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00:01Here at The Repair Shop,
00:03countless treasures have been brought back to life.
00:07Cha-ching.
00:08That reveal so much about who we are
00:11and where we're from.
00:14It's like it's brand new.
00:15But there's so much more out there
00:18that's not yet made it to the barn.
00:20This is amazing.
00:22So the team are hitting the road.
00:25I just love getting up close and personal with the objects.
00:27And we're going to get a glimpse into some amazing heritage crafts.
00:31I cannot wait.
00:34On a unique adventure.
00:36Oh, yes.
00:37This is terrifying.
00:39To join forces with expert craftspeople.
00:43Whoa!
00:44If we don't point these joints, moisture's going to penetrate.
00:47On their most ambitious restorations yet.
00:50To think every day you come up, this is your office.
00:52Wow! It's big!
00:54Keeping heritage crafts alive.
00:56Keep going.
00:57Keep going.
00:58It's getting hot in there.
01:00On precious restorations around the country.
01:03I can't even imagine what it looks like.
01:06There's a legacy here that needs to be protected.
01:15Today, Steve injects new life
01:18into a long-neglected grandfather clock.
01:21I don't think it's been in the hands of a clockmaker for a long, long time.
01:27Oh!
01:28Dom attempts to restore a coffee machine with quite a past.
01:32It represents everything you want in Nevada.
01:35He's legacy.
01:37And Will explores a heritage craft fighting for survival.
01:42Hey!
01:43There we go.
01:43There we are.
01:44Hey, buddy.
01:45See, there's already a character there.
01:47Yes.
01:51Dom and Steve are back on the road.
01:55Yeah, we're off to Doncaster.
01:56Have you ever been there before?
01:57I know we're heading north, but I don't even know exactly where it is.
02:01That's in Yorkshire.
02:02Right, OK.
02:02So we've got a long time in this car together.
02:04We have.
02:05That's what you're saying.
02:08What began as a Roman fort on the banks of the River Don,
02:12by the late 19th century,
02:14Doncaster was an industrial dynamo.
02:17Its railway works in coalfields, helping power Britain.
02:21If you can drop me off at the Doncaster School for the Deaf.
02:24OK.
02:27Founded almost 200 years ago,
02:30Doncaster School for the Deaf
02:31is one of the oldest institutions of its kind.
02:35Whilst part of it still sits on its original site,
02:38over the centuries it has grown into a vast 24-acre campus.
02:44Steve is here to meet the Trust's British Sign Language Manager,
02:48Natalie Pollard, who's in need of some help.
02:53Natalie, this is an amazingly beautiful school.
02:57It's so big as well.
02:58Tell me a bit about the history.
03:00Well, the school itself started in 1829
03:04by somebody named Reverend William Carl Benton.
03:08And actually, he opened this to the school
03:10so that they could learn to write, read.
03:14That's incredible that it was set up such a long time ago.
03:18It must have been quite unusual.
03:20Yeah, absolutely.
03:21Because initially it started as a very, very small,
03:24almost a house, really,
03:26just to welcome as many Deaf people as possible.
03:28Over time, it's just grown and grown.
03:32Born out of the philanthropic movement of the 19th century,
03:36Doncaster School for the Deaf has long been a pioneer in specialist education,
03:41guiding generations through evolving attitudes,
03:44technologies and teaching practices.
03:46Today, it offers residential and day places for over 150 pupils aged 4 to 19
03:53and is one of around 20 Deaf schools across the country
03:56where British Sign Language takes centre stage.
04:00Deaf children's first language is British Sign Language,
04:03so in order for them to understand the topics,
04:06it needs to be given in their first language, not English.
04:09And I think, you know, some people in their actual family life,
04:12it's very difficult because they don't access BSL there.
04:14So when they're here, they feel very content.
04:16As well as the mainstream subjects, what other areas do you cover?
04:20In the school, they have something called Deaf Studies,
04:24and this is where children learn about Deaf history,
04:27Deaf culture, Deaf identity and Deaf pride.
04:31So communication is the biggest thing that you do here?
04:35Yes, absolutely, yeah.
04:38And there's one item that over time has become a symbol
04:42of the school's rich heritage and identity,
04:45a very special grandfather clock.
04:48Once the orchestrator of the school day,
04:51for as long as anyone could remember, it stood silent.
04:55It's so important for us to see that clock come back to life again.
04:59We want it to be eye-catching
05:01because it links so far back into history.
05:04What you're doing is amazing,
05:06and I understand why the clock is really important to you as well.
05:12To learn more about the treasured timepiece,
05:15Steve is meeting Simon Tacey,
05:18a former pupil who now works here
05:20and has been brushing up on the clock's history.
05:23Simon, can you tell me a bit about this beautiful clock?
05:26This clock was made by a gentleman called Philip Bright.
05:31He and his wife donated the clock to the school
05:35around the 1830s to help the children in the school
05:40to learn the time.
05:43Before this, there was a bell that the teachers used to hear
05:46and inform the children that class was finished,
05:50but now, with this clock, they were able to be independent.
05:53Quite strange or even insensitive
05:56that there was a bell to tell the children
05:59when the end of a class was,
06:01when they couldn't even hear it.
06:03Yeah, this was a massive barrier for them.
06:06So, is this clock important to you?
