Vintage Stanley Brace Drill Restoration , # 144-10in
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- Another great bargain from a garage sale a few weeks ago. The hand brace was in rather good condition ..It was stripped down with a wire wheel and then polished up with a fine steel wool . I did apply a coat of wattle stain , and once it had dried i really didnt like the colour , so i decide to sanded it back and left the natural wood colour , just 2 coats of a satin estapol to finish . and thats another great tool to add to my collection .
Great video. My neighbor was throwing stuff away when her trash can toppled over. I went over to help her and noticed she was throwing away an old Stanley hand drill. She said I could have it so I’m starting the restoration today. Your video has been immensely helpful. Thanks again
I tried to repeat after you in the beginning but no way I can talk that fast...
Very nice result, and I agree with you on the wood stain. Original wood color all the way for me unless outdoors - then the wood need a little protection from the sun.
It looked like you installed the ball bearing for the pad without any grease - hope not or the brace will soon "sing" to you when in use. ;-)
Ten thumbs up from me! Keep reusing these great tools from the time when things were done right!
The finished product looked great! If that was my bit brace, I probably wouldn't have even touched the wood parts. You clearly know what you are doing when looking at the results!
Thank you ! i tried a few colours stains at first , but i really didnt like the finish....so i was back to bare timber ... thanks for watching
My dad has a Stanley and it looks and works as new as the day he bought it 40yrs again, its hard to find bits for it now!
Found a J.A. Chapman by Stanley #144-1oin in a pile of tools with a heap of drill bits about 10 yrs ago at an auction. It's been sitting in a drawer in the shed unloved. Only problem the brace is missing both wooden handle and back knob. At the present time I'm attempting to make the two items out of a very hard wood. Just watching your and other videos it has given me the impetuous to restore it.
Good restoration job 👍👍👍👍
Thanks for this. I have rather intricate looking Brace and started the restoration process. I wanted to chrome plate the parts but I now see the mystery of the wood handle is to leave it in place since there is no way to get that thing off. :)
You can try splitting It and gluing It back together. Maybe It Will work
Nice brace and good restoration.
I did the very same thing today! haha. I found an older ratcheting 10 inch brace at goodwill for 7 dollars and just had to have it. All parts are there, nothing is cracked, and everything functioned. Put in several hours with a wire wheel and handle refinishing alone. Tomorrow I come back with the steel wool and polish... Put the work in, and a better result will show!
Nice and shiny! Good job. I agree on the color (colour).
By 2:25, you might need a new pair of gloves:) Good ideas. I just inherited a bunch of antique tools from a neighbor and would like to clean them up like that. I think I will put the wire brush in my drill press rather that clamping a hand drill in the vice.
Lovin' that Diresta vibe!
Awesome mate, gunna do one myself soon!
very well done sir
Very nice work. Wish I could find one of those drills here.
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...would've liked to see how/if you cleaned/flushed the ratchet mechanism and the ratchet "switch"..... i dipped and wiggled around in benzine but there was still little bit of grrr when flipping the ratchet switch... otherwise great job, yeah personally i've never been a fan of any stain on wood, i prefer the natural look/colour/grain/texture of wooden grips/handles and such..
I love that song ;)
Wow. I just got a similarly aged brace recently and this video has got me thinking. How was re-assembly? Is it as tight as originally? How many hours was this? Great work. Thank you.
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my grandfather's had vintage Stanley Brace Drill..i want to restore it .but when I disassemble the bushing it is heavily corroded by rust and doesnt play. totally stack up .whats the best thing to restore it to good condition?
Next project: an old blue vise
The gloves?
Do I need to wear a yellow shirt to do this? I would rather wear my
Ski The Steel vest, It is blue, I used it in the ski shop for tuning skis in Aspen, do you think it will mess with the outcome?
Ha ha ha ...i love it Gymover .... i think the colour you choose wont matter on the out come ... My wife has said im not allowed to use any other Tshirts apart from my old yellow Hi-viz work shirts , when im working in my shop ... so yellow it is for me .... remember "'happy wife makes for a happy life""
Repeat After Me Restoration well look how u treat your gloves, she can't have you doing that to your nice shirts
Like new !!! Bravo
Now it's time to clean up that bit.
HA HA !! I know.... i very rarely use that old auger bit....i have a few laying around ....might be my next project
What did you spray on the wood the second time ?
At 6:16, it sounds like my wife.
I can tell by the jaws is a Worth brace and bit not stanley
:) the gloves
ha ha ha I know !!! ..some of my fingers were all cracked and split with the cold , from my real job . So i rubbed some moisturiser on and put the gloves on to protected my fingers ... ha ha ha great job the gloves did ..NOT !! .. Thanks for watching
What year was that tool made?
it's pre the late 1960's resin ones and post Fray which was late 1920's (but I think that the earlier ones had a octagonal head rather than the knurled ones) so it should be somewhere in that period but more than likely post WW2. I'm sure there's someone out there with better knowledge to narrow it down further (usually there's a country of manufacture on them .... if it's an Australian one then that will narrow it down much further I guess as Stanley only manufactured in Australia between 1963 and 2001).
Andrew Dawson excellent information. Thanks!
what type of wire wheel did you use?
Hi Nicolas ... i used a Brass wire wheel , i have a small box full of diffrent size wire wheels ... they always come in handy ..