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Those gloves you're wearing aren't American Made, are they? Gets old listening to the flatulence of "fake patriots" that wrap themselves in the flag, because they're too afraid to work hard and compete in the world.

I guess these old rusty tools are American too?

Mine has " order parts from p.o.box 228 Bloomfield Ind 47424 U.S.A. stampeding woulda shared a pic but don't know how ...this jack was in my grandpas truck when I was 8 and I am 59 now I'm sure it's older then that

You should have just sharpened the blades and used the snips for the intended purpose as your grandfather did. Now all you have after all that wasted time labor is a uses oh gee whiz oh so shiny "showroom" doo dad.

Finally, someone who knows how to Teach. Polishing is not as simple as it seems, it took me several years to get a handle on it. Your video would have shortened my learning curve considerably.

Good job! The only problem is the sledge is so pristine it belongs in the Smithsonian. Don’t hit anything with it! Plus I misplaced my sandblast machine aka don’t have one so I use Oxcilic acid on rust.

Thanks that was a big help

I think the people who appreciate and love old tools and are willing to spend time and money to restore them if were an animal would be on the endangered list.

Polish ? what have the people of Poland got to do with this video ? the word is polish .

That did not come from my grandfathers toolbox, don't lie

Narration made the video Kick one's butt off the couch .

Only bad thing about a high polish, is the rust comes QUICK if left alone...oil that beautiful polished steel if you do...

Mine still looks brand new, because I take care of my tools.

I took over my granddads old shop and it's full to the brim with old and rusty tools. I'd love to get into the hobby of restoring them and giving them a second life. Thanks to your channel, I will give it a try and start with something simple.

american tools, american handcraft??? Pffff... german tools are much better

Is there a way, other than a belt sander, to do such a job with power tools? I could see a dremel working for this application, but I have never seen dremel bits that go through all those grit progession.

You could also have rust blued them , by boiling in water and buffing with steel wool

Outstanding!

i have this exact sprayer still looks and workslike new

TIN snips...... because they are made to cut tin. Not Tinner!

Just save the rebuild for when it actually stops working Clean the crud off, lube it up, and keep the patina. That vintage Hi-Lift should be strapped to a Willys and not some cheap Italian Jeep Knock-Off.

A sandblaster and wire wheel will do a better job in a fraction of the time. The voice of experience. Thank you.

It was nice to see how beautiful you made them. And good luck to anyone who chooses to take on a project like this. I hope they enjoy the process. As for me, that’s way too many hours to put into such a tool. I have these exact snips in roughly the same condition as you started with. I’ll remove the rust. Give them a light sanding, repaint and sharpen. It’s a tool. Keep it good condition, don’t mistreat it and use it to make things.

All BS aside Media /soda blasting is WAY better…and much more satisfying.

Very high level of Restoration work.

That blue is not close enough to what is was. You could have done better.

That is besuriful.

Excellent

Maybe the black is mill scale

It’s a tinsnips not a tinners snips sorry, used for snipping tin not snipping tinner, however nice polish

Too much talking Typical American

Finally, someone that leaves all the original casting imperfections.

Looks like the one I just picked up. Hi-Lift customer support said my jack was early 1960's (1962) HL-485(All Cast Model).

You probably get this a lot, but thank you.

What color and brand of paint did you use??

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.

Will these techniques work for a non American vice

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

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What brand of filler is that that will stand up to the use on a sledge hammer?

restoring? that thing looks brand new lmfao

Amazing!

Good god! Yak yak yak! You sound like a high pressure car salesman.

Cool video but if we were in the same shop , id have to speed up the process

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.

Good job. I say no to AMSR. Sorry, it's just over-done on YT today...

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!