Gotta agree - there's something very calming / relaxing about the whole process being sped up to the point where you're barely hearing the loud thunder and lightning the tools would produce on their own in real time. I've fallen asleep many times watching the latest video because even though I was tired, I wanted to see the video, and after some time into the video, the whole process is so relaxing that it just let the sleep take over.
One of my favourite parts of watching your videos is you restoring old tools, the patina of the older tool combined with the freshly attached handles always gives such great contrast!
I really enjoy your videos, especially when you re-purpose old tools! I went to an auction a few weeks ago and bought a box of tools that the auctioneer said had been dug up from the ground. One is a huge J. H. Williams Superector ratchet handle. I took a length of 3" PVC and capped one end. I submerged the wrench handle into the pipe filled with white vinegar and let is set about a week. I then submerged the head in a bucket of the same. Amazing results from white vinegar! When I finish cleaning the ratchet pawls and oiling the whole thing down, it will be good as new. Thanks for the inspiration!
Very nice. As someone who has used many a fence tool walking miles of electrical fence, I'd never use that one if I didn't need to. You get shocked enough and you come realize how precious rubber grips are on those handles. Great work again!
Bonus points for being a city kid and knowing what fence pliers are for. I was 27 before I discovered there were special pliers for working with fence wire - right about the same time I discovered that Vice-Grips weren't actually the stock window handles on a '62 Chevy pickup... Keep keepin' on, Brother!
Thank you jimmydiresta After a very long day getting sunburned and then working well into the night doing invoices it is revitalizing to watch your short films. It reminds me that I love being a tradesman.
The best and longest lasting thing I've found to loosen up fencing pliers (really all kinds of pliers) is PB Blaster, works fast and stays working for a long time. Nice job on the restorations Jimmy! -Matt
Those scissors especially have a LOT of soul! You can get tailor's bench shears made today, but I don't think they're made in the US any more, or with inlaid forge welded steel. Last summer I did a similar restoration of four pairs of garage sale found Wiss #20 shears, and they're now my favorite go-to shears. They looked about as bad starting out, but the inner hard layer of steel cleaned up amazingly well. I can't think of much stuff made today that will survive that kind of neglect.
Love the way those chisels cleaned up and the brass tips make those handles! Also like the ending when you showed each tool restored and using it...cool edit!
Awesome work, sir! Keep telling the wife we need to hit the flea market in search of some of this rusty gold to restore and put to work in my shop. Thanks for sharing! Love how those all came out - especially the chisel and shears handles.
I've found that when you're trying to submerge especially large or chunky items it's better to cover the items in plastick bags and tape the bags so that they fit the item cloesly. If you then fill the bags with vinegar you can cover the whole surface of the item with almost no vinegar.
Sweet video Jimmy D... I love to see you restore the flea market finds. Watching you turn the old rusty tools into usable condition is always fun! Keep on keepin' on bro!!! Much love + respect!!!
Freaking awesome Jimmy, I love restoring old tools also. these came out far better then I expected. I also like the edit at the end where you show each finished product then a quick clip in action.
really like how you leave some of the petina on the chisels. the pitting and marks are signs that they are tough well built tools that have been put to work. good work as always brother
Only difference between your fencing tool and the 30+ year old one in my Dad's tool box is he's got some worn in blue plasty dip coated handles. Hung a lot of barb wire and electric fencing with that tool. Great Restoration on all those tools got some real gems there!!!
I just did this vinegar rust removal technique a few weeks back. Worked awesomely apart from areas that wouldn't de-rust. Ends up they had patches oil on them that I couldn't see due to the even coating of surface rust. It's worth doing a scrub with suitable detergent prior to the vinegar treatment. If you do this, the job is over in a matter of hours. Otherwise you are looking at days. The other thing i found is that the cleaned surface was ultra prone to rusting almost immediately after the vinegar soak so you want to dry and prime/paint or oil asap. Alternatively, use citric acid. It's cheaper and makes a chemical bond with the iron that doesn't seem to rust so readily.
