The copper plating was a nice touch, but how well did it adhere in the long run? I thought that to copper plate you first had to nickel plate, because copper wouldn't adhere directly to steel, cast iron, aluminum, whatever, without the intermediate plating of nickel. The copper doesn't plate the part itself, right? Instead, the copper plates the nickel plating. Or did I miss something?
I bet the cast iron on that Wilton Vice wasn’t done in this country. Which is why they use a stick on placard instead of how they used to make them with the name being part of the casting. They cheaped out on their manufacturing. I watched a video of their manufacturing process and they get containers of cast iron blanks shipped to them. They do the machining and assembly in this country. So the cast iron comes from Somewhere in the pacific rim. Probably China.
That old grinder looks great. The handle turned out very well. I like that you leave the badges in original condition. I do the same thing in my own restorations. Nice restoration
Those old saw sets are pretty cool. I have two that i inherited from my father. I also inherited all of his old Disston hand saws so they really came in handy when i restored the saws and sharpened and set the teeth.
I makes the sandblasting process easier and faster. Also keeps the blasting media cleaning thus lasting longer before needing to be changed out. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Quite astonished about the copper plating. If you have normal steel and not stainless steel as it looks here, there is a galvanic couple which will eat the steel over time.
That would be a good idea but that's not very entertaining to watch, and most people really enjoy watching the sandblasting process. These are not really "how to" videos more they are for entertainment. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I just restored my great grand daddy's axe from 1896 last year. I replaced the handle, and I finished the restoration by replacing the head last week. Looks like new.
Looking at the vise I would say that the table it is mounted on needs a little upgrade because it lags behind the vise ;-). Really enjoyed the restoration.
The copper looks good with the bluing you did. The only problem is it's going to very obvious when you get any nicks and scratches on it. I would have gone with nickle myself. But that only matters if you're intending on using it or not.