06:09Yes, because I'm an ex-pupil of the school,
06:13I feel as though this school is my family
06:16and this clock is part of my family.
06:19And it's amazing to see that it's passed
06:22through the generations of deaf pupils in the school.
06:25Oh, that's wonderful.
06:26And if I can get it working,
06:29is it going to be your job to wind it up?
06:33I don't know.
06:34Maybe we'll have a rota and take turns.
06:36It's been really nice to meet you,
06:39but I must set to and start dismantling it.
06:42OK, good luck,
06:43and I'm really looking forward to seeing it working.
06:46Thank you so much.
06:47Bye.
06:48Bye-bye.
06:50Steve is going to take the grandfather clock back to the barn,
06:54but first he wants to examine the mechanism
06:57to see if he can pinpoint the problem.
07:04Wow, this is really very dirty.
07:07I don't think it's been in the hands of a clockmaker
07:11for a long, long time.
07:13There are some pinions,
07:15which are the small steel wheels,
07:17that are really worn,
07:19and I might actually have to fill those and reshape them.
07:23I think because all of this clock is really tired,
07:27not just the mechanism,
07:28but the case and dial also,
07:31that I'm going to ask Will if he'll do the case for me
07:34and do his magic,
07:36and also get Cindy to restore the dial as well,
07:40because it's so important to keep all those details
07:44to make sure that it's beautiful for the future.
07:48While Steve carefully prepares the clock
07:51for its 220-mile journey south,
07:55in Birmingham,
07:57Dom is on his way to a coffee machine manufacturer
07:59to meet Kulder and his son, Baal,
08:02who need help reviving a classic
08:05that's run out of steam.
08:07This is such an amazing machine.
08:10It's beautiful.
08:11Do you know much about it?
08:12I know a lot about it.
08:13A lot? OK.
08:15It belonged to my father, Cable Sinkchima.
08:18It used to be in my dad's cafe
08:20that he ran in Birmingham,
08:22and we used to live above the cafe.
08:28Kulder's father was among many Punjabis
08:31who came to the Midlands in the late 1950s,
08:34answering Britain's call for labour.
08:37Initially, he worked in the foundries,
08:39but by the mid-1960s,
08:41he'd saved enough to buy a cafe.
08:44Dad worked seven days a week,
08:46ten till ten,
08:47so he'd be at the front serving customers
08:50and my mum would be in the back cooking dinners.
08:52They didn't go and take time off.
08:54They were just there for us,
08:56giving us a better future.
08:58This was the centrepiece on the counter
09:00and everyone with them off.
09:01It was friends, it was family,
09:04they all came round.
09:05Quite a hub.
09:06Yes.
09:07For the community here.
09:07It was.
09:08Yeah, the Irish, West Indians,
09:14Pakistanis, Indians.
09:15They were all welcome.
09:16They were all welcome in the cafe
09:17and they all got along.
09:18Did you end up working in there then
09:20and helping your dad and parents?
09:20Oh, yes.
09:21As I was, like, 16,
09:23as soon as I could pull that lever,
09:24I was fucking...
09:25You were trained.
09:26Get you on a stall.
09:27Yeah, I see.
09:28Do you remember it in your time as well?
09:30Yeah, yeah.
09:30It was an amazing place.
09:31It was, yeah, full of joy,
09:33full of happiness.
09:34Cool place.
09:35It was like a heaven for me, really.
09:37That's when I look at this.
09:40It kind of brings back...
09:41Sorry.
09:42Brings back that.
09:44His dream from my childhood.
09:46It's amazing what these old things can do, isn't it?
09:49Yes.
09:50But in 1994,
09:52this particular chapter of the family's life
09:55came to an end
09:56when Kuldip's father
09:58served his last espresso.
10:02He wanted to retire
10:03and he moved back to India.
10:05Six years later,
10:06we decided that we were going to go
10:07and see him.
10:09Yeah.
10:09There's some things I need to say to my dad,
10:11but I need to say anything face to face
10:15and tell him,
10:16thank you for all the things you've done for me
10:18and the family
10:19and the sacrifices you made.
10:21Yeah.
10:22But two weeks
10:24before we were supposed to fly out,
10:27I had a phone call from my cousin
10:28to say that he's had a stroke
10:30that I needed to go.
10:33So I went
10:35and by the time I got there,
10:42he had passed away.
10:45So it's kind of,
10:47I never got to say the things I wanted to say.
10:51I'm so sorry.
10:52No, thank you.
10:54Like I said,
10:55it just represents him,
10:58his legacy.
11:00It represents everything my dad was,
11:02you know,
11:03hardworking,
11:04strong,
11:05everything he wanted in the father.
11:07I completely understand now
11:09why this is so special.
11:11So if we're able to get the machine working again,
11:14what does the future hold for it?
11:15I've got a place for it at my house.
11:17I mean,
11:18Bell thinks he's going to go to him,
11:19but it's not.
11:20Not yet, anyway.
11:21Not yet.
11:23So I'm going to put it on a,
11:25I'm going to get a table,
11:27put it there
11:27and above it
11:28put my father's picture.
11:30You look at it
11:31and you're like,
11:31I'm proud to have a,
11:32how do you know as my dad?
11:34Yeah.
11:35How do you see it looking?
11:36I would like it back in his glory days.
11:38Because back then
11:39it would have been pristine.
