Great job cleaning this up. I have three, two North Brothers and one Stanley. They are all the larger ones with removal drivers. One was my wife’s great grandfather’s, one was my grandfather’s and the Stanley is mine, bought 56 years ago when I was 15. All three are still in use today.
Brass most definitely adds class and so does that Bombay mahogany. As soon as I saw that d washer and the chewed up wood, I knew you were going to bond it on. Because that’s what I would do, sensible. This was a good video and the ease of assembly surprised me too.
You have such patience for the small parts! I have bought every Yankee driver for sale near me on your recommendation. Wish Mrs. Magdad a Happy Mother's Day from me!
What a awesome video Magdad! And, what a beautiful ratchet screwdriver! I like how you showed how to break everything down and put it back together. Some videos skip that step and I’m sure everyone appreciates you always showing how to do every step Thank You for sharing
I think the Bombay stain and brass go very well together and look better than the original. I expect the original plating was intended to prevent dulling compared to a brass finish. Interesting mechanism. Fairly simple, but elegant. Well done. Dave.
Great job on that. I decided years ago if you own something, it's yours so do what you want with it. I am kinda on both sides of the fence when it comes to tools. If it's a tool I am going to use, then I will de-rust, de-grease, do any repairs needed, maybe re-finish the surface. Some tools I leave as is and their next owner can do as they please. Friday I went to a garage sale and bought a 1940's Montgomery Wards bench top drill press that was made by Duro Metal Products. All steel and cast iron and in very good original shape. It is huge compared to my imported drill press. This one will get a full makeover and I am going to replace the tubing section that everything bolts to with a longer tube and make it a floor model. I started collecting tools back in 1966 and I just don't time to redo everything. When is Chuck gonna his own RU-vid channel ?
Brass does add class! With wood of course! I like the polished brass compared to the nickel plating. Although, if you had a plating system of some sort..... Great job on that. I love that grease!
NO BRASS WAS HARMED IN THIS VIDEO But the Purest were Harmed LOL ... Brass has class Mr Magdad Beautiful Restoration and the Magdad Bombay Mahogany was again a real nice choice Take care you and Mr chuck grab a few Cold ones and enjoy the day see you next week
You did a super nice job on the restoration. I think it’s even better than probably when I was new. You know it really shows when companies send you products to test out that you’re doing awesome work.
Another great video! I was invested all the way through. When you were tapping on the socket trying to get it apart, I was holding my breath thinking little parts are fixing to go springing out of there and he will be Big Sad. I was so relieved when you went over the table for the final tap. Excellent work, it is beautiful, 10/10. Love the Bombay Mahagony finish.
Absolutely beautiful restomod. A very nice tribute to an American mechanical genius. He would be proud of what you did. You get extra points for preserving the manufacturing information on the ferrule. I like your welders magnet tip for small pieces. I have disassembled and assembled small mechanisms in clear plastic bags to keep parts from flying across the room. Thanks
Just a thought for your consideration, when I have to press something apart in the vise or press and have small components to capture, I get a pail, usually, 2 1/2 or 5 gallon bucket up under the parts as close I can so if something springs down and out I have at least better chance of finding the parts, I have recently started thinking about using gallon sized zip lock bags as well,still in proof of concept stage though. Has worked well and have buckets cut special to fit up as close as I can to the vise or press. Thanks for the video, nice job sir.
I put my trash can under the vise so that nothing hits the concrete floor. Maybe when one of my Evapo-Rust buckets is used up, I'll use the basket to catch parts.
You hope I enjoyed the video?? DUH that was AMAZING! The clean up was great and the reassembly was so interesting, with all the small parts and your thought process. Today’s video was GREAT! Thanks!
I remember being issued with one of these Stanley ratchet drivers after finishing my apprenticeship in the gas industry, but lost it after only a few months.😢 I saved up and replaced it with a Stanley pump action ratchet driver, which I still have 55 years later. However, over the years I subsequently lost two of the bits and was left with only the narrow flat bit. I bought a Stanley replacement hex bit adapter which has totally opened up the world of screwdriving for me, even Torx head screws are no longer a problem ! Sadly I still mourn the loss of the old ratchet driver. My newer Stanley driver has a plastic handle, but hey one cant have everything. Great restoration MD. ✌❤ Bob.
After watching this I thought why not, I have a Moore and Wright Sheffield England that does not function at all. Verdict apart, cleaned, oiled working again..........Thanks Magdad.
Another piece of art. Thanks so much for sharing this video. So many of these tools when finished and cleaned up, really are artful. Keep these quality videos coming.
That screwdriver is transformed Magdad, it now looks great, I was willing you to have used the Bombay mahogany - to me it is the perfect alternative to that dark maroon colour that was used so much on handles by the likes of Stanley ! Some great tips and product demonstration here too !
Looks great Magdad! That peeling nickel is always an issue.. (to me at least). I know you can make and apply a solution yourself, it doesn't seem to be to hard. I think I need to get a little though because making my own set holds me back, I think I need plug and play in this instance 😂
Its amazing how many of the same small little tools we have!!! Haha. The orange and green vise jaws, the welding triangles, Yankee screwdrivers and so many more. Cracks me up every video 😂
I'm still searching for the ideal vise pads. The orange and green set are ok. I had to add tape to retain the magnets and the plastic is actually a little too soft.
MD, very nice restomod. I also prefer the look of brass in this case. It may be worth a coat of lacquer to prevent the brass from tarnishing. Also for future projects, I was wondering if you could consider trying to nickel plate parts when that would be a better solution. I have seen many YT videos showing nickel plating and it doesn't seem so difficult, although I haven't tried it yet myself. Thanks for sharing this project.
@357magdad I inherited one similar but it doesn't say nothing brothers and it's the longer one and a wider blade .but someone used it as a chisel and really messed it up... drove the keeper screw threw the feral like a can opener lol but the ratchet action still works! Haven't started messing with it yet... but after watching this I may try to fix it ...
Glad you got rid of the nickel plating, I am not a fan of it. Love the way you finish your handles with minwax, they look factory fresh. Another job well done, and Chuck got to supervise the "FLITZING process.
Well I wouldn't worry about the purist out there sometimes one has to work with what they got I think the brass looks better than the nickel overall outstanding
I found a little North Brothers "Yankee No 10" in my dads old toolbox. The handle is broke with the grain and the piece is missing. Do you know what kind of wood these handles were made of? I am going to restore it and thankfully it is a clean break so i can glue a small piece of wood to the handle, put it in my mini lathe and turn it to exactly replicate the missing piece.
