Q: Who is GrumpyTim?

A: GrumpyTim is a British YouTuber who creates videos about vintage stuff such as film cameras, mechanical calculators and early electronic calculators, stationary engines, obsolete office equipment and more. Many videos include details of repairs carried out on a particular piece of equipment, with others being more of a demo only.

Q: Where does GrumpyTim get the music for his videos?

A: All the music (up to this point at any rate) used on GrumpyTim’s videos is self written, performed and produced by GrumpyTim.

Q: Does GrumpyTim repair items for other people?

A: Occasionally, for people that he already knows, but this isn’t a service that can be extended to a larger audience because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day.

Q: Does GrumpyTim ever sell the items that he has repaired?

A: Yes, occasionally…….there may well be some cameras offered for sale on this website from time to time, but this is unlikely to become a major feature of this site.

Q: How long has GrumpyTim been making YouTube videos?

A: GrumpyTim started making videos in 2017, although they were fairly intermittent at that time. Production stepped up at the beginning of 2020.