Round Knife Cutter [Restoration]

This is an excellent restoration video, but I must say that it pushed a few emotional buttons. My mother worked in a factory that made bath towels. Towels are woven in one long continuous roll that has to be cut into individual units. A cut mark is woven into the cloth, but because of variations in the weaving process, it was impossible (at that time) to automate the cutting task. From 1950 until 1986 my mother used a cutter like this to cut towels. There were a few differences between her cutter and yours. Towels were cut one at a time, so the design of the base plate was different. There was a simple toggle switch, so the blade kept spinning until you turned it off. The device was suspended from three long springs; at rest it was about 12 inches above the cutting table. My mother would reach under the spinning cutter, pull the next towel into position, pull down the cutter, cut the towel, do a visual inspection, fold the towel (she could fold a towel with one hand), and throw it into the right stack. She did this hundreds of times a day - for 36 years. One day her timing was off just a bit, and she cleanly sliced off the tip of her left index finger. She announced her retirement two weeks later. If you want a feel for what using one of these day after day was actually like, I suggest listening to James Taylor singing "Millworker."

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You mentioned the 25Hz being odd. I worked as a Control System Engineer on the pump stations in New Orleans. Pump Station #6, on the South end of the 17th Street Canal (that breached during Katrina) still uses the same 25Hz (it may have been 24 or 26Hz) electrical pumps that were installed around 1899-1901. I don't recall the exact date any longer, but it's posted in front of the building. 25Hz was a common industrial generator frequency back in those days. It was interesting to work with it.

That's not a pizza. That's like the unnatural union of Chicago deep dish and a club sandwich. Great work as always.

Way back in late 1969 I worked for a short time in a men's clothing factory. in the cutting room. The EXPERIENCED cutters used machines like this. I was warned, more than once to be careful around these things, because they were kept razor sharp. The men would cut 6 inch deep layers of cloth to make men's suits. ($1000.00 each in 1969). This video takes me back to a much different time in my life. ;-)

"a 30 mm thick ticket for colon cancer" is probably the best description of what canadians transformed this formerly sane italian food into😂

Not gonna lie, that's impressive af that it can cut through that monstrosity of a "pizza" with so little effort that it doesn't even disturb the bottomings.

Always love to see a new variation of the Finger Remover 3000. Love your channel.

For those wondering 25 Hz power was a thing in the Niagara area for a long time. It was kept around for some factories for well after the conversion of the area to 60 Hz I have a link but it won’t let me include it

22:57 Try twisting the wire “backwards” (counter clockwise) when using stranded wire under screws - it will prevent the strands from splaying out when the screw is tightened. 👍

45:08 The pizza description is amazing in its accuracy. Strong work my friend. Much love and blessings to all ❤️ Stay safe everyone 🤘

My mom used to work in a place where they made stuff with fabric. Over the years several co workers lost fingers and even half of a hand due to working with machines like this one. They where razor sharp and sliced through flesh and bone without a problem. Most bodyparts could be rescued due to the clean cut. My mother always says that she still can hear the screams. She also was one of the company "medics" don't know how it's called in English (Betrieblicher Ersthelfer). Those machines don't care what they cut, they simply cut!

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The Circa 1850 Stripper poledance was the best! And for the record, that green is hideous. It's the same color as the 2-part epoxy type primer we used on the ship when I was in the Navy....... LOL

I used this tool extensively at a handmade paper plant back in the 1970's. Their ability to sail through an inch thich stack of heavy cloth was truly impressive.

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This is my first ever comment on YouTube since ... ever and I'll use it to tell you that my eyes light up every time I see a new upload. You make the single most entertaining videos of the most thoughtful selections in restoration projects. Kudos and greetings from a German currently watching this on holiday in Japan, hoping to be half as cool one day 😂

Excellent restoration as usual. Hilarious as always. That fabric slicing 😙👌. That pizza is truly a horror to see.

Can you imagine the 6 month training period in the Wolf assembly plant to learn how to put these things together? Yeah, and not enough screws. Great video.

Please never change. Your restoration videos are too good.