130-year-old Bolt Cutter Complete Teardown and Restoration
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- These bolt cutters (actually called bolt ‘clippers’ in the original patent) were patented in October of 1892 by Henry K. Porter himself (patent # 484,670). It’s unclear exactly when this exact pair was made, but all signs point to them being produced right around this patent date.
These bolt cutters were covered in concrete and a thick layer of rust and were missing the rubber bumpers on the handle and the ‘eyebolt’ and nut on the right handle. The handles themselves were badly mangled and the cutting jaws were chipped and had very little available cutting edge left to resurface them.
Psst…. Did you find the LEGO mini figure hidden in the video?
------ Timestamps ------
0:00 - 1:31 Overview
1:32 - 2:17 Press straightening handles
2:18 - 7:35 Disassembly
7:36 - 11:43 Rust and concrete removal
11:44 - 14:36 Sanding and cleaning up castings and cutting jaws
14:37 - 16:44 Cold bluing hardware
16:45 - 17:52 Filling in casting holes
17:53 - 19:06 Priming and painting
19:07 - 20:45 Making a new eyebolt screw
20:46 - 21:20 Making new pins
21:21 - 21:53 Making new rubber bumpers
21:54 - 28:58 Reassembly
28:59 - 29:46 Paint touchups and painting pins
29:47 - 30:33 Reveal and before/after
30:34 - 31:02 Testing
31:03 - 31:10 Thank you and please consider subscribing
------ Tips for restoring your own HK Porter bolt cutters ------
Start by removing as much of the hardware as you can without grinding off any rivets. WD-40 can help loosen up stuck hardware. Keep all the hardware from the left-hand side, right-hand side, and cutting jaws in separate containers throughout the cleaning and restoration process to make sure everything goes back exactly where it came from. Then, you can decide if you want to remove the rivets on the upper handle portion - if you’re careful with cleaning and masking, you can probably get away with re-painting without having to remove them and make new ones. Cleaning and rust removal can be done a number of ways. I prefer Evapo-Rust or electrolysis, but a cheaper solution is plain old vinegar. Soak for a day, then scrub with a steel wire brush and your parts will be cleaned to bare metal! For paint prep, be sure to wipe all the parts with a degreasing solution or acetone and mask off any areas with mechanical motion - the paint layers will cause interference or rubbing. Many spray paints are a paint and primer in one. I prefer using Rustoleum’s metal etching primer followed by a Rustoleum color of your choice. Allow enough time for the paint to harden (a few days, ideally at least a week) because reinstalling the hardware is bound to cause some scrapes and dings. For the nuts and bolts and other hardware, it’s up to you if you decide to leave them bare metal or blacken them with cold or hot bluing (blackening). To clean up the cutting jaws, I used an angle grinder with a 120-grit flap disk. Be extremely careful not to grind too hard or too long on the jaws, as you’ll heat them up and ruin the hardened condition of the blades. Start by cleaning up all the edges just enough to remove any chipped edges. Then, reshape the jaw tips by following the existing slope of the jaw and then beveling just near the tip. The goal is not to create a sharp tip, but a sharp-ish blunted tip to maximize the cutting power without damaging the jaws on every cut. To replace the rubber bumpers, I bought some rubber stoppers from Home Depot for $1.50 and cut them to size. After everything is painted, reverse your disassembly to get the final product! Be sure to oil the joints regularly. You can also paint the raised letters on the handles a different color to stand out from the paint, but I personally do not like that look as they were never like that originally and it takes an ultra-steady hand to truly look good.
------ Rustoleum ‘Hammered’ Spray Paint Tips ------
The key with hammered finish paint is to shake the can vigorously for 5 minutes to really mix up the emulsifiers that give the hammered look. Then, spray one medium-heavy coat, wait 5-10 minutes, then apply one more medium coat. Spray distance also affects the degree of the hammered look. Close range (5-8”) gives a very fine metallic look while less than a 12” range provides the true hammered look that the spray paint cap looks like. Unfortunately, some colors just simply look better/worse in hammered finish that others.
------ Cold Bluing Tips ------
Start by thoroughly cleaning the parts in degreaser and/or acetone and then do not touch your pieces with your bare hands. Pour some of the bluing solution into a separate container/dish/the bottle’s cap and apply to your part with a brush or dunk the part in the solution in your separate container. Wait 30 seconds then rinse the part in cold water. Repeat cold bluing until part is uniformly black. Then, soak in any oil overnight.
