Really enjoyed the lounge jazz, it was quite relaxing. I love how you show the real thing, learning as you go, the challenges and how someone who is a mortal like the rest of us goes about the job in hand. I think this is a great channel.
Thanks for the project and video. Fun facts: this is not a Stilson, steamfitters, or pipe wrench. "Solid Bar Adjustable Monkey Wrench" is the name of this tool. Monkey is a technical term from the old nautical days, "something you use in the meantime to get the job done". Monkey tools were big business before WW2 (before the standardization of fasteners) and "one tool to do anything!" were hot sellers at the time. Notice the head is for pounding nails (everything was nailed together 100 years ago)
I've been restoring old tools for 45 years now and I just throw mine an a bucket of white vinegar and salt for about 2 days and it does a great job it saves alot of work. Just giving you a tip.
Thanks Joey! I have learned so much from comments, you and all the other folks that offered constructive tips are what makes youtube great. Thanks again. Cheers
Try a spray can of Balistol for the metal. It’s awesome for tools that are not chrome or plated in some way. Also for your wood handle use a sheet of fine grit for your last pass. This may remove the rouge that carried over that embedded it self into the wood. Awesome restoration....thanks for sharing
THANK YOU for sharing what's under the scales on the handle. I have a couple of those that need new scales and I was leery of breaking the rotted ones off until I knew more. Now I have a much better idea of how I need to approach them. Since they'll be modified with brass pins replacing the studs currently holding the old scales on I think I can handle the rest of the procedure with only mild frustration induced rage.
i have the same wrench once i took the rivet out under the handle let it soak in pb blaster then locked the jaw in the vice a little tapping on the lower half it came off. it didnt want to but it did with no damage. good job bud
Hi John, I try and be as thorough as I can with my restorations (in terms of disassembly), but this one was not cooperating. Comments like yours are helpful to me, and other viewers, because my wrench may not be stereotypical. No doubt this wrench can come apart...it just happens mine will not. Thanks for watching, and commenting, it is much appreciated. Cheers. Joe
Hi Fred, Garrett Wade still makes the perfect handle style screwdrivers. But as far as the Irwin and Perfect Handle USA made screwdrivers go, I believe they stopped making them in the early 1980's, but I am not 100% sure of that.
nice work with the wire wheel, it did good cleaning it up. i really like how it turned out. i have bought a few old tools and i am going to try my hand at this soon. i think i will have the some of the same problems as you did. a helpful tip when shooting videos, turn the camera's auto focus off if you can. and please don't fidget so much when showing what you are working on, its hard to make things out when the subject is constantly in motion. anyways off to check out some of your other videos. keep up the good work.
I bought one at a garage sale and I've actually used it, honestly why I like and buy old tools because they are indestructible. Going garaging this friday morning hoping to find some vintage tools. I also have a channel and will upload any cool finds. Going to watch part 2! Subscribed
I just watched the end of it again. If you need a breaker bar to take it apart, wrong. Try to get it working first. WD 39 or 40, and take your time. Study it, see how it works, and why.
Why, because I wanted to clean the entire tool if I could. I try to be thorough, but as you saw in this project, sometimes you can only do so much. Thanks for watching.
Just found your channel and subscribed. Love seeing the old hand tools restored. Looking forward to seeing part 2. Do you think that end is peened over keeping it from coming out? How did you film the sandblasting? I can't recall ever seeing the sandblasting that was so clear while filming. Usually it is so cloudy you can hardly see anything.
Mike McHenry people always try and film through the sandblaster window, which is always etched and cloudy looking. I just throw my Polaroid cube camera inside the machine and try not blast it.
Christina Perez thanks for the feedback. I am still working on a sensible format....not sure if ill ever find it. If you dont mind, check out one of my newer videos and let me know if you think i am going forward or backward. Id like to know what u think. Cheers, joe
Can you do one of these and soak them in hydraulic fluid to see if the rust comes off completely? I don't have any rusted mechanic items like these to try myself but I have used break fluid on very rusted bolts and they came loose within 5 minutes after applying. Three out of four of them did that is, the first one I had applied with various rust removal sprays and then it broke when I tried loosening it. If it works, can you comment back? :)
I don't have any hydraulic fluid, sorry. As I understand it the only way to remove rust completely is with an acid of some sort. From what I have seen the acid reacts with the iron oxide to create hydrogen gas. Check out Ave's video, he does a good job testing various fluids on rusty bolts. th-cam.com/video/2G-dX50JuXE/w-d-xo.html
Snorri Ö.K. I mainly meant the wrench, but you have a point. Try keeping rags soaked in it wrapped around the part, or the cascade method, that stuff is awesome
Enjoyed watching. Watch youtuber scoutcrafter, he has excellent tips on restoring tools. I think you should have remove rivet from handle and saved handle for pattern to make new handle. Keep it up you will get it.
