LOL. I'm literally uploading a video of my egg beater restoration and I see this. Mine is a Craftsman 107.1 (or 1071) but the pin holding the main handle did not go all the way through, so that caused a bit of destruction that I had to repair. I actually called out one of your videos when using the edge of a chisel to scrape off the finish. I also restored a brace in very bad shape. Any maker's mark in the metal is completely gone due to the thick layer of rust. But it works like a dream, now.
Sweet dream I have to go check it out. Can you actually email me a link to your channel? That way I'll be able to see it. I can't just click it from here as this is a separate app for responding to comments.
Really well done! I just picked one up and it needs similar restoration - have you done (will you do) a video on how to make a replacement handle for the middle of the gear? It seems yours is missing as well!?
I have never made a replacement for one of those but I might have to at some point in the future. A lot of them are missing that because not too many people actually like to use that handle.
Wow! I sweat I think you spying on me James! This is yet another tool I’m just about done restoring and here you are making a video about it. This has happened with us serval times lol
I really like the shade of red on Millers Falls Tools. Acquired a Millers Falls egg beater drill awhile back. After some rust removal and oiling, I found that the jaws could be pushed back into the chuck, but would not retract on their own. Did not try to disassemble the chuck. Seemed to work very well otherwise. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. I like these small drills. It often easier than using a power drill, and I can be more accurate as well. Thank-you for all you do to educate about hand tools. Please take care and stay safe.
I have an old egg beater hand drill that I fixed up. It works really well, but the knob on the crank is loose. Like there's a solid 1 or 2mm of space above the knob to the top of the bolt. Does anyone know what I could do to tighten it or completely take it off to make a new knob?
This is one of my first activities in my first shop. I’m going to refurbish some of my grandfather’s tools, including one of these. Is there a reason why you used vinegar in your previous video and rust remover here? What’s the difference? Thanks.
Vinegar is the cheap way to do it. It costs almost nothing to buy. when I was early and woodworking money was a very important thing. now I have a little bit more money to play with things and buy better tools.
No side handle. Most people ended up losing them because they didn't use them and they ended up getting in the way. Later on. They sold them without the side handle because people didn't want them and would rather spend less money on them. But as to making one, they're actually kind of difficult to get the threading right. But you're basically making a small chisel, but instead of the iron you put in a threaded rod.
A power tool, I guess if you only have one power tool a grinder with a wire wheel is good? BTW I saw a guy chuck a beater from a mixer in one and actually beat an egg.
Why is the handle at such an awkward angle to the left arm? The handle should be nearly horizontal and fit so that the palm is over the axis of rotation.
i love watching you rebuild tools my dad had a lot of tools. when i was a kid i played with them. my dad built the house we lived in with all hand tools. my dad was born in 1916 and died at 75 years old. i am 65 years old. so when you are working on old tools ,there are a lot of us old guys. thinking of when we held them in are hands.
Same here. My dad had lots of cool tools that I played with as a kid. Have inherited some of them (Had to share some with my sisters as mementos). My dad was born in 1925 & passed away at 84 (with Alzheimer’s). The tools I have always bring him back to me - teaching me how to use them. I agree, watching tools being restored brings back such nice memories.
I've got a Miller Falls egg beater drill in need of restoration. The chuck doesn't work quite right, but I've been too concerned about screwing something up. Now, I think I might give it a try.
Sure couldve used this about a month and a half ago! Bought one to "clean up" with my 6 y.o. son... handle cracked into 3 pieces so we're gonna do a broken piece of walnut cast in resin to replace it!
a nice set of punches... Yeah, a cookie tin of large ones, a cigar box of medium ones and a cigaret tin of small ones, of assorted metals collected over decades of fiddlin' with things.
Wait it would hold a mixer piece so why couldn’t it be used to beat eggs? I mean I’m sure there is bachelor somewhere that has one of these in the kitchen just for beating eggs and mixing up pancake batter and stuff, I’d like to have dinner at that guys house
Unfortunately those are not something you can get replacements for. And If you could the price would be more then getting a whole new one. But you might get lucky with some of the antique tool sellers on www.handtoolfinder.com most of them have a pile of parts tools. They might have one that is missing the handle to sell you.