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In the beginning I miss some kind of Star Wars theme or a "We break for nobody"-sign.
Lololol this is my favorite comment to date. I can see it now: SPACEBALLS THE RESTORATION. Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the movie is made!
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Those H.K.Porter Bull Dog bolt cutter came out STUNNING! I wish to thank you for restoring a piece of my dad's working life! He was a machinist from the late 1950's till 1978 when he retired. I love restoring tools that were made there. I have restored bolt cutters as old as 1906 and 1916. My dad was born in 1912. In my picture I'm holding a H.K.Porter 1940 Type R tree limb cutter. It was restored by my friend Vic of Big Vic's Workshop. I love the color Grey you chose! My choice of colors are Duplicolor Red and Black engine enamel. I find they are perfect color matches to the original colors and the "ENGINE" type of paint seems appropriate because their #Boston, #Everett # Somerville 43 plant made train engines up to 1950s. All of the town names were all the same plant, but had town boundary changes over time. If you wonder about the #43 that refers to 02143 the zip code of plant. It appeared when Boston was on the forged tools and then again when Somerville was on there tools! The son of a H.K.Porter machinist thanks you for the restoration of their tool!
Hi Stephen! Thank YOU so much for such a wonderful comment. Comments like these put a huge smile on my face and they make these restorations so worthwhile to share with the world. Big Vic and I follow each other on UA-cam and Instagram, so I always love hearing about his projects too! Thank you for sharing your dad's story and the explanation of the #43!! I had no idea and the Internet was pretty light on info about them! The color is actually light blue-gray, but I'll admit it looks a bit more obvious that it's blue in real life than in the video. Either way, I just love the color too. I'll have to look into maybe using Duplicolor on future restorations! Thanks again Stephen, talk soon.
@@CatalystRestorations your welcome. Blue is also a good color as well H.K.Porter used it on their nut breakers and impact drivers. I have my dad's impact driver and when I wanted to paint it I used my brother's H.K.Porter nut breaker which was blue to match the paint. That was a Rust-Oleum.
Металл нужно чистить а потом нагревать и делать прямым, выпрямить... а так получилось сломали 1 раз и ты второй раз... это правельно... но нет нечего страшного ..если только будет сильная нагрузка потом и он сломаеться там где гнулся!
@@stephenkent8903 1 million viewers completely agree!!! such rich history and such tremendous passion and ability. thank you for sharing!
I liked the honesty in “I’m not mymechanics”. Simple and straight. You gave the tool a new life and that’s what counts. Nice job!
Thanks! We all already know Mymechanics is the platinum standard, but we can't all be him so why try to imitate?!
Yes they (My Mechanics) have resources and great skills, but sometimes is over engineered as for example creating a metric standard nut or bolt instead of use a new one that surely they had at their workshop, only to show up their skills and make the video longer. It's a great channel don't get me wrong, but sometimes got repetitive.
@@RickDekkard The "unnecessary " building of all the tools, fasteners and so on is the absolute best on this channel. He is not trying to be cheap or fast or effective in any way. He is just putting 1000% effort into a piece for 100% perfection
@@RickDekkard I fully agree with you. I have unsubscribed because it started to be more arrogance than anything.
Fanatasic work. Great to see people caring for old tools most people would just through out. Those cutters will still be going in another 50 years when some tools today don’t last a year. It’s a pleasure to watch your work.
Thanks Andy! One man's trash is another man's treasure for another whole generation!
@@CatalystRestorations
I think we all want to trust someone in our lives as much as he trusted those glass jars not to break. Great work.
Hahaha, this is one of my favorite comments! Something about them being salsa jars in their former lives makes them stronger 💪💪
@@CatalystRestorations I you did try...with bigger and bigger pieces
It’s nice to see someone who doesn’t have thousands of dollars of equipment doing restorations and doing a nice job of it! I think I would’ve used hammerite tool paint myself but I like the colors you chose! Well done!
Thank you! The whole point of my channel is exactly that - to make restorations as accessible as possible to anyone with basic tools.
As for the paint, I think it's just a branding thing but the paint I used is basically equivalent to the Hammerite brand.
I'm not My Mechanics hahaha I liked your humility, you won another subscriber here from Brazil, a big hug!!
Haha I know what I'm capable of but sometimes I surprise even myself! Thanks for subscribing!
What a remarkable transformation. Great restoration job. Love seeing these old tools being brought back to life for another generation’s use.
Thanks Shed Man!!
Wtf...the video is suspiciously addictive to watch...
30 minutes goes by in the blink of an eye!
