Looks great DJ. I would've paid $10 for it because i know how to do what you did to it. Plus if you think about it you can't buy a new Chinese made Craftsman 1/2" ratchet for $10.
Nice job you did what you could for it more than what most would do you gave it a second chance at life and its still a usable tool im glad you put the emphasis that crescent wrenches are not for high torque applications thanks for sharing my friend
May sound like a stupid question but if the socket detent no longer springs back( the button is stuck down), is there any fixing it? My guess is no since that part is a sealed unit?
@@djstoolrestorationssorry I wasn’t direct with my comment. I’m having the same issue. I’ve tried to free mine up for some time. Pb blaster, kroil, and a fine wire brush in the push button. The button is still stuck down, but the detent ball has spring action to it
@@mkearn724 Sorry, I see what you are saying, I have not had one in a long time like that and it was only one, at the time I was use 6 percent vinegar to clean my rust off of my tools instead of Evap-o-rust, I just chucked it in the vinegar overnight and rinsed it off with baking soda and water solution the next day and it was loose, I may have just got lucky or the rust just busted loose not sure! if you use vinegar DO NOT leave in there for more than 8 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it's the angled piece on the jaw that slides into the rest of the tool. I think if you filed some off of that angled piece it would slide in and fit. I think it's from the wear and tear. I could be wrong but it seems to me that's where the issue is. Either way great job! Thanks for the video as always Ps. I like to put the locktite in the hole the screw screws into that way you don't get any in the knurled piece while pushing it through 👍
We called this adjustable wrench a “slip off”. As apposed to a snap on. They have an intended use but just not for everything. A good hand file is indispensable in a shop. I just found some good quality hand files at an estate sale and I threw my 40 yr old dull files away.
Even these old good quality files were not made to last forever. There is literally nothing that can be done to fix a file when the teeth are gone and it becomes plain flat at certain places. Some say to use it as a pry bar. Nah..
Only recently did i try bluing, i became addicted in short order. I use the same stuff from Wal-Mart with great success. So far i have done two machinists parallel clamps and 7 2&1/2" Hargrave clamps. Every clamp i have done so far i bought very cheap off of ebay because they were all rusty. I used Evaporust on most of them, but also ran a couple of them through a bead blast cabinet. I use denatured alcohol to clean them and wear thin rubber gloves to prevent contaminating the tools with oil from my hands. I too have had great success just like you did.
You did better than me, I always forget to put gloves on! what kind of sandblast cabinet do you have, Have one from Harbor Freight and it SUCKS!!!!!! hate it!
Just finished a couple 8" C clamps the other day. When you find good ones they really do clean up nice. I really gotta get myself some of that bluing! I just keep forgetting. Ill do that now! Have a good weekend, DJ!
That looks great DJ. Nicely done sir. I'd be proud to own that little C clamp. My local Walmart carries 3 in 1 oil but it is with the tools and not with the rest of the oils and things of that nature. I didn't think they carried it until one i needed some socket rails and saw it with the tools. I also get it at Ace True Value Hardware stores. They always have it.
Looks good, I've never blued anything, as a matter of fact I've not bought any tools lately to cleanup, I've been too busy to do a little pawn shopping.
Those old Penens Corp ratchets are pretty tough tools. The finish isn't as nice but they are a work horse. Here's some history i found on Penens tool Corperation that i thought you might like: Penens tools was aquired by Plomb Los Angeles (later changing its name to Proto) in 1942. Penens produced tools under the Fleet and Challenger names. By the mid 60s Penens had changed it's name to Fleet tool company . The parent company started producing its tools under the Proto name. In 1957 the company had began operating as Pendleton Tool Industries. In 1964 Proto was aquired by Ingersoll Rand and in 1984 it was aquired by Stanley and became Stanley Proto industrial tools. Sorry for the long post but i always find the history of these companies interesting.
@@djstoolrestorations my dad had few old Penens Corp ratchets that he used on the farm and they lived in the tractor toolbox and were pretty beat up but they never failed
Any man that can restore a tool while keeping check on chicken in the smoker is multi talented. From my experience, carburetor cleaner's effectiveness is faster than denatured alcohol. Thanx for the video my Brother!
My dad got me started with carb cleaner & WD-40, drove a 1949 ford for 20 years and used both every week, Cooked 2 slabs of ribs and 2 chickens and 3 pounds of sausage the other day well smoke them, grilled steaks tonight!
Not sure how it will hurt, it is not a car or a wall hanger, plus really the only rust was inside so sealing it and not letting moisture get to it should last the rest of my life!
I had a side cutter that was pitted like this and I used a 4 1/2” grinder with a 120 grit flap wheel and was able to get 95% of the pitting removed and then I polished it. One of the most used tools in my travel bag.
I did think about trying to clean it up better but decided to leave it on there, if I give it to somebody to use I do not think they will take them!!!!!!!
You got some nice old wrenches there. Free is a good thing and guys like you and i can make them look almost new again. Can't wait to see the old ratchet get restored. Cool score DJ
I recently was given a bucket of rusty old tools like this. There were also a bunch of the valcheck wrenches. All odd sizes like 11/16 and 13/16th etc. I wonder what the background story id for the company valcheck?
Wife and I always go to canton Texas end of October first of November. Normally Thursday and Sunday are the best days to find best stuff and Sunday you get best deals. The outside garage sale like vendors you get best deals.
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