Arbor press restoration I Dr. Hut of Handcraft
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
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In this video I restored and old arbor press.
You will see a lot of lathe turning, sanding, sandblasting, etching, filing and more in this video!
I wanted to have an arbor press for a very long time and was searching for one since I started UA-cam. I bought this arbor press from a privat guy on the internet. He told me that it belonged to his father and was in a wet shed for a lot of years. The gear and handle were stored apart from the rest, he had to search for it to be able to send it to me. That is probably also why the part which prevents the gear from coming out was missing. That is also why the condition of those parts is much worse.
Several parts were missing. The bolts to adjust the play, the part which prevents the gear to come out, the ends of the handle, the name plate…
About the gear:
This kind of arbor press is produced to this day and according to my research the gear and handle of the newer ones get chrome plated. The plating on my gear was also very thick, which is typical for a hard chrome layer which is applied directly on the steal, other than gloss chrome plating, which is only a thin layer plated on a thin layer of nickel.
Even though it was looking very dull and not shiny like chrome usually looks I thought that it was just the age and of course my sandblasting, which matted the plating. I ordered a Chromestripper and failed. The Chromestripper should turn yellow when it removes the chrome, but it didn’t.
Because the plating wasn’t getting removed with sandblasting and on some spots it was already removed, I had to think about another way to remove it. For that I first thought about what kind of plating it could be: nickel or zinc. Zinc would be untypical, but I wanted to be sure. Zinc gets deep black with my cold bluing liquid just as steal. I used my cold bluing liquid on the part to see how it would react. As you have seen in the video it became a little grey black bluish (definetly notv zinc) just like the 99,9% nickel part that I also applied cold bluing on. So I was sure that it must be nickel. By the way: My cold bluing liquid contains nitric acid and nickel is soluble in diluted nitric acid.
Because I didn’t want to buy a nickel stripper I just used the method you would normaly nickel plate with. I made a 10% acetic acid solution (formula c1 * V1 = c2 * V2) and added table salt for better conductivity. Because this is no water with table salt electrolysis now chlorine is produced in the process! (Never make a water table salt electrolysis!) The acetic acid in vinegar dissociates to acetate ions and oxonium ions. Since acetic acid is a very bad electrolyte we need something better so the electrons can move and the reaction can take place: NaCl
The chemical equation goes like this:
3 NaCl + CH3COOH → HCl +Na+ +CH3COO- (or NaCH3COO - sodium acetate). As you can see chlorine ions react with hydrogen ions and produce HCl and not chlorine. Btw: the balance of the chemical reaction is more on the left side, so there is not much HCl in the solution.
Instead of a pure nickel part I used the gear which was nickel plated and instead of a part that would get nickel plated I used a graphite anode. After about 2 hours (! The plating was very thick) and about 9V the nickel plating was nearly completely removed. For the rest I was able to just sandblast it away.
I hope you will have some fun watching the video! If you have any further questions on the process, tools, material or else write a comment, I will try my best to answer your questions.
Disclaimer:
The experiments are only for educational purposes and serve as entertainment.
I am experienced in handling the used substances and I advise everyone who is not a trained professional not to imitate the experiments I show you.
For experiments which could cause potential danger I will not tell you which chemicals I am using to prevent imitating. Those who know what is happening, know the chemicals anyway and probably are trained professionals. :)
I am not responsible for personal injury or property damage if the experiments will be imitated.
I hope you understand.
Arbor press restoration I Dr. Hut of Handcraft
Guys we are blessed to have UA-cam Channels like this ! It is a free therapy session for men! Thanks Dr. Hut of Handcraft !
Thank YOU my friend 🙏🏼
And women who appreciate restorations!
@@ElizabethFranquiEsq yes they too! I‘m sorry Elizabeth 😬
I agree... I find that these videos are very relaxing.
Hi, I am from India, recently started watching your video's. You just owned a life time admirer.
Regards.
Keep up the great work.
I am glad that you like my work, thank you for your support, I really appreciate it!