You can weld new material onto the blades. Grind it flat and lay a bead of weld along the edge. Make sure your welding material is hardenable - regular wire won't work. Once youve got enough material laid down you can shape it and then re-harden . Little bit of work and you could have the jaws meeting accurately again.
Awesome advice Linsey! Honestly I didn't even consider that, but you're totally right, provided you choose the appropriately hardenable wire and appropriately re-heat treat! I'm a professional Materials Engineer by day, so this is one of my favorite comments so far 😁👍
There are tool steel electrodes
Use an old drill bit in place of a tig rod.
Yep tool steel rods are expensive tho
I don’t think something like that would be worth it for this.
Great respect given to Mymechanics guy. Huge respect to you. And awesomely restored.
Thanks Sanjay!!
beautiful tool and built to last. love all the articulated joints.
IMPRESSIVE!!!
MAGNIFICENT WORK!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you so much!
Great restoration!
Here's a tip for press straightening: use 3 rods to "over-press" the piece.
Two rods go on the right and left sides of the concavity, and the third goes on the convex point.
When you close the vise the rods act to bent the piece beyond straight, which will then flex back due to metal memory.
Hope this is helpful.
This is great advice, thanks JL! In the world of metallurgical engineering that metal 'memory' is called its elasticity and any permanent bending is called plastic deformation!
no such thing as metal memory.
@@xl000 So, springs don't exist?
@@xl000 Some people have no such thing as knowledge. 😅
@@xl000 You are right, there is no such scientific term, but what people mean by this, is the metal operating in the elastic deformation area of the Young's Modulus of Elasticity graph. A hint for the non-engineers for further investigation.....
I like the use of the" universal nut buggerer ,"
Works well in the garden as a plant label
Great job! I'm constantly looking for old tools to restore. Those were a real find!
Thanks! These are still one of the best finds ever for me!
So nice to see this fine piece of history rescued.
I don't think I have ever seen someone do this much detailing on such a common tool. Thanks for sharing. 👍😁🇨🇱🇺🇸
Thank Paul! I take pride in the details!
Why would anybody.....not commonly used at my shop. Took away antique look
@@carlmorgan8452 Imagine thinking "bolt cutters are rarely used in MY shop, therefore why should anyone on Earth bother restoring a pair of them"
Extremely admirable job. Plenty of opportunities to learn from this project. Myself I have several pair of these - all in various stages of rusty decline. I started collecting them about 6 years ago simply for the artistic appreciation. They bring me pleasure every time I look at them hanging on the wall. You have shown such respect for the tool in this restoration. You encourage me to do more to mine than the surface lubrication I have done for preservation. Great job, great video!
Thank you for the very kind words, Lee. I never even owed a bolt cutter before this, let alone an antique one, but I didn't let that stop me. And I agree, the craftsmanship and detail makes them almost a work of art. How many tools these days have instructions built in on the cast iron?! Good luck restoring yours and if you have any questions I can answer while you're working on them, don't hesitate to ask here so everyone else can learn together!
Lee thanks for liking H.K.Porter bolt cutters for artistic appreciation. However I hate to see the tools made at their #Boston#Everett# Somerville 43, Massachusetts remain rusty and dirty. My dad taught me to take care of my tools. Since my dad left this world many years ago I take care of his tools that were made at that plant in Mass. He was a machinist there in the late 1959s to 1978. If you can make those tools better than when you got them that's a plus! Thanks for having them hanging on your wall.
It takes a lot of courage to put your work out there for the world to see. Excellent job!
Anytime I see old tools like this, I think of my grandfather who was the fix-it, repair, maintenance man at a steel mill in Pittsburgh. He created and altered many tools for his work. When offered the VP position in the company, he turned it down because he loved the work he was doing.
Thanks foe the kind words Phillip! If my videos even help just a few people learn how to restore their own things or keep them entertained for a few minutes then I've done my job with this channel!
That's really interesting about your grandfather. I myself am a metallurgical engineer and work for a steel company. I totally understand your grandfather not wanting the VP job - honestly, I'd feel the same way. My grandfather was an electrical engineer and similarly a go-to fix-it-yourself kind of guy. He used to design room-sized cameras back in the 1960s and 70s.
Yes, it does take some guts to put it out there. And thx for the story you added as well. If not for those hard working dads and grandfathers the world woukd be full of woke individuals who couldn't "fix" their way out of a paper bag. Bless all those folks who laid the ground for us to fix things and work hard and respect the work and tools of the past.
