Plomb was the original name for Proto. They had to change it due to a lawsuit with Plumb Tools because of the similar name. That ratchet would have started having the name Proto stamped on it starting in the early 1950's. Nice restoration job!
Boy I really love that green, but all of them look very nice.. It was in mid 70's here in parts of Tennessee, but it's supposed to drop below freezing and by Wednesday it's going to be almost 80.. crazy weather.. Jesus came out great, but then He always does...lol..S.C. Another great video, thx for bringing us along..
Hi Scoutcrafter I always believed it was both. If march is warm at the beginning the end will be cold. If the beginning is cold the end will be warm. It depends on what it is like in the beginning. Its way more reliable than the groundhog thing in Feb.
Excellent repair on the crucifix! The green label Wood Tite glue is water proof. I use it for all projects so that if they go outside, the glue holds. I recently glued up some pine to make birdhouses (blue bird and wren). The green paint is the best. I am Irish and own a John Deere. The red is very attractive. You used it so often you have changed me.
I love the way you approach every repair and every restoration. Even the level of care with which you hold and present the item - whatever it may be - shows how much you love and appreciate these pieces of history.
That is so true about weather here in the tristate area. We always have a little loll in early March before we get one last blast of cold weather and the winds pick up.
Beautiful work on the Plvmb! Detail is everything. The crucifix is (of course) well repaired, though it inspired my Catholic guilt as I ate my Cheeseburger while watching during Lent. I have a dispensation, but still...
I've got a Plomb ratchet my grandfather gave me. I don't think mine is as old as yours, though. I was going to mention it being similar to Proto. Proto, these days; cost almost as much as Snap-On. Plomb, Proto, Snap-On. All very good tools.
Orange, John, it's gotta be orange. It wouldn't hurt for Proto to introduce a "vintage" line of tools. After all, the working ends of their ratchets have never changed.
I remember Grandma always saying you could judge the end of March by the beginning of the month, if it came in like a lion cold with maybe snowy weather or heavy rain it'd go out like a lamb with weather that's warm and sunny, but if it came in like a lamb look out it'll go out like a lion.
Great job on both projects. Repairing the crucifix helps remind us that we are in Lent. It's easy to forget in today's busy distracting world. The wrench is beautiful. Just about any color you chose would look good. Older Plomb tools are rare at least around here. I only have a few.
Beautiful job on the cross, it looks like the one that hangs on my wall in my bedroom. My mother gave it to me after my father passed. Thank you for all your time and effort.
John my mother's mother used to say the exact same thing!! So my mother said it & i say it!! I still have my semi tropical potted plants inside. I am not moving them outside until the first full week in April!!
I'll take the orange. Always makes me happy! Kind of looks like an orange peel. I guess you could say the same thing about the green. Lime peel? I agree with David Spinney. The saying works either way. Great job on both projects.
Great video as always Scout. I have a thing for orange as well👍. I’m glad you mentioned “it’s just a coat of paint” because I’ve seen some really good restorations receive some very negative comments just because of the colours used and god forbid if they don’t paint it the original colours. I always figure it’s their item so they can paint it any colour they want! After all, “it’s just a coat of paint” so the next owner can change it. That’s my rant😂😂. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- Some Tools were designed to have color but cost cuts left the tools bare. I happen to enjoy a splash of color and contrast on many tools I own. Thanks!!!
These pebbled Plomb and Proto tools are very collectible. This is a short period after World War II when Plomb Tools was changing their name to Proto Tools, to avoid confusion with Plomb Hammers. All once made in Los Angeles, California, too.
