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It Took Me Years to Find This Machine… Now What?

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I’ve been looking for one of these for a couple of years and when this 1957 Kuhlmann pantograph finally turned up, it definitely needed some attention.
In this video I go through the process of bringing it back to life — cleaning, repairing, and getting it working the way it should. It’s a really interesting machine, almost like a manual CNC, and now that it’s set up properly it’s incredibly satisfying to use.

Hope you enjoy the process

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20 Comments

@PaskMakes Creator 4 months ago Pinned

@andrewcrowell8366 4 months ago

I love all the “I wasn’t going to go this far, but…….” We all understand your need for perfection.

@johnmoorefilm 4 months ago

Neal : “I’ll just give it a tidy-up”….Result : The finest restored pentograph on the internet.😊

@RonnieStanley-tc6vi 4 months ago (edited)

I built controls for these kind of machines for over 20 years. You should look into a small, single phase, variable frequency drive. If you are wanting to use it for cutting, you need speed control and push button controls. An E-Stop button would be nice too. That spot on the side of the machine was probably where the original controls were mounted back in the day. It was most likely a small magnetic starter, possibly a rheostat speed control, and some high voltage push buttons. Today, you can do a lot more than that with a programmable VFD, a 5k potentiometer, and a few push buttons.

I really like how you are integrating 3-d printed templates together with a machine that is 70 years old.

@jensosaurus 4 months ago

Ah, a german machine. Wilhelmshaven is only 60 km away from my place.
I love your calm videos. Please keep up the good work. Greetings from Germany

@redoorn 4 months ago

i am amazed at the condition of the 75ish year old leather bellows.

@mm9773 4 months ago

There’d be enough stuff for its own YouTube channel if you include later usage of the machine, but our man sorts it all out in one video.

@turdferguson8412 4 months ago

Neil with a 3D printer is gonna be insane. I can't wait to see the stuff he comes up with.

@AlanKurth 1 month ago

Over 3 decades as a manual machinist .... great memories

@kateh4030 4 months ago

The pantograph is one of the coolest machines ever made, in my opinion and you did this one justice, just as you always do. Top "Pask" moment: "I didn't have the wrench I needed so I quickly made one"!

@samb1055 4 months ago

Pantograph mill + 3D printer has always seemed like an amazing combination.

@thepagan5432 4 months ago

I had to laugh when you said at the start that it will only be a superficial clean up. I have yet to meet an engineer that actually knows what superficial means, myself included. Once the first bolt comes out that's it you're condemned to go further than you thought. Good job, the pantograph looks and works fantastic. Take care and see you next time 👍

@mechfan01 4 months ago

Sunday morning Pask restoration, great way to start the day.

@ydonl 4 months ago

Very nice! There’s a part of my brain wiring that doesn’t understand why someone would skip over an in-depth restoration when it’s apart anyway, so I’m so glad you went for it!

@JDKempton 4 months ago

Now I am looking forward to seeing many projects with this machine 👍

@glynprice3815 3 months ago

Your work is always excellent. You've no need to do yourself down. Anybody that watches your work is here because we want to be and nobody would put you down.

@nicomonkeyboy 4 months ago

"It's surprisingly quite a heavy machine"! :) Yeah - I wasn't that surprised!

@joesimkus7778 2 weeks ago

There is no way you could have just cleaned it up and oiled it. You are too much of a perfectionist to allow that. It looks fantastic and I can't wait to see what you make with it.

@steve9484 4 months ago

I ran a “panto” for the first 2 years of my apprenticeship. We had 3 Deckels. A little one we used to sit at, and use as an engraver, a mid sized one, a bit like this one and a monster with hydraulically assisted movement that we used to use to make the die cast mould for Victa cylinder heads.
This video brings back memories of thousands of d-bit chip shaped burns on my forearm.