WALT DISNEY 1945 INDUSTRIAL CARTOON "THE ABC OF HAND TOOLS" TOOL CARE & HANDLING 48344

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  • “The ABC of Hand Tools” (1945) is a Walt Disney Co. produced training and educational film for General Motors (GM) about proper use of hand tools. The film, which is in Technicolor, is fully animated and opens with a caveman character “Primitive Pete” seen inventing the first hand tool: an early model hammer made from stone with a stick handle. The film then goes on to elegantly show different types of basic hand tools such as the hammer, screwdriver, wrench, and pliers and show their proper uses, design elements and proper care.
    Opening credits and title page, General Motors (GM) logo (0:07). Animation of various hand tools on blue background: wrench, hammer, saw, screwdriver (0:28). Various human innovations built using hand tools stretch out from globe: Golden Gate Bridge, radio towers, train (0:35). Stone Age: cartoon character caveman “Primitive Pete” uses earliest form of hand tool, stone tied to stick “Stone Age hammer” (0:58 - 2:12). Various modern day hand tools derived from Primitive Pete’s invention and shots of Primitive Pete misusing these tools: Ball-Peen Hammer design and proper uses of peen vs. face (2:24). Brass or copper hammer, raw-hide face hammer, plastic tip hammer, claw hammer (3:38). Details of design, uses of claw hammer (how to tighten hammer head, how to insert or remove nail using hammer head and claw) and Primitive Pete demonstrating how NOT to use the hammer (3:56 - 5:32). Ordinary screwdriver: Primitive Pete struggles to open window using screwdriver, however, he fails and only ends up ruining the tool (5:35). More information on the screwdriver which is made up of three principal parts: handle, shank, blade (6:00). Various size screws screwed into wood plank, demo on how to find proper blade for screw head size; Consequences of not choosing proper blade (6:44). Repairing blade head on shank if damaged; Front and side view of properly ground screw driver (7:37). Special heavy duty model screwdriver with extra large square shank; Primitive Pete damages screw driver by using wrench (8:19). Pliers: combination pliers, diagonal cutting pliers, long round-nose pliers, side-cutting pliers (8:50). Details of side cutting pliers design and uses: detailed how-to steps for using these pliers to make an electrical connection (9:09). Use of long round-nose pliers to make loop to fit a terminal (9:43). Use of diagonal cutting pliers for removing and installing cotter pins (10:01). Use of combination pliers: design elements (slip joint, shear) and uses (10:26). Wrenches and size range of wrench head (measurements refer to distance between jaws) (11:09). Primitive Pete demos bad wrench use followed by demo of proper usage (11:34). Open end wrench: adjustable jaw; Correct use of wrench; Proper care - keep tool well oiled (12:38). Medium sized monkey wrench: adjustable jaw for tight fit against nut; Proper use (13:35). Primitive Pete shown destroying tool by trying to force stubborn nut by hammering on wrench handle (14:11). Pipe wrench: how to use on pipes and other round objects, protective measures to prevent teeth marks (14:43). Box wrench: 12 notches in its head for good fit over nuts; head and handle offset at 15-degree angle (15:25). Combination box and open end wrench “half and half” (16:02). Boxes of socket wrenches: normal box set and one ideal for mechanic workshops which includes hinged offset handle, T handle, ratchet handle (16:23). Primitive Pete uses early model hammer against rock before film cuts to closing credits (17:40).
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Komentáře • 537

  • @jim2lane
    @jim2lane Před měsícem +473

    I watched this very cartoon on one of the first days of industrial arts shop in junior high. It provided very practical knowledge regarding hand tools that I remember to this day. I wish that type of education was still available within all public schools.

    • @MarioMastar
      @MarioMastar Před měsícem +29

      There is tech education class I took in 10th grade, but yeah, handiwork is treated as an elective and the trades don't get as much respect as they should. Knowing how to use these tools and what people can do is SO useful and important, I'd argue it's one of the 3 jobs that will NEVER go away, along with IT and transportation. If people don't like computers but want something solid, the trades is HIGHLY recommended. I have friends who are plumbers and general contractors and they make very good money for their jobs...and deserve it.

    • @davebaker9128
      @davebaker9128 Před měsícem +11

      No kidding, I have seen many injuries due to tool misuse

    • @davidedgar2818
      @davidedgar2818 Před měsícem +17

      To tell you the truth this is almost verbatim to a US Naval course I took in the early 80's , it was called basic tools and their uses.

    • @randyfromm
      @randyfromm Před měsícem +5

      Me too. Exactly the same.

    • @MichaelKingsfordGray
      @MichaelKingsfordGray Před měsícem

      It would be that the holes in a socket wrench oppress disabled trans lesbian black females.

  • @bradmad8346
    @bradmad8346 Před měsícem +217

    Caution! Never loan tools to Pete, every shop has at least one, who never has his own tools.

  • @HomerSlated
    @HomerSlated Před 29 dny +119

    I honestly learned more from this 80 year old video than from 2 decades of CZcams.

