Hello Ben! I have had many hobbies but nothing beats restorations for fun and being so satisfying! I'm so glad you are enjoying it!!! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Scoutcrafter, I love the cutter design on these. We often see over here the two side cutters but the central cutter is a work of genius. These smaller tool companies that flourished in the early to mid 20th century are sadly missed with so many brands owned by one holding company, individuality is lost.
Hello Tony! You are so right! When there was lots of competition companies really brought their "A" game! With so much high quality tooling on the market you had to be great just to survive a year or two! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello my friend scout crafter!!! How are you!!!! Like another videos amazing restoration! I think better that the day the pliers exit the fabric ( my favorite tool are pliers ) I learn how to adjust the rivet, thanks a lot for show us the procedure!
Hello Wire Works!!! I'm surprised you don't have a collection already!!! You enjoy the vintage equipment and classic motorcycles it only goes hand and hand with those hobbies!!! Awesome!!!! Too bad vintage telescopes don't work as well as the new stuff!! 😃👍
Another great restoration result. I look back at tools I have given away over the years and wish I had them back to do some restores on. May have to start hitting some second hand stores.
Hello Kevin! The absolute best part of this hobby is nobody wants old rusty tools! So you can pick up a gem for $5 and have a blast restoring it! Awesome hobby!!! Thanks!!!
Great job! I live in Meriden,Ct,one town over from Southington.You are correct when you say this area has quite the manufacturing history,New Britain is right up the road,famous for Stanley Works.Thank you for such an interesting channel :)
Hello Andrew! My GF lives in Newtown! (I was there today) It's hard to imagine how many manufacturing companies were based in Connecticut!!! I don't know why all those companies left either? Was it the Taxes? Great history for sure! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello traderjoes ! There were so many great brands 50+ years ago! They all had to be really good to earn your dollar! People worked very hard for their money and wasn't about to throw it away on junk!!! 😃👍.
These turned out great! Black and red, my favorite colors! Love the more step by step for new subs. I was trying to find an older video you did about cleaning/restoring old, dirty vinyl dipped style handles, like on channel locks. If you remember which video or can do a quick dedication that’d be awesome! :) keep up the great work friend!
Hello Ziya! Was it the Klein restoration with the blue handles? Or the Channellocks from last week? Those handles do get dirty fast! Thanks so much!!!! 😃👍
Damn bro i love your restore vids! Learning alot from u and i cant believe before and after how they look. 👍 another badass video brother. Thumbs way up👍👍👍
Great restoration ! I was first introduced to Pexto tools when I bought a Pexto ball pein hammer at a flea market in mint condition for 00.25 cents...... about 25 years ago.
Hi Jim!!! Pexto made a lot of great tools! They were really know for their metal brakes, presses, formers and shears. So many cool tools we never knew of! Thanks!!! 😃👍
Hello Alan! When I was a boy my neighbor had a pigeon coupe on his roof.. I would watch the pigeons fly circles around our block for hours... They were amazing to me... Years later when he moved I built my own Pigeon coupe and raised pigeons for over ten years... Now I only have about 7 left and they invite friends from all over to hang out on my house! I feed the birds (all birds) twice a day and they provide me with entertainment and joy that makes it worth while... Now if only I can get them to stop pooping on my car!!! 😂 Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello Michael ! Absolutely!!! Those dollar bins are real popular for the first five or six shows, then you are tripping over buckets of dollar tools that are waiting for restoration!!! You can't win!!! Lol. Thanks!!!
Another fine job...I like the black and red! I have got a pair of Knipex I'd like to send you that are in real need of a makeover. Still worth saving but not well taken care of. Got them from a relative. I'd be glad to send them and I can send you pix.
Hello Greg! I have a ton of restorations waiting to be done just now but I would love to see a pic of them!!! I never get to see too many old Knipex!!! Bicycleguy@aol.com thanks so much!!!!
Hello Kevin! Great question! They look the same, I think they were just a redundant design so that they would last three times as long! 😃. Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello Texas Living ! I try to incorporate a different tip in every video and elaborate on a different procedure... If you stay tuned for a while or look back at past videos you will see different procedures explained! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello Mike! Yes! I usually try to focus on one tool OT tip per video so I don't run too long! Every week I try to elaborate on a different tool! Thanks so much!!!
