1930's Electric Hammer ~ RESTORATION & How It Evolved!
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- čas přidán 9. 08. 2019
- Today we're working on a Syntron Electric Hammer from the 1930's! They were used for breaking concrete or other demolition type projects. This is a unique tool, and there inst much available about the company on the internet, but a viewer found this ad from the 30's showing this electric hammer:
archive.org/details/SyntronCo...
I will also give you a quick history of demolition hammers and hammer drills in general. Technology has come a long ways, and so I will also demonstrate a few modern versions of these tools and how they're still used today!
Finally, my 16lb Sledge Hammer needs a new handle and an upgrade to protect it!
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The bit in the hammer drill you were showing is called a star drill. when activating the tool, swing the lateral arm back and fourth to create a drilling effect. When I first got into construction I used a tool a lot like it to drill holes in concrete to set anchors for bolts and threaded rods. That was in the early 70's, and you're right, it ain't easy or fun.
I honestly didn't know that! Thanks for letting me know! That sounds like a TON of work, especially compared to what we have today, but back then, I'm sure everyone thought the same thing then as well!
Really cool tool you have there. Nice video an I like all the explanation on the go. You are very talented 👍👌
Tools sure we made really really nice, thank you for saving it and then sharing it with us.
Lance & Patrick.
No problem at all!
Two restorations in a single video, plus a tiny upgrade on the gate. Wow, didn't expect that. This is awesome man. Cheers.
This channel needs to get one of those Laser surface cleaners.
I agree with the previous statement would have been nice to see it run
Enjoy your videos. The skid steer was so good, I started !looking for one. Told my wife you would have made an excellent teacher and after the brake job on your truck, I.knew you had taught. Thanks for sharing your skills and your time. John
Thanks for the video. pretty neat tool.
Good restoration and I enjoyed the history demonstration as well.
Nice job and cool history lesson! Cheers man!
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it!
One more perfect restoration project! I also like the stone breaking tools review! Keep it up! Many thanks!
Thank you my friend! I'm trying different things with these videos to see what people will enjoy seeing the most! Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
@@SalvageWorkshop Pelasure is all mine so I have to thank you! Anxious to watch more of your hidden treasures(tools) rescued and become alive!
I worked for a construction company who used Milwaukee, Bosch and Hilti hammer drills. The Hilti out performed the other two and had far less mechanical issues with the tools.
Hello SW. Great video and a well presented history of making little ones out of big ones and the tools used. Regards, Dave
Thank you! I have been wanting to include more into restoration videos! Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you! I truly appreciate that!
Excellent idea to use a piece of pipe welded to the hammer head. So that if you were to miss what you’re hammering on the wooden handle isn’t shattered like the last one. Excellent idea.
Your resto vids are up there with Hand Tool Rescue. I like your sense of humour and captions. And NO MUSIC
Love your work and wisdom! Greetings from Costa Rica !
Excellent as usual, starting to become a habit. SW, my new favorite channel ***
When welding holes up put a piece of copper plate behind the hole.
That's a great tip, thank you Robert!
Why copper Robert? Easy to remove?
@@dfbess Because the weld will not stick to it, and it will give the weld something flat to lay against!
That last slab of stone was thumbing it’s nose at your power hammer 🤣
Lol.. ya flagstone is quite hard!
Top job mate
Thank you my friend!
Excellent restoration, greetings friend
"Some times, you don't have to restore everything" Well said and the box looks great.
Thank you!
Welding on that metal handle guard is a great idea. I've got a couple of splitting mauls that will receive that treatment - thanks for sharing.
Anytime! Glad it'll help you out! If you enjoyed this video, I'll bet you'll enjoy some of my others! Thanks for watching & supporting the channel! Lots more to come!
Nice restoration, great tutorial on types of drills, great addition to to the 16lbs. sledge! I can’t tell you how many times I have swung a sledge and missed the head but caught the handle!
Much appreciated! Hopefully the addition to the sledge works out well! Time will tell!
the star type chisels are for making holes that is why they have handles so they can be rotated whilst being hammered into concrete or stone
I was yelling at my screen!
I really liked how you broke up the video, sometimes tool restorations can be quite monotonous and explaining the tools and bits really made me appreciate their application better and how tools have evolved over the years
I know exactly what you mean! I appreciate your feedback on the video! I have been trying different things with videos to see what people truly enjoy! Thanks for watching and commenting!