That looks like an old no. 2. I love my 2a. You sure there's no compartment in the handle? Sometimes the wood threads strip and folks just glue the cap on. Nice resto.
My dad gave me an egg beater drill (along with 2 braces & several boring bits), but I always have trouble with the torsional force when the crank is at the top & the bottom of the stroke, so I'm planning to make a pistol grip style handle for it to help give me a little more control over the twisting action. Yours turned out beautiful!! Blue is also my favorite color 😁👍
Great job! I have one that size and a larger one with the shoulder brace that could use freshening up. So, I will take it all apart, derust, and... well you know the drill!
I have an MF #2 or #5 with the 2 gears. It's so much better than any of the modern ones. You can't beat them for small bits that easily break in a power drill.
I found Evaporust at Tractor Supply store in my hometown. They sell it by the gallon. The Do it Center sells it by the quart, but definitely nowhere near as cost effective. On another note: The ONLY negative I can say about this video is that since you weren't keeping this tool, I wish you would've painted it the original red color instead of your blue. It makes sense to personalize a tool if it's staying in your possession, but not if you're planning to list it. It still looks amazing, but that's just me opinion. Keep up the great video! ☺️
just once id like to see you put a nice shellac on one of these handle restores. does that make me a herctic or just right? :) of course its your tool, so by all means, i feel like people should be able to do what they want with their tools. on a side note, i was actuallly talking with my wife about your affiity for blue on your hand tools, blo and octagons. then we talked about how much you want a number 1 and how many peoples heads would explode, if you painted one blue, as they all looked up where you live.
Surprisingly most the originals were either a shellac or a varnish depending upon the manufacturer. Just never liked the feel of it. Sounds like a fun conversation lol
Man, that is one nice restoration job you did there. Wish I could get ahold of old tools as easily as it seems you guys can up there in the US and Europe - hoping that when things settle down some with covid that I can try getting some stuff off that FB group. Did manage to get my hands on my Dad's old 60-70 year old backsaw my brother had just hanging up rusting away, got it cleaned up and sharpened and cutting very nice. Also managed to borrow a few other not so old, but neglected tools to restore and use until I can find my own.
I'm down in the Caribbean. I think there's probably lots of old tools down here, just all the estate sales and stuff from that period have happened and the old tools have gone to new homes and won't be out in the market again for a long time.
What are you talking about? The auction site is a group on Facebook. It's currently the biggest place to buy hand tools since all of the tool meets are canceled.
Great video as always. Often wondered what the original Varnish is made of? Has hard coating like s crust on wood, can be chipped off as well as coarse sanded, scraped? Can this quality be reproduced today?
You do NOT need a third hand to use the missing side handle. The idea is to press the main handle against your body, to exert pressure on the drill bit, and then uses the side handle and crank handle with your two hands. Very useful for masonry or metal drilling before electric drills were available. I know I did it many times as a boy.
Right on. I normally use that handle for the breast drills but for small ones like this they're so few uses that it's just not needed anymore. And if I do then I'll grab one of the brest drills.
100 years old drill. Learning new things ... very nice, rethreaded the handle screw and make it flush, good job there. Rust remover ... very bad idea as it is a lasting corrosive acid! Ear plugs + grease with masking tape - outstanding! No NOT valentine it is acidic. Wrong size flat screwdrivers all the time. Forgot to make sure the side wood handle rotates. Forgot to loosen the pins with light bike oil, forgot to place pins back into their exact same holes so grind their ends down, bad. Ball bearings, good idea get new ones, but they must be all the same size exactly - you MIXED them that causes grinding and pressure hotspots! Never grind gears with wire wheel brushes or sand them or dip them in rust removing acid, obviously, but you can re-profile them! Forgot to light lube the chuck with high pressure grease, same for gears, NOT just a "little bit of oil". Side handle missing ... no side handles are for breast drills which give you 2 free hands. Use of primer good, but paint in Blue, no Millers Falls respects ... RED. Good you did not "degrease" the wood as others do! Good, light sanding away from the moving parts as sand paper dust is abrasive. Only a few mistakes and plenty of excellent tricks ... ear plugs.
