It show with a thought and effort,what you can achieve. Nice tools without spending an arm and leg because you need them to buy more. I hope America wakes up and learns what tools are for. You are an inspiration for all of us. Great job!
Glad to see that someone else keeps and uses finishing materials for decades. I still have and use some Renaissance Museum Wax and some automobile polish wax from 40+ years ago. Nice video - great tips!
You have great videos!!! I also love restoring old hand tools. The work you do is amazing you really put the time in to bring them back to better than new. Great work!!!
Scoutcrafter, like you I love a nice file and I think it is the most underrated tool in the workshop. The files came out really nice but what got my juices flowing was the handle which was simply gorgeous. You are spoiling us this week with a daily video :-).
You do nice work on old tools. I learn a lot watching your videos. I have a lot of old tools. I still use them. Show us how Scout Craftier uses all of these fantastically restored tools! They are no doubt beautiful when you are done. Maybe too nice for some. A museum exhibit is where your restored tools will end up someday if you are lucky. Saving all of that for posterity is a noble thankless cause. I for one encourage more of your videos. I haven't had time to watch the others but I made time for yours
Hello UD! You sound like a real tool lover! Like me you have probably grown up around tools and developed a deep respect for them... As you know there is noting like the feel of a well made tool... New or old, unfortunately it seems they don't make things like they used to... Thanks so much!!!!!
Nice job! You did a great job on cleaning up and restoring the handle. I’m amazed at all the different cleaners and polishes you have. I just love all the daily videos! Thanks
Hello Frank! It's funny but I love different cleaners and polishes and the more I get the more I realize there are certain products that really are better for certain jobs! Thanks!!!!!!
I just picked up a box files from my favorite local picker last weekend. At about a $1 each you can’t go wrong. They’ll be in vinegar this weekend, thanks for yet another tip! Saw your comment on the baking soda afterwards too. 👍🏻
You have some awesome restoration skills and the fact that you really enjoy what you do shines through on these uploads. Those files turned out great, especially liked what you did with the handle. Top job👍🏻
Except for the pitted handle one they look almost new! The wooden handle and feral look fantastic. Great work ScoutCrafter and thanks for sharing this.
Hello Andrew! This shellac is a little different, it's called friction polish, still shellac but with certain dryers so when the heat from the friction gets hot the shellac dries instantly! Great stuff!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
When I first saw you sanding down that handle I thought oh my god what is he doing? Then after it was done I said wow! That came out excellent you did a wonderful job thanks for sharing I like your lantern videos also!
I'm impressed!! I just sat here and watched the video! It wasn't until the end that I realized that I didn't have my glasses on! That's how good your work was!! It all looked great even being blurry!! LOL! Nice Job!
Hello Bill!!!! LOL Funny story! Last Spring I was upstate clearing brush, during one of of my trips the brush must have knocked off my glasses and I didn't realize it! Later on I was squinting a little and went to clean my glasses and realized they were gone!!!!!! =O I looked everywhere and couldn't find them... I finally found them too weeks later in the woods! Crazy right!? I can't see without them! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!
Wow...that handle is quite a step up from a golf ball. I have a drawer full of files that are going to get a vinegar bath this weekend. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
I make my own screw on handles. Drill a hole in a golf ball Dake a nut in and there you go. A file card also removes aluminum and other assorted junk. Thanks for the video, good stuff!
ScoutCrafter Great restoration on those files... I actually thought the vinager will dull files... Great tip for the handle adapter on the lathe. I restored a metal filling😉 cabinet and use it as my tool box...it has files in it...
Hello Yotam!!! Funny enough the vinegar sharpens files! Who would guess!? I wish I could keep all my files separate!! Who has that kind of room!? LOL Thanks!!!!!!!
Hello Mason! As time goes bye you will come across many files for next to nothing... People would rather use power tools and don't have the time for filing... So they go very cheap! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Wow! That handle came out beautiful with the friction coating. It's amazing all the different products you use and they all make the projects turn out great!! I'm always learning something new. The files really cleaned up nicely also. I can't seem to pass up files when I see them either. Been using them too, which is always a plus. Lol👍
I agree, I'm chomping at the bit for something really rusty. The patina'd pieces aren't enough, they're only half dead looking. I'm missing out on those $1 boxes.