    • @jasonmutschall6154
      @jasonmutschall6154 Před 24 dny +1

      CZcams hasn't been around for 2 decades

    • @geraldwyckoff2016
      @geraldwyckoff2016 Před 24 dny

      @@jasonmutschall6154 19 years (since 2005). I think you can spot him a year.

    • @Cyba_IT
      @Cyba_IT Před 24 dny +1

      I love how you're insinuating that CZcams is a legitimate place to learn things. To be fair it is better than TikTok though I guess. 😁

    • @princeofdew8980
      @princeofdew8980 Před 22 dny

      Brother there are seven million science/technology/history/craft/trade oriented channels here. Just because your taste is shite or you're too lazy to look for it, it doesn't mean there aren't plenty of informative things to watch.
      Fcking zoomers man, I swear.

    • @pinkpugginz
      @pinkpugginz Před 21 dnem

      It's been around since 2005. That's almost 20 years ​@@jasonmutschall6154

  • @lorriemcgee5562
    @lorriemcgee5562 Před 5 dny +4

    This is what Disney was always meant to be, pure, informative, and educational. The good ol' days.😊

  • @michaelfairchild
    @michaelfairchild Před měsícem +138

    Honestly, youll learn more from old videos about tools, than modern one. Not to mention the narration has that charm to it.

    • @cjcarver6290
      @cjcarver6290 Před měsícem +2

      100%

    • @kevinsigaard
      @kevinsigaard Před měsícem

      Agreed, you get that sort, of more fundamental and basic knowledge that is essential for good and efficient craftsmanship, and better a understanding of the brilliance of our ancestors ingenuity, and how wellthought these "simple" tools are constructed.

    • @dinobuzi2457
      @dinobuzi2457 Před měsícem +5

      Its because now days them just try to sell stuff to one . This video is about learning .

    • @ronaldraygun3591
      @ronaldraygun3591 Před měsícem

      This was more useful than just about anything I learned in school

    • @marktargh4359
      @marktargh4359 Před 27 dny +2

      That’s cuz they didn’t try to sell ya stuff back then. They simply wanted you to know how not to screw up your company’s tools lol

  • @basshorseman998
    @basshorseman998 Před měsícem +117

    I can now confirm I am stupid...I have been working with tools every day for 50 years+, and never knew some of this...never to old/late to learn...

    • @MarioMastar
      @MarioMastar Před měsícem +12

      Most tools dont' come with manuals, just raw experience. I can assure you half of these tools I've used interchangeably before and now that I'm older and smarter, I realize why you need different kinds of pliers or screwdrivers for different jobs. SOO many stripped screws and chewed metal. The show isn't wrong about that... and materials are only getting more expensive so you REALLY don't want to mess up that nice lumber or metal. XD Amen!

    • @dpeter6396
      @dpeter6396 Před měsícem +9

      Not stupid! Just ignorant like many of us.

    • @CertifiedDoc
      @CertifiedDoc Před měsícem +8

      The one that really got me was the idea of smashing wire sheathes with the back side of a pair of pliers. I never would have guessed what purpose that surface served.

    • @ronaldraygun3591
      @ronaldraygun3591 Před měsícem

      Don’t be like me and Primitive Pete lol

    • @Sinjinator
      @Sinjinator Před měsícem +1

      Same here…if had only known sooner. Heck, I thought I had invented a new use for flathead screwdrivers by hammering them, like a chisel. Well to be fair, all of my tools were acquired one by one over the years, second hand, without the manuals. 😂

  • @cecilsmith2061
    @cecilsmith2061 Před měsícem +85

    Another thing to learn is to use all the teeth of a saw, never stopping midway. It reduces dulling and keeps the whole thing efficient for longer.

    • @CertifiedDoc
      @CertifiedDoc Před měsícem +3

      Also a bit less wasted effort overall; you'll use less energy that way than you would switching back and forth early all the time.

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 Před měsícem +4

      Yessirree, and relax and let the tool do the job.

    • @user-eh9he6kn7r
      @user-eh9he6kn7r Před 21 dnem +1

      И хорошо накачивает мышцы правой руки!🛠🔧🪚💪

  • @kd6pn
    @kd6pn Před měsícem +108

    This film sparked my love for hand tools when I was 11 years old in 1964. Thank you for sharing it after all these years.

    • @dfirth224
      @dfirth224 Před měsícem +4

      In 7th and 8th grade junior high shop classes 1962-65, we were only allowed to use hand tools. Battery powered tools did not exist before the Moon landings, that's what they were invented for. Portable electric tools like drills all had cords.

  • @Pangloss6413
    @Pangloss6413 Před měsícem +41

    I wish Disney kept this element in particular to this day lol
    "On this episode of the Owl House, Luz shows you how to properly apply carbon fiber stucco lath"

    • @BroonParker
      @BroonParker Před měsícem +8

      Or Hannah Montana avoids an industrial accident with her lathe?

