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Howzat Restorations
Australia
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2019
Restoring and cleaning up anything interesting and making videos for fun. I do have a soft spot for the Stanley Tool brand.
All the tools and other things I restore are bought cheaply at local markets or given to me by friends who either don't know what to do with them or want to see them freshened up. None are rare or expensive.
I use cheap methods to restore the tools that anyone can do i.e. using vinegar as a rust remover, I don't own or use expensive restoration equipment or products.
All the tools and other things I restore are bought cheaply at local markets or given to me by friends who either don't know what to do with them or want to see them freshened up. None are rare or expensive.
I use cheap methods to restore the tools that anyone can do i.e. using vinegar as a rust remover, I don't own or use expensive restoration equipment or products.
Nautical Clock Restoration
Another Howzat Restoration channel favourite Rod gave me a clock he received for his 40th birthday that needed a bit of loving.
First up I pulled it apart, finding to my surprise the carcass of a huntsman spider inside. The clock mechanism was in good working order so right to proceed.
I sanded back the timber body up to 240 grit sandpaper and gave it 3 coats of lacquer.
The metal parts turned out to be covered in a brass clear coat, making it impossible to polish up and this coating had deteriorated leaving the brass unrecognisable.
I sanded the clear coat off with 1200 grit sand paper and ran all the brass parts over the fiber polishing wheel, everything came up a treat!
Reassembly was easy once I figured out how it went together again as it had been a couple off months between disassembling and finishing this project.
I think it turned out pretty good!!!
All the best
Howzat Restorations
First up I pulled it apart, finding to my surprise the carcass of a huntsman spider inside. The clock mechanism was in good working order so right to proceed.
I sanded back the timber body up to 240 grit sandpaper and gave it 3 coats of lacquer.
The metal parts turned out to be covered in a brass clear coat, making it impossible to polish up and this coating had deteriorated leaving the brass unrecognisable.
I sanded the clear coat off with 1200 grit sand paper and ran all the brass parts over the fiber polishing wheel, everything came up a treat!
Reassembly was easy once I figured out how it went together again as it had been a couple off months between disassembling and finishing this project.
I think it turned out pretty good!!!
All the best
Howzat Restorations
มุมมอง: 342
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Irwing Straight Line Restoration and a visit to Coffs Harbour Flea Market
มุมมอง 2662 ปีที่แล้ว
A haul of $10 for this lot and I decided to take on the straight line first.. It's string was frayed making it hard to use, the rest cleaned up nicely. I bought some chalk to refill from the local hardware megawarehouse! Anyway, it works nicely now. Hope you enjoyed! Howzat
Oyster Shucker Knife Restoration
มุมมอง 6642 ปีที่แล้ว
2 bucks was the price from the Coffs Flea market. Initially I wasn't sure what type of knife it was, I thought it might be a letter opener but a google image search told me it for opening oysters and called an oyster shucker. After a quick strip down it was into a vinegar bath, due to the warm temperatures, after 2 days the vinegar dried out and left a bit of mess. Anyway onto the wire wheel an...
Stanley Chisel Restoration
มุมมอง 3.5K2 ปีที่แล้ว
An easy clean up of this well used and abused chisel! Not perfect and doesn't look new but good fun all the same. I straightened it up with the heat from the sun, used a mixture of C.A glue and baking soda to fill in the damaged parts on the plastic handle then sanded, polished, painted and sharpened, it's now ready for service. Thanks for watching! Howzat.
Restoration of Saw Setting Pliers - Eclipse 77
มุมมอง 3.6K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Channel favourite Tezza B provided these Eclipse 77 Saw Setting pliers for a restoration. They are made of bronze and came up really nicely. I hope I used them o.k or I ruined my best saw, bahaa!! First up was a dismantle soak in some recycled vinegar. Then a wire brushing and a run over the cloth wheel followed by an Autosol polish and wow, they really look good. After having to remind myself ...
Restoration of a 1938 Golf Cup - Inverell Golf Club
มุมมอง 1483 ปีที่แล้ว
O.k, so my favourite shop Crafty's Recyclers were having a 50% off sale. The numerous silver looking cups and mugs took my interest and this one being a golf trophy won the day for a couple of bucks. I don't really know why I bought it, i think it was as I had 3 x $1 screwdrivers and another $2 spend would bring it up to a $5 note, which I had. I got it home and it sat sadly in limbo on my work...