Awesome outcome 👏
Thanks man, really means a lot coming from you! 🙏🏼
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. I bought an Atlas Arbor Press last year and only had to do a clean up on it. That is a good thing since I don't own a metal lathe and can't make my own parts. Sigh...
Glad that you enjoyed the video! Thank you for your comment
And another miracle happened. I have the highest respect for people like you. Real craftsman.
Thank you so much 🙏🏼
Some people don't understand the time and effort it takes to restore this kind of stuff, keep up the great work ☺️
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
Please tell your Friend Thank you from me for letting you borrow his Lathe. Thank you for job well 💖 done. ❤️ Love ❤️ your work this restoration turned out Awesome as Always. Thank you for Sharing this Amazing Restore and your Passion.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it 🙏🏼
Wonderful restoration job restoring that arbor press. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work as usual.
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Brilliant Doc, you are indeed the best
Thank you so much 🙏🏼
Watching you work is calming to the soul
Thank you so much!
Nice restoration and accompanying music.
Thank you!
Brilliant. That was an amazing job beautifully executed. Such a joy and very relaxing to watch. Keep them coming Doc!
Thank you very much for your kind words and support! 🙏🏼
Beautiful. Long service ahead
Thank you!
Gut gemacht 🙌
Danke!
awesome job my friend…ty 🔧⚒️🛠️👍
Thank you mike!
FYI, there should be a thin metal shim/spacer between the front plate and the press. This keeps the bolts from pressing directly on the moving press and scaring it.
Thank you very much for that info, I didn’t knew that! I will make one and add it. 🙏🏼
@@DrHutOfHandcraft You welcome.
Many models do not have this feature. In fact I have only seen it on harbor freight 1 ton models. I have seen a post were someone did machine the cover plate so he could instal a piece. I think he used a piece of brass but dont hold me to that.
Brilliant job 👍 turned out amazing. I love watching all your lathe work. I love the little logo plate you made for the side. A job well done.
Thank you very much mate, I really appreciate your support 🙏🏼
Superb workmanship, enjoyed watching, awaiting for more restorations .
Thanks! 🙏🏼
good restoration 🌹😍
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Great job Mr
Thank you! 🙏🏼
looks like you restore to use, which is what i do. i don't like restoring artwork lol. great work.
Thank you!
Great work and restoration friend, have a nice day, Brian UK !!!.👍👍👍
Thanks a lot my friend 🙏🏼
Thanks for another amazing video and thanks for sharing your time and skill 🍺🍺👍👍
Thank you for your support, I really appreciate it
Nice job! Press on!!
Thanks!!
EXCELLENT restoration!!...you never disappoint!
Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Very nice work! You are, in my opinion, among the top 5 on YT in this category.
This is really kind of you to say that, I really do appreciate it! 🙏🏼 thank you very much!
Great work!!
Thank you!
Oh WOW!! I loved the work involved and the final assembly. Watching truly good restoration is so relaxing!!
Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Really great job - very much enjoy watching your wonderful work. Thank you!
Thank you Brian, glad you liked it!
que buen trabajo!!!! mil gracias por el video vale la pena verlo Dios le bendiga su saber.
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Very nice restoration ! // Sehr schöne Restaurierung !
Vielen Dank! 🙏🏼
Amazing work, dude! Really beautiful tool!!! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you so much! You too 🖖
Well done, nice job. I just wish it was a different color.
Thank you mate! Color is always a matter of taste 🙂 What color would you have preferred?
I never knew that you could test for nickel or zinc with cold bluing. Thanks for the tip!
Thank you for your comment, you’re welcome!
I don’t know if it works with other cold bluing liquids, but it works with mine. On zinc it would’ve become deep black so I was able to tell that it’s not zinc but nickel by comparison
Very clean and good restoration project ❤️🔥😍
Thank you!
Looks great, well done.😊
Thanks mate!
Awesome rebuild. I'm always questioning the use of filler though. Love the rough "natural" finish also.
Thank you! I guess it’s a matter of taste 🙂
Excelente restauración, maestro, la técnica desarrollada es maravillosa, felicitaciones
Thank you !
Nice job. Looks great.
