1950’s Casino Card Shuffler Restoration - How Does It Work?

Interesting contraption. Would have liked to see the paint applied smoothly and the wood restored properly, but gets the job done.

Everyone in my family's circle of friends (all avid bridge players) had one of these. As a very young kid, I was in awe of this simple mechanical device and lulled by the clean whirring sound it made shuffling with an almost precise even-handedness. Thanks for sharing.

That was one serious throwback, the battery powered ones have been around for years now and to find an old hand cranked model is truly unique. Thanks for sharing. 😁👍🇺🇸

Incredible! He managed to take a Jack of spades and create a vise AND a floor jack.

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You find fixing dings and dents satisfying, and I find watching you fix dings and dents satisfying. 🙂 Thumbs up.

Things I liked: ♠️"Naughty rusted steel pieces go in... THE ICE CREAM TUB!!" 😵 ♣️Vampliers! 🧛 ♥️Your big magnet for holding components while hammering ♦️Playing cards watching the restoration And a very simple, clever way to prove that it works!

Two months ago I bought one of those battery powered card shufflers for my mother-in-law who has arteritis in her hands, making it difficult to shuffle the playing cards. Upon receiving the shuffler, I could never get it to shuffle reliably, even after taking it apart, going through the mechanism, and looking at YouTube videos for maintenance tips. Giving up on it, I decided to buy something american made from the past and restore it. Researching eBay, I found one of these Nestor Johnson shufflers made in the late 1940's, which is about 5 years older than the one pictured in this video. My assumption was, since these have been around for 50 - 70 years, are made entirely from metal and wood, and still in one piece, the shuffler should work fine for many more years with some reconditioning. After completely disassembling, cleaning, and oiling, the reconditioned shuffler works like new. While researching these shufflers, I noticed some cost cutting measures were implemented over the years. The one I have has nickled plated screws, "wings", and the crank wheel. Only 1 rubber roller (2.25" long) is used per shaft and the large gear is pressed onto the crank wheel. Later models used a nylon combination crank wheel and gear, with painted "wings".

I enjoyed the video. However, the paint didn’t turn out well in my opinion. Could have used a nice primer followed by wet sanding and a good powder coating. Otherwise good. Thanks for the video.

Top Marks again . My daughter thought that this would be great to hold recipie note cards in our kitchen. She is 13 and loves this channel.

Great job! I was hoping to see powder coating, but it looks good!

I love these intricate restorations. So good to watch. Really good job, love how it turned out!

Slightly different model than the one I restored, interesting to see the changes. Nice job! 🙂

I truly enjoy restorations of all kinds thank you ! Never seen a shuffler like that .

So, my wife and I are by no means experts, but we watch at least one restoration video a night before bed. It's out little tradition lol. Manufacturers stopped using lead in paint in 1978, so for your own health, I would caution you to check something made in the 1950s, because that stuff is no joke if it gets in your lungs, and paint dust, even in a sand blasting cabinet, can hang around forever!

I love work, I could watch it for hours.

First video I've seen from this video and as soon as I saw the great value rainbow sherbet bucket I knew I was watching a creator of taste and excellent work.

Beautiful restoration on this old rusty card shuffler. Your work is always perfect. I love watching you work your magic with your hands. I never seen anything like this before your video. Thanks very much for sharing. I'll be looking forward to your next one. Take care and stay safe and healthy

What a great item! I've never seen one. That's a nice old school retro color green. This restoration looks great! ♣♥♠♦Deal me in, I'm hiding 2 jokers! 🃏😄🃏

Lovely restoration. Great work, as usual. Just wondering why you didn't use primer before painting. Btw, I loved that green tone better, too.