I wish we still had those small local brands for stuff like hand tools that work in small enough volume that they can add those extra flourishes without sweating cutting the cost of the little bit of extra steel and time it takes to add them. I hit an antique flea market near the house, only found one ball pien hammer and small vise but you had to buy them in a tool box with a few other old things I don't want for $97. NOPE. Also found that the pawn shop closest to me charges full retail new price for their used stuff. Damn used Harbor Freight flux core welder for $100. NOOOOPE.
Alan you are so right... I'll tell you there are still some good deals on eBay! You just have to look around and under weird listings! Some of these pawn and antique shops are out of their minds... They must have great accountants to stay in business!!! 🤔😉
ScoutCrafter yeah, I'm going to be adjusting my searches on eBay. I'm going to have to check out the listings you sent me to find one of those antique hand tool bonanzas.
i took your idea about using press to make so less slop in the tool. but how i did it was use a big ass hammer as the vise then use a small pall pen and put on rivit then use a big ball ping to hit small one, took few wakes but it work out perfect
Hello David! Yes! That is a good way to do it! Jusb1088 has been doing it that way for some time, he says if you open the pliers when hitting it you get better results! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
nice pliers, nice press. is there anyway of filling pitting? ive thought of maybe special brazing/soldering but figure that would ruin heat treated items. maybe it could be possible to hammer in very small amounts of steel incrementally? like with damascening
Hello Joe!!! You could easily grind the pits deeper and weld in some fill then grind off the excess but I am ashamed to admit I don't have a welder! A nice TIG welder could drop a small amount of metal right where you want it then grind it flat... Brazing is another great option but the part has to be pretty hot to accept the braze. (Not ideal). I really need to learn to weld and get a set-up but it takes quite a while to get decent at welding and they say "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". Lol. Joe- For tomorrow's video I have something just for you guys on the other side of the pond!!! 😃👍. Thanks so much!!!!
wow of all people you cant weld? Dx you should get on that :p very handly skill to have it seems. so you dont think welding steel into the pits will ruin heat treatment?
Beautiful. Love the paint job. Love the Dake work. When you were giving the tutorial I was waiting for you to say, “everyone should have one” 😂 Still not the right music. 🤔 Original is best. BTW posted really early in the day. Threw me off.
Hello Jill, I had lot of chores to finish today so I posted it earlier rather then later! 😃. The Dake is such a fun tool... Everyone should have one!!! Lol. Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
My Dad had a set just like that when I was a kid. I would like to write I wonder what ever happened to them but I think I remember I lost them. I do remember I always loved to use them as a kid because the side cutters were so much easier to use cutting haywire and feeding. Even with a child's hands I had enough leverage. Changing the subject I wonder if you could make or buy a punch for the Dake to punch those holes out instead of drilling them making brackets?
Hello David! These cutters really are a joy to use!! I would love a punch for the Dake! It would have to be attached from top to bottom so the punch would line up with the hole... It shouldn't be that hard to make, I would be happy with a 1/4" hole! I'm going to look now!!! Thanks!!!
Hello shaun! Sure- These letters were super easy because of the flat background, I just flooded the letter with paint, then using a piece of cardboard with paper towel dampened with mineral Sprits I wiped off the excess paint leaving only the recess filled! I will show it next time!!! Thanks!!!!
Nice tip about useing the nut in the vise to tighten the pliers. It looks like many of the makers back then used that same basic design shape to .Also, if you had left your square in the press, you could have used it for marking around corners. Sorry , I just had to say that. lol
Hello GreenTriumph1- I am trying to figure out the best way to tighten up the rivets... I went with the nut because it uses a circular pressure to expand the rivet outwards... If I used a dowel plug it would press the rivet down... I'm still trying to see which method will last longest!!! Thanks!!! 😃👍
Greetings from Western North Carolina, I have a question. If inappropriate please accept my apologies. I have acquired an 8" HELLER MASTERENCH. Does not say chrome valadium , only says patened and has a donkey and made in USA. Can you tell me what I have age wise, etc. Thank you from this 61 year old disabled Vet.
