Restoring antique rusty scale - Restoration project
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2019
- This week I'll restore an antique letter scale. It is rusty, paint is coming off and the brass is badly oxidated. One of the legs has broken off at some point and someone welded it back on destroying the decorations on the body. I'll try to remake those as well. More detailed explanation bellow:
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I started by using a dremel with flex shaft and carbide bit. I used whatever was handy to punch out the rivets but now I have punch a real set for future projects. It was really important to make sure as little pressure is applied on the enamel as possible. The enamel was in ok condition and breaking it would have ruined the project. I used holes on the table and drilled some holes to a block of wood to allow me to punch the rivets out without harming the enamel.
After dissassembly I used MC-51 rust remover on the body. This time I had it in a cold shed for a day (warm rust remover would be much faster). The russt came off beautifully. Then I used paint stripper and wrapped the body in plastic. This makes the paint stripper even more effective. After couple of hours all the paint came off in with just Chuck Norris' toothbrush. For the brass parts I used a solution of salt and vinegar. This only took maybe 30 minutes to work.
For painting I used gray primer fro the base coat and then 2K Black spray paint. The manufacturer is Car Rep. It seems to be rether senstitive to temperature. The can needs to be warm for good results.
I then used jewelers viseI bought to make hammer new rivets from 2.5mm brass wire. When attaching the rivets I needed to start with a few hard blows. This will lock the rivet in (the whole rivet will become thicker). After this I used only the minimum force to widen the other side on the rivet. I had to be very careful to not have the enamel touch the anvil as I hammered. It would have sucked to ruin the project at this point. I was very careful that the whole weight of the piece was on the rivet I was hammering on.
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wait... you grinded back in the details lost to previous welding? you absolute mad lad... i love it
Rubber ducky was very necessary thank you.
It's Ducktor.
@@WilczycaCzarownica I was gonna corrected them but I see you got there first. lol
I just found this channel a week ago and I’ve been binge watching everything. Great work! Very satisfying to watch.
I love the format. No music. No narrative. Just the sounds of working. Very nice in today’s world of annoying music or obnoxious narrators.
By way, never say you're sorry for using what tools you may have. A warrior must use what weapons are at hand, there is no shame in this."
I see that this is your first time in a comment section. There is shame in everything you see
I love that!
I found this channel about 18 hours ago
I’m on my sixth video...
Lilli Penguins same I’ve fallen down a TH-cam hole and I can’t get out
Wait..... it doesn’t take that long to watch 6 video
Same. I howled at the duck! 😂
The day the rust remover was still clear and not greenish/brownish XD good old times
I’m watching this in 2024 April and I’m glad to see Ducktor has been around from the early days❤
On a "scale" from 1 to 10 this is a 11!
And about the vise, I am not sure if it´s vise to do that... since it's a working tool. But on the other hand, why listen to me? I am not the vise guy, you are!
Great puns 😂
I would trust the accuracy of the pendulum scales over the digital scales every day.
Also, now that you have got your punch set, you should invest in a blacksmiths rivet setter
I'll have to do that at some point. It is too easy to ruin a project without one
Did anyone else notice just how screwed that duck was?????????
and right up the dung funnel..
I'm wondered why this duck is screwed, but literally have a screw. XD
One of the neatest looking scales I've seen done. Great job.
That was a beautiful job. About time you got your duck. I was considering suing you. He’s a mischievous little critter.
I definitely appreciate you adding the details back that were lost by the weld. Nice job.
Beautiful restore! Loved how you took great care to recreate the scallops🙂
Thanks! It's not perfect but as I was hoping for, the paint made the ones made by me indistinguishable
"It still works" looks like "I did something wrong" :)
Haha, I actually was thinking what could even go wrong since it's so simple device
People who eat salt and vinegar chips are tryin to clean the rust of their iron
lmao 🤣🤣
such good quality videos. The asmr, the calming nature, watching something become brand new again... love it
I loved the ducky, sorry but that was my favorite part!
What a unique scale!
I really loved this one it was awesome, I’m so happy to see how far you have come your skills have increased greatly, keep up the good work, my friend Richard
15:22 iron man making his armour😍😍love that sound........ Btw u do extremely good work I love it and I enjoy very much seeing the whole process and that bits of humor, and wonder in between
So incredible ! Nice work, as always.
Thanks!
What a unique set of skills to handle so many things with such professional results, and to be so, obviously, young.