A wire bore brush for a shotgun would be a great tool to clean the threads inside of the handle. You could even put the brush on the end of a drill for a wire wheel.
Good Video. 40+ years ago, I was taught to pour old battery acid into a glass pan and soak files in it for a few hours to resharpen them. Same idea but, I had forgotten about it.
Hello Richard! Yes! Lots of different acids do a good job on rust removal and sharpening... Muriatic Acid and sulfuric acid are two more choices... Vinegar is very safe! Thanks!!!!!!
Ditto. Thanks for the show. I have 3 or 4 files going in vinegar as soon as I get the handles off. I think the mark on your handle could be the symbol for pi.
Hello Asgard! Don't panic if you see flash rusting after the vinegar then baking soda rinse, just use the small hand stainless brush and go with the grain and it will clean up great! Thanks!!!!
Great video! Citric acid works a little faster than white vinegar. You can buy it online pretty cheap. I just add a few ounces of it per liter of water. Also, if you do get oil on your files, you can clean them off with acetone or use chalk or soapstone to absorb the oil.
One of my favorite projects. Like magic almost. Someone tosses a file on the bench and says "This file won't cut!" Just a little time and know how makes their junk work almost like new. Friction Shellac is interesting. I'll be looking for some.
Dave- I'll leave the file sharpening videos to you! LOL I just enjoy cleaning them up and putting them back into service! You will love the friction polish!!!! I'm shocked at the increase of file prices! =O They used to be cheap! Now they are a very expensive tool! Why!? Thanks!!
That is one of the best videos I’ve seen of yours. Thank you. I was especially interested in how you restored the wood handle. The result was amazing. I have a 1960’s wood handle Snap-On screwdriver that I’ve been wanting to restore but didn’t know how to. I don’t want to use sandpaper as the branding is very lightly marked on the wood. Can you tell me, please, what that stuff you deployed to clean the wood before you mounted it on the lathe? I’m going to be searching through all your old videos now looking for more tips on restoration. Thank you again. Love seeing these tools restored so well. You must have quite the collection by now.
Hello Frank! The problem we always face with screwdrivers is trying to save the logo! I have had that dilemma for years! You have to make the choice... Saving the name many times means limiting the restoration. You can use many things to try to remove the grease, dirt and grime from the handle... Probably the safest is Mineral sprits and steel wool... From there you can access how far you want to go... I know it's a tough call but rest assured that whatever you do will be an improvement over a dirty wood handle! Thanks!!!!!!!!
Hello Saracino! I love files! Always have... When you are a teenager power tools are so fast and easy but as you get older filing is just so relaxing! Thanks very much!!!!!
Great video I love using vinegar I used to use Muriatic acid to resharpen my files. The fumes were nasty. Now I use vinegar I just leave the files in the vinegar for a week or so, take them out clean them and put them to work.
Hello Abe! The vinegar works good but a little slow... I'm fine with that.. Some very high carbon items can get pitted if left in too long... I found out the hard way from a pair of Klein pliers! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
I'm the same I can't pass up a good file if I find it for the equivalent of a buck a piece =) I hope your video inspires more people to pick up old files when they see them and get them back into usable shape. I particularly liked that you also gave the handle some love! I see cleaned up files for sale over here all the time with the handles still filthy, or they just crudely sanded off the worst of the gunk with some 80 grit and left it at that =(
Hello DG! I agree 100%! I hope that this channel saves a lot of older tools from the scrap heap or garbage! Those older files are just so interesting! Thanks!!!!!!!
Very interesting. I've refurbished some old wooden handled tools, including some files, myself this week and they've come out really nice. Especially the handles! I just need to add a splash of red (my favourite & signature colour) to them and I'm gonna post a video of the transformation in the next day or soon. Thanks for posting. Feel free to check out my efforts.
