Hand Tool Restoration - Walden Worcester No. 916 1/2" Drive Socket Wrench
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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Another nice job. I look forward to your old tool cleanup / restorations. Thanks. Stay safe.
Thanks John! I enjoy sharing my projects with everybody!
Awesome job! Love the color!!! 😃👍
Thanks ScoutCrafter! JohnFix used a similar color recently!
Nicely done, not so much polishing and tinkering that you lose the feeling that this is an old tool. But enough to bring it back to life again.
Thanks Paul! A couple viewers thought I went too far with it.
Looks great, especially like the green and lettering. Thanks for an other great video!
Thanks Alex! JohnFix inspired that color!
Simple and ingenious way of reversing the drive. Great video and love the history of these gone but not forgotten companies. Their true legacy is the quality tools that are still around.
It is a heavy, well built wrench. I can imagine the drive plug going missing on many of these!
Nicely done Dad!! That vintage green fits it to a T!!☺
Thanks RoadKing! That color is a hit with viewers! I'll have to find another project I use it on!
Love the colour highlights 👍🏻😂
Thanks Armando! I saw Johnfix use a similar color, then BAM, I find a can at a yard sale! I knew it was meant to be!
God gave you your passion and an incredible voice which makes your videos so enjoyable! Thank you.
Thanks Bud! I'm glad you enjoy my videos!
Nicely done. Yes, those rivets are a beast to clean around.
I though about grinding the rivets and taking it all the way apart, then Chuck brought me back to my senses!
@@357magdad Glad he stopped you.
@@mrbenmall Chuck is the voice of reason!
I enjoyed your research on the tool! Great restoration! Really liked the title on the thumbnail!
Thanks! I'm trying to be more clever with the thumbnails!
Great job! That paint really pops!
Thanks! I dig the moss green. I'm gonna have to use it again soon....
That’s really a nice looking ratchet! Great restoration love the colors
Thanks Steve! I'm gonna have to find something else to use that green on!
There's something super satisfying when you clean out a bearing, gearbox, or some other inaccessible mechanical assembly with a thin cleaner like WD-40, and so much dirt and old grease works its way out. And almost always the assembly works so much smoother when you're done!
The patina ooze is very satisfying!
Nice work!! You got that thing all Snazzied up for sure :]...Beautiful Old Tool !!
Thanks D&R! Chuck made me Flitz it!
Great job. I have never seen a ratchet like that. I have a couple of older ratchets from my father-in-law but not near that old. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks
Thanks Glen! When I saw it for $2 at the flea market, I had to have it!
Great restoration Magdad! I was impressed with all of the rust that came out of the rachet after spraying it with WD40. THe colors look good too. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks John! The "liquid patina" was flowing like a river!
Very nice restore, nice slick ratchet.
Thanks Randy! It was a nice flea market find!
What a great looking wrench..........I had a few fiddly projects recently and had to channel the spirit of 357magdad and use some sandpaper, Scotch-Brite pads & steel wool by hand and achieved surprisingly good results, you never know how some of the delicate & fussy things are going to go sometimes but every now and then they work out better than expected.
Thanks Bacon! The best tool I have in my shop is a big can of elbow grease!
The only thing I dislike between you and Scoutcrafter is looking for great old tools that the wife questions! Great restore. Nothing wrong with Flitz, it has corrosion protection!
Thanks Aaron! I think we have all bought items because ScoutCrafter said so!
Great looking job, I guess you do such good work because your sidekick Chuck won't let you do anything but the best.
Chuck is a very demanding supervisor!
I don't know how i missed this one. That is a cool ratchet. That color choice is awesome. Nice work Magdad
I'm glad you found it!
The "This Old House" guys always used to say, "Woostah, Meass". (Chuck ROCKS!)
Chuck explained that locals are allowed to say "Woostah" but tourists have to use "wooster"
Awesome! Love the green.