Nice work on this little scale, thanks for sharing this video.
I like you. I like your work and your humor. Please don't ever change. 🤗🦆
I love the scale (and the unique design) the little heart looks so cute where you covered up the welding. Oh an thanks for the duck part 🥰
Beautiful restoration, I wish I had your talent
Thanks Alan!
Your sense of humor is so cringe... but I love it! I'm also impressed that you're able to produce the same quality results as all those other restoration channels with the big expensive machinery. Keep up the great work and let your creativity flow!
Dude this is a real piece of art!
good restoration good humor perfect thumbs up
Another fantastic video, well done.
i watch your videos on a playback speed of 2 so i can procrastinate faster
What a beautiful scale! And you did such a marvelous job... painstakingly restoring it back to its original glory. I would be buying stuff in bulk just so I could use it to measure out single portions!!?
Thanks!
Nice job, love the scale. Leave the vise alone. 😁
I’ve been watching Odd Tinkering for a while now. This is the first video I see where you touch the rust remover with your bare hands, I didn’t know you could do that!
i love your videos. thanks for making so many of them. ❤
the ducktor make his first apparence lol
I always support restoration channels!!!😁😁😁
Your videos are amazing!!❤️❤️❤️
the brass polishing ..... so good
Мужик, спасибо тебе, что делаешь такие интересные видео👍😀
Very nice restoration !
I don't know why I'm watching this hypnotize 😂
I highly advice wearing gloves throughout to avoid any dermatitis. I also find using the rounded end of the ball-peen hammer, the most effective when dealing with rivets.
Great video and keep it up bud.
Very nice restoration 😊
Pretty cool man, it looks good
That is such a cool vice. Would love to find one.
Beautiful restoration work. Wish I could find a scale like that. You’re also the only restorer I’ve seen that uses brazing rod to make rivets. I’ve been using brazing rods for years to make rivets for my projects.
By the way your Dremel/rotary tool either needs a new chuck, ($6 Australian on EBay) or you’ve cleverly wrapped it to prevent damage to your project. Great work. Really enjoyed it.
I wrapped it to not damage the projects. Sometimes I accidentally hot the project with the Chuck when polishing and that could ruin the polish
So cool!!!! Love it!!
Looks great and great job restoring it
Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up
a nice and well thought little scale. 👍
love the comedy added .. the duck lol brill video
some years ago I belonged to such a letter scale...from my grandfather...
perhaps it´s `mine´?
love to see how it´s renovated
beautiful piece - good work!;-)
Nicely done!
Very good restoration bro 👍👍👍👏👏👏
Nice work! Duck yeah!
Thumbs up for the duck!
Great job !
oh man i was like 3000! I've been watching this before bed and im slowly making my way down the list
vinegar alone will clean brass. Heat it to near boiling and it does a nice, fast job. In this case it would also help get rid of any remaining lacquer on the brass parts, since they were originally lacquered. Keep the vinegar solution after you heat it, in fact you can leave it on the heat a bit longer than needed, after the parts are removed to reduce it further. The acid in the vinegar is what does the trick, and it has a higher boiling point than water, so ir you heat the solution to the point where it's just steaming, it actually gets stronger.
This ASMRred the shit outta me! Loved it 👏💪
Just found your channel, third vid in, and already love your content :D Interesting to see how such a restauration looks like.
I actually just wanted to say that my grandparents have one of those scales at home xD Not as antique as one might think... (Or we are just one heck of an old family ^^)
Good work ethic no talking no music just get it done
Hi, i live in germany. My grandmother has a scale just like yours. Completely the same, but theres not any sign of rost on it
I’m 61. If you could restore me to like 35 I’d be happy with that.😂😂
Doctor duck to the rescue to remind you to bath and brush your teeth
l love it l really love it, its extraordinary and so beautiful, l love to how you remoulded the grooves l am so impressed with the whole video, and the ducky with his toothbrush bath was totally funny cos if that was real he woulda died, so its funny cos he didnt lol so funny. But Owesome and extremely beautiful job on this one Bravo.
Eso estuvo magnífico.
You know, if you fill your diagonal cutters with silicone sealant, let it cure & then cut it with a razor, the silicone will help hold on to whatever you're cutting instead of it flying across the room.
The scale looks great!