    • @RedDeckRedemption
      @RedDeckRedemption Před 26 dny

      ​@@BroonParkerhah, well there's a great video out there to make people fear(respect) the lathe. (Search "Russian lathe accident" )

  • @ronaldraygun3591
    @ronaldraygun3591 Před měsícem +57

    I would get Disney plus if it had content like this

  • @user-bz8uc2cp2x
    @user-bz8uc2cp2x Před měsícem +26

    My jaw dropped at the angle cutter pilers removing cotter pins. Never knew they could do that. Perfect for my castle nut on my motorcycle. Awesome video.

    • @BritonAD
      @BritonAD Před 21 dnem

      I was surprised too when I learned the same thing in auto shop thirty years ago.😆😆

  • @RandomerFellow
    @RandomerFellow Před 25 dny +8

    I like the pace of the movie.
    CZcamsrs today seem to think that the faster they talk the better.
    As a Swede, I have seen many old instructional movies in both Swedish and English.
    It may sound strange but it is both relaxing and educational and the quality of the animations is really good regardless of country.

  • @ZoruaZorroark
    @ZoruaZorroark Před měsícem +62

    While this is 8 decades old, I bet a lot of the content is still relevant today and into the future

    • @frikyouall
      @frikyouall Před měsícem +4

      It is. I thought the primary use for needle-nose pliers was to fish things out of tight spaces. Boy, was I in for a surprise.

    • @CertifiedDoc
      @CertifiedDoc Před měsícem +5

      @@frikyouall It's hard to tell from the cartoon, but those aren't even needle-nosed pliers. The tips on those things are both completely round, like chopsticks with a handle. I have a pair of them - they can't be used to pick things up like needle-nosed pliers can without considerable effort. I spent years wondering what the heck they were for. I never would have guessed they were for curling wires.

    • @Torquemonster440
      @Torquemonster440 Před měsícem +1

      Absolutely.. the misuse of hammers and adjustable wrenches is sadly a behavior I witness daily by other "Tradesmen". I do my absolute best to make sure I use the right tool. If that means stopping work to find the correct wrench I'll do it... It saves me from more work in the long run... i.e. repairing or replacing rounded off fasteners.

    • @irreccon
      @irreccon Před měsícem +3

      These types of videos should be shown in elementary schools.

    • @_MadFox
      @_MadFox Před 23 dny

      Всё нормально, скоро ваши мальчикодевочки и девочкомальчики вымрут и осваивать инструменты станет просто некому.

  • @zackschooley5858
    @zackschooley5858 Před měsícem +29

    Carpenter for 13 years and a welder for 21 years. I’m proud of the things I helped Build

  • @harlanborders943
    @harlanborders943 Před měsícem +38

    They need to start showing these again in schools

  • @battalion151R
    @battalion151R Před měsícem +17

    Dad was an aircraft mechanic so I was fortunate enough to learn about a lot of these concepts early on. He hated adjustable wrenches though. The one I missed was the slight "belling" of the straight bladed screwdriver. That helps prevent the blade from camming out of the slot. If you damage a flat blade screwdriver, I've found that they work better by hollow grinding the blade, by using the face of the bench grinder instead of the side. The blade goes in deeper and more vertically.
    Since this was from 1945, most screws were slotted. The Phillips screws had been introduced in the '30's, so weren't as widely used yet.🎉

  • @crakho78
    @crakho78 Před měsícem +46

    I have a lot of Disney WWII training films. I have been looking for this one for quite some time. I first saw it in a shop class I was taking in the 70’s. I then joined the Air Force in 1981, and this was the “film” (Yes, old school reel, projector, and such) they showed at the beginning of Tech School for Crew Chiefs. Thanks for sharing! I love this one. ❤❤

    • @dannymaciejewski
      @dannymaciejewski Před měsícem +10

      Dude, you gotta upload them onto your channel, I would watch them all!

  • @Damoinion
    @Damoinion Před měsícem +27

    I first saw this in the mid 70's and I stand by the comment I made then. "He already had a hand tool. What he did was add more leverage." That earned me a detention!

    • @nicholasittzes7224
      @nicholasittzes7224 Před měsícem +3

      Well, you were right. Were you saying that with a bad attitude? 😁

    • @Damoinion
      @Damoinion Před měsícem +6

      @@nicholasittzes7224 Nope! Just pointing out the difference. The teacher in question had a firm belief that nothing could ever be improved in textbooks or lecture materials.

    • @Rickyrab
      @Rickyrab Před měsícem +2

      ​😂 ​@@Damoinion 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @nicholasittzes7224
      @nicholasittzes7224 Před 29 dny +1

      @@DamoinionWell, it was in a book. It *must* be right!! 😂

    • @andrewalexander9492
      @andrewalexander9492 Před 25 dny +2

      LOL I was thinking pretty much the same thing as I was watching this. And yeah, I was a smart-ass in school too.

  • @bigtosz
    @bigtosz Před měsícem +100

    Easter egg: Primitive Pete is a caricature of Disney animator Ward Kimball, one of the legendary "Nine Old Men."

    • @tomclayton6875
      @tomclayton6875 Před měsícem +8

      Kimball probably drew this.

