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Narrated: 1870s Ornate Inclinometer [Restoration] (Patreon)

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2021-01-19 16:55:08
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2026-06
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I took this restoration to a whole other level.

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Narrated: 1870s Ornate Inclinometer [Restoration]

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Benjamin Marn

I have a similar Davis level that I got when I was 16 for, like, 20 dollars. all vials are good, but could use some cleaning, some fasteners could use some derusting and flame/niter bluing (I can see hints of bluing on some of the screws), and the original paint is glossy black and in great condition. Just one problem, it has one crack where someone overtightened one of the screws that keep the vial in. It would need to be leveled to be useable as it seems to have warped a bit over the last 100+ years, but is there any hope of fixing the crack without removing a large area of, or even all paint?

Marcel Boudreau

Loving your videos. I found you and your channel from Jimmy Diresta's stuff including, of course, his/your Making It Podcast. In some of your videos, including this one, you show some lovely slow zoom in shots while you're doing something in detail. Do you motor control zoom in your camera for these shots or is the zoom effect added later digitally in post? Cheers from Halifax.

K0NBN

Nice!

Karl Buck

I loved the cast iron welding - I never knew that was a thing.

Clifton Ballad

Awesome! I knew you could do it! You should really try and find some of the smaller fillers. The 1/16 square rod works super awesome for tiny stuff and building up. Something to keep an eye out for; those blue glasses that glass workers have. They render the sodium flare (the blinding orange flame) invisible and actually let you see the puddle. Unfortunately they are like $100 a pop... If I find a cheap place to get them ill let ya know.

Old Crow Bourbon

Nice job! The fact that the vial was not broken ALMOST makes me reconsider my atheism.

Brian Myers

I am dubious that there is any danger in that video. I'm going to be very disappointed if you are not at risk of a hospital stay!

James Boatright

Didymium or "Rose glass" glasses to block the sodium flare can be had for as little as $70. Those are the violet ones. Camera filters to clear the yellow flare out of your video can be had for under $20. Sometimes as little as $12 The green ones, the phillips brand are called Boroscope, run about $150 and get used if you're working with quartz etc at very high temp. Any cheap blue lens will help but the didymium ones band block the sodium lines while letting most everything else through.

Planky

you live and breath hand tools like i do donuts Edit: that japanning turned out brilliantly

Brooks Moses

So are we just not mentioning the horrible pun in the description, because he is incorrigible and we don't want to encourage him?

Christopher Woolley

Awesome as always . Fantastic end result . as far as the title pun you broke that wall long ago. in the hovering mower you went full on dad mode . You keep making the vids and restoring the cool tools and/or death machines and i'll keep watching

Matthew Turner

Awesome, great to see the japanning come out again and I never knew cast iron welding was a thing, everyone else just uses silicon bronze or something, I got the impression it wasn't possible to weld cast iron.

Clifton Ballad

Im kinda curious if the camera filters would work... The little bit I looked into it told me that the didymium glasses are not safe for oxy fuel welding on their own, so you would have to wear them under a shade 5 torch shield. I think it was something to do with IR shielding or lack of impact properties (not as important...) If you could get a filter that sticks on to the torch goggles that would be awesome! The flux has a crap ton of sodium in it so the sodium flare is bright as hell

Alex G

That belongs in a museum!

Just_Greg_L

Your torch work is really splendid. Ive had some issues dialing in my Henrob, are you using the low pressure gauges? Running at 4-5 psi?

handtoolrescue

Thank you! I definitely need smaller ones. I have no idea who makes them!

handtoolrescue

It's possible, but very annoying. A big learning experience for me there.

handtoolrescue

Thanks! I'm still practicing. Yes, I am, but sometime I go as low as 2psi.

Just_Greg_L

Gotcha! Watching your flame gave me some clues on my learning curve.... thanks!

James Boatright

The dydimium filters alone wont protect from IR, from welding, thats what the dark green Boroscope lenses are for. You dont need super dark lenses for torch welding, you need IR, yellow sodium lines, and uv. The dark green level 5 lenses work, but sure, you could ztick a pair if camera filters onto your welding goggles.

Thomas E Dodd

Not impossible, but hard. Many places don't have the ability to preheat, hold while working, and/or control cooling rate. And it's not always possible. Old exhaust manifolds can get too much contamination in the metal so new metal won't stick no matter how much flux you use.

Planky

What he doesnt show is the grand piano hanging above him on a old fraying rope...

Brian Myers

So what you're saying is that he is the Road Runner and we are Wile E Coyote. LOL.

Stuart Young

I always watch the non-narrated version first and noticed the 3 replacement screws not fitting in their holes for the degree dial, so was good to hear about them in the Narrated version. Of course, the next thought I had was "So.. how long till Eric gets an antique watchmakers lathe and starts making his own screws, Clickspring style?"... :P

Old Crow Bourbon

By the way, watch the mail for something inert.

HamOnTheCob

1:44 I'm glad you didn't complain too munch.