Brilliant idea!
pretty cool man
Dude ur awesome but...the duck was funny 😂
I also think it’s funny that I see your rust remover and I think I do the same I order from China my remover and epoxies because it is so much more effective than what I find at Home Depot or Lowe’s lol
Good work
We stan a cute doctor ducky scene😂
lovely
My mother has a scale looking pretty much just like that! Its still in the box, not used much. Think she got it from her mother
Nice duck
I absolutely love it. What do you do with all the items you restore?
What do the Polish have to do with any this??
Cool!!!
Big WOW!
Owsome
Nice job! Your videos are always amazing and amusing all at once.
I have some questions:
1. For the white ruler, would retrobrighting be useful? (The hydrogen peroxide and LED lights you’ve used for the video game consoles)
2. How much does the Ducktor weigh? The Ducktor scenes are always one of the best parts of your videos.
Keep up the great work!
What do you actually do when they’re finished? Do you have a collection or resell them?
For now I have a collection. Some of the tools and knives I'll use occasionally as well as the gameboy 😁 Problem with selin is that I typically spend so much time on a project that the profit I would make would feel way too low (although it is better than nothing). Since many viewers wan tto buy my stuff, I might do some giveaways at some point or even an ebay auction which I'll announce on my videos if I decided to make one
Hello mystery man, I love your videos. Even though I am a girl and have no idea about your craft... they are mesmerizing.
I always disable my add blocker to watch your content. I truly hope you can monetize what you do.
Anyway the link to help you buy some steel is not working :( Could you fix it, please? Thanks! :)
Thanks! Great to hear I've been able to create something for non-makers too, that has been my goal. Hmm. Thanks for letting me know about the link! Now it's fixed. I'll try to make something extra for patreon too soon. I still must prioritize TH-cam since this is the main thing I do and I still sometimes struggle to get the videos done in a week. But at least that is a 100% sure way to get in contact with me.
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I love your restoration its too cool
Super vidéo les français t'adore !
Quand une vidéo IRL ?
Thank you!
Next video: restoring old work shopp table 😂
Great work 🙃😁
Lol
3:48 God I love that sound.
The engraving was balls
I love the original black paint job, but I think it would have looked bangin' if you had used grey hammerite. Also you should look into a product called Nevr Dull, and no that's not a grammatical error, that's the way the company spells it. I've used it for years and sweat by it. When it comes to polishing metals nothing else works quite as good. Either look on line for it or go to your local hardware store. I guarantee that they will have it in stock. If they don't, let me know if you've got a P.O. Box and I will try to get some out to you.
clear lacquer that brass, and actually you can clear the whole thing. sometimes what I like to do is paint the iron part, then sand the paint back off with a flat block, leaving the paint in the lower places, then polish the rest with flat blocks until I get it pretty, then clear coat it Makes it much more decorative, and lets face it, tho it works, at this point it's more decorative than useful.
Thanks. You always seem to have great idea how to improve my work. I appreciate it
@@OddTinkering No great idea there, the lacquer was originally done to the brass. That's where the heat comes in, it gets it off. I don't do a lot of tools, but I restored hundreds of vintage lighters, They usually have a clearcoat on them or partially on them. Ever see an old Ronson lighter that looks white or cream color, even tho it's supposed to be silver plated? That's the old lacquer turned bad. It does that if it sees a lot of sunlight. Sometimes the ones that are pure white or cream are actually easiest to restore so far as the finish goes, the lacquer protected it, when it comes off what's underneath it is beautiful. ON those, other than getting the lighting mechanism in shape, I would mostly just reapply fresh lacquer. The ones that have gone black in places but are silver or white in others, the black is where the lacquer is worn off. Sometimes I spend way too much time making stuff look pretty, but it's my time, and I enjoy it, especially when it looks like crap at first but comes out beautiful again. You seem to enjoy that too. I don't know where you found a piece like this, but now that it's restored, you can get 75 to 100 for it.
Last time there was « water » on this channel, frozen dihydrogen monoxide covered a big part of the planet 😂
Was that a Duck-tor?
I've heard of something being as rare as hen's teeth, but this was a first time for duck's teeth.
It’s amazing how simplistic and beautiful that scale is even before restoration it is unfortunate that the initial weld job was so horribly done
Yes, but we need to remember the well could have been done over 50 years ago when the equipment was not capable for as great results as it is now
Damn I got that same exact scale at home.
You could have also used a tub of hot ice instead of water. I know the rates for that varies locally though.
Hey it's the soviet vise that he restores later on!!
Dude I LOVE these vids. Now please use gloves when wiping things with acetone !! 😳