    • @hagerty1952
      @hagerty1952 Před měsícem +4

      He was also re-used in many of the Goofy "How To" films. "How to Drive" is one that pops to mind.

    • @patriciajrs46
      @patriciajrs46 Před měsícem

      Funny.

    • @Corn_Pops_Rusty_Razor
      @Corn_Pops_Rusty_Razor Před měsícem +1

      If this was made today by Disney, primitive Pete would be a chick and she would be gay

    • @markmower1746
      @markmower1746 Před měsícem

      His silhouette looks like Donald Trump.

  • @frikyouall
    @frikyouall Před měsícem +3

    1945, eh? Turns out the old men are still taking us to school from beyond the grave. This was very educational, thank you.

  • @Bay0Wulf
    @Bay0Wulf Před měsícem +2

    I’ve always been a “tool guy”. I have many tools from my grandfather and father which are great even if primitive.
    I’d note that I specifically buy some tools to specifically use incorrectly (aka “beaters”) but yes, most of my tools are used correctly for their specific designed function.
    Its surprising to me how many people really don’t know how to use or get the most out of their tools.

  • @djsi38t
    @djsi38t Před měsícem +23

    What a great film for a tool enthusiast.Thanks periscope for saving this gem which made sense right after ww2..

  • @MattLitkeRacing
    @MattLitkeRacing Před měsícem +19

    They didn’t say hooking two wrenches together was bad so I’ll keep doing that!

    • @TheSaintBigFoot
      @TheSaintBigFoot Před 22 dny +4

      There's another safety video called "shake hands with danger"

  • @alanrogs3990
    @alanrogs3990 Před měsícem +31

    I don't have many modern electrical tools but I thank goodness that my dad left me all his hand tools. It's quite an amount. Thanks Dad!

    • @MarioMastar
      @MarioMastar Před měsícem +5

      Electrical tools are convienent, but yeah, even to this day, ALWAYS have regular hand tools just in case. NOTHING worse than needing a drill only for the battery pack to die and you can't finish a job. XD That's what I do. Plus if you learn how to do everything by hand, you'll know exactly what a power tool's power is really necessary for and thus be less likely to "strip screws" or "damage dry wall" or "split wood" because you used a full power drill on an ornate table. (again, personal experience.)

    • @shadovanish7435
      @shadovanish7435 Před měsícem +3

      For the finest crafted work, hand tools are often best to use, & the use of hand tools allow for more precise control of a process (drilling, cutting, shaping, etc.). My "go to" tools for fine metal work are hand files (flat, triangular, round files).

    • @CertifiedDoc
      @CertifiedDoc Před měsícem

      Same for me. My dad collected lots of tools - but never without a purpose. I think thanks to him I have just about all the tools in this video and then some.

  • @david9783
    @david9783 Před měsícem +13

    As a VERY long time carpenter, I never knew until now that my hammers have eyes!

  • @eugenebutler1658
    @eugenebutler1658 Před měsícem +7

    I remember this in shop class. While we were watching the movie he was in his little office smoking that funny cigarette lol.

  • @ThisGuyFrritz
    @ThisGuyFrritz Před měsícem +13

    I saw this when I was in middle school (1980's). It was in wood shop class where we students need to learn how to use hand tools. I didn't expect to see this on CZcams, which was my second time seeing this. Considering that this was made in the 1940's, it outta be shown to today's shop class students.

    • @patrickisswayze3446
      @patrickisswayze3446 Před měsícem +1

      Holy crap. I saw this in the 90s in shop class. They had it on a vhs tape, then they showed us shake hands with danger. This was before the demonstration of "how many fingers you can loose on equiptment thats still spinning down" 6 fingers on a bandsaw. We were one of the last to get a actual shop class. 2 years later they took all the equiptment out- broke my heart - and they were replaced with these 2 person kiosks that we sat at and did multiple choice questions. But home eeexchhhh we still had to sew and make a stuffed animal. Man you shoulda seen that shop though in its glory. We had everything. Lathes, full sand casting with a forge, milling machines, we even had a damn dark room with a rotating door. All of it gone. For kiosks......

    • @ThisGuyFrritz
      @ThisGuyFrritz Před měsícem

      @@patrickisswayze3446 You saw it on VHS while I saw it on 16mm film.

    • @patrickisswayze3446
      @patrickisswayze3446 Před 29 dny

      @@ThisGuyFrritz yep. It was on one of those 25" zeniths on a cart. They probably converted it over at the high school AV lab.

    • @ThisGuyFrritz
      @ThisGuyFrritz Před 29 dny

      @@patrickisswayze3446 Talk about conversions, there's a video that shows why people should avoid Legacybox (done by VWestlife). You wouldn't get good results. I suppose the AV lab ain't Legacybox. 😁

  • @jimhaines8370
    @jimhaines8370 Před měsícem +26

    They used PROTO Tools as the patterns for drawing as the ratchets design is unmistakable PROTO at that time was made on Santa Fe avenue in LA so it would make since they gave them a catalog or some thing to go by as they were close together back then so to speak

    • @michaelallen1432
      @michaelallen1432 Před měsícem

      You know, I was thinking when they showed the ratchet that I looked just like my old vintage proto.