When I saw these bolt cutters, my jaw dropped. It brought back memories of my dad’s tools. He had not one, but two of these exact bolt cutters. I remember them after all these years because of the lettering that was cast into the handles. They looked like the “before” example, all beat up and rusty, which was very unlike how my dad took care of his tools (he was a Tool & Die layout man for International Harvester in Springfield, Ohio by trade, and generally kept his tools well-organized and immaculate).
I remember trying to replace the same round flange-ended bolt that you replaced on one of the two (the one that was less beat up) when I was a teenager, although I did a much poorer job of it (I simply pounded one end of a bolt flat and drilled a hole in it, which A) caused it to be brittle, and B) didn’t leave enough meat on it to keep it from snapping at my teenage self’s first attempt to use it for what I look back on now and assume was probably a felony).
If I had known then that they were as old as they were, I would have done a better job of keeping track of them. I’m sure they wound up in a junk heap somewhere, as my mom didn’t have any idea what all was out there in dad’s “junk” (as she called it)… she just wanted it gone.
Such great memories! These cutters really are pretty unique and eye-catching. I live in northeast Ohio myself so I love your story of your dad working for International Harvester. You can pretty readily find these exact bolt cutters on ebay for like ~$20 every few months (or flea markets for $5 like where I found mine!)- might be fun for you to try to restore one all the way! And maybe not just for nefarious purposes this time! 😉
Agreed. You are no mymecohanics. You are you! Great job to adapt and overcome that. One you keep building your experience and tools you can be a master like my mechanics. Don't be hard on yourself. Keep restoring and learning. Good job!!! 👍
Thank you Tim for the encouragement!!
Agreed. If it works, that's what matters most. My mechanics started off like this I'll bet. Nobody is perfect right out of the gate. Keep working at it and eventually you'll be just as good. 👍👍
Not gonna say better because My Mechanics is good. Darn good. But you can get close.
Well said I was thinking the same, buddy you did a great job with simple tools well done 👍
@@leesmith2162 Thank you Lee!
You have quite pretty hands for someone who works with them all day. You won some kind of genetic jackpot, that's for sure
Hahaha I did not expect to get a comment like this, but thank you 😅. This isn't my day job though (someday maybe...I can dream), and honestly I get all my callouses from the gym way more than my restoration work.
This is awesome. Years ago when I worked on vehicles and construction equipment, my mother in law would always complain at family dinners that my hands needed to be washed. No matter how many times I tried to explain that my hands were stained and as clean as they could be, she never listened. I eventually just ignored her whenever she brought it up.
@@GhostDrummer It's true! Grease and oil don't just come off with an easy rinse!
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Wow! They look brand new! There is something satisfying seeing something like this being brought back.
Good for another 100 years! Thanks for watching!
Hi. Just spent the whole evening binge watching all of your videos from start to finish. I found your restorations to be very entertaining and informative and cannot wait until your next upload. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much Kelvin!! Next video drops by the end of the month! 😁
Awesome job. Love these kind of videos. Suggestions, use the correct size wrench, get a sandblaster, and wear your gloves when handling chemicals and wire brushes.
Bravo
Thanks Eric! All great suggestions. Evaporust, the rust remover solution, is completely safe on skin but you can never be too careful. And a media blaster setup would be great to have. I have been reluctant to purchase a setup because the point of Catalyst Restorations is to make restorations accessible to people who do not have large setups with thousands of dollars in equipment.
I have falen in love with those castelated securing nuts, I think they must have been cast and tapped as I cannot think of a way to machine them myself. Keep on with the restorations as it gives us great tips and is satisfying to watch. If I can offer just one observation, chamfering the external edges of the rivet hole prior to peining gives a better flush and neater finish. Well deserved like and suscribe.
Agreed on those nuts. Really neat piece of engineering work there, especially for the time. Excellent tip in the chamfering too. Absolutely going to use that in a future project!
You could machine them with a larger head and then mill out the sides to leave the castleations.
I have a "not so old" bolt cutter that need work on its jaws. Thanks for the tips!
Best of luck! There's a lot of great advice in the comments here too if you find yourself needing to add more stock back onto the jaws.
i love watching these as i fall asleep.....no disrespect its just very soothing
None taken, I love falling asleep to restoration videos too!!
I have a really bad dislike to crescent hammers! I prefer the 6 point socket. Much to easy to round off nuts with a crescent hammer. Nice job cleaning up the metal from being misused. I've seen guys weld on additional metal to increase the blade size. Very nice job sir. It looks almost new!
You mean crescent wrenches? They're not great for every job, that's for sure. And you're correct, several other commenters also suggested welding new material on if necessary!
@@CatalystRestorations You were also not using them correctly. The fixed jaw should always be on the "outside" do to speak. You were correct when tightening, but it should be flipped over when loosening. Give it a try, it feels much more secure...
@@stevebothe1416 Yup. If you watch any of my videos published since this one, this has been corrected!
I'm guessing these may have been used on a job site to cut rebar for concrete work.
Didn't even consider that as a possibility, but I think you're spot-on!
An excellent restoration. Enjoyed the video. It was very instructional.
Thank you!
Beautiful restoration of a very old tool and now I bet it’s better than most new tools. Super job.
Thanks Greg! They don't make em like they used to!
Great result, really like it! But why don't you use a proper wrench at work? This adjustable wrench you are using is not a best idea (paint damage, dimensions of head are too high). What is the profit?
Yup, for sure. Lesson learned for next time!
@@CatalystRestorations also is not good form to use metric sockets n SAE fasteners
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"Good bolt cutters pay for themselves over night"
Haha! Это шутка про кражу? (is this a joke about theft?!)
@@CatalystRestorations именно))) русская поговорка 😂
"Russian proverb". That's hilarious!
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This is a great iron cutter and a great value on the market 💪
Indeed it is!
you did well and the result is fabulous--thanks for the video
Thanks Joe! You are welcome.
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rust enthusiasts?
Nicely done. Awesome stuff
Thanks Michael!
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We Indian still loves restoration of British mecanical hand tools. And rare German tools too
These were made in New Jersey, USA!
I just discovered you channel! Im a fan of restoring work, specially (very) about tools getting a new extended life, above all those with 60++ years and thinking how proud our ancestors might be looking at their great grandchildren restoring the tools they used and looking us using them again.
You got a new suscriber and fan from Argentina!
Here is your like too! :D
So glad you found me and welcome to the channel! 😁👍Thanks for the sub and like! New video is dropping soon!
@@CatalystRestorations I will be waiting for it!
Excellent restoration
Thanks!
Wow love your work man. Looks great
Thanks!!
Great restoration, very thorough. Subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing! New video dropping very soon!
Great restoration. Final job looks very nice.
Thank you very much!!
20:05 thx for honoring mymechanics in such a humorous way. 😂
All glory to the restoration god
those bolt cutters saw some serious work
Some of the other commenters suggested it was used to cut rebar on a job site! 😬
UA-cam algorithm brought me here. I enjoyed this video! :)
Thanks! Praise be to our UA-cam algorithm overlords 😬
What a beautiful job you’ve done. They seem to have so many more parts than modern bolt croppers
Thank you! Definitely don't make them like that today!
Outstanding!
Thank you very much! 😁
I like the way you chose to use the Swedish nut lathe first, then the ratchet and socket wrench second. Bonus points for that!
I'm going to be honest Scott, I've never heard them called a Swedish nut lathe before but I'm dying over here 😂. The older the tool, the more wonky the sizing is on those nuts and bolts so it's really whatever I'm feeling in the moment! People have very strong opinions over which is "correct" though, hahaha
Amazing design. Still made today. I have a pair that belonged to my grandfather. They have concrete on them as well.
They really are quite something. Another commenter thought that they were covered in concrete because they were used to cut rebar on a job site. Might be true!
Great Video Thanks 😊
Thank YOU!
Looks like a fine job.
Great job!!!
Thanks Chuck!!
Looks great!!
Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you! 😁👍
BEAUTIFUL !!
THANK YOU!
Top job mate, looks great!
Thank you very much! 😁👍
I watched out of critical curiosity. The self-effacing comment comparing yourself to mymechanics won me. I've been a follower there for years, and truly, he is the best and a daunting standard to hold yourself to. You did a damn fine job and one to be proud of using the tools and methods you had at hand. 10/10
Thanks for the kind words! He's about as good as it gets right now and of course I'm a huge fan of his as well. I'm just happy there's someone to continue to push me to keep refining my skills. I'm a student for life!
good hands wrong tools asmymetal work teacher and my father taught me someone put this in use thesame way to take it out
Good job, well done
awe inspiring craftsmanship!
HK Porter did a nice job with that design, eh? 😉
fantastic work of art, U have great patience and talent. thanks I have enjoyed every pit of it.
Thank you Marcous!
Me gustó todo el proceso de reparación. Buen trabajo.