11:40Yes.
11:41My dad used to unscrew this,
11:43polish it,
11:44clean it,
11:45clean it.
11:46It was to him like a Mercedes.
11:48Yeah.
11:49Yes.
11:49For me it would be great to go to work.
11:50I would love to make a coffee on this machine
11:53and kind of step into my grandfather's shoes
11:55and connect with him by doing that.
11:58Recently I kind of opened up my own juice bar.
12:00Strangely enough,
12:01it turned into more of a coffee shop.
12:03Okay.
12:04And yeah,
12:05I kind of realised at that time,
12:06like I'm following in my granddad's footsteps.
12:09This is certainly going to be quite a project.
12:13We'll do the best we can.
12:14It's been an absolute pleasure meeting you.
12:16See you later.
12:17Bye.
12:19While Dom hatches a plan
12:21to try and save the clapped out coffee machine,
12:25at the barn,
12:26the venerable grandfather clock
12:28is getting a long overdue soak.
12:31I've taken the whole of the clock mechanism apart now
12:34and I need to put it into the clock cleaning fluid,
12:37which is ammonia-based,
12:38leave it there for 20 minutes,
12:40take it out,
12:41give it a really good clean
12:43and then I can assess it for any damage anywhere
12:46that is causing it to stop.
12:51While the ammonia solution takes effect,
12:54across the barn,
12:56Will is assessing the damage to the clock case.
13:00Even though it feels structurally sound,
13:02there's lots of minor areas of damage.
13:05There are small areas where veneers pinged off.
13:08On this door panel here,
13:10it's missing a slice
13:12from the top left corner here.
13:13I can actually see into the clock case there,
13:15so it'd be really nice to have that repaired
13:17so it looks better on the eye
13:18and it prevents more dust from getting inside.
13:21The fact that it's a deaf school,
13:22they're not really going to be
13:23focusing too much on the sound of this.
13:25That's why the visual aspect is so important.
13:28The first area I'm going to work on
13:30is this damage to the side.
13:32Now, I could patch the left and the right side
13:34and try to patch the middle bit,
13:37but it'd be a lot cleaner
13:38just to cut a nice sharp line
13:40going from end to end
13:41and piecing the new bit of oak.
13:57I've removed the damaged area
13:59and I've created a nice, straight, flat line.
14:02I've cut a new strip of wood here
14:05and that should fit in here.
14:09Nice and snug, look at that.
14:11I'm going to glue that in now with some wood glue.
14:16Just need a small bead of this,
14:17I don't need too much.
14:23Now the glue's in there,
14:24I should be able to just pop that in place.
14:26I'm going to add some clamps onto the side of that,
14:28which will just help to keep this in place
14:30whilst it's drying.
14:34The third element of the clock that needs expert attention
14:38is its worn and faded dial.
14:41But before Cindy can begin retouching,
14:44Steve is determined to smooth out a dent on its surface.
14:48Hi, Steve.
14:49Is that the dial I'm supposed to be working on?
14:51That looks very severe.
14:52It's a hydraulic press.
14:53I can.
14:54Is that going to knock all the paint off?
14:56Well, it's all probably loose.
14:59Yeah, we can always stabilise it and fill it
15:01if we get any holes.
15:02OK.
15:03Try not to.
15:04OK.
15:05Protecting it with a bit of leather
15:06and popping a bit of wood in there
15:08to give it a bit of flex.
15:11And then I'm just going to gently pump it.
15:14I'll hold my breath.
15:16OK.
15:16Right, it's just starting to go on now.
15:21I can see it.
15:22I can see it straining.
15:26All right, let's see how that works again.
15:31That's a good sound.
15:35Oh, it has actually cracked all the paint off.
15:38That's OK.
15:39Sorry.
15:41But it was all loose anyway.
15:42It was loose.
15:43Yeah.
15:45I'm pleased with that.
15:46That's worked out so well.
15:49Great.
15:50I'm going to make that look fab for the school kids.
15:52Yeah, well done.
15:58Back in Birmingham,
16:00Dom has just the person to help stir life
16:02into the vintage coffee maker.
16:05Ade Maxwell is the managing director
16:07and chief engineer here
16:09and has a long history
16:10with these iconic machines.
16:13My father started the business in the 60s,
16:15so as long as I've been alive,
16:17we've been doing coffee machines.
16:18We used to play with them in the garden
16:20and everything as a kid,
16:21so it's been one of those things.
16:23Play with them in the garden as a kid?
16:24Yeah, literally.
16:25These machines are so complicated.
16:28You need to be an engineer, really,
16:30to be able to maintain them.
16:31A lot going on in there.
16:31Correct.
16:32A mini engine.
16:32Yeah, basically, yeah.
16:33Are you familiar with this particular model?
16:35Oh, yeah, absolutely.
16:36I mean, this is one of the ones
16:38that Dad used to actually import, this model.
16:39Do you think that this machine
16:41could have originally come from your father, then?
16:43More than likely, it's come from Dad.
16:45This is definitely one we've had in.
16:47This has come into the workshop
16:48and been stripped and rebuilt by us 100%.
16:50Amazing.
16:51So it's been here before?
16:52Yes, it might have been in two or three times.
16:54My fear is, though,
16:55looking at the condition of it
16:56and after hearing how busy that cafe was,
16:58I think we're probably in for a bit of fun
17:00when we do take it apart.