Niiiiice 👌🏻 green all the way for me buddy, I was going to comment last video how blue and red look great and all but if I had a tool I could paint, like that I’d choose green, ☘️
Orange is my favorite color too Scoutcrafter but I’ve really been into greens lately. You can’t go wrong with those pebbled Plombs, any color looks great. Love the old crucifix. Looks like the same one you see in movies all the time. My mom always said that “if” March came in like a lamb it went out like a lion but “if” it came in like a lion it went out like a lamb. Just like all sayings about the weather its 100% right, about half the time. Take care 😃👍🏼
Man I really love how that rachet came out. The color really helps the look as well. That cross is a work of art. The detail is really well done. Have a great weekend everyone. Stay safe out there 😺👍
That stype of Plomb ratchet with the pebble finish was only made from 1945 to 1948. You should only oil that style of ratchet because the little coil springs only apply a small amount of pressure to the pawls to make make them engage the drive wheel. If you use grease it can harden over time and not allow the pawls to make full contact with the drive wheel causing the pawls to slip on the drive wheel causing chips on the drive wheel teeth and cause the teeth to fail. If you ever need to rebuild a Plomb ratchat use a repair kit for a Proto ratchet of the same model. Kits can be found on eBay or just pick up a used Proto ratchet with the same model number and use the parts out of it. I have in my collection 74 Proto ratchets in this style, about 15 Plomb ratchets and 2 P&C ratchets all made by the same company. The repair kits fit all these ratchets from 1939 to the present models. Plomb & Proto also made ratchets for other companies like Sears, Firestone, M.Wards and OTC just to name a few. The Plomb pear head ratchet is the most copied ratchet design.
Great video.... Very informative.... Thank you. With regard to the month of March, where I come from the saying regarding 'a lion and a lamb' is preceded by the word IF. For example IF in your area the month of March comes in like a lion (cold/wintery) it will go out like a lamb and IF the month of March comes in like a lamb (warming trend) it will go out like a lion. All the best to you. By the way today is March 25. That means you only have nine months to get my Christmas present - and visa versa. Time is flying by. Michael Bradley from Canada ;)
Those hollow cast figures are made via a process called "slush casting." You start with a permanent mold (i.e. one you re-use), then pour molten material into the mold. Only allow sufficient cooling to make a shell, then pour out the material that did not yet solidify. Much the same way many pottery/ceramic pieces are made.
Nice work on the cross repairTiteBond has become my favorite. I also still keep a bottle of Elmer's White glue for many uses. The orange in the pebble finish looks great. I like that font used on the Plvmb tools.
URGENT MEESAGE FROM THE POPE! In a Italian/Spanish broken English accent. "On-a behalf-a of-a ALL-a Catholics, I and-a baby JESUS thank-a you-a!!!!!" YOU-a ARE-a SOOOOOOOOOO going to-a HEAVEN!!!
When I hear orange I always think of the KIX cereal commercial, “orange orange.” When I play Candyland with my grandson and draw an orange card, I call it “orange orange.” Now he has started calling it orange orange. When he starts school his teachers will wonder, “Why does he call this color orange orange?” Thanks for the fun. 🤠
Both colors, actually all four colors are great. If you find a clear maybe you can find one with some fine grain sparkle in it. The fix in the cross is now probably stronger than the wood. At least that's what I've found in my woodworking. Have a great weekend.
Indeed! I recently ran across a guitar that someone had thrown out because it had a break in the neck. It's a Les Paul type with the set neck so I'd say they figured they couldn't replace it but it was a clean break so I took it home and used about 15cents worth of Tight Bond II glue. It's now one of my better playing guitars lol!
I just love the fact that you added the paint to them. I wonder if any tool makers ever had the idea of adding paint to their ratchets and breaker bars but didn't do so because of the issue with durability with handling and such. Either way I think they look great! Thank you my friend for another wonderful video! I always enjoy seeing what you have in store for us viewers.
Green, but maybe due to St. Parick’s Day from last week, honestly they all have an appeal. If Plomb were still making those like that and offered them in those colors, I’d be at the hardware store every week. Here at the foot of the Allegheny Front March has buried us more than once; it wouldn’t surprise me at all. Great week of videos!
Well done on that repair. That will hold a long time. Thanks for picking my school colors for the plumb. Blue is my favorite color, but green and orange are not far behind. A clearl epoxy could make any color really pop.
