Restoration and Repair of Unusual Military Pliers...
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- I couldn’t find any maker information on these really neat pair of Military pliers! These are however just a perfect size and weight for everyday use! The “J” bend on the handle is wonderful!!!
Another great save from crap to ice cream. I love the American pride shown. Your pride matches the plyers and comes through and all your videos. I hope more Americans find your channel. You are a hero in my eyes for tool and gadget restoration.
I can no longer wrench on cars, at age 71 you have shown me a new hobby, thanks 👍
Hello Tom! I'm with you! Vintage Tool Restoration is so much fun and very rewarding! Plus once you're done you're done! Unlike vehicles where it's just constant maintenance! Lol Thanks so much!!!!!!
Those drill bits were new to me , as per the hand countersink. Very much enjoyed the work that went into the carriage bolt. Well done and thanks for sharing
Beautiful restoration. Love all the work you put into replacing the rivet. I crack up when you say “everybody should have one”. 😂
Another brilliant restoration Scoutcrafter keep the great restoration videos rolling 😀👍🏻
108 degrees with 20% humidity here. I'd rather be in your basement.
Love watching the metal lathe work. I'd like to see more of that.
Hello Will! I hate the heat!!! Nothing beats AC! Lol Stay cool!!! Thanks very much!!!
I really enjoyed the fabrication aspect of this project. You're quite resourceful, Scout Crafter.
Hello Peter!!! Thanks so much!! A five cent bolt saved the day!!!! =)
I wish those pliers were available in stores. Now I'll be on the lookout for a pair at resale shops and related places.
A lifetime of shop tools and knowledge. AHHHH-MAZING! Teach me Master Yoda...teach me.
Wow that’s awesome! This has to be my favorite restoration that you did so far 👍😀🇺🇸
Outlaw Edge thanks so much!!! Those pliers are so comfortable!!! 😃👍
What great looking pliers. The bend in the handle would help to keep them tight in the hand during combat and is genius. As always you have taken the ordinary and made it extraordinary!.
Very nice job again, especially going through the trouble making a new threaded nut. Thanks for an interesting video!
The teaching aspect of your restoration is awesome!
One of your best videos! Mixing in some shop how-to along with the restoration is great!
357magdad sorry so late!!! Thanks!!! 😃👍
Great job ScoutCrafter! I like the replace rivet/nut instead of the original rivet. They work really good too.
As always good work, I learned a lot from your videos. Greetings from Poland!
A creative way to replace that rivet.Turned out very well, ready for a new long life. Thanks again
Hello Norherman!!!! Very cheap for sure!!!!! =) Thanks so much!!!!!
I love the hook on the handle. great for preventing slippage when pulling stuff and for removing from a holster.
You are so right!!! I've heard that ranchers have been bending their handles for many years!!!!! I Love that feature! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
Beautiful job. Plus, I always learn a new trick or two watching one of your vids. I really like how your mind works.
Hello David!! The trick was having lunch! LOL Thanks so much!!!!!
Every time i watch your videos i find more tools that i never needed til now! You did a great job again!
Hello Tattmanndann! You NEED a couple center-drills! You won't be sorry! =) Thanks very much!!!!!
oh i know! every time i drill a hole i curse my self for not ordering some.
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Hey Scout, just wanted to say even though I'm subbed to hundreds of channels your videos are the ones I click on the fastest. Always love seeing a new video from you!
Greetings from Australia - love your work, love your passion and enthusiasm - keep it up!
These are super neat and informative as always as I always say can you imagine the story these would tell if they could talk a rare treasure of time that is still living today :D thanks for taking the time to share with us :3
Nice save of an excellent pair of pliers.Love those military tools and that's a beauty.
Those are really nice.. Nice job God bless
Opps, Wonderful to see Old Glory
I really like those! Great job!
Hello Timothy! These are the perfect size! Thanks very much!!!!!!