    • @LBCraig1
      @LBCraig1 Před měsícem

      Agreed. Looks just like my heirloom proto stuff. Now if I can just find a 1 inch drive socket set for under $1K...

  • @mikeks8181
    @mikeks8181 Před měsícem +68

    This Video Should be Required Viewing for todays Students!

    • @StressingBabies
      @StressingBabies Před měsícem +5

      Why? In shop these days we’re taught hands-on by professionals, not with childish cartoons for soft boomers.

    • @mikeyb7263
      @mikeyb7263 Před měsícem +7

      @@StressingBabies I'm a boomer myself. I'm adept at using many tools, some ancient and some modern, a few of them even self-made and used for very specific tasks. Every generation learns about tools from the previous generations' latest efforts at creating new ones. Calling a stranger soft or boomer with implied insult is bound to leave chips in the face of your latest hammer that you will later regret. Be kind in your opinions and people will be much more likely to listen to what you have to say going forward. And before you say "okay grandpa," remember that it was someone like me that taught your professional shop teacher to swing a hammer and hit the nail with confidence.

    • @StressingBabies
      @StressingBabies Před měsícem +1

      @@mikeyb7263 mhmm. So it’s okay for you to be ageist but a younger generation can’t make observations about how education has changed, got it.

    • @mikeyb7263
      @mikeyb7263 Před měsícem +8

      @@StressingBabies Pointing out that I'm older than you is not being ageist. The way you framed your original reply to mikeks8181 was. Neither of us know him and he chose make a comment that implied a negative judgement and I won't defend that choice. I was simply pointing out that leading with an insult is not a good way to learn anything.

    • @stealthiestboy
      @stealthiestboy Před měsícem +6

      @@StressingBabies if the information is still good, then I don't see why it shouldn't be shown. It might engage younger viewers that would otherwise not be attentive. And whose to say they weren't also given hands-on demonstrations alongside the informational stuff?
      Lots of these older animated films were intended for a general audience, or even just adults. You wouldn't say the WW2 cartoons were intended for children, would you? They served to both entertain servicemen, and also provide useful information in a format that the general audience could readily handle.
      Also, the very first boomers would be born in 1945. They might've seen it decades later, but it was likely intended for the Greatest Generation or the Silent Generation.

  • @andyvonyeast332
    @andyvonyeast332 Před měsícem +18

    The problem with society today is the complete lack of knowledge and respect for tools. No more shop classes taught in schools. So sad and unfortunate. My tools have fed my family for 30 years and are my most prized possessions.

    • @cathysmith997
      @cathysmith997 Před měsícem +2

      Where are you that has no shop classes? We have special classes where the class builds a small house and all that goes with it.

    • @BroonParker
      @BroonParker Před měsícem +1

      If that were the only problem we would be fine.

    • @andrewalexander9492
      @andrewalexander9492 Před 25 dny

      @@cathysmith997 I don't know where you are, but if your high local school still has shop classes, you're in the minority. There has been a huge nationwide trend to stop teaching industrial arts. The high school I went to (small town in Maine) no longer has shop classes.

    • @HighlanderNorth1
      @HighlanderNorth1 Před 22 dny

      I get the feeling that more than half of gen z have reverted back to the pre-Primitive Pete era when it comes to basic mechanical knowledge and hand tool capability.

  • @1st1anarkissed
    @1st1anarkissed Před 6 dny +1

    I could have benefited greatly from this video in my youth. It took me years to learn half of it and its still useful.

  • @richardgoebel226
    @richardgoebel226 Před měsícem +20

    Priceless and useful. I would love to see this shown to today's generation being that some of them I have met don't know which end of the screwdriver to hold.

    • @StressingBabies
      @StressingBabies Před měsícem +4

      You haven’t met anyone who didn’t know how to hold a screwdriver; and shop classes these days are taught by professionals, not by cartoons. Boomers really needed this stuff spoon-fed to them.

    • @richardgoebel226
      @richardgoebel226 Před měsícem +3

      @@StressingBabies Not referring to current industrial arts students. They are well trained and knowledgeable. I am talking about the ones who watch a few videos and think they are the best. The cartoons are there to make us stay interested. This was done after WW2. Everything was taught in a very serious manner. Too serious that it turned off some very bright students.

    • @NGMonocrom
      @NGMonocrom Před měsícem +1

      And if they damage that screwdriver, they don't care. Just buy another one.... Made in China from pot-metal junk for $3.

    • @BroonParker
      @BroonParker Před měsícem

      ​@@richardgoebel226but holding the wrong end of a screwdriver? That's much worse than Primitive Pete himself! A tad exaggerated perhaps?

  • @TheGrobe
    @TheGrobe Před měsícem +1

    I genuinely did not know you could grind a flathead screwdriver that way to make it stay in the slot better. This is actually great info for kids or people not familiar with tools.