17:01I'm a little bit nervous.
17:02Yeah.
17:03We just need to get it in the workshop,
17:04get it apart,
17:05and see what we're actually working with.
17:07Agreed.
17:07Off we go.
17:09Quite this heavy.
17:10It's a good weight, isn't it?
17:12On one, two, one.
17:16We get stripping.
17:18Yeah, absolutely.
17:19Where do we start?
17:20First thing is case off.
17:22Any good?
17:23Let me just lift that a bit.
17:25That's it.
17:25There you go.
17:27Brilliant.
17:30Okay.
17:32Wow.
17:33What is happening in here?
17:34Dear me.
17:36Obviously, it's in a bit of a state,
17:37not being used for so long.
17:39This is an old cover that's redundant now
17:41from gas machines,
17:42so that needs to go.
17:43We need to remove the end plate here.
17:45All of these bolts.
17:46And the bolts will have to come out.
17:47Heating element needs to come out
17:48and we need to test that as well.
17:49We may have to replace that.
17:51Wow.
17:51So there's quite a bit to do.
17:52There's quite a bit to do, yeah.
17:56Next, we obviously turn the machine around
17:57and start stripping the front.
17:58Perfect.
18:00The strip down underway,
18:02even with AIDS expertise,
18:03there's no guarantee
18:05that Koldup's machine
18:06will ever work again.
18:13Back at the barn,
18:14Cindy is almost ready
18:15to start retouching the clock face,
18:18but first she must repair the damage
18:20created by smoothing that dent.
18:24So I'm using an epoxy filler,
18:26which I'm colouring with some oil paints
18:29so that the colour matches the dial.
18:33Applying it with the scalpel
18:34and slightly building up the filler
18:36so that it protrudes a little bit.
18:39And then once it's dry,
18:40I'll sand it down and level it.
18:50With centuries' worth of grain
18:52removed from the mechanism,
18:54Steve's turning his hand
18:56to the clock's most pressing problem.
18:59There is one particular pinion
19:01that is starting to cause a problem.
19:04It's so worn that it's actually
19:05starting to cut the wheel
19:07that runs into it.
19:09And if that starts happening,
19:11that's only going to get worse
19:13over the time.
19:14So to solve this problem,
19:17I'm going to reshape the teeth
19:19on the wheel that drives into it.
19:21And I'm going to fill this pinion
19:25where it's worn with a high-content silver solder.
19:30And this works an absolute treat.
19:34And what that will do is
19:36give it a great bearing surface
19:38so that it won't damage the wheel anymore.
19:42Silver is a really good bearing surface.
19:45It's so good that they actually use it
19:47in the main bearing of a helicopter.
19:52While Steve is preparing
19:53to solder the worn pinion,
19:55having filled and sanded the face,
19:58Cindy is painting in the Roman numerals.
20:06This part of the work
20:08is really therapeutic.
20:09It's like meditation.
20:15The aim of restoring a dial
20:17isn't to add things to it.
20:20It's just to replace
20:20what I can see is missing.
20:33What I've done is
20:34I've mounted the wheel in
20:36in one pin vise
20:37and I've got another smaller pin vise
20:40that's actually on the pivot.
20:43I'm going to pop some flux
20:46on all of the wear
20:47all the way around the pinion.
20:49Basically, the flux stops the solder
20:53from oxidising
20:55and helps it to flow.
20:56I'm going to just pop some of the silver
20:59onto the worn area.
21:02That's the first piece there.
21:04Right, and that's ready now
21:06to heat up
21:08and hopefully that solder
21:09is going to run beautifully now.
21:17And I'm just going to heat this up carefully.
21:22It can be a bit tricky sometimes.
21:25It's one of those things
21:27that takes a lot, a lot of practice
21:31before you can get it absolutely right.
21:35You could cause far more damage
21:38than good.
21:44Steve still has plenty to do
21:46on the clock's mechanism.
21:49But Will is just one fix away
21:52from finishing the case.
21:54I'm now turning my attention
21:56to the panel on the front of the clock.
21:58On the top left corner,
21:59it was missing a tiny piece of wood.
22:01So I already shaped up a section of wood
22:04and glued it in place.
22:06At the moment, this is quite blocky.
22:08The outside shape is quite simple,
22:10but it's this inside edge here.
22:12There's a line running around the inside,
22:15which gives it more of a shapely profile.
22:17Right round the top and the sides
22:19and down to the bottom.
22:21Now I need to make sure
22:22I can replicate that shape
22:23on the new piece of wood
22:24because if I don't,
22:25you're really going to notice
22:26it and it's going to stick out
22:27like a sore thumb.
22:44Once I finish all the shaping,
22:45I will mix up some pigments
22:47with some polish
22:48to match that in
22:49with the surrounding colour.
22:57In Birmingham,
22:59Dom and Ade are about to discover
23:01whether a key part
23:02of Koldip's coffee machine
23:04is salvageable.
23:06Well, that should pull out now.
23:08Dom, if you give it a little twist,
23:10that's it.
23:10Oh, yeah.
23:10What are you expecting to see in here
23:12or hoping to see?
23:13Well, I'm hoping to see
23:14no rust is the first thing
23:16because normally,
23:1899 times out of 100,
23:19the whole spring is just rocking.
