Antique Wrench you never knew existed
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2020
- In this video I will be sharing a unusual tool with you. I found this spanner/wrench on eBay and had to buy it. After waiting a week for the auction to end I was fortunate enough to win it for a gut wrenching price of £58. Funnily enough I was willing to pay much more. I am known to spend 50 pence to £2 on tools so shelling out this much was most definitely out of the ordinary. At first I had no intention of making a video. However as the days passed I realised it would be rather selfish to keep such a cool tool to myself.
Unfortunately the tool didn’t have a makers mark or date. I had to rely on old fashioned research. The only information I could find was from a couple of USA patents dating back to 1856 (William Baxter) and 1884 (J Aston Greene. The tool in that patents are different however they do share the same function. Please share in the comments if you know more about this tool.
Since this was a rare tool I decided to simply clean the parts and make it functional without damaging the original casting. I decided to use a much gentler approach to removing the rust. I came across mc51 rust remover by watching videos from TysyTube Restorations. If he uses it then I’m sure it would be good for this application.
After removing the rust I needed to protect the metal from future corrosion. Although the original tool was painted I decided to plate it with nickel.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like the video. - Розваги
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I've never seen such a wrench.
Careful restoration with respect for the object. Everything was done perfectly.
Thank you, its too special to sand everything down. Glad you liked it
That moment when the inventor solves the problem of being able to screw the one w/o unscrewing the other. A really cool video... Thanks.
That is the most curious tool I've ever seen. Wild!
Boy, that's a different design for sure! I LIKE it! 👍👏👏👏☺
Absolutely, isn’t it so cool. Thanks for watching
Beautiful restoration. As everyone else here stated, I’ve never seen a tool such as this before but it works. I’m also happy that you didn’t go overboard with the restoration. 👍🇦🇺
Thank you. It was my duty to do a careful restoration.
Another great video! Well done and keep it up! 🍻🤘💜
Thank you very much.
I've never wanted a tool so badly. I've never seen it before. Love it
Isn’t it just awesome. You can see why my budget to purchase this was non existent. I had to have it no matter the cost.
Wow awesome tool never in my 60 years have I ever seen one lucky you
That is one awesome little wrench and a wonderful restoration! Thanks for this!
Thanks for watching
Never seen one like that before amazing thanks for sharing your time and skill and happy Christmas. 🍺🍺👍👍😷
Thanks for watching
Hi mister beautiful restoration good job well done I
Thank you
First time I saw.
Beautiful restoration.
I love odd ball tools and that wrench definitely made to the top of the list also great restoration 👍
Thank you, it sure is an oddball. Hopefully I can find more to share.
I haven't seen anything like it.
This is going to be a real treat for me.
Great restoration of the mystery wrench.
Thank you
Very cool, you’re showing us some great skills here, thanks for all of your films this year, have really enjoyed them. Happy “little” Christmas and a brilliant New Year. Stay safe
Thank you very much for sticking with me although i haven’t been uploading frequently. I can’t wait to see what blessing will come next year.
That is such a weird wrench and I love it ,very cool
Thank you
Interesting wrench. Cool restoration.
Well done! What a cool old wrench. 👌🏼
Thank you. I absolutely love it.
I can I have never seen a wrench like that before. It looks great!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
VERY NICE PROJECT! THANKS!
I love your videos. This was especially neat. You did a perfect restoration on this really unusual wrench. I’m not surprised not many survived it looks a bit unwieldy. I’m looking forward to your next projecut. Stay safe and stay well😎 🇬🇧
Thank you very much.
lovely old tool, very nice job, wish i had one.
Wow. I could use one of those. No more messing with trying to fit the right size wrench to the bolt. Cool.
Absolutely. I think I will actually end up using it.
Love it. Sooo jealous. You gotta gem.!
Awesome restoration sir 👍
Good restoration dear keep it up 👍
Thank you
What an elegant tool.
That thing is weird yet awesome at the same time.
What a great transformation👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you
great tool, very nice to watch, best regards🦾
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Wooooooooooooooow
First time in my life I see a wrench like that 👍
Hopefully I can find more weird stuff
Nice tool - Good job! 👍
Thank you
Damned nice piece of equipment. I could see that in hardware stores today.