    • @PeriscopeFilm
      @PeriscopeFilm  Před měsícem +1

      Not sure you could get away with that, with modern "made in China" tools though!

  • @VariableRecall
    @VariableRecall Před měsícem +13

    It's remarkable that the ratcheting wrench, which has proliferated to near complete dominance, was only a footnote at the time. I've used standard wrenches hundreds of times and I had no idea about that reversal trick to grab a bite on a nut that's hard to reach!

    • @MarioMastar
      @MarioMastar Před měsícem +1

      Given the nature of machining and evolution, you can kind of guess why some tools are more modern than others. now a days you can get a socket wrench for only a bit more than a regular, even one you can swap the heads for, but back then I can imagine they'd be a lot more expensive due to more parts needed. I love learning the history of the evolution of technology. Not so much the "Stone age man put a rock on a branch and called it a hammer" bullsh8t, but like "This farmer just cut some spokes on a wheel and saw it spinning and used the power to generate electricity, then over time we scaled that invention to the modern gears we have today." far more realistic.

    • @straightpipediesel
      @straightpipediesel Před měsícem +5

      Looking at the sponsor GM, they wouldn't even use manual hand tools in their factories. It's all computerized torque wrenches for efficiency, quality control and worker ergonomics. They log the tightening torque and rotations of every bolt on a car. When there was a recall recently when some wrong seat belt bolts got mixed up, they looked in their database and came up with a list of the exact 470 cars that had to be recalled and exactly which positions had the issue.

    • @BroonParker
      @BroonParker Před měsícem

      ​@@straightpipedieselthe video is to try to make General Motors look folksy after all.

  • @extremeinternets
    @extremeinternets Před měsícem +14

    But Poor Pete didn't have any eye protection and soon was blind from rock shards

    • @spacewater7
      @spacewater7 Před měsícem

      And his jacket wasn't hi-vis for the red-green colorblind either!

    • @mrimmortal1579
      @mrimmortal1579 Před měsícem

      His bare feet did not have ANSII approved steel toes!

    • @greenbasterd9425
      @greenbasterd9425 Před 23 dny

      Are you some kind of OSHA stooge?

    • @antilogism
      @antilogism Před 3 dny

      That was one-eyed Pete's second invention.

  • @chrispeoples4606
    @chrispeoples4606 Před měsícem +11

    I remember seeing this as a 16 mm film when I was in 9th grade electric shop. I think I'll have to show it to my physics classes now, very practical for when I teach torque! Sadly, a ot of my future engineering students don't know how to use hand tools.

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 Před měsícem +3

    I love Walt Disney!! I miss this kind of good television.

    • @seana806
      @seana806 Před 4 hodinami +1

      Believe GM had Walt Disney productions do this film since all other animating studios were probably busy at the time producing WWII films along with getting back to peace time. GM mainly had Jam Handy, along with their own Photographic Library produce various advertising films for them.

  • @rawdatalnakheelorganicfarm5891

    The best educational cartoon 👍🏻

  • @josephbunverzagt9535
    @josephbunverzagt9535 Před měsícem +10

    i just loved this. takes me back. This is the real way to learn, kids & adults. We need more like this. Thanks Walt, Thanks GM!

    • @Heyu7her3
      @Heyu7her3 Před 16 dny

      Learning is not about passive consumption. There needs to be practice & synthesis, too.

  • @ceasarandrepont1243
    @ceasarandrepont1243 Před 6 dny

    Folks, I have seen and used all these tools presented in the short film. I have used all these tools the wrong way. Just by carefully watching and paying close attention to the narrator's demonstrations, I have learned the correct way to master these hand tools. Thanks, to this old fashioned way of learning.

  • @michaelkorenek6047
    @michaelkorenek6047 Před 7 dny +1

    I think that I preferably learned something from this educational cartoon presentation, always use the right tools for the job and never damage a good quality tool.

  • @matthagge4792
    @matthagge4792 Před měsícem +3

    I thought the photo of the earth against a blue sky background instead of space like we're used to was an odd stylistic choice, but then I remember that the first photo of earth from space wasn't taken until 1946, and the first full earth photo wasn't until 1972. When this film was made people probably had no mental image of what earth would look like from this perspective/distance.

  • @derphyn
    @derphyn Před měsícem +8

    ....and remember, kids, if things go wrong with hand tools, you can't click "edit, undo". You'll have to deal with the consequences and learn from your mistake.

    • @BroonParker
      @BroonParker Před měsícem

      I would suggest that you only really learn how to use these tools by making mistakes and working with others. This kind of video only goes so far until you have a real world context.

  • @yugotime1598
    @yugotime1598 Před měsícem +11

    I wish all cotter pins came out easy like that.

  • @Steve-GM0HUU
    @Steve-GM0HUU Před měsícem +3

    👍Excellent. Thanks for posting. Years ago I was primitive Pete. Learned most of this stuff the hard way.

  • @antony716
    @antony716 Před měsícem +13

    Thank god that the Phillips drive was invented since this

    • @peterdarr383
      @peterdarr383 Před měsícem +1

      Phillips tips were designed to "cam-out" to avoid splitting and damaging furniture being built in factories.