23:21They're holding it on.
23:22Yeah, they're holding it on.
23:23And we'll do that
23:24in a different way.
23:25Wow, look at that.
23:26That's the group head.
23:27Wow.
23:28That's your high-pressure spring.
23:29That's what actually creates
23:30the high pressure
23:31to make the coffee.
23:31The way this is built,
23:32it is so solid.
23:34Solid, yeah.
23:34Proper roller bearings.
23:37Yeah, because these
23:37are the old-style machines.
23:39Everything was made traditionally
23:40on a traditional lathe.
23:42These machines work
23:44primarily on steam.
23:45Pulling the lever
23:46compresses a spring,
23:47pushing hot water
23:49through the coffee,
23:50creating a rich espresso
23:52from the Italian
23:54pressed out.
23:54This mechanism,
23:55these are the,
23:56it's the heart of the machine.
23:58They are the heart
23:58of the machine.
23:59Without that,
23:59we cannot make espresso coffee.
24:01I mean, there's a bit
24:02of rust through there
24:02in the middle.
24:03No, that's good.
24:04That's good.
24:05That spring's fantastic.
24:06That's in really good nick.
24:07I don't know how the bores are.
24:08How does the boil?
24:09Look,
24:10it feels amazingly good.
24:12How's the boiler?
24:13Good news back there as well?
24:15No, we have a problem here, Dom.
24:17I can see the bottom boiler bolt
24:19has completely rotted
24:20and sheared off.
24:21Where the element is screwed
24:22into the boiler flange,
24:24it's obviously been repaired
24:25at some point
24:26because the repair
24:27isn't brilliant.
24:28So we're going to have
24:29to get the element
24:30and have a look at that as well.
24:31That's slightly terrifying
24:32because that tank at the back
24:34is under a lot of pressure.
24:35That's a huge amount of work.
24:37Yes.
24:37Should we just get
24:38the rest of it taken apart?
24:39Yeah, definitely.
24:39Yeah, let's hope we don't
24:40find any more surprises.
24:41I'm sure there will be.
24:42Come on then.
24:44While Dom and Aid
24:46press on with the coffee machine fix,
24:49Will is navigating North London
24:51in search of another heritage craft.
24:55Well, I'm back in London,
24:57my old stomping ground,
24:58and I'm really intrigued
24:59to find out exactly
25:00what makes puppet making
25:01a heritage craft
25:02and what skills and tools
25:04are behind it.
25:07Hidden down a cobbled lane
25:08is Little Angel Theatre.
25:11which has been enchanting audiences
25:13with its magical performances
25:15since 1961.
25:28Acclaimed for his artistry,
25:31Oliver Hyman's
25:32has brought to life
25:33some of the most mesmerising characters
25:35ever to grace its stage.
25:39This workshop's amazing.
25:41I feel right at home
25:42with all these wood chippings around.
25:44Yeah, I can imagine.
25:45We make a lot of mess
25:46in this space.
25:47What I'm making today
25:48and working on
25:49is specifically string puppets,
25:51which we call marionettes.
25:52Marionettes, I knew that.
25:53Yeah, and there's something
25:54about a marionette puppet
25:56that I personally find
25:58completely magical.
26:01With origins tracing back
26:03to ancient civilisations,
26:06marionettes became the stars
26:07of medieval playhouses
26:09across Europe.
26:12But today,
26:13they are hanging on
26:14by a thread.
26:17There's only a handful
26:19of people in the country
26:20who still make them
26:21and have the skills
26:22in how to produce them.
26:25Now, there's something
26:25quite tactile
26:26about what you do,
26:26isn't there?
26:27Yeah, I mean,
26:28you know,
26:29it's properly hands-on.
26:30We just like to get stuck
26:32in as soon as possible.
26:32So we start
26:34with a block of wood,
26:35we'll get our character
26:36traced onto that
26:37and we'll use
26:38a mechanical saw
26:39to get rid of most
26:41of the wood
26:42and then we'll just
26:43get stuck in
26:43to start to find
26:44the character
26:46within that block of wood.
26:47Where are you at
26:48now with this?
26:49Well, we're ready
26:50to kind of decapitate
26:51the head.
26:52I know it sounds
26:52quite extreme.
26:53It does.
26:54Am I allowed
26:54to decapitate?
26:56With pleasure.
26:56Really?
26:57Yeah.
26:57Don't mess it up, though.
26:58OK.
26:59Right, there's your saw.
27:01And, yeah,
27:02so we're going
27:02to use this really
27:03sharp Japanese saw
27:04that only cuts
27:05on the pull.
27:06You want to just
27:06line up the saw
27:07at the base
27:08of the jawline
27:09and avoid cutting
27:10off the chin.
27:11Shall I go for it?
27:12Go for it, yeah.
27:13OK.
27:15Oh, that is
27:15nice and sharp.
27:17Yeah, so be ready
27:18to catch it
27:19as you cut it around.
27:22That's it.
27:24Hey!
27:25There we go.
27:26There we are.
27:27Hey, buddy.
27:28See, there's already
27:28a character there.
27:29Yeah, yes.
27:30Oh, that's great.
27:32Next step
27:33is to delicately
27:34drill out
27:35the head cavity,
27:37making sure
27:37the angle
27:38is just right
27:39to give the figure
27:40a lifelike posture.
