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My garage is filled with ONLY made in USA tools, that I will showcase throughout my projects. This passion developed over the years from being raised near the American automotive industry in Detroit, MI and Toledo, OH.
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I have the identical grinder I got when my Dad died. I love the dang thing but would love to put a wire wheel on it and have no idea where to find something like that , can you help e with that ?
May I ask how to know the right place to attach the ground, please? I'm restoring an old Craftsman motor that I'd like to add a ground to, but it's unclear to me where I should attach it.
Absolute beauty. I'm an archaeologist, and Marshalltown trowels are the gold-standard for our industry. We fight about whether diamond or rectangular trowels are better, but nobody doubts Marshalltown, and everyone has at least one. I actually found this video because I'm looking to restore my poor trowel. 😅 I was trying to see if hot bluing would be alright, as it gets rode hard and put away wet a lot during the rainy season, and I don't think cold bluing would hold up to the level of abuse they get put through, but I appreciate your point about ruining the temper.
Thanks for this video. I've got one of these old hi lift jacks. That I been trying to get it to function properly. It's all froze up. I didn't know they sold rebuild kits for them.
I have a vintage powr kraft band saw just like that I just picked up but it is missing the top tension Spring can you measure yours for me so I can find a replacement? Thank you
I’m about to rebuild my dad’s old jack for my son. It’s over 50 years old and has the decal instead of the cast lettering so yours must be even older. I wish it had the cast lettering and that I had access to a sand blaster. I have replacement decals.
Regarding the brand of hammer: I have sledge almost identical to this one. It has a logo that says "WECO JAPAN 4" in a box pattern cast into the head. It's a 4 lb sledge. It's in original condition. It is also red. I bought it brand new in about 1979 -1980 or so. It has only seen pretty light use over all those years so is in good condition. I can provide a photo of the logo if you're interested. Thanks again for the great video!
Very solid work! Also fantastic detail on your methods, processes, and specific supplies used. You offer a great resource here for those of us who may wish to do really nice restoration work like you do. Subscribed. Many thanks!
I have the same exact model. The only difference is that mine also had two pawls on it that allowed the user to pull wire tight with the jack. I contacted Hi-Lift and was told that they stopped making these particular jacks in the 1950s, so yours is probably of the same vintage.
Hi i live in Iran and i have to pay for vpn wich is costly and very slow but it worth it.I watch many reestoration but yours is something else.first of all you waist no time at all,secndly you generesly give all the tips that is needed.thanks a lot.
If you don't mind my asking, what brand and type of spray paint did you use for both the primer and the color coat? I used Rust-Oleum enamel 2x Ultra and I'm realizing it's terrible for my bench vice restoration. Used a white primer and a bright red color coat and the slightest ding is abrasing away the color coat. Going to have to strip the whole thing again and spray a more durable primer and color, and was wondering what you recommend. Loved the video - appreciate the tip on getting the mirror finish on the anvil!! Totally stole that and it worked great (though my vice was smaller so I used a Dremel on the final polishing steps)
30 hours a week plus a full-time job. Your family must hate you for never spending time with them. I will never give your video a like because of that fact
@One Nation Restorations was that just soapy water for the scrub down of the begging parts ? also what was that Lubercation wax or grease / used on the pin shaft rods. ????? thank you im doing the same thing with Almost the same jack !
Why would you harden a vise handle? If it was hardened it probably wouldn’t have bent in the first place. It would crack. And it would definitely crack when you tried to bend it back. Using a torch is not a problem at all. Nice job on the letters..👍 Nice job overall
Nice job. I would say “ the faces are way over polished. They will be destroyed the first time you use it” But I’ve been there myself, I get it. Why not make it look as nice as possible 👍
One of the best description of the polishing process I've seen outside of professional jewellers classes I took in college. One important factor you mentioned warrants further explanation. Mentioning the importance of avoiding cross contamination of buffing wheels with different polishing compound is important. Explaining how to avoid that would be good additional information. The flipside I didn't hear mentioned if it was is to avoid cross contamination of the piece itself. This applies not polishing compounds, and sometimes to sanding paper as well. We put our pieces into the ultrasound cleaning bath before going down to the next, finer polishing stage. Even with sandpaper, it is important to assure no residual grit remains on the piece. (It is not always a problem with sandpaper, but important to be sure.) If residual polishing compound, or grit shed from sandpaper remains on the piece, it can scratch the piece in a way that prevents that grit stage of polishing from success. I don't imagine tool restoration usually involves ultrasound, so another cleaning method that is practical in the situation should be employed.