Thanks. Seems like people would buy it
Perfect job !
Thank you
I want one, that's a really handy tool to have
It sure is handy.
Great job !! Your videos are fascinating
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
Nice work ,and yes it's a strange wrench.
Thank you,
What a unique wrench
Absolutely
Superbe restauration et très bel outil...
Thank you
Lovely job Bro.👍
Interesting wrench you have there bro. Nice job
Thank you
Wow, 1st time seeing these one!
Thanks for watching
One Side is METRIC and the other is SAE.
Thank you
Lol.
HA HA HA! or Whitworth
This thing is neat!
Thank you
That's a great looking wrench and amazing work. Must admit I would struggle to pay £58 for it, but i can see it was well worth it.
That's nuts!
Yep, thanks for watching
great job
It’s cool looking.
Thank you
sanding / filing down some of the casting marks would be nice, and yes, I have never seen a wrench like this, thank you
I wouldn’t dare damage such an old tool by sanding the original casting. It is approx 150 years old, the casting tells a story of how it was made. They made a rough cast but the machining was spot on.
Before I read your notes, I would have thought that wrench was a UK design. Then your notes said you found US parents for a similar design. I've been to many swapmeets and used tool shops in the US, and have never seen this design. It's very interesting, and to me would be collectable. Thank you for saving it. It never looked better, even when new. Regards from the USA
Thank you. I’m always around old tools and iv never seen anything like it. Hopefully I can find more unique tools to share
That is awesome restoration work and a beautiful wench
Thank you
Awesome restoration wrench 🔧 👍👍👍🔥✌🏻🇷🇺
Thank you
Niesamowite narzędzie, tj proste a zarazem bardzo zaawansowane.
Thanks for watching
Nice restoration....it looks at though you nailed its origin: Baxter (inventor) Patent No. 84,605; December 1, 1868 (William Baxter). There is a nice little diagram of it (google of course) that clearly shows the same model as yours. Best wishes and be well old mole!
Thank you. Glad you like it
Thank's por the tip, I love to be in contact with our parents, grant parents and grant, grant parents designers and builders of tools scince the stone age and before.
They were the founders and added something through generations to our todays amaizing technology, as we are doing now for the future.
The surpricing amazing of the gratest human mind free of nationality, race, politics or sex.
We the humans do it all around the world scince the begining and will go on doing it even if we do not exist anymore, our technology with the artificial inteligence will survive in the universe for billions of years, it will know how to do it.
And all that with the only one single simple pourpose of Iiving, our command scince now is acumulate expirience and knwoledge just for that, leave.
Thanks for sharing. The good thing is we can be in contact with the person that created our grandparents and gave us all this knowledge. God is only a prayer away.
Construction of this wrench is very unusual. But i like weird mechanical tool. By the way, you definately need one weird tool. It called threating file. It makes threat restoration much easy
I also love weird tools. Iv seen my mechanics use that file. I should invest in one.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 My Mechanics is tough guy. Watching his videos too.
Threating file costs 10$ on Chinese AliExpress. On eBay may be 15$. But it earn this cost. Two weeks ago it saved me a lot of time. I have to restore bended threat M36x1.25mm. Without file i have make a new part.
Where in all the Hell do you keep digging up stuff like that ?!?
😂😃😃
Nice job by the way.😊😊😊👍👍👍
It takes many hours of searching to find these things. eBay, Facebook, farms, boot sales. Glad you like it.
Nice Work
Thank you
Keep workikg hard! on way to 10k soon 🎬🛠
100k😀😀😀
Today on:things that make you go “whuy?!”
Why not :)
🇬🇧 - an unusual adjustable spanner, double headed with middle finger wheel
Thanks for watching
I want one of those. 😁
It’s pretty cool isn’t it.
Очень интересный ключ 👍👍👍👍🏠
Thank you, it sure is interesting
Ah very clever! One end for metric, one for imperial... ;)
It’s a very cool tool
I want a bigger version of this 😎
That would be cool
WOW!
Interesting multi tool, this puts multi tip screwdrivers to shame. I wonder just how old this tool really is, and was it a specialty tool for some piece of equipment. Thanks for sharing this video and remember Texas is watching.
