In this restoration video, I'll bring an antique coffee grinder produced by the KBS company back to life.
Short info about restoration:
The restoration process was challenging because all the parts were rusty and chipped. The coffee grinder was built from several elements that I had to restore one by one. Also, this video is not strictly about restoration but also a bit of customization. The coffee grinder will remain in my collection, and I decided to make it to my taste.
It took me a week to get this result, and I hope you like it, especially the color I chose, chocolate bronze! Delicious!
In this video, you'll see ceramic repair with epoxy resin and hardener (a relatively new process you probably never encountered on YouTube). I like to bring new stuff into my videos and experiment. Powder coating, wood restoration (making a new drawer with the xTool laser), sandblasting, tin metal welding, laser engraving, and laser cutting with the xTool D1 Pro laser machine, in addition to the usual details of restoration work.
Short info about this antique coffee grinder:
I bought it at a flea market in Krakow for $5, thinking it would make a great restoration video. After some research on the internet, I discovered that this beautiful coffee grinder is worth much more; prices range from $70 to $120, depending on the condition. This antique utensil is gorgeous but has been beaten by time.
I still haven't found out precisely what KBS stands for; it's short for the name of the company that made this coffee grinder. It's probably German, but I couldn't find any information about this company anywhere. It has disappeared with time. If you have any knowledge about this, please feel free to comment.
I love how this antique KBS coffee grinder turned out, and I'm glad I was able to save it from decay.
It is now perfectly functional and can be used again!
PS: It makes delicious coffee!
I hope you will enjoy this video!
Johnny
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00:00 antique coffee grinder restoration
00:24 disassembling
03:48 removing the old paint
05:18 sandblasting
07:01 wire brushing
07:32 dents and bends repair
08:07 powder coating - primer
08:25 wet sanding
08:46 welding tin metal
09:02 bronze chocolate powder paint
09:53 chrome painting
10:17 using the xTool D1 Pro laser machine
12:49 gluing the wooden drawer
13:19 Repairing the chipped ceramic insert
15:09 sandblasting the wooden parts
15:30 applying wood oil
16:09 hot bluing
16:42 assembling the coffee grinder
19:14 testing the restored coffee grinder

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