27:42So we just need
27:43to drill a hole now
27:44in the base
27:45of the head.
27:45If we think
27:46of human anatomy,
27:47your head sits
27:48slightly forward
27:49of your chest.
27:50OK?
27:51So if you want
27:51to pop that
27:52into the vice...
27:53Slightly nervous
27:54about this
27:54because if I drill
27:56in the wrong direction,
27:57big damage.
27:58Yeah, you don't
27:58want to do that.
27:59We're just going
27:59to go into the wood
28:00really slow
28:01and steady.
28:03And I will tell you
28:04when to stop.
28:05Stop!
28:05That's what you're
28:06going to be shouting
28:06in about two seconds.
28:07Shall we go for it?
28:08Let's go for it, yeah.
28:11So hold on to that.
28:12How deep are we going?
28:14So we're aiming
28:15to go in,
28:16I would say,
28:17about six to seven centimetres.
28:20Six to seven centimetres?
28:21Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
28:22That's huge.
28:22So right behind
28:23the eye cavities.
28:26That's it.
28:27Go on,
28:27another half a centimetre.
28:28Really?
28:29Yeah, yeah.
28:30Right, last one.
28:31Last one.
28:34Oh!
28:35OK.
28:36That must be it.
28:38Well, that's really deep.
28:39Yeah.
28:40I think I'll stop there
28:42before I end up
28:43coming out
28:43of the top of the head.
28:44Yeah, are you happy with that?
28:45Yeah, that looks pretty good.
28:46It looks good, yeah.
28:49Once the torso
28:50undergoes a similar process,
28:52the parts are ready
28:53to be assembled,
28:55bringing the marionette
28:56to life.
28:59So we're kind of ready
29:00to move on
29:01to that next step
29:02of jointing.
29:04And this is
29:05the hardest part
29:06to get right.
29:07OK, why?
29:08Well, we're going to drill
29:09two holes,
29:10one through the head
29:11and one through the body
29:12and they need to be
29:13at a perpendicular
29:14right angle
29:15to the wood.
29:16But we're obviously
29:17working with spherical shapes,
29:18OK?
29:19So to help you out,
29:20I'm just going to mark on
29:22with pencil,
29:24hopefully a straight line
29:26like so.
29:28So we're aiming to,
29:29you're going to look
29:30from above
29:30and you're following
29:31that line.
29:32Yep.
29:33and the hole
29:33that I'm drilling
29:34is going to go through
29:34that eyelet there.
29:35Exactly, exactly.
29:36OK.
29:37There we go.
29:38Trust the process.
29:39Yep.
29:40Nice and horizontal,
29:41yeah.
29:42Keep going,
29:43slow and steady.
29:46It might jut a little bit
29:48as it comes through
29:49the hole in the middle.
29:50Nice.
29:52Good.
29:53Up a tad.
29:54Yeah, yeah,
29:54that's good.
29:55There we go.
29:57There we go.
29:58Amazing, OK.
29:59What do you think
29:59about the drilling?
30:00Is that...
30:01Yeah, so it is
30:02ever so slightly off,
30:03probably by a millimetre,
30:05but...
30:06I'd say,
30:06do you know,
30:06it adds character.
30:07It adds character.
30:08We're all a little bit
30:09lopsided, right?
30:10Yeah, exactly.
30:11OK, so now is the time
30:12to attach the neck
30:14into the body.
30:15If you take that
30:16short piece of piano wire
30:18and you're going to poke it
30:19through the hole
30:20you just drilled
30:21and we're going to try
30:22and get it through
30:22the metal screw eye.
30:24And this is going to
30:24lock them both together,
30:25is it?
30:26Yeah.
30:26So, yeah,
30:27I think it's through, yeah.
30:28So, there we go.
30:29You're attached.
30:29Look at that!
30:31Right, so that piano wire
30:32locks those two in place.
30:33How is that going to be
30:34locked onto the neck?
30:35So, we need to do,
30:36repeat the same process.
30:38This time through the head
30:39and we're going to lock it on
30:40with another piece
30:41of piano wire.
30:42So, would you like to
30:43hold that in position?
30:45So, sink it into the,
30:47yeah, the head in there.
30:48This should be easier
30:49to fish in.
30:50Yeah, there we go.
30:51Right, we're in.
30:52Just find that other hole
30:54on the other side.
30:56There we go.
30:57Okay, so,
30:59there we have it.
31:00All right?
31:00No, oh my gosh.
31:02That is amazing.
31:04Oh, yeah.
31:04That is really cool.
31:06You can already begin
31:07to see something
31:08that is,
31:08has the potential
31:09to be alive.
31:10Yeah.
31:11But this is the,
31:12you know,
31:12the basic premise
31:13of jointing a head
31:14onto a puppet's body.
31:15That's fantastic.
31:16You know,
31:16when I look at something
31:17like this,
31:17I know there's a long,
31:18long history
31:19of hundreds of years
31:19of other makers
31:20who have been
31:21in their workshops,
31:22made puppets
31:23to be performed
31:24and presented.
31:25And if I'm just
31:26a small cog
31:27in that process,
31:28then that excites me.
31:30I mean,
31:30without someone like you,
31:32skills like this
31:32would be lost.
31:33So,
31:34take my hat off to you.
31:36Good job.