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I was dumb forgot my password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me!
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Another great vid. As a guy who works with electricity. Please add a three prong plug from your power unit. If that all metal tool gets a short to frame you will get electrocuted. The plug from the tool is grounded but your final plug was not. You can add the three wire and bond the new green wire to the metal case. If it was double insulated this wouldn’t be required. I love the guard you welded on to safe your handle. That’s a great idea.
Don't worry that thing is never getting used!
On your power hammer, the section that holds the cutting bit has the handle not only for only holding the cutting bit but it is to be rotated back and forth as it is hammer cutting in the the mason or stone. This provides the function to clear the cutting bit edge like a modern hammer drill does automatically by turn the bit continuously. You have some rare older electronic hand tools, nice
Ya, I just learned that! Thank you! Doing that would be a fair bit of work to make a hole! I'm glad I don't have to do it that way today! Thanks for watching & commenting!
I loved the initial "smoke test"
LOL.. ya I'd prefer to mess it up BEFORE all the work!
Another really impressive video IMO - actually in particular your overview of hammers, drills and hammer-drills was really helpful. I've seen people use them but never understand the "what" and the "why". Great restoration! Would have liked to see it function, but you wouldn't want to run that thing very long (and have to oil and clean it again LOL). I really like the way you welded a sleeve onto that sledge hammer - really good idea. In the past I managed to knock the head off of one of those...
Hi bro 👋👋👋very good restoration electric hammer 👍👍👍
Thank you my friend!
Mine is type 10 style 1790 and looks very different. It works but very slow. Thanks
Not every day you see an item from Homer City, PA. Very nice!!!
I really liked that you narrated this video and allowed yourself into the shots. It's really great to see the talented craftsman behind the restorations.
Those old drill bits associated with the electric hammers are called 'star bits' they're intended to be used with manual hammers and twisted a bit with each blow. Slow but faster than anything up to their invention.
Thx for the tip on the shrink tubing. Can you tell what and where you got your full face mask (used while wire wheeling). Love the restoration too.
Thank you my friend! I'm glad your able to use that tip! I got the mask off amazon... Here is a link to the exact one I have: amzn.to/2KRX5rL It works really well, and I am planning on buying a couple more to have in different places in the shop! Thanks for watching & commenting!
I own a working ½ black and decker! Came with my house along with a ton of vintage tools! I use it to this day. Mine was in a weird little wooden chest wasn’t sure If it was original or not..
A Propane torch is great for burning a broken handle out of a hammer head. It doesn't get hot enough to ruin the wedges.
Does the restored hammer work ?? You made the right call on the metal box.
Yes it does work, although "work" is a relative term when compared to some of my modern electric hammers LOL! I'm not sure how that footage got left out, but it was LATE when I was finishing up the editing!! I'm glad you like the box, I wasn't sure how people would react to not "FULLY" restoring it!
@@SalvageWorkshop i agree with the rustic look too
Nice job. Good decision about leaving the box rough.
I like your tube its good and interesting... But this drill didn't work at the start so did you have to test the coils before you renivated the drill as you didn't show it working at the end??
like the collar on the hammer also
Thank you!
Point of interest (well, maybe not... Lol) is that the 3 pin plug from the hammer to the rectifier is a standard plug for here in Australia. It's the end on all of our cords, 3 pin plug in the wall socket. It's earthed, and whether it's what makes the difference, our voltage is 240 AC
Those old three flute tools are 'star drills' and they were used to make holes in masonry. Originally they were driven by hitting with a hammer and for sure it was slow and tedious. To make it even more of a pain every so often the hole had to be cleared of dust. Because it was so tedious you'll find in old buildings it was common to use a wooden plug in the mortar to take a screw.
It's crazy how far we've come!
What brand is your power screwdriver? I'm still looking for a good one.
I've been working on a mechanism very similar to this. Can you share the patents you found?
Hello, I am from the Netherlands and for a while I have been watching your videos.
Very interesting, I learned a few things along the way.
But I was wondering what your day job is.
You have such an amazing collection of heavy metalworking machinery, but I never see you making machines or tools on them.
You have an enormous lathe, and other very impressive machines, a huge anvil and so on.
What do you ever do with them?
