#  @oddtinkering Odd Tinkering Odd Tinkering posts on YouTube about retro, gaming, playstation, nintendo the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCf_suVrG2dA5BTjJhNLwthQ/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] +40% - [--] Month [---------] -7.60% - [--] Months [---------] -9.20% - [--] Year [----------] -7.90% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UCf_suVrG2dA5BTjJhNLwthQ/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -4.60% - [--] Month [--] +117% - [--] Months [--] +58% - [--] Year [--] +103% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCf_suVrG2dA5BTjJhNLwthQ/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] no change - [--] Month [---------] no change - [--] Months [---------] +0.36% - [--] Year [---------] +1.40% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCf_suVrG2dA5BTjJhNLwthQ/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [gaming](/list/gaming) [products](/list/products) #1502 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [finance](/list/finance) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [stocks](/list/stocks) **Social topic influence** [retro](/topic/retro) #189, [gaming](/topic/gaming) #4026, [playstation](/topic/playstation) #602, [nintendo](/topic/nintendo) #366, [$7974t](/topic/$7974t) #339, [xbox](/topic/xbox) #239, [cleaning](/topic/cleaning) #626, [ebay](/topic/ebay) #28, [sleep](/topic/sleep) #1543, [tools](/topic/tools) #535 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@nostalgialoop](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [IBM (IBM)](/topic/ibm) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Antique Ice Cream Maker Restoration I will restore this antique Ice Cream Maker made by Frost King and make ice cream with it. The machine is very rusty and the wood parts need some restoring. I removed the rust with laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M laser. If you're interested in the devices this is their page: https://w2m.fi/en/ If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PE0q76vg-FE) 2022-11-19T23:54Z 2.8M followers, 9M engagements "I Restored This 2$ Ebay Junk Game Boy Color - Retro Console Restoration & Repair After a while of searching I was able to find bad enough Game Boy for my restoration videos only for $2. Usually I have to pay a little extra for the worst items. The console was sold as junk and for spares but pretty much everything except the speaker is broken. The mother board doesnt power on. The shell is badly yellowed. Stickers are in terrible condition and the screen is badly burned. I will try to restore this fully rather than use it as spares for easier projects because Id still have to fix most of the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2BmGMi0IEx4) 2020-02-09T07:53Z 2.8M followers, 31M engagements "Broken & Yellowed Nintendo GameCube Controller Restoration - Retro Console Repair How to repair and remove yellowing Nintendo GameCube controller. I will restore this controller which was sold me as junk on ebay. Gamecube restoration: https://youtu.be/2jQ9iJggkr4 My new Retrobrighting box video for removing yellowing: https://youtu.be/JX-RJM8MZpU Thank you for watching my video The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5qlVfPvyaz8) 2021-05-10T04:08Z 2.8M followers, 1.6M engagements "Restoring junk Xbox One S Controller - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this broken and dirty Xbox One S controller to match the console I repaired earlier. The contoroller has no power and is one of the dirtiest controllers I've seen. Here's my full tutorial to nickel plating: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=O3DCexCLoGQ&ab_channel=OddExperiments The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JpN8SAaB5Ro) 2024-11-16T23:04Z 2.8M followers, 477.8K engagements "Restoring IBM Model M Keyboard with Destroyed Cable + USB mod In this video I'll restore the legendary IBM Model M keyboard. The plastic is yellowed and dirty and the cable is broken. I will retrobright the plastic and mod the keyboard by adding an easily replacable USB cable so it works for a new PC and the cable will be easy to replace. This is a non destructive mod so it will be very easy for anyone to reverse the process if they want it to have the original PS/2 style cable. I also show how to make a coiled cable like old keyboards used to have. Thanks for watchin as usual The bellow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OQ__l6raRMY) 2024-02-17T23:08Z 2.8M followers, 514K engagements "Repairing My Laptop Before It Explodes I have a laptop with damaged swollen battery and I nee to repair it because using the laptop could cause the battery to start a fire. I will replace the battery and give the laptop a good cleaning so that I can keep using the laptop. Fixing cosmetic issues is not something I'm concerned in this project because the laptop won't be sitting on my desk all day but in my bags and in my shop so it will get more cosmetic damage and dirt very soon. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wx8j2SdSC9s) 2025-04-13T14:06Z 2.8M followers, 226.7K engagements "Subscriber Sent Me This Junk Nintendo DS Lite for Restoration Subscriber of mine asked me if I'd like to restore Nintendo DS Lite handheld received as part of a gaming console lot he bought. Naturally I said yes and he sent it to me. He was very kind to add some spare parts for me too so I can try to make some sort of FrankenNintendo. And just because some of you are probably curious the 3rd main board I didn't show much on the video had a power issue and there was lots of white glue on top of the chip responsible for powert management. The glue is hard to remove but likely that chip was" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GNxpctsMtus) 2022-06-13T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 10.3M engagements "I Restored This Yellowed Junk Nintendo [--] - Retro N64 Console Restoration In this episode I will restore this Nintedo [--] (N64) which is very yellowed and doesn't show any picture on the TV. This model was originally transparent blue/white but now it's more transparen green/yellow. There seems to be also some damage from water or other liquid. To open the console I need a special tool usually called game bit. Such screws can be found in many Nintendo consoles. The N64 has a ton of different types of screws so it's especially important to make sure I know where they go once I'm putting it back" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=L232PR3_5JA) 2020-10-26T15:41Z 2.8M followers, 9.1M engagements "Rare Pistol Lighter Restoration - IMCO [----] Restoration of rusty gun shaped pistol lighter. I will restore this cool looking cigarette pistol lighter and make it work again. Huge thanks to W2M industries for always loaning me their laser cleaner if you are interested in buying one you can contact them from: https://w2m.fi/lang=en ABOUT THE LIGHTER: This lighter was manufactured by austrian manufacturer IMCO. It was made around the 1960's. The model of the lighter is [----] "gunlite". This is not a firearm but the design is inspired by a small pistol. I bought this lighter from ebay for $10" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lkJQXgeJ3Hw) 2021-05-23T00:13Z 2.8M followers, 4.6M engagements "Restoration of Nintendo Switch with No Power - Console Repair In this video I will restore and repair a Nintedo Switch that won't turn on. The screen is also very scratched so I wil replace the digitizer too. The switch is already suprisingly old console and since it has already new version (OLED) available and swtich [--] is getting released soon it's about time I make a video about the original switch. I start by removing ton of screws. Nintendo is already using ton of different types of screws to bend the rules of right to repair. After removing the screws and gaining access to the mother" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0HZSA8nZd_k) 2024-07-15T14:32Z 2.8M followers, 2.6M engagements "Vintage Mining Lantern and Battery Restoration I restored this vintage mining lantern from East Germany DDR. It's very rusty and the battery is completely dead. I bought this awesome looking lantern couple months ago from a flea market. I started with disassembly. Interestingly the battery had leaked inside of the lantern but none of the liquid seemed to come out which was an excellent sign. all the seals were in good condition despite of the rust on the body. I used laser cleaning device from W2M laser. They lend me one of their devices whenever I need one. You can find more info about them" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2aXZfZ9cKfI) 2021-09-15T23:40Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Junk GameCube Restoration - Nintendo Console Repair I will restore this this Nintendo GameCube Console which won't work and is dirty and yellowed to brand new condition. Nintendo released GameCube released nearly [--] years ago to compete with Playstation [--] and Xbox. My new Retrobrighting box video for removing yellowing: https://youtu.be/JX-RJM8MZpU The GameCube starts but the disc won't spin it's usually not an issue with the motor itself but the laser just doesn't recognize the disc. This can usually be fixed by adjusting the laser as I do in the video or by replacing the laser if adjusting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2jQ9iJggkr4) 2021-04-27T20:44Z 2.8M followers, 5.7M engagements "Restoration of [---] Year Old Fire Extinguisher with Testing I restore this fire extinguisher from [----] and test it. The fire extinguisher has lots of damage it's oxidized the bottle on the inside is broken the hose is unusable and there are some dents. I've wanted to have one of these for a long time because the mechanism they use is so interesting. Also they look really nice. These type of extinquishers are called soda acid extinquishers. They use water that has soda in it and a small bottle of acid. When the extiguisher is flipped upside down the soda and acid mix generating CO2 that will" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iq2QwjOZLeI) 2023-03-04T21:09Z 2.8M followers, 771.9K engagements "I Made a GameCube Gaming PC Start your no credit card required free trial today: https://www.backblaze.com/oddtinkering In this video I'm not restoring something but building a custom gaming PC inside a Nintedo Gamecube shell. Don't worry next video will be a usual restoration. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IuXjRSfcpAU) 2024-07-27T18:38Z 2.8M followers, 361.7K engagements "I Made My Own Frying Pan From Scratch Get your Bambu Lab Printer Here: https://tidd.ly/3Muj1f7 Frying pan and the drilling guide 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134110-frying-pan-for-mold-for-metal-casting#profileId-2311321 Sand Ramming tool 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134089-sand-ramming-tool-with-soft-tpu-handle#profileId-2311293 In this video I'm making a custom frying pan from some aluminum can clips and craft a beautiful epoxy and pinecone handle. I also cast a custom bronze ducktor as part of the handle. I hope you enjoy the video metal casting aluminium" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JOkBxsaZces) 2025-12-19T15:15Z 2.8M followers, 216.4K engagements "Yellowed Xbox [---] Controller Restoration - Gaming Console Repair Restoring & repairing Xbox [---] controller that won't turn on and that is yellowed. I bought this controller as junk from Ebay. I started the restoration with disassembly. The shell is closed with safety torx screws which means normal torx bit won't fir them. To remove the trigger buttons I need to bend the plastic so I can't recommend that unless it is necessary even though the plastic is very well bending. I also removed the sticker with isopropyl alcohol so I can reapply it once I'm finished. After disassembly I cleaned the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JdvO7w7XzIw) 2021-07-31T22:15Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements "Extremely Rusty 1940's Coca-Cola 6-pack Restoration I will restore this Coca-Cola [--] pack. It's very rusty and it's missing the handle It's likely made during WWII because usually these are made of aluminum but during the war aluminum was used for planes etc. and materials for these were changed to steel. I decided to not use laser for rust removal this time simply because I didn't want to miss opportunity to restore Coca-Cola item with Coke. I used sugar free version to avoind averything getting sticky. After [--] days in Coca-Cola lot of rust had fallen off and teh rest came off with metal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KFkmbzRqdV0) 2022-01-05T19:26Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements "Restoring Arcade Controller for My Nintendo SNES - Console Restoration The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering01221 In this episode I restore a popular 3rd party arcade controller for the SNES. It's calles Super Advance and it was made by Asciiware. The all the buttons and switches are not working and the console has yellowed a little. I started the project with disassembly. Unlike Nintendo products this doesn't require any special screw drivers jsut a normal phillips head will be enough and even all the screws are the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QCZ91t7hwHU) 2022-01-28T20:54Z 2.8M followers, 828.3K engagements "I Restored Yellowed Nintendo [--] Controller with Broken Joystick - Console Restoration Install Raid for Free ✅ IOS: https://clik.cc/qTtvQ ✅ ANDROID: https://clik.cc/KALA6 ✅ PC: https://clik.cc/lsHG2 and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next [--] days In this video I will restore this Nintendo [--] controller for my restored N64. The controller is badly yellowed and very dirty from years of use. The joystick is badly damaged which makes it impossible to play with it. Unlike the console itself the controller is very easy to open and it can be done with regular screw driver." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RzxguPfWhe0) 2020-10-28T14:02Z 2.8M followers, 2.9M engagements "Restoring Playstation [--] Slim with No Power - Console Restoration & Repair I will restore this broken PS3 slim that has no power at all. I will also remove the yellowing and give the console a basic clean up. The console has no power at all fault like this is typically because of broken power source but in this case the issue is with main board. I started the project with disassembly. The console needs a special safety torx tip to open it. Link to my screwdriver set is at the bottom of this description. Next I used method called retrobrighting to remove the yellowing from the plastic parts." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SBuhxsvtE7A) 2023-07-29T23:34Z 2.8M followers, 2M engagements "Restoring The Weirdest Xbox [---] Controller - Retro Console Restoration & Repair In this video I restore and repair this super weird joystick controller for Xbox [---]. It was made by Madcatz. I really like how it looks but quite honestly I have no idea how to use it for gaming it's not quite as practical as other joystick arcade controllers it's much harder to use because it seems to try to be both handheld and arcade joystick controller at the same time. How to remove yellowing from plastic (retrobright): https://www.youtube.com/watchapp=desktop&v=jdWRsjnVD3s&t=7s Retrobright box tutorial:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WabuizMFRw0) 2025-08-23T15:50Z 2.8M followers, 287.9K engagements "1950's Air Compressor Restoration I will restore this vintage air compressor. It is a made for painting with an air brush. The compressor is a bit rusty has been damaged at some point probably by a fall and the bottom plate has cracked. It also came with an old motor for it which was not working well. It will be a useful tool in the future. Laser cleaner: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Related tutorials: Making metal plates: https://youtu.be/Ob2KWJwqRtw Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dt2sDvj8UIc) 2022-02-22T19:21Z 2.8M followers, 3.5M engagements "I Restored and Upgraded This $2 Junk Original Gameboy - Console Restoration & Repair I've been wanting to modify the original Nintendo Gameboy so I decided to restore and repair one and do the modifications while I'm at it. The original Gameboy aka DMG-01 was released in North America 31th July [----] few days shy of [--] years HTe modification I will add to this console is a backlight and a bivert chip. Bivert chip inverts the colors. For some reason that gives better contrast for the screen I'll also invert the colors again to get normal colors instead of inverted colors. The Gameboy got power" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lMyb0erNuCE) 2020-07-27T14:09Z 2.8M followers, 10.3M engagements "Restoring Japanese Hibatchi Grill - Cast Iron Restoration In this video I will restore this vintage Japanese cast iron grill. The grill is rusty and dirty so I will sandblast it and season the cast iron. I also need to make a new wooden handle for the grill. I've been searching for one of these grills for a long time becasue I think they look awesome and it's also practival when I don't have a lot of food to cook. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mgog80pK-34) 2024-09-14T14:39Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "Restoring Broken Nintendo Wii Controllers - Console Restoration I bought this pair of broken Nintendo Wii controllers to repair them. The Wii remote doesn't turn on and the button on the nunchuck controller are not working. Upon closer examination it turn out the Wiimote has corrosion and the battery contact has become loose. I assume old batteries were left in the controller and they leaked. The acid then caused the corrosion. The battery contact was re-plated with nickel and soldered back on. Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ The nunchuck was much easier to fix. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r3jFV-jc9nU) 2023-01-25T14:10Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Restoring Junk Xbox One S - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox One S. The disc drive is not working and it has been covered in some mystery goo. There's also a ton of dust inside so a complete cleaning and repair of the disc drive is needed. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-bEPLMgrirs) 2024-10-13T15:47Z 2.8M followers, 2.7M engagements "Subscriber sent me this car battery charger for restoration I received this vintage car battery charger/ power source from a subscriber to restore it. It doesn't work and electricity has melted some of the parts. I will make new parts and repair and restore the machine. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1xYZLPBRSHM) 2024-12-22T00:31Z 2.8M followers, 356.6K engagements "Restoring a Rare Pokemon Mini - Console Restoration https://wtplay.link/oddtinkering Download War Thunder for FREE and get your bonus In this video I will restore a Pokemon mini handheld console. This unit doesn't turn on and it's quite yellowed. I removed the yellowing with retrobrighting here's my tutorial to for that: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=baUs33Cz4V4cCjVZ Next I cleaned all the corrosion from the board which fixed the issue with turning on. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5gyrDHBVQII) 2023-12-14T17:50Z 2.8M followers, 573.2K engagements "I Restored This Yellowed & Broken PSone - Retro Playstation Console Restoration I will restore this PSone console. It is an updated version of the original Playstation. It was released almost exactly [--] years ago. The console is very yellow and and dirty. And it won't read the discs. It gives no picture out which it should do when the there is an issue with reading the disc only. My tutorial for removing yellowing: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jdWRsjnVD3s --------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find my new playstation and ducktorinspired T-shirts here:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7t4KIYOipQM) 2020-06-06T19:17Z 2.8M followers, 27.4M engagements "I restored this $7 Junk Playstation [--] Slim - Retro Console Restoration & Repair In this episode I restore a Playstation [--] (PS2) slim which I got for $7 as part of a junk lot of consoles. Low end price for working device is typically around $50. Black consoles can be cheaper because there are more of them available. As a bonus I got a free game DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi it's quite common game and even in good condition not very valuable. But it's a nice addition to my collection here is a link to my video of repairing the disc: https://youtu.be/TNV7mDfWuWI I started the restoration by testing the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8hGGVW_mGEI) 2021-01-07T07:29Z 2.8M followers, 21.7M engagements "111 Years Old Antique Toaster Restoration In this video I will be restoring a toaster that's [---] years old that's right as old as Bilbo Baggins coincidence I don't think so. Anyways The toaster is rusty banged up but incredibly it still works. I will replace the heating element because it's damaged and might possibly have asbestos like many old things that are fire/heat resistant. I want the heating element to be in good condition because the whole body is made of metal and it doesn't even have on/off switch and overall it's rather dangerous design by modern standards. It's very important the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ab02a_EKtcg) 2025-09-27T18:27Z 2.8M followers, 408.9K engagements "I Restored This Destroyed Gameboy Advance SP - Retro Nintendo Console Restoration In this video I will restore a Gameboy Advance SP. by Nintendo. The console is broken in half and it won't charge. Also the screen cable has been damaged and the screen need to be replaced. Gameboy Advance SP was finally the Gameboy everybody had been waiting for it had illuminated color screen and battery. The screen was a huge upgrade from to the Gameboy advance which always needed good lighting to play it. Get your own GBA here (not the one on the video): https://amzn.to/3bF0Ezb To open the console I needed" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DFFraIJtzQg) 2021-03-11T21:17Z 2.8M followers, 3.1M engagements "1950's Big Beam Flashlight Restoration Thanks to EcoFlow for sponsoring this video Visit EcoFlows site at https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 to check out Delta [--] EcoFlow Website : https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 EcoFlow Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QXXWXL Please use the 9E88NJGJ coupon code for 5% discount on your DELTA II(2) until October 16th on both platforms. You will also get a free waterproof bag if you order before 22nd September. In this video I restore a 1950's Big Beam flashlight. The Flashlight is rusty and the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DwOolA5NE-U) 2022-09-16T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements "Restoring Flooded Atari [----] - Retro Console Restoration ASMR I will be restoring this Atari [----] console. There are issues with the image. This model is knows as "light sixer" it's not the very first version of the console but still has the wood panel in front. Making the ultrasonic cleaner: https://youtu.be/2qOmP9x-9g8 Thanks for watching I hopy you enjoyed the video The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I7ETHsYvW1o) 2022-10-16T19:35Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements "Restoring the Original Xbox - Retro Console Restoration & Repair Restoring the original Xbox. In this episode I will restore this old Xbox. The console is very dusty and it has some problems but nothing beyond restoration. The disc drive is stuck and it won't save the time and date if it's unplugged. Both are common problems with the Xbox and pretty easy to repair. This unit has been unused for along time and it also needs to be cleaned from all the dust on the inside and outside. I wanted to publish this episode right before Christmas have got this gaming console for Christmas almost 20" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LSS3U1pxTlc) 2019-12-22T01:07Z 2.8M followers, 8.9M engagements "1906 Automatic Pencil Sharpener Restoration I will restore an antique US automatic pencil sharpener. It was patented in [----]. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to turn the pen automatically. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. Laser engraving machine: https://www.wiselylaser.com/ The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M28IDsw8wa4) 2023-10-29T00:11Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements "$10 Atari [----] Jr. Ebay Junk Restoration and Modification I bought this broken Atari [----] Jr. from ebay for $10 (actually [--] for $30) and I will restore it and add a composite AV mod for better image quality. See the comparison of original and mod in the end. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5lzOrTqNXM) 2024-03-17T18:24Z 2.8M followers, 508.8K engagements "I Restored This Junk PlayStation [--] That Won't Start - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this PlayStation [--] which won't start. PS2 is the best selling gaming console ever made only the GameBoy (all models included) has sold more units. Here's the T-shirt rest of my links are at the bottom of description: https://odd-tinkering-2.creator-spring.com/listing/new-gamestation-blueprintsproduct=387 When I tested the console I noticed it had the red power light on but when I tried to start the console it would only briefly flash green and nothing would happen. The red light indicated there's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mae4t36lOjw) 2022-03-18T22:02Z 2.8M followers, 5.4M engagements "Restoring Rare Gameboy Color Pokemon Limited Edition In this video I will restore a limited edition Pokemon Gameboy Color. The console is not turning on and all of the buttons are not working. Gameboy Color schematics and other information: https://wiki.console5.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Color#CGB-CPU-03 The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N1JQEc5KHug) 2024-05-19T15:36Z 2.8M followers, 998.8K engagements "Restoring the original PlayStation (PS1) - Vintage Console restoration & repair I wanted to restore a PlayStation [--] for my next console restoration / repair. I got this forgotten Playstation from person who told me it started having issues and then it was stored in a shed collecting dirt and dust but hopefully not rust. This time I didn't dare to test it before cleaning the worst dirt off because ti could cause it to short of maybe scratch my games as they are spinning in the drive. however I was full of hope as from what I understood and the owner remembered this could be a simple fix. After" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UMHPVBOxIsE) 2019-10-12T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 12.1M engagements "I Restored This $5 Junk Nintendo Wii - Console Restoration & Repair I bought this Nintendo Wii as part of a bigger lot [--] Wii's for $50 to restore and repair them. It's however not working. It turns on but nothing shows up on the screen and the disc drive makes a horrible noise. First I disassembled the console. I found the Wii had taken some sort of a hit and the leg of the disc drive had broken. I also found the WiFi module had become loose and was causing the issue with no signal. Wii need both WiFi and Bluetooth module connected to start properly. After connecting the module I was able to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XhvQu-01xVI) 2022-12-31T10:56Z 2.8M followers, 5M engagements "Rusty 1940's Bicycle Dynamo Lamp Restoration Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video. Click here https://opr.as/Opera-browser-oddtinkering to upgrade your browser for FREE In this video I'm restoring a vintage dynamo powered bicycle lamp. It's very rusty and has a hole in it. I repaired the hole probably in the hardest and most overcomplicated way but I have a better welder ordered already for jobs like this. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a20sWXi8gSg) 2025-06-19T14:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements "I Restored This Yellowed & Broken SNES - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this broken and yellowed Super Nintedndo Entertainment System (SNES). This moden is the NTSC model for North America. The console is dirty yellowed and won't play games. I started with disassembly. The console has special Gamebit screws. Typical screw driver kits won't have a fitting tip and it needs to be bought separately. The console is easy to disassemble and it has only [--] types of screws inside. but it's important to keep track where each type is used. After disassembly I cleaned the parts with watery soap." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gazWN7LhVqE) 2021-12-19T04:38Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements "Restoring the original gameboy - Retroration project In this weeks project I will restore the original Nintendo Gameboy. As a 90s kid I thought it would be cool to restore a Gameboy. Or should I say retrore. I bought this one from Japan. Its obviously dirty but its also very yellow no rust this time. With this rust would be very bad. However the screen is broken and it is missing a lot of vertical lines. Otherwise it seems to be fine. I had some issues with turning it on when I tested it but after I got it on Ive had no trouble. The batteries I used were probably dead. Its also missing the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lW9uKZE4yJ0) 2019-04-07T17:34Z 2.8M followers, 5.5M engagements "Restoration & Repair of Xbox [---] with Red Ring of Death Restoring and repairing Xbox [---] with red ring of death and stuck disc drive. I got this Xbox as part of broken console lot from Ebay with some Playstations. I started by checking the error code the console gives. Mine is [----] which is almost always related to a cold solder in CPU or GPU. The disc drive is also not working. I can hear it trying to open but I doesn't. To repair the red ring of death I used a heat gun. My heat gun is part of a soldering station but you can use a normal one also. Mine was set up to [---] degrees Celsius. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sqkOr1Avv74) 2021-07-05T23:39Z 2.8M followers, 18.2M engagements "I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue Retro Console Repair I found this ruined Gameboy Advance for $5 it was sold as junk and it doesn't work. It is extremely yellow. The original color was transparent light blue called Glacier. This sort of projects are always interesting as I never know if the console has been completely destroyed on the inside or if it has only a small issue. Check out also my Gameboy t-shirt design I will remove it from the store at the end of March: https://teespring.com/dmg-01-gameboy-blueprint-by-otpid=387&cid=101865 I started the restoration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=syrjT-HNnAE) 2020-03-21T11:46Z 2.8M followers, 8.5M engagements "Junk PSP Restoration - Sony Playstation Portable [----] Sony (PSP) Playstation Portable [----] Restoration. In this video I will restore and repair the first version of Sony PSP. The console came to me as part of lot of old consoles. It's dirty the buttons are yellowed it makes a horrible noise when I try to play a game and the circle button need to be pressed really hard. Grid Frame Studio: https://shareasale.com/r.cfmb=1632954&u=2869871&m=101889&urllink=&afftrack= If you are interested in buying some the product you get a discount with code JSOT15 To remove the yellowing I use a technique" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=urZdEGDFpeg) 2021-10-09T00:56Z 2.8M followers, 7.9M engagements "Antique World War I Monocular Restoration - Carl Zeiss Jena This week I restored this World War I monocular used by the Germans and made by Carl Zeiss. Its a pleasure to restore such a high quality piece of optics. There is a lot of dust and dirt inside so you can barely see anything through the lens. The surface needs some restoration as well. I decided to leave the eye piece assembled because it was constructed so that I would have had to damage it to disassemble and I wasnt sure I could put it back together as well as it was. Also I didnt see any major dirt or other reason inside to give" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=C0opMPah5nw) 2020-01-05T14:28Z 2.8M followers, 2.2M engagements "I restored this rusty $1 can opener to find out Its worth MUCH more I got this ancient looking can opener for just [--] to restore it. While restoring it I found out it was not a worthless vintage item like I thought The can opener is pretty rusty and the old paint is partially gone. Also the wooden part is pretty bad looking and there is a bit of mold on it. Sometimes looking for items to restore I make similar finds which I could flip fast for good profit. My typical projects are so laborious and require me to buy expensive parts so they are not usually good for making profit. So far Ive kept" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oU6iavrH5y0) 2020-01-26T04:58Z 2.8M followers, 4.7M engagements "Antique Jet Flame Lighter Restoration I got my hands on this old Beattie jet lighter. It was specifically designed for pipe smoking. It has a second wick in horizontal pipe which creates pressure and a jet flame when heated. These are rare and collectible lighters. After the disassembly I cleaned the parts well and used rust remover to get rid of any oxidation. Then the parts were polished with metal polish compound and a buffing wheel. Next the parts were plated using an electroless plating method which has several advantages over electroplating but the process is much more complicated and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v50vse96z-w) 2020-08-08T13:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.6M engagements "Old Axe Restoration and Customization I got this old rusty axe head which I wanted to restore and do a viking style modification to it. This project was a little different from my usual videos but it was a lot of fun becasue I got to practice using leather crafting to make the leather sheath and using the laser engraver with my own designs. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8i9RxhiDcpg) 2024-06-02T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 434.1K engagements "1943 British Air Force Foot Pump Restoration I will restore this Kismet Master foot pump manufactured for R.A.F. in [----]. These were used on RAF aerodromes for vehicle maintenance according to some sources also for pressurising the pneumatic systems of Spitfires and Hurricanes during ground maintenance. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making these videos." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPgj5FU-DPQ) 2024-06-22T22:51Z 2.8M followers, 251.1K engagements "1940's Rusty Bread Slicer Restoration I will restore a rusty vintage bread slicer made by Raadvad in 1940's in Denmark. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to set the bread slice tickness. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G1VyCgWA6mg) 2024-01-21T09:31Z 2.8M followers, 527.8K engagements "Restoring [----] R2-D2 Radio Controlled Robot - Star Wars Toy Restoration Restoration of a R2-D2 rc toy from [----]. I will restore and repair this droid to the shape it was long time ago in a galaxy far far away. The toy has some cosmetic issues teh dome has lost it's shine and plastic has yeellowed but also some technical issues. It's only making the sounds not moving and the controller is not working perfectly. I started by fixing the controller. It was an easy fix since the contacts just needed to be cleaned. After I got the controller working the toy itself was still only making sounds and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ig_7tK-42KM) 2023-05-14T19:48Z 2.8M followers, 1.4M engagements "Atari [----] Shell Repair Check out the full restoration video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VhmmEGZwb2I) 2022-10-27T15:27Z 2.8M followers, 131.4K engagements "1920's Cast Iron Mechanical Elephant Bank Restoration I will restore this rusty mechanical elephant bank made by Hubley. The mechanism is not working and it's missing a spring. I started by dissasembling the bank. The parts were cleaned from old paint and rust with laser cleaner I loaned fron W2M laser to learn more about that you can go to: https://w2m.fi/en/laser-cleaning/ The pieces inseide the bank were protected agains rusting with gun blue solution. Other pieces were painted. I created a tool to easily make a new spring from piano wire with just a hand drill to replace the missing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WDZeT3-TW0Y) 2022-05-15T23:02Z 2.8M followers, 370.9K engagements "Large Lighter restoration with [--] Karat gold plating The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering09211 ---- In this episode I will restore this Large lighter made in occupied Japan by Reliance. The lighter is very oxidized and in need of a restoration. I also thought it looked worthy of gold plating so I wanted to practice that skjill on it. I used laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M to clean up the dirty and oxidized surfaces. You can find more about their lasers from here: https://w2m.fi/lang=en After cleaning the parts were" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YO9ezh92kYs) 2021-11-21T20:16Z 2.8M followers, 818.7K engagements "Space Invader Console Restoration with Broken Screen - Retro Console Restoration In this episode I will restore this Invader console made by Gakken. It's not working and the screen is broken and it needs a full restoration. I started by finding out why the console wasn't working. I don't have schematics for teh circuit board so it's much harder to try to figure out what's wrong. I first tried to replace the capacitors as they're parts that will break when they get old and it's a common issue with older electronics. Next I looked for any broken older joints. I found one and after fixing it the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aA22ib5tDfI) 2022-05-01T22:44Z 2.8M followers, 731.8K engagements "Zippo lighter restoration - US Army lighter brought back to life I will restore this Zippo lighter someone had found from the ground. It was most likely lost by an US army man years ago but I dont think it has been in any war. The lighter is very oxidized and most of the old plating is gone. The insert is in much better condition but it also need a little restoration. Luckily the hinge is not broken so I dont have to repair it. That is not easy. I started the restoration with disassembly. The lighter doesnt have many parts so this was easy to do. I used a miniature propane torch to loosen the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i53uuCAu17U) 2020-02-23T05:14Z 2.8M followers, 2.4M engagements "Restoring Trench Art Lighter from WWI - Book Lighter Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING In this video I'll restore a trech art lighter shaped like a book from World War I. The lighter was handmade by someone during the war. It was not designed to have the wick and cotton replaced because it was soldered shut. I desoldered the triangle pieces of copper to remove the "hinge" and then I desoldered teh bottom of teh fuel tank to remove the cotton and old wick. I cleaned most of the oxidation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pL08lGjsBYU) 2022-06-29T16:32Z 2.8M followers, 561K engagements "I Restored This Yellowed Joystick and Play New Games with it - Retro Gaming Restoration Register to World of Tanks now at: https://tanks.ly/3BCdurr use the code TANKMANIA and join the Battle In this episode I restore a yellowed retro joystick. The model is QuickShot Python [--]. The controller is yellowed and even though it was sold as working to me on ebay it turned out to be drifting to right. I started with opening the controller and noticed I need to desolder the the wires to get all the pieces apart. After desoldering I cleaned the parts in watery soap and put them into my retrobrighting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sN3P-FN1Qdc) 2021-11-08T18:42Z 2.8M followers, 548.8K engagements "Restoring Cast Iron Pan Found from Dumpster I found this cast iron skillet from a dumpster and decided to restore it. It's very rusty and it's missing a handle so I need to make a new handle. Funnily enough it was the same dumpster I found the previous cast iron pan too. I started by cleaning all the burn stuff that was loose of first. It will be much nicer to laser clean when I don't have to burn those off with the laser. Next Iaser cleaned the pan. More info about the devices you can find from: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Next I sterilized the pan with isopropyl alcohol." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tlmC5NJiwoE) 2022-04-06T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements "I Restored $5 Destroyed iPhone 4S Back to Brand New - Phone Restoration & Repair I bought this iPhone 4S from ebay to restore it. I havent worked much with such new tech or phones so this was an interesting and challenging restoration. It has only a broken screen and power button which turned out to be quite simple fix and easy to troubleshoot. I will replace the screen and the power button / light sensor cable. I also changed the color of the iPhone to black because I like how it looks especially with the brushed steel. This project was mostly just a disassembly quick cleanup with isopropyl" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uySAes1_eU8) 2020-03-29T01:34Z 2.8M followers, 2.5M engagements "Restoration & Upgrade of PlayStation with a Spider Nest Inside I will restore and upgrade this broken and yellowed PlayStation. The coinsole doesn't read discs which is very common and easily fixable issue with these old consoles. I also found something a spider nest from the inside. During the dissasembly I found the remains a of a spider and a spidernest. It's very common I find bugs inside these old devices I'm not sure why maybe they're dark and warm places I cleaned the parts with soap and then put them in my retrobrighting box. Here's my tutorial to the retrobrighting:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eMUpTVMqueY) 2022-07-23T11:04Z 2.8M followers, 4M engagements "Sega Mega Drive [--] Restoration - I got scammed In this video I'll restore what was sold to me as Sega Mega Drive [--] aka Sega Genesis [--] but turned out to be something else. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/odd-tinkering-2 Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jC9P4m8_NM0) 2025-02-16T21:55Z 2.8M followers, 446.7K engagements "Restoring Very Rusty Japanese Kitchen Knife Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I in this episode I will restore a Japanese kitchen knife with a lot of rust. Rust has eaten a lot of the steel away. Also the handle was not in good shape and the wood had split. I started by removing the handle. I used block of wood to hammer it off the knife. I removed most of the rust with a laser rus remover that was loaned to me by W2M laser: https://w2m.fi/en/ Next I made jig to help me grind the bevel of the knife" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vpVs8tv-UDA) 2022-08-30T18:44Z 2.8M followers, 1.5M engagements "Restoring Arcade Joystick for My Original PlayStation - Retro Console Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I will restore this Arcade Joystick for my PlayStation that I restored and upgraded recently. The controller is quite yellow ans the joystick sometimes gets stuck. The controller was made by Asciiware in the 90's. And it has extra switches to simulate automatically pressing buttons. After disassembling the controller I cleaned the circuit board with isopropyl alcohol and oiled the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PlByu1ftHdk) 2022-07-30T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "Broken Playstation [--] Controller Restoration & Repair I bought this broken Playstation [--] controller to restore it. The controller presses the buttons by itself additionally the battery is dead and the controller is quite dirty and yellowed. After I disassembled the controller I cleaned all the plastics and put the yellowed parts in my retrobrighting box. Retrobrighting is a chemical process that removes the yellowing from the plastic. Here is my tutorial to the process: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=1sYbS4LRXoc4JyH7 And my tutorial to making the box:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=faR2y2eHRwo) 2023-08-26T23:47Z 2.8M followers, 607.9K engagements "Restoring This Junk Xbox 360E - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox 360E which I bought as junk. It won't read the discs and the HDMI port is damaged and needs to be replaced. As usual there was also a lot of dust inside. Xbox 360E was the last variation of the Xbox [---] console this specific model is blue special edition usually they were black. My full scratched disc repair tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TNV7mDfWuWI The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ykrDAHmXeWw) 2025-08-01T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 529.3K engagements "Beaten up U.S. Army lensatic compass restoration - Restoring militaria I restored this old U.S. Army lensatic tritium compass which is very worn and the lenses are so dirty and scratched it is a bit hard to see through. The magnifying glass was completely impossible to use. It is also missing the lanyard. This is a quite simple restoration and service project. I started the project with a disassembly. I had to drill out the rivet from one of the other hinge had a spring pin which I hammered out. Other than that the whole compass was held together with [--] screws and a sort of a lock ring (I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DahfZxglhVQ) 2020-07-14T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 605.6K engagements "I Restored This Yellowed Keyboard for My Home Office - Retro Tech Restoration Since everyone including me are working at home offices now I decided to restore this yellowed retro KeyTronic keyboard. Its quite yellow and dirty one of the keys even got stuck when I tested if the keys move properly. I will also connect it to modern laptop with only USB connectors. The original color of the keyboard is beige so it will have slight yellowness to it anyways but you will see the difference in the end. This model is an ergonomic keyboard. You can tell it by the curved base for the keys. The keyboard" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LMbWwBRgvjQ) 2020-05-03T20:34Z 2.8M followers, 12.2M engagements "I Restored And Repaired This Antique Ship Compass Get an extra $5 bonus when you take your first survey Click here to get started now: https://www.influencerlink.org/SH1rl Thanks Swagbucks for sponsoring - Restoring Antique Ship Compass. I restored this old ship compass. The compass was not working because there was no fluid in it and it was very dirty and patinated. Also the paint was in bad condition and some of the screws needed to be replaced. Only issue I encountered during the disassembly was the empty bottom piece being stuck so I had to use a hammer and a screw driver to release it. I" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_vXIA-65QNo) 2020-03-13T16:06Z 2.8M followers, 2.4M engagements "Restoring Old Rusty Table Fan with Laser Cleaning In this episode I will restore this rusty vintage fan. The fan has lots of rust and all of the wiring needs to be replaced. This project was lot of work because there were so many phases in the work. After disassembly I started by removing the rust and paint with Laser Cleaner. The device wan loaned to me by W2M (https://w2m.fi/lang=en). Here is their demo video (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CkTA7xWR0XI&t=182s&ab_channel=W2MLaser). For the safety guard I used electrolysis for which I've made this tutorial: https://youtu.be/SYMsGTKFaas For" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wPc-Uo05Koo) 2021-02-20T07:24Z 2.7M followers, 2.3M engagements "Yellowed Nintendo NES restoration and repair. What's inside this one Restoring the original Gameboy got me really interested in restoring and repairing more of these old gaming consoles like this Nintendo NES along side with the knives tools etc. I might move into other old electronics as well. I havent really done much this type of work ever but with every project I learn and get better. For the disassembly I used a Phillips screwdriver except for the screws on the top half of the shell. Those had a weird type of screw that could still be opened with a flathead. There was a pit in the middle" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ysv8lpD1J5w) 2019-07-06T17:45Z 2.8M followers, 2.6M engagements "I Made My Own Frying Pan From Scratch Get your Bambu Lab Printer Here: https://tidd.ly/3Muj1f7 Frying pan and the drilling guide 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134110-frying-pan-for-mold-for-metal-casting#profileId-2311321 Sand Ramming tool 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134089-sand-ramming-tool-with-soft-tpu-handle#profileId-2311293 In this video I'm making a custom frying pan from some aluminum can clips and craft a beautiful epoxy and pinecone handle. I also cast a custom bronze ducktor as part of the handle. I hope you enjoy the video metal casting aluminium" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JOkBxsaZces) 2025-12-19T15:15Z 2.8M followers, 216.4K engagements "111 Years Old Antique Toaster Restoration In this video I will be restoring a toaster that's [---] years old that's right as old as Bilbo Baggins coincidence I don't think so. Anyways The toaster is rusty banged up but incredibly it still works. I will replace the heating element because it's damaged and might possibly have asbestos like many old things that are fire/heat resistant. I want the heating element to be in good condition because the whole body is made of metal and it doesn't even have on/off switch and overall it's rather dangerous design by modern standards. It's very important the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ab02a_EKtcg) 2025-09-27T18:27Z 2.8M followers, 408.9K engagements "Restoring The Weirdest Xbox [---] Controller - Retro Console Restoration & Repair In this video I restore and repair this super weird joystick controller for Xbox [---]. It was made by Madcatz. I really like how it looks but quite honestly I have no idea how to use it for gaming it's not quite as practical as other joystick arcade controllers it's much harder to use because it seems to try to be both handheld and arcade joystick controller at the same time. How to remove yellowing from plastic (retrobright): https://www.youtube.com/watchapp=desktop&v=jdWRsjnVD3s&t=7s Retrobright box tutorial:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WabuizMFRw0) 2025-08-23T15:50Z 2.8M followers, 287.9K engagements "Restoring This Junk Xbox 360E - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox 360E which I bought as junk. It won't read the discs and the HDMI port is damaged and needs to be replaced. As usual there was also a lot of dust inside. Xbox 360E was the last variation of the Xbox [---] console this specific model is blue special edition usually they were black. My full scratched disc repair tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TNV7mDfWuWI The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ykrDAHmXeWw) 2025-08-01T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 529.3K engagements "Rusty 1940's Bicycle Dynamo Lamp Restoration Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video. Click here https://opr.as/Opera-browser-oddtinkering to upgrade your browser for FREE In this video I'm restoring a vintage dynamo powered bicycle lamp. It's very rusty and has a hole in it. I repaired the hole probably in the hardest and most overcomplicated way but I have a better welder ordered already for jobs like this. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a20sWXi8gSg) 2025-06-19T14:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements "Repairing My Laptop Before It Explodes I have a laptop with damaged swollen battery and I nee to repair it because using the laptop could cause the battery to start a fire. I will replace the battery and give the laptop a good cleaning so that I can keep using the laptop. Fixing cosmetic issues is not something I'm concerned in this project because the laptop won't be sitting on my desk all day but in my bags and in my shop so it will get more cosmetic damage and dirt very soon. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wx8j2SdSC9s) 2025-04-13T14:06Z 2.8M followers, 226.7K engagements "Sega Mega Drive [--] Restoration - I got scammed In this video I'll restore what was sold to me as Sega Mega Drive [--] aka Sega Genesis [--] but turned out to be something else. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/odd-tinkering-2 Support me on Patreon:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jC9P4m8_NM0) 2025-02-16T21:55Z 2.8M followers, 446.7K engagements "Subscriber sent me this car battery charger for restoration I received this vintage car battery charger/ power source from a subscriber to restore it. It doesn't work and electricity has melted some of the parts. I will make new parts and repair and restore the machine. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1xYZLPBRSHM) 2024-12-22T00:31Z 2.8M followers, 356.6K engagements "Restoring junk Xbox One S Controller - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this broken and dirty Xbox One S controller to match the console I repaired earlier. The contoroller has no power and is one of the dirtiest controllers I've seen. Here's my full tutorial to nickel plating: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=O3DCexCLoGQ&ab_channel=OddExperiments The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JpN8SAaB5Ro) 2024-11-16T23:04Z 2.8M followers, 477.8K engagements "Restoring Junk Xbox One S - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox One S. The disc drive is not working and it has been covered in some mystery goo. There's also a ton of dust inside so a complete cleaning and repair of the disc drive is needed. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-bEPLMgrirs) 2024-10-13T15:47Z 2.8M followers, 2.7M engagements "Restoring Japanese Hibatchi Grill - Cast Iron Restoration In this video I will restore this vintage Japanese cast iron grill. The grill is rusty and dirty so I will sandblast it and season the cast iron. I also need to make a new wooden handle for the grill. I've been searching for one of these grills for a long time becasue I think they look awesome and it's also practival when I don't have a lot of food to cook. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mgog80pK-34) 2024-09-14T14:39Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "I Made a GameCube Gaming PC Start your no credit card required free trial today: https://www.backblaze.com/oddtinkering In this video I'm not restoring something but building a custom gaming PC inside a Nintedo Gamecube shell. Don't worry next video will be a usual restoration. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IuXjRSfcpAU) 2024-07-27T18:38Z 2.8M followers, 361.7K engagements "Restoration of Nintendo Switch with No Power - Console Repair In this video I will restore and repair a Nintedo Switch that won't turn on. The screen is also very scratched so I wil replace the digitizer too. The switch is already suprisingly old console and since it has already new version (OLED) available and swtich [--] is getting released soon it's about time I make a video about the original switch. I start by removing ton of screws. Nintendo is already using ton of different types of screws to bend the rules of right to repair. After removing the screws and gaining access to the mother" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0HZSA8nZd_k) 2024-07-15T14:32Z 2.8M followers, 2.6M engagements "1943 British Air Force Foot Pump Restoration I will restore this Kismet Master foot pump manufactured for R.A.F. in [----]. These were used on RAF aerodromes for vehicle maintenance according to some sources also for pressurising the pneumatic systems of Spitfires and Hurricanes during ground maintenance. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making these videos." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BPgj5FU-DPQ) 2024-06-22T22:51Z 2.8M followers, 251.1K engagements "Old Axe Restoration and Customization I got this old rusty axe head which I wanted to restore and do a viking style modification to it. This project was a little different from my usual videos but it was a lot of fun becasue I got to practice using leather crafting to make the leather sheath and using the laser engraver with my own designs. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8i9RxhiDcpg) 2024-06-02T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 434.1K engagements "Restoring Rare Gameboy Color Pokemon Limited Edition In this video I will restore a limited edition Pokemon Gameboy Color. The console is not turning on and all of the buttons are not working. Gameboy Color schematics and other information: https://wiki.console5.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Color#CGB-CPU-03 The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N1JQEc5KHug) 2024-05-19T15:36Z 2.8M followers, 998.8K engagements "$10 Atari [----] Jr. Ebay Junk Restoration and Modification I bought this broken Atari [----] Jr. from ebay for $10 (actually [--] for $30) and I will restore it and add a composite AV mod for better image quality. See the comparison of original and mod in the end. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M5lzOrTqNXM) 2024-03-17T18:24Z 2.8M followers, 508.8K engagements "Restoring IBM Model M Keyboard with Destroyed Cable + USB mod In this video I'll restore the legendary IBM Model M keyboard. The plastic is yellowed and dirty and the cable is broken. I will retrobright the plastic and mod the keyboard by adding an easily replacable USB cable so it works for a new PC and the cable will be easy to replace. This is a non destructive mod so it will be very easy for anyone to reverse the process if they want it to have the original PS/2 style cable. I also show how to make a coiled cable like old keyboards used to have. Thanks for watchin as usual The bellow" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OQ__l6raRMY) 2024-02-17T23:08Z 2.8M followers, 514K engagements "1940's Rusty Bread Slicer Restoration I will restore a rusty vintage bread slicer made by Raadvad in 1940's in Denmark. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to set the bread slice tickness. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=G1VyCgWA6mg) 2024-01-21T09:31Z 2.8M followers, 527.8K engagements "Restoring a Rare Pokemon Mini - Console Restoration https://wtplay.link/oddtinkering Download War Thunder for FREE and get your bonus In this video I will restore a Pokemon mini handheld console. This unit doesn't turn on and it's quite yellowed. I removed the yellowing with retrobrighting here's my tutorial to for that: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=baUs33Cz4V4cCjVZ Next I cleaned all the corrosion from the board which fixed the issue with turning on. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5gyrDHBVQII) 2023-12-14T17:50Z 2.8M followers, 573.2K engagements "1906 Automatic Pencil Sharpener Restoration I will restore an antique US automatic pencil sharpener. It was patented in [----]. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to turn the pen automatically. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. Laser engraving machine: https://www.wiselylaser.com/ The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M28IDsw8wa4) 2023-10-29T00:11Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements "Broken Playstation [--] Controller Restoration & Repair I bought this broken Playstation [--] controller to restore it. The controller presses the buttons by itself additionally the battery is dead and the controller is quite dirty and yellowed. After I disassembled the controller I cleaned all the plastics and put the yellowed parts in my retrobrighting box. Retrobrighting is a chemical process that removes the yellowing from the plastic. Here is my tutorial to the process: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=1sYbS4LRXoc4JyH7 And my tutorial to making the box:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=faR2y2eHRwo) 2023-08-26T23:47Z 2.8M followers, 607.9K engagements "Restoring Playstation [--] Slim with No Power - Console Restoration & Repair I will restore this broken PS3 slim that has no power at all. I will also remove the yellowing and give the console a basic clean up. The console has no power at all fault like this is typically because of broken power source but in this case the issue is with main board. I started the project with disassembly. The console needs a special safety torx tip to open it. Link to my screwdriver set is at the bottom of this description. Next I used method called retrobrighting to remove the yellowing from the plastic parts." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SBuhxsvtE7A) 2023-07-29T23:34Z 2.8M followers, 2M engagements "Restoring [----] R2-D2 Radio Controlled Robot - Star Wars Toy Restoration Restoration of a R2-D2 rc toy from [----]. I will restore and repair this droid to the shape it was long time ago in a galaxy far far away. The toy has some cosmetic issues teh dome has lost it's shine and plastic has yeellowed but also some technical issues. It's only making the sounds not moving and the controller is not working perfectly. I started by fixing the controller. It was an easy fix since the contacts just needed to be cleaned. After I got the controller working the toy itself was still only making sounds and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ig_7tK-42KM) 2023-05-14T19:48Z 2.8M followers, 1.4M engagements "Restoration of [---] Year Old Fire Extinguisher with Testing I restore this fire extinguisher from [----] and test it. The fire extinguisher has lots of damage it's oxidized the bottle on the inside is broken the hose is unusable and there are some dents. I've wanted to have one of these for a long time because the mechanism they use is so interesting. Also they look really nice. These type of extinquishers are called soda acid extinquishers. They use water that has soda in it and a small bottle of acid. When the extiguisher is flipped upside down the soda and acid mix generating CO2 that will" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Iq2QwjOZLeI) 2023-03-04T21:09Z 2.8M followers, 771.9K engagements "Restoring Broken Nintendo Wii Controllers - Console Restoration I bought this pair of broken Nintendo Wii controllers to repair them. The Wii remote doesn't turn on and the button on the nunchuck controller are not working. Upon closer examination it turn out the Wiimote has corrosion and the battery contact has become loose. I assume old batteries were left in the controller and they leaked. The acid then caused the corrosion. The battery contact was re-plated with nickel and soldered back on. Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ The nunchuck was much easier to fix. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r3jFV-jc9nU) 2023-01-25T14:10Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "I Restored This $5 Junk Nintendo Wii - Console Restoration & Repair I bought this Nintendo Wii as part of a bigger lot [--] Wii's for $50 to restore and repair them. It's however not working. It turns on but nothing shows up on the screen and the disc drive makes a horrible noise. First I disassembled the console. I found the Wii had taken some sort of a hit and the leg of the disc drive had broken. I also found the WiFi module had become loose and was causing the issue with no signal. Wii need both WiFi and Bluetooth module connected to start properly. After connecting the module I was able to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XhvQu-01xVI) 2022-12-31T10:56Z 2.8M followers, 5M engagements "Antique Ice Cream Maker Restoration I will restore this antique Ice Cream Maker made by Frost King and make ice cream with it. The machine is very rusty and the wood parts need some restoring. I removed the rust with laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M laser. If you're interested in the devices this is their page: https://w2m.fi/en/ If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PE0q76vg-FE) 2022-11-19T23:54Z 2.8M followers, 9M engagements "Atari [----] Shell Repair Check out the full restoration video" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VhmmEGZwb2I) 2022-10-27T15:27Z 2.8M followers, 131.4K engagements "Restoring Flooded Atari [----] - Retro Console Restoration ASMR I will be restoring this Atari [----] console. There are issues with the image. This model is knows as "light sixer" it's not the very first version of the console but still has the wood panel in front. Making the ultrasonic cleaner: https://youtu.be/2qOmP9x-9g8 Thanks for watching I hopy you enjoyed the video The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=I7ETHsYvW1o) 2022-10-16T19:35Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements "1950's Big Beam Flashlight Restoration Thanks to EcoFlow for sponsoring this video Visit EcoFlows site at https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 to check out Delta [--] EcoFlow Website : https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 EcoFlow Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QXXWXL Please use the 9E88NJGJ coupon code for 5% discount on your DELTA II(2) until October 16th on both platforms. You will also get a free waterproof bag if you order before 22nd September. In this video I restore a 1950's Big Beam flashlight. The Flashlight is rusty and the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DwOolA5NE-U) 2022-09-16T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements "Restoring Very Rusty Japanese Kitchen Knife Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I in this episode I will restore a Japanese kitchen knife with a lot of rust. Rust has eaten a lot of the steel away. Also the handle was not in good shape and the wood had split. I started by removing the handle. I used block of wood to hammer it off the knife. I removed most of the rust with a laser rus remover that was loaned to me by W2M laser: https://w2m.fi/en/ Next I made jig to help me grind the bevel of the knife" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vpVs8tv-UDA) 2022-08-30T18:44Z 2.8M followers, 1.5M engagements "Restoring Arcade Joystick for My Original PlayStation - Retro Console Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I will restore this Arcade Joystick for my PlayStation that I restored and upgraded recently. The controller is quite yellow ans the joystick sometimes gets stuck. The controller was made by Asciiware in the 90's. And it has extra switches to simulate automatically pressing buttons. After disassembling the controller I cleaned the circuit board with isopropyl alcohol and oiled the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PlByu1ftHdk) 2022-07-30T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements "Restoration & Upgrade of PlayStation with a Spider Nest Inside I will restore and upgrade this broken and yellowed PlayStation. The coinsole doesn't read discs which is very common and easily fixable issue with these old consoles. I also found something a spider nest from the inside. During the dissasembly I found the remains a of a spider and a spidernest. It's very common I find bugs inside these old devices I'm not sure why maybe they're dark and warm places I cleaned the parts with soap and then put them in my retrobrighting box. Here's my tutorial to the retrobrighting:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eMUpTVMqueY) 2022-07-23T11:04Z 2.8M followers, 4M engagements "Restoring Trench Art Lighter from WWI - Book Lighter Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING In this video I'll restore a trech art lighter shaped like a book from World War I. The lighter was handmade by someone during the war. It was not designed to have the wick and cotton replaced because it was soldered shut. I desoldered the triangle pieces of copper to remove the "hinge" and then I desoldered teh bottom of teh fuel tank to remove the cotton and old wick. I cleaned most of the oxidation" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pL08lGjsBYU) 2022-06-29T16:32Z 2.8M followers, 561K engagements "Subscriber Sent Me This Junk Nintendo DS Lite for Restoration Subscriber of mine asked me if I'd like to restore Nintendo DS Lite handheld received as part of a gaming console lot he bought. Naturally I said yes and he sent it to me. He was very kind to add some spare parts for me too so I can try to make some sort of FrankenNintendo. And just because some of you are probably curious the 3rd main board I didn't show much on the video had a power issue and there was lots of white glue on top of the chip responsible for powert management. The glue is hard to remove but likely that chip was" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GNxpctsMtus) 2022-06-13T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 10.3M engagements "1920's Cast Iron Mechanical Elephant Bank Restoration I will restore this rusty mechanical elephant bank made by Hubley. The mechanism is not working and it's missing a spring. I started by dissasembling the bank. The parts were cleaned from old paint and rust with laser cleaner I loaned fron W2M laser to learn more about that you can go to: https://w2m.fi/en/laser-cleaning/ The pieces inseide the bank were protected agains rusting with gun blue solution. Other pieces were painted. I created a tool to easily make a new spring from piano wire with just a hand drill to replace the missing" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WDZeT3-TW0Y) 2022-05-15T23:02Z 2.8M followers, 370.9K engagements "Space Invader Console Restoration with Broken Screen - Retro Console Restoration In this episode I will restore this Invader console made by Gakken. It's not working and the screen is broken and it needs a full restoration. I started by finding out why the console wasn't working. I don't have schematics for teh circuit board so it's much harder to try to figure out what's wrong. I first tried to replace the capacitors as they're parts that will break when they get old and it's a common issue with older electronics. Next I looked for any broken older joints. I found one and after fixing it the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aA22ib5tDfI) 2022-05-01T22:44Z 2.8M followers, 731.8K engagements "Restoring Cast Iron Pan Found from Dumpster I found this cast iron skillet from a dumpster and decided to restore it. It's very rusty and it's missing a handle so I need to make a new handle. Funnily enough it was the same dumpster I found the previous cast iron pan too. I started by cleaning all the burn stuff that was loose of first. It will be much nicer to laser clean when I don't have to burn those off with the laser. Next Iaser cleaned the pan. More info about the devices you can find from: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Next I sterilized the pan with isopropyl alcohol." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tlmC5NJiwoE) 2022-04-06T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements "I Restored This Junk PlayStation [--] That Won't Start - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this PlayStation [--] which won't start. PS2 is the best selling gaming console ever made only the GameBoy (all models included) has sold more units. Here's the T-shirt rest of my links are at the bottom of description: https://odd-tinkering-2.creator-spring.com/listing/new-gamestation-blueprintsproduct=387 When I tested the console I noticed it had the red power light on but when I tried to start the console it would only briefly flash green and nothing would happen. The red light indicated there's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mae4t36lOjw) 2022-03-18T22:02Z 2.8M followers, 5.4M engagements "1950's Air Compressor Restoration I will restore this vintage air compressor. It is a made for painting with an air brush. The compressor is a bit rusty has been damaged at some point probably by a fall and the bottom plate has cracked. It also came with an old motor for it which was not working well. It will be a useful tool in the future. Laser cleaner: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Related tutorials: Making metal plates: https://youtu.be/Ob2KWJwqRtw Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dt2sDvj8UIc) 2022-02-22T19:21Z 2.8M followers, 3.5M engagements "Restoring Arcade Controller for My Nintendo SNES - Console Restoration The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering01221 In this episode I restore a popular 3rd party arcade controller for the SNES. It's calles Super Advance and it was made by Asciiware. The all the buttons and switches are not working and the console has yellowed a little. I started the project with disassembly. Unlike Nintendo products this doesn't require any special screw drivers jsut a normal phillips head will be enough and even all the screws are the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QCZ91t7hwHU) 2022-01-28T20:54Z 2.8M followers, 828.3K engagements "Extremely Rusty 1940's Coca-Cola 6-pack Restoration I will restore this Coca-Cola [--] pack. It's very rusty and it's missing the handle It's likely made during WWII because usually these are made of aluminum but during the war aluminum was used for planes etc. and materials for these were changed to steel. I decided to not use laser for rust removal this time simply because I didn't want to miss opportunity to restore Coca-Cola item with Coke. I used sugar free version to avoind averything getting sticky. After [--] days in Coca-Cola lot of rust had fallen off and teh rest came off with metal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KFkmbzRqdV0) 2022-01-05T19:26Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements "I Restored This Yellowed & Broken SNES - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this broken and yellowed Super Nintedndo Entertainment System (SNES). This moden is the NTSC model for North America. The console is dirty yellowed and won't play games. I started with disassembly. The console has special Gamebit screws. Typical screw driver kits won't have a fitting tip and it needs to be bought separately. The console is easy to disassemble and it has only [--] types of screws inside. but it's important to keep track where each type is used. After disassembly I cleaned the parts with watery soap." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gazWN7LhVqE) 2021-12-19T04:38Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements "Large Lighter restoration with [--] Karat gold plating The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering09211 ---- In this episode I will restore this Large lighter made in occupied Japan by Reliance. The lighter is very oxidized and in need of a restoration. I also thought it looked worthy of gold plating so I wanted to practice that skjill on it. I used laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M to clean up the dirty and oxidized surfaces. You can find more about their lasers from here: https://w2m.fi/lang=en After cleaning the parts were" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YO9ezh92kYs) 2021-11-21T20:16Z 2.8M followers, 818.7K engagements "I Restored This Yellowed Joystick and Play New Games with it - Retro Gaming Restoration Register to World of Tanks now at: https://tanks.ly/3BCdurr use the code TANKMANIA and join the Battle In this episode I restore a yellowed retro joystick. The model is QuickShot Python [--]. The controller is yellowed and even though it was sold as working to me on ebay it turned out to be drifting to right. I started with opening the controller and noticed I need to desolder the the wires to get all the pieces apart. After desoldering I cleaned the parts in watery soap and put them into my retrobrighting" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sN3P-FN1Qdc) 2021-11-08T18:42Z 2.8M followers, 548.8K engagements "Junk PSP Restoration - Sony Playstation Portable [----] Sony (PSP) Playstation Portable [----] Restoration. In this video I will restore and repair the first version of Sony PSP. The console came to me as part of lot of old consoles. It's dirty the buttons are yellowed it makes a horrible noise when I try to play a game and the circle button need to be pressed really hard. Grid Frame Studio: https://shareasale.com/r.cfmb=1632954&u=2869871&m=101889&urllink=&afftrack= If you are interested in buying some the product you get a discount with code JSOT15 To remove the yellowing I use a technique" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=urZdEGDFpeg) 2021-10-09T00:56Z 2.8M followers, 7.9M engagements "Vintage Mining Lantern and Battery Restoration I restored this vintage mining lantern from East Germany DDR. It's very rusty and the battery is completely dead. I bought this awesome looking lantern couple months ago from a flea market. I started with disassembly. Interestingly the battery had leaked inside of the lantern but none of the liquid seemed to come out which was an excellent sign. all the seals were in good condition despite of the rust on the body. I used laser cleaning device from W2M laser. They lend me one of their devices whenever I need one. You can find more info about them" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2aXZfZ9cKfI) 2021-09-15T23:40Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements "Yellowed Xbox [---] Controller Restoration - Gaming Console Repair Restoring & repairing Xbox [---] controller that won't turn on and that is yellowed. I bought this controller as junk from Ebay. I started the restoration with disassembly. The shell is closed with safety torx screws which means normal torx bit won't fir them. To remove the trigger buttons I need to bend the plastic so I can't recommend that unless it is necessary even though the plastic is very well bending. I also removed the sticker with isopropyl alcohol so I can reapply it once I'm finished. After disassembly I cleaned the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JdvO7w7XzIw) 2021-07-31T22:15Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements "Restoration & Repair of Xbox [---] with Red Ring of Death Restoring and repairing Xbox [---] with red ring of death and stuck disc drive. I got this Xbox as part of broken console lot from Ebay with some Playstations. I started by checking the error code the console gives. Mine is [----] which is almost always related to a cold solder in CPU or GPU. The disc drive is also not working. I can hear it trying to open but I doesn't. To repair the red ring of death I used a heat gun. My heat gun is part of a soldering station but you can use a normal one also. Mine was set up to [---] degrees Celsius. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sqkOr1Avv74) 2021-07-05T23:39Z 2.8M followers, 18.2M engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Antique Ice Cream Maker Restoration I will restore this antique Ice Cream Maker made by Frost King and make ice cream with it. The machine is very rusty and the wood parts need some restoring. I removed the rust with laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M laser. If you're interested in the devices this is their page: https://w2m.fi/en/ If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any"
YouTube Link 2022-11-19T23:54Z 2.8M followers, 9M engagements
"I Restored This 2$ Ebay Junk Game Boy Color - Retro Console Restoration & Repair After a while of searching I was able to find bad enough Game Boy for my restoration videos only for $2. Usually I have to pay a little extra for the worst items. The console was sold as junk and for spares but pretty much everything except the speaker is broken. The mother board doesnt power on. The shell is badly yellowed. Stickers are in terrible condition and the screen is badly burned. I will try to restore this fully rather than use it as spares for easier projects because Id still have to fix most of the"
YouTube Link 2020-02-09T07:53Z 2.8M followers, 31M engagements
"Broken & Yellowed Nintendo GameCube Controller Restoration - Retro Console Repair How to repair and remove yellowing Nintendo GameCube controller. I will restore this controller which was sold me as junk on ebay. Gamecube restoration: https://youtu.be/2jQ9iJggkr4 My new Retrobrighting box video for removing yellowing: https://youtu.be/JX-RJM8MZpU Thank you for watching my video The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel."
