In this video, I restored a primitive Victorian era butter churn (18837-1901).
More about the butter churn restoration:
I was the lucky winner of this piece on an auction site. It was fascinating and I firmly believe it was worth the effort because you don't see something like this every day. I found a few similar models online in relatively good condition and concluded that this butter churn was made and used in the Victorian era.
The restoration/remodeling was uneventful but tedious. Many parts were damaged by water and time, especially the top and bottom of the container. The entire project took almost a month.
I cleaned the rusted parts with a 2000-watt laser. It was satisfactory, and everything went quickly. Without this laser, I would have had to manually clean the extensive parts, as many would not have fit in the blast cabinet. If you want to learn more about this machine, https://www.sfxlyxc.com/?aff=2198
It also took an extremely long time to repair the bottom of the container because it is galvanized steel, and anyone who knows anything about that knows how difficult it is to weld.
It was eaten away by rust, and I had to cut out a fairly large piece and replace it.
The broken cast iron leg went quickly. Normally cast iron is also difficult to weld, but this time I had no problems and am proud of the result.
I also wanted to keep the vintage look so I replaced the drain pipe with a copper pipe, and then I made a handle for the lid using the lathe.
I painted the large parts with food safe paint and the mechanism with ivory white.

The test was a great challenge for me! I had never made butter before and I never thought I would one day make butter like people did in the 1800s.
But I did it, even though I could insist a little more, but it was too hot in my workshop!
I enjoyed working on it, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Seeing it work and having the opportunity to own such a rare object was gratifying!

If you have any questions about what I used and why, ask me! I'll answer them all!

Cheers! Johnny.

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