I made a similar handle out of mesquite for a wood chisel years ago on a very similar lathe. I used the taper attachment just because I'd never used one before. Nice work.
I have a 1/4" mortising chisel just like that from my grandfather. The handle has been beaten down to maybe 2 1/2" long, long before it came to me. I use it almost every day in the shop. 99% of the time, I'm just using hand pressure, but I've been meaning to make a new brass or copper ring for it for at least the last 15 years.
I have a set of fence pliers exactly like that! I spent many childhood summers with grandpa on the back side of our property repairing barbed wire fence.
I often ask myself should I bring something back to good use or just get a new one. I almost always renew and reuse. this is one of those things that let the world know where we came from and why we need to slow the heck down and enjoy something more real than the material itself. something special about restoring stuff.
Well Done, once again. Most amusing part was when the vinegar made you cough about the 1:30 mark. I don't know why but I sat and listened multiple times and laughed out loud. Keep it up Jimmy. I love your videos.
I really like seen vids like this when u get old tools and bring them back to life u should do more like the one you did with the wooden ace and the aluminum one those are some great builds
I've always heard that if you rinse off the tools with wd40 or oil directly after removing from the vinegar bath, it will prevent the "insta-rust" that sometimes occurs on the surface. Worked for the inside of my motorcycle tank.
Those shears look like a good pair of old -- possibly antique -- fabric shears. Maybe by Wiss or Heinisch (I'm not an expert by any means)? That flea market seller might not have known what he was selling for $1 there. In any case, good thing you restored them yourself; using somebody's good fabric shears to cut paper is usually a beatin' offense!
Those scissors are a real score. Things cost a fortune new. Nice save! Very nice handles for the wood chisels too. Lovin' the lathe work and brass fittings. What the hell are the pliers for? Wire twisting for fence / cage making I guess?
Great work Jimmy, always good to see old tools given new life, can't beat the quality of the old stuff. Although I think your belt sander is probably the coolest tool in your shop!
Rusted to renewed ..... Trash to treasure...... It would seem you have no limits to your Creativity........New is not necessarily better , as you have just proved........There is a lesson to be learned here........ And you teach it so well........ Thank you Jimmy....... Protect your DIGITS
This is great on so many levels. I love seeing old tools brought back to life. Great video! Not sure if you will see this, but what fish-eye lens are you using, I have been looking into something similar. Thanks!
Your videos are very easy to fall asleep to. I mean this is the most sincere way possible, this is a huge compliment.
lol...I always search out a professor....or dare I say a sermon....his videos just give me tool envy
Gotta agree - there's something very calming / relaxing about the whole process being sped up to the point where you're barely hearing the loud thunder and lightning the tools would produce on their own in real time. I've fallen asleep many times watching the latest video because even though I was tired, I wanted to see the video, and after some time into the video, the whole process is so relaxing that it just let the sleep take over.
Happened to me just some minutes ago. Needed to rewind to see how it ended. Damn. Really need to go to bed now!
ASMR you folks are already on TH-cam look it up
I actually took a nap today because I was watching his videos haha. I love watching them but yes they're very easy to fall asleep to lol.
+jimmydiresta I love how dedicated you are to restoring and repairing old or rusted tools and makes me happy to see them in good hands
One of my favourite parts of watching your videos is you restoring old tools, the patina of the older tool combined with the freshly attached handles always gives such great contrast!
I am so glad you showed taking off rust with vinegar.
My grandmother refinished furniture, and it was how she cleaned the brass all the time.
These are my favorite videos you do where you revamp old tools. Also love when you make and/or modify old knives. awesome stuff.
I really enjoy your videos, especially when you re-purpose old tools! I went to an auction a few weeks ago and bought a box of tools that the auctioneer said had been dug up from the ground. One is a huge J. H. Williams Superector ratchet handle. I took a length of 3" PVC and capped one end. I submerged the wrench handle into the pipe filled with white vinegar and let is set about a week. I then submerged the head in a bucket of the same. Amazing results from white vinegar! When I finish cleaning the ratchet pawls and oiling the whole thing down, it will be good as new. Thanks for the inspiration!