YouTube Link 2021-05-10T04:08Z 2.8M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Restoring junk Xbox One S Controller - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this broken and dirty Xbox One S controller to match the console I repaired earlier. The contoroller has no power and is one of the dirtiest controllers I've seen. Here's my full tutorial to nickel plating: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=O3DCexCLoGQ&ab_channel=OddExperiments The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel."
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T23:04Z 2.8M followers, 477.8K engagements
"Restoring IBM Model M Keyboard with Destroyed Cable + USB mod In this video I'll restore the legendary IBM Model M keyboard. The plastic is yellowed and dirty and the cable is broken. I will retrobright the plastic and mod the keyboard by adding an easily replacable USB cable so it works for a new PC and the cable will be easy to replace. This is a non destructive mod so it will be very easy for anyone to reverse the process if they want it to have the original PS/2 style cable. I also show how to make a coiled cable like old keyboards used to have. Thanks for watchin as usual The bellow"
YouTube Link 2024-02-17T23:08Z 2.8M followers, 514K engagements
"Repairing My Laptop Before It Explodes I have a laptop with damaged swollen battery and I nee to repair it because using the laptop could cause the battery to start a fire. I will replace the battery and give the laptop a good cleaning so that I can keep using the laptop. Fixing cosmetic issues is not something I'm concerned in this project because the laptop won't be sitting on my desk all day but in my bags and in my shop so it will get more cosmetic damage and dirt very soon. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you"
YouTube Link 2025-04-13T14:06Z 2.8M followers, 226.7K engagements
"Subscriber Sent Me This Junk Nintendo DS Lite for Restoration Subscriber of mine asked me if I'd like to restore Nintendo DS Lite handheld received as part of a gaming console lot he bought. Naturally I said yes and he sent it to me. He was very kind to add some spare parts for me too so I can try to make some sort of FrankenNintendo. And just because some of you are probably curious the 3rd main board I didn't show much on the video had a power issue and there was lots of white glue on top of the chip responsible for powert management. The glue is hard to remove but likely that chip was"
YouTube Link 2022-06-13T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 10.3M engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed Junk Nintendo [--] - Retro N64 Console Restoration In this episode I will restore this Nintedo [--] (N64) which is very yellowed and doesn't show any picture on the TV. This model was originally transparent blue/white but now it's more transparen green/yellow. There seems to be also some damage from water or other liquid. To open the console I need a special tool usually called game bit. Such screws can be found in many Nintendo consoles. The N64 has a ton of different types of screws so it's especially important to make sure I know where they go once I'm putting it back"
YouTube Link 2020-10-26T15:41Z 2.8M followers, 9.1M engagements
"Rare Pistol Lighter Restoration - IMCO [----] Restoration of rusty gun shaped pistol lighter. I will restore this cool looking cigarette pistol lighter and make it work again. Huge thanks to W2M industries for always loaning me their laser cleaner if you are interested in buying one you can contact them from: https://w2m.fi/lang=en ABOUT THE LIGHTER: This lighter was manufactured by austrian manufacturer IMCO. It was made around the 1960's. The model of the lighter is [----] "gunlite". This is not a firearm but the design is inspired by a small pistol. I bought this lighter from ebay for $10"
YouTube Link 2021-05-23T00:13Z 2.8M followers, 4.6M engagements
"Restoration of Nintendo Switch with No Power - Console Repair In this video I will restore and repair a Nintedo Switch that won't turn on. The screen is also very scratched so I wil replace the digitizer too. The switch is already suprisingly old console and since it has already new version (OLED) available and swtich [--] is getting released soon it's about time I make a video about the original switch. I start by removing ton of screws. Nintendo is already using ton of different types of screws to bend the rules of right to repair. After removing the screws and gaining access to the mother"
YouTube Link 2024-07-15T14:32Z 2.8M followers, 2.6M engagements
"Vintage Mining Lantern and Battery Restoration I restored this vintage mining lantern from East Germany DDR. It's very rusty and the battery is completely dead. I bought this awesome looking lantern couple months ago from a flea market. I started with disassembly. Interestingly the battery had leaked inside of the lantern but none of the liquid seemed to come out which was an excellent sign. all the seals were in good condition despite of the rust on the body. I used laser cleaning device from W2M laser. They lend me one of their devices whenever I need one. You can find more info about them"
YouTube Link 2021-09-15T23:40Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Junk GameCube Restoration - Nintendo Console Repair I will restore this this Nintendo GameCube Console which won't work and is dirty and yellowed to brand new condition. Nintendo released GameCube released nearly [--] years ago to compete with Playstation [--] and Xbox. My new Retrobrighting box video for removing yellowing: https://youtu.be/JX-RJM8MZpU The GameCube starts but the disc won't spin it's usually not an issue with the motor itself but the laser just doesn't recognize the disc. This can usually be fixed by adjusting the laser as I do in the video or by replacing the laser if adjusting"
YouTube Link 2021-04-27T20:44Z 2.8M followers, 5.7M engagements
"Restoration of [---] Year Old Fire Extinguisher with Testing I restore this fire extinguisher from [----] and test it. The fire extinguisher has lots of damage it's oxidized the bottle on the inside is broken the hose is unusable and there are some dents. I've wanted to have one of these for a long time because the mechanism they use is so interesting. Also they look really nice. These type of extinquishers are called soda acid extinquishers. They use water that has soda in it and a small bottle of acid. When the extiguisher is flipped upside down the soda and acid mix generating CO2 that will"
YouTube Link 2023-03-04T21:09Z 2.8M followers, 771.9K engagements
"I Made a GameCube Gaming PC Start your no credit card required free trial today: https://www.backblaze.com/oddtinkering In this video I'm not restoring something but building a custom gaming PC inside a Nintedo Gamecube shell. Don't worry next video will be a usual restoration. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2024-07-27T18:38Z 2.8M followers, 361.7K engagements
"I Made My Own Frying Pan From Scratch Get your Bambu Lab Printer Here: https://tidd.ly/3Muj1f7 Frying pan and the drilling guide 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134110-frying-pan-for-mold-for-metal-casting#profileId-2311321 Sand Ramming tool 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134089-sand-ramming-tool-with-soft-tpu-handle#profileId-2311293 In this video I'm making a custom frying pan from some aluminum can clips and craft a beautiful epoxy and pinecone handle. I also cast a custom bronze ducktor as part of the handle. I hope you enjoy the video metal casting aluminium"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T15:15Z 2.8M followers, 216.4K engagements
"Yellowed Xbox [---] Controller Restoration - Gaming Console Repair Restoring & repairing Xbox [---] controller that won't turn on and that is yellowed. I bought this controller as junk from Ebay. I started the restoration with disassembly. The shell is closed with safety torx screws which means normal torx bit won't fir them. To remove the trigger buttons I need to bend the plastic so I can't recommend that unless it is necessary even though the plastic is very well bending. I also removed the sticker with isopropyl alcohol so I can reapply it once I'm finished. After disassembly I cleaned the"
YouTube Link 2021-07-31T22:15Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements
"Extremely Rusty 1940's Coca-Cola 6-pack Restoration I will restore this Coca-Cola [--] pack. It's very rusty and it's missing the handle It's likely made during WWII because usually these are made of aluminum but during the war aluminum was used for planes etc. and materials for these were changed to steel. I decided to not use laser for rust removal this time simply because I didn't want to miss opportunity to restore Coca-Cola item with Coke. I used sugar free version to avoind averything getting sticky. After [--] days in Coca-Cola lot of rust had fallen off and teh rest came off with metal"
YouTube Link 2022-01-05T19:26Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Restoring Arcade Controller for My Nintendo SNES - Console Restoration The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering01221 In this episode I restore a popular 3rd party arcade controller for the SNES. It's calles Super Advance and it was made by Asciiware. The all the buttons and switches are not working and the console has yellowed a little. I started the project with disassembly. Unlike Nintendo products this doesn't require any special screw drivers jsut a normal phillips head will be enough and even all the screws are the"
YouTube Link 2022-01-28T20:54Z 2.8M followers, 828.3K engagements
"I Restored Yellowed Nintendo [--] Controller with Broken Joystick - Console Restoration Install Raid for Free ✅ IOS: https://clik.cc/qTtvQ ✅ ANDROID: https://clik.cc/KALA6 ✅ PC: https://clik.cc/lsHG2 and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next [--] days In this video I will restore this Nintendo [--] controller for my restored N64. The controller is badly yellowed and very dirty from years of use. The joystick is badly damaged which makes it impossible to play with it. Unlike the console itself the controller is very easy to open and it can be done with regular screw driver."
YouTube Link 2020-10-28T14:02Z 2.8M followers, 2.9M engagements
"Restoring Playstation [--] Slim with No Power - Console Restoration & Repair I will restore this broken PS3 slim that has no power at all. I will also remove the yellowing and give the console a basic clean up. The console has no power at all fault like this is typically because of broken power source but in this case the issue is with main board. I started the project with disassembly. The console needs a special safety torx tip to open it. Link to my screwdriver set is at the bottom of this description. Next I used method called retrobrighting to remove the yellowing from the plastic parts."
YouTube Link 2023-07-29T23:34Z 2.8M followers, 2M engagements
"Restoring The Weirdest Xbox [---] Controller - Retro Console Restoration & Repair In this video I restore and repair this super weird joystick controller for Xbox [---]. It was made by Madcatz. I really like how it looks but quite honestly I have no idea how to use it for gaming it's not quite as practical as other joystick arcade controllers it's much harder to use because it seems to try to be both handheld and arcade joystick controller at the same time. How to remove yellowing from plastic (retrobright): https://www.youtube.com/watchapp=desktop&v=jdWRsjnVD3s&t=7s Retrobright box tutorial:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T15:50Z 2.8M followers, 287.9K engagements
"1950's Air Compressor Restoration I will restore this vintage air compressor. It is a made for painting with an air brush. The compressor is a bit rusty has been damaged at some point probably by a fall and the bottom plate has cracked. It also came with an old motor for it which was not working well. It will be a useful tool in the future. Laser cleaner: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Related tutorials: Making metal plates: https://youtu.be/Ob2KWJwqRtw Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for"
YouTube Link 2022-02-22T19:21Z 2.8M followers, 3.5M engagements
"I Restored and Upgraded This $2 Junk Original Gameboy - Console Restoration & Repair I've been wanting to modify the original Nintendo Gameboy so I decided to restore and repair one and do the modifications while I'm at it. The original Gameboy aka DMG-01 was released in North America 31th July [----] few days shy of [--] years HTe modification I will add to this console is a backlight and a bivert chip. Bivert chip inverts the colors. For some reason that gives better contrast for the screen I'll also invert the colors again to get normal colors instead of inverted colors. The Gameboy got power"
YouTube Link 2020-07-27T14:09Z 2.8M followers, 10.3M engagements
"Restoring Japanese Hibatchi Grill - Cast Iron Restoration In this video I will restore this vintage Japanese cast iron grill. The grill is rusty and dirty so I will sandblast it and season the cast iron. I also need to make a new wooden handle for the grill. I've been searching for one of these grills for a long time becasue I think they look awesome and it's also practival when I don't have a lot of food to cook. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other)"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T14:39Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Restoring Broken Nintendo Wii Controllers - Console Restoration I bought this pair of broken Nintendo Wii controllers to repair them. The Wii remote doesn't turn on and the button on the nunchuck controller are not working. Upon closer examination it turn out the Wiimote has corrosion and the battery contact has become loose. I assume old batteries were left in the controller and they leaked. The acid then caused the corrosion. The battery contact was re-plated with nickel and soldered back on. Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ The nunchuck was much easier to fix. The"
YouTube Link 2023-01-25T14:10Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Restoring Junk Xbox One S - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox One S. The disc drive is not working and it has been covered in some mystery goo. There's also a ton of dust inside so a complete cleaning and repair of the disc drive is needed. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/"
YouTube Link 2024-10-13T15:47Z 2.8M followers, 2.7M engagements
"Subscriber sent me this car battery charger for restoration I received this vintage car battery charger/ power source from a subscriber to restore it. It doesn't work and electricity has melted some of the parts. I will make new parts and repair and restore the machine. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T00:31Z 2.8M followers, 356.6K engagements
"Restoring a Rare Pokemon Mini - Console Restoration https://wtplay.link/oddtinkering Download War Thunder for FREE and get your bonus In this video I will restore a Pokemon mini handheld console. This unit doesn't turn on and it's quite yellowed. I removed the yellowing with retrobrighting here's my tutorial to for that: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=baUs33Cz4V4cCjVZ Next I cleaned all the corrosion from the board which fixed the issue with turning on. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without"
YouTube Link 2023-12-14T17:50Z 2.8M followers, 573.2K engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed & Broken PSone - Retro Playstation Console Restoration I will restore this PSone console. It is an updated version of the original Playstation. It was released almost exactly [--] years ago. The console is very yellow and and dirty. And it won't read the discs. It gives no picture out which it should do when the there is an issue with reading the disc only. My tutorial for removing yellowing: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jdWRsjnVD3s --------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find my new playstation and ducktorinspired T-shirts here:"
YouTube Link 2020-06-06T19:17Z 2.8M followers, 27.4M engagements
"I restored this $7 Junk Playstation [--] Slim - Retro Console Restoration & Repair In this episode I restore a Playstation [--] (PS2) slim which I got for $7 as part of a junk lot of consoles. Low end price for working device is typically around $50. Black consoles can be cheaper because there are more of them available. As a bonus I got a free game DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi it's quite common game and even in good condition not very valuable. But it's a nice addition to my collection here is a link to my video of repairing the disc: https://youtu.be/TNV7mDfWuWI I started the restoration by testing the"
YouTube Link 2021-01-07T07:29Z 2.8M followers, 21.7M engagements
"111 Years Old Antique Toaster Restoration In this video I will be restoring a toaster that's [---] years old that's right as old as Bilbo Baggins coincidence I don't think so. Anyways The toaster is rusty banged up but incredibly it still works. I will replace the heating element because it's damaged and might possibly have asbestos like many old things that are fire/heat resistant. I want the heating element to be in good condition because the whole body is made of metal and it doesn't even have on/off switch and overall it's rather dangerous design by modern standards. It's very important the"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T18:27Z 2.8M followers, 408.9K engagements
"I Restored This Destroyed Gameboy Advance SP - Retro Nintendo Console Restoration In this video I will restore a Gameboy Advance SP. by Nintendo. The console is broken in half and it won't charge. Also the screen cable has been damaged and the screen need to be replaced. Gameboy Advance SP was finally the Gameboy everybody had been waiting for it had illuminated color screen and battery. The screen was a huge upgrade from to the Gameboy advance which always needed good lighting to play it. Get your own GBA here (not the one on the video): https://amzn.to/3bF0Ezb To open the console I needed"
YouTube Link 2021-03-11T21:17Z 2.8M followers, 3.1M engagements
"1950's Big Beam Flashlight Restoration Thanks to EcoFlow for sponsoring this video Visit EcoFlows site at https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 to check out Delta [--] EcoFlow Website : https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 EcoFlow Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QXXWXL Please use the 9E88NJGJ coupon code for 5% discount on your DELTA II(2) until October 16th on both platforms. You will also get a free waterproof bag if you order before 22nd September. In this video I restore a 1950's Big Beam flashlight. The Flashlight is rusty and the"
YouTube Link 2022-09-16T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Restoring Flooded Atari [----] - Retro Console Restoration ASMR I will be restoring this Atari [----] console. There are issues with the image. This model is knows as "light sixer" it's not the very first version of the console but still has the wood panel in front. Making the ultrasonic cleaner: https://youtu.be/2qOmP9x-9g8 Thanks for watching I hopy you enjoyed the video The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel."
YouTube Link 2022-10-16T19:35Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements
"Restoring the Original Xbox - Retro Console Restoration & Repair Restoring the original Xbox. In this episode I will restore this old Xbox. The console is very dusty and it has some problems but nothing beyond restoration. The disc drive is stuck and it won't save the time and date if it's unplugged. Both are common problems with the Xbox and pretty easy to repair. This unit has been unused for along time and it also needs to be cleaned from all the dust on the inside and outside. I wanted to publish this episode right before Christmas have got this gaming console for Christmas almost 20"
YouTube Link 2019-12-22T01:07Z 2.8M followers, 8.9M engagements
"1906 Automatic Pencil Sharpener Restoration I will restore an antique US automatic pencil sharpener. It was patented in [----]. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to turn the pen automatically. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. Laser engraving machine: https://www.wiselylaser.com/ The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an"
YouTube Link 2023-10-29T00:11Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements
"$10 Atari [----] Jr. Ebay Junk Restoration and Modification I bought this broken Atari [----] Jr. from ebay for $10 (actually [--] for $30) and I will restore it and add a composite AV mod for better image quality. See the comparison of original and mod in the end. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-17T18:24Z 2.8M followers, 508.8K engagements
"I Restored This Junk PlayStation [--] That Won't Start - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this PlayStation [--] which won't start. PS2 is the best selling gaming console ever made only the GameBoy (all models included) has sold more units. Here's the T-shirt rest of my links are at the bottom of description: https://odd-tinkering-2.creator-spring.com/listing/new-gamestation-blueprintsproduct=387 When I tested the console I noticed it had the red power light on but when I tried to start the console it would only briefly flash green and nothing would happen. The red light indicated there's"
YouTube Link 2022-03-18T22:02Z 2.8M followers, 5.4M engagements
"Restoring Rare Gameboy Color Pokemon Limited Edition In this video I will restore a limited edition Pokemon Gameboy Color. The console is not turning on and all of the buttons are not working. Gameboy Color schematics and other information: https://wiki.console5.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Color#CGB-CPU-03 The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2024-05-19T15:36Z 2.8M followers, 998.8K engagements
"Restoring the original PlayStation (PS1) - Vintage Console restoration & repair I wanted to restore a PlayStation [--] for my next console restoration / repair. I got this forgotten Playstation from person who told me it started having issues and then it was stored in a shed collecting dirt and dust but hopefully not rust. This time I didn't dare to test it before cleaning the worst dirt off because ti could cause it to short of maybe scratch my games as they are spinning in the drive. however I was full of hope as from what I understood and the owner remembered this could be a simple fix. After"
YouTube Link 2019-10-12T16:30Z 2.8M followers, 12.1M engagements
"I Restored This $5 Junk Nintendo Wii - Console Restoration & Repair I bought this Nintendo Wii as part of a bigger lot [--] Wii's for $50 to restore and repair them. It's however not working. It turns on but nothing shows up on the screen and the disc drive makes a horrible noise. First I disassembled the console. I found the Wii had taken some sort of a hit and the leg of the disc drive had broken. I also found the WiFi module had become loose and was causing the issue with no signal. Wii need both WiFi and Bluetooth module connected to start properly. After connecting the module I was able to"
YouTube Link 2022-12-31T10:56Z 2.8M followers, 5M engagements
"Rusty 1940's Bicycle Dynamo Lamp Restoration Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video. Click here https://opr.as/Opera-browser-oddtinkering to upgrade your browser for FREE In this video I'm restoring a vintage dynamo powered bicycle lamp. It's very rusty and has a hole in it. I repaired the hole probably in the hardest and most overcomplicated way but I have a better welder ordered already for jobs like this. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you"
YouTube Link 2025-06-19T14:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed & Broken SNES - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this broken and yellowed Super Nintedndo Entertainment System (SNES). This moden is the NTSC model for North America. The console is dirty yellowed and won't play games. I started with disassembly. The console has special Gamebit screws. Typical screw driver kits won't have a fitting tip and it needs to be bought separately. The console is easy to disassemble and it has only [--] types of screws inside. but it's important to keep track where each type is used. After disassembly I cleaned the parts with watery soap."
YouTube Link 2021-12-19T04:38Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Restoring the original gameboy - Retroration project In this weeks project I will restore the original Nintendo Gameboy. As a 90s kid I thought it would be cool to restore a Gameboy. Or should I say retrore. I bought this one from Japan. Its obviously dirty but its also very yellow no rust this time. With this rust would be very bad. However the screen is broken and it is missing a lot of vertical lines. Otherwise it seems to be fine. I had some issues with turning it on when I tested it but after I got it on Ive had no trouble. The batteries I used were probably dead. Its also missing the"
YouTube Link 2019-04-07T17:34Z 2.8M followers, 5.5M engagements
"Restoration & Repair of Xbox [---] with Red Ring of Death Restoring and repairing Xbox [---] with red ring of death and stuck disc drive. I got this Xbox as part of broken console lot from Ebay with some Playstations. I started by checking the error code the console gives. Mine is [----] which is almost always related to a cold solder in CPU or GPU. The disc drive is also not working. I can hear it trying to open but I doesn't. To repair the red ring of death I used a heat gun. My heat gun is part of a soldering station but you can use a normal one also. Mine was set up to [---] degrees Celsius. The"
YouTube Link 2021-07-05T23:39Z 2.8M followers, 18.2M engagements
"I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue Retro Console Repair I found this ruined Gameboy Advance for $5 it was sold as junk and it doesn't work. It is extremely yellow. The original color was transparent light blue called Glacier. This sort of projects are always interesting as I never know if the console has been completely destroyed on the inside or if it has only a small issue. Check out also my Gameboy t-shirt design I will remove it from the store at the end of March: https://teespring.com/dmg-01-gameboy-blueprint-by-otpid=387&cid=101865 I started the restoration"
YouTube Link 2020-03-21T11:46Z 2.8M followers, 8.5M engagements
"Junk PSP Restoration - Sony Playstation Portable [----] Sony (PSP) Playstation Portable [----] Restoration. In this video I will restore and repair the first version of Sony PSP. The console came to me as part of lot of old consoles. It's dirty the buttons are yellowed it makes a horrible noise when I try to play a game and the circle button need to be pressed really hard. Grid Frame Studio: https://shareasale.com/r.cfmb=1632954&u=2869871&m=101889&urllink=&afftrack= If you are interested in buying some the product you get a discount with code JSOT15 To remove the yellowing I use a technique"
YouTube Link 2021-10-09T00:56Z 2.8M followers, 7.9M engagements
"Antique World War I Monocular Restoration - Carl Zeiss Jena This week I restored this World War I monocular used by the Germans and made by Carl Zeiss. Its a pleasure to restore such a high quality piece of optics. There is a lot of dust and dirt inside so you can barely see anything through the lens. The surface needs some restoration as well. I decided to leave the eye piece assembled because it was constructed so that I would have had to damage it to disassemble and I wasnt sure I could put it back together as well as it was. Also I didnt see any major dirt or other reason inside to give"
YouTube Link 2020-01-05T14:28Z 2.8M followers, 2.2M engagements
"I restored this rusty $1 can opener to find out Its worth MUCH more I got this ancient looking can opener for just [--] to restore it. While restoring it I found out it was not a worthless vintage item like I thought The can opener is pretty rusty and the old paint is partially gone. Also the wooden part is pretty bad looking and there is a bit of mold on it. Sometimes looking for items to restore I make similar finds which I could flip fast for good profit. My typical projects are so laborious and require me to buy expensive parts so they are not usually good for making profit. So far Ive kept"
YouTube Link 2020-01-26T04:58Z 2.8M followers, 4.7M engagements
"Antique Jet Flame Lighter Restoration I got my hands on this old Beattie jet lighter. It was specifically designed for pipe smoking. It has a second wick in horizontal pipe which creates pressure and a jet flame when heated. These are rare and collectible lighters. After the disassembly I cleaned the parts well and used rust remover to get rid of any oxidation. Then the parts were polished with metal polish compound and a buffing wheel. Next the parts were plated using an electroless plating method which has several advantages over electroplating but the process is much more complicated and"
YouTube Link 2020-08-08T13:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.6M engagements
"Old Axe Restoration and Customization I got this old rusty axe head which I wanted to restore and do a viking style modification to it. This project was a little different from my usual videos but it was a lot of fun becasue I got to practice using leather crafting to make the leather sheath and using the laser engraver with my own designs. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and"
YouTube Link 2024-06-02T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 434.1K engagements
"1943 British Air Force Foot Pump Restoration I will restore this Kismet Master foot pump manufactured for R.A.F. in [----]. These were used on RAF aerodromes for vehicle maintenance according to some sources also for pressurising the pneumatic systems of Spitfires and Hurricanes during ground maintenance. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making these videos."
YouTube Link 2024-06-22T22:51Z 2.8M followers, 251.1K engagements
"1940's Rusty Bread Slicer Restoration I will restore a rusty vintage bread slicer made by Raadvad in 1940's in Denmark. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to set the bread slice tickness. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making"
YouTube Link 2024-01-21T09:31Z 2.8M followers, 527.8K engagements
"Restoring [----] R2-D2 Radio Controlled Robot - Star Wars Toy Restoration Restoration of a R2-D2 rc toy from [----]. I will restore and repair this droid to the shape it was long time ago in a galaxy far far away. The toy has some cosmetic issues teh dome has lost it's shine and plastic has yeellowed but also some technical issues. It's only making the sounds not moving and the controller is not working perfectly. I started by fixing the controller. It was an easy fix since the contacts just needed to be cleaned. After I got the controller working the toy itself was still only making sounds and"
YouTube Link 2023-05-14T19:48Z 2.8M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Atari [----] Shell Repair Check out the full restoration video"
YouTube Link 2022-10-27T15:27Z 2.8M followers, 131.4K engagements
"1920's Cast Iron Mechanical Elephant Bank Restoration I will restore this rusty mechanical elephant bank made by Hubley. The mechanism is not working and it's missing a spring. I started by dissasembling the bank. The parts were cleaned from old paint and rust with laser cleaner I loaned fron W2M laser to learn more about that you can go to: https://w2m.fi/en/laser-cleaning/ The pieces inseide the bank were protected agains rusting with gun blue solution. Other pieces were painted. I created a tool to easily make a new spring from piano wire with just a hand drill to replace the missing"
YouTube Link 2022-05-15T23:02Z 2.8M followers, 370.9K engagements
"Large Lighter restoration with [--] Karat gold plating The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering09211 ---- In this episode I will restore this Large lighter made in occupied Japan by Reliance. The lighter is very oxidized and in need of a restoration. I also thought it looked worthy of gold plating so I wanted to practice that skjill on it. I used laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M to clean up the dirty and oxidized surfaces. You can find more about their lasers from here: https://w2m.fi/lang=en After cleaning the parts were"
YouTube Link 2021-11-21T20:16Z 2.8M followers, 818.7K engagements
"Space Invader Console Restoration with Broken Screen - Retro Console Restoration In this episode I will restore this Invader console made by Gakken. It's not working and the screen is broken and it needs a full restoration. I started by finding out why the console wasn't working. I don't have schematics for teh circuit board so it's much harder to try to figure out what's wrong. I first tried to replace the capacitors as they're parts that will break when they get old and it's a common issue with older electronics. Next I looked for any broken older joints. I found one and after fixing it the"
YouTube Link 2022-05-01T22:44Z 2.8M followers, 731.8K engagements
"Zippo lighter restoration - US Army lighter brought back to life I will restore this Zippo lighter someone had found from the ground. It was most likely lost by an US army man years ago but I dont think it has been in any war. The lighter is very oxidized and most of the old plating is gone. The insert is in much better condition but it also need a little restoration. Luckily the hinge is not broken so I dont have to repair it. That is not easy. I started the restoration with disassembly. The lighter doesnt have many parts so this was easy to do. I used a miniature propane torch to loosen the"
YouTube Link 2020-02-23T05:14Z 2.8M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Restoring Trench Art Lighter from WWI - Book Lighter Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING In this video I'll restore a trech art lighter shaped like a book from World War I. The lighter was handmade by someone during the war. It was not designed to have the wick and cotton replaced because it was soldered shut. I desoldered the triangle pieces of copper to remove the "hinge" and then I desoldered teh bottom of teh fuel tank to remove the cotton and old wick. I cleaned most of the oxidation"
YouTube Link 2022-06-29T16:32Z 2.8M followers, 561K engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed Joystick and Play New Games with it - Retro Gaming Restoration Register to World of Tanks now at: https://tanks.ly/3BCdurr use the code TANKMANIA and join the Battle In this episode I restore a yellowed retro joystick. The model is QuickShot Python [--]. The controller is yellowed and even though it was sold as working to me on ebay it turned out to be drifting to right. I started with opening the controller and noticed I need to desolder the the wires to get all the pieces apart. After desoldering I cleaned the parts in watery soap and put them into my retrobrighting"
YouTube Link 2021-11-08T18:42Z 2.8M followers, 548.8K engagements
"Restoring Cast Iron Pan Found from Dumpster I found this cast iron skillet from a dumpster and decided to restore it. It's very rusty and it's missing a handle so I need to make a new handle. Funnily enough it was the same dumpster I found the previous cast iron pan too. I started by cleaning all the burn stuff that was loose of first. It will be much nicer to laser clean when I don't have to burn those off with the laser. Next Iaser cleaned the pan. More info about the devices you can find from: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Next I sterilized the pan with isopropyl alcohol."