I recommend to paint the internal volumes of bags and boxes in bright colors, as small objects are better visible on a light background. Thanks for your hammers tour.
Correct. The best large travel/backpack bags are made with light colored internals just for that reason.
Did I miss where it ran after you restored it?? Did it work again?
Nice Job as always. One note on your gate fix don't let the puppies see you open it. I had a Collie she watched me then let herself out, I had to make the handles taller so she couldn't use her nose..Peace
LOL, I love smart dogs!! Good suggestion! My Weims are VERY smart, and I can see them doing that... I'll keep an eye on it!
Those old electric hammers are drills, as are the manual cross or star drill chisels. Smack, turn, smack, turn, smack, turn... With the electric you would move the chisel holder handle around as the the hammer beat on it. Tedious but that's how it was done for blasting holes or to put feathers and wedges in to split rocks. My Hilti TE6-S is a bit more efficient though ;)
Interesting, I always thought it was just used as an impacting hammer tool... Tedious sounds like an understatement! Hilti does make some awesome tools!!
@@SalvageWorkshop Hilti is Snap-On for construction. Some of it worth the coin, most isn't. You're buying a warranty. I used one of those Bosch Bulldog drills for years, not bad. The higher PSI concretes will laugh at it though.
@@davewood406 Ya I've run the Hilti Hammers, and they are awesome, but even though i run a construction business, i've never been able to justify the crazy prices on those bad boys, and I almost never see them for sale used in our area! I buy a TON of my tools used, I'm just picky about not getting ones that have been abused. At the right price, Id prefer to have something larger anyway, the bulldogs have their place though!
Do you ever use the video to help put something back together or do you use the manual or memory
I would be interested in finding out how heavy your formally 16 lb hammer is now after adding the scarf. Perhaps 17 lbs? I loved the idea of the scarf, I have seen other people use leather, rope and or resin but never steel. I can see how that hammer would need something stronger to protect the handle. I was thinking after seeing this about perhaps using that idea (on a much smaller scale) on one of my hatchets.
I may suggest some drain holes in the scarf between it and the hammer head. Right now if you store it like you show (hammer head down) you have created a bowl in witch water can collect and stay, rotting the wood and rusting the metal.
Go for it my friend!! I'd love to see the hatchet if you do try it! Initially I was considering welding a solid steel pipe to the hammer head, but the problem with that is the impact shock vibrations will radiate down the handle into my hands making it EXTREMELY uncomfortable to use.. Then I thought why does it have to be all the way, so we'll see how well it holds up! I'll have to weigh it, but I'll bet you're right, probably 17lbs plus the handle, so maybe 18 or so altogether!
If it were me, I would fill it with epoxy
You could a metal rings and a rubber cushion to your fence lock to help keep the water and frozen stuff out of those holes which would make your concrete last longer
The water will drain straight down through the sand that is below the concrete! That's why I drilled all the way through!
for hard stone, the hammer drill is for driling holes in a line you where you want to cut it. Then you use wedges and feathers with a big hammer to actually break the stone. So even with a hammer drill, it still comes back to using a hammer.
It's always hammer time!
@@SalvageWorkshop LOL
The cross point bits are for drilling holes in masonry or stone, the predecessor to the rotary masonry bit.
I remember my dad using the predecessor to that, it was just a cross-pointed bit like that, with a small sledge, in the 1960's, to drill some holes into concrete. He called it a star drill.
Great vid, very informative. Excellent restoration... but I didn't get what the cylindrical mesh in-line thing did ? Can you explain ? Greetings from Sothport UK.
my guess is a 90 year old mosfet switching thingamabob
I agree, but I honestly don't really know... Whatever it is they are probably 1000 times smaller in today's tools & electronics!
I think it is a rectifier to convert AC power to DC as this appears to work as a giant solenoid.
Those handles are made to rotate the bits they are made to make holes in concrete your hand held one you first showed is also made to make holes you hit it turn hit turn ect.
I like the box. I have a vise that I"m torn over how to 'restore'. Enough paint on it to just wash with soap and water and then clear coat over the patina. Might start there and see how it looks. Can always go 'whole hog' on the second attempt, right?
You should just clean it up and put it back to work! Like you said, you can always go back and fully restore it later on if you decide to! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great job, but is it a runner ?
It's a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!