Very nice. As someone who has used many a fence tool walking miles of electrical fence, I'd never use that one if I didn't need to. You get shocked enough and you come realize how precious rubber grips are on those handles. Great work again!
My dog ran into his yard once. He came back with "Diresta" painted on him.
Bert Brainard not your dog anymore...
Bonus points for being a city kid and knowing what fence pliers are for. I was 27 before I discovered there were special pliers for working with fence wire - right about the same time I discovered that Vice-Grips weren't actually the stock window handles on a '62 Chevy pickup...
Keep keepin' on, Brother!
hahaha thank you mark!
As always you've gone above and beyond. I love how you add brass touches to so much of your work.
I want to find a pair of those older scissors! I'm tired of the crappy ones they make today. Great job!
Tx brother!
Fantastic, Sir! I was a little confused about turning wooden handles on the Bridgeport, but it totally worked. All look super!
I love how satisfying your restoration videos are! Thank you for keeping me sane through this year of school!
Thank you jimmydiresta
After a very long day getting sunburned and then working well into the night doing invoices it is revitalizing to watch your short films. It reminds me that I love being a tradesman.
Diresta and Metallica... perfect together! : D
Nice, man. Thanks for sharing!
+NJFLIPPER haha yes!!! Respect!
The best and longest lasting thing I've found to loosen up fencing pliers (really all kinds of pliers) is PB Blaster, works fast and stays working for a long time. Nice job on the restorations Jimmy! -Matt
PB blaster is awesome, and it's made in Cleveland!
PB does work but soaking in brake fluid first before lube works even better!
Nope, PB blaster alone makes a good pair of pliers work better than new, no need to add additional work and time.
I loved this...and can't really explain why. I think because those tools have soul. Great vid brother!
Thank you sir!
Those scissors especially have a LOT of soul! You can get tailor's bench shears made today, but I don't think they're made in the US any more, or with inlaid forge welded steel. Last summer I did a similar restoration of four pairs of garage sale found Wiss #20 shears, and they're now my favorite go-to shears. They looked about as bad starting out, but the inner hard layer of steel cleaned up amazingly well. I can't think of much stuff made today that will survive that kind of neglect.
Ill give you $100 for your $4 dollar investment! ;)
Sweet. The shears are my favourite. I use a pair of fencing pliers like that when repairing fences. Thanks.
Love the way those chisels cleaned up and the brass tips make those handles! Also like the ending when you showed each tool restored and using it...cool edit!
Awesome work, sir! Keep telling the wife we need to hit the flea market in search of some of this rusty gold to restore and put to work in my shop. Thanks for sharing! Love how those all came out - especially the chisel and shears handles.
I love these projects. It's finished project day and new tool day all at once!
A dollar each! I LOVE IT! A couple hours of time and a few more bucks in materials and, POW! Heirloom quality tools. You are the man, Jimmy!
I think i could exclusively watch videos in which old tools are restored... very well done.
Thanks Jimmy. Recently been doing this with an old uncles tools. So satisfying to bring them back from the brink.
I've found that when you're trying to submerge especially large or chunky items it's better to cover the items in plastick bags and tape the bags so that they fit the item cloesly. If you then fill the bags with vinegar you can cover the whole surface of the item with almost no vinegar.
Sweet video Jimmy D... I love to see you restore the flea market finds. Watching you turn the old rusty tools into usable condition is always fun! Keep on keepin' on bro!!! Much love + respect!!!
WOW what a transformation, i will never look at a pile of rusty tools the same way again.
The restoration was super fun, I dug the clips at the end, using each tool, very cool!!
Freaking awesome Jimmy, I love restoring old tools also. these came out far better then I expected. I also like the edit at the end where you show each finished product then a quick clip in action.
Very nice, kept the antique look. Don't think I could've resisted the urge to polish and finish them. They look better the way you did it. Excellent!
Love those shears..! Love finding old tools in yard sales or thrift shops..
really like how you leave some of the petina on the chisels. the pitting and marks are signs that they are tough well built tools that have been put to work. good work as always brother
Only difference between your fencing tool and the 30+ year old one in my Dad's tool box is he's got some worn in blue plasty dip coated handles. Hung a lot of barb wire and electric fencing with that tool. Great Restoration on all those tools got some real gems there!!!