YouTube Link 2022-04-06T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements
"I Restored $5 Destroyed iPhone 4S Back to Brand New - Phone Restoration & Repair I bought this iPhone 4S from ebay to restore it. I havent worked much with such new tech or phones so this was an interesting and challenging restoration. It has only a broken screen and power button which turned out to be quite simple fix and easy to troubleshoot. I will replace the screen and the power button / light sensor cable. I also changed the color of the iPhone to black because I like how it looks especially with the brushed steel. This project was mostly just a disassembly quick cleanup with isopropyl"
YouTube Link 2020-03-29T01:34Z 2.8M followers, 2.5M engagements
"Restoration & Upgrade of PlayStation with a Spider Nest Inside I will restore and upgrade this broken and yellowed PlayStation. The coinsole doesn't read discs which is very common and easily fixable issue with these old consoles. I also found something a spider nest from the inside. During the dissasembly I found the remains a of a spider and a spidernest. It's very common I find bugs inside these old devices I'm not sure why maybe they're dark and warm places I cleaned the parts with soap and then put them in my retrobrighting box. Here's my tutorial to the retrobrighting:"
YouTube Link 2022-07-23T11:04Z 2.8M followers, 4M engagements
"Sega Mega Drive [--] Restoration - I got scammed In this video I'll restore what was sold to me as Sega Mega Drive [--] aka Sega Genesis [--] but turned out to be something else. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/odd-tinkering-2 Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-16T21:55Z 2.8M followers, 446.7K engagements
"Restoring Very Rusty Japanese Kitchen Knife Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I in this episode I will restore a Japanese kitchen knife with a lot of rust. Rust has eaten a lot of the steel away. Also the handle was not in good shape and the wood had split. I started by removing the handle. I used block of wood to hammer it off the knife. I removed most of the rust with a laser rus remover that was loaned to me by W2M laser: https://w2m.fi/en/ Next I made jig to help me grind the bevel of the knife"
YouTube Link 2022-08-30T18:44Z 2.8M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Restoring Arcade Joystick for My Original PlayStation - Retro Console Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I will restore this Arcade Joystick for my PlayStation that I restored and upgraded recently. The controller is quite yellow ans the joystick sometimes gets stuck. The controller was made by Asciiware in the 90's. And it has extra switches to simulate automatically pressing buttons. After disassembling the controller I cleaned the circuit board with isopropyl alcohol and oiled the"
YouTube Link 2022-07-30T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Broken Playstation [--] Controller Restoration & Repair I bought this broken Playstation [--] controller to restore it. The controller presses the buttons by itself additionally the battery is dead and the controller is quite dirty and yellowed. After I disassembled the controller I cleaned all the plastics and put the yellowed parts in my retrobrighting box. Retrobrighting is a chemical process that removes the yellowing from the plastic. Here is my tutorial to the process: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=1sYbS4LRXoc4JyH7 And my tutorial to making the box:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-26T23:47Z 2.8M followers, 607.9K engagements
"Restoring This Junk Xbox 360E - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox 360E which I bought as junk. It won't read the discs and the HDMI port is damaged and needs to be replaced. As usual there was also a lot of dust inside. Xbox 360E was the last variation of the Xbox [---] console this specific model is blue special edition usually they were black. My full scratched disc repair tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TNV7mDfWuWI The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 529.3K engagements
"Beaten up U.S. Army lensatic compass restoration - Restoring militaria I restored this old U.S. Army lensatic tritium compass which is very worn and the lenses are so dirty and scratched it is a bit hard to see through. The magnifying glass was completely impossible to use. It is also missing the lanyard. This is a quite simple restoration and service project. I started the project with a disassembly. I had to drill out the rivet from one of the other hinge had a spring pin which I hammered out. Other than that the whole compass was held together with [--] screws and a sort of a lock ring (I"
YouTube Link 2020-07-14T19:00Z 2.8M followers, 605.6K engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed Keyboard for My Home Office - Retro Tech Restoration Since everyone including me are working at home offices now I decided to restore this yellowed retro KeyTronic keyboard. Its quite yellow and dirty one of the keys even got stuck when I tested if the keys move properly. I will also connect it to modern laptop with only USB connectors. The original color of the keyboard is beige so it will have slight yellowness to it anyways but you will see the difference in the end. This model is an ergonomic keyboard. You can tell it by the curved base for the keys. The keyboard"
YouTube Link 2020-05-03T20:34Z 2.8M followers, 12.2M engagements
"I Restored And Repaired This Antique Ship Compass Get an extra $5 bonus when you take your first survey Click here to get started now: https://www.influencerlink.org/SH1rl Thanks Swagbucks for sponsoring - Restoring Antique Ship Compass. I restored this old ship compass. The compass was not working because there was no fluid in it and it was very dirty and patinated. Also the paint was in bad condition and some of the screws needed to be replaced. Only issue I encountered during the disassembly was the empty bottom piece being stuck so I had to use a hammer and a screw driver to release it. I"
YouTube Link 2020-03-13T16:06Z 2.8M followers, 2.4M engagements
"Restoring Old Rusty Table Fan with Laser Cleaning In this episode I will restore this rusty vintage fan. The fan has lots of rust and all of the wiring needs to be replaced. This project was lot of work because there were so many phases in the work. After disassembly I started by removing the rust and paint with Laser Cleaner. The device wan loaned to me by W2M (https://w2m.fi/lang=en). Here is their demo video (https://www.youtube.com/watchv=CkTA7xWR0XI&t=182s&ab_channel=W2MLaser). For the safety guard I used electrolysis for which I've made this tutorial: https://youtu.be/SYMsGTKFaas For"
YouTube Link 2021-02-20T07:24Z 2.7M followers, 2.3M engagements
"Yellowed Nintendo NES restoration and repair. What's inside this one Restoring the original Gameboy got me really interested in restoring and repairing more of these old gaming consoles like this Nintendo NES along side with the knives tools etc. I might move into other old electronics as well. I havent really done much this type of work ever but with every project I learn and get better. For the disassembly I used a Phillips screwdriver except for the screws on the top half of the shell. Those had a weird type of screw that could still be opened with a flathead. There was a pit in the middle"
YouTube Link 2019-07-06T17:45Z 2.8M followers, 2.6M engagements
"I Made My Own Frying Pan From Scratch Get your Bambu Lab Printer Here: https://tidd.ly/3Muj1f7 Frying pan and the drilling guide 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134110-frying-pan-for-mold-for-metal-casting#profileId-2311321 Sand Ramming tool 3D model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2134089-sand-ramming-tool-with-soft-tpu-handle#profileId-2311293 In this video I'm making a custom frying pan from some aluminum can clips and craft a beautiful epoxy and pinecone handle. I also cast a custom bronze ducktor as part of the handle. I hope you enjoy the video metal casting aluminium"
YouTube Link 2025-12-19T15:15Z 2.8M followers, 216.4K engagements
"111 Years Old Antique Toaster Restoration In this video I will be restoring a toaster that's [---] years old that's right as old as Bilbo Baggins coincidence I don't think so. Anyways The toaster is rusty banged up but incredibly it still works. I will replace the heating element because it's damaged and might possibly have asbestos like many old things that are fire/heat resistant. I want the heating element to be in good condition because the whole body is made of metal and it doesn't even have on/off switch and overall it's rather dangerous design by modern standards. It's very important the"
YouTube Link 2025-09-27T18:27Z 2.8M followers, 408.9K engagements
"Restoring The Weirdest Xbox [---] Controller - Retro Console Restoration & Repair In this video I restore and repair this super weird joystick controller for Xbox [---]. It was made by Madcatz. I really like how it looks but quite honestly I have no idea how to use it for gaming it's not quite as practical as other joystick arcade controllers it's much harder to use because it seems to try to be both handheld and arcade joystick controller at the same time. How to remove yellowing from plastic (retrobright): https://www.youtube.com/watchapp=desktop&v=jdWRsjnVD3s&t=7s Retrobright box tutorial:"
YouTube Link 2025-08-23T15:50Z 2.8M followers, 287.9K engagements
"Restoring This Junk Xbox 360E - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox 360E which I bought as junk. It won't read the discs and the HDMI port is damaged and needs to be replaced. As usual there was also a lot of dust inside. Xbox 360E was the last variation of the Xbox [---] console this specific model is blue special edition usually they were black. My full scratched disc repair tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=TNV7mDfWuWI The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 529.3K engagements
"Rusty 1940's Bicycle Dynamo Lamp Restoration Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video. Click here https://opr.as/Opera-browser-oddtinkering to upgrade your browser for FREE In this video I'm restoring a vintage dynamo powered bicycle lamp. It's very rusty and has a hole in it. I repaired the hole probably in the hardest and most overcomplicated way but I have a better welder ordered already for jobs like this. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you"
YouTube Link 2025-06-19T14:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Repairing My Laptop Before It Explodes I have a laptop with damaged swollen battery and I nee to repair it because using the laptop could cause the battery to start a fire. I will replace the battery and give the laptop a good cleaning so that I can keep using the laptop. Fixing cosmetic issues is not something I'm concerned in this project because the laptop won't be sitting on my desk all day but in my bags and in my shop so it will get more cosmetic damage and dirt very soon. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you"
YouTube Link 2025-04-13T14:06Z 2.8M followers, 226.7K engagements
"Sega Mega Drive [--] Restoration - I got scammed In this video I'll restore what was sold to me as Sega Mega Drive [--] aka Sega Genesis [--] but turned out to be something else. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts: teespring.com/stores/odd-tinkering-2 Support me on Patreon:"
YouTube Link 2025-02-16T21:55Z 2.8M followers, 446.7K engagements
"Subscriber sent me this car battery charger for restoration I received this vintage car battery charger/ power source from a subscriber to restore it. It doesn't work and electricity has melted some of the parts. I will make new parts and repair and restore the machine. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T00:31Z 2.8M followers, 356.6K engagements
"Restoring junk Xbox One S Controller - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this broken and dirty Xbox One S controller to match the console I repaired earlier. The contoroller has no power and is one of the dirtiest controllers I've seen. Here's my full tutorial to nickel plating: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=O3DCexCLoGQ&ab_channel=OddExperiments The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel."
YouTube Link 2024-11-16T23:04Z 2.8M followers, 477.8K engagements
"Restoring Junk Xbox One S - Console Restoration In this video I will restore this Xbox One S. The disc drive is not working and it has been covered in some mystery goo. There's also a ton of dust inside so a complete cleaning and repair of the disc drive is needed. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/"
YouTube Link 2024-10-13T15:47Z 2.8M followers, 2.7M engagements
"Restoring Japanese Hibatchi Grill - Cast Iron Restoration In this video I will restore this vintage Japanese cast iron grill. The grill is rusty and dirty so I will sandblast it and season the cast iron. I also need to make a new wooden handle for the grill. I've been searching for one of these grills for a long time becasue I think they look awesome and it's also practival when I don't have a lot of food to cook. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for watching The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other)"
YouTube Link 2024-09-14T14:39Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"I Made a GameCube Gaming PC Start your no credit card required free trial today: https://www.backblaze.com/oddtinkering In this video I'm not restoring something but building a custom gaming PC inside a Nintedo Gamecube shell. Don't worry next video will be a usual restoration. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2024-07-27T18:38Z 2.8M followers, 361.7K engagements
"Restoration of Nintendo Switch with No Power - Console Repair In this video I will restore and repair a Nintedo Switch that won't turn on. The screen is also very scratched so I wil replace the digitizer too. The switch is already suprisingly old console and since it has already new version (OLED) available and swtich [--] is getting released soon it's about time I make a video about the original switch. I start by removing ton of screws. Nintendo is already using ton of different types of screws to bend the rules of right to repair. After removing the screws and gaining access to the mother"
YouTube Link 2024-07-15T14:32Z 2.8M followers, 2.6M engagements
"1943 British Air Force Foot Pump Restoration I will restore this Kismet Master foot pump manufactured for R.A.F. in [----]. These were used on RAF aerodromes for vehicle maintenance according to some sources also for pressurising the pneumatic systems of Spitfires and Hurricanes during ground maintenance. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making these videos."
YouTube Link 2024-06-22T22:51Z 2.8M followers, 251.1K engagements
"Old Axe Restoration and Customization I got this old rusty axe head which I wanted to restore and do a viking style modification to it. This project was a little different from my usual videos but it was a lot of fun becasue I got to practice using leather crafting to make the leather sheath and using the laser engraver with my own designs. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and"
YouTube Link 2024-06-02T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 434.1K engagements
"Restoring Rare Gameboy Color Pokemon Limited Edition In this video I will restore a limited edition Pokemon Gameboy Color. The console is not turning on and all of the buttons are not working. Gameboy Color schematics and other information: https://wiki.console5.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Color#CGB-CPU-03 The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram:"
YouTube Link 2024-05-19T15:36Z 2.8M followers, 998.8K engagements
"$10 Atari [----] Jr. Ebay Junk Restoration and Modification I bought this broken Atari [----] Jr. from ebay for $10 (actually [--] for $30) and I will restore it and add a composite AV mod for better image quality. See the comparison of original and mod in the end. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ T-Shirts:"
YouTube Link 2024-03-17T18:24Z 2.8M followers, 508.8K engagements
"Restoring IBM Model M Keyboard with Destroyed Cable + USB mod In this video I'll restore the legendary IBM Model M keyboard. The plastic is yellowed and dirty and the cable is broken. I will retrobright the plastic and mod the keyboard by adding an easily replacable USB cable so it works for a new PC and the cable will be easy to replace. This is a non destructive mod so it will be very easy for anyone to reverse the process if they want it to have the original PS/2 style cable. I also show how to make a coiled cable like old keyboards used to have. Thanks for watchin as usual The bellow"
YouTube Link 2024-02-17T23:08Z 2.8M followers, 514K engagements
"1940's Rusty Bread Slicer Restoration I will restore a rusty vintage bread slicer made by Raadvad in 1940's in Denmark. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to set the bread slice tickness. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an easy way to support this channel and allow me to keep making"
YouTube Link 2024-01-21T09:31Z 2.8M followers, 527.8K engagements
"Restoring a Rare Pokemon Mini - Console Restoration https://wtplay.link/oddtinkering Download War Thunder for FREE and get your bonus In this video I will restore a Pokemon mini handheld console. This unit doesn't turn on and it's quite yellowed. I removed the yellowing with retrobrighting here's my tutorial to for that: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=baUs33Cz4V4cCjVZ Next I cleaned all the corrosion from the board which fixed the issue with turning on. The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without"
YouTube Link 2023-12-14T17:50Z 2.8M followers, 573.2K engagements
"1906 Automatic Pencil Sharpener Restoration I will restore an antique US automatic pencil sharpener. It was patented in [----]. It's rusty and missing a lot of it's parts including the mechanism to turn the pen automatically. Laser cleaning machine: https://w2m.fi If If you contact them let them know where you found them. Laser engraving machine: https://www.wiselylaser.com/ The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any extra. This is an"
YouTube Link 2023-10-29T00:11Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements
"Broken Playstation [--] Controller Restoration & Repair I bought this broken Playstation [--] controller to restore it. The controller presses the buttons by itself additionally the battery is dead and the controller is quite dirty and yellowed. After I disassembled the controller I cleaned all the plastics and put the yellowed parts in my retrobrighting box. Retrobrighting is a chemical process that removes the yellowing from the plastic. Here is my tutorial to the process: https://youtu.be/jdWRsjnVD3ssi=1sYbS4LRXoc4JyH7 And my tutorial to making the box:"
YouTube Link 2023-08-26T23:47Z 2.8M followers, 607.9K engagements
"Restoring Playstation [--] Slim with No Power - Console Restoration & Repair I will restore this broken PS3 slim that has no power at all. I will also remove the yellowing and give the console a basic clean up. The console has no power at all fault like this is typically because of broken power source but in this case the issue is with main board. I started the project with disassembly. The console needs a special safety torx tip to open it. Link to my screwdriver set is at the bottom of this description. Next I used method called retrobrighting to remove the yellowing from the plastic parts."
