They still make the Rigid Tool Pipe wrench in Elyria, Ohio. On Clark St. Still comes with the life time guarantee. Just bought one not long ago just as good as when I was making them 40yr ago. Except the paint is better today...Ha Ha...
Hi John! Wonderful episode again! The restorations were just beautiful! Ridgid tools never disappoint!!!! You have a terrific collection of them now... Great stuff!
John first video i've seen, I am so thankful for people like you who keep the REAL tools that kept us Americans paid and actually had QUALITY alive, and restored!
Beautiful work on those tool!....I have a Ridgid 14" Pipe wrench....its a lil older than I thought (1937-48) it has the Patent number on the side ..full knurling ...thanks for the knowledge very interesting and much appreciated :]
They still make the Rigid Tool Pipe wrench in Elyria, Ohio. On Clark St. Still comes with the life time guarentee. Just bought one not long ago just as good as when I was making them 40yr ago. Except the paint is better today...Ha Ha...
There were cheap tools too but nobody bothered to hang on to them so only the cream of the crop was passed on or sold away at garage sales when their owners didn't need them anymore.
Congratulations John! My name is Fernando and I am doing a research to record a video for my channel here in Brazil comparing 12 brands of pipe wrench, and I recently discovered the incomparable quality of the Rigdig keys. I fell in love with your Ridgid collection. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
Great info on the Ridgid wrenches... wish you would show how you did the Vise Grip... l’ve passed on buying a few US made ones due to the finish being in similar condition.
Thanks for the compliment. I was restoring a couple of wrenches but best I can remember the Vise-Grip was cleaned up and shined using a medium wire wheel on my bench grinder followed up by polishing with Flitz metal polish..
Nice restorations. The orange color really stands out and looks great. Do you brush on the paint or spray it. Also the history of the tools are very interesting.
2:57 brings out the Crescent pipe wrench. For the most part Ridgid made the wrenches for Crescent & others. After all why not have the expert make it & avoid all that reverse engineering?