I have a bunch of taps, but no tap handles like that. I have the kind with a chuck and handle. Don't know what they are called. Inherited them from grandpa. Love your videos. I've learned a lot and have restored a number of grandpa's tools. BTW I would love to see a video of you showing how you store your tools and fittings as I need to come up with a system for my workshop.
"Snoop" abides, all my earlier camping experiences was with the Everett Boy's Club reason being my older Brother was the Director and the tents all were WW2 much in the style of "MASH" ...that smell of canvas I know well...most of us youths that came to these camps came from low income homes so it was sparse and kinda rough but it was camping...this was the mid 60's
Tom- When I started scouts. All the tents were canvas. if we went camping and it rained, we had to come back mid week to the auditorium and unroll the tents to let them dry out or else they would get this moldy smell. 😂😂😂
The first time I was in the Philippines, I deplaned around 11:30 PM local time. It was 88 degrees farenheight, and 70% humitity. It smacked me in the face like a wall; totally different than "hazy hot and humid" here in NY
Great video 👍 That WW2 entrenching tool cover fit like a glove 👍. Wow! Awesome collection of tap handles. That $.50 cent light duty tap handle you restore turned out Fantastic! 👍 It looks like it would have a good fit in the hand ✋ when trying to tap threads. That Squire 440 Lock 🔐 is pretty cool to see. Good information and demonstration on that 🔒 Lock. The price you showed in the video looks pretty reasonable . I think I will have to order one 😃👍. I also like that cool key 🔑 that comes with that lock. Great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Monday. Have a great weekend. 😃👍👍
When I first went to (city school) junior high (8th grade) they made us buy our own padlocks (from the school) to use on the lockers all throughout high school. I only used this lock for 7 weeks - before the family moved to another town. I still have this lock (not a collector) sitting in a drawer and still remember the combo. PS We moved to a small rural town. Nobody used locks and theft was unheard of.
Thanks John, I know what you mean it's hot here too at present and it's hard to get enthusiastic about getting anything done, so thanks for making the effort to keep us entertained ! Great advice on working the clasp mechanism to avoid undue stress on the fabric, and also the advice on matching the tap to the handle, that little Tap handle came out great. I've been using the Squire "Old English" pattern locks all my life, such a classic design even if they are not that secure.
Hi John, great tip on the keeper, I will use that down the road. One of the things I love about your channel are all the cool tips you pass along, thanks.
The canvass cover looked to be stained by my eyes, maybe not. If so scrub it with carpet shampoo and blow out the stains with an air nozzle. This works for your fabric auto seats also. I have not figured out your favorite tool. I thought it was a hammer. I’m not sure anymore. I think this is what makes your show so appealing. I’m always looking forward to your shows. The padlock is very interesting. Thank You
The entrenching tool really finished up nicely. You did a wonderful job on that. The rest of the show was top notch as usual. Always look forward to your presentations. Have a great weekend! 😃
Appreciate the lock my dude. Back in the day I used to work in local authority in the UK and we used those type of locks for securing access to local amenities such as parks and gardens etc. From memory the locks were expensive due to the fact that you could go and buy a generic key which would be uniform and match up to that lock. I will have to see if I have a 71 key that would match your lock.
Th entrenching tool looks good with the cover. It is not real hot where I live but the humidity is high and it makes working out side hard. Thanks for sharing this.
Great memories thank John. My dad wasn’t a collector or anything but anything that needed locking up had a squire lock on it. Being of that generation he was a “ made in England” and living in the black country where the original factory was the only choice of lock there was. I miss the old “army and navy” stores too, always got the best long lasting clothes ( if you like Karki and camo which I do )
I've recently joined a fishing club, and access to the various private stretches of river is taken care of by serious padlocks, (keyed alike) and lengths of heavy duty chain,, The trouble is, nearly all of the gates etc, are of ancient mild steel, and could easily be cut with minimal effort and a decent hacksaw,, 🤣,, like you said, a chain is only as strong as the weakest link,, 👍
In my earlier days on youtube, when I lived in Minnesota, I often worked in my shop when it was zero degrees. One of my subscribers took pity on me and sent me $20 to buy some propane for my little heater. I was fine if it was 30°, but now that I am older, not so much. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
The tool cover goes well with the restored trenching tool. Nice tip on using the awl to get the clasp working. The tap looks better than new. Well done. Dave.