Wow! What a fantastic job. I think the riv-nut design was probably the best fix and it looks good. I'd imagine as a military man, when you've parachuted into enemy territory, you've been awake 26 hours, and the air-drop jeep landed hard and got broken. I could just see relaxing your grip and dropping your pliers down in the mud. A nice J hook would make them real easy to hold onto after a long day.
The Metal Butcher - Sorry for the late response! You know the Ironworker pliers have that little bend on one handle, plus lots of ranchers out west modify their pliers with a bend in one handle... It really helps!!! Thanks very much!!! 😃👍
I like those military plies. You don't see too many military tools. Those look good.
Hello Tommy! I just wish I could find out more info on them!!! Thanks so much!!
Nice repair. Brilliant work on the lathe. I like the fact that they won't slip out of your hand. Take care buddy
first: i've never seen that type of 3-piece rivet design. it's actually kind of cool.
second: i love older U.S. military tools. they just seem to be more beefy and more well-made and can take a beating but keep on going.
excellent video...yet again.
Hello Sean!! I agree that rivet design was new to me!! Pretty cool! Thanks so much!!
THANK YOU...for sharing. Nice job on the rivet/bolt.
I like those pliers too! That came out fantastic!
I can tell you really enjoy working on the lathe. Nice work as always. That little kick at the end of the plier handle is a great idea. I bet it makes the cutters more comfortable to use if you have to really bear down on something.
I think that many farmers were bending their handles years ago... It really helps pull them out of the pocket!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!
Love your vids. Keep them coming.
Hello Crafty!!! Thanks so very much!!!!!!! =)
Another great find and the history you tell is also great info. I knew recently when I was at a friends place the pruning shears given to me by the friend from a junk pile in the shed my SC intuition went off. They thought it was strange that I knew exactly where they were made and showed them the markings ...learned from a previous SC video! Red handles too. The one from Italy I believe.
I've learned so much from your vids!!! You are the best!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Hello Arlind!!! I'm so glad to hear that!!!! Thanks so much!!!!
Thanks for the tip on the center drills. Definitely getting a set of those. Been in that situation many times and never knew about these. Love the work on the lathe. Keep them coming! Love those pliers too.
Hello Angel! You are going to love the center-drills!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Nice piece. I enjoy watching these videos. You have a great shop to do the restorations in.
Hello Kevin! I'm so glad you enjoy the videos!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
I like to learn and I like to laugh, thanks for another great show.
Good decision, really nice work and a beautiful, unique result. A few days ago I thought that screwdriver was overdone, but you won with this plies :) subscribed, thx.
Hello Balázs ! Sorry for the late response, thanks so much and welcome!!! I really appreciate it!!! 😃👍
Outstanding work on the rivet. Outstanding finish.
Hello Tony! I have two of these so I wanted to try something different on these! They look so different shiny! LOL Thanks very much!!!!!!
Looks like I also have a new favorite pair of pliers once I find one. Nice that you used the countersink from the drill restoration!!! Haha Beautiful job, appreciated the enthusiasm you showed. Great job on the “rivet” replacement, very resourceful!
Hello Bob!! Thanks so much! You are very observant!!!! =)
Great restoration and machine work! Love the colors also.
Just for you!!! I told you!!!! LOL Thanks for the reminder!!!!!! =)
Great job as always. Nice pliers and some nice machine work. I don't care for the rivets either. Have a great weekend
Helping Hand E Man - Hi Bernie!! Their great when they are tight! Lol. Thanks!!!
Beautiful! Those golf ball handles crack me up! Lol
Hello Dominic!!! They work so good!!!! Really you have to try it!!!!! Thanks!!!! =)
Hey Scout i really love what you do i have learned a lot from you and love the tool's you redo i have been looking for some of those tool's and collecting them and do what you do and i love it thanks to you thanks Scout
God has blessed you with all these talents great videos ( Doug in GA 🐈 ) 🇺🇸
HI doug! Thanks so much!!!! I'm just happy people like you enjoy the videos!!!! =D
The Lathe Master! Cuts like butta baby! Awesome job sir! -Mike
Thanks so much Mike!!!!!!