When I saw the can of moss green at the yard sale for 50 cents, I told the lady "shut up and take my money!" LOL
Great video, the ratchet really change with the restoration. Also, the history of this tool company is always interesting. 😄
Thanks David! I find the history of the old tool companies very interesting!
Cool video, fun to watch, good result
Thank you! I'm glad it was fun to watch - I had fun working on the project!
It is always with great interest that I watch your videos!👍
Thanks Ronald! I'm glad you enjoy my videos!
Great find, great restoration, and I also loved the color and black lettering. Thank you for the video!! Love your channel!
Thank you! I enjoy sharing my projects with everyone!
The green gives it a very 50's retro look.
I really dig that green. I'm gonna have to find another item to use it on!
The inlaid paint looks sharp. Walden was some quality stuff!
Thanks Tom! Those inlay sections were begging for some paint!
I love unusual tools like that. Came out really nice.
Thanks David! I though it was a good $2 purchase!
Paint job looks soo good and thanks for the history lesson!
Thanks! Researching the history is part of the fun!
A very nice restoration, say hello to Chuck for me.
Thanks Nash! Chuck says "aak"!
Nice job, great history must be very rare I've never seen this brand before.
Thanks! I run into the newer Stevens Walden stuff more.
Nice job on an unusual wrench. I like the color combination. Red is great but it is nice to see something different.
Thanks John! I saw you use a similar color, then the next week I see a can of it for 50 cents! Had to have it!
It was very nice to indulge Chuck and Flitz the wrench.
I gotta keep my shop mascot happy!
That's really cleaned up well, nice job MagDad 👍
Thanks Sparky!
@@357magdad I think you will like the last tool in my next video (out in a day or two) 👍 😉
Another great video. Love the history.
Thanks Kim! I get a kick out of researching the history.
Man that wrench polished up nice! Plus the green and black paint really gives it a lot of character. Works just like it just rolled of the assembly line, great work!👍
Thanks! It still works great! It was definitely made to last!
Great video. I always pick up useful tips. For some reason I have accumulated an eclectic collection of WW tools, so it was nice to see this restoration. Glad you didn't have to remove the rivets, and that the tool still worked. That speaks to the quality of a 90 year old tool. I always enjoy seeing patina banished ! Thanks
Part of me wanted a look at the mechanism, but replacing those rivets would have been rough!
That bird sure loves flitz😂👍
Chuck is a Flitz-a-holic!
Fantastic outcome brother..
Thanks! It was a nice flea market find!
Very good - I learned my favorite tool SW [edit what was I thinking? It's S&K that is my favorite. But kudos to SW and a great way to say Worcester.] came from Stephen Walden. Thanks 357MagDad
Thanks Michael!
Great work Magdad!
Thanks Kent!
That is a cool tool. Nice job bringing it back to it's former glory, if not better than ever!
Thanks! I'm not sure if they originally had paint in the center, but it was begging for some color!
Snazzy indeed. And thanks for the mini history class.
Thanks! I'm not sure which part of the hobby I enjoy most - hunting for old tools, researching the history of the items I find, or cleaning them up!
Wooster and Flitz.
That’s a winner.
If Chuck’s not careful
He’ll be dinner.
Nice job. Thanks for the fun. 🤠
Chuck did NOT like your poem! LOL
Nice work Magdad. If I remember correctly Scout used a similar colour on a clamp and I think it looks really nice on old tools, especially with the black highlights. To me it seems a little odd that the handle isn’t symmetrical, it kinda looks like it’s up side down when you’re undoing with it.
I wouldn’t be too worried about those fibre wheels coming apart as they are designed to go on a grinder. I’ve been using them for a couple of years and never had a problem. In fact, I’m running a 10” diameter one now with no problems. I find the naysayers really annoying as they usually have absolutely no experience with things yet they’re quick to tell how it will fail. Anyway, keep up the videos. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
I saw JohnFix use a similar color on a Hallwell clamp. I'm improving my fiber wheel technique - I got some good results on a project I was working on this weekend!