Thank you. From limited research approx 150 years old. I’m still trying to narrow down the exact design.
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Lovely wrench and great restoration. I do think however that when reassembling the wrench, one should place the three parts against each other and then turn the adjuster, rather than screwing the adjuster in on one side and than the other.
The way it was assembled is correct. One thread is longer. If I screw them at the same time it will not fully close and the adjuster will not be centred.
Interesting.
Absolutely.
¡WOW!, what an imagination of the desinger, that's really a practical vision, amazing.
How old the tool can be?
Hi, based on my research it could be approx 150-170 years old. Check my video description. People were so creative back in the 1800s. I’m amazed by the quality.
Nickel-plating is a pretty good idea.
Thank you
Very cool - and a nice job on restoration!
Thank you
early crescent wrenches originally had a thumb adjustement like this have one was grandfathers
Thank you
Great video, thanks for sharing that interesting old wrench. Your restoration was very sympathetic, well done. How do you rate MC51 against other product you may have used, did it take a long time? All the best
Thank you. So far I’m happy with mc51. I left it for 5 hours. The only other rust remover I have used was evaporust. The last time I used it though was nearly a year ago. I will only use these for delicate items though. I cannot justify the price since I have the sand blaster.
This is the first time and I think the last time that I see this "thing"
Do you prefer MC51 over Evapo-Rust? Have you tried Evapo-Rust?
No, I never seen it before. Interesting...
Thank you
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That’s probably the weirdest wrench I’ve ever seen.
Me too. And the best
Looks different. I bet there is a patent for its design somewhere.
I hope so, I will keep looking.
beautiful piece. Haven't seen one like it before. Good clean up job but you work in slow motion. try playing the video on 2x; it will look normal speed.
Might be a problem with your settings. The video is fine. Glad you like it.
what is the function of the niquel part?
It seems that the design only had two heads to facilitate a counter to turning forces the head would receive, in theory the forces will only apply to the threads
Thanks for sharing. It’s a good theory.
Your video title is right bro !
Thanks. Such a simple but true title. It took me a long time to choose it though
@@mytinyworkshop1213 very good keep it up
Very interesting tool. Good job. I didn't subscribe for two reasons: 1. No sandblaster 2. No cat.
I have a sand blaster. However I wanted to use the least aggressive method to restore this.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 Good to hear but what about a nice cat?
Unfortunately no pets here. Maybe when I get a bigger place.
Pretty odd and unique crescent wrench kinda something... :)
Where did you disappear ? No video for the new year ?
It LOOKS !! LIKE !! ONE ! BIG !! GIANT !! OVERSIZED !! MECCANO !!! SPANNER !!! NO !! BENDS !! EITHER !!!
Sure does. Thanks for watching.
You know I saw a wrench like that but for the life of me I can't remember what it was for.
Wonder why we don't see more of those around!
It’s a shame tools like this have disappeared.
During the WW I & II metal scrap drives were conducted. Thats where they went!?! Probably?! 🤔😉
@@carldelawter8900 Aah. Could be!
I’m starting to think that older tools like these need to be re-mass produced.
I could be wrong, but I thought those were pins in the threading, not something you'd normally file off. Instead you should punch them out if possible.
It’s definitely not a pin. Trust me i tried hammering that thing out until I realised it was welded.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 Ah, gotcha. It looked like a pin to me, but it could easily have been a weld bead. Fair enough, just wanted to make sure. Nice job on it, btw. Forgot to say that before. I've never seen a wrench exactly like that, though I've run into ones that function similarly.
Sometimes they are tapered pins and need a judicious use of heat.
I have sean on of those at a old spurline
Cool, your the first person who has seen one. Do you have any more information on it.
@@mytinyworkshop1213 it is for square head nuts
On steam engines
CARAMBA: RARIDADE!!!!
Thank you
Not seen like this...
Do you know what it is used for?
I actually don’t know it’s original use.
Neat tool. Kinda like an albatross! 🤪
Hahah yeh. Thanks for watching
Wonder when it was made.
Approximately 150 years, maybe more.
This tool's name must be
DOUBