American Restoration (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - Apples and X-Rays - full transcript

- UP NEXT ON AMERICAN
RESTORATION...

- YOU GUYS KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS?

WHAT IT IS, IS A
FOOT X-RAY MACHINE.

- IS THAT THING ACTUALLY
LEAKING RIGHT NOW, RADIATION?

- WE HAVE NO IDEA.

- WHAT IS THAT?
- A TOMMY GUN.

- THAT'S AN APPLE
PEELER-CORER FROM 1889.

- THIS THING'S PRETTY WILD
FOR JUST CORING APPLES.

- YOU COULD LOSE A HAND.

- HALF MY TOOLS IS IN YOUR BOX.

- WHERE YOU GOING?



- I CAN'T GET MY WORK DONE
WITHOUT MY DAMN TOOLS.

- REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN THINGS WERE MADE BY HAND

AND PEOPLE TOOK
PRIDE IN THEIR WORK?

MY NAME'S RICK DALE,

AND I BRING THESE
THINGS BACK TO LIFE.

EVERY RESTORATION HAS
ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES.

THERE'S NO OWNER'S
MANUAL FOR WHAT WE DO,

BUT THERE'S NO JOB
WE CAN'T HANDLE.

HEY, MARK.
- HI.

- JUST SET THAT RIGHT THERE.

LOOKS LIKE A GUN. WHAT IS THAT?

- A TOMMY GUN.

- WELL, THAT'S AN
APPLE PEELER-CORER

FROM A LONG TIME AGO.



THIS HAS "1889" STAMPED ON IT.

- WOW, THAT'S OLD.

- I CAME TO RICK'S RESTORATION

TO GET MY ANTIQUE APPLE
PEELER-CORER RESTORED.

IT WAS MY GRANDMOTHER'S,

AND SHE USED TO USE
IT TO CAN THEIR APPLES.

I TEACH FIRST GRADE,

AND AT SCHOOL, THEY GIVE
OUT APPLES, WHOLE APPLES,

ABOUT EVERY COUPLE WEEKS,

AND THE STUDENTS
JUST THROW THEM AWAY.

I THOUGHT, "HEY, I GOT
THIS APPLE PEELER-CORER."

IF I COULD TAKE IT TO SCHOOL,

I'M SURE IT WOULD WORK TO
GET THEM TO EAT THEIR APPLES.

- DO YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS?

- WELL, AN APPLE GOES ON HERE.
- OKAY.

- AND YOU CRANK IT.
- THAT'S COOL.

- PEELS IT AND
THEN SPITS IT OUT.

WHEN IT'S WORKING RIGHT,

YOU CAN GO THROUGH A
BUSHEL IN TEN MINUTES.

- WOW.
- CRANK, CRANK.

- THIS THING IS REAL COOL.

IT'S GOT GEARS, CRANKS, BLADES.

IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE

OF OLD INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION MACHINERY.

KITCHEN STUFF NOW
DOESN'T EVEN LAST A YEAR.

THIS THING HERE BEING
120, 130 YEARS OLD

AND TO STILL BE
ACTUALLY FUNCTIONING...

I MEAN, THEY BUILT THIS STUFF

TO KEEP FOREVER
AND EVER AND EVER.

- NO PLASTIC. YOU KNOW,
IT'S ALL METAL AND WOOD.

- RIGHT, NO JUNK.

BEFORE THIS INVENTION,
THEY HAD TO PEEL APPLES

BY KNIFE, YOU KNOW,
PEEL THEM LIKE THAT.

THIS THING THERE, THEY COULD,
YOU KNOW, MAKE PIE ALL DAY LONG.

BACK IN THE DAY, YOU PROBABLY
WOULDN'T HAVE FOUND ONE OF THESE

IN EVERY AMERICAN KITCHEN.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT:

IF YOU WERE IN A REMOTE
PART OF THE COUNTRY,

YOU EITHER HAD
ONE OR WANTED ONE.

AS FAR AS RESTORATION COST,
TOTAL, I'M LOOKING PROBABLY

RIGHT AROUND $600.

- I CAN DO THAT. THAT
SOUNDS ALL RIGHT.

- OKAY, MARK, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
- SURE.

- THE DESIGN OF THIS
MACHINE IS AMAZING.