That's just beautiful restoration work Jimmy! Love the dark wood handles with the brass rings. Just an beautiful combination. Great work!
It is very sad to abandon the robust tools of old times to rot .. Restoring them It is a pleasure to make it work again ...
Nice work, Jimmy. I love the chisels with Ebony and brass ferrules. So classic.
Saving pieces from certain destruction. It's a beautiful thing. You should make a mini series doing restorations of old wood furniture.
I just did this vinegar rust removal technique a few weeks back. Worked awesomely apart from areas that wouldn't de-rust. Ends up they had patches oil on them that I couldn't see due to the even coating of surface rust. It's worth doing a scrub with suitable detergent prior to the vinegar treatment. If you do this, the job is over in a matter of hours. Otherwise you are looking at days.
The other thing i found is that the cleaned surface was ultra prone to rusting almost immediately after the vinegar soak so you want to dry and prime/paint or oil asap. Alternatively, use citric acid. It's cheaper and makes a chemical bond with the iron that doesn't seem to rust so readily.
Omg that high speed cough I'm dying!
Me too ahah lol
I'm wondering who even coughed XD
I'm wondering who even coughed XD
It sounds like a cat, for a moment I wondered if my cat was choking
Ikr
So cute!
Awesome restoring the old tools to work again ! Great job Jimmy !
I made a similar handle out of mesquite for a wood chisel years ago on a very similar lathe. I used the taper attachment just because I'd never used one before. Nice work.
All four turned out fantastic, the chisels are outright mesmerising.
Master Of Puppets!
Ooh yeah!
Haha, I caught that too! Master! Master!
Creeping Death, too! Jimmy is a metal head.
and am I evil
Ride the lightning as well
Mr Diresta has a very good taste in music
That's awesome. I made very similar handles for my set of nut drivers. Great job once again sir...
I have a 1/4" mortising chisel just like that from my grandfather. The handle has been beaten down to maybe 2 1/2" long, long before it came to me. I use it almost every day in the shop. 99% of the time, I'm just using hand pressure, but I've been meaning to make a new brass or copper ring for it for at least the last 15 years.
Hey Jimmy quick tip, if you add table salt to the vinegar it really kicks up the effectiveness and speed for rust removal. Awesome videos as always!
Jimmy, mind blowing how you can take any item and transform it into a beautiful working piece of art! Never fails!
Used the fencing pliers on my folks' ranch. Rode the fence line in Dad's 1942 military surplus Jeep.
Fencing pliers were never to far from me growing up on the farm. . Thanks for the memories. Lol. Peace.
I have a set of fence pliers exactly like that! I spent many childhood summers with grandpa on the back side of our property repairing barbed wire fence.
I often ask myself should I bring something back to good use or just get a new one. I almost always renew and reuse. this is one of those things that let the world know where we came from and why we need to slow the heck down and enjoy something more real than the material itself. something special about restoring stuff.
Nice work, good to see new life given to old tools. Love the safety crocs you're sporting too ;)
Awesome! I'd love to see you restore more tools in the future!
Good thing about vinegar is that you can use rusty vinegar to give old look to wood. Oak is turning black when treated. some wood gray etc.
I love the restoration videos the most Jimmy.
Well Done, once again. Most amusing part was when the vinegar made you cough about the 1:30 mark. I don't know why but I sat and listened multiple times and laughed out loud. Keep it up Jimmy. I love your videos.
'right tool for the job'. what was running through my head when I watched you fit the handles for the chisels.
I would love to see you finish the rest of the tools in that box. maybe the box itself, too
I really like seen vids like this when u get old tools and bring them back to life u should do more like the one you did with the wooden ace and the aluminum one those are some great builds
JIMMY GREAT TO BRING OLD TOOLS BACK TO LIFE AGAIN!!!!!!! ANOTHER GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've always heard that if you rinse off the tools with wd40 or oil directly after removing from the vinegar bath, it will prevent the "insta-rust" that sometimes occurs on the surface. Worked for the inside of my motorcycle tank.
I recognize a vinegar fumes cough anywhere. Even if it's sped up. Lol.
I've gotten to the point where I can like your videos before I even watch them because i know I'll never be disappointed
Very well made video. Educational too.
Quality tools brought back for a new life.
I love that you were listening to "Master of Puppets".
Also Ride the Lightning before that.
Metallica is the best👌💪😎😈
+Mike Honaker Hey no hostility here man. Just expressing our appreciation.
Good taste in tools - even better taste in music. Loving the metallica at 8x!!
Your production just keeps going up and up. The editing is awesome!
Just a quick tip, if you grind the space in between the shears handle the tips will meet. Its a better option than grinding the tips down.
Wow, just simply wow. Handles are perfection.
Great, great work
Love how you kept the patina on those chisels.
Keeping chickens at the old homestead? Did you spray paint Diresta on them so that the chicken hawks know better than to mess with them :)
Got bacon to go with those eggs?
Thanks, Jimmy, for reviving these great tools and using them. Beats the hell out of having 3000 chisels on display in a man cave.
Man, I love these old tools! I wish I can find something like these :) Great work Jimmy!
Those shears look like a good pair of old -- possibly antique -- fabric shears. Maybe by Wiss or Heinisch (I'm not an expert by any means)? That flea market seller might not have known what he was selling for $1 there. In any case, good thing you restored them yourself; using somebody's good fabric shears to cut paper is usually a beatin' offense!
Solid! I thought for a second your table saw fence said "DIRESTAMEYER".
Those scissors are a real score. Things cost a fortune new. Nice save!
Very nice handles for the wood chisels too. Lovin' the lathe work and brass fittings.
What the hell are the pliers for? Wire twisting for fence / cage making I guess?
That was really cool bringing those old tools back to life!
I always feel like going out and making stuff when I watch your videos.
i love the black/brass on silver look. if you were ever to make a line of hand tools, that'd be an awesome theme
I love seeing old tools either get used to new things or get refurbished.
Nice job!! Restoring old abused tools is great.
Nice job Jimmy. I saw the chisels on your Snapchat. They turned out great.
I need to remember this when i next time forget my tools outside before rain. ☺ Very entertaining video.
Great work Jimmy, always good to see old tools given new life, can't beat the quality of the old stuff. Although I think your belt sander is probably the coolest tool in your shop!
Rusted to renewed ..... Trash to treasure...... It would seem you have no limits to your Creativity........New is not necessarily better , as you have just proved........There is a lesson to be learned here........ And you teach it so well........ Thank you Jimmy....... Protect your DIGITS
Jimmy this my new spot here along with Gregg the voice of reason....
Looks really nice Jimmy! I'm thinking of trying to forge my own chisels and filming a video of it and posting it on my channel.
awesome! I love your restoration videos. can't wait to get the tool to do some myself
Just awesome!
Thanks again for the inspiration, motivation, and overall contagious creativity!
You are a master of your craft mr Diresta, awesome job again
I love it when they're rusty! Because you can buy them soooo cheap.
Damn, its good to see this kind of videos, i really enjoy watching them, Awesome work as always!
Man, which would I choose? Those chisels, ebony handles with brass ferrules, gorgeous. But those shears are beautiful, and they'd get used a lot more.
This is great on so many levels. I love seeing old tools brought back to life. Great video!
Not sure if you will see this, but what fish-eye lens are you using, I have been looking into something similar.
Thanks!
Beautiful work
Nicely done love those old chisels.
Thx for sharing.
Regards.
thanks Jimmy , just got the exact same pair of sheers in about the same shape, so there is hope for them, love your channel
awesome Jimmy!! I loved how you showed them in use. Completed the story. :)
Jimmy your videos are the best! I love the time lapses.
Lol...those coughs were adorable! Sounded like a baby chipmunk!
Awesome job as allways Jimmy ! Giving new life to old worn out tools
Great use of the compound on the chisels handle taper