That lag bolt turned out great. Every time I see that lathe, or the press, I think about how I could make more room in my shop...maybe I should just buy it and figure it out afterward. Anyway, great video, I have several sets of pliers that need new rivets...now I know what to do. Cheers,Joe
Hi Joe!! Yes a five cent fix!!! Lol I love that little lathe! You would too!!! Looking forward to part 2 of the spoon!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
Your restorations are great
This reminds me to keep a sharp eye out for the flats on the rivets on my pliers when I start digging tools out. That's gonna be very helpful come time for the wire brush.
Hello Alan! I never liked just the "peened over" look I always liked a more finished look and that 3 piece rivet seems to bridge the gap!!!! Thanks!!!!!!
ScoutCrafter That 3 piece came out nice. Yet another reason I'll be extremely pleased when I get my hands on my own metal lathe. A wood turning lathe isn't gonna handle doing stuff like that unfortunately.
Good save on the pliers!
Hello Mark!!!! These are really interesting!! Thanks so much!!!!
Wow, this might be my favorite resto!
Hello TraderJoes!!! I am really glad to hear that!!! It was a bit long so I was a bit worried! Thanks for the feedback!!!!!
ScoutCrafter don’t worry about the length - we love your effort.
Awesome restoration!!
With all those pliers you have it might just be time to get down on the farm and do a fencing demonstration!
70 degrees, I'm jealous. It was 102 here today. Spent a lot of time indoors. Great curved handle on the pliers.
Hello ETN! I really am not a fan of extreme heat! (Or temps under 20 degrees) Stay cool!!! Thanks so much!!!
Wow, what quality work ! Inspiring !
Thanks so much John!!! 😃👍
I really enjoyed that! I too would love to use those everyday, so worth doing! Thanks sc.
Hello Jusb! These are such a nice design! They cut great! I really like them! I wish I could have found out more about them!!! Thanks very much!!!!
Cool idea. Nice solution. I have a really old pair of curved sheet metal sheers I need to repair, the hinge rivet replacement is my problem. I don't have a lathe so I will modify the head of a grade 8 bolt to look like a rivet! Thanks for the inspiration. Good job as always.
Hello UD! Yes! You can file down the square shank of the bolt and your golden!!! Thanks!!!!!!
very cool...never seen pliers like that before!
Thanks!!!!! Me neither!!!!
OK, looks like regular issue WWI 1914-18 fencing pliers. Still used in WWII.....My guess is the bend was actually added. Probably tough to tell for sure but I've never seen another pair of pliers with that bend. If it was unbent....Yeah Right....the two handles would be identical. Interesting piece and another GREAT resto! AS Always! A genius touch with that rivet! Have Fun!!
Hello Bill! At first I thought they were a Kraeuter style like the ones I restored a short while ago, but then when I received them they were much different then standard pliers... I thought like you the "J" bend was added but upon further inspection I think they were factory! They were bent during the forging process! Very professional! I am still looking to find the manufacturer!! Thanks so much!!!
ScoutCrafter Great pliers! Good luck in your research, it's gonna be neat to figure those out! Very Unique!!
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Holy smokes! That's some nice work.
stuntcardriver sorry so late with reply ... THANKS!!! 😃👍
made my comment halfway through the video- really like your video- great job ,as always
Helo Walter!!! Yes! These were pretty unusual because of the "J" on one handle! I really like that feature! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!
Much more serviceable with a nut, thanks.
Nice attention to detail making that rivet.
Hello Wyatt! I bet you don't see these pliers too much is because they were so good that people held on to them!!! LOL Thanks very much!!!!
Cool! Congrats from Brazil!
Hello armando!!! Thanks so much!!!!! Brazil!!! 😃👍
Scout- didn't read all the comments, but my first take on these pliers were they are trench troop barbed wire cutters from 1917. The design is very positive engagement on the work with a very secure handgrip. Scary times...
