Giant Can Sealer Machine Restoration - I Failed the Canning Test!

In this video, I restored a can-sealing machine made in 1900s Germany.
More about the restoration process:
I bought this can sealing machine from an auction site. I found it very interesting, and it was worth the effort because we don't see something like this every day.
The restoration process was uneventful but extensive. The pieces were rusted from water and time, especially the lower part. The whole project took almost three weeks.
One of the wooden handles was cracked, and I had to replace it, so I made a new one from scratch. I also made new brass ferrules.
The disassembly alone took over 14 hours. I cleaned the large rusty parts with a 2000-watt laser: https://www.sfxlyxc.com/?aff=2198
The smaller parts with the sandblaster.
I also wanted to keep a vintage industrial look and succeeded in using RAL 5024 powder coating.
I also bought several empty tins to test at the end, but unfortunately, I couldn't find the proper containers. I also adjusted the machine as much as possible (I spent four hours trying to do the test), but that's probably because the tins from that period had different sizes.
The most exciting aspect about this canning machine is that it was made in Breslau, then Germany. After 1945, the city's name was changed to Wroclaw, part of Poland's territory.

Please ask me if you have any questions about what I used and why! I answer them all!

Cheers! Johnny.

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