Could you someday do a tutorial video on methods and maybe some tips and tricks on how to get good results when restoring old tools? I'd love to see it and learn a few things
Hello 357BF! Oh yes! You came to the right place! Every video I try to add some tips and tricks for tool restoration! I hope you enjoy! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Hello Jusb! You're right! When did files get so expensive? They are certainly very easy to make and I can't understand how they can get so much $$$ for such a simple tool!? =) Thanks
Economy of scale. When every shop used files to finish parts or fit them, the file making machines ran nonstop. CNC mills and lathes with ceramic inserts don't leave burrs. I use to buy 20 or more boxes of files at a time for the tool room. I still use them, but I use a Dremel more often.
So good I'm viewing them a second time. Glad to see you know better than to use the wrap-around-shoe-shine technique, Scout - why expect anything else? I could go on all day relating the disasters from doing that number. One of the worst I ever heard of was a guy who figured he'd finish turning a baseball bat right after church while still wearing his necktie!
I'm a sucker for old rusty files. I buy them by the flat full at auctions and most of them are just rusty and dirty. I'd swear 75% of them are like new and are way better files than what you can get today in the store.
great information about wd-40 i wasnt sure to use it or not but i though i use it then file wood and brush off, lol this funny video today because i went throw stuff i got at yardsale got about big 17 old files need to start making handles for them. Vinger not only remove rust it *sharpens* the blade or atleast that what they say also good when ur done to use baking soda to neutralize the vinger
Hi David! YES! I forgot to mention the Baking soda! Always afterwards to neutralize the acid! I really like the BIG files! They aren't cheap but if you get them at a yard sale you got lucky!!! Great stuff! Thanks!!!!!!!
yea i come accross ever so often no one buy files around here (yet) i need to figure out how to make my desktop drill press to make handles out ock doles. i know you can take handle off one andput on another but i like to have them handle i was lucky most files i get have no rust if so it long gone and black so cleaning up with a brass brush and a peice of copper makes it like new.
Yes! I too like all my files to have their own handles... Lots of times I use them without handles... I do like the Handy Files that have a forged handle! I wish all files were like that! Thanks!
@@davidhoward2237 Drill presses do a nice job of turning. Grind a point on a bolt and put it in the center hole of the table. Cut off a screw head and clamp it in the chuck, or make a mandel like ScoutCrafter did. . Spin the stock onto the screw until it hits the chuck jaws. Raise the table until the pointed bolt pinches the stock. Now you are all set to sand. Rig a tool rest from a c clamp on the table and you can turn your own handles.
Hello Wyatt! Yes, Friction polish is shellac with some drying agents, when the heat of the friction gets hot enough the shellac hardens instantly! Awesome stuff!!!!! Works great! Looks good and is durable! I really like it! Thanks!!!!!!!!
Hello TJ! I like all types of paste wax, there are so many and lots of them really work great! I love the smell of Mother's Carnauba wax!! =) Thanks!!!!!!!
Why didn't files come with a handle for each? I never understood a file with just a tang. They look like they have not had much use once the rust was off them and cleaned up. You must use gallons of vinegar. You got your money's worth with these.
I buy files, too. US made almost new (or NOS) files for $1 - gotta be nuts to pass. The handle you did came out really nice. I especially like the lettering on it.
So you just soaked these in white vinegar for a few days? Was it what is known as 5% acidic white vinegar? I have a millers falls breast drill soaking right now and I hope it comes out as clean as these files did.
Hello RG! Regular supermarket White Vinegar, a couple days and everyday scrub the part with a brush. It works very well! Then afterwards rinse in a baking soda and water neutralizer... It does a good job removing rust! Thanks!!!!
You don't need to say "I hope you enjoy" because it will be absolutely enjoyed as you do great job! Thank you.
Hello Gani! I am so glad you do! It's fun for both of us! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
It show with a thought and effort,what you can achieve. Nice tools without spending an arm and leg because you need them to buy more. I hope America wakes up and learns what tools are for. You are an inspiration for all of us. Great job!
Wow - beautiful job on those! Its nice having a working knowledge of all the polishes and finished you use. Thanks again for a good educational video.
Hello Lee! I love all types of finishes, lubricants and cleaners. I'm a sucker for a good chemical! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!
Really surprised how good that handle came out. Great job
Hello DJG! Funny how we always overlook stuff right under our eyes! Like rusty wrenches! LOL Thanks!!!!!
