--- title: Braai refurbishment (RustOff laser rust removal, CNC router cut wood panels, refurbish-and-resell business idea) — AM training/support how-to videos source_url: - /data/amcoza/sources/youtube/channel-main.md - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAVpwQNJpHY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOxp5HxJCSo - https://buythis.co.za/lr-portable-1000#ai - https://buythis.co.za/r-1325k-90l#ai fetched_at: 2026-10-18T17:30:00Z category: laser-cleaning pass: braai-refurbish-youtube-howtos-index refreshed_from: youtube.jsonl dump 2026-10-18 00:25 SAST and buythis.jsonl dump (no crawl) --- # Braai refurbishment how-to videos (AM training / support) **Job:** bring an old, rusty braai (barbecue unit with wooden side panels) back to life instead of throwing it away. The rust and grime are removed with an AM **RustOff** hand-held laser cleaner, new wooden parts are profiled and cut on an AM **CNC router** with an automatic tool changer (ATC), and the unit is primed, sprayed and varnished. The videos frame it as a refurbish-and-resell business idea. This index collects the two AM main-channel uploads of this project (the full episode and a short clip) that were not yet listed in another AM how-to index. Deduplicated by watch ID across all AM how-to index pages (channel indexes alone do not count as how-to coverage). **Source:** local AM YouTube dump `youtube.jsonl` (main channel; refreshed 2026-10-18 00:25 SAST) and the Buythis product dump `buythis.jsonl`. First written 2026-10-18 19:30 SAST with 2 videos. **YouTube and Buythis were not crawled.** Titles and watch URLs below are taken from the dump as written. The videos were **not** watched. Both have English transcripts in the dump, and the steps below are paraphrased from them only. Nothing was invented to fill gaps. ## English dump titles (2 unique watch URLs) AM-channel uploads are framed as **AM training/support sources**. Each watch URL is a source. ### Should you trash or renovate your braai? (full episode, about 5 minutes) Paraphrased from the dump transcript: **Rust and grime removal (RustOff laser)** 1. The starting point is a braai that was about to be thrown away. The team chose to restore it with the RustOff laser and the CNC router. 2. The RustOff unit used has a variety of different cleaning patterns, so the operator could reach every angle of the braai and strip stubborn grime and rust from every nook and cranny. **New wooden parts (CNC router)** 3. The wooden parts were profiled and cut on a large AM CNC router with an automatic tool changer (ATC). 4. The presenter says the job ran at **15 m per minute** for profiling and cutting, which was about **half the speed** it could have run (slowed down so the camera could follow), and it still took only **12 minutes**. **Finishing and fitting** 5. The metal was primed and given a spray outdoor finish so it will last outdoors (the presenter's estimate is another 10 years). The grids were cleaned up a little. 6. The new wood was varnished, and the parts were fitted. The unit was handed back with a light coat so the customer can choose the final colour. **The business idea (presenter's own figures)** 7. The presenter says a new braai of this type starts from about **R50,000**, while the refurbishment cost about **R1,400** plus some time. 8. His estimate is that someone who owns these machines and only refurbished and resold these braais, at about **10 a month**, would have roughly a **R100,000** business. ### Short clip of the same project (under a minute) A short version of the same project with the cost and business-idea part only. It quotes the same **R1,400** refurbishment cost and **R100,000** business estimate, but gives the new-braai price as about **R30,000** instead of the R50,000 said in the full episode. Treat both prices as the presenter's rough figures, not as a market price. The clip points viewers to the full video on the channel. Both videos end with AM's standard closing line ("we sell machines, we fix machines, we teach machines"). | Date | Channel | Title (from dump) | Watch URL (source) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-06 | main | Should You Trash or Renovate Your Braai? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAVpwQNJpHY | | 2026-02-06 | main | Should You Trash or Renovate Your Braai? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOxp5HxJCSo | ## Related SKUs (Buythis dump only; no prices, no stock) Product names come from the Buythis product dump (`buythis.jsonl`; **not crawled**). Prices and stock are not stored on this index. The videos do not name the exact RustOff model, the router model or its bed size. They show a RustOff hand-held laser with selectable cleaning patterns and a large ATC CNC router. The rows below are current Buythis products of those types; the air-cooled RustOff-Original pulse cleaners are rated for all surfaces. No primer, outdoor paint or wood varnish is listed in the Buythis dump. Check each product page before quoting. | SKU | Product | Dump link | AM KB page | Why it is here | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LR-PORTABLE/300 | AM.CO.ZA® RustOff™-Original 300W Pulse Fiber Laser All-Surface Hand-held Air-Cooled Portable Laser Rust Removal and Cleaning System with Maximum 110×110mm (2D) Working Area | https://buythis.co.za/lr-portable-300#ai | [LR-PORTABLE/300](../products/lr-portable-300.md) | Entry air-cooled RustOff-Original pulse cleaner for rust and grime on painted or rusty steel like a braai body | | LR-PORTABLE/500 | AM.CO.ZA® RustOff™-Original 500W Pulse Fiber Laser All-Surface Hand-held Air-Cooled Portable Laser Rust Removal and Cleaning System with Maximum 110×110mm (2D) Working Area | https://buythis.co.za/lr-portable-500#ai | [LR-PORTABLE/500](../products/lr-portable-500.md) | Mid-power RustOff-Original pulse cleaner for faster cleaning of larger rusty surfaces | | LR-PORTABLE/1000 | AM.CO.ZA® RustOff™-Original 1000W Pulse Fiber Laser All-Surface Hand-held Air-Cooled Portable Laser Rust Removal and Cleaning System with Maximum 110×110mm (2D) Working Area | https://buythis.co.za/lr-portable-1000#ai | [LR-PORTABLE/1000](../products/lr-portable-1000.md) | Highest-power RustOff-Original pulse cleaner for heavy rust and regular refurbishment work | | LR-PORTABLE/SUPPORT | AM.CO.ZA® RustOff™ Laser Rust Removal Focus Supporting Bracket with Wheels for Hand-held Unit | https://buythis.co.za/lr-portable-support#ai | [LR-PORTABLE/SUPPORT](../products/lr-portable-support.md) | Wheeled focus support bracket for the hand-held RustOff head | | R-1325K/90L | AM.CO.ZA® EasyRoute™ 380V High Z-300mm Clearance with 270mm Travel 1300×2500mm PVC Clampable Vacuum CNC Router with 9kW Air-Cooled ATC Spindle and Servo Motors | https://buythis.co.za/r-1325k-90l#ai | [R-1325K/90L](../products/r-1325k-90l.md) | 1300 × 2500 mm EasyRoute ATC CNC router for profiling and cutting replacement wooden panels | | R-2030K/90L | AM.CO.ZA® EasyRoute™ 380V High Z-300mm Clearance with 270mm Travel 2050×3050mm PVC Clampable Vacuum CNC Router with 9kW Air-Cooled ATC Spindle and Servo Motors | https://buythis.co.za/r-2030k-90l#ai | [R-2030K/90L](../products/r-2030k-90l.md) | 2050 × 3050 mm EasyRoute ATC CNC router for larger sheets or several braai panel sets per load | ## Related AM how-to indexes - [LaserMaster hand-held fiber laser videos (includes RustOff laser cleaning)](lasermaster-howtos.md) - [CNC router how-to videos](cnc-router-howtos.md) - [RouterCAM (EasyRoute CAM software) how-to videos](routercam-howtos.md) - [Laser craft business idea videos](laser-craft-business-howtos.md) - [Main channel index](channel-main.md) ## Notes - Matching: the two main-channel dump uploads titled "Should You Trash or Renovate Your Braai?" (distinct watch IDs, both kept), minus any video already in another AM how-to index page. Channel indexes listing the same watch URLs do not count as how-to coverage. - The 15 m per minute, 12 minute, R1,400, R30,000 / R50,000 and R100,000 figures are the presenter's own spoken numbers for this one project. They are not a quote, a guaranteed cutting speed or a business forecast. - Laser cleaning needs the safety gear and settings in the product manual; test settings on a hidden area first. - Quote current specifications and prices from the product page, never from the videos. - Live stock is never stored here; check the live stock feed for availability.