IT MAY NOT LOOK PRETTY NOW,
BUT WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH IT,

IT'S GONNA SPARKLE.

RON'S GONNA TAKE THAT DOWN
THERE AND GET IT WORKED ON.

- I CAN'T WAIT TO
GET THIS TO SCHOOL

AND WATCH THE STUDENTS' REACTION
WHEN THEY SEE THIS WORKING.

EVERYONE'S GONNA WANT
AN APPLE EVERY DAY NOW.

- OH, YEAH.

KOWBOY AND I ARE GONNA
TAKE APART THE APPLE CORER.

IT'S SMALL BUT COMPLICATED.

- I'M GONNA TAKE THAT
WHEEL OFF THE FRONT OF IT.

- WHEN WE BREAK THIS DOWN,

WE GOT TO BAG AND LABEL
ALL THESE SMALL PIECES

SO THEY'LL BE EASIER
TO PUT BACK TOGETHER

AFTER EVERYTHING'S
BEEN CLEANED AND PAINTED.

- GOT ME? GOT MY NOSE, PROFILE?

THERE YOU GO.

I WILL SIGN THAT FOROU, GLOSSY.

- WE AIN'T GOT NO WRENCHES
IN HERE EXCEPT BIG WRENCHES.

I'M TIRED OF LOOKING
FOR MY DAMN TOOLS.

THERE'S SO MANY MOVING
PARTS ON THIS THING,

I CAN'T IMAGINE TRYING
TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.

KYLE'S GONNA HAVE
FUN DOING IT BY HIMSELF.

KYLE!

- WHAT THE HELL?

- ONE OF THE GREATEST
THINGS OF THIS JOB

IS PEOPLE BRINGING IN STUFF
THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

HI, LOU. HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD.

- EVERYBODY IN VEGAS KNOWS LOU.

HE BUYS CRAZY STUFF
AND FLIPS IT FOR A PROFIT.

WHAT IS THIS THING?

- WHAT IT IS, IS A
FOOT X-RAY MACHINE

WHERE YOU GET YOUR SIZE OF
YOUR FEET THE CORRECT WAY.

- HUH.

- I DOUBT IF THERE'S A
HANDFUL IN THE COUNTRY.

I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH.

PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I CAME TO RICK'S
RESTORATION TODAY

TO HAVE A SHOE-FITTING
X-RAY MACHINE RESTORED,

BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'LL MAKE
ME A COUPLE OF GOOD BUCKS.

- SO THEY HAD THESE THINGS
INSIDE THE SHOE STORES?

- INSIDE THE SHOE STORE, RIGHT.

THEY CLAIMED YOU
GOT A PERFECT FIT.

- THEY COULD
LITERALLY SEE YOUR FEET

LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN AN X-RAY.

YOU COULD SEE THEM
MOVING AND EVERYTHING

AS YOU LOOKED DOWN INSIDE IT.

- THEY COULD SEE THE BONES.
- RIGHT.

- AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS
A GREAT IDEA AT THE TIME

UNTIL THEY REALIZED TO
EXPOSE SOMEBODY TO RADIATION

AS MUCH AS THEY DID IN
THEM DAYS, WHO KNOWS?

- MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT THING
ACTUALLY LEAKING RADIATION?

WE DON'T KNOW, DO WE?
- WE HAVE NO IDEA.

- A LOT OF VINTAGE MACHINERY

DID NOT HAVE THE SAME
HEALTH RESTRICTIONS

THAT WE DO NOW.

THEY DIDN'T REALIZE HOW
DAMAGING X-RAYS REALLY WERE

UNTIL THE '50s AND '60s.

AND BY THEN, THEY STOPPED
USING THESE SHOE-FITTING MACHINES.

I MEAN, THEY WERE JUST
AN ADVERTISING GIMMICK.

SO HOW DO YOU WANT
ME TO RESTORE THIS?

- I'D LIKE YOU TO RESTORE
IT BACK TO MINT CONDITION

WHERE SHE REALLY STANDS OUT
AND HITS YOU LIKE A SORE THUMB.

- THIS THING WAS
DEFINITELY A FLASHY PIECE.

THE WOOD'S ACTUALLY
IN GOOD SHAPE.

IT'S NOT ROTTED.

WE'LL REDO THE
VENEER ON THE SIDE.