Glad to see that someone else keeps and uses finishing materials for decades. I still have and use some Renaissance Museum Wax and some automobile polish wax from 40+ years ago. Nice video - great tips!
Hello Anonymous! I always look to buy older chemicals like waxes and cleaners not for the tins they come in but the contents! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!
You have great videos!!! I also love restoring old hand tools. The work you do is amazing you really put the time in to bring them back to better than new. Great work!!!
Thanks so much Louis! It's such a fun hobby as you know! =)
Scoutcrafter, like you I love a nice file and I think it is the most underrated tool in the workshop. The files came out really nice but what got my juices flowing was the handle which was simply gorgeous. You are spoiling us this week with a daily video :-).
Hello Tony! Yes! I know you too are a big fan of files and filing! There are so many great files out there to try and use! Thanks so much!!!!!
Always, always a pleasure watching you make these great old tools look new again. Just a joy to watch these restorations.
Jim
Hi Jim! I'm so glad you enjoy the restorations! Makes my day to hear that!
Really cool video. I like how you polish up the wood handel on the lathe! Good tips!
Hello Mason! The lathe is such a fun tool to use! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Those are some nice files. I love the wooden handle file . I enjoyed the video. Thank you very much.
Hi Tommy!! I tend to like the odd shaped files! Triangle, square and curved! All great stuff! Thanks very much!!!!!!
You do nice work on old tools. I learn a lot watching your videos. I have a lot of old tools. I still use them. Show us how Scout Craftier uses all of these fantastically restored tools! They are no doubt beautiful when you are done. Maybe too nice for some. A museum exhibit is where your restored tools will end up someday if you are lucky. Saving all of that for posterity is a noble thankless cause. I for one encourage more of your videos. I haven't had time to watch the others but I made time for yours
Hello UD! You sound like a real tool lover! Like me you have probably grown up around tools and developed a deep respect for them... As you know there is noting like the feel of a well made tool... New or old, unfortunately it seems they don't make things like they used to... Thanks so much!!!!!
Thanks for the video! I discovered some rusty files in the attic of a house I bought and I'd love to put them back in working order. Good stuff.
Thanks for the video. I will be restoring a box full of my grandpa's old files now.
Nice job! You did a great job on cleaning up and restoring the handle. I’m amazed at all the different cleaners and polishes you have. I just love all the daily videos! Thanks
Hello Frank! It's funny but I love different cleaners and polishes and the more I get the more I realize there are certain products that really are better for certain jobs! Thanks!!!!!!
I have to agree with Frank!
I just picked up a box files from my favorite local picker last weekend. At about a $1 each you can’t go wrong. They’ll be in vinegar this weekend, thanks for yet another tip! Saw your comment on the baking soda afterwards too. 👍🏻
Hello Michael! You can't lose for a dollar a file! I like the unusual shapes the most! =) Thanks so much!!!!!!
Not gonna lie, I was floored by that handle. Everything came out way better than I expected, and you gave some great tips. Thanks again!!
Good one! Those big old files really do the job. Fun to use. Thanks again, great stuff.
Hello Norherman! YES! Big files are the best!!!! Also Swiss pattern files! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Watching that handle clean up on the lathe was just plain rewarding...
You have some awesome restoration skills and the fact that you really enjoy what you do shines through on these uploads. Those files turned out great, especially liked what you did with the handle. Top job👍🏻
Hello TD! Thanks so much!!!! I do so love playing on the lathe!!!! (and the Dake) lol Thanks again!!!!!!
The handle came out beautiful. It makes me want a lathe. Very nice files.
Jill, You need a lathe!!!!! I promise you will love it!!!! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!
You can put a dowel rod in a drill. Works well.
Another beautiful job well done God bless you family and friends enjoy the video
Hello Reynaldo my friend!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!! =)
nice work on that handle. thanks for sharing
Hello KDK! Thanks so much! I love playing on the lathe!!!!! =)
Except for the pitted handle one they look almost new! The wooden handle and feral look fantastic. Great work ScoutCrafter and thanks for sharing this.
Hello John! I always like unusual shaped files, you never know when you are trying to match a contour! Thanks!!!!!!!
That handle looked great after just a little bit of work. Great video as always!!
Thanks so much!!