Looks great!
Thanks Bill!
Just found this video
Nice going on the wrench
And chuck said the city name pretty well
Thanks Robert! Chuck is very worldly...
Awesome job buddy!
Thanks man!
Came out great. Is it possible that it's not a oil port and it's how they installed the ratchet mechanism? Just looking how it lined up that was my thought when you couldn't get it to move.
I'm almost positive it's an oiler based on other similar ratchets. I gave it a couple good whacks after heating and she wouldn't budge. I was able to work in some 3 in 1 oil so I think it will be OK.
Turned out nice. Looks good with the green. Tools that spin are dangerous. It just is. That said I know what a fiber wheel does to skin! You're better off with a cut. Fiber wheel injuries are like a burn. I still love my fiber wheels. Easy cleaning of metal. It does leave a "grain" pattern in metal that shows. If you're careful you can blend it in one direction.
I was working with the fiber wheels today. I'm getting better at my technique.
Great job mag.
Thanks E&J!
Looks great
THanks!
Looks great!!!
Thanks James!
Nice job great video.
Thanks!
Great job
Thanks Larry!
Looks good 👍
Thanks!
Thanks for the video.
Thanks Tony!
Walden made some of the best nut drivers.Nicej ob
It seems like a quality product!
Great job on that old ratchet
Thanks Larry!
Good Work
Thanks William!
That is a very cool wrench! Nice job. 👍🏼
Thanks David! I think it was a good $2 purchase!
Great score for 2 bucks, nice resto! BWT, in this part of CT we pronounce it Wuss-ter.
Thanks Rick!
Beautyfull tool and nice restoration,also i loved the color you putted inside the letter !!!
Thanks! I'm gonna have to find another project to use it on!
Awesome!
Thanks!
Great job, you gave that ratchet a new life! 👍👍I’m curious what grade belt did you use on the grinder? Your videos are always so informative. Thanks.
Thanks Frank! I keep my 1x30 belts in three piles coarse, medium and fine. The coarse is usually 120 grit, medium is about 220 and fine goes from 400 down to 800. I think I used the 120 and then switched to the fiber wheels to see what they could do.
Very nice Magdad! I’m not sure why you would want to sell it 😂. Where you don’t use the tools you restore, I will. Where you sell some you restore I don’t. We are both happy and different. Thank you for everything you do. It is appreciated. I like your green!
Thanks Jack! I'm gonna keep it. I was just saying that at that point it would be in shape to sell. Ebay buyers seem to like some patina left on their vintage tools!
Liquid patina ....lol love it
Thanks James!
Really a shame some of those small old tool companies went out. Some, such as this one; really made good products.
Alloy Artifacts does a great job preserving the history of the old manufacturers.
Im going to order some moss green...that turned out great. Cheers
Thanks Joe! I saw JohnFix use a similar color, then I found a can at a yard sale the next week! Had to have it!
It always cracks me up how the locals pronounce Worcester-just ignore 3 letters in the middle and add another o. Keep him honest Chuck.😂
Those people up there talk funny! LOL I get slammed for my Philly accent sometimes.
Look,s great
Thanks David!
“Woostah” in New England
looks like a Brimfield find
Saturday morning flea market, Neshanic Station NJ.
I wonder how many things that wrench has worked on in it's life ...The green paint give it an old original look
It would be cool to be able to scan an old tool and find out what it was used for its whole life.
why did u not try evapo-rust to unstick the oiler ball?
Thanks for watching! I didn't want to submerge the wrench in Evapo-Rust, because I was not gonna take it apart. I didn't have a good way of completely rinsing it.
If you're English, and ever travel to Worcestor near the Malvern Hills, it's pronounced "Wussta".
Why don't you try one of ScoutCrafters 50/50 mixes on the oiler ball?
I wish I coulda got some penetrating oil to soak in but that ball was sealed tight to its housing.