I hope you put a modern plug on the end. Had a friend get screwed up when he plugged his in backwards and made the body hot. Shocked the heck out of him messing up his heart.
Nope! I left it original just as I found it! I have NO intention to actually use this old hammer, as you saw I have plenty of modern options available to me!
That 3-pin plug is the standard form-factor here in New Zealand (240 V, 50 - 60 Hz) - got quite a surprise to see one in the States!
Also what was the problem as far as it not running
on that sledge, fill the space between the handle and pipe with something, rubber would be good but hard to do.
Not a bad idea... although I want to see how it holds up like this for now!
@@SalvageWorkshop it's bound to get dinged up, if you miss where you're aiming. Something behind it will keep the dings to aminimum.
Is that a cordless impact driver from the 30s too? I must have missed that video
Which one? I must have missed it too! lol
I do not care for the use of the sideways metal wedges. All they seem to do is break the wood. This will cause early failure.
Me either!
I think you made the right call in leaving the box the way it was. Restoring it to a plain red would be really boring.
I totally agree!!
Don’t take breaking rocks for granite
Lol... I should have included some granite!
😂
I've always known that the Australian three pin plug originated in the US, but it's the first time I've seen US equipment making use of one. I've always wondered why the US didn't adopt the same design, it's inherently safer (You cannot install the plug upside down.) than the design they did adopt.
I did not know that, but who knows why that decision was made! It was WELL before my time!
that star shaped electric plug is Australian
Well, it's nice and pretty. Be nice if it worked, but, it will surely make the wife happy to have laying about on the coffee table for decor.
It does work, but the footage was accidentally left out of the video... Will I ever actually USE it, heck no! Decor it is!
I believe that was a selenium rectifier in that ventilated tube, them suckers are dangerous since they are so old they can fail catastrophically without warning and catch fire or even worse they can emit poisonous smoke, I know you want to be true to the design so moder high amp diodes can be placed inside the shield housing and it will safer and probably much more efficient. Good show keep up the good work.
I honestly had NO idea what it was, and I was hoping someone would know! Don't worry this is one restoration that will get NO use! It will be a decoration somewhere here in the shop! Thanks for the DANGER heads up! Much appreciated!
10:16 The tag said *Inductive Load.* The first time I ran across that term was many years ago working on stereos. The output amp would get upset if there wasn't a speaker connected, so you would place an inductive load, which were very low ohm/high watt resistors. The hammer was rated 110 volts at 6 amps, so I would assume the resistor was there to keep the supply voltage from going nuts when the switch was turned off then on then off.
The weld doesn’t stick to it
The more times you compress a solderless terminal the more chance you have of not getting the squeeze you originally had. Sometimes it is better to just solder the solderless terminals as it does not really take all that much time. Way better job electrically. Just saying, as experience has shown me that rule. Then Mr. Murphy can just jump in the lake and leave one alone. Good Day Too.
If I had the proper tool for crimping that connector it would be easier, oh well, these are crimped & soldered, so I'm sure it will be fine for a tool that wont see much use! LOL Thanks for watching & commenting!
21:22 It's still a hammer "drill" my dude, but the spinning is hand powered. It won't do anything just sitting there.
Stepper motor?
That buzzing thing, use it as a concrete vibrator.
Oh man sorry for your neighbours that’s a lot of noise
If you're interested, I have a big old drill from the 1920s or 30s I purchased to restore. I'm not going to get around to it if you want to take it on.
Email me some pictures! My email is in the about section of the page!
Where about in the US are you located?
@@planejet42 The midwest
Okay cool. I'm in Ohio, so hopefully if you do decide you want to restore it, it won't cost too much to ship.
@@SalvageWorkshop Sorry it took so long, but I sent you an email. If you don't see it in your inbox, check your spam folder.
Those hammers ARE actually drills. Rock drills. If you rotate the cross tip nack and forth with your hand it will.drill a hole in stone. The cross bits are.meant to be rotated.
I'm talking specifically about the antique hammers you showed first.
OMG! You can speak👍😅
well to all you Americans who live in hurricane alley there is your answer you need to build your homes out of the second brick and the flagstone lol
Good thing I dont live down there!
Did it work? After all that no shot of it working!!
I have no idea how that last clip of it working was left out! My bad, it was late when I was finishing the editing! It does work though! Thanks for watching!