That was good, I have some files to restore and now I have a game plan. Loved to handle finish. Thanks
Hello Tony! The Files really can clean up nice... They were very well made years ago! Thanks so much!!!
I wish this guy were my grandpa, you're the man.
I remember using the friction wax in woodshop class, that brings back so many memories. Great job as always Scout.
Hello Nicholas! Wow! You must have had a great class! That FP works so good! Lots of fun also not to have to wait for it to dry! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Yes the was was great, the FP gives it an instant gloss seal after a few seconds. I enjoyed using it on my projects.
It wouldn't be a true scoutcrafter video without some shellac! Thanks for sharing mate.
Hello Andrew! This shellac is a little different, it's called friction polish, still shellac but with certain dryers so when the heat from the friction gets hot the shellac dries instantly! Great stuff!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
When I first saw you sanding down that handle I thought oh my god what is he doing? Then after it was done I said wow! That came out excellent you did a wonderful job thanks for sharing I like your lantern videos also!
I'm impressed!! I just sat here and watched the video! It wasn't until the end that I realized that I didn't have my glasses on! That's how good your work was!! It all looked great even being blurry!! LOL! Nice Job!
Hello Bill!!!! LOL Funny story! Last Spring I was upstate clearing brush, during one of of my trips the brush must have knocked off my glasses and I didn't realize it! Later on I was squinting a little and went to clean my glasses and realized they were gone!!!!!! =O I looked everywhere and couldn't find them... I finally found them too weeks later in the woods! Crazy right!? I can't see without them! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!
@@ScoutCrafter GREAT Story!! Glad you found them though!
Awesome. Thank you.
Wow...that handle is quite a step up from a golf ball. I have a drawer full of files that are going to get a vinegar bath this weekend. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Hi Joe! My vinegar is getting a little thick now! Might be time for a change! LOL Thanks!!!!!
The wood handle came out nice - I think I have one like that! Old files are good knife blade candidates!
Hello 357MD! Yes! They are awesome steel and always good for something... Heck maybe even filing if you get them early enough! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!
Nice Restoration, Thanks!
Appreciated watching that one again 👍
I make my own screw on handles. Drill a hole in a golf ball Dake a nut in and there you go. A file card also removes aluminum and other assorted junk. Thanks for the video, good stuff!
Hello George!!! LOL "Dake a nut in" =D That's great! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
😂❤ I love files with their own handles
ScoutCrafter Great restoration on those files...
I actually thought the vinager will dull files...
Great tip for the handle adapter on the lathe.
I restored a metal filling😉 cabinet and use it as my tool box...it has files in it...
Hello Yotam!!! Funny enough the vinegar sharpens files! Who would guess!? I wish I could keep all my files separate!! Who has that kind of room!? LOL Thanks!!!!!!!
Great video. I have 2 only of them . Those came out great
Beautiful job on those files and the handle.
Awsome after school restoration!! I have a few old files but mostly cheap ones lol. Anyways great job!
Hello Mason! As time goes bye you will come across many files for next to nothing... People would rather use power tools and don't have the time for filing... So they go very cheap! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been hoping to see a file restoration. Thanks for sharing.
Help David!!!!! YES! This was a quick one but files are an acquired taste! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Great video, really useful, and I love your accent it reminds me of home in the Hudson Valley. :)
Technically, it is not an accent, but rather a dialect :)
@@pinkerbot well said :)
Wow! That handle came out beautiful with the friction coating. It's amazing all the different products you use and they all make the projects turn out great!! I'm always learning something new. The files really cleaned up nicely also. I can't seem to pass up files when I see them either. Been using them too, which is always a plus. Lol👍
Hi Steve! We are going to have to really look around in a few weeks at the LI meet!!!! Maybe we can find something really cool!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
I agree, I'm chomping at the bit for something really rusty. The patina'd pieces aren't enough, they're only half dead looking. I'm missing out on those $1 boxes.
I think we better get some Tetanus Shots!!!! =)
A wire bore brush for a shotgun would be a great tool to clean the threads inside of the handle. You could even put the brush on the end of a drill for a wire wheel.