My weekend started of with a rip in my favorite boots ugh. Wish I could fix that. Strangely enough the blue is my favorite. Looks really classy. Lots to do here over the weekend, sweep the garden, get after the weeds, clean my dumpster, scrub the fence, paint the wheels on my car, wrap a parcel, clean the shop and free my bench up..and now they're stealing an hour this weekend here..hope you'll have a great weekend. One good thing about March flying by for you: almost time for elephants trunk! Hope you'll have a great weekend!
@@paulhurst4239 I just typed in "Babbitt Bearing" into TH-cam's Search and the 4th video that came up is called "A toolroom lathe spindle bearing re-scrape."........I scrolled thru it real quick and it shows a guy using a scraper, It might explain it, I only watched a few seconds.
@@rawbacon Thanks so much for the tip on where to look. Now I know what it was designed to do, I feel it will be a good useful tool for different scraping operations!
Nice repair on the cross👍 I like the green and orange but not as much as the red and blue. I followed your link but it said they are out of stock. I'll have to look around and see if I can find it over here some place.
I always heard that March con in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. I guess maybe it depends on what part of the country you are from. I like red most of the time but that orange looked pretty awesome. Great show and Thank You for sharing!
Almost every time my wife overhears when I am listening to one of your videos she says “He sounds like a really nice guy!”. High praise, indeed!
That is awesome! Please send her my regards! 🤗
Beautiful job on the crucifix. I am sure Our Lord is pleased.
The blue is my favorite. Can’t wait to see the clear coat!
Plomb was the original name for Proto. They had to change it due to a lawsuit with Plumb Tools because of the similar name. That ratchet would have started having the name Proto stamped on it starting in the early 1950's.
Nice restoration job!
Green is beautiful but the Blue is outstanding and different ... Hey you have a great weekend Too and TY for the great videos
Boy I really love that green, but all of them look very nice..
It was in mid 70's here in parts of Tennessee, but it's supposed to drop below freezing and by Wednesday it's going to be almost 80.. crazy weather.. Jesus came out great, but then He always does...lol..S.C. Another great video, thx for bringing us along..
Hi Scoutcrafter I always believed it was both. If march is warm at the beginning the end will be cold. If the beginning is cold the end will be warm. It depends on what it is like in the beginning. Its way more reliable than the groundhog thing in Feb.
David- I think you are spot on! 😃👍
It better not snow in April.
The pebble Plomb logo is a classic! The Plumb / Plomb / Proto history is pretty interesting.
Every time you said "clamp it" I thought of my favorite Clampet, Elie May. She was the best!
Elie May... Remember all the sitcoms always had one really good looking girl.. The Munsters had Marilyn...
Nice colour choices. Those Plomb ratchets have got a great design.
Orange is my favorite, blue second.
Excellent repair on the crucifix! The green label Wood Tite glue is water proof. I use it for all projects so that if they go outside, the glue holds. I recently glued up some pine to make birdhouses (blue bird and wren).
The green paint is the best. I am Irish and own a John Deere. The red is very attractive. You used it so often you have changed me.
Glad you were able to fix the crucifix. The wrenches look amazing.
Thank you for taking good care of that crucifix.
I love the way you approach every repair and every restoration. Even the level of care with which you hold and present the item - whatever it may be - shows how much you love and appreciate these pieces of history.
Hey thanks again for the shout-out. Love those pebbled Plomb ratchets 👍
Such a beautiful looking handle... =D
That is so true about weather here in the tristate area. We always have a little loll in early March before we get one last blast of cold weather and the winds pick up.
Blue but the orange looks nice.
Very nice John, very nice.⚒
Really like the orange on that handle.
Beautiful work on the Plvmb! Detail is everything. The crucifix is (of course) well repaired, though it inspired my Catholic guilt as I ate my Cheeseburger while watching during Lent. I have a dispensation, but still...
I've got a Plomb ratchet my grandfather gave me. I don't think mine is as old as yours, though. I was going to mention it being similar to Proto. Proto, these days; cost almost as much as Snap-On. Plomb, Proto, Snap-On. All very good tools.
