1950's Air Compressor Restoration

I will restore this vintage air compressor. It is a made for painting with an air brush. The compressor is a bit rusty, has been damaged at some point probably by a fall and the bottom plate has cracked. It also came with an old motor for it which was not working well. It will be a useful tool in the future.

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[OddTinkering]

I've gotten quite a few questions about the 3/2022. It's a serial number so it would mean the 3rd restoration of the year and not the month

[Zzyzx--]

I had one of these in the 1970s, a Christmas gift. Used it with a Badger airbrush to paint plastic model kits. It was noisy but got the job done and lasted for years; great restoration job as usual! Yours is mounted to a wooden base; mine had four sponge-rubber pads attached to the metal base plate to keep the compressor from walking across the floor when it was running. That motor may not be original; mine was painted the same hammertone green as the compressor. Also, they eliminated the long handle molded to the cylinder and the air outlet was threaded and at 90 degrees to the cylinder. I think my parents bought it from a hobby store in the Chicago suburbs. Thanks for the great memories, spent many happy hours using this compressor for model kit builds.

[xMrsmileyfacex]

The cylinder walls were in fine condition considering how old the compressor is. It was another masterful restoration good sir. Cheers!

[SupersamProduction]

I don’t know if you are a one man team, but if you are, the level of patience you must have is incredible. I make assembly videos of products for a company so I know the tediousness of it all, but these videos are fantastic.

[FelicianaDelacruz]

Pretty awesome to see this stuff restored and put back into use, rather than being tossed away. Fascinating to watch and great craftsmanship.

[fridaycaliforniaa]

*Little tip* : when you have a crack in a metal part like the base plate of your compressor, drill a hole on each end of the crack, to prevent the crack from getting bigger in the future. The hole in the way of the crack will stop its expansion. (sorry if my english sucks, I hope you get what I mean lol ^^)

[JackScurlock]

Dang. A 1950's compressor is vintage and I, born in November of 1941, am just an old geezer! Great video...stay safe...captjack...

[clownimpregnator]

Im really glad there is no talking or background music to this. The simplicity makes it comfortable.

[RobertPucovsky]

There's a text for a single frame at 22:33 that reads "I also made this metal page to stamp a "serial number" on. Should I put these on some of my future restorations?". Don't know if it was a rendering glitch or if it was removed in the YouTube editor but I definitely think this is a good idea. Good work!

[Crowwrey]

My boyfriend and I randomly discovered this channel about a year ago and I'm never not fascinated by the entire process. It's always interesting seeing you take stuff apart and insanely satisfying to watch you put it all together at the end. The pure versatility you have in skills to get this stuff done is incredibly impressive. Hats off to you.

[sannea.]

I legit laughed out loud when you used the drill powered spraycan shaker, I wasn't expecting that. What a genious invention! :) Also I thought the original patina was so cool! But it had to go obviously, the finished result is beyond amazing. Good job sir!

[HubLabRestore]

Unbelievable. YouTube suggested me this video from absolutely nowhere and guess what, I watched it full. I cannot imagine how much time and effort you have taken to make it happen. Great work man. Hats off to you.

[tobitechboy]

I can just spend hours looking at restorations with the ducktor 😊

[kaitlynnmountney]

The duck you had in the solution when you did the screws is one of my favorite things you have done to make your videos special! I play your videos at night to help me relax before going to sleep.

[WM-dgkp]

Restoring gaming gears is good, but restoring old machines is BEST. Thanks for awesome video.

[Rev-D]

Ultra-cool restoration brother, well done as usual! It seems that there's nothing that you and Ducktor can't bring back to life. Thanks for sharing your great videos with us. God bless. Rev. D.

[andrewbdc]

Am I gonna watch a legend restore some stuff for 30 minutes¿?
Yes.

[miguelare]

Who ever is editing your videos they are doing a great job! Also your restorations are superb!

[tobitechboy]

The camera focus on some of these shots is incredible!

[SKNMI]

I liked how you used an air compressor to clean your air compressor.