I love the marathons lol.. no kidding, i literly look foward to watching these videos about every other day
Hello Kevin! I am so glad to hear that! Makes my day! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Good Video. 40+ years ago, I was taught to pour old battery acid into a glass pan and soak files in it for a few hours to resharpen them. Same idea but, I had forgotten about it.
Hello Richard! Yes! Lots of different acids do a good job on rust removal and sharpening... Muriatic Acid and sulfuric acid are two more choices... Vinegar is very safe! Thanks!!!!!!
I use watered down vinegar to clean corrosion in old carburetors.
Lovely job on the files but the handle turned out awesome !
That was great video to watch !
Hello Tony! I am so glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Very nice!
I'm going to file this one away for future reference!
Hello Jeff! LOL You can never have too many file jokes!!!!!! =) Thanks!!!!!!
😂😂
Ditto. Thanks for the show. I have 3 or 4 files going in vinegar as soon as I get the handles off. I think the mark on your handle could be the symbol for pi.
Great video ! I picked up some old files last week so now I know what to do with them 👍👍👍
Hello Asgard! Don't panic if you see flash rusting after the vinegar then baking soda rinse, just use the small hand stainless brush and go with the grain and it will clean up great! Thanks!!!!
Holy Toledo that handle turn out perfect.
Good job on this. Love you videos. That handle turned out really nice. Thanks for the advice on the ultra shine. I'm going to try that.
Hello JP! That EEE Ultra shine isn't cheap but just amazing and worth every penny! I love it! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Superior results as always , especially the rusted file. I think it's not just files that you like. Have a great day yourself.
Hello Michael! Yes! I am a total tool nut of all types! Put me in a old fashioned hardware store and I'm in my glory!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Great video! Citric acid works a little faster than white vinegar. You can buy it online pretty cheap. I just add a few ounces of it per liter of water. Also, if you do get oil on your files, you can clean them off with acetone or use chalk or soapstone to absorb the oil.
I bet the citric acid smells a lot better too! =D Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow that handle came out sweet. Nice save on the files, can't go wrong when they're pretty much giving them away.
Hello Emerson! You are so right! For a buck a piece when all they are is rusted you can't go wrong! Thanks so much!!!!!!
Great video!
Miss the old music.
Hello DDM- It is still in the playlist! LOL Thanks!!!!!
One of my favorite projects. Like magic almost. Someone tosses a file on the bench and says "This file won't cut!" Just a little time and know how makes their junk work almost like new.
Friction Shellac is interesting. I'll be looking for some.
Dave- I'll leave the file sharpening videos to you! LOL I just enjoy cleaning them up and putting them back into service! You will love the friction polish!!!! I'm shocked at the increase of file prices! =O They used to be cheap! Now they are a very expensive tool! Why!? Thanks!!
Good restoration bro 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
ScoutCrafter sorry i have been MIA no new material for videos on my channel. you did a fantastic job here on cleaning up these files. Bobby
Hello Bobby!!!! I hope everything is great! You must have been very busy!!! Thanks Bobby!!!!!!!!!!
Like always.. Great job.. 👍👍👍👍👍
Hello Santiago!!! Thanks so much my friend!!!! =)
Interesting video loved the finish on the handle.
Thanks so much Kevin !!!!! 😃👍
Great vid. I just got my files in a need of sharpening/cleaning
That is one of the best videos I’ve seen of yours. Thank you. I was especially interested in how you restored the wood handle. The result was amazing. I have a 1960’s wood handle Snap-On screwdriver that I’ve been wanting to restore but didn’t know how to. I don’t want to use sandpaper as the branding is very lightly marked on the wood. Can you tell me, please, what that stuff you deployed to clean the wood before you mounted it on the lathe?
I’m going to be searching through all your old videos now looking for more tips on restoration.
Thank you again. Love seeing these tools restored so well. You must have quite the collection by now.
Hello Frank! The problem we always face with screwdrivers is trying to save the logo! I have had that dilemma for years! You have to make the choice... Saving the name many times means limiting the restoration. You can use many things to try to remove the grease, dirt and grime from the handle... Probably the safest is Mineral sprits and steel wool... From there you can access how far you want to go... I know it's a tough call but rest assured that whatever you do will be an improvement over a dirty wood handle! Thanks!!!!!!!!
