That's some odd sounding gears in there...
I LOVE your intros! It puts a huge smile on my face every single time I watch your new videos! Thank you sir for your great content! We all appreciate it very much! :D
Excellent work and pleasure to see it been restored.
Something every surgeon should have in their kit.
Really enjoy your videos. Some of the best restoration videos on KZhead. Thanks for sharing and preserving parts of our history.
My dad sharpened saws, manual lawnmowers and the occasional bandsaw blade from the local ice house. He had a machine like the one you restored. Great video.
Man I love your videos, your humor, your experience. Thank you for sharing your work, I always watch and learn something new! Great Like!)
It's always great when appliances are multifunctional!! 🪥🪥🪥😂😂😂
Another awesome rescue. I look forward to these a lot.
Beautiful restoration 👌 Well done Sir!
Between the washing machine and 1910 saw file I don't know which one is cooler. You have a great gig! Keep them coming.
Great job as always Eric!
It's so happy in the end that it's smiling with big silver dimples!
Fabulous & ingenious! I always try and follow how these go back together and I can never do it till I see you do it. Amazing century old ingenuity.
Really nice work. I loved the babbit pouring.
Another piece of equipment saved! And restored to as good as new! Your attention to detail and skillsets are just remarkable/
Another brilliant restoration. Thank you for sharing this video. John
It is so nice to see machines that are not reliant on computerised components and circuit boards. All the fun has gone out of taking modern machinery apart.
That is stunning work sir!