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LOL- Scott- I used to go to those meetings but it turned into a swap meet! =D
Looks great, perfect rivet solution.
Hello BYW! Thanks so much!!!!!!
Dude that was bad ass. Those pliers now need to go into the glove box of Air Force One.
LOL! Nothing better then a 5 cent fix that actually works!!! =) Thanks so much!!!!
A broken river does seem strange, I've never seen one before. Anyway, good resto!
Yes! Me neither! Especially the way it was broken!! Thanks very much!
Great restoration Scout. This one seemed to be a little more complicated because of the rivet using the lathe, drilling etc.
Hello Frank! Yes! I started off thinking it would be a quick one but like you said it became quite the project!!! LOL Thanks very much!!!!!
we r waiting for new videos...Nice job again...I guess that have got a good pivot point..
Hello Kadir!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!
My take on it would be that the J-style handle and the "back-cut" (for lack of a better description) on the cutter works together. It makes sense that if you were in a situation where you had to cut coiled barbed wire that was commonly used in WW1 and WW2 you could "grip" the wire in the pliers and use the J-hook to stretch the wire tight before cutting. that way when the wire snaps back after being cut you are out of the way and it will most probably spring back and out of the way as well. just my guess...
Wonderful to Old Glory...thanks
Another great vid,I would think the washer was there to maintain tension.Keep the vids coming.Bob UK.
Hello James! Rivets are great when the surfaces aren't worn, once the pliers are stressed or worn a little they become loose and don't work as well... It has always been an issue with pliers! What people don't realize is you can hammer the rivet again to tighten the pliers! Thanks so much!!!!!
You do amazing work!! Looks good as always. Where do you get your tools.
Great eye for detail Love your videos
Hello David!!!! Thanks very much!!!!! Really appreciate that!!!!!
great work and vid thanks for uploading..
Hello Darren!! Thanks so much!!!! Really appreciate that!!!!!
great job
Hello Timothy! Thanks so very much!!!!!
Beautiful work, Scout. That cutter design is really ingenious. So simple. You seem to not mind answering my questions so I have one again. I just picked up some sanding and buffing supplies. The buffing compounds are called black emery, brown tripoli, white diamond, green stainless, red jeweler's rouge and blue all-purpose. My question is, in general, what belt grits and compounds do you use the most? I know there's a lot of trial and error, but right now I only have two buffing wheels and would like to dedicate them to specific compounds. Have a great weekend and thanks for the awesome videos.
Hello Brian! Most of my work is on Steel so I always use the Black Compound! Works great!!! The assortment pack was a smart move! As for the belts I use mostly two- 60 grit and 220 grit... However they are really worn so they might be more like 320! LOL One note, when buffing you will build up heat very fast, you almost need some heat for the action to work, have some water nearby so you can dunk it for a few seconds to cool it off and then dry it off with paper towel and resume!!! Thanks very much!!!!!
Will do! So the black compound gets you that glossy finish you always have? Can you imagine if you lived in my neighborhood? I'd be like a stray cat you made the mistake of feeding once.
nice another one to watch just been restoring mine right now 20 sockets mild rust remove over night and seem like brand new usa made craftsman
I always loved Craftsman tools! They were always well made and affordable. My Dad swore by them and they never failed me! Thanks very much!!!!!
to bad it turn to shit i just bought a hard to reach set all white on the allen keys though ok bad set went in again and open 5 to find all was like that. but they got amazing deals on sears that my secret place (dont tell :)) they give you like 20 off some time just 20 free. i prefer to buy the knipex amazing brand its cheapest place to get it with deals also knipex so good snap on just rebrand them. you should creat a shop your way account and look ever so often for deals got a impact the one you hit with a hammer usa made for like 7 bucks. also grats on 7.6k wont be long till 10k. Also recommend evpro rust if you ever want to leave the metal and finish like a a chrome socket or stuff what still got the finish but just got surface rust. 7ish at harbor freight just have to submerge fully make sure no air bubbles also good to degrease will take blueing off allen keys and stuff like that
Looks almost like a surgical instrument after resto!