Nice! Always pick up files, they're usually to cheap not to 😎👍🤠
Hi Jim! I always love the feel of a nice file!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Me too. Love finding old American made files. Especially sharp ones😎 You're welcome Sir 🤠
As always, good work and nice files.🙂
Hello Saracino! I love files! Always have... When you are a teenager power tools are so fast and easy but as you get older filing is just so relaxing! Thanks very much!!!!!
another surprise vid mate enjoyed watching as always mate
Hello Robert! Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!!!!!!
Great video I love using vinegar I used to use Muriatic acid to resharpen my files. The fumes were nasty. Now I use vinegar I just leave the files in the vinegar for a week or so, take them out clean them and put them to work.
Hello Abe! The vinegar works good but a little slow... I'm fine with that.. Some very high carbon items can get pitted if left in too long... I found out the hard way from a pair of Klein pliers! =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
He has caramel and blueberry yoghurt too, and dont gives it anyone ....... NICE JOB Mr Scouty ^^
Thanks Q! =D
Nice handle! For stuff as rusty as that one file I use electrolysis to remove the rust. Works great.
Hello TM! Yes, Electrolysis works great but I do all this in my basement so the vinegar is the safe way to go! Thanks!!!!!!!
I'm the same I can't pass up a good file if I find it for the equivalent of a buck a piece =) I hope your video inspires more people to pick up old files when they see them and get them back into usable shape. I particularly liked that you also gave the handle some love! I see cleaned up files for sale over here all the time with the handles still filthy, or they just crudely sanded off the worst of the gunk with some 80 grit and left it at that =(
Hello DG! I agree 100%! I hope that this channel saves a lot of older tools from the scrap heap or garbage! Those older files are just so interesting! Thanks!!!!!!!
Restoring files is very addictive and next thing you know there's 200 on your bench
The mark is the symbol (Pi) a mathematical symbol, first used by the British mathematician William Jones, though I doubt that he owned this one!
It's almost 2 am and I should be sleeping but I love your videos!
Hello Strargazer! I have some awesome telescopes too!!!! =D Thanks very much!!!!!!!
Nice video thanks
Very interesting. I've refurbished some old wooden handled tools, including some files, myself this week and they've come out really nice. Especially the handles! I just need to add a splash of red (my favourite & signature colour) to them and I'm gonna post a video of the transformation in the next day or soon.
Thanks for posting.
Feel free to check out my efforts.
Could you someday do a tutorial video on methods and maybe some tips and tricks on how to get good results when restoring old tools? I'd love to see it and learn a few things
Hello 357BF! Oh yes! You came to the right place! Every video I try to add some tips and tricks for tool restoration! I hope you enjoy! Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Excellent great job
Hello Todtiger! Thanks so much!!!!!! =)
TH-cam is annoyed. I stop whatever I am doing as soon as these notifications popup for your channel!!!
Hello Mark! LOL That is great! Thanks so much!!!!!
@@ScoutCrafter I didn't notice when this came out.
You said 30 years for that met-all, and you've used15 percent!
@@MarkH10 Yes, you don't hardly use any of it! It's like Never-Sieze!
My favourite channel on TH-cam
Hello BB! Wow!!! That is really a major compliment!!!! Thanks so very much!!!!!!!!!
yep a bargain for those great quality sharp files, well worth restoring them back, they cost a fortune to buy new.
Hello Jusb! You're right! When did files get so expensive? They are certainly very easy to make and I can't understand how they can get so much $$$ for such a simple tool!? =) Thanks
Economy of scale. When every shop used files to finish parts or fit them, the file making machines ran nonstop. CNC mills and lathes with ceramic inserts don't leave burrs. I use to buy 20 or more boxes of files at a time for the tool room. I still use them, but I use a Dremel more often.
beautiful old gear
Hello Daniel! Spoken like a true tool lover!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Great job! Just goes to show what ya can do with just a list bit of time.
Hello William! ow that I am retired I am finally able to enjoy my shop time!!!!! I'm so glad you can some along for the ride!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
So good I'm viewing them a second time. Glad to see you know better than to use the wrap-around-shoe-shine technique, Scout - why expect anything else? I could go on all day relating the disasters from doing that number. One of the worst I ever heard of was a guy who figured he'd finish turning a baseball bat right after church while still wearing his necktie!
