How to Restore a Very Rusty File? 125 hrs in Vinegar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- #Restoration, #Restore, #Vintage, #Antique, #File
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This is my first attempt at restoring a tool, I picked a file because I wanted to try something easy first. And let me tell you I enjoyed it a lot!
Please let me know in the comment section if you like this experiment, maybe there is something you would do differently, I would appreciate your effort!
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This video proves again that we tool restorers appreciate the value of old metal and wood.... but not necessarily time. Restoration is therapy. Enjoyed the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I had 3 old files in my hands this morning and left them at the thrift shop because I did not know how to restore. I guess that I am going back this afternoon noon! Thank you so much.
Glad I could help!
that was great! love seeing old tools restored!
Glad you enjoyed it
Despite the previous comments, you were amazing, and gave me inspiration to try and restore some files I inherited..thank you for making my day…really proud of you…absolutely brilliant 🤩
Glad I could help!
Nice to see you bringing beck to life nice job and i can say thank God for vinger for that much help to us humans
Thanks, Greg!
Everything is great but please get a bigger bottle of vinegar
You nearly hypnotized me when applying the mineral oil to the handle..🤪HaHa! Gr8 video 👍
Thanks, Nick!
We find treasure like this all the time!!! We use acid on rust. Great educational video.
I don't like the acid because it could damage your part. Unlike vinegar or evapo-rust.
I did purchase 4 old files and have followed your advice. They are beautiful now. Thank you.
Wonderful! Glad that I could help!
That's a brilliant tip for mixing glue!
Glad you enjoyed!
This is satisfying
Have you considered using copper to clean the grooves on the file, after the vinegar step? I made two sizes (obv.,small and large) as I have a number of files of different sizes, some pretty large. It worked very well and I examined with a fairly high power magnifying glass (I think I used a digital microscope as well). Anyway, something to consider.
Well done! I have several rusted files that need work and I will try some vinigar
Give it a go! You'll be impressed! For quicker results refer to this video th-cam.com/video/KxRMaVcS7L4/w-d-xo.html
Great humor and informative thx(keepitup!)
Thank you! Check my other restorations too!
th-cam.com/video/04I9KuCJwSI/w-d-xo.html
Really Great Video!
Glad you think so!
Good restoration 👍👍👍👍
Спасибо!
Ты русский???
Украинец
When you showed the maker's mark area, I saw a small motorcycle/bicycle, at the bottom of the circle.
I just wanted to lend you my pipe cutter it was driving me crazy
I know, right? :)
Make a wish list….I have extra pipe cutters
Хорошая работа! Интересное видео, особенно понравилась та часть где трясёт 🤣 Жду следующее преображение. Молодец!
Евгения Кудинова
Спасибо! Буду трудиться над следующими проэктами!
You could have used the mineral oil on the file as well. And linseed oil will hold up better on the handle. All in all, job. :)
Thanks!
I've got one same length but it is flat both sides...I want to make a knife.. doesn't worth the vinegar 😁
Knifemaking is fun! Go for it!
I discovered a tool box full of water (family smdh) containing entire sets of Nicholson files, around 30 of them. 3 weeks in vinegar and I am still dealing with some rust, but my biggesr problem is the xtra fine ones are still loaded and some of the metal is ferrous and begins to rust again quickly. Ive tried very fine steel, brass, nylon and copper brushes both manual and dremel/drill. Ive tried copper bars. Nothing seems to be able to break the debris loose. Any suggestions out there?
Sure, try using electrolysis. Also Evapo-Rust is a very good rust remover. Good luck!
What wood is that cutting board made of?? It looks bad ass...
Thanks, mate! It is white oak and spalted white maple. I love too! Maybe I make another one day and shoot the vid!
4:13 - how term "shaky cam" was invented :)
It looks great for the condition it was in. Personally, I wouldn’t use it because of the condition of the file itself, however, it would make a nice decorative piece. Great work though!
Thanks!
File works great actualy, I use it time to time. Works nice on the hard wood too. I was shaping a knife handle with it.
Take And Make I saw in one of your other videos. I have an old draw knife that was in pretty poor condition. I restored it and it works nicely, but I prefer to use it as a decorative piece. Anyway, keep up the great work.