Hello Whatcha Cookin? ! It would have been easy last year but the more I find these older brands the more I realize how many awesome manufacturers there was turn of the century!!! They were all great!! 😃👍
Hello Saracino! I am what you call a tool hoarder! Lol. I don't sell anything, I rather give stuff away. I just always like older tools and the way they made things years ago... Something tells me you feel the same way!!! Thanks very much!!! 😃👍
ScoutCrafter , I didn’t used to. Frankly, it wasn’t until I started watching you and Hand Tool Rescue that I begin to appreciate the value of refinishing and really appreciating what these old tools were and how they were made so I have you to thank for helping me to appreciate the value of these items. I have begun to restore tools and give them away as gifts as well I’ve had the privilege of coming across some really interesting shears and wrenches and it’s been a joy to give these as gifts after restoring them of course. I’ve had a hard time figuring out what to give as gifts because as a man I don’t think about those things very often but now that I’ve been restoring old tools I find it much easier to be giving.
Hello lito dan! If you look at my video "All purpose Home-brew lubricant" you see me make a 50/50 mix of Vaseline and Mineral oil, that stuff works great!!!! Try it!! Cheap too!!! Thanks!!!!
for all those tightening a rivet via the hammer method, do it with the pliers open, it settles much better , of course if you are spoilt and have a press :) use it
Hello Jusb! Do you use a plug or a hollow? I'm trying to decide which method works best... I thought the hollow (nut) would spread out the metal almost mushrooming it, where the plug would press it down flat... I have to experiment! Thanks!!!
plug, i have an old soft ball hammer i use as the in between, its kinda awkward to hold 3 things but it works, i find the pliers open works because it gets looser as you close the pliers, rather that get tight as you close as you spend all day working them loose again, i think you did stumble across a better way with the nut, to get the pressure around the outside allowing the middle to come up, plus the press means its even all around, so much better than hitting it. but try with the pliers open if you are doing another pair to see if it works better or maybe it doesnt
Hello David! I really enjoy Adam!! He is the BEST! However, if I had that tap handle I would have made it beautiful!!! Black body with polished arms!!! Oh yeah.!!! Lol. Thanks!!!!
Hello Walt! Yes indeed!!! I just wonder how Connecticut, who had dozens of huge manufacturing plants during the first half of the century went to having almost none! Was it a Tax issue? What a shame!!! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello Bert! Perhaps! The reason I used a nut is because it was circular and the pressure would press the outside of the rivet down, I was trying to avoid pressing (deforming) the inside of the rivet and making the pliers tight without getting rid of the slop... I have always had success pressing like this until I tried tightening up a pair of Klein pliers! The rivet took ten tons and wouldn't budge at all! I really am a amateur at this and welcome all tips and tricks and will try anything! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Nice restoration however the Pexto plier has one feature missing that is the wire stripper. Most have the cutters on the side with the jaws a stripper cutter this one is only a cutter which is duplicating what is on the side. The metal bender for the press is awesome but for the odd bracket to me is not cost effective unless you do a lot of metal bending. There is a much smaller option that fits on a vice, the male form is on one jaw and the female fits on the other jaw. Amarzon sells them but can be easliy made if you have a welder there are youtube videos on how to make a vice benderf.
Hello Tony! These pliers were geared mostly as fencing pliers and stripping wire isn't a big chore for those guys, and you are right- that brake is by no means cost effective but some tools are just tool awesome not to have! Lol. I am hoping one day the brake will pay for itself but unfortunately I don't have that many years left! Lol. 😃👍. Thanks!!!
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You have at least 25 ye s left so lets hope the brake ends up making a profit.
Hello Mike! Great question!!! For some reason I get the feel that they are mid to late 40's but I can't tell!! There is very little info on this style pliers! Thanks so much!!!
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Love the way this pair of pliers came out. Most modern tools look like toys compared to the old classics. Great job! Thanks,
Mike
Those old Pexto pliers are beautiful! Nice job John.
Excellent restoration! The black handles and red logo really make these pliers stand out. Thanks for sharing this.
Hello John- Remember the original Batmobile?!? Lol. Thanks,!!!! 😃👍
What a gem they turned out to be.The pride of any toolbox.
Hello Darrin!! Thanks so much!!!!!! 😃👍
I dont know why, but post restoration , the pliers look so much stronger. Thanks for posting.
Hello David! It's funny how a nice restoration brings back all the beautiful details the tool had when new! Most satisfying!!' 😃👍. Thanks!!!!
