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Antique Ball Motor [Restoration] (Patreon)

Published:
2019-06-05 18:37:57
Edited:
2019-06-06 02:38:16
Imported:
2026-06

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I get ballsy with this vibrator motor.  See what it was for here: https://i.imgur.com/xOcZkJu.png

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Antique Ball Motor [Restoration]

This restoration is on a 1910s ball-shaped motor off of a medical vibrator. The "Cologne Vibrator" was made and sold by the F.S Betz Co. of Hammond, Indiana. F.S Betz Co. started in 1909 and was the world's largest supplier of medical equipment by time it was sold in 1937. Betz also produced cars and ran an airline for a short time. Oddly, there is not much information about this company on the internet. I hope to find the attachments that were powered by this motor: https://i.imgur.com/xOcZkJu.png. Taking this motor apart was a lot of fun since it was a giant puzzle. The moment I found this motor I wanted to know how it was put together inside and why it was designed in this shape. The motor housings were completely japanned and I did my best to recreate that look with modern finishes. I am hoping to have a large oven hooked up in my workshop so I can do some real japanning soon. The motor was actually in fairly decent condition for being over 100 years old and just needed some de-rusting and cleaning to get back on it's feet. A lot of parts were nickel-plated brass, so I took the chance to remove the nickel-plated where I thought it would look best. The motor now runs well with fresh grease, but spins very fast. I was surprised at how fast it was and I wish I had a tachometer to see the exact speed. I plan on keeping this motor so I can be reminded about finding the attachments to it. I would like to thank Evapo-Rust for sponsoring this video. Wrenches are now for sale at www.handtoolrescue.com Help secure more tools for future videos (if you want): https://www.patreon.com/handtoolrescue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handtoolrescue Facebook Group - Share your restorations https://www.facebook.com/groups/handtoolrescue Reddit - Share your restorations https://www.reddit.com/r/HandToolRescue/

Comments

Peter Laws

So ... that's cool. Were you just being your own goofy self or was that bit at the end how the device was intended to be used?

handtoolrescue

I was just messing around. It's actually a motor for a medical vibrator.

Peter Laws

Noooo ... what? No ...

Fraser Adams

As always love your work, so satisfying. How many takes did you go through to get the spin at the beginning just right?

Aaron Greene

im... surprised you went with rattlecans for the motor's paint. I'd like to think that im not a terrible painter, but with alot of my projects ive done, tool resto's or even refurbishing parts on my ATV, the spray can paint never seems to harden... no matter what prep work i do, how clean the part is, smooth finish, scuffed finish, different primers, paint directly on metal, sandblast finish, heating.... waiting WEEKS for it to dry before i even touched it. clear coats, no clear coats... the paint never fails to very easily chip. or scratch. like most of the stuff i could easily probably scratch off with a fingernail if i tried hard enough. only thing i havent really tried is other brands. been using rustoleum enamle based paints. but i think im either going to invest in an actual spraygun, to be honest. im just suprised you went with the rattlecans this time around. do you often run into the same issue?

handtoolrescue

Thank you! Actually that was the first take. I just have the SKILLZ

handtoolrescue

Odd. Spray paint usually takes longer to harden, but I always bake mine for hours to make sure it is fully cured. You may also want to try some 2K spray paint, like I used on the big yellow chainsaw. It's a two-component catalyzed spray paint that is fully fuel-resistant and hard as nails when cured, which only takes a few hours. You couldn't scratch it with your fingernail no matter how hard you tried. If you don't bake the normal spray paint, I would say it's about a month before it gets close to as hard as I would like it. I am going to hook up a large oven in the workshop soon, so I will be able to bake some real japanning, which is also stupidly tough since it's basically asphalt.

Dan Johnston

Somewhere a cartoon villain is without his deadly explosive device. :) Your usual careful, sympathetic work, mate. Well done. One wonders what design advatages there were to manufacturing a globe-shaped motor rather than the usual cylinder. Was it purely a matter of aesthetics? What have you found out about this critter?

handtoolrescue

Literally just for fun. I miss that in modern tools.

Aaron Greene

im not sure id want to stick freshly painted control arms in the oven i eat from. lol. i have the space to do an actual spraygun set up, already have a good, big air compressor and lines and such. but just out of curiosity... what temps do you usually run? and how long do you leave them in? I may try the 2k stuff for the time being though and do a little research on it.

David Campbell

I signed up here since you were nice enough to answer my question about the round brushes. I'm looking forward to viewing all of your previous videos. Cheers!