    • @antony716
      @antony716 Před měsícem

      @@peterdarr383 another fastener fan. I use to sell cold-headed hardware in different life, and it was fascinating learning how different steels are applied along with heat treatments and finishes. But, drives and their best use is something I deal with now in my current life.

    • @joel_rigby
      @joel_rigby Před měsícem +4

      To bad they didn't adopt the Robertson...

    • @antony716
      @antony716 Před měsícem +2

      @@joel_rigby now you're talking! It's more widely used in Canada, right?

    • @joel_rigby
      @joel_rigby Před měsícem

      @@antony716 yep. Pretty much our national fastner. Such a great system
      I'd recommend Pozidrive for a better Phillips if you feel you must use Phillips.

  • @kittylozon2106
    @kittylozon2106 Před 14 dny +1

    I love old cartoons like this one...specially those that has that "Bouncing ball " sing a-long

  • @davidclark3304
    @davidclark3304 Před měsícem +2

    This is good. I surprised myself by watching the whole thing.

  • @JohnCompton1
    @JohnCompton1 Před měsícem +10

    I've certainly had my "Primitive Pete" moments...lol...hope everyone has a great day or night!

  • @CazTanto
    @CazTanto Před měsícem +1

    Just learnt more about tools in 20 mins than the rest of my life (33); and I took Design and Technology (UK)!

  • @TheAnimeist
    @TheAnimeist Před 18 dny +1

    Today, Primitive Pete would be Perfect Pam. All tools would be used exactly right, if not better.

  • @Dag_Nabbit_
    @Dag_Nabbit_ Před měsícem +8

    5:50 the window was still locked, so.
    Tool ruined, window gouged, wife pist, and the lock still locked.

  • @chrismayer3919
    @chrismayer3919 Před měsícem +5

    I’ve always liked these early WD toons; they were both instructional AND entertaining!

  • @erikescamilla5701
    @erikescamilla5701 Před 12 dny +1

    This must be teaching in all the schools of the world 😢, greetings from Mexico!

  • @user-fw2gv1pz2o
    @user-fw2gv1pz2o Před 23 dny +1

    A very informative and interesting video lecture with a bit of humor. Information not only about the correct use of the tool, but also about its maintenance and even the possibility of restoration, which is completely unusual for a modern consumer society. There were quite a lot of old hand tools left from my grandfather, and at the same time I didn’t even know about some of their functions. The sophistication of these hand tools is amazing, but I've never seen paper instructions on how to use them, so videos like this are very helpful. In principle, such old videos have always carried a lot of educational content in any country, in contrast to modern strictly entertaining content.

  • @40yrsawelder30
    @40yrsawelder30 Před měsícem +19

    I have not seen this in 50 years in shop class

  • @joanhoffman3702
    @joanhoffman3702 Před měsícem +4

    According to Adam Savage, every tool’s a hammer.

  • @kingfish4575
    @kingfish4575 Před měsícem +6

    I actually learned something more about tools 😮

    • @BroonParker
      @BroonParker Před měsícem

      There is some useful information here.

  • @dhm7815
    @dhm7815 Před měsícem +1

    The charm of classic Disney.

  • @Rickyrab
    @Rickyrab Před měsícem +1

    Interesting and probably useful cartoon even today...

  • @bluegtturbo
    @bluegtturbo Před 19 dny +1

    Fabulous... Just as relevant today..

  • @ineedmyhat
    @ineedmyhat Před měsícem +1

    These wee cartoons are amazing for taking me away from daily life.

  • @heidimorlock496
    @heidimorlock496 Před měsícem +1

    Flipping the wrench over to get a better angle is a great tip! I never knew that.

  • @AdamBechtol
    @AdamBechtol Před 24 dny +1

    I'm such a fan of these sorts of videos.

  • @KeritechElectronics
    @KeritechElectronics Před 22 dny +1

    Very educational. A true gem!

  • @terryhaines8351
    @terryhaines8351 Před měsícem +7

    I was hatched the year after this film was made. I wish I had seen it sometime during my youth. I admit to misusing tools (ala Primitive Pete) because knowledge is power, so lack of knowledge is weakness.

    • @kellter70
      @kellter70 Před měsícem +1

      i play[ed] this for my lil Grandsons...i wish for them to know the physics behind tools. this is a great vid~ and a testament to the era of instructional film. Classic, like you :)

  • @jesseharriott4253
    @jesseharriott4253 Před 27 dny +1

    This is how primitive Pete tightens his hammer, hey! Me too.
    Do you have one of these beauties in your home? Yes, probably a few 😂.

  • @troysvisualarts
    @troysvisualarts Před měsícem

    I use handtools all the time at work and at home and I have to say this cartoon actually taught me several things I never previously knew about with handtools! Great educational cartoon!

  • @brandtcarroll9316
    @brandtcarroll9316 Před 21 dnem +1

    I like that he keeps emphasizing the existence of "modern day primitive Pete" 😂

  • @donavonzerbest9530
    @donavonzerbest9530 Před měsícem +1

    This needs to be shown to every kid in middle school.

