75 Year Old Milk Scale Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Vintage Purina Milk Scale from the 1940s restored.
This is a Milk Scale made by Purina in the 1940s for dairy farmers. Dairy farmers would regularly weigh the milk for each cow, as well as measure the cream content, and track the data in order to cull cows that were not producing enough. It is a spring scale and fairly accurate for the weight range 0-60 lbs it is designed for.
The restoration:
Rust: Everything on this scale was rusty as you can see in the video. Luckily these scale were made from very good quality steel so everything cleaned up nicely. I used aluminum oxide blasting media to blast most of the rust off.
Paint: This scale has 5 kinds/colors of paint. Grey interior, hammered exterior, white front, blue dial and red for the artwork/ second hand. I tried to match the color as best as I could. The red is a dead-on match to Purina's red (as listed in their design guidance on their website).
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What all do you use to recreate those labels. I’ve been looking into doing the same thing for a small tractor I have (can’t find the stickers for it anywhere) and was wondering what all went into doing it.
I'm pretty sure that the intended use for the hands isn't adding weights but zeroing the scale after weighing the empty jar.
@@PabloSanchez-qu6ib Not based on my research. I doubt dairy farmers every zeroed the scale. All milk jugs are going to weight the same, within the accuracy of this scale. If you need to zero, you don't fix the first hand, you just make it adjustable. Thanks for watching!
What is the Reson for using lead test
@@electroidin3413 Lead is harmful to your health, so making it airborne in the blast chamber would be a bad thing. If lead is present he has to use a chemical based stripper.
Brings back memories for me. I'm too young (68 YO), but I remember one hanging in the barn that my brother and I played with. Thank you very much.
Cool. This one will be hanging in my shop for a very long time. Thanks for watching.
that comment made my day sir, god bless you
My cat saw Purina and watched it with me. I'm always amazed when original printing and labels can be restored just from a jpg image in the internet. Turned out awesome and what a great collectible to put next to old milk containers!
Впервые вижу мастера у которого инструменты в порядке, а не требуют рестоврации! Не скрывает чем пользуется и как! Вот такое можно смотреть! Сделано всё акуратно, красиво... Успехов вам! С меня 👍👍👍
My Dad worked part time as a Purina agent back in the late 40's to mid 50's. Those scales were promotional give away items to farmers that bought Purina feed and the feeding program. I remember him having a box full of those in our garage.
That's awesome!
The result is great, nice work with the print :)
Thanks a lot!
Nice restoration. I don't remember ever seeing one on the farm in the late '60s. My grandparents had moved from just having dairy cows by that time though too, focused more sheep and beef, and only milked enough for the family and neighbours. I still miss raw milk to this day. Interesting bit of gear. Thanks for the video.
Man, those stencils worked out GREAT!!! Awesomeness as always!
Whenever I watch one of these I immediately think how is he going to do that? The sanding the removal of rust and the painting the average Joe can do but it takes a tool shop with a sandblaster and welding equipment to do a better job. The stencilling was the key and I was impressed. But the most important part of this whole job was the skilled craftsmen and knowing how something works….. hats off to you job well done. Do you ever wonder when you take things apart that some of these mechanical gizmos are very complicated and how they made the first prototype with trial and error. After which they have to knock out each piece and figure out how to fabricate it on an industrial scale?
Perfect! I love when the graphics are painted back on❤️ nothing more disappointing than a sticker where paint belongs.
I totally agree!
Extraordinarily very detailed in restoring weighing equipment, satisfying final results, always enthusiastic and healthy 🙏
Очень красивая работа. Мастер спасибо тебе. Оторваться не возможно. Желаю удачи.
Very, very nice job. I'm in the process of restoring a 1944 "Wood" U.S. shovel.
Amazing finish, another piece of history saved... 👍👍
Thanks 👍
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Great job on the scale. Like the print on the face. Beautiful.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful restoration - taking something old and making it useful again. Make a good gift for someone.
Yes, thank you
Amazing job! This looked beyond restoration. So satisfying to watch the process. You are a restoration wizard!
Thank you very much!
Great video! Lots of detail work! Nice finished product.
Ultimate restoration 👍👍👍❤️
Nice nice nice. That stenciling stuff is absolutely amazing. I wouldn’t even know where to begin on something like that
Thank you very much!
@@AcmeRestorations Don’t don’t know if you’re going to keep that scale or not but was wondering what do you think it would sell for if you were selling it?
This restoration episode has revamped my memory of when I've seen; the most dumb ridiculous got milk TV commercial, my pop/father George D. Shelton once said that. Here's what he really said; "why don't you go to the store, and buy some milk."