I love your channel. Now I find myself digging through my shop looking for anything old I can restore.
Hello Ben! I have had many hobbies but nothing beats restorations for fun and being so satisfying! I'm so glad you are enjoying it!!! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Nice restoration, the little bit of red was a good contrast with the black hand grips. Good job Mr. Crafter.
Hello East Texas Nomad !!! Thanks so much!! I'm glad you liked the final finish!!! 😃👍
Great tip using the press to tighten the plier. I really like the black handles with polished metal and the red PEXTO. Superb!!
Hello George! Thanks so much!! So glad you enjoyed the project!!! 😃👍
Scoutcrafter, I love the cutter design on these. We often see over here the two side cutters but the central cutter is a work of genius. These smaller tool companies that flourished in the early to mid 20th century are sadly missed with so many brands owned by one holding company, individuality is lost.
Hello Tony! You are so right! When there was lots of competition companies really brought their "A" game! With so much high quality tooling on the market you had to be great just to survive a year or two! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hello my friend scout crafter!!! How are you!!!! Like another videos amazing restoration! I think better that the day the pliers exit the fabric ( my favorite tool are pliers ) I learn how to adjust the rivet, thanks a lot for show us the procedure!
Just popped in for a coffee lunch time across the pond and low and behold you've put up a video. Enjoyed as per lovely job sir thank you
Hello David! That is awesome! So glad you enjoyed the video!!! 😃👍
Good morning ScoutCrafter. Another great restoration. There were a lot of good tool makers.
Vaughn
Hello Vaughn!!! Absolutely right!!! The more we get these old gems the more we realize how great they made stuff back then!!! Thanks!!!
Another Beautiful Restoration!!!!!!
Hello Caleb! Thanks!!! These were fun because they were easy! Lol. 😃👍
ScoutCrafter hahaha same 😂
Nice restoration! And another lovely tool to possess in your tool bag!
Hello Tony! I'm always surprised these aren't beat to hell! You would figure they would be worn out?!? Thanks!!!
Thanks for sharing regularly. These vids are motivating.
Hello jackfrost1031 !! Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying them!!! 😃👍
Love the videos. Now you got me going to the flea markets and collecting old U.S.A. made tools.
Hello Wire Works!!! I'm surprised you don't have a collection already!!! You enjoy the vintage equipment and classic motorcycles it only goes hand and hand with those hobbies!!! Awesome!!!! Too bad vintage telescopes don't work as well as the new stuff!! 😃👍
Great job! I was wondering if you could ever do a basement tour and show us where you keep all your tools. Thanks for the great video!
Hello Mason! I am trying to get that together! I just have to organize a little first! Too much clutter right now! Soon as it cools off! Thanks!!!! 😃👍
I always learn something new from your vids. Thank you for the great information.
Hello Arlind ! Thanks so much!!! I'm glad you like the videos!!! 😃👍
Like the dake......what a machine, so simple but full of power.
Hello Abdulah! Yes! Such a simple machine and can do so much! I love that little press!!! 😃👍. Thanks so much!!!
Another great restoration result. I look back at tools I have given away over the years and wish I had them back to do some restores on. May have to start hitting some second hand stores.
Hello Kevin! The absolute best part of this hobby is nobody wants old rusty tools! So you can pick up a gem for $5 and have a blast restoring it! Awesome hobby!!! Thanks!!!
Great job! I live in Meriden,Ct,one town over from Southington.You are correct when you say this area has quite the manufacturing history,New Britain is right up the road,famous for Stanley Works.Thank you for such an interesting channel :)
Hello Andrew! My GF lives in Newtown! (I was there today) It's hard to imagine how many manufacturing companies were based in Connecticut!!! I don't know why all those companies left either? Was it the Taxes? Great history for sure! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Those are some nice pliers! Liking the cutters.
Hello baggins1! These cutters always work well and are easy on the hand! The long handles help with leverage too! Thanks!!!
A nice brand! I’ll have to keep an eye out for them. Perfect restoration!
Hello traderjoes ! There were so many great brands 50+ years ago! They all had to be really good to earn your dollar! People worked very hard for their money and wasn't about to throw it away on junk!!! 😃👍.
Great stuff...it's always good to see the Dake. Cheers, joe.
