Powerful Scrapyard Finds! Repair-A-Thon!

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[harlanbarnhart]

Love the enthusiasm when the plasma cutter worked. My five year old said "I knew he could fix it."

[rootvalue]

I am still so amazed there are no forced ad reads in your videos. Such high quality content, and your Patreon members are to thank for keeping it that way. ❤

[kassenbon]

Loved to see the F&T brand capacitors in the beginning of the video. My granddad was the founder of that company.

[That_ole_Dodge]

That plasma cutter is going to be a game changer.

[thestDDD]

I think this is probably one of the best videos you have put up here. It was interesting, it talked about where you began, and the reason why you are fixing all of these big pieces of equipment. It included some failures (3D printed pulley) - always important to show people that even if they fail with something, to find a new way forward and not just give up.
It included a great example of how to troubleshoot something that doesnt work.

Thank you for this content.
Hoping that, even when you do get a massive workshop full of fancy equipment, that you keep making videos about doing stuff like this on a budget (rather than just tossing around loads of money to solve your problems).

[ArmySigs]

Ooh yeah baby, it's scrapyard time! Why do I get so excited by German scrapyards? They seem like they are full of TREASURE!

[mattsan]

Just a quick tip to save you headaches - HF start plasma as yours is will cause no end of issues on a CNC machine. The EMI causes the controllers to crash randomly. Lots of people on forums learn the hard way after buying a HF plasma cutter

[Par_xD]

"Leave a like if this is your kind of content" this is EXACTLY my kind of content. Subscribed too, obviously. I love fixing building and modifying things too, and what you do at your level is absolutely aspirational and inspirational.

[SparkyGage]

Your laughter at the first cut is priceless! Well done sir!

[vincei]

Hearing you happy and laughing when the Plasma cutter started working made me grin big time! Congrats. So many small repairs to get to the final goal. Awesome man.

[TheUncleRuckus]

Awe man, with as expensive good nuts and bots are these days, seeing all that basically brand new hardware just dumped on the ground left to rot and rust hurts my soul! There is easily a couple grand worth of hardware in that pile, really glad you didn't let some of them sit there. Wish I lived in Germany to be able to visit these awesome junkyards and pick some great finds and to prevent perfectly serviceable equipment from rotting away.

Best series on youtube right here!! 👍👍

[dahof]

Very few people can do what you do across such a broad range of topics! Brilliant! Respect from Ohio USA!

[davidquirk]

I bought one of the original Murex plasma cutters (one of the first models designed to be used outside of an Industrial setting) and, man, was it a learning curve! Things you need to know to save costs: 1) pilot arc wears out consumables really quickly so don't just start the torch in freezer air but, instead, position the torch at the start of the cut before pulling the trigger, 2) moisture is the enemy of plasma cutters torches. You need a really good line dryer to reduce moisture in your air supply to an absolute minimum. 3) the same goes for oil in the air supply, you may want to look for and combined oil/water separator to fit to the air inlet of the Plasma cutter.

I can't remember the details now but experiment with cutting round pieces and holes. When you cut a hole or a circular piece only one edge has a really clean, accurate edge. This is due to the fact that the plasma is created by constricting the arc in a high speed air vortex so it has a negative or positive rake depending on which side of the arc is considered. One side gives a cleaner edge than the other so if you cut a circular hole and it looks rough try cutting it in the opposite rotation (clockwise/anticlockwise).

Plasma cutter fumes need to be treated the same way as wiring fumes: there is a lot of metal vapour and oxides of Nitrogen in the fumes.

[teeanahera]

I loved your logical method of tracking down the fuse issue. This is the basis of all good troubleshooting.

[Google_Is_Evil]

1. You replaced a ceramic sand filled fuse with a glass one. Usually the requirement for ceramic sand filled is a safety reason so you may want to put "proper" one in. 2. Automotive coolant systems can usually be rinsed out with plain tap water with some "household soda" added. Go through one heat cycle, flush with tap water. Repeat until clean soda water comes out after a heat cycle. Do not leave soda water in, but replace with proper coolant. I have done many cars, with both copper and aluminium parts in the system without having bad effects. Leaving liquids in a cooling system without the proper anti-oxidation additives will be harmful to the system, so your destilled water is probably not suitable to stay in there for any extended period.

[arjenchristianhelder]

really cool stuff! you can consider a VFD for the compressor, and let it run faster at lower tank pressure, regulated by a pressure sensor connected to a arduino that in turn controls the VFD, these can often also be found used for very little money, and will make your compressor fill back up much faster.

[gutsngorrrr]

My whole workshop is based on the exact same way as you, everything was purchased broken and cheap and repaired. I just wish I had a great scrap yard like the one you go to, but so many scrap yards are now closing to the public here in the UK, because of insurance against people getting hurt.

[matrix]

👍👍 Great Video, thank you😉.
Ich habe mir mal schnell das Interview angehört, deine Aussagen sind vollkommen richtig!
Es war außerdem nice, dich mal deutsch sprechen zu hören😁!
Grüße
Peter

[MrMaxeemum]

That plasma cutter is a proper tool, I would be plasma cutting everything, any slightly tight nuts - PLASMA CUTTER, left the key for a lock at home - PLASMA CUTTER, a tin of beans for lunch - PLASMA CUTTER.

[awldune]

The troubleshooting of the plasma cutter was very entertaining and well documented. The euphoria getting it working must have been incredible.