Very nice! Stencil work was the touch!
Wow, awesome restoration. Amazing job. 💕😊💕🇺🇸
Thank you! 😊
Lol, at this point every time you say something is missing something, I immediately know that your next comment is “I’ll have to fabricate new ones!” 😂
Fantastic job!!!
Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.
Great job! Happy to see folk who find beauty and expression in bringing back to life some lost or forgotten items. Curious as to what you do with all the items you restore!
Beautiful restoration
Was nervous seeing you take off all that lettering... only to be satisfied upon seeing the work going into the stensil and finished product is fantastic. Glad I stuck around for a great finish. Just subscribed.
Imagine how nervous I was! ;) Thanks for watching.
Beautiful results well done
That scale has clearly weighed a lot of milk in its time.
Excellent Job on the project as well as the video!! The stenciling made the scale pop; glad you were able to do it! Cheers from Alaska!! I am now a subscriber!
Świetna jest ta zrobiona robota i bardzo świetnie jest wykonany i odrestałrowany ta waga pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku mile i serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
Always loved the Purina checkerboard squares.
Me too. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic👍
Wow! It was such a rusty mess. What a great job you did. A fun and unique piece to hang and enjoy.
Thanks so much! 😊
mooooooo!!!!! i love the effort you put into the work. thank youuuuuuu!!!
you: its missing the second hand...
me: a second hand???? its Not a clock, dummy!
you: i said the second hand!
me: oh.
Very good, thank you for posting.
Absolutely amazing!
Insanely satisfying to watch. You are very talented.
Your work is inspiring. Very beautiful job buddy, as always 👍
Thanks! Appreciate it.
LOL I had to look twice at the Title! I though I'd seen it all, this guy about to restore some Milk. He needs some Milllllkkkk...
Your Video cured my cancer
Excellent restoration.👌
Many thanks!
Bravo! I salute your handiwork.
Fantastic job, I am amazed at the results.
Great job on this old cow clock 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎
Felicitaciones por el buen trabajo 🇵🇪
Fantastic mate
Thank you! Cheers!
Brilliant !
Imagine getting a heat from ACME Restorations♥️
Damn cool and the printing pasting part was super awesome ❤️
Replicating the dial was impressive mate great restoration.
Thank you! Cheers!
A fork works really well for removing the second and minute hands.. I saw "My Mechanic " use one...
Good tip.
honestly, bent metal tabs held the world together back in those days
Back when they used good quality steel of a reasonable gauge.
Wonderful restoration
Awesome work
الله يسعدك اخي الفاضل
Just amazing!!!
Thanks so much!
Excellent work! Can't wait for the next project 👌
More to come!
That looks stunning.
Great video, but just one small thing -one of the most satisfying things is watching the sandblaster like the channel Rescue and Restore has, and I wonder is it possible to get your footage to look like his?
Wonderfull work!
Really amazing, good job!
beautiful
TURNED OUT REAL NICE !
THANKIOU
Absolutely beautiful.
Great work! Outstanding!
Thanks a lot!
Nice job. Love it
great job ! congrats !!!
Fantastic restore!
Una gran restauración. Un 10 👌👍🇪🇸
Wow, impresionant job.
Congratulations!
Regards from México.
Thank you very much!
Would love to see more sandblasting in the future
Me: No way he can restore this
ACME: Hold my milk scale
Stunning restoration
Many thanks!
Great job..!
super nice job
I'm a new subscriber to your channel and just want to say I'm very happy with your content 😊 wonderful work Sir. Keep um coming. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks and welcome
Beautiful job!
brilliant work. Though i was sure you'd have to replace the springs as they looked bad, and i thought the rust would have undermined their integrity
Spring steel is really resilient. Also I got lucky with where that one spring broke. Thanks for watching.
Excellent!
Great job on that piece well done👍🏼
Thanks 👍
Parabéns pelo canal, maravilhoso. Pena que não tenha tradução para o português ou espanhol.
Amazing!
Nice job
Brilliant job friend , Stay Safe and have a nice day !!!.
Outstanding
Nice work 👍🔥🔥
Love the hammered effect of that paint. Lol. 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Hammerite. Great stuff. Thanks for watching.
Good job
Love the channel. I just realized that you must be in my local area - I dont want to say too much if that’s not public. Anyhow great work!
Oh, you must have heard the Mariners game in the background :) Thanks for watching!
Clean and neat job,
Just like meine mechaniker and mr patina.
Top job 👍🏼
Thanks 👍
Super cool object well done.
That was awesome
well done
Fantastic..!!!...Excelente Restauración...!!!...Saludossss....ji ji ji
Just wow