Good tip on freeing up those ww 2 vintage clasps. If you ever clean up this old wartime canvas, use something gentle like Woolite in a sink of cool water. Never dry this old stuff in a dryer because of the cotton content. Just let it air dry. Nice cleanup on the tap handle. Looks brand new.
Very useful tip on freeing up those old ww2 clasps. If you ever clean up the canvas, use something gentle like Woolite in a sink of cool water. Never put it in a dryer due to the co otton content. Just let it air dry. The lock is very cool, and you made the tap handle look like new.
Squire locks were made in Willenhall, in an area of the UK known as The Black Country. Black I believe because of all the smoke - an industrial area, one of the places where the Industrial Revolution began. It's famous for lots of things - the Titanic's anchor was forged there - but it's also famous for its impenetrable accent - I am from Birmingham, 15 miles or so from the Black Country, and often struggle to understand people there.
Love the look of that Squire lock! I was recently in Los Angeles and I was waiting at a crosswalk, 2 feet away from me was a bike rack with a bike that was locked with a big lock and chain, 2 guys walked up one had a small tool bag, he pulled out a battery powered cutoff grinder they cut through the and took off with bike in less than a minute,,
A very nice and interesting lock. The shovel as usual came out great. Those covers at a local Army/Navy Surplus Store near me ridiculous prices if they have them. You sure have an ensemble of tap handles. Another great video. Very muggy here (Suburban Chicago). 1-1/2 inches of rain last night.
Another great episode John! I’ve got a climate controlled shop, if I didn’t I swear I’d never be in it either too damn hot or too damn cold. Looking forward to Mondays episode, have a good weekend
Hey John, Squire is virtually in the next village. It’s made in the Midlands here only three months away from retiring and my channel will be changing a little bit maybe a lot less truck videos more hunting down the history and finding out what happened to the old factories of where all the stuff that I collect comes from, so you’ll have to wait a little bit maybe till the spring and the weather is nice and we can find a few people ask a few questions maybe just maybe get a tour or information on stuff was made in the Midlands here
Discovered a lock like that setting up my pip tent in the army at Ft Benning. Tent pin wouldn’t go in. Pulled it out and a lock like this was jammed onto the pin
I live about 20mi. South of the ATL. airport. This past week or so it has been like living near a beach in FL. A thunder shower or storm every day & the humidity has been crazy!
I looked for 15/20 years for a entrenching tool,then I found 2, One dated 1945 the other one 1966. The 1945 has a cover 1944, it is like new.i have to find a cover for the 1966, ECK USMC
John, great restore as always! Can I ask, Why mineral oil? Won’t that evaporate? Isn’t that why 50/50 (well, really 1/3 2/3) mineral oil/Vaseline mix exists?
Many high end lubricants today have a base of mineral oil! It’s absolutely fantastic. Any lubricant would have been fine on the tap wrench however sometimes you just get a feel for a particular blend or type of oil. 😃👍
I have a bunch of taps, but no tap handles like that. I have the kind with a chuck and handle. Don't know what they are called. Inherited them from grandpa. Love your videos. I've learned a lot and have restored a number of grandpa's tools. BTW I would love to see a video of you showing how you store your tools and fittings as I need to come up with a system for my workshop.
Nice restoration on the tap handle you would think as nice as it is it would have a name on it. Great show thanks for sharing your expertise
The tap handle is awesome. It came out nice. Loved the lock segment and see you Monday
Really nice results on these items. I really appreciate all of the information you toss our way! Thanks!
I have whole house AC so my basement shop is always cool and dry. You need a window AC unit for your shop.
Once September rolls around it’s much nicer. 😃👍
The shovel and pouch make a nice set. You really nailed the color on the handle!!
"Snoop" abides, all my earlier camping experiences was with the Everett Boy's Club reason being my older Brother was the Director and the tents all were WW2 much in the style of "MASH" ...that smell of canvas I know well...most of us youths that came to these camps came from low income homes so it was sparse and kinda rough but it was camping...this was the mid 60's
Tom- When I started scouts. All the tents were canvas. if we went camping and it rained, we had to come back mid week to the auditorium and unroll the tents to let them dry out or else they would get this moldy smell. 😂😂😂
The first time I was in the Philippines, I deplaned around 11:30 PM local time.
It was 88 degrees farenheight, and 70% humitity.
It smacked me in the face like a wall;
totally different than "hazy hot and humid" here in NY
😂😂😂😂
Great video 👍 That WW2 entrenching tool cover fit like a glove 👍. Wow! Awesome collection of tap handles. That $.50 cent light duty tap handle you restore turned out Fantastic! 👍 It looks like it would have a good fit in the hand ✋ when trying to tap threads. That Squire 440 Lock 🔐 is pretty cool to see. Good information and demonstration on that 🔒 Lock. The price you showed in the video looks pretty reasonable . I think I will have to order one 😃👍. I also like that cool key 🔑 that comes with that lock. Great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Monday. Have a great weekend. 😃👍👍
Steven I have a ton of locks but the primitive style always brings a smile to my face. 😂👍
12:40 That's me counting minutes and waiting patiently for you to upload a new video.
😂👍
When I first went to (city school) junior high (8th grade) they made us buy our own padlocks (from the school) to use on the lockers all throughout high school. I only used this lock for 7 weeks - before the family moved to another town. I still have this lock (not a collector) sitting in a drawer and still remember the combo.
PS We moved to a small rural town. Nobody used locks and theft was unheard of.
Thanks John, I know what you mean it's hot here too at present and it's hard to get enthusiastic about getting anything done, so thanks for making the effort to keep us entertained ! Great advice on working the clasp mechanism to avoid undue stress on the fabric, and also the advice on matching the tap to the handle, that little Tap handle came out great. I've been using the Squire "Old English" pattern locks all my life, such a classic design even if they are not that secure.
Andy- Maybe Reggy can do a factory tour! 😃👍
6:00 WOW!!! that tap handle looks better then new.
TGIF! Have a great weekend Mr. John!
Hi John, great tip on the keeper, I will use that down the road. One of the things I love about your channel are all the cool tips you pass along, thanks.
The canvass cover looked to be stained by my eyes, maybe not. If so scrub it with carpet shampoo and blow out the stains with an air nozzle. This works for your fabric auto seats also. I have not figured out your favorite tool. I thought it was a hammer. I’m not sure anymore. I think this is what makes your show so appealing. I’m always looking forward to your shows. The padlock is very interesting. Thank You
Jess- That was lubricant! My fault I added too much but it will dry out as it wasn’t a colored lube. 😃👍
Fantastic work on the spade John the cover just makes it
A great set the tap handle was a great find really cool
God bless take care 🇺🇸🇳🇿🇮🇱🦅🗽🪖47
The entrenching tool really finished up nicely. You did a wonderful job on that. The rest of the show was top notch as usual. Always look forward to your presentations. Have a great weekend! 😃
Appreciate the lock my dude. Back in the day I used to work in local authority in the UK and we used those type of locks for securing access to local amenities such as parks and gardens etc. From memory the locks were expensive due to the fact that you could go and buy a generic key which would be uniform and match up to that lock. I will have to see if I have a 71 key that would match your lock.
That is a great little lock. Good show today.
Th entrenching tool looks good with the cover. It is not real hot where I live but the humidity is high and it makes working out side hard. Thanks for sharing this.
I hate high humidity! The only good thing is the AC works better in high humidity! 😂👍
Great memories thank John. My dad wasn’t a collector or anything but anything that needed locking up had a squire lock on it. Being of that generation he was a “ made in England” and living in the black country where the original factory was the only choice of lock there was. I miss the old “army and navy” stores too, always got the best long lasting clothes ( if you like Karki and camo which I do )
I've recently joined a fishing club, and access to the various private stretches of river is taken care of by serious padlocks, (keyed alike) and lengths of heavy duty chain,,
The trouble is, nearly all of the gates etc, are of ancient mild steel, and could easily be cut with minimal effort and a decent hacksaw,, 🤣,, like you said, a chain is only as strong as the weakest link,, 👍
In my earlier days on youtube, when I lived in Minnesota, I often worked in my shop when it was zero degrees. One of my subscribers took pity on me and sent me $20 to buy some propane for my little heater. I was fine if it was 30°, but now that I am older, not so much. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
The tool cover goes well with the restored trenching tool. Nice tip on using the awl to get the clasp working.
The tap looks better than new. Well done.
Dave.
Good tip on freeing up those ww 2 vintage clasps. If you ever clean up this old wartime canvas, use something gentle like Woolite in a sink of cool water. Never dry this old stuff in a dryer because of the cotton content. Just let it air dry. Nice cleanup on the tap handle. Looks brand new.
Very useful tip on freeing up those old ww2 clasps. If you ever clean up the canvas, use something gentle like Woolite in a sink of cool water. Never put it in a dryer due to the co otton content. Just let it air dry. The lock is very cool, and you made the tap handle look like new.