Please don't advise people to use wire wheels on power tools to ruin files, sure some vinegar for rust then just brush with a file card. Remember a file is a cutting tool and needs to be sharp. You did all that work just to end up with a blunt file. Anyways, you made the handle nice.
Thank you for your comment. I just bought a lot of vintage files and watching this video thought it was ok to wire wheel them. Good thing i saw your comment
@@Daniel-vs7qm that file worked fine at the end of this video. There are so many people that boo hoo piss and moan when they see some one use a wire wheel on a file but truth is a dinky wire wheel on a drill is not going to dull a file. Hell a file card is steel.
Use a pipe to save vinegar amount
Yes, that would probably save me dollar or two ))
If serious, i'm not going to clean anything with vinegar anymore after I tried electrolysis, best rust removing method on Earth!
Спасибо большое.
Пожалуйста!
Try a hand engraved hammer next
Will think about that. Next one would be vintage pipe ranch that I bought on EBay
Rough guess but that marking reminds me JK Filing company. I think they are made in India. They still exist I believe
Maybe you're right
Could you have done electrolysis on the file to remove the rust instead of the vinegar method?
Yes I could
Just wondering if Coca Cola is equally as good or better/worse thanx
I never tried cola but I think vinegar will outperform it! Also see if you can afford Evaporust, that stuff is amazing!
@@Take_And_Make I never heard of Evaporust but it sounds excellent and maybe I can use it on my snare drums.
@@bobbyvalejr.1276 just be more careful with evaporust - gloves and eye protection a must, read the materials and hazards literature, and I wouldn’t dump it down the drain. They say it’s “safe” but I think it’s a relative term. It’s not the worst, but not the safest either.
Bubble form because there is oxygen “trapped” in rust i suppose?
You do know it’s possible to buy squares of sand paper. Those round ones are very expensive. The squares are cheap
I do have square ones, I just like round ones better, durable, last longer. That's why square sand paper is cheap
Perhaps wire brush the file before putting in the acid???
Cut it in half and turn it into wood turning tool
5 bucks for that ? you got ripped off bro. doesnt worth more than 1.
It looks like it was sand blasted. Why not simply sand blast it?
What if you don't have an access to a sand blaster? Not as simple anymore
files only cut one direction. Pulling it back will reclog it
And dull it in a hurry!
Too long in the vinegar and a brass wire wheel would of been way better.
I'll keep in mind next time, thanks!
It’s not winegar it is vinegar
Really? Really necessary? My father had an accent and fought in WW2. No need to be rude.
If I were you I would restore a rusty vise next. You will save money on duct tape.
Hahahaha! I know right? This was the next thing I bought! You could see the vise in my other videos after, but that time I had to improvise!
FIY you inserted the sawblade the wrong way around...
I have done it before, dont waste your time, the hard metal is rotten and gone, the file is dead
just check out the rest of the stamp, you stay with the softer core :(
I disagree with you, file still has plenty of life, I used a few times since and it performes OK.
@@Take_And_Make Well, i found mine while metall detecting.
It didnt look to bad at the beginning, but after electrolysis it was dead
Yours one was sitting underground, that's why.
you payed 4.75 to much,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Crazy! What a dramatic overpay!
Skąd ty masz polski ocet?
Bought in the European store.
Że co?
And indeed he did buy a new file to fix the old one🙄
You need a hammer to forge the hammer! :)
Then what was used to forge the very first Hammer ever made :)
@@Methen The first hammer was a stone hammer. 😮
If he'd used a flat tray he wouldn't have spent a fortune on vinegar. Probably would have been cheaper to buy a new file.🤔
I spent 8$ on vinegar, is that a lot? I wasn't trying to save money doing this resto dude, the whole process of restoration is so satisfying and you ending up with a useful tool too. However, if you curious I spent 14$ only on this project.
Nice swiss files can be had for about that price. www.artcotools.com/grobet-swiss-precision-files/
However, I'm here because I prefer restoring what i have over buying new!
How much do you pay for vinegar? It's a about 2 bucks a gallon at a grocery store.
You do know you can reuse vinegar don’t you
you got ripped off for $5
It's OK, I can live with that.
No,you didn’t get ripped off,learning something new is great,knowledge is priceless!