Wonderful job Scoutcrafter! Never give up on a tool challenge. I love the color red. Tools from long ago need to be treated better than they have been! Thanks for restoring these well made tools! I just got through painting some 8 " H.K. Porter strapping cutters today made in Somerville Mass where my dad worked. Red Engine Enamel is my color.
That wrench will never know how lucky it is that you picked it. It is fun to speculate on it's journey and where all it's been. It might have been around the world ten times.
Wow what a difference a little love makes. The inlay you do on the handles is really cool and unique. It puts a new twist on an old tool. I have an affection for all types of adjustable wrenches & wood handled screw drivers and this inspires me to restore some of the ones in my collection. Not too many tho as I like some in their work clothes, lol. Anyhow, nice job I enjoy watching :)
It's funny how things show up better on camera than they do in person, I could actually see an indication of a screw slot and that it just wasn't a slotless pin.
I stumbled across this video of yours that I'd missed. It was funny because at first I couldn't figure out why you weren't using the flap disk, why you didn't call it "ScoutCrafter red" and why your closing statement was different, then I remembered that all of those things came about in your later videos. Great stuff buddy!
That was a great restoration! There's some really good quality in some of the older tools . and i think that a lot of people have abused wrenches by using them for a hammer and then they don't fully function. I have brought a few in a car boot sale ( yard sale ) for really cheap and filed out the damage and got them working. But your restoration is is pretty dam excellent! Gonna have to follow suit! Nice work!!!
Hey, I really like your restoration videos. I’d watch them head to toe, but I do think that you need to show more of the detail of the steps for how you get from start to finish. Keep up the good work
Hello Will, I agree, I wish I could put the entire process into one video but the problem is if the length of the video is too long people like me with short attention spans get bored. So what I try to do is keep the videos at 5 minutes (so hard to do) and explain one tip in detail per video! After you watch a few you will have it down pat! Thanks very much!!!!
Hello Wyatt, I always wonder what story an old tool could tell... All the cool projects it worked on or who used them... It's fun to give them a second life.. I feel if you make them nice looking they will be less likely to be beat on! 😃👍. Thanks!
Learned something new. I thought the B&C was Brink and Cotton all this time. Now I’m going to have to go through my garage and see how many tools are actually Bemis and Call.
Hello HD108a - You're so right!!! That's one of those things you learn the hard way, after stripping a head or two... The set I showed here is just a basic set but I also have a nice Wagner gunsmithing set that is better... Those are the type tools you don't want to cheap out on, nothing worse then twisting a cheap Chinese bit on a project! Thanks very much!!!
I have a 12in No.80 it was in poor condition and the adjustable jaw would not fully close. This was due to the top of the fixed jaw being hammered and peened over preventing closure, much like yours but a lot worse. Still, all that abuse and it was repairable. It's a solid piece of kit that's for sure and worth the effort. Interested to see your painting technique.
Hello Christopher - This isn't a rare or expensive wrench but sometimes it helps to practice on these basket cases so when something really nice comes along you have acquired enough experience to do a decent job... Thanks very much!!! 😃👍
Hello David!!! What a coincidence!!! All the work on this wrench after the vinegar bath I did on my birthday!!! That is so funny! I thought to myself "look what I'm doing on my birthday!" Congratulations and happy birthday David! Enjoy!!! 😃👍🎂
Can you imagine the guy who made this in the 1800s hearing that, over a century later, people around the world would be watching you restore his wrench? Would he even be able to process the concept?
I’m glad you didn’t toss it. I have a cast C-clamp I’m going to restore but it has area of hardened concrete. Any thoughts on how best to remove it. I can’t get at it with a grind wheel.
Hello John, That's funny you mention that, I too had a C-Clamp that was encrusted with cement! As you know soaking it won't help so I had to chip it off using small cold chisels and punches trying hard not to gouge the clamp. Once I got close to the surface of the clamp I used some brass square stock and even some hard wood to chip away the rest! A six inch long by half inch square hardwood "chisel" worked really well and I didn't have to worry about scratching the clamp!! Chip away! Thanks! 😃👍
I have had good results using lime scale remover, I recently used it on a cement encrusted level,brush it on, leave to soak and it softens it,some scrubbing with an old tooth brush an jobs a good one. Stb
Hello Stuart! Lime Scale remover! Brilliant! I never thought of chemically breaking down the cement! It makes perfect sense now that you mentioned it! Those old levels were awesome weren't they!? Thanks very Much!!!!!
Nice restoration,glad you didnt throw it out,its a antique..! The lower jaw seemed a bit loose,and rattley..How much sideplay was there ? I am currently having a disappointing episode with a BAHCO Ergo 8073 wrench ( we call them shifters down here..) The wrench is lovely,perfect fit and movement of the lower jaw,but the knurled adjuster (thumbwheel) and its pin are missing..Tried contacting BAHCO distributors for a spare but unfortunately my wrench is a original Swedish made one,and now BAHCO is owned by Snap-on,Swefish production has ceased,wrenches niw made in Spain,have same part number,but Spanish parts wont fit Swedish tool...tsk tsk
Hi there, Another great restoration! I went through and watched most of your videos and it seems that we have similar interests in old tools and gadgets. I love anything old, but primarily focus on antique farm/garden/lawn tools, equipment, and related advertising. Hand and animal powered. A big part of my collection are wrenches, pruning tools, and planet jr type of seeders/cultivators. Anyways, do you have any other social media accounts or an email that i could use to send some photos to? Id love you to see my stuff. Take care. -Mike
Hello Mike! That is awesome! Do you visit any Tractor shows? That's where people like us feel right at home! I live in NY there are some great shows in Pa, and Ct... Where do you reside?
ScoutCrafter ScoutCrafter Thanks for the MDIHCC show calendar. I live in Prince George's Co, MD on our family's old farm property. I actually dont get out to many shows, unfortunately. Id surely be broke if i did though. Do you ever get on Facebook? I run a group for planet jr and similar farm/garden tools and there are several great wrench and tool groups.
Hello Matt! Lol. You know that years ago there was a lot of square nuts still used thru-out the industry and these wrenches were perfect for square nuts!! Can't round them off!!! Lol. 😃👍
In the US they were widely being used by the mid 1800's however they have been around for hundreds of years before that! Believe it or not the square nuts and bolts are of a superior design because of a larger gripping surface! The only drawback being the wrench had to be rotated 90 degrees on each application. I have a nice assortment of square nuts and bolts that I always enjoy using! Thanks!
Hello Jim, I wish I could tell you! The wrench in this video is a No. 80 which dates back to around 1915 I am guessing the No.75A preceded it being the model number was lower! Hope that helps! Thanks!!!!!!!
What I wonder (for a while): why do you always talk about yourself in the first person plural? As far as I can see you do all this wonderful work all by yourself. American modesty? ;-)
Hello Gustaaf! I know it sounds strange but I was a Scout leader for over 20 years and when giving a class or instruction it was a way to be inclusive. As scout we were a team and all part of the same group. When I started making videos I tried to force myself to say "I" but it was very uncomfortable and caused me to stutter and lose my train of thought! I did try, but after a while I just gave up and went back to what seemed natural for me.. =) Thanks very much!!!!!
Hello Alan! You are both right! I too call them adjustable, but all the older mechanics and machinists would call them Crescent wrenches because they dominated the market for so many years! Just like us calling a adhesive bandage a "Band-Aid" =) Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!