Squire locks were made in Willenhall, in an area of the UK known as The Black Country. Black I believe because of all the smoke - an industrial area, one of the places where the Industrial Revolution began. It's famous for lots of things - the Titanic's anchor was forged there - but it's also famous for its impenetrable accent - I am from Birmingham, 15 miles or so from the Black Country, and often struggle to understand people there.
I love information like that! It’s really amazing to me. Thanks for sharing that!
Love the look of that Squire lock! I was recently in Los Angeles and I was waiting at a crosswalk, 2 feet away from me was a bike rack with a bike that was locked with a big lock and chain, 2 guys walked up one had a small tool bag, he pulled out a battery powered cutoff grinder they cut through the and took off with bike in less than a minute,,
That’s the universal key.
My grandfather always said, if he could go back in time he would want to be Normandy. Those guys were his life long heros!
A very nice and interesting lock. The shovel as usual came out great. Those covers at a local Army/Navy Surplus Store near me ridiculous prices if they have them. You sure have an ensemble of tap handles. Another great video. Very muggy here (Suburban Chicago). 1-1/2 inches of rain last night.
The tap handle turned out great!
Another great episode John! I’ve got a climate controlled shop, if I didn’t I swear I’d never be in it either too damn hot or too damn cold. Looking forward to Mondays episode, have a good weekend
A well ventilated climate controlled shop is everyone’s dream! 😃👍
Nice video.
Squire locks were the predominant lock used by the British Army on most toolboxes and vehicle stowage compartrments.
Hi John, great tips like always 👍
Hey John, Squire is virtually in the next village. It’s made in the Midlands here only three months away from retiring and my channel will be changing a little bit maybe a lot less truck videos more hunting down the history and finding out what happened to the old factories of where all the stuff that I collect comes from, so you’ll have to wait a little bit maybe till the spring and the weather is nice and we can find a few people ask a few questions maybe just maybe get a tour or information on stuff was made in the Midlands here
That sounds terrific!!! 😃👍
Cool lock.
That was a cool lock! Thanks for sharing
Great show,John!
Wow I had no idea how much those military covers go for but definitely great to have it for that tool and I really like that lock also 👍
Did that shovel cover come with that stain on the cover or was it your 50 50 solution.
Brian- That was me! I over-lubricated it, the good news is it will dry out very quickly. 😃👍
Love the smell of a old army navy surplus store they are fading away sad to say 😢
Me too! All that old equipment just smelled wonderful.
Seriously: those squire locks were what we used on Chieftain Tanks, x17, all the bins were locked with one of these 😂😂
😂👍
Tgif! Too hot,sır...but best show just begun...
Have a great weekend!
August. Isn't time to get the 12 pack of Orange Crush?
It’s so funny you mention that! I have a colonoscopy on the 13th and I’m waiting until after! 😂👍
Why do I suddenly need a padlock?? I must have one.
(you cost me $14 bucks today John!!) 😏
😂😂😂- Be very careful! Padlock collecting can be highly addictive! 🫣😂👍
Discovered a lock like that setting up my pip tent in the army at Ft Benning. Tent pin wouldn’t go in. Pulled it out and a lock like this was jammed onto the pin
I live about 20mi. South of the ATL. airport. This past week or so it has been like living near a beach in FL. A thunder shower or storm every day & the humidity has been crazy!
🙏🇨🇦
I looked for 15/20 years for a entrenching tool,then I found 2, One dated 1945 the other one 1966. The 1945 has a cover 1944, it is like new.i have to find a cover for the 1966, ECK USMC
Nice score! 😃👍
244 years about your pad lock company
Isn’t that amazing? The best part is still family run! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter wonderful
To hot here as well. Getting a break next week.
Vacation! 😃👍
John, great restore as always! Can I ask, Why mineral oil? Won’t that evaporate? Isn’t that why 50/50 (well, really 1/3 2/3) mineral oil/Vaseline mix exists?
Many high end lubricants today have a base of mineral oil! It’s absolutely fantastic. Any lubricant would have been fine on the tap wrench however sometimes you just get a feel for a particular blend or type of oil. 😃👍
It has finally dawned on me that when they issue heat advisories warning old people to not exert themselves outside they mean me🤨
Yes! I also fall into that group! Also we really shouldn’t climb ladders or shovel heavy snow. 😂👍
At78 I have to agree@@ScoutCrafter
@@ScoutCrafter agreed on the heavy snow, but I am not getting rid of any of my ladders!
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Gotcha 👍👍🔩🔩