Maybe come back to it in a week. By then you should have gotten enough tips from “The Wise Ones” to head in a direction that doesn’t destroy any more of the tool, or whatever you’re working on. I see you have a part 2. But in general, save as much of the original as possible, even broken pieces, like the handle on your wrench, later on you may need it for a reference, shape, radius, color, etc. I hope you’re going to do better, cause so far on part 1, you’re butchering it as a restoration. Good luck.
With never having tried it myself and just getting into research on this kind of thing... I did see someone say that you need to neutralize the vinegar salt solution once you've finished that part this person who was no expert himself said he had heard that Windex would do in a pinch and water plus baking soda was the standard which makes good sense to me (I have more chemistry background than tool restoration at this point lol) then it need be oiled asap after. Since vinegar is a weak acid and baking soda a base (think since fair volcanoes :) it makes sense you would want to stop the initial reaction stabilizing it and then oil for protection. This all may seem obvious but I wouldn't want anyone to end up in a worse condition than when you started. Rust I believe is btw an oxidation of the metal which forms a protective layer on the outside of the metal keeping the oxygen from further reactions. Don't quote me but reminds me of the saying your not dead until your warm and dead :) google that one.
james gamble the bench is a 4.5 by 5 by 1/8 inch plate. I have a large blue self healing cutting mat that i keep on it most of the time. Its great for when i need to cut gaskets.
Check out Handtool Reacue's channel. Maybe you can get some inspiration from there on your direction. As of right now your videos seem pretty good! I'll be subscribing to see what you got coming up!
Handtool Rescue is a great channel. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for subscribing. If you are into hand tool restoration, and haven't already, check out Scoutcrafter's channel. I have been learning a lot about hand tools and their restoration from his channel. Cheers, Joe.
Hi Andrew, thanks for your feedback. I recognize that most people don't have blast cabinet and pneumatic tools and I do bring that up in several of my videos. However, since I own those tools I will invariably use them. If you are interested in non-pneumatic restorations check out Scoutcrafter, he does wonderful work without pneumatic tools. Cheers.
Raymond, thanks for the comment. My more recent videos have a slightly different format...but they still have a narrative component. If your looking for no talking check out hand tool rescue. Cheers
Thanks for the comment, however, I am going to keep the narrative component of my videos. If you haven't already, go check out hand tool rescue, he doesn't talk, much.
not trying to be negative but I'm losing the interest of what you're going to do instead of just doing it....according to restorations of the same item, the bottom unscrews. just a hint. Just remember "those who can't restore criticize". there are a lot of critics out there who have never tried what yu're doing....take us with a "grain of salt'
Hi Allen, my new videos are more streamlined (I think). If you don't mind watch a new video and let me know if the format is getting better or worse. with regard to the dismantling, absolutely 100% zero chance on the bottom unscrewing. I see why you might think that, but it is not the case with this tool, but thank you for the tip. Cheers.
sounds like a challenge to which I may remove my "dislike" from this one. Ps. unaccustomed to getting a reply so fast makes me think you want to see our comments. Maybe even go back and do a respected restoration on the wrench.
allen2905 i do want comments, i say it in almost every video. I don't follow on the respected restoration...are you just telling me you think this one sux?
Sir, this channel is not, and never will be, for those seeking ASMR triggers. In fact, this channel is dedicated to preserving the tools that were designed to combat the very mundane and repetitive task you seek out. You have raised the bar for repugnant comments, congratulations.
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Thanks to God people like you take an interest in restoring old tools! Great video’n
Make sure to watch Scoutcrafter, if you like this kind of stuff. Cheers
Really enjoyed the lounge jazz, it was quite relaxing. I love how you show the real thing, learning as you go, the challenges and how someone who is a mortal like the rest of us goes about the job in hand. I think this is a great channel.