Hi Joe! The Dake never disappoints! Lol. 😃👍
Another sweet save. Love that press.
Hello Emerson V ! That little Dake is so much fun to use! I keep looking for things to squish! Lol. 😃👍
These turned out great! Black and red, my favorite colors! Love the more step by step for new subs. I was trying to find an older video you did about cleaning/restoring old, dirty vinyl dipped style handles, like on channel locks. If you remember which video or can do a quick dedication that’d be awesome! :) keep up the great work friend!
Hello Ziya! Was it the Klein restoration with the blue handles? Or the Channellocks from last week? Those handles do get dirty fast! Thanks so much!!!! 😃👍
Very nice pliers! Great job!!
Hello Steve! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Awesome again!
Hello Supercar Garage USA ! Thanks so much!!!! 😃👍
Love your work.
Hello John! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
My wife said this was the most sexy refinishing ever!
Great job!
Thanks so much Aaron!!!! 😃👍
Enjoyed it ! Thanks
Hello John ! Thanks so much!!!
Fantastic!
Hello Amaurieduardo !!! Thanks so much!!!! 😃👍
Fantastic as always..
Hello GTAV4LYFE ! Thanks very much!!!! 😃👍
Beautiful job those pliers look awesome love the Press keep up the good work love the videos God bless you and family
Hello Reynaldo! Thankyou so much my friend!!! 😃👍
Another great video from scout crafter 😀
Good job turned out great!!
Hello William! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Looking good..👍👍👍👍
Hello Santiago! Thanks so much my friend!!!! 😃👍
Looks good
Hello Tommy! These Pexto pliers just had a nice look to them... Not over-done... Thanks!!!!! 😃👍
Very nice pliers
Thanks very much Tom!!
Great Vid Scout.. Nice press you have there.and them handles look Fantastic..
Hello Darren! Thanks very much!!!!
Damn bro i love your restore vids! Learning alot from u and i cant believe before and after how they look. 👍 another badass video brother. Thumbs way up👍👍👍
Hello Outlaw Edge! Thanks so much!!! I really appreciate that! 😃👍
..nice restore..
Thanks Bob!!! 😃👍
Very impressive each video and tool just keeps getting better and more thanks for sharing with us these pilers are super neat :3
HelloLord Venger! I really liked the satin/polish finish on these! They are shiny but don't attract fingerprints!!! Thanks so much!!!
ScoutCrafter you are welcome :3 can't wait for future projects
Nice job sir.
Hello David ! Thanks very much!!! 😃👍. 🇺🇸
Nice restoration.
Hi Frank ! This one was just a joy to do, easy with no surprises and the lettering was on a flat surface! Easy-peasy! Lol. Thanks!!!
very nice job,the red really pops...
Hello roger ! This color was "Red Pepper" , it came in a small hobby type jar... Nice color for lettering! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Another good one. Smart thinking with using that hardened nut to tighten them up in the dake. Cheers.
Hello oncewaslost1982 ! It's so nice to see a nice old tool coming back to life!! Thanks very much!!! 😃👍
Great restoration ! I was first introduced to Pexto tools when I bought a Pexto ball pein hammer at a flea market in mint condition for 00.25 cents...... about 25 years ago.
Hi Jim!!! Pexto made a lot of great tools! They were really know for their metal brakes, presses, formers and shears. So many cool tools we never knew of! Thanks!!! 😃👍
You're welcome, sir 🤠
Those doves don't seem to be pestered by you. You must be keeping them pretty happy!
Hello Alan! When I was a boy my neighbor had a pigeon coupe on his roof.. I would watch the pigeons fly circles around our block for hours... They were amazing to me... Years later when he moved I built my own Pigeon coupe and raised pigeons for over ten years... Now I only have about 7 left and they invite friends from all over to hang out on my house! I feed the birds (all birds) twice a day and they provide me with entertainment and joy that makes it worth while... Now if only I can get them to stop pooping on my car!!! 😂 Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Great resto! The lettering is awesome. I just passed up a pair over the weekend. I'll have to grab them this coming weekend if still available.
Hello Bernie!!! I am still kicking myself over not buying that post drill press from the show!! I know that feeling! Lol. 😃👍
Great and beautiful job, as usual. And I see 10K subscribers for sure by the end of summer
Hello Will! If I get 10k subs I will do a video that will blow your mind! 😃👍. Thanks so much!
