Old Air Compressor Restoration [Part 2 of 2]
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/ @ajrestoration Welcome back to another restoration Ladies and Gentlemen! This is an air compressor I saved from the metal recycling yard, it came with a vintage Honda G150 engine that I also plan to restore in the future.
This one was quite beat up and hopefully, it compresses air, and is not a good-looking paperweight!
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A HISTORY OF AIR COMPRESSORS
Air compressors are used in a variety of industries to provide compressed and pressurized air for many applications. These devices are now even used to power construction and manufacturing equipment and to drive control system valves; earlier compressors were much less versatile. The advent of air compressors dates back thousands of years.
The earliest air compressor was actually the human lung. Since the human body can exhale oxygen, people once used their breath to stoke fires. The trend of providing our own air pressure faded around 3000 B.C. as the practice of metallurgy became prevalent. Metalsmiths were melting down various materials such as gold and copper, and they soon realized that higher temperatures were needed.
Healthy lungs can only produce .02 to .08 bar (1 bar equates to 14.5 psi) of air pressure-hardly adequate for metalworking tasks. Also, the carbon dioxide content in human breath wasn’t helpful for sustaining fires. The demand for stronger air compressors began to grow as time progressed.
In 1500 B.C., a new type of air compressor was invented, called bellows. This device was a hand-held (and later foot-controlled) flexible bag that produced a concentrated blast of air ideal for achieving higher temperature fires. Years later in 1762, professional engineer John Smeaton designed a water wheel-driven blowing cylinder that slowly replaced the bellows.
Though Smeaton’s device was efficient, it was replaced in turn by the blasting machine invented by John Wilkinson in 1776; Wilkinson’s blasting machine became the archetype for later mechanical air compressors.
Air compressors were used for more than just metalworking in those days; they were also used for mining and fabricating metals and providing ventilation to underground areas. During the 1857 construction of the Italy-France rail system, compressors were often used to move large air volumes into the 8-mile construction tunnel. Soon after, people conceptualized more ways to utilize the technology.
By 1800, people began using air compressors to transmit energy. Austrian engineer Viktor Popp created the first compressor plant in Paris in 1888; in just three years, Popp’s 1,500 kW compressor plant grew to 18,000 kW. More innovations in air compression kept improving upon the process and soon began incorporating electricity and pneumatic energy.
Today, there are so many diverse types of modern air compressors to consider. Compressed Air Systems offers a vast product line that includes reciprocating, oil-less, vehicle-mounted, and other air compressors depending on your specific requirements.
I look forward to seeing the engine rebuilt, & fitted to the compressor!!
I can't wait to do the little Honda!
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
The magic sound of a running compressor! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love it!
Excellent job. Loved the way you fabricated the oil slinger. Will remember that.
Thank you very much! I was a little torn by the fact that the compressor has no model stamps, so finding parts is almost impossible, so I thought I'd try and make my own. Was really primitive since I don't have a lathe yet, but it turned out great.
@@AJRestoration For items that do not need the precision down to thousandths of a millimeter, what you did works well. I have often fabricated small parts that need rounded heads like that. Chuck into drill press, and I use a dremel tool with a grind stone at 90 degrees to the drill stem on the drill press. They usually come out almost perfect rounded.
A damn fine paperweight ;-) . . . looking forward to the engine restore
Excellent resto!!
Great job. I like the air filter solution, it’s perfect. Can’t wait to see the next part.
Great job, as usual.
Best regards and greetings from Germany !😁
Fine job, looking forward to the engine 👍
I thank you
From South Africa
Plesier, nou kan ons braai!
Nice work, save those bearings for another project ..
Excellent
Another great one.
i like this video, keep it up , im waiting for this
Came out beautiful! I’m about to do one I picked up. I’m hoping I can find new piston rings.
wow great restoration dear i love this
Thank you so much 😊
Perfeito muito bom !
Hey my son's birthday is coming up soon. Can you blow up like 300 balloons by Friday. LOL !!!!!! Nice work on the restoration. Top class there mate !!!! Keep up the great restoration.