Orange, John, it's gotta be orange. It wouldn't hurt for Proto to introduce a "vintage" line of tools. After all, the working ends of their ratchets have never changed.
I remember Grandma always saying you could judge the end of March by the beginning of the month, if it came in like a lion cold with maybe snowy weather or heavy rain it'd go out like a lamb with weather that's warm and sunny, but if it came in like a lamb look out it'll go out like a lion.
Nice job on the crucifix. All of those colors look great. What a nice looking ratchet!
Same as my area, Our Old People says, "March makes you look through the door, burns a pickaxe and a shovel." 😃
That is a good looking ratchets I like the lines. It never hurts to some style to your tool designs.
Love the SK green John!
I love the Orange!! Great video.
Great job on both projects. Repairing the crucifix helps remind us that we are in Lent. It's easy to forget in today's busy distracting world. The wrench is beautiful. Just about any color you chose would look good. Older Plomb tools are rare at least around here. I only have a few.
Awesome like always. Love your color choices!
Beautiful job on the cross, it looks like the one that hangs on my wall in my bedroom. My mother gave it to me after my father passed. Thank you for all your time and effort.
John my mother's mother used to say the exact same thing!! So my mother said it & i say it!! I still have my semi tropical potted plants inside. I am not moving them outside until the first full week in April!!
Any color is fine with me and looking forward to you finding a clear coat. SA-PLUS on the cross and God Bless You!
I'll take the orange. Always makes me happy! Kind of looks like an orange peel. I guess you could say the same thing about the green. Lime peel? I agree with David Spinney. The saying works either way. Great job on both projects.
Great video as always Scout. I have a thing for orange as well👍. I’m glad you mentioned “it’s just a coat of paint” because I’ve seen some really good restorations receive some very negative comments just because of the colours used and god forbid if they don’t paint it the original colours. I always figure it’s their item so they can paint it any colour they want! After all, “it’s just a coat of paint” so the next owner can change it.
That’s my rant😂😂. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- Some Tools were designed to have color but cost cuts left the tools bare. I happen to enjoy a splash of color and contrast on many tools I own. Thanks!!!
@@ScoutCrafter Yep, me too. 👍👍👍
I like all the colors actually !!!!!!
I love the orange colour oo the ratchet. Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands and i'm often in that country.
These pebbled Plomb and Proto tools are very collectible. This is a short period after World War II when Plomb Tools was changing their name to Proto Tools, to avoid confusion with Plomb Hammers. All once made in Los Angeles, California, too.
Nothing wrong with an extra step to make it yours. Nice little repair on the cross. Orange sets the pace. Great job.
Very well done. Im going to re-watch tonight!
Great job! Thanks for the video!
Great job on both!
Green is my favorite color but I prefer the orange this time.
good one, have a great weekend..
I was glued to my seat, I fully expected the before and after to feature Jesus in Scoutcrafter red !
Green is awesome!
Niiiiice 👌🏻 green all the way for me buddy, I was going to comment last video how blue and red look great and all but if I had a tool I could paint, like that I’d choose green, ☘️
Orange is my favorite color too Scoutcrafter but I’ve really been into greens lately. You can’t go wrong with those pebbled Plombs, any color looks great. Love the old crucifix. Looks like the same one you see in movies all the time. My mom always said that “if” March came in like a lamb it went out like a lion but “if” it came in like a lion it went out like a lamb. Just like all sayings about the weather its 100% right, about half the time. Take care 😃👍🏼
Also, on March. My mom taught me it was an either or situation that predicts how March will end.
another great video, thank you Scoutcrafter. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I like green the best.
Love the orange
I like the blue.
Bob
Man I really love how that rachet came out. The color really helps the look as well. That cross is a work of art. The detail is really well done. Have a great weekend everyone. Stay safe out there 😺👍
We have about 6' of sunshine down here in Florida
I like the red .