ALL THIS WILL BE ALL
CHROME AND POLISHED.

TOTAL RESTORATION COST ON THIS

IS RIGHT AROUND $4,700.

- I KNOW HOW YOUR
WORK IS AND WHAT YOU DO,

AND I THINK IT'S
MORE THAN WORTH IT.

- ALL RIGHT, LOU.

NOW LET'S GO INSIDE,

AND WE'LL DO SOME
PAPERWORK, OKAY?

- VERY GOOD. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.

I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF
PLACES AND COLLECTIBLES,

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE,

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE IT IN MINT CONDITION

AND MAKE SOME GOOD CASH.

- WHERE IS MY HAMMER?

THIS AIN'T MY HAMMER.

WHERE THE HELL'S MY HAMMER?

KYLE!

KYLE AND I WORK TOGETHER A LOT.

HE MIGHT HAVE TOOKEN
MY HAMMER BY MISTAKE.

EITHER WAY, I'M
GONNA GIVE HIM HELL

IF I FOUND OUT HE'S GOT IT.

KYLE!
- WHAT'S UP?

- YOU SEEN MY HAMMER?

NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN
THAT PIECE-OF-HAMMER.

- BRETTLY'S GOT
TO HAVE IT. BRETTLY!

I'M LOOKING FOR MY
HAMMER. YOU GOT IT?

- NO, I DON'T GOT IT.
- YOU SURE?

- PEOPLE THINK, 'CAUSE I'M THE
LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE,

THINK I'M DUMB OR SOMETHING.

- HALF MY TOOLS IS IN YOUR BOX.

- I MEAN, I KNOW WHAT'S MINE.

I HAVE MY OWN TOOLBOX,
AND THERE'S TOOLS IN IT.

WHERE YOU GOING?

- I CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT
GETTING MY WORK DONE,

BUT I CAN'T GET MY WORK
DONE WITHOUT MY DAMN TOOLS.

- BEFORE I START TEARING
THIS X-RAY MACHINE DOWN,

I NEED TO GET A SPECIALIST
IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

RADIATION IS SERIOUS.

I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO PLUG THIS THING IN

UNTIL I GET THIS
THING CHECKED OUT.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT KOWBOY

GROWING AN EXTRA
TOE OR SOMETHING.

HEY.
- HEY, RICK.

- HOW YOU DOING, PHIL?

- I CAME OUT TO TEST
THE FOOT X-RAY MACHINE,

JUST TO SEE HOW MUCH
RADIATION'S BEING GIVEN OFF.

SINCE I'M GONNA BE
CLOSE TO THE MACHINE,

I'M GONNA BE WEARING
A PROTECTIVE APRON

MADE OUT OF A MATERIAL
THAT STOPS X-RAYS.

I'M ALSO GONNA BE
WEARING A THYROID SHIELD

AND LEADED GLASS.

SO I SHOULDN'T BE EXPOSED
TO ANY HIGH-LEVEL RADIATION

TO SENSITIVE AREAS.

- GOOD LUCK.
- THANKS.

- I NEED TO MAKE SURE

THIS THING'S NOT
GIVING OFF RADIATION.

IF IT IS, I GOT TO GET
LOU BACK DOWN HERE

AND TELL HIM I'M OUT.

I AM NOT ENDANGERING MY STAFF.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
ALL CLEAR, THEN!

WE GOT TO HAVE THIS
THING SPITTING OUT APPLES

A GUY BROUGHT IN

AN X-RAY SHOE-FITTING MACHINE.

BEFORE I CAN RESTORE THIS THING,

I REALLY NEED TO
GET IT CHECKED OUT

AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE

SO THAT NONE OF
MY GUYS GET HURT.

SO WE'RE GONNA GET IT LOOKED AT

AND HAVE IT TESTED
FOR RADIATION.

GOOD LUCK.
- THANKS.

WHEN WE TURN THIS ON,

WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAR
ITS FIELD'S GONNA EXTEND,

HOW FAR IT'S GONNA GO.

- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE
ALL CLEAR, THEN!

- IT'S SAFE FOR YOU
TO COME BACK IN.

- SO WHAT'S UP?
- ALL RIGHT.

SO I PUT THE DETECTOR REALLY
CLOSE TO THE X-RAY SOURCE,

AND, UM...