Happy birthday to your Son! Hahaha I'd love to blow up 300 for him!
Bravo ottimo lavoro
Was hoping for a link to where to buy the parts. Also some narration would have been nice
A Beauty !
Muito bom! Valeu meu querido!
Looking good 👍slowly coming together.
G'DAY from Australia 🍻🦘🐊
Big Fan Bro Big Fan♥️
This is a masterpiece. Congratulation from Vietnam.😉👍🍺
excellent video.
Glad you liked it!
Lovely
Good job i need one ok
Good job bro
Thank you so much 😀
Excellent!!!
Glad you like it!
wow💗💗
Hello! I have the same head on my compressor, recently I disassembled just the head of the pistons to clean the “breathing” area. The intermediate metal plate where the slats are placed, has some corrosions points and after remount it needs a lot longer to pump than before, do you think I have to fill those corrosions points with bond to restore the planarity? Thank you great video!!
Yes those points that corroded is preventing a good seal, it needs to be almost perfectly flat.
Why did you remove the covers on the new ball bearings? Thanks
I was wondering that too!
Awesome video! Love that restoration! Nice balance of functional and aesthetic. I was really wondering what that big lump of awful stuff was - I had no idea that was the old filter - nice upgrade there 😂 Really looking forward to the engine restoration and of course the end-to-end test! 😃👍
Thank you so much 😊 I really liked the look of the new filter, looks kinda like a racing engine.
Baie good gedoen maat, resting n goeie restoration
Baie baie dankie Deon!
Wow d
Great job 👍
Thanks a lot 😊
...так и не стал востанавливать ребро головки цилиндров?-, это прлхо и рессивер ещё не поставил теперь осталось только движок отремонтировать и устанавливать всё в один блок!-, удачи и здоровья тебе, новых творческих успехов!!!
Very good restoration 👍
the filter fits perfect, ... but it could not be used in the exterior.....
Did you use new rings or hone out the cylinder didn’t see it just wondering
Looks good but wrong order of tightening the cylinder head bolts. From center to outside in a spiral. And you lost two valve springs ;)
I want to buy this compressor to fix my air tank
Brilliant restoration again 👌. Looking forward to seeing the engine being done. I don't know any thing about engines or compressors , but what do the pins do at the bottom of the con rod caps do ? Just curious. Thanks 👍
Those are the little rods that splashes the oil around so the insides can be lubricated. Without those little pins the compressor will heat up and seize. destroying the poor thing. Thank you for the comment buddy! Also, all the small engines work with the same principle.
Honestly the air filter replacement gave took me off gaurd because it did not register that's what it was when I first saw it. Only thing I'd done different is file those casting marks. Otherwise beautiful work boss.
Good restoration, it looks as good as new and should give years of service.
Compressors heat up, especially the head and HP outlet, so its better to paint the whole unit in black. Also there should be washers under the nuts that hold the block to bottom.
Thank you for the tips!
Maybe a tin can to protect the air filter ?
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I need one where can I get one
I assume you are building a compressor, so what are you going to use for a tank? If you can find one of those 45Kg or 90Kg bottles from Afrox/EasiGas/TotalGas and if you lay it on its side and fit some wheels. It should be able to hold enough pressure.
I have seen small used tanks at the metal recycling yard, I'll probably pick up one of those.
@@AJRestoration Please water test it before you put pressure on it with air...
New(ish) subscriber here... I'm enjoying keeping up with your new videos and catching up on your previous ones. I really like your attention to detail and that you repair or fabricate parts that would cause many others to throw up their hands ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ! One question I have: how do you decide whether to paint or powder coat? Thanks!
Pourquoi enlever le "flange" du roulement à billes ? Il est là pour protéger la graisse qui lubrifie la cage.
Why remove the flange of the ball bearing? It's there to protect the grease that lubricates the cage.
Wrong color and several modifications!!!
How in the world can you call that a restoration!
That is a rebuild or a renovation!!!
You lied in the title!!!
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