YouTube Link 2023-07-29T23:34Z 2.8M followers, 2M engagements
"Restoring [----] R2-D2 Radio Controlled Robot - Star Wars Toy Restoration Restoration of a R2-D2 rc toy from [----]. I will restore and repair this droid to the shape it was long time ago in a galaxy far far away. The toy has some cosmetic issues teh dome has lost it's shine and plastic has yeellowed but also some technical issues. It's only making the sounds not moving and the controller is not working perfectly. I started by fixing the controller. It was an easy fix since the contacts just needed to be cleaned. After I got the controller working the toy itself was still only making sounds and"
YouTube Link 2023-05-14T19:48Z 2.8M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Restoration of [---] Year Old Fire Extinguisher with Testing I restore this fire extinguisher from [----] and test it. The fire extinguisher has lots of damage it's oxidized the bottle on the inside is broken the hose is unusable and there are some dents. I've wanted to have one of these for a long time because the mechanism they use is so interesting. Also they look really nice. These type of extinquishers are called soda acid extinquishers. They use water that has soda in it and a small bottle of acid. When the extiguisher is flipped upside down the soda and acid mix generating CO2 that will"
YouTube Link 2023-03-04T21:09Z 2.8M followers, 771.9K engagements
"Restoring Broken Nintendo Wii Controllers - Console Restoration I bought this pair of broken Nintendo Wii controllers to repair them. The Wii remote doesn't turn on and the button on the nunchuck controller are not working. Upon closer examination it turn out the Wiimote has corrosion and the battery contact has become loose. I assume old batteries were left in the controller and they leaked. The acid then caused the corrosion. The battery contact was re-plated with nickel and soldered back on. Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ The nunchuck was much easier to fix. The"
YouTube Link 2023-01-25T14:10Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"I Restored This $5 Junk Nintendo Wii - Console Restoration & Repair I bought this Nintendo Wii as part of a bigger lot [--] Wii's for $50 to restore and repair them. It's however not working. It turns on but nothing shows up on the screen and the disc drive makes a horrible noise. First I disassembled the console. I found the Wii had taken some sort of a hit and the leg of the disc drive had broken. I also found the WiFi module had become loose and was causing the issue with no signal. Wii need both WiFi and Bluetooth module connected to start properly. After connecting the module I was able to"
YouTube Link 2022-12-31T10:56Z 2.8M followers, 5M engagements
"Antique Ice Cream Maker Restoration I will restore this antique Ice Cream Maker made by Frost King and make ice cream with it. The machine is very rusty and the wood parts need some restoring. I removed the rust with laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M laser. If you're interested in the devices this is their page: https://w2m.fi/en/ If If you contact them let them know where you found them. The following links are affiliate links. By clicking them you are directed to a amazon (or other) product page. If you purchase that or any other product I will get a small fee but you will not pay any"
YouTube Link 2022-11-19T23:54Z 2.8M followers, 9M engagements
"Atari [----] Shell Repair Check out the full restoration video"
YouTube Link 2022-10-27T15:27Z 2.8M followers, 131.4K engagements
"Restoring Flooded Atari [----] - Retro Console Restoration ASMR I will be restoring this Atari [----] console. There are issues with the image. This model is knows as "light sixer" it's not the very first version of the console but still has the wood panel in front. Making the ultrasonic cleaner: https://youtu.be/2qOmP9x-9g8 Thanks for watching I hopy you enjoyed the video The bellow links to amazon are affiliate links. I get a small fee of anything you buy after clicking them but you pay no more than without clicking. This is a great way to support my channel."
YouTube Link 2022-10-16T19:35Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements
"1950's Big Beam Flashlight Restoration Thanks to EcoFlow for sponsoring this video Visit EcoFlows site at https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 to check out Delta [--] EcoFlow Website : https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-portable-power-stationaff=347 EcoFlow Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QXXWXL Please use the 9E88NJGJ coupon code for 5% discount on your DELTA II(2) until October 16th on both platforms. You will also get a free waterproof bag if you order before 22nd September. In this video I restore a 1950's Big Beam flashlight. The Flashlight is rusty and the"
YouTube Link 2022-09-16T21:00Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Restoring Very Rusty Japanese Kitchen Knife Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I in this episode I will restore a Japanese kitchen knife with a lot of rust. Rust has eaten a lot of the steel away. Also the handle was not in good shape and the wood had split. I started by removing the handle. I used block of wood to hammer it off the knife. I removed most of the rust with a laser rus remover that was loaned to me by W2M laser: https://w2m.fi/en/ Next I made jig to help me grind the bevel of the knife"
YouTube Link 2022-08-30T18:44Z 2.8M followers, 1.5M engagements
"Restoring Arcade Joystick for My Original PlayStation - Retro Console Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING I will restore this Arcade Joystick for my PlayStation that I restored and upgraded recently. The controller is quite yellow ans the joystick sometimes gets stuck. The controller was made by Asciiware in the 90's. And it has extra switches to simulate automatically pressing buttons. After disassembling the controller I cleaned the circuit board with isopropyl alcohol and oiled the"
YouTube Link 2022-07-30T20:00Z 2.8M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Restoration & Upgrade of PlayStation with a Spider Nest Inside I will restore and upgrade this broken and yellowed PlayStation. The coinsole doesn't read discs which is very common and easily fixable issue with these old consoles. I also found something a spider nest from the inside. During the dissasembly I found the remains a of a spider and a spidernest. It's very common I find bugs inside these old devices I'm not sure why maybe they're dark and warm places I cleaned the parts with soap and then put them in my retrobrighting box. Here's my tutorial to the retrobrighting:"
YouTube Link 2022-07-23T11:04Z 2.8M followers, 4M engagements
"Restoring Trench Art Lighter from WWI - Book Lighter Restoration Head to https://squarespace.com/oddtinkering to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ODDTINKERING In this video I'll restore a trech art lighter shaped like a book from World War I. The lighter was handmade by someone during the war. It was not designed to have the wick and cotton replaced because it was soldered shut. I desoldered the triangle pieces of copper to remove the "hinge" and then I desoldered teh bottom of teh fuel tank to remove the cotton and old wick. I cleaned most of the oxidation"
YouTube Link 2022-06-29T16:32Z 2.8M followers, 561K engagements
"Subscriber Sent Me This Junk Nintendo DS Lite for Restoration Subscriber of mine asked me if I'd like to restore Nintendo DS Lite handheld received as part of a gaming console lot he bought. Naturally I said yes and he sent it to me. He was very kind to add some spare parts for me too so I can try to make some sort of FrankenNintendo. And just because some of you are probably curious the 3rd main board I didn't show much on the video had a power issue and there was lots of white glue on top of the chip responsible for powert management. The glue is hard to remove but likely that chip was"
YouTube Link 2022-06-13T18:18Z 2.8M followers, 10.3M engagements
"1920's Cast Iron Mechanical Elephant Bank Restoration I will restore this rusty mechanical elephant bank made by Hubley. The mechanism is not working and it's missing a spring. I started by dissasembling the bank. The parts were cleaned from old paint and rust with laser cleaner I loaned fron W2M laser to learn more about that you can go to: https://w2m.fi/en/laser-cleaning/ The pieces inseide the bank were protected agains rusting with gun blue solution. Other pieces were painted. I created a tool to easily make a new spring from piano wire with just a hand drill to replace the missing"
YouTube Link 2022-05-15T23:02Z 2.8M followers, 370.9K engagements
"Space Invader Console Restoration with Broken Screen - Retro Console Restoration In this episode I will restore this Invader console made by Gakken. It's not working and the screen is broken and it needs a full restoration. I started by finding out why the console wasn't working. I don't have schematics for teh circuit board so it's much harder to try to figure out what's wrong. I first tried to replace the capacitors as they're parts that will break when they get old and it's a common issue with older electronics. Next I looked for any broken older joints. I found one and after fixing it the"
YouTube Link 2022-05-01T22:44Z 2.8M followers, 731.8K engagements
"Restoring Cast Iron Pan Found from Dumpster I found this cast iron skillet from a dumpster and decided to restore it. It's very rusty and it's missing a handle so I need to make a new handle. Funnily enough it was the same dumpster I found the previous cast iron pan too. I started by cleaning all the burn stuff that was loose of first. It will be much nicer to laser clean when I don't have to burn those off with the laser. Next Iaser cleaned the pan. More info about the devices you can find from: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Next I sterilized the pan with isopropyl alcohol."
YouTube Link 2022-04-06T16:58Z 2.8M followers, 3.9M engagements
"I Restored This Junk PlayStation [--] That Won't Start - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this PlayStation [--] which won't start. PS2 is the best selling gaming console ever made only the GameBoy (all models included) has sold more units. Here's the T-shirt rest of my links are at the bottom of description: https://odd-tinkering-2.creator-spring.com/listing/new-gamestation-blueprintsproduct=387 When I tested the console I noticed it had the red power light on but when I tried to start the console it would only briefly flash green and nothing would happen. The red light indicated there's"
YouTube Link 2022-03-18T22:02Z 2.8M followers, 5.4M engagements
"1950's Air Compressor Restoration I will restore this vintage air compressor. It is a made for painting with an air brush. The compressor is a bit rusty has been damaged at some point probably by a fall and the bottom plate has cracked. It also came with an old motor for it which was not working well. It will be a useful tool in the future. Laser cleaner: https://laser.w2m.fi/laser-cleaning/lang=en Related tutorials: Making metal plates: https://youtu.be/Ob2KWJwqRtw Nickel plating tutorial: https://youtu.be/O3DCexCLoGQ I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it. Thanks for"
YouTube Link 2022-02-22T19:21Z 2.8M followers, 3.5M engagements
"Restoring Arcade Controller for My Nintendo SNES - Console Restoration The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering01221 In this episode I restore a popular 3rd party arcade controller for the SNES. It's calles Super Advance and it was made by Asciiware. The all the buttons and switches are not working and the console has yellowed a little. I started the project with disassembly. Unlike Nintendo products this doesn't require any special screw drivers jsut a normal phillips head will be enough and even all the screws are the"
YouTube Link 2022-01-28T20:54Z 2.8M followers, 828.3K engagements
"Extremely Rusty 1940's Coca-Cola 6-pack Restoration I will restore this Coca-Cola [--] pack. It's very rusty and it's missing the handle It's likely made during WWII because usually these are made of aluminum but during the war aluminum was used for planes etc. and materials for these were changed to steel. I decided to not use laser for rust removal this time simply because I didn't want to miss opportunity to restore Coca-Cola item with Coke. I used sugar free version to avoind averything getting sticky. After [--] days in Coca-Cola lot of rust had fallen off and teh rest came off with metal"
YouTube Link 2022-01-05T19:26Z 2.8M followers, 1.1M engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed & Broken SNES - Retro Console Restoration I will restore this broken and yellowed Super Nintedndo Entertainment System (SNES). This moden is the NTSC model for North America. The console is dirty yellowed and won't play games. I started with disassembly. The console has special Gamebit screws. Typical screw driver kits won't have a fitting tip and it needs to be bought separately. The console is easy to disassemble and it has only [--] types of screws inside. but it's important to keep track where each type is used. After disassembly I cleaned the parts with watery soap."
YouTube Link 2021-12-19T04:38Z 2.8M followers, 2.1M engagements
"Large Lighter restoration with [--] Karat gold plating The first [----] people to use this link will get a [--] month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/oddtinkering09211 ---- In this episode I will restore this Large lighter made in occupied Japan by Reliance. The lighter is very oxidized and in need of a restoration. I also thought it looked worthy of gold plating so I wanted to practice that skjill on it. I used laser cleaner loaned to me by W2M to clean up the dirty and oxidized surfaces. You can find more about their lasers from here: https://w2m.fi/lang=en After cleaning the parts were"
YouTube Link 2021-11-21T20:16Z 2.8M followers, 818.7K engagements
"I Restored This Yellowed Joystick and Play New Games with it - Retro Gaming Restoration Register to World of Tanks now at: https://tanks.ly/3BCdurr use the code TANKMANIA and join the Battle In this episode I restore a yellowed retro joystick. The model is QuickShot Python [--]. The controller is yellowed and even though it was sold as working to me on ebay it turned out to be drifting to right. I started with opening the controller and noticed I need to desolder the the wires to get all the pieces apart. After desoldering I cleaned the parts in watery soap and put them into my retrobrighting"
YouTube Link 2021-11-08T18:42Z 2.8M followers, 548.8K engagements
"Junk PSP Restoration - Sony Playstation Portable [----] Sony (PSP) Playstation Portable [----] Restoration. In this video I will restore and repair the first version of Sony PSP. The console came to me as part of lot of old consoles. It's dirty the buttons are yellowed it makes a horrible noise when I try to play a game and the circle button need to be pressed really hard. Grid Frame Studio: https://shareasale.com/r.cfmb=1632954&u=2869871&m=101889&urllink=&afftrack= If you are interested in buying some the product you get a discount with code JSOT15 To remove the yellowing I use a technique"
YouTube Link 2021-10-09T00:56Z 2.8M followers, 7.9M engagements
"Vintage Mining Lantern and Battery Restoration I restored this vintage mining lantern from East Germany DDR. It's very rusty and the battery is completely dead. I bought this awesome looking lantern couple months ago from a flea market. I started with disassembly. Interestingly the battery had leaked inside of the lantern but none of the liquid seemed to come out which was an excellent sign. all the seals were in good condition despite of the rust on the body. I used laser cleaning device from W2M laser. They lend me one of their devices whenever I need one. You can find more info about them"
YouTube Link 2021-09-15T23:40Z 2.8M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Yellowed Xbox [---] Controller Restoration - Gaming Console Repair Restoring & repairing Xbox [---] controller that won't turn on and that is yellowed. I bought this controller as junk from Ebay. I started the restoration with disassembly. The shell is closed with safety torx screws which means normal torx bit won't fir them. To remove the trigger buttons I need to bend the plastic so I can't recommend that unless it is necessary even though the plastic is very well bending. I also removed the sticker with isopropyl alcohol so I can reapply it once I'm finished. After disassembly I cleaned the"
YouTube Link 2021-07-31T22:15Z 2.8M followers, 4.5M engagements
"Restoration & Repair of Xbox [---] with Red Ring of Death Restoring and repairing Xbox [---] with red ring of death and stuck disc drive. I got this Xbox as part of broken console lot from Ebay with some Playstations. I started by checking the error code the console gives. Mine is [----] which is almost always related to a cold solder in CPU or GPU. The disc drive is also not working. I can hear it trying to open but I doesn't. To repair the red ring of death I used a heat gun. My heat gun is part of a soldering station but you can use a normal one also. Mine was set up to [---] degrees Celsius. The"
YouTube Link 2021-07-05T23:39Z 2.8M followers, 18.2M engagements
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