THE READING ACTUALLY WENT
ABOVE WHAT MY METER READS.

- YOU'RE SAYING IT WENT
OFF THE SCALE OF THIS THING?

- YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.
- HOLY CRAP.

SO HOW'S THIS THING
COMPARE TO, LIKE, AN X-RAY TECH

AND WHAT HE GETS
SHOT WITH EVERY DAY?

- IT WAS GIVING ME TWICE

WHAT A RADIATION WORKER
SHOULD GET A YEAR PER HOUR.

- A YEAR PER HOUR.
WOW, THAT'S A LOT.

- SO WHILE YOU'RE RESTORING IT,

YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE IT'S NOT PLUGGED IN,

BECAUSE IT WILL
PRODUCE RADIATION.

- OKAY, IT'S THE ON PART
THAT'S THE BIGGEST DEAL.

THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR COMING OUT,

AND I APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

- OKAY.

- MAN, AM I GLAD I GOT
THIS THING LOOKED AT.

APPARENTLY, IF WE
DON'T TURN THIS THING ON,

IT WON'T PRODUCE ANY
UNSAFE LEVELS OF RADIATION.

- TODAY I'M WORKING ON
THIS ANTIQUE APPLE CORER.

IT'S GOT LITTLE PRECISION
PARTS AND GEARS,

SO WE CAN'T SANDBLAST IT,

'CAUSE THAT'LL
REALLY SCREW IT UP.

SO I'M GONNA TAKE
ALL THESE LITTLE PARTS

AND PUT THEM IN
THE BEAD BLASTER.

I USE LITTLE BEADS OF GLASS.

TAKES IT OFF PRETTY GOOD.

- THIS APPLE CORER REQUIRES
A TON OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

NOT ONLY DOES IT
HAVE TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

IT HAS TO WORK 100% CORRECTLY.

OTHERWISE, THE CUSTOMER
IS NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.

OKAY, BEFORE YOU
START PAINTING THIS,

ALL THE GEARS, WE'RE
NOT GONNA BE ABLE

TO GET A LOT OF PAINT ON THEM.

THEY ROTATE REAL, REAL FAST,

AND I DON'T WANT IT
TEARING THE PAINT OFF.

SOMETHING LITTLE LIKE THIS,

WHERE YOU GOT TO GET
EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY

WITHOUT RUNNING SOMETHING,
IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

- GOOD THING I'M AWESOME.

- WHILE THE PAINT'S DRYING
ON THE APPLE CORER,

KYLE AND KOWBOY ARE GONNA WORK

ON TEARING DOWN
THE X-RAY SHOE FITTER.

- ADRIAN SPECIAL,
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

MY MAIN GOAL WHEN
TEARING THIS MACHINE DOWN

IS TO GET WHATEVER
PRODUCES THE RADIATION OUT.

THAT WAY, IF KOWBOY
FLIPS A SWITCH,

NOBODY'LL GET HURT.

IT'S GOT SOME WILD BACK HERE.

- OH, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

SECRET COMPARTMENT.

GOTCHA.

IT'S FREE?
- IT'S FREE.

CHECK IT OUT.

- "CUREKA, TYPE S."

- THIS THING IS SCARY-LOOKING.

I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS
WHAT PRODUCES THE RADIATION

IN THIS MACHINE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, KOWBOY.

I'M GONNA GO GIVE THIS TO
RICK SO HE CAN PUT IT AWAY.

- NOW, DON'T BREAK IT.

I GOT TO TAKE OFF THE OLD VENEER

ON THIS X-RAY MACHINE,
'CAUSE IT'S ALL CRACKED,

SO I CAN REPLACE
IT WITH THE NEW.

THIS THING GETS HOT QUICK, HUH?

SO I GOT TO USE AN
IRON TO HEAT IT UP,

LOOSEN UP THE GLUE A LITTLE
BIT SO I CAN SCRAPE IT OFF.

IT'S BASICALLY JUST LIKE
TAKING OFF OLD WALLPAPER,

EXCEPT IT'S A LOT
FRIGGIN' HARDER.

IT'S WORKING.

- DAD, I GOT THIS FRUIT.

- KYLE AND JEFF REASSEMBLED
THIS APPLE CORER.

I HAD TYLER GO GET
A BIG BAG OF APPLES

SO I CAN START
TESTING THIS THING.