That stype of Plomb ratchet with the pebble finish was only made from 1945 to 1948. You should only oil that style of ratchet because the little coil springs only apply a small amount of pressure to the pawls to make make them engage the drive wheel. If you use grease it can harden over time and not allow the pawls to make full contact with the drive wheel causing the pawls to slip on the drive wheel causing chips on the drive wheel teeth and cause the teeth to fail. If you ever need to rebuild a Plomb ratchat use a repair kit for a Proto ratchet of the same model. Kits can be found on eBay or just pick up a used Proto ratchet with the same model number and use the parts out of it. I have in my collection 74 Proto ratchets in this style, about 15 Plomb ratchets and 2 P&C ratchets all made by the same company. The repair kits fit all these ratchets from 1939 to the present models. Plomb & Proto also made ratchets for other companies like Sears, Firestone, M.Wards and OTC just to name a few. The Plomb pear head ratchet is the most copied ratchet design.
Great video.... Very informative.... Thank you. With regard to the month of March, where I come from the saying regarding 'a lion and a lamb' is preceded by the word IF. For example IF in your area the month of March comes in like a lion (cold/wintery) it will go out like a lamb and IF the month of March comes in like a lamb (warming trend) it will go out like a lion. All the best to you. By the way today is March 25. That means you only have nine months to get my Christmas present - and visa versa. Time is flying by.
Michael Bradley from Canada ;)
Those hollow cast figures are made via a process called "slush casting." You start with a permanent mold (i.e. one you re-use), then pour molten material into the mold. Only allow sufficient cooling to make a shell, then pour out the material that did not yet solidify. Much the same way many pottery/ceramic pieces are made.
Wow! I never seen that in metal! Thanks Mitch!
Nice work on the cross repairTiteBond has become my favorite. I also still keep a bottle of Elmer's White glue for many uses. The orange in the pebble finish looks great. I like that font used on the Plvmb tools.
The Cross repair looks great and i really like the ratchet restoration.,The colors really make the tools look so nice. Thanks for sharing this.
URGENT MEESAGE FROM THE POPE! In a Italian/Spanish broken English accent. "On-a behalf-a of-a ALL-a Catholics, I and-a baby JESUS thank-a you-a!!!!!" YOU-a ARE-a SOOOOOOOOOO going to-a HEAVEN!!!
Plain thumbnail image - we’re in for a treat
At first, when you said you have a repair of a religious item, I thought you meant the Dake! 😂
Nice job on that socket wrench and the breaker bar. Your cross is technically a crucifix because it has the figure of Christ on it.
Green
Hi Mr. John! The green hands down for me.. Nice repair in the cross! I owe that feller everything! Have a great weekend!
I like the green
Love the old Plomb tools. I love the orange as well.
Grandma was right...now I have to cover up my veggies 😫😫 nice job on the wrench and cross...
When I hear orange I always think of the KIX cereal commercial, “orange orange.” When I play Candyland with my grandson and draw an orange card, I call it “orange orange.” Now he has started calling it orange orange. When he starts school his teachers will wonder, “Why does he call this color orange orange?”
Thanks for the fun. 🤠
Good repiar on Jesus and I like the green 😊. And I always heard the same thing you did about March
I like red and orange! Very nice repair on the crucifix which has a classic look. Thanks
My Grandmother always had the same sayings. Lol. I really like the orange color. Great restoration
I 've heard just that way. My Grandmother said it the same way as yours! The wisdom of past generations is fast fading away. This is troubling.
Both colors, actually all four colors are great. If you find a clear maybe you can find one with some fine grain sparkle in it. The fix in the cross is now probably stronger than the wood. At least that's what I've found in my woodworking. Have a great weekend.
Indeed! I recently ran across a guitar that someone had thrown out because it had a break in the neck. It's a Les Paul type with the set neck so I'd say they figured they couldn't replace it but it was a clean break so I took it home and used about 15cents worth of Tight Bond II glue. It's now one of my better playing guitars lol!