  • @Christina.Estrada
    @Christina.Estrada Před měsícem +2

    Looks like even cavemen needed a Disney tutorial on tool care!

  • @1800imawake
    @1800imawake Před měsícem +3

    Tool training 101. I was here.

  • @Zactivist
    @Zactivist Před měsícem

    Amazing! 78 years old and I learned a lot from this. I know I've been a Privative Pete with wrenches a few times! The proper way to strip wire with side-cutting pliers... *mind blown* lol I hate to think how many times I've done that the hard way.

  • @TheWaterman2010
    @TheWaterman2010 Před 24 dny

    It was cool to watch primitive pete cartoon!

  • @carlosbusto7030
    @carlosbusto7030 Před měsícem +2

    Muy bueno !!!!!! Cuando las caricaturas enseñaban, y no se la pasan gritando como ahora 😅😅😅😅 !!!!!

  • @0therun1t21
    @0therun1t21 Před měsícem

    6:36- At least he's holding the hammer at the right end and hitting the screwdriver with it's face.
    I need to make my Primitive Pete housemate watch this!

  • @commandersprocket
    @commandersprocket Před 25 dny +1

    I misread the thumbnail and thought it said “The ABCs of nano tools”. I was mistaken, this type of film had disappeared by the time I was in junior high in the late 70s. This is a video that was clearly created for World War II. Demonstrates the power of our entertainment apparatus used for education. In around 20 minutes you learn what would take a week or two at least of classroom learning. In my view, this is what the US Department of Education should be using its budget for.

  • @mhmdahmd7249
    @mhmdahmd7249 Před 11 dny

    شكراا لكل من ساهم في هاذا الفيديو التعليمي ..من الجميل ان تستخدم ادوات لم تكن تعرف كيف تستخدم ❤❤

  • @Msteve-nt5bx
    @Msteve-nt5bx Před měsícem

    I've been a Primitive Pete this whole time!

  • @kirbycooper9496
    @kirbycooper9496 Před měsícem +1

    Why dont we ever make interesting informational videos like these anymore?

  • @iggysixx
    @iggysixx Před měsícem +2

    Still very useful information. (Even now, I didn't know several of the intended extra uses (like the crushing of wire housing before stripping the wire)
    Also props to Disney for those awesome 3D movement illustrations of the socket handles

  • @pytheus
    @pytheus Před měsícem +4

    Thank you!!

  • @HistoryHonk
    @HistoryHonk Před měsícem +2

    Loved this video.
    Especially all the ways not to use a hammer.

  • @Dudeguymansir
    @Dudeguymansir Před měsícem +1

    Beautiful cartoon. I learned a lot from this! Brilliantly made! Thank you

  • @chrisdaigle3588
    @chrisdaigle3588 Před měsícem +3

    Now I have to go apologise to all my tools that I ruined using them like a club for years...........

  • @sambaker3233
    @sambaker3233 Před 27 dny

    Two great American Icons, Disney and General Motors.

  • @timtbone8187
    @timtbone8187 Před 24 dny

    ……… Why the hell can’t they make more of these? This is brilliant!

  • @LFTRnow
    @LFTRnow Před měsícem +1

    I didn't think I'd learn something, but I did. Even if you are familiar with tools, this may be worth a watch, try it at 2x speed which is only 9 min.

  • @Ctyz503
    @Ctyz503 Před 24 dny +1

    Очень хороший обучающий фильм!!!

  • @JesseP.Watson
    @JesseP.Watson Před 29 dny +1

    That little tip of grinding the faces of flat-head screwdriver's head with a slight concave so it doesn't work itself out of the slot... hum-hum-hum... now that is crafty. Mmm-hmm.

  • @fryloc359
    @fryloc359 Před 23 dny +1

    I miss Old Disney.

  • @danielboone3770
    @danielboone3770 Před měsícem

    I love it! Great cartoon for history!

  • @ElusiveMasquerade
    @ElusiveMasquerade Před měsícem

    I actually learned something new from this.

  • @josiahamaze
    @josiahamaze Před 23 dny

    Dang it Primitive Pete. Actaully thanks Primitive Pete!

  • @bluered1322
    @bluered1322 Před 23 dny

    I've been using tools as long as i can remember and i learned a couple things from this video. For example what round nose plyers are used for. Amazing

  • @emariaenterprises
    @emariaenterprises Před měsícem

    That's a great collection of tools.

  • @justadbeer
    @justadbeer Před měsícem +3

    I remember watching this in grade school back in the 60's on an old film projector. Whenever the teacher asked us what movie we wanted to watch, all the boys would say "Primitive Peat!!"

  • @duron700r
    @duron700r Před měsícem

    That was wonderful! Thank you!

  • @bryanjohnson8162
    @bryanjohnson8162 Před 23 dny +1

    Great stuff 👍👍👍

  • @IVWOR
    @IVWOR Před 26 dny

    Цікаве та пізнавальне відео. Дякую ❤️