If you get 10K? IF you get 10K. You mean WHEN you get 10K. You've been adding almost 2000/month lately, maybe more.
Beauty......
Hello Michael! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Hi Scout, you are just too good at this. Next time you go to that meet/market can I come along for the $1 bins. ( which is like 4 aussie $...)
Hello Michael ! Absolutely!!! Those dollar bins are real popular for the first five or six shows, then you are tripping over buckets of dollar tools that are waiting for restoration!!! You can't win!!! Lol. Thanks!!!
Do u have a collection of restored tools? Could u do a toolbox video maybe? Love this restore! Thanks
Outlaw Edge - Did you see the 6k Sub video? Thanks !!!!! 😃👍
I love "Pesto"!!😉
Hello Pasquale! Lol. So do I!!! 😃👍
Another fine job...I like the black and red! I have got a pair of Knipex I'd like to send you that are in real need of a makeover. Still worth saving but not well taken care of. Got them from a relative. I'd be glad to send them and I can send you pix.
Hello Greg! I have a ton of restorations waiting to be done just now but I would love to see a pic of them!!! I never get to see too many old Knipex!!! Bicycleguy@aol.com thanks so much!!!!
As always, great video Scout.. Question?...are all three cutters on there for doffrent material strenths or some just for the user to have preferences
Hello Kevin! Great question! They look the same, I think they were just a redundant design so that they would last three times as long! 😃. Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Once again another great video! Do you have any videos on how you paint your tools?
Hello Texas Living ! I try to incorporate a different tip in every video and elaborate on a different procedure... If you stay tuned for a while or look back at past videos you will see different procedures explained! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
Scout, can you do a video showing the tools that you use in restoration? Specifically the wire brush grinder, buffer and belt sander?
Hello Mike! Yes! I usually try to focus on one tool OT tip per video so I don't run too long! Every week I try to elaborate on a different tool! Thanks so much!!!
I wish we still had those small local brands for stuff like hand tools that work in small enough volume that they can add those extra flourishes without sweating cutting the cost of the little bit of extra steel and time it takes to add them. I hit an antique flea market near the house, only found one ball pien hammer and small vise but you had to buy them in a tool box with a few other old things I don't want for $97. NOPE. Also found that the pawn shop closest to me charges full retail new price for their used stuff. Damn used Harbor Freight flux core welder for $100. NOOOOPE.
Like a craft brewery but nice hand tools. I would pay the premium for those...
Whatcha Cookin? EXACTLY. That would be AMAZING.
Alan you are so right... I'll tell you there are still some good deals on eBay! You just have to look around and under weird listings! Some of these pawn and antique shops are out of their minds... They must have great accountants to stay in business!!! 🤔😉
ScoutCrafter yeah, I'm going to be adjusting my searches on eBay. I'm going to have to check out the listings you sent me to find one of those antique hand tool bonanzas.
Beautiful job as usual . When you buff them up what do use? And what’s the mother product I’m not familiar with it pretty please?
Hello Kevin! For polishing I use the BLACK bar compound and then "Mothers Carnauba Cleaner Wax". That stuff is awesome and smells great!!! 😃👍
i took your idea about using press to make so less slop in the tool. but how i did it was use a big ass hammer as the vise then use a small pall pen and put on rivit then use a big ball ping to hit small one, took few wakes but it work out perfect
Hello David! Yes! That is a good way to do it! Jusb1088 has been doing it that way for some time, he says if you open the pliers when hitting it you get better results! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
good to know thanks also yea i like shinny over blueing for most thanks again for everthing not long till the 10k mark
nice pliers, nice press. is there anyway of filling pitting? ive thought of maybe special brazing/soldering but figure that would ruin heat treated items. maybe it could be possible to hammer in very small amounts of steel incrementally? like with damascening
Hello Joe!!! You could easily grind the pits deeper and weld in some fill then grind off the excess but I am ashamed to admit I don't have a welder! A nice TIG welder could drop a small amount of metal right where you want it then grind it flat... Brazing is another great option but the part has to be pretty hot to accept the braze. (Not ideal). I really need to learn to weld and get a set-up but it takes quite a while to get decent at welding and they say "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". Lol. Joe- For tomorrow's video I have something just for you guys on the other side of the pond!!! 😃👍. Thanks so much!!!!
wow of all people you cant weld? Dx
you should get on that :p very handly skill to have it seems.
so you dont think welding steel into the pits will ruin heat treatment?