YOU'RE GONNA STICK
THE APPLE HERE,

AND THEN WHEN YOU TURN IT,
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA PEEL IT.

THERE ARE SO MANY MOVING PARTS,

THERE'S A CHANCE WE MIGHT
NEED TO READJUST THIS THING.

IT'S NOT SPINNING.

- NOW IT'S REALLY
NOT GONNA SPIN.

OH, YEAH, THERE WE GO.

OH, SNAP!

- YOU'RE MAKING A MESS.

PUT IT THERE. BOOM,
OUT COMES THE APPLE.

- WHOO!

- OH!
- YOWZA.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, THAT WAS...

- THAT'S A LOT BETTER
THAN YOUR APPLE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE RIGHT,

BUT IT'S JUST NOT
WORKING PROPERLY.

THIS GUY IS COMING.

WHAT HE REMEMBERED,
HE'D STICK IT ON THERE,

AND THEY COULD DO A WHOLE
BUSHEL OF APPLES IN A FEW MINUTES.

IT'S TOUGH TO KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS NEEDS.

WE CAN TRY MAKING A FEW
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MECHANISM...

- GO.

- BUT WE MAY NEED

TO JUST PUT A LITTLE
BIT MORE MUSCLE INTO IT.

- DON'T WORRY. I GOT IT.

OH!

YOU GOT THAT ONE GOOD.

- I BROKE IT.

- YOU BROKE THE PEELER?

- YEAH, BROKE IT.
- OH, YEAH.

- BROKE AN ARM OFF.

- SURE ENOUGH.

- DEFINITELY NOT THE
WAY YOU DO THAT, HUH?

- NOPE. TOLD YOU.

I'M SO GLAD MY DAD
BROKE THIS, NOT ME.

IF THIS WAS ME, IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN COMING OUT OF MY PAYCHECK.

NICE TO BE THE BOSS, I GUESS.

- ALL RIGHT, SO
WE'LL TAKE THIS OFF.

WE'LL WELD THIS PIECE ON,

AND THEN WE'LL REBEND
THESE AND START OVER AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT?

- I DON'T CARE.

- YOU'RE SO SARCASTIC.

- WHILE MY DAD PUTS THIS
THING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN,

I'M GONNA GO GIVE THESE APPLES

TO SOMEONE WHO'LL BE HAPPY
WE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES.

THERE YOU GO.

- EARLIER, KOWBOY FOUND A
COUPLE OF HIS LOUSY TOOLS

IN MY TOOLBOX.

I DON'T GET WHY HE
TOOK MY WHOLE TOOLBOX.

THAT'S NOT COOL.

WHY'D YOU TAKE MY TOOLS?

- BRETTLY, IS ANY OF THEM YOURS?

- NO, I JUST...
- THEY WHY ARE THEY IN YOUR BOX?

- TO FILL IT UP.

- BRETTLY BARELY KNOWS
WHAT A HAMMER DOES.

YOU NEVER EVEN
USED ONE OF THESE.

WHAT THE HELL IS
THIS IN YOUR BOX FOR?

- YOU DON'T KNOW.

- SEE, ALL THOSE ARE MINE.

IF YOU CAN NAME
THREE OF THESE TOOLS,

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR TOOLBOX BACK.

- ALL RIGHT.

- FIRST TOOL.

- I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IS IT?

- IT'S A PISTON GROOVE CLEANER.

WHAT IS THIS?
- IT'S A HOLDER.

- STRIKE TWO. IT'S
A GEAR PULLER.

WHAT IS THIS?

- WHAT IS IT?

- MY TOOLS, MY TOOLBOX.

GO AWAY.

YOU NEVER TOUCH A MAN'S
TOOLS WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION.

- THIS APPLE CORER HAS
BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US,

BUT IT'S FINALLY READY FOR
MARK TO COME PICK IT UP.

I REALLY HOPE THAT
HE'S BLOWN AWAY BY IT.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
I HOPE IT WORKS.

- HI, RICK.
- HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

- GOOD. EXCITED.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT MY
APPLE PEELER LOOKS LIKE.

I CAME TO RICK'S TODAY TO
PICK UP MY APPLE PEELER-CORER.

EVER SINCE I'VE HAD IT,

IT'S BEEN RUSTED-LOOKING
AND OLD AND BEAT UP.