@@SalvageWorkshop your welcome. Maybe a quick clip of the old girl doing her stuff in the next video? 😀🤞
@@TheLoxxxton Not a bad idea! Either that or on my Instagram page!
Didn’t actually see the restored hammer function.
Hola, no sé si me entenderás en español, pero igual va mi pregunta: Todas esas herramientas antiguas de tu taller eran de tu padre o abuelo ? saludos
de Pablo desde Uruguay
No ... NINGUNA de esas herramientas fueron mis padres o mis abuelos ... ¡Los he estado recolectando durante muchos años!
@@SalvageWorkshop Excelent
Not gonna lie, I got really worried when you were using that band saw so close to your wedding tackle.
Good thing my ring is silicon!
@@SalvageWorkshop lol, wedding tackle = the parts you use on your wedding night (and possibly thereafter, usually on your birthday...)
I haven't seen that kind of tape that's inside since the 1960's.
Cotton Covered Bitumen Tape ! I guess...
@@NavinBetamax we called it friction tape. At one time, when splices were still done with solder and tape, you had to use that, then more modern electrical tape over that. That was before wire nuts became common. I actually learned about a dozen ways to solder splice various kinds of wires... a couple years later, that was pretty much obsolete.
@@tootall5559 ......Yes.....WW2 era.....double cotton covered wire for radio antennae and earth connections for my Murphy 16 band Valve Radio . ----for example.... even laundry irons had cotton covered mains cable....bakelite.....mica....asbestos...etc for insulation.....Those were the days I started learning electricals and stuff (school days) from my gran dad...! Lol !
@@NavinBetamax I got lucky, I had a working journeyman electrician teach me, one on one, via 4H. I got reserve grand champion and the westinghouse award that year. I shoulda stayed with it and become a master electrician way back when, I'd be much wealthier man today, but I didn't. Back then you had to join a union and apprentice, weren't any or very few schools actually teaching it. Now any idiot can go to a community college and get a degree, but won't know shit about actually doing the job. I never got my journeyman card, but was just about the same thing, by learning from the electricians I worked with, almost apprenticeship but it wasn't formal by then. I can wire a house, or do commercial work, but I fall down a bit on industrial work where there are a dozen different voltages and various machines have to be wired differently. Never got much experience at that. Once, but that was a drag job, working in an old tire plant with black dust everywhere, by the end of the day every part of me was black as it gets. I look white, but am 1/8 black, but those few days I looked pure black, had to throw my clothes and boots away when I was done with that job. After that, I never wanted to do any more industrial work. lol. I switched to finish carpentry instead, when I could get it.
@@tootall5559 Good to hear you had a good teacher when starting....I am retired now and pass my time watching young first year engineers working on their college projects......still learning new things Technology is providing.
16:35 you should have clear coated it before you sanded it.
ajà ... de seguro va a funcionar desconectado !!!! ha ha ha ha
Surely it will!
Question from someone for whom all things like this are akin to magic... Why the addition of the pipe to the hammer?
to protect the handle from breaking in case of missed strike.
@@krom26 That makes perfect sense, thanks. When it comes to stuff like this I'm lost.
Зачем магнитопровод то разбирать? Тем более, мог повредить катушки отвёртками.
What? We Don't get to see it in use
love the videos is this a Father /Son workshop?
No.
Always entertaining presentations. However the word 'masonry' is pronounced mason-ree not mason-airy, again it's pronounced as mason-ree (no worries, it's mispronounced across the board by lots of folks). Fun and informative videos; your passion for all things tools, toolery and miscellany, mostly old and odd, is palpable.
No earth bond?💀
It never had a ground to begin with, and I wanted to leave it the it's always been! Thanks for watching & commenting! I truly appreciate it!
The sledge hammer will brake off due to it coming weaker round that piece of tube you put on as it will cut into it over time ok dude.
All that *and we didn't get to see it in action?* smh.
I can tell that you are not used to using drills, you let the tool do the work and you just guide it , you should not have to put your weight behind it just a little bit of pressure.
He speaks. And he speaks English. I thought u were probably south american or from Europe
lol... you must have missed the last few videos, I actually came out from behind the camera as well! I am in the Midwest here in the good ol US of A!
@@SalvageWorkshop im in Missouri