Fantastic job with the painting did I hear you say eBay? Why 😞
I'm not much of a collector. Most of my yard sale / flea market finds end up on ebay. I try to pick an item here and there to "go over the top" on. Those end up as UA-cam videos.
interesting it’s certainly a good way not to end up blocked off :-)
I would like to see you review Lucas Gun Metal Polish vs Flitz.
There's no way Chuck is gonna let me bring another brand polish into the shop! LOL I'll have to keep an eye out for the Lucas stuff.
Maybe he’ll enjoy the smell, Lucas claims it does not contain ammonia. 🤷♂️ Might try amazon, I have not seen it stocked at many stores. You must be polishing those plastic screwdriver handles with white rouge while he is napping lol.
Hey Magdad, can you explain why mineral spirits please 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧
I think it's called white spirits in the UK and mineral turpentine in Australia.
That looks great! What type of paint do you wind up using?
Thanks for watching! Rust-oleum Painter's Touch satin moss green.
Pretty sure that grinder would be safer,if it was restored,no guards needed..haha! Color looks good!
That grinder is as "restored" as it's ever gonna get!
In RI we pronounce it “Wista.”
I used to operate the Blyman bridge in
Gloucester. .
I worked there in 2000 don’t remember anything like that.
Try Tewkesbury
nick j two ks berry
@@MrDoeboy356 chooksbrie or chuksbrie if you'm a local
Or how we in Boston say it (Woostah).
Chuck told me you have to actually be from up there to say "Woosta"! LOL
Lol. Chuck is a smaht fella.
You used the drill to knock off the worst-a of the patina. Get it, Worcester?
Like the "what's this here sauce" joke...
Huge fan. Love all your videos and projects. The outcome of this project was not my preference. After you cleaned it up I thought it looked good. But as soon as you said take out the bumps dents, I thought ‘no bueno’! I was right. No bueno. I’m sure I’m in the minority. Keep up all the videos! Thanks.
Thanks for watching Jody. You might have caught my comment after I soaked the mechanism in WD-40 that it would be ready for ebay. Many buyers feel like you do that some "patina" and age should be left on the item. If I'm selling it I usually leave the bumps and dents etc. But I'm keeping this one, so I finished it the way I like it. You should check me out on Instagram. 357_magdad. I post more "lightly restored" items there.
one question I see you have a disclaimer says you don't sell anything but on this video you said the wrench is ready for eBay so do you sell stuff on eBay if you do please let me know cuz I like some of the Restorations you do..
I always have items up for bid on ebay. My seller name is 357_magdad.
I don't often list my UA-cam projects because I tend to "over-restore" and this takes away from their resale value.
@@357magdad
Ok thank YOU GODBLESS EVERYONE
A Phonetically challeneged, big, bulky, ugly non-symetrical design, and you cannot just flip a lever to reverse the action. Gotta love it! Excellent paint job also.
Hey - ope you saved that original liquid Walden from Worcestor patina. There are sure to be a few "leave the patina alone" enthusiasts who could appreciate how rare this historic liquid patina is. Just think of how long and far you would have to search in order to obtain more!
I've already got a comment from the "patina patrol" LOL
Bad news chuck treaded
What is your eBay so I can look at tools you have for sale?
www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=19711&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_fss=1&_fsradio=%26LH_SpecificSeller%3D1&_saslop=1&_sasl=357_magdad&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_fosrp=1
@@357magdad thank you!
I would have paid $5 at the sale if it would have had screws instead of rivets...wanna pop those plates real bad!
I thought about grinding off the rivets, but I was afraid that it would never be the same afterward!
Another great video. For future projects that have rivets like this, you could invest in a set of diamond burrs from Amazon or Harbor Freight. I purchased this kit:
www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/rotary-oscillating-tools/rotary-tool-accessories/50-pc-diamond-rotary-point-set-69665.html
It has many unique shapes that could aid in your vast array of projects.
Wuss ter