Beautiful. Love the paint job. Love the Dake work. When you were giving the tutorial I was waiting for you to say, “everyone should have one” 😂 Still not the right music. 🤔 Original is best.
BTW posted really early in the day. Threw me off.
Hello Jill, I had lot of chores to finish today so I posted it earlier rather then later! 😃. The Dake is such a fun tool... Everyone should have one!!! Lol. Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
My Dad had a set just like that when I was a kid. I would like to write I wonder what ever happened to them but I think I remember I lost them. I do remember I always loved to use them as a kid because the side cutters were so much easier to use cutting haywire and feeding. Even with a child's hands I had enough leverage. Changing the subject I wonder if you could make or buy a punch for the Dake to punch those holes out instead of drilling them making brackets?
Hello David! These cutters really are a joy to use!! I would love a punch for the Dake! It would have to be attached from top to bottom so the punch would line up with the hole... It shouldn't be that hard to make, I would be happy with a 1/4" hole! I'm going to look now!!! Thanks!!!
Another great restoration Scout!!! Great work... could you please show us the technique you use to paint the letters? Thanks.
Hello shaun! Sure- These letters were super easy because of the flat background, I just flooded the letter with paint, then using a piece of cardboard with paper towel dampened with mineral Sprits I wiped off the excess paint leaving only the recess filled! I will show it next time!!! Thanks!!!!
ScoutCrafter thanks. I appreciate it.
That Dake is great. What's the story on it?
Nice tip about useing the nut in the vise to tighten the pliers. It looks like many of the makers back then used that same basic design shape to .Also, if you had left your square in the press, you could have used it for marking around corners. Sorry , I just had to say that. lol
Since he has a lathe would it be better to make a puck the size of the rivet?
That sounds good. He could keep it for future use.
lwoodt1 - That is so funny about making a right angle square!! It might be a great tool!!! Lol. Thanks!!!
Hello GreenTriumph1- I am trying to figure out the best way to tighten up the rivets... I went with the nut because it uses a circular pressure to expand the rivet outwards... If I used a dowel plug it would press the rivet down... I'm still trying to see which method will last longest!!! Thanks!!! 😃👍
Got you. Makes sense.
ScoutCrafter what can't you restore? another fine job bobby
Hello Bobby! "ME"!!! Lol. Thanks Bobby!!!!
Does the pressure stay on the rivet, or is that a temporary fix?
Greetings from Western North Carolina, I have a question. If inappropriate please accept my apologies. I have acquired an 8" HELLER MASTERENCH. Does not say chrome valadium , only says patened and has a donkey and made in USA. Can you tell me what I have age wise, etc. Thank you from this 61 year old disabled Vet.
You should to quicky on your top 5 or 10 brands of pliers.
Hello Whatcha Cookin? ! It would have been easy last year but the more I find these older brands the more I realize how many awesome manufacturers there was turn of the century!!! They were all great!! 😃👍
What a great restoration that is love the red lettering. Do you sell your products or do you just restore them and collect them?
Hello Saracino! I am what you call a tool hoarder! Lol. I don't sell anything, I rather give stuff away. I just always like older tools and the way they made things years ago... Something tells me you feel the same way!!! Thanks very much!!! 😃👍
ScoutCrafter , I didn’t used to. Frankly, it wasn’t until I started watching you and Hand Tool Rescue that I begin to appreciate the value of refinishing and really appreciating what these old tools were and how they were made so I have you to thank for helping me to appreciate the value of these items. I have begun to restore tools and give them away as gifts as well I’ve had the privilege of coming across some really interesting shears and wrenches and it’s been a joy to give these as gifts after restoring them of course. I’ve had a hard time figuring out what to give as gifts because as a man I don’t think about those things very often but now that I’ve been restoring old tools I find it much easier to be giving.
