Round Knife Cutter [Restoration]

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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. ;-)

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.

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."

OMG I loved the pole dance scene with the "furniture stripper" 🤣 Long time subscriber, keep the amazing videos coming!

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

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

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!

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.

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 😂

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.

If there was a Nobel prize for tool restoration, this guy would win every year!

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

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

Please never change. Your restoration videos are too good.

20 years ago, I used a 6" version of this device to cut piles of upholstery into samples. The stacks were then trimmed to final size by a machine. Our job was to swing 80-100lb rolls from a palette to the table, roll out piles 80', then cut them into piles 8' x 36". These machines were already antiques back then. Great video. Thanks

My wife does a lot of sewing. This would make a great birthday gift for her. Unlike the plastic new one I bought for her.

I love the Jerry Rig Everything reference ("Scratches at a level 6, with deeper grooves at a level 7"), as well as just everything about your channel. I don't know why, but channels like yours spark joy. Maybe it's the simple fact that I'm watching somebody do something I can't. Or maybe it's seeing old things brought back to life. Either way, keep it up! :)

Greetings from Cincinnati, Ohio, and apparently, the home of one Wolf Machine Company. That was a fun little rabbit hole to discover. Great work as always!! Much love and respect for your craft!!

Hello, from Italy. Beautiful video as always, to be honest I am not concerned in the slightest about the pizza, my concern is actually with that Finger Remover 9000. You must have both balls and bearings of steel to use that machine so effortlessly. I've been working as a cook for some years now, use a meat slicer daily, and I honestly shudder to think to be anywhere near that thing while it's turned on. Mad respect to you and to whomever had to use that tool in the past.