1950s Broken Tire Inflator - Restoration

1950s Broken Tire Inflator with Pressure Gauge Restoration - Ceccato.

In this video i'm restoring a broken italian tire inflator with pressure gauge from the 1950s.

Like, comment, subscribe.

I found this tire inflator with pressure gauge, which dessperetly needed a restoration. It was broken. Air was leaking everywhere, the handle wasn't working properly anymore and the pressure gauge didn't work either. This was definitely the most challenging restoration i did so far. I hope you like the result and the video.

Timestamps

00:00 preview and pretesting
00:59 disassembling
04:18 cleaning the parts with the partswasher
04:31 restoring the body
05:46 making a new bolt for the handle
06:11 restoring the handle
06:41 restoring the nuts
07:04 making new gaskets for the nuts
07:13 restoring the valve
07:47 making new gaskets for the valve
08:09 making a new glass for the pressure gauge
09:05 making a new gasket for the glass of the pressure gauge
09:22 making a new dial for the pressure gauge
11:27 the issue with the pressure gauge
12:03 making a distance disc for the pressure gauge
12:43 restoring the cover from the pressure gauge
13:14 making 10 new tiny bolts for the pressure gauge
13:47 restoring the case from the pressure gauge
14:42 restoring the tube with the valves
15:31 restoring the blue handle
15:46 making a new gasket for the pressure gauge
16:20 overview before assembling
16:52 assembling the body
18:33 assembling the tube with the valves
19:24 assembling and adjustment of the pressure gauge
21:42 showing off the finished product
22:47 final test

If you have any questions about the process, machines i'm using or other stuff, just ask me in the comments. I read them all and i try to reply as soon as possible.

Sorry for my bad english, it's not my language. I try my best to improve my technical english.

Subscribe for more of my content. I'm uploading videos about mechanical stuff, as new creations and buildings and also restorations.

Thank you for watching :-)

My Patreon Page:

[ixamraxi]

A vast majority of youtube "restorations" are barely even repairs, removing rust with a bucket of evapo-rust, cleaning up the the surfaces, slinging some paint at it, and getting things just back to a functional state. This? This is absolutely a restoration. No doubt about it. The fact that you welded up the slot and re-milled it alone puts you in a whole different category to other youtubers, but to then machine new screws instead of just finding some that kind-of fit, buffing every surface and pin, _screenprinting_ the dial, and other completely unnecessary but crucial steps to maximizing the quality of the final product. Very impressive work sir, you've re-set the bar. I'd say even for many of the well established restoration channels.

[lisaphillips]

THIS MAN IS NOT A MECHANIC. HE IS A WIZARD OF MACHINERY.

[nwzb]

at the start when i saw the dial i thought "surely he wont bother with redoing the dial" then he went and did it. quality content

[agwbcfjc]

@11:33 you pause the restoration to explain a mismatch of parts. For me that explanation is an example of how you have managed to draw so many millions of viewers. Not only are you a world class master machinist, and a master of many crafts that help you to achieve the restorations you address, you are also a master videographer. You realized that making a video is telling a story. In all of your videos that I have viewed, you lead the viewer seamlessly through all the otherwise complicated steps and procedures with an elegant and charming simplicity. Your simplicity is deceptive though sir, for it is as rock solid and sequentially logical as A is followed by B, and C is followed by D and so on. In this particular video, your drawing of, and colorization of the diagram was, to me, a telling example of your videographic artistry--for the style of the diagram and your use of it has a casual air that gives your videos the engaging quality that draws millions of viewers to your channel.
Thank you indeed for sharing!

[poshko]

Watching him reproduce the dial was quite possibly the most satisfying thing I've ever seen.

[christopherjohns]

When he said that the glass needed replacing, I half expected to see him with a bucket of sand saying "I make a new one."

[mjmdiver]

I can't believe this guy actually screen printed the dial face... amazing attention to detail.

[MrAmitArun]

This channel sets the Gold standard for all the restoration videos on the internet.

[chippies]

By far the best restoration channel out there. No shitty music, end product looks like art. completely perfect!

[TheRonin]

OK you silk screened the dial....that alone is above and beyond what any of us was expecting.

You could have scanned it and printed it out on some thin sheet of plastic or something.

But no you silk screened kudos for just that process alone.

[AI_Moderators]

My mechanic is the only man qualified to buy used items and then sell them as brand new items.

[marko_cf]

When he screen printed the dial. I lost it.

[georgehernandez]

You, sir, make it damned near impossible to watch any other restoration site. Thank you for your professionalism and dedication to the art.

[nsfarm]

I never seen anyone on YouTube give 100% attention to detail and perfection like you. Good job

[javierbg]

10:06 Just a tip! If you want to make an accurate scanning, in order to preserve the dimensions more accurately, put the object you are scanning in the middle of the scanner sensor. Most home scanners have a really small sensor in the middle (the long bar is mostly for the LEDs used for illuminating the scan) and use a lens to focus the image there. Most of the distortion occurs in the edges of the scan. Thanks Technology Connections!

[payool]

Can you imagine if this was on television. There would be 15 minutes of commercials, some scripted drama between the technician and some apprentice, and maybe 2 minutes of anything resembling useful, thoughtful, well presented content. I can just hear that one sound effect they use for the reveal of the finished product. It’s like a shimmering cymbal or something played backward to great dramatic effect (shudder).

I hope this platform is fulfilling, financially worth it, and liberating for you to continue to produce such great bare bones and yet rich videos.

[macloricott]

@16:00 "I replaced it". With a *bought* one. For once, thank you for descending to Earth among us mere mortals :-)

A remarkable restoration, as always. Brilliant.

[locabrazilnut]

I know you’re getting plenty of love from everyone else in the comments but Christ almighty I loved every second of this

[decap]

Ok I’m sooo blown away at this guy’s equipment. Wow. He has everything. Quite an investment

[WilliamEllison]

This was absolute pure pleasure. It was like watching an intense drama with deep undertones of meaning & significance. Going in I was like, *"there's no way he can make it look much better than the way it already looks."* *"Maybe just polish it up a little, and change some basic seals."* You went above and beyond and totally blew my expectations away. I was damn near left speechless when the video was over. In my mind I was like *"What did i just watch"* The craftsmanship and attention to detail was astonishing. Utterly stupefying my thoughts.

I can't thank you enough, and your work means a lot to us.