Van Neistat Can Fix Anything
Published July 22, 2024 · 11:18 · 148,783 views
About This Video
The Repair Station goes on the road, and deploying it is a logistical rat's nest: tools, equipment, camera gear, venue logistics. Just before the most recent deployment in LA, the starter on Van's brand-new engine burned out, so he had to repair the starter and shoot the Repair Station simultaneously.
The video is a catalog of fixes for strangers. Eric wanted flare for his Sony. Kevin's son Liam needed a replacement part for his little car. Jacob had a broken key. Chasten wanted his jacket customized. Joe, who works at SpaceX and went to the same high school as one of Van's old girlfriends, had a broken belt on a bike he built, fixed with baseball-glove thread. Ross brought a Swiss Champ. A girl and her dad needed a stash box to hide her drugs and gold bullion. Each repair gets a lanyard, a date, and initials. Handbuilt show. Austin, Texas.
Transcript
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camera gear and the move in move out at the venue and just before our most recent Repair Station deployment in La
the starter on my brand new engine burned out so I had to do the repair station shoot the repair station and fix
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click undefined undefined [Music] up like what is this Alpha no it's very expensive electrical [Music]
Eric wanted some flare for his Sony like a Badges and Eric's not suitable for children
motto for Kevin's son Liam spoiler replacement for his little
car I bet the stock one was a little bit thinner right it's a little crooked it's pretty awesome engraved Justin's phone
holder for Jacob he's got a broken key here and we're going to do shrink
[Music] tube blow torched this screw to melt the hole for chasten he wanted his jacket customized and chasten does hand
lettering so I did a paintbrush right above his name Joe built this bike and and had a broken
belt Joe works at SpaceX and went to the same high school as one of my old girlfriends fixed the belt with baseball glove
thread lanyard date and initials for my friend Stuart but he wanted a clip bolted on which I failed to execute
though I gave it a shot he wanted me to put the clip like this but I just didn't have the right tools and
gear Ross brought a Swiss champ I great and painted it this is
ois ois had a car in the show engraved aluminum pencil holder Nigel broke this pencil on
purpose which I am not opposed to and so I just use heat shrink Frankenstein screws installed by Van neistat handbuilt show Austin Texas and the date
didn't get their names but I threw in some string so this is Evans uh electricians
union dues he's literally paid D all right B in let's read the other side and this is the repair I did to his little
du's wallet it says the man learn a trade be nice at handell show ausome
Texas thank you guys great to meet you is there any way to like attach this
on this oh hell yes like do a like a base for it yes definitely that's
um that's right in my wheelhouse Yeah I broke her foot off and then I had to glue it and then I had to do a
[Music] staple to hold her foot down Rick and Natalie Rick and Natalie were lawyers all right Bruno Cessna lost these so I made them out of bailing wire these are the stock
ones and then this is the pretty slick there bailing wire one
fly on Little Wing another Swiss champ a girl in her dad I forgot their names but
she had a great name and I didn't write it down dang it removed 8 mm film trays
to make room for journals and the girl put me to [Music] work it's a little stash box to hide her drugs and gold bullion thank you you're undefined undefined
[Applause] welcome this little cap this little cap end piece came off of this and I'm going to drill a hole and put an axle through Annie's cart repair
[Music] here and Balo has a camera strap with a shoulder thing on it wonderful thanks man thanks for coming Ira's broken
[Music] glasses engraved Josiah's pencil nice shirt engraved Johnny camera monogrammed Joe's phone [Music]
case crazy glue and baking soda to cement a magnet that keeps the little battery door shut on atticus's
[Music] camera somehow I had the right thread screw to fix Jon's pocket knife clip little Redemption for the one I
couldn't [Music] fix monogrammed belt buckle for Chris a new Loop strap for Jack's Tom saxs bag she like help next time you'll monogr it yeah that's that is not that is not
breaking Venus's tool bag my longest repair in Repair Station
history this is the one that nearly broke me made me want to quit doing the Repair Station forever
[Music] the original broken buckles were made out of some kind of fragile weak metal so I had to make new buckles from
scratch took a long time to figure out and nearly 2 hours to repair from start
to finish [Music] but after the buckles we hit our [Music] stride lanyard for Edith's first set of keys
[Music] ever bootstrap stps for [Music] Ali fixed the little tear in Rob's [Applause] [Music] jacket a grip for Lawrence's Leica M3 to be properly repaired by Leica gmbh
at some point in the future and my favorite repair of the day Marilyn's coffee grinder which
Incorporated taking a part in Appliance woodworking broke the mouse
trap wood and had to Crazy Glue it back together figuring out how to install a switch which I didn't have thank you rob
for fishing one out of your van and giving it to [Music] me and soldering I got to solder finally which is a guilty pleasure of
[Music] [Applause] [Music] mine Jonathan Ward got a kick out of the coffee grinder and he builds the finest
Land Cruisers on the planet I missed shooting a few of the repairs and I regret
[Music] that and I did not fix my broken starter myself for reasons I'll go into later but I got it fixed by professionals yeah
[Music] undefined undefined this week on the patreon a live stream answering your questions the link is right there
Products & Tools Mentioned
- ClickUp mentions — episode sponsor, productivity tool for organizing projects
- Swiss Champ mentions — Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, painted and customized for customers
- Leica M3 mentions — camera referenced in repair context
- Tom Sachs bag mentions — bag repair at repair station
- crazy glue and baking soda mentions — cementing technique for magnet repair
- baseball glove thread mentions — used to fix a broken belt
- heat shrink tubing mentions — used for pencil repair and handle customization
- Sony mentions — customer's Sony camera getting badge customization
People Referenced
Jonathan Ward, Joe, Venus, Marilyn, Rob