Hi scout great job as always. How about red Handel's. Thanks again. Waiting for the next one
Hello Scott!! I was able to get some RED in there!!! Lol. Thanks!!!😃👍
How do u wipe off the paint so cleanly
How do u wipe off the paint so cleanly
what can we use on our daily use tools from starting to rust
Hello lito dan! If you look at my video "All purpose Home-brew lubricant" you see me make a 50/50 mix of Vaseline and Mineral oil, that stuff works great!!!! Try it!! Cheap too!!! Thanks!!!!
for all those tightening a rivet via the hammer method, do it with the pliers open, it settles much better , of course if you are spoilt and have a press :) use it
Hello Jusb! Do you use a plug or a hollow? I'm trying to decide which method works best... I thought the hollow (nut) would spread out the metal almost mushrooming it, where the plug would press it down flat... I have to experiment! Thanks!!!
plug, i have an old soft ball hammer i use as the in between, its kinda awkward to hold 3 things but it works, i find the pliers open works because it gets looser as you close the pliers, rather that get tight as you close as you spend all day working them loose again, i think you did stumble across a better way with the nut, to get the pressure around the outside allowing the middle to come up, plus the press means its even all around, so much better than hitting it. but try with the pliers open if you are doing another pair to see if it works better or maybe it doesnt
What did you use for the red lettering?
also have you try *blueing* any of your tools abom79 just did a video last week on it
Hello David! I really enjoy Adam!! He is the BEST! However, if I had that tap handle I would have made it beautiful!!! Black body with polished arms!!! Oh yeah.!!! Lol. Thanks!!!!
The main reason for building tool plants was water spill ways to power water wheels and overhead flat belt drives
Hello Walt! Yes indeed!!! I just wonder how Connecticut, who had dozens of huge manufacturing plants during the first half of the century went to having almost none! Was it a Tax issue? What a shame!!! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍
ScoutCrafter without getting to politics probley yes or advent of commuter rail roads
I wonder if you might use something different instead of a harden nut i notice the nut left a mark perhaps a piece of harden rod ?
Hello Bert! Perhaps! The reason I used a nut is because it was circular and the pressure would press the outside of the rivet down, I was trying to avoid pressing (deforming) the inside of the rivet and making the pliers tight without getting rid of the slop... I have always had success pressing like this until I tried tightening up a pair of Klein pliers! The rivet took ten tons and wouldn't budge at all! I really am a amateur at this and welcome all tips and tricks and will try anything! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Keep up the good work i enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much Bert!!!
Nice restoration however the Pexto plier has one feature missing that is the wire stripper. Most have the cutters on the side with the jaws a stripper cutter this one is only a cutter which is duplicating what is on the side. The metal bender for the press is awesome but for the odd bracket to me is not cost effective unless you do a lot of metal bending. There is a much smaller option that fits on a vice, the male form is on one jaw and the female fits on the other jaw. Amarzon sells them but can be easliy made if you have a welder there are youtube videos on how to make a vice benderf.
Hello Tony! These pliers were geared mostly as fencing pliers and stripping wire isn't a big chore for those guys, and you are right- that brake is by no means cost effective but some tools are just tool awesome not to have! Lol. I am hoping one day the brake will pay for itself but unfortunately I don't have that many years left! Lol. 😃👍. Thanks!!!
You have at least 25 ye
s left so lets hope the brake ends up making a profit.
Whats the nasties crusted tool you have ever tried to clean up?
Hello Dwight!! Look up my "Coyote Ridge wrench restoration". Lol. That one was a mess!!!! 😂😂😂. Thanks!!!!
You'll have to show your steps in shellacking the tips. And how crutial is that shellacking?
Hello Christina! Will do- I basically use it as a "primer" because it is very durable and doesn't react to other coatings!! Thanks!!!! 😃👍
SWEET! When do you date this pair? -Mike
Hello Mike! Great question!!! For some reason I get the feel that they are mid to late 40's but I can't tell!! There is very little info on this style pliers! Thanks so much!!!
It would have been nice to wipe some red paint in to the pexto lettering
Hello Time Table!!! Lol. I can't help myself!!!! 😂😂😂
Do you display your collection?
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Hello loxxxton poxxxton ! Right now no, I am looking for a new home with a barn and a huge basement!!! 😃👍. Heaven! Thanks!!!!
Everyone wants you to put everything on the Dake. ...And who could blame them?? lol
If your girlfriend asks you open a pickle jar, head for the DAKE.
LOL- It really is a crowd favorite! =D
Awesome job!
Hello dad joke guy ! Thanks so much!!!