The Repair Shop

[Baron Greenback]

Started watching today but it's a repeat as I can remember the dancing bronze but can't remember the stamp puncher. Is it Wednesday to new episode?

[Deranged Rover]

One of the few programmes that is compulsory watching in our house - both the wife and I love it.

The experts really do deserve the title - they are absolute geniuses! Well, apart from that bloke Tim who may well be a gramophone repair expert as he claims, but who should be kept well away from electricity...

[Riley Blue]

Baron Greenback said:

Started watching today but it's a repeat as I can remember the dancing bronze but can't remember the stamp puncher. Is it Wednesday to new episode?

We thought the same. Perhaps it's an amalgamation of new items and old to make a 'new' series.

[Baron Greenback]

That leather chair is new one but rest is repeats?still like watching the repeats.

[Willhire89]

Deranged Rover said:

Well, apart from that bloke Tim who may well be a gramophone repair expert

Phew - I thought you were referring to my old mate Tim the resident bicycle expert and all round good guy - https://www.gunnandco.co.uk/

He repaired this on my 1904 motorbike frame

[Gary C]

Nice to see some vintage electronics.

Just a shame all the work focused on the cabinet.

[Halmyre]

[Baron Greenback]

Halmyre said:

Agreed

[Evangelion]

I wouldn't mind stripping that one down on my workbench!!

[airsafari87]

Halmyre said:

Sonaz

[Dogwatch]

Evangelion said:

I wouldn't mind stripping that one down on my workbench!!

[Evangelion]

Which episode are you watching chaps?

[StephenP]

I find this, along with pretty much anything Henry Cole does, incredibly therapeutic and relaxing.

I wonder how many of these skills will die out within a generation....

[robwilk]

untakenname said:

I watched an episode last week where one of them was repairing a precious silver case using a massive 3000w cheap hot air gun and was thinking why don't they use the proper tool for the job (an air rework station), seeing them use the wrong tool for the job completely soured the series for me.

I prefer the program on Quest where they repair the stuff that Drew guy with the flatcap buys, seems to focus more indepth on the restoration process and has far less filler.

https://www.questod.co.uk/show/salvage-hunters-the...

This made me laugh we are also fans of the repair shop and the restorers but our main gripe is the french polisher on the restorers is always using a wood chisel to pry things and in one episode he actually snapped the wood chisel using it a a prybar.

[Halmyre]

robwilk said:

untakenname said:

I watched an episode last week where one of them was repairing a precious silver case using a massive 3000w cheap hot air gun and was thinking why don't they use the proper tool for the job (an air rework station), seeing them use the wrong tool for the job completely soured the series for me.

I prefer the program on Quest where they repair the stuff that Drew guy with the flatcap buys, seems to focus more indepth on the restoration process and has far less filler.

https://www.questod.co.uk/show/salvage-hunters-the...

This made me laugh we are also fans of the repair shop and the restorers but our main gripe is the french polisher on the restorers is always using a wood chisel to pry things and in one episode he actually snapped the wood chisel using it a a prybar.

I've still got the small scar on a finger from 40-odd years ago, school woodwork class, trying to take a bent nail out with a chisel, much to the teacher's despair. "What's the first thing I told you on the first day?" "Don't use a chisel to take out nails, sir".

[RC1807]

Baron Greenback said:

Halmyre said:

Agreed

Oh, yes,

[Baron Greenback]

BBC advert for repair shop is new for today, don't hold much hope but will watch.

[grumpy52]

I love the old toys that they return to working condition. The modern young kids seem to be enthralled by anything not of the electronic or digital age .
The sand toy tonight was fabulous.

[StephenP]

Not sure if the producers realised what the kite was originally for as they didn't mention it.

I was curious so Google came to the aid and it seems it was known as a 'Gibson Girl' kite and was part of the survival equipment used by downed WWII US and British aircrew. The kit was part of a hand-cranked radio and was used to get the aerial in the air.

https://homefrontmuseum.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/g...

[silverthorn2151]

I love this show. Its a fabulous hour of telly and I'm yet to watch one without a tear in my eye.

The WW2 wallet tonight was a triumph by Suzie who's skill seems boundless.