Gracias
Thank you for watching!!!
I have one just like that one! It’s so cool to see it refurbished. I feel I must redo mine now!!😁
Awesome! They are a lot of fun to restore and totally worth it!!
I volunteer for a UK charity ‘WorkAid’, in the tool renovation area - our tools may not finish up as pristine as this, but they are safe and work perfectly, ready to be sent to start-up businesses and schools, mainly in Western Africa. Really satisfying work.
That is SO amazing! What a fantasic organization and way to give back to the world with your skills. I should look into if there any versions of that in the United States. Thanks for watching and sharing!
fantastic work, so satisfying with the end product. weldone.
Thank you!
Great job on the bolt cutters. Never realized hk porter company built so many things as I worked in the early 70’s at hk porter manufactoring transformers, the kind found on poles and behind buildings
That's awesome! Yeah, in my research of these bolt cutters I had no idea how many different industries they had a foot in! Locomotive manufacturing is the one that really surprised me. Really neat.
I'm not sure if I could explain it correctly, but it feels so satisfying to see something so worn down, to see that someone needed the tool in so many occasions.
It's just as satisfying to actually do it for real as watching the video!
Beautiful
Thanks Kelly!
Amazing work 👏 🙌
Thank you!! 😁👍
Nicely done. 🎉 thanks
Thank you, Kelly!
Some of the pressing (or possibly casting) fabrication is rather delicate and more elegant than most modern tools. It's almost pretty.
The design is quite striking for sure! The design of these is a great example of what the past days were like where it was the wild west of manufacturing and making something stand out with looks was huge for word of mouth. It was also before companies started optimizing production to eliminate unnecessary detail, like the 'HKP' on each handle. That's not to say necessarily that cost cutting always delivers an inferior product, but design of classic tools today are just more plain.
You restoration it very well
Thanks!
I have the same pair of cutters, found them in rough shape over 40 years ago. I stripped them down, sharpened and repainted them in the 80's, they're still in my tool box today. I really never gave much thought as to how old they were though, I suppose they're older than I had first thought.
That's awesome! Yeah, this design has been pretty standard for over a century. These were *patented* in 1892, so they're likely a bit newer than that, but still pretty darn old!
You have a talent, son! No doubt about that. Keep on working and you'll be a master in no time. There's no substitute for experience!
Thank you so much for the words of encouragement, Maximus!! You are 100% right!
Beveling the jaws was the best part... Truly amazing work all around.
"Nut breaker"??? 😳
😳
I have a 14 inch one of these i was working on and suddenly just put aside. I mainly just need to reassemble but i had no idea what to do about the rubber bumpers so thank you for sharing your solution!
Awesome, thanks for sharing! The best part about doing restorations is sharing how I figured out the weird and hard stuff so others don't have to!
Nice work
Thanks!
Nice made restoration mate!
Thanks mate!
I would love to have one like this just as a display piece in my shop.
You can usually find a few floating around on ebay!
Love the "my mechanics" mention, lol!
All glory to the restoration god himself
Beautiful job ❤
Thank you!!
And that's what a clean job look s like my friend
Thanks Vico!
Loved it ❤️
Very nice job my friend! Turned out to be a hit!
Thanks dude! Apparently so! 🤯
Love the paint you used
Thanks, me too! One of my favorites.
Nice work 👍👍👍
Thank you!
I always binge mymechanics as my wind down bedtime videos and I saw the "I’m no mymechanics" line and I was like lol? Funny joke? Then I realised this actually wasn’t mymechanics. Explains why no sandblasting and the different looking hands lmao. But good job bc it took me that long to realise!
I consider that to be about the highest form of compliment I can receive! Thanks Marshadi!
Purdy! Should last another 130 years.
2152 is only a few years away!
That damn crescent wrench gave me anxiety.
Yeah, me too 😅
Very Nice job!
Thanks Big Vic!!! 👍
Nice!
New subscriber to your channel here !! You have earned it in my opinion .....you do a GREAT job !! These were a rusty , concrete covered mess with parts missing and now better than new !! Top notch work !!👍👍Can't wait to watch your other video's !!
Thanks Robert!
Nice job!
Thanks Tammy!
It is perfect. You are the best.
YOU'RE the best!
Awesome job
Thank you Robert!
Mind blowing
I find the love of this sort of work, fascinating. If you want a good set of tools, car boot sales, yard sales and markets are where you buy them.
Absolutely true! Thank you for watching!
Super cool well done.
Thanks! 😁