Gotta love those military tools. Keep your flag flying, mine always is.
Those colors mean so much more to me the older I get! Thanks so much!!!!!!!
A lot of US military pliers have a point to use for sticking a hole in plastic (C4) explosives. Like a long narrow whole to stick a blasting cap into. They dont look like the ones I used while in the Army (2004-2013), which doesnt mean anything...because those would have been used earlier than my time was. Hope that info may help a little.
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Thanks very much!!!! =)
Very interesting!!! Nice job!!!
Thanks so much!!!!! Glad you enjoyed!!!!
Hey John, I been restoring a few tools here and there, but ai don't have bench grinder and all the cool power tools you have. Just a drill wire wheel. I've used vinegar with for the cleaning of rust, but after a day or two, I end up with a tool with a black film that is hard to remove even harder to remove from my hands. What I'm I doing wrong?
Semper Fi, my brother!
Turned out nice
Hello Stephen!!!! Thanks very much!!!!!!!!
you might want to look at a WW 1-2 book at the tools for fencing ie... barb and concertina wire I remember seeing a pair of pliers like those in a European war musium
Hey Scout how old are those gl10s? i thought they were new from channellock but that set looks like they been around!
Nicely restored, I prefer rivets to nuts and bolts as on the cheaper versions they come lose, and either slip a size or do not cut. These pliers do not look multifunction, designed for one purpose only wire cutting and twisting, They also have a stop pin to stop them opening to wide, for what reason?
Hello Tony! Wow you are very observant! I wanted to address those pins in the video but was running too long! Every other pair of pliers use the back side of the jaw to stop the pliers from opening too wide but the way these were forged they would allow the pliers to open all the way up!!! So I think as an afterthought they added the pins to the design as a "stop" they are molded into both halves! Interesting!!!!! Thanks very much!!!!!
GREAT restoration! What brand and model is your metal lathe? Are those really expensive?
Hello NN! This is a 7x14 mini lathe! Lot's of companies make these, mostly imported and yes, a little expensive at about $500- but I love my lathe! Thanks so much!!
I'm no military historian but I think these are ww1 fence cutting pliers, hence the unique high leverage cutter design. In other photos of these pliers online none have the curved handle I think it was added later to make them closer to ironworker pliers. I wonder if a soldier came back with his pliers and became an iron worker. I would be so curious to know the back story.
Hello Daniel! Yes! I've never seen these before!!! The handle looks very professionally done so if it was done by someone they were experts!! Thanks!!!!
Nice set of pliers did you shalac them at the end there to make the shine pop
Hello Abdulah!!! When I polish them to a high shine I give them two coats of Mother's Carnauba Wax! That's usually good enough!! Thanks so much!!!!
I have never asked but what state are you in I grew up Mpls MN but now reside in Indonesia 🇮🇩 I always see the great weather maybe a next video do a video on a rain or snow day so you can justify stay in basement hehe
Thats awesome
Working Man thanks so much
Great video, as always. Where do you pick up the old tools? Nige from Croydon, UK.
nkobtopenworld hello Nige! Sorry for the late response! I get them from tractor shows, flea markets and eBay!!! 😃. Thanks so much!!!
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Hello Daniel thanks so much!!!!!!
WOW!!! Where do I start - first, this might be my favorite video you have done, I learned so much from it. I had never realized the functionality of the machinist drill bit. Great information (as always). You really worked on this one making that replacement rivet, but anything for your loyal viewers, right? Also the tip on the mini work platform, I'm sure I'll use that trick. I have always watched your videos for entertainment and your personality - along the way, I've picked up a few tricks. Today I saw another side of you and really enjoyed this one. Thanks so much!! I'm off to watch it a third time.
Hello John!!!! I am so glad to hear that!!!! Those center-drills are awesome and once you get a couple you will always use them!!! Also there are a few great Vise Tips I really should put together in one video! Thanks so very much!!!!!