Antique Check Perforator [Restoration]
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Published 2020-03-26
The perforator was recently sent to me by a viewer and was interesting enough to try and restore right away. It was used to cancel checks by marking them with the word "PAID" and the date.
I decided to give the tool a brand new coat of japanning as that was the original finish. I ended up using 3 coats of japanning on all castings. The punch plate for the perforator was made out of aluminum and most of the pins were incredibly stuck. For some reason, the pins are surrounded by an incredible amount of solder, for no discernible reason. The brass rings help index the proper date to perforate the paper and must have been an absolute nightmare to machine. I had to nickel-plate a bunch of parts for this machine as well.
In the end it worked well and I wish it could do letters as well as that would much more fun!
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All Comments (21)
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The pinstriping technique was actual genius.
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That cookies scene was just epic.We need jokes like that man.
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I see those two hours really.... PAID off. I'll see myself out.
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1 I bet it originally didn't use much lube so the checks wouldn't get oily. 2 The pinstriping idea is fantastic 3 The fact you taught that perforator to spell is amazing!! I hope everything goes well for you in the land of genuine seal skin bindings as well as here in Alberta.
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"Socially distant garbage on the floor" That killed me. XD
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When u pulled that plate out of those pins I said to myself, "good luck getting that back on those pins" and then had a good chuckle when I read u spent 2 hrs putting that plate back through the pins.
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The Bridgeport pin striping was ingenious. Also today I learned that baking japanning smells like chocolate chip cookies! Who knew?
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Nearly choked on my sandwich when you put that mask on at the end I was laughing so much. Thank you for being a ray of sunshine in these dark times we are going through, all the best from the UK.
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OMG -- the pin-stripping was magnificent
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Hands down my favorite restoration channel... YOU ROCK!! I especially appreciate the fact that you continue to find interesting things to restore... while everyone else is doing electric fans and power tools, you bring us a freaking check perforator?? I didn't even know these things existed! Beautiful work (as usual), wonderful sense of humor (I just about lost it when the cookies came out of the oven!), and wonderful attention to detail... I recommend your channel to all of my friends! Oh, and because of you, I bought a gallon of Evapo-rust! That stuff really works!
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The pinstriping was BRILLIANT!!
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dear hand tool, your videos save a lot of lives, thank you for being you.
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I never would have thought of using a mill for pinstriping!
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Thank you young man,for doing your part to keep the world happy during these terrible times. I am 82 and have seen my share of the people generated nightmares. The country responsible for creating this crisis will never own up to it. Gotta admit, I was pretty down this morning, until I clicked on this video hidden way down on my screen. Sure glad I took the time to watch this. While it wont likely be used, it earned a place on the shelf of neat things in the world, usable or not, has raised the moral of many, including me. Thanks for sharing during the world's terrible times. Yeah I know, millions wont see it, or even know of it's existence but for us old faithful viewers we thank you. Ken Marina CA USA.
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Another great restoration. People used to make such wonderful mechanical machines.
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The plates are aluminum to not wear the pins down as fast. This build ties into the origins of punch cards. Love the Bridgeport painting machine.
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I was squirming as I waited for you to break out the manual impact driver on those slotted screws.
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It's nice to see that we still have wholesome role models who set good examples for our youth during times like these. Great job, Garbage on the floor, keep fighting the good fight.
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You couldn't manufacture something like this nowadays, I'm happy we still have examples like this around. May it last another 100+ years.
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As soon as I hear the intro I immediately click the “Like” button. Then I sit back relax and enjoy the video.