Sliding Bevel Restoration
มุมมอง 4243 ปีที่แล้ว
$1 is what this sliding bevel cost from Jonno at the local flea market. All the good stuff being brass, metal and wood to work with. From what I can make out the maker was "Boland". I couldn't find anything on the internet to prove differently. The blade soaked in Vinegar for 3 days and came up pretty nice but well pitted with rust. The handle was razor blade cleaned, sanded with 240 grit sand ...
Mini Long Nose Plier Restoration
มุมมอง 4523 ปีที่แล้ว
Another 50c purchase from the Coffs Harbour flea market, these were pretty tight and rusty, vinegar cleaned them up nicely, the metal frame spent 2 days bathing in the Vinegar on came up a treat after a polish. Reusing the rubber handles was also a good result and made them even more usable. Hoe you enjoyed!! Cheers Howzat!!
Stanley Phillips Head Screwdriver Restoration
มุมมอง 7K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Grabbed this beauty and a couple of others at the Crafty Recycler's in Toormina, NSW, Australia for a dollar. Details Made in Australia, serial number EB27106 and 150mm in size First up gave the handle a clean. Onto the wood lathe I worked through the various sand paper grits from 120 to 1200 then gave the tip a a sharpen up with a file and a heat up / harden before a polish with Autosol to fin...
Restoration of Tezza B's Japanese Pincer Pliers
มุมมอง 3983 ปีที่แล้ว
Another Howzat Restoration channel favorite Tezza Beernut supplied these Pincer Pliers, its fair to say they urgently needed a bit of TLC. So rusted, the poor things were unable to be opened and needed a fair bit of muscle power and half a tin of WD-40 to prise open. Into the vinegar they went and spent the best part of 3 days before a quick run over the wire wheel before being cleaned and degr...
How to use a yabby bait pump, live bait
มุมมอง 2013 ปีที่แล้ว
A quick video demonstrating how to use a bait pump to catch yabbies.
Bait Pump Restoration
มุมมอง 4493 ปีที่แล้ว
This awesome bait pump came to Howzat Restorations by channel favoutites, the Mortan Family. They even got to try it out and take it back after a lovely trip to Coffs Creek for a try out. No Yabbies were harmed making this video. The washer pack was bought from BCF in Australia, cost $10AUD. Thanks for watching, Howzaaaaaaat!
Concrete Edging Trowel Restoration - New turned timber handle
มุมมอง 3103 ปีที่แล้ว
Kon'nichiwa! This beauty was made in Japan. She was a little rusty so enjoyed a vinegar bath over the course of a couple of days. A new handle was required urgently, and to make her stand out from the crowd I mixed it up, her timber center is Nana Glen River Oak surrounded by some Coffs Harbour Red Mahogany. I painted her a lovely cottage green to prevent her rusting again and make it easier to...
Sliding Bevel Restoration
มุมมอง 1.4K3 ปีที่แล้ว
I've had this sliding bevel for a while in the restoration bucket. It needed a cleanup so I obliged. A very interesting measuring device, I've now realised how useful this would have been on some completed projects. I gave it a quick cleanup with 240 sandpaper then threw it over the wire and buffing wheels before finishing it off with a quick Autosol polish, I was originally going to paint it b...
Woodworking Marking Gauge Restoration
มุมมอง 8473 ปีที่แล้ว
$2 was the price from old mate John at the Coffs Harbour flea market. At first it didn't really catch my eye but closer inspection revealed a few interesting metal parts and some nice wood, and I didn't have one. I took it apart then sanded the fence down as it was a bit beat up then gave it a couple of coats of paste wax. The metal parts were run across the wire wheel and buffing wheel then po...
Fold Out Rule Restoration - 36" Boxwood
มุมมอง 3.8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Fold Out Rule Restoration - 36" Boxwood
Stanley No.3 Plane Restoration / Rescue 1920's
มุมมอง 3.4K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Stanley No.3 Plane Restoration / Rescue 1920's
Plastic Flathead Screwdriver Restoration
มุมมอง 11K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Plastic Flathead Screwdriver Restoration
Chisel Restoration - new wood turned Mahogany handle
มุมมอง 3.8K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Chisel Restoration - new wood turned Mahogany handle
Cabinetmakers Screwdriver Restoration - Vintage
มุมมอง 1.6K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Cabinetmakers Screwdriver Restoration - Vintage
Wire Twisting Pliers Restoration - How to use
มุมมอง 1.9K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Wire Twisting Pliers Restoration - How to use