New music! I do like that handle.
Hello Alex! It's funny how when those handles are dirty nobody would look twice at them! Dirt and rust hides so much! Thanks very much!!!!!
Nice job on that handle!!
Hello Fabian! Thanks so much!!!!! Glad you liked it! =)
I'm a sucker for old rusty files. I buy them by the flat full at auctions and most of them are just rusty and dirty. I'd swear 75% of them are like new and are way better files than what you can get today in the store.
Thank you for sharing. Do you ever use a file card? Is there a way to recut a file?
great information about wd-40 i wasnt sure to use it or not but i though i use it then file wood and brush off, lol this funny video today because i went throw stuff i got at yardsale got about big 17 old files need to start making handles for them. Vinger not only remove rust it *sharpens* the blade or atleast that what they say also good when ur done to use baking soda to neutralize the vinger
Hi David! YES! I forgot to mention the Baking soda! Always afterwards to neutralize the acid! I really like the BIG files! They aren't cheap but if you get them at a yard sale you got lucky!!! Great stuff! Thanks!!!!!!!
yea i come accross ever so often no one buy files around here (yet) i need to figure out how to make my desktop drill press to make handles out ock doles. i know you can take handle off one andput on another but i like to have them handle i was lucky most files i get have no rust if so it long gone and black so cleaning up with a brass brush and a peice of copper makes it like new.
Yes! I too like all my files to have their own handles... Lots of times I use them without handles... I do like the Handy Files that have a forged handle! I wish all files were like that! Thanks!
@@davidhoward2237 Drill presses do a nice job of turning. Grind a point on a bolt and put it in the center hole of the table. Cut off a screw head and clamp it in the chuck, or make a mandel like ScoutCrafter did. . Spin the stock onto the screw until it hits the chuck jaws. Raise the table until the pointed bolt pinches the stock. Now you are all set to sand.
Rig a tool rest from a c clamp on the table and you can turn your own handles.
New sanding music!!! nice.
Hello Jerald! You caught that!!!!! It sounds good but needs a longer clip! LOL Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
I never heard of a "friction polish" Man that came out nice.
Hello Wyatt! Yes, Friction polish is shellac with some drying agents, when the heat of the friction gets hot enough the shellac hardens instantly! Awesome stuff!!!!! Works great! Looks good and is durable! I really like it! Thanks!!!!!!!!
A polish that I like is Briwax
I use it on wood and on metal
Hello TJ! I like all types of paste wax, there are so many and lots of them really work great! I love the smell of Mother's Carnauba wax!! =) Thanks!!!!!!!
Thanks great video
Hello Willy! Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!!!!!
Great video Ii will have to try those Wax finishes. I don't know if someone mentioned this but the marking on the handle looks like the PI symbol.
I never thought of that!!! You're right!
Why didn't files come with a handle for each? I never understood a file with just a tang. They look like they have not had much use once the rust was off them and cleaned up. You must use gallons of vinegar. You got your money's worth with these.
Hi Tony! I see so many nice files that are just rusty, once they are de-rusted they make a great buy! Thanks!
I buy files, too. US made almost new (or NOS) files for $1 - gotta be nuts to pass. The handle you did came out really nice. I especially like the lettering on it.
Hello Felix! Yes! I wonder if it means anything? I don't mind engraved stuff if it's done with care! Thanks!!!
What did u use to clean the wooden handle. Was it called “hand limplader” or something?
So you just soaked these in white vinegar for a few days? Was it what is known as 5% acidic white vinegar? I have a millers falls breast drill soaking right now and I hope it comes out as clean as these files did.
Hello RG! Regular supermarket White Vinegar, a couple days and everyday scrub the part with a brush. It works very well! Then afterwards rinse in a baking soda and water neutralizer... It does a good job removing rust! Thanks!!!!
HI I OWN SAME FILE HANDLE
VERY PRETTY QUALITY THE FABRIC CONTINUE TO WORK
SEE YOU SOON
Thanks Hubert!!!!!!
Tip....next time your at the dentist ask him/her to save their old picks.