- YOU READY?
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

- BAM!

- WOW, IS THAT THE SAME
THING I DROPPED OFF?

- THERE IT IS.
- YOU'RE A MAGICIAN.

THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL
PIECES? THEY LOOK BRAND-NEW.

- EVERYTHING ON
HERE IS ORIGINAL.

NUT, BOLT, SPRING,
EVERYTHING'S ORIGINAL.

YOU LITERALLY COULD TAKE
STUFF BACK DOWN TO ITS SHINE,

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID TO
EVERY ONE OF THESE THINGS.

DOLLED IT UP BY
PINSTRIPING INSIDE HERE,

WHERE YOU CAN SEE
THE PATENT NUMBER.

I MADE A NEW BLADE HERE.

JUST PUT A PIECE OF
STAINLESS IN THERE

AND SHARPENED IT LIKE A RAZOR.

IT'S QUITE THE MARVEL.

EVERY LITTLE ARM
AND EVERY LITTLE COG

HAS A REASON FOR IT'S ON THERE.

THIS THING'S PRETTY WILD
FOR JUST CORING APPLES.

- YEAH, RIGHT.

WELL, I'VE BEEN
WAITING ALMOST 20 YEARS

TO SEE THIS WORK
AGAIN, YOU KNOW?

- WOW, THAT'S A LONG TIME.

MARK WANTS THIS
APPLE CORER TO WORK

JUST LIKE IT DID
BACK IN THE 1800s.

I KNOW IT LOOKS PRETTY
NOW, BUT IF IT DOESN'T WORK,

HE WON'T PAY FOR IT,

AND WE WILL HAVE WASTED
A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY.

- CAN WE TRY IT?
- OKAY.

- ALL RIGHT.

- BOOM! NICE.

THAT'S NICE.

MAN, YOU CAN TELL YOU'VE
BEEN DOING THIS BEFORE.

THAT'S AN AWESOME JOB.
- THANKS.

- THAT THING JUST
DID THE WHOLE THING.

YOU CAN'T GO SLOW.

YOU WENT FAST, AND IT
JUST SPIT IT RIGHT OUT.

- IT WORKS.

IT WAS AN OLD
PIECE OF MACHINERY.

NOW IT'S A PIECE OF ART...

A FUNCTIONAL PIECE OF ART.

THAT'S SUPER. THANKS A LOT.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.

- WHEN I TAKE THIS TO THE CLASS,

THE KIDS ARE GONNA LOVE
SEEING HOW THIS WORKS.

AND TO HAVE THE APPLE
WITHOUT A PEEL AND A CORE

IS GONNA MAKE THEM
EVEN WANT TO EAT IT MORE.

- STEAL MY TOOLS,
I'LL SHOW HIS ASS.

- THIS X-RAY SHOE FITTER
WAS A TON OF WORK,

AND IT WAS VERY
SCARY IN THE BEGINNING.

WE HAD TO GET THIS THING TESTED

TO SEE IF IT WAS
LEAKING RADIATION

BEFORE WE COULD EVEN OPEN IT UP.

BECAUSE IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS

GETTING THIS THING
WORKING AGAIN,

WE HAD TO FIND A WAY
TO SPRUCE THIS THING UP.

SO I HAD MY BROTHER
RON GO PICK UP SOMETHING

TO REALLY THROW THIS
THING OVER THE TOP.

- IT WASN'T EASY, BUT I GOT
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

- WHERE'D YOU GET 'EM?

- JUST HAD TO CALL
IN SOME FAVORS.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.
- HOLY CRAP.

HE HAS TWO LEFT FEET; THAT'S
WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT.

SURE THESE AREN'T YOUR FEET?
- THEY'RE NASTY-LOOKING.

- THEY ARE, JUST
LIKE YOUR NASTY FEET.

- THEY'RE TOO SMALL FOR MY
FEET. THOSE ARE LITTLE FEET.

- ALL RIGHT, DUDE,
THESE ARE PERFECT.

THESE ARE EXACTLY
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

AWESOME JOB. YOU THE MAN.

- DON'T EVER FORGET IT.

- STEAL MY TOOLS,
I'LL SHOW HIS ASS.

BRETTLY WON'T GET THIS BOX NOW.

BRETTLY!

- WHAT'S UP?

- YOU AIN'T TOUCHING
THAT TOOLBOX NO MORE.

- THIS X-RAY SHOE FITTER WASN'T
YOUR TYPICAL RESTORATION.

NOW THAT WE GOT THIS
THING ALL PACKED UP,

IT'S TIME TO GET IT OVER TO LOU.

- I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO
SEE MY X-RAY MACHINE.

I'VE BEEN SO EXCITED
AND ANTICIPATING IT,

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
RICK IS A TOP RESTORER.

HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

- GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

HOW YOU DOING,
RICK? THIS IS IT HERE?

- YEAH.
- OH, THAT'S GREAT.

- YOU READY?
- YEAH, I'M MORE THAN READY.

- ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE READY?

- YEAH, I CAN'T BE
ANY MORE READIER.

- HERE WE GO.

- OH, WOW. WHOO!

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

I COULD USE A FEW
EXPLETIVES, BUT I WON'T.

IT IS FANTASTIC.

THAT IS SOME PIECE OF WORK.

RICK, YOU'RE A TRUE GENIUS.

- THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.

- BOY, WHAT DID
YOU HAVE TO DO TO IT

TO GET IT THIS BEAUTIFUL?

- WE REALLY HAD TO TAKE
THE BASE OF THIS THING

AND TOTALLY REDO IT.

IT LITERALLY HAD TO BE
STRIPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN.

THIS WAS ALL ACTUALLY
THE SAME COLOR AT ONE TIME.

SO WE ENDED UP MAKING IT BLOND.

- OUTSTANDING.

- THIS PIECE ACTUALLY
HAD PAINT ON IT,

SO WE SENT IT TO
THE CHROME SHOP.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALL
BEEN TOTALLY RECHROMED.

- BELONGS IN A MUSEUM.
IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST
CAME OUT OF THE FACTO.

DOES IT WORK, OR
DOESN'T IT WORK?

- WHY DON'T I JUST...
HOLD ON. I'LL SHOW YOU.

- WHO'S GONNA PUT
THEIR FOOT IN THERE?

- YOU.
- OH, ME? OH, OKAY.

I'M ANTICIPATING IT
NOT BEING WORKING

BECAUSE OF THE RADIATION.

BUT THAT WOULD ALL
BE A PLUS IF IT DID WORK.

- RON, CAN YOU PLUG IT IN?
- YES, I CAN.

YOU'RE HOT.
- OKAY.

I'M ONLY GONNA GIVE
YOU A LITTLE JOLT.

- OKAY.
- GONNA TURN IT ON.

OOP, THERE'S YOUR FEET.
- I'LL BE DAMNED.

I THINK THAT'S COOL.

- I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH YOUR BIG TOE.

WE JUST PUT A REGULAR
LIGHTBULB INSIDE OF IT

INSTEAD OF THE RADIOACTIVE BULB.

AND THEN WE GOT A
COUPLE X-RAYS OF FEET,

AND WE SLID IT BETWEEN THE GLASS

WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE
NORMALLY PUT YOUR FEET

AND IT X-RAYED
THROUGH AND YOU SAW IT.

SO NOW REALLY WHAT
YOU SEE IS AN X-RAY.

- AMAZING. TOTALLY AMAZING.

- I WANTED TO GIVE
YOU THAT FULL EFFECT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE WEIRDEST THING

I'VE EVER DONE, FOR SURE.

- OH, SO PROUD.

YOU GUYS, YOU DO
A HELL OF A JOB, BOY.

- THANK YOU.

- I'M JUST OVERWHELMED,

THAT I CAN'T PRAISE HIM
ENOUGH FOR THE JOB HE DONE.

HE'S TRULY A MASTER.

- LOOK WHAT I HAVE.

IT'S AN APPLE
PEELER AND A CORER.

THIS THING LOOK OLD OR NEW?

Children: NEW!

- IT LOOKS NEW, BUT IT'S
ACTUALLY OVER 100 YEARS OLD.

ONE PERSON PUTS THE APPLE
ON. ONE PERSON CRANKS.

WHO WANTS TO EAT THIS APPLE?

HOLD ON. LET ME
CUT SOME MORE OFF.

NEED MORE?

Children: WHOA!

- OH, THAT WAS PERFECT.