Man like that orange
Good ! Very good!
It looks like a cross from a casket. Nice memento. I like all the colors and the tools. Have a nice weekend.
Broken Crucifix - looks like something from 'The Exorcist'!
That movie was so scary back when it came out!!!
Green is definitely the way to go - really pops. Great restoration o the tool and repair on the crucifix.
I just love the fact that you added the paint to them. I wonder if any tool makers ever had the idea of adding paint to their ratchets and breaker bars but didn't do so because of the issue with durability with handling and such. Either way I think they look great! Thank you my friend for another wonderful video! I always enjoy seeing what you have in store for us viewers.
I truly believe the designers of these tools always had color in their minds when they recessed the names or certain features of a tool! Thanks!!!!!!
BLUE is still the one I want That cross looks very old But you can make faux crackle paint
Jim- I think I learned to make faux crackle paint before I learned how to get it right! LOL
Blue and the orange do it for me
That is da Plomb!🤪😜
Once again another great video. I’m going to have to say I like the green the best have a great weekend
Very nice, love the cross!! Thank you for the upload! I just did a video similar to this proto except it has a black oxide finish from the factory.
Green, but maybe due to St. Parick’s Day from last week, honestly they all have an appeal. If Plomb were still making those like that and offered them in those colors, I’d be at the hardware store every week. Here at the foot of the Allegheny Front March has buried us more than once; it wouldn’t surprise me at all. Great week of videos!
We are forecast for snow off and on this weekend! I was doing good betting back into the shop, but not this weekend.
Well done on that repair. That will hold a long time.
Thanks for picking my school colors for the plumb. Blue is my favorite color, but green and orange are not far behind. A clearl epoxy could make any color really pop.
The wrench came up sweeeet scout love those old ones
That paint it just perfect for tools not to thick looks great
God bless take care 🦅👍🇺🇸🙏🇳🇿🇳🇿
My weekend started of with a rip in my favorite boots ugh. Wish I could fix that. Strangely enough the blue is my favorite. Looks really classy. Lots to do here over the weekend, sweep the garden, get after the weeds, clean my dumpster, scrub the fence, paint the wheels on my car, wrap a parcel, clean the shop and free my bench up..and now they're stealing an hour this weekend here..hope you'll have a great weekend. One good thing about March flying by for you: almost time for elephants trunk! Hope you'll have a great weekend!
Alex- Spring always starts with a list of things to get done!!! I’m in the same boat! 😂👍
That Millers Falls tool has stamped: NO 381-3 1/2
Bearing Scraper, would have cost about $1.20 in 1949. My understanding is they're used on Babbitt Bearings but I don't know too much about those.
@@rawbacon Thank you! Now, I wish I knew how it was used.
@@paulhurst4239 I just typed in "Babbitt Bearing" into TH-cam's Search and the 4th video that came up is called "A toolroom lathe spindle bearing re-scrape."........I scrolled thru it real quick and it shows a guy using a scraper, It might explain it, I only watched a few seconds.
@@rawbacon Thanks so much for the tip on where to look. Now I know what it was designed to do, I feel it will be a good useful tool for different scraping operations!
I’m waiting for you to do a ratchet challenge. Boy do I got a candidate.
I have a few of these. If you find one with a broken selector the rebuild kits are available for these still.
Fascinating that the little Jesus figure was cast hollow like that.
I'd say I'm a purist, but my favorite color is the green. Appreciate your work!
This is a perfect way to ID your tools without carving initials into them... 5 Minutes with some paint stripper and nothing remains...
Nice repair on the cross👍 I like the green and orange but not as much as the red and blue. I followed your link but it said they are out of stock. I'll have to look around and see if I can find it over here some place.
I really like the green, it really pops.
Great show scout
Jesus Christ that came out great!! You make us proud of ya Bud!!☻
I always heard that March con in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. I guess maybe it depends on what part of the country you are from. I like red most of the time but that orange looked pretty awesome.
Great show and Thank You for sharing!