Thank you!
You did an amazing job! Looks great!
Thanks mate! 🙏🏼
I have been watching you and a few others long enough that I now know what these things are used for as well as able to ask is he using enough grease.
😄😄 I hope you liked the video Nora! Thank you for your support 🙏🏼
Topp Video und Projekt. 🙂👍👍👍
Ich danke dir mein lieber und vielen dank für deine Hilfe 🙏🏼
Nicely done!!!
Thank you! 🙏🏼
A beautiful restoration!
Thank you! 🙏🏼
...ottimo lavoro!
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Not an overly complicated machine, but a great job all the same.
Thank you very much!
You should use hammer rite paint, really nice paint to use on mechanical instruments like these, great video!
Thank you!
Perfeito 👏👏
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Great 😊
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Wow.
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Neat!
Thanks!
Gorgeous work, sir! Were you able to save the chemicals to remove the Chromium coating (that turned out to not be chrome)? I cannot imagine it to be a cheap chemical to replace. The end product is beautiful!
Always wondered why they called it an "arbor press". Arbor is a word closely associated with trees and woodwork.
Thank you!
Yes i was able to save it luckily and yes it wasn’t cheap 😅 Still waiting to have a really chrome plated part so I can use it 😄
Good question 🤔
very good
Thank you! 🙏🏼
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Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻
I'm still trying to find a nice one that is relatively inexpensive!
Thank you! I feel you, I was looking for one for about two years now
Excelente trabalho parabéns !
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you make it nicer doc 😁
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Trabalho primoroso. Parabéns 👏👏🇧🇷
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Hello! That's great sttuff right here. I really enjoy your channel.
Quick question : What kind of pad were you using with the angle grinder? It seems to work a like a marvel.
Thanks!
Thank you very much, I am happy that you like my work!
If you mean the one that I was using to remove the paint: they are called CSD Discs. They are really good for removing paint and rust, without really removing the main material
@@DrHutOfHandcraft thank you so much for your answer!
@@adamriendeau2056 you are welcome 🙂
Good job. But I personally would have never painted black .
Thank you! Color is always a matter of taste 🙂
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I find HCL 33% to destroy chrome plating.
It will turn chrome to "gold" within one hour.
Yes, but it was not chrome as I showed in the video and explained in the description, I just thought that it is chrome. And nickel is relatively consistent towards HCl, so it wouldn’t have done much.
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Hey Handcraft
Hey 😄
How was your day?
That’s a hard work. How long did it took in real time?
I started on September 1st with this project, but I can’t exactly tell you how many hours I worked on it
Oh. Ok
I am still curious is it wear well without bearing in it?
What do you mean?
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Oh, he uses body fillers. Alright, I'll hit the subscribe button.
Thank you for your support !
@@DrHutOfHandcraft I hope that you keep on like this, most restoration channels are just derusting then repainting small items/tools and I really do believe you can be in the talks of good channels like my mechanics, meine mechaniker and so on.
@@snacktheslack wow thank you very much mate, I really appreciate it! 🙏🏼
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you missed the pressure plate in the adjustment....i think u know now.
Yes I know, someone else pointed that out. As you have seen there wasn’t one so I didn’t knew that there has to be one, since I never had an arbor press. I made one yesterday and now it’s complete 🙂
That black paint finish, being 'flat' showed up so many flaws in the metal finish that, for me, totally spoiled the final outcome. Had you used a hammer finish this would have hidden the dings, dents and flaws and better shown off your hours and hours of prep.
Thank you for your comment, I’m sorry that you didn’t like it. I Thought about using hammer finish, but I decided to use the satin jet black, because I really like it and I am very happy with the finish 🙂
Wouldn't it be better just removed the rust with the steel whool
Instead of? Sandblasting or what do you mean?
What ratchet is that
The one I used for disassembling? Just a simple ratchet out of the hardware store. Or which one do you mean?
Why spend the time when you can buy one dirt cheap
There are several reasons for that. But forget about that, I think you are watching the wrong kind of videos with that kind of attitude :D
Good job, looks fantastic!
Thank you!