Thanks Mark! Cheers
Thanks for the project and video. Fun facts: this is not a Stilson, steamfitters, or pipe wrench. "Solid Bar Adjustable Monkey Wrench" is the name of this tool. Monkey is a technical term from the old nautical days, "something you use in the meantime to get the job done". Monkey tools were big business before WW2 (before the standardization of fasteners) and "one tool to do anything!" were hot sellers at the time. Notice the head is for pounding nails (everything was nailed together 100 years ago)
Lol..story of my life..i love tools that i use in the mean time. 🤣🤣. Thanks for the comment, great stuff. Cheers
I've been restoring old tools for 45 years now and I just throw mine an a bucket of white vinegar and salt for about 2 days and it does a great job it saves alot of work. Just giving you a tip.
Thanks Joey! I have learned so much from comments, you and all the other folks that offered constructive tips are what makes youtube great. Thanks again. Cheers
I love the tool restoration videos. Now I know how to do my own. Thanks.
Thanks, Jerry, good luck with your restoration. Cheers
Try a spray can of Balistol for the metal. It’s awesome for tools that are not chrome or plated in some way. Also for your wood handle use a sheet of fine grit for your last pass. This may remove the rouge that carried over that embedded it self into the wood. Awesome restoration....thanks for sharing
Balistol....ill check it out, thanks.
THANK YOU for sharing what's under the scales on the handle. I have a couple of those that need new scales and I was leery of breaking the rotted ones off until I knew more. Now I have a much better idea of how I need to approach them. Since they'll be modified with brass pins replacing the studs currently holding the old scales on I think I can handle the rest of the procedure with only mild frustration induced rage.
I did a couple videos on scales, i'll put a link below to a more recent video. I hope it helps. Cheers
th-cam.com/video/gpmk3njuvQs/w-d-xo.html
I think you disassembled more than you needed, but it was a good learning experience. Thumbs up.
MrTachyon3000 your comment is on point; live and learn. Thanks for commenting, cheers.
I see you work on the no guts no glory method. I have found that is the best way to learn. Great job, enjoyed watching.
I love these videos. Shorten the intro. Or work while you talk
Hi James, thanks for the feedback. Check out Scoutcrafter or 357magdad, they make excellent and more concise videos. Cheers
@@joeheilm I'll continue to check out yours as well
i have the same wrench once i took the rivet out under the handle let it soak in pb blaster then locked the jaw in the vice a little tapping on the lower half it came off. it didnt want to but it did with no damage. good job bud
Hi John, I try and be as thorough as I can with my restorations (in terms of disassembly), but this one was not cooperating. Comments like yours are helpful to me, and other viewers, because my wrench may not be stereotypical. No doubt this wrench can come apart...it just happens mine will not. Thanks for watching, and commenting, it is much appreciated. Cheers. Joe
If it ain't broke don't mess with it! Instead improve your skills at chiseling the wood handle around the gusset. ...Newk from Kentucky
When did they stop making this wooden handled style?
Hi Fred,
Garrett Wade still makes the perfect handle style screwdrivers. But as far as the Irwin and Perfect Handle USA made screwdrivers go, I believe they stopped making them in the early 1980's, but I am not 100% sure of that.
Good video. I love the restoration videos in general. Keep it up, sir.
Love your video ....... But the JAZZ during the sand blasting was amazing , I'M A BIG FAN OF GOOD JAZZ MUSIC .
Hi Body & Soul! Music does add a lot to the videos. Cheers
Not really, if you haven't noticed many many people complain about music in videos. I personally hate music in videos.
You should try electrolysis to see if that removes some rust from the nooks and crannies.
nice work with the wire wheel, it did good cleaning it up. i really like how it turned out. i have bought a few old tools and i am going to try my hand at this soon. i think i will have the some of the same problems as you did. a helpful tip when shooting videos, turn the camera's auto focus off if you can. and please don't fidget so much when showing what you are working on, its hard to make things out when the subject is constantly in motion. anyways off to check out some of your other videos. keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback! Cheers
That retainer clip is a horseshoe that turns around over the key and as you pointed out it acts as a retainer
I bought one at a garage sale and I've actually used it, honestly why I like and buy old tools because they are indestructible. Going garaging this friday morning hoping to find some vintage tools. I also have a channel and will upload any cool finds. Going to watch part 2! Subscribed
Very cool. I look forward to watching your channel. Cheers.