31:44In the Midlands,
31:45AIDS back to the grind,
31:47trying to revive
31:48the 1950s coffee machine.
31:51This project has been
31:52a huge challenge to us.
31:54Because of this,
31:55I've had to bring
31:55the whole team in
31:56to get the work done.
32:01We're remaking history here.
32:03And these types of machines,
32:04they're very, very rare now
32:05because most of them
32:06have been scrapped.
32:08To try and save
32:09Koldip's machine
32:10from the same fate,
32:12he's undergoing
32:13a meticulous rebuild
32:14of almost every part.
32:17Today,
32:17we've been working
32:18on the boiler flange.
32:19We've had to drill
32:20all the broken bolts out.
32:21We've had a lot of problems.
32:23But also,
32:24on the other side,
32:25where we had a couple
32:26of really bad studs
32:28that came out
32:29and the holes were really oval,
32:30we've had to bore those out
32:31oversized
32:32and we're going to make
32:32two blanks
32:33and braise them in.
32:34And also,
32:35we're going to drill
32:35the boiler here
32:36because we need to modify
32:37the boiler on the top here.
32:39Critical to the brewing process,
32:41each problem element
32:43must be replaced
32:44or refurbished.
32:49We've added
32:50the two buses in.
32:51We braised the hole
32:52up on that one
32:53that was leaking
32:55and there'll be
32:56two new
32:58buses in there
32:59and there.
33:00So that's all repaired
33:00now and ready for
33:01it to go back together.
33:04While Ed pours
33:06all he's got
33:07into getting
33:07the coffee machine
33:08up and running,
33:14at the barn,
33:15Steve is filing down
33:17the newly soldered
33:18pinions.
33:21Meanwhile,
33:22Cindy
33:22is adding
33:23the final touches
33:24to the dial's
33:25decorative surface.
33:30This is one of my favourite
33:31parts of painting
33:32the dial
33:33because I have to
33:34step into the
33:34personality of the
33:36original artist
33:37and out of my own
33:38natural tendencies.
33:52How are you getting on
33:53with the dial, Cindy?
33:55Yes, going great.
33:56Just some of the
33:56decoration to do.
33:58So you'll soon be finished?
33:59Yeah, that looks
34:00nice and shiny.
34:01How are you doing
34:01with that?
34:02Yeah, it's all
34:02going really well.
34:04I've done so many
34:05repairs now
34:06and I'm quite
34:07confident.
34:08Yeah, it's going
34:09to be good.
34:10Great.
34:12But to be 100%
34:14certain,
34:15Steve is reassembling
34:16the mechanism
34:17to run final
34:18checks
34:19before packing
34:20the clock
34:21safely
34:21for its
34:22journey home.
34:27In the Midlands,
34:29Aide's unwavering
34:30dedication
34:31is finally
34:32bearing fruit.
34:34The rest of the
34:35machine is all
34:36together now.
34:36All the wiring harnesses
34:37on, all the pipe
34:38work's on.
34:39We've piped it up.
34:40We've got the cold
34:41water coming in
34:41under here.
34:42We've modified this
34:42and the waste so
34:43that we've got some
34:44nice polished fittings.
34:46We've checked
34:46everything out and
34:47we're actually on
34:48and working.
34:48So we've got the
34:48switch on here.
34:50We've got the
34:51neon fill and
34:51we've got steam.
34:56Like a steam engine.
34:58So we've got a
34:58working machine
34:59at last.
35:00Just the case
35:01to go on there.
35:02No fit for purpose?
35:04Aide can get
35:05started on the
35:06outer casing.
35:08We're on the
35:08final bit of
35:09putting the
35:09body back together.
35:10We're going to
35:10be going to
35:11polish this around
35:12and make it
35:12all nice and shiny.
35:15Let's see
35:16the difference.
35:19Today's job
35:19has been
35:19polishing the case
35:20and we've had
35:21to make a new
35:22badge because
35:23the badge was
35:23missing and
35:25we didn't have
35:25one so we've
35:26managed to make
35:27a perspex panel
35:28get a print onto
35:29a piece of
35:301mm vinyl and
35:31we've assembled
35:32it and then if I
35:33lift the thing up
35:33you can see it
35:34now the brass
35:35surround all
35:35polished and
35:36shiny with the
35:37new badging.
35:40as the coffee machine
35:41gets a final glow up
35:48Steve is on his way
35:50back to Doncaster
35:51to deliver the
35:52grandfather clock.
35:54I'm really excited
35:55to be going back
35:57to the Doncaster
35:59school for the
36:00death.
36:01I can't wait to see
36:03their faces when it's
36:04actually all ticking
36:05and it looks so
36:06beautiful.
36:10Yeah it's really
36:11exciting and I'm
36:13looking forward to
36:14seeing it back.
36:16It's been empty
36:17without it there
36:18and all the children
36:20are so excited
36:21to see the clock.
36:31staff along with
36:32pupils past and
36:33present have
36:34gathered for the
36:36big reveal.
36:40Natalie are you
36:41excited to see what
36:42we've been able to
36:43do?
36:43Oh I'm so excited
36:45I really can't wait
36:46to see it.
36:47I really can't you
36:48know to compare it
36:49from before to now
36:51I'm very excited.
36:52And what are you
36:53hoping we've been
36:54able to do?
36:55Just to bring the
36:56grandfather clock back
36:57to life you know
36:58almost like magic you
36:59know I want it to
37:00look beautiful I want
37:01all the staff and the
37:02children to look up to
37:03that clock for
37:04generations and it's
37:05just it's beautiful to
37:06us.
37:07Is everyone else
37:08excited?
37:09Yes of course yes.
37:11Would you like to see
37:12what we've been able to
37:13do?
37:14Yes please.
37:16Okay here we go.
37:27Having fallen behind the
37:29times for decades the
37:31clock stands tall once
37:33more ready to unite and
37:35inspire generations to
37:37come.
37:38Natalie how are you
37:40feeling now you're seeing
37:41the clock working?
37:43I can't believe it I'm
37:44gobsmacked.
37:45I'm really quite
37:46emotional actually.
37:47I've got a real positive
37:48vibe from it.
37:49The clock's back to
37:50life again.
37:51Thank you so much.
37:53Today is such a
37:54beautiful bright day.
37:56It matches the honour
37:58of having a fillet bright
38:00clock.
38:01Thank you very much.
38:06Now the pupils can not
38:08only savour the clock's
38:09beauty but feel its very
38:12heartbeat.
38:23Last time I saw it we're
38:24really poor, rotten, not
38:26really working.
38:28Now seeing it new we're
38:29amazing, really amazing.
38:31Just my goodness.
38:33I just I'm quite moved.
38:35I'm quite moved.
38:37I'm quite emotional
38:38actually.
38:40This clock not only
38:41represents the historic
38:43past of the school but it
38:44also represents the future
38:46as well.
38:46To see the faces of the
38:49children lit up was a
38:52very, very special moment
38:53and I think it's very
38:55special for them as well
38:56because they will remember
38:58it for the rest of their
39:00lives as well.
39:11With the clock back in
39:13parade of place, in
39:14Birmingham, Dom's on his way
39:16to another important
39:18homecoming.
39:20To Koldip, this coffee
39:21machine is such a
39:25significant symbol of his
39:27childhood with his father
39:28in the cafe.
39:29It's almost like a time
39:30capsule.
39:32Being able to give it back
39:33to Koldip and his son, the
39:34next generation, it's a
39:36really special day.
39:40I've been up all night, just
39:41thinking, just being
39:42exciting.
39:44It's hard to explain the
39:45emotions I'm going through
39:46because it's just all over the
39:48place at the moment.
39:49I just can't wait to see it.
39:51I hope when I walk into that
39:52room that I can really step
39:55back into the memory of the
39:57cafe and connect with my
40:00grandfather.
40:01But before the pair are
40:03reunited with their precious
40:04machine, Dom's getting a
40:07preview from the man who
40:08made the restoration
40:09possible.
40:12Look at that.
40:13Seriously.
40:15That is incredible.
40:16Yeah.
40:17Working, dare I ask?
40:19It's working.
40:20Yeah?
40:20Yeah, exactly as it should
40:21be.
40:22Has it been a lot of work?
40:23Huge amount of work.
40:25Oh, no, really?
40:25Huge.
40:26This is a labour of love,
40:28isn't it?
40:28Of course.
40:29Absolutely.
40:29Love doing it.
40:30Should we get it covered
40:30up?
40:31Yeah, definitely.
40:40Hi, welcome back.
40:42Hi.
40:42How are you both doing?
40:43Very good.
40:45Can I introduce you first to
40:46Adi?
40:46He's been leading the
40:47project on restoring this
40:49machine.
40:49Hi.
40:50It's been quite a project,
40:51hasn't it?
40:52Definitely.
40:52Really, really big project.
40:54Yeah.
40:54Really big project.
40:55Coldip, what are you hoping
40:57to see?
40:57The dream is to see it
40:59back in its glory.
41:00When I was going to look
41:01at the coffee machine,
41:02I'm going to see my
41:03father.
41:04Are you ready to take
41:05a look?
41:06For sure.
41:09Oh, wow.
41:13Wow.
41:14Wow.
41:15Wow.
41:16Wow.
41:20Wow.
41:21Wow.
41:21Wow.
41:22Wow.
41:23Wow.
41:24Wow.
41:25Wow.
41:30Wow.
41:33Wow.
41:33I don't know what to say,
41:34it's amazing.
41:35What if it feels like it's
41:38taken you off somewhere?
41:39It's like being in heaven.
41:43I've got to give this guy a hug.
41:48it's worth it to see your face
41:50it brings back the soul of my grandfather i feel
41:59i just hope he's in it whatever he is that he's looking down and and he can be proud of
42:06that we've done this yeah i can't wait to make a coffee on it yeah to say thank you
42:17when the blanket came off and revealed the coffee machines i called it i didn't expect
42:22to get that type of reaction from him i was just overwhelmed with it and it was an amazing
42:28job that the team have done to it so these are the first coffees this machine has made
42:33you know in 30 years since 1994 cheers cheers it's amazing isn't it
42:44it's good yeah still makes a good coffee yes it felt like the past and the future got together
42:52because obviously the hands that were on that handle my dad's hands and now my son's hands
42:58were on there making the coffee so it kind of felt really special
43:05if you'd like to see more fantastic fixes and restorations
43:09search bbc iplayer for the repair shop on the road
43:20you
43:27you
43:29you
43:29you
43:31you
43:40you
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