Thanks Joe!
That noise sounds like the dentist office! Good work on the wrench though!
I would suggest you to take it down if you have other recent successful restoration videos. Also a summarised audio edited to video would be good .
Yasir Khan these are not "how to" videos so I wouldn't feel comfortable doing a edited voiceover. Thanks for the comment.
I just watched the end of it again. If you need a breaker bar to take it apart, wrong. Try to get it working first.
WD 39 or 40, and take your time. Study it, see how it works, and why.
Why, because I wanted to clean the entire tool if I could. I try to be thorough, but as you saw in this project, sometimes you can only do so much. Thanks for watching.
Its called a steam fitters wrench, used buy men installing and repairing boilers.
Okay, great. I have never heard that name. Nomenclature is always an issue for me with these tools...thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, joe
Man Joe I would have dumped that in evaporust for a week since I do not have a blaster :)
Just found your channel and subscribed. Love seeing the old hand tools restored. Looking forward to seeing part 2.
Do you think that end is peened over keeping it from coming out?
How did you film the sandblasting? I can't recall ever seeing the sandblasting that was so clear while filming. Usually it is so cloudy you can hardly see anything.
Mike McHenry people always try and film through the sandblaster window, which is always etched and cloudy looking. I just throw my Polaroid cube camera inside the machine and try not blast it.
I think you do really excellent work
Ken Moor thanks, that is a nice thing to say. Cheers.
Please dont hesitate to leave a comment.
Awesome content.
A suggestion would be to keep your intro shorter.
A minute or two at best or folks will bail before the fun part. Best of luck!
Christina Perez thanks for the feedback. I am still working on a sensible format....not sure if ill ever find it. If you dont mind, check out one of my newer videos and let me know if you think i am going forward or backward. Id like to know what u think. Cheers, joe
Full comment left in part 2. Liked this one for sure!
Nice insulators in your profile pic 👍
Can you do one of these and soak them in hydraulic fluid to see if the rust comes off completely? I don't have any rusted mechanic items like these to try myself but I have used break fluid on very rusted bolts and they came loose within 5 minutes after applying. Three out of four of them did that is, the first one I had applied with various rust removal sprays and then it broke when I tried loosening it. If it works, can you comment back? :)
I don't have any hydraulic fluid, sorry. As I understand it the only way to remove rust completely is with an acid of some sort. From what I have seen the acid reacts with the iron oxide to create hydrogen gas. Check out Ave's video, he does a good job testing various fluids on rusty bolts. th-cam.com/video/2G-dX50JuXE/w-d-xo.html
You are probably correct. I was watching a bunch of rust removal techniques, so it is entirly possible I was mixing things up. :) Cheers,
Joe
Snorri Ö.K. Evaporust is your friend, try it
Not very handy when what you need to de-rust is still attached to a motor vehicle for instance...
Snorri Ö.K. I mainly meant the wrench, but you have a point. Try keeping rags soaked in it wrapped around the part, or the cascade method, that stuff is awesome
Enjoyed watching. Watch youtuber scoutcrafter, he has excellent tips on restoring tools. I think you should have remove rivet from handle and saved handle for pattern to make new handle. Keep it up you will get it.
Don't talk as much. Just do your thing.
Thanks for the feedback, cheers
Maybe come back to it in a week. By then you should have gotten enough tips from “The Wise Ones” to head in a direction that doesn’t destroy any more of the tool, or whatever you’re working on. I see you have a part 2. But
in general, save as much of the original as possible, even broken pieces, like the handle on your wrench, later on
you may need it for a reference, shape, radius, color, etc.
I hope you’re going to do better, cause so far on part 1, you’re butchering it as a restoration. Good luck.
Check out part 2 and let me know what you think. Cheers
Super
This is part 1! Lookin forward to part 2!😪
Way too long a video just for a wrench resto bud. Should edit more out....
Jack thanks for watching and thanks for commenting. I have been working on making my content a little denser and thus shorter. Cheers.
i got some really rusty tools, think i'm going to throw them in a vinegar and salt bath, see how that works out for me
jordy brinkmann if u would like send me before and after picks and ill include them in an upcoming video i am gonna do about rust. Joeheilm@aol.com
With never having tried it myself and just getting into research on this kind of thing... I did see someone say that you need to neutralize the vinegar salt solution once you've finished that part this person who was no expert himself said he had heard that Windex would do in a pinch and water plus baking soda was the standard which makes good sense to me (I have more chemistry background than tool restoration at this point lol) then it need be oiled asap after. Since vinegar is a weak acid and baking soda a base (think since fair volcanoes :) it makes sense you would want to stop the initial reaction stabilizing it and then oil for protection. This all may seem obvious but I wouldn't want anyone to end up in a worse condition than when you started. Rust I believe is btw an oxidation of the metal which forms a protective layer on the outside of the metal keeping the oxygen from further reactions. Don't quote me but reminds me of the saying your not dead until your warm and dead :) google that one.
Just subscibed :). I love these tool restoration videos. I wish I had time to restore tools myself but I'll be happy watching yours :)
I am glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for commenting and subscribing. Cheers.
Niamh Healy me too 😀
Trippy bench ...
james gamble the bench is a 4.5 by 5 by 1/8 inch plate. I have a large blue self healing cutting mat that i keep on it most of the time. Its great for when i need to cut gaskets.
great
super
It is fun to do and watch. Reclyclei''ng in its best form.
I think it's a spanner.
Nice work..
Thanks....cheers.
Check out Handtool Reacue's channel. Maybe you can get some inspiration from there on your direction. As of right now your videos seem pretty good! I'll be subscribing to see what you got coming up!
Handtool Rescue is a great channel. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for subscribing.
If you are into hand tool restoration, and haven't already, check out Scoutcrafter's channel. I have been learning a lot about hand tools and their restoration from his channel. Cheers, Joe.
1. You said WIRE BRUSH did you not? 90% of people do not have Pneumatic tools. No like or sub :8(
Hi Andrew, thanks for your feedback. I recognize that most people don't have blast cabinet and pneumatic tools and I do bring that up in several of my videos. However, since I own those tools I will invariably use them. If you are interested in non-pneumatic restorations check out Scoutcrafter, he does wonderful work without pneumatic tools. Cheers.
能書きばかりで仕事が遅い、早送りするなら能書きの部分。
Get on with it!
I have one just like it , and its in just as bad shape..
Soak in blaster and wd40
FFS 99% gob 1% work
Constructive comment: waste the music background! Please, please, please! It’s not even remotely good (unlike your work). Cheers.
Hi Yves. Thanks for the comment. That was an early video, I think my format has evolved a little and I found better music ;) Cheers
what you do is interesting but please less talking.
Raymond, thanks for the comment. My more recent videos have a slightly different format...but they still have a narrative component. If your looking for no talking check out hand tool rescue. Cheers
Drop the music its BAD!
Less talking.
Thanks for the comment. Check out hand tool rescue, little or no talking on his videos.
You talk to much my friend do more talk less.
Thanks for the comment, however, I am going to keep the narrative component of my videos. If you haven't already, go check out hand tool rescue, he doesn't talk, much.
not trying to be negative but I'm losing the interest of what you're going to do instead of just doing it....according to restorations of the same item, the bottom unscrews. just a hint. Just remember "those who can't restore criticize". there are a lot of critics out there who have never tried what yu're doing....take us with a "grain of salt'
Hi Allen, my new videos are more streamlined (I think). If you don't mind watch a new video and let me know if the format is getting better or worse. with regard to the dismantling, absolutely 100% zero chance on the bottom unscrewing. I see why you might think that, but it is not the case with this tool, but thank you for the tip. Cheers.
sounds like a challenge to which I may remove my "dislike" from this one. Ps. unaccustomed to getting a reply so fast makes me think you want to see our comments. Maybe even go back and do a respected restoration on the wrench.
allen2905 i do want comments, i say it in almost every video. I don't follow on the respected restoration...are you just telling me you think this one sux?
Yeah, more to the point, and less deliberation.
Too much talk. Study the ASMR shoe shine videos.
Sir, this channel is not, and never will be, for those seeking ASMR triggers. In fact, this channel is dedicated to preserving the tools that were designed to combat the very mundane and repetitive task you seek out. You have raised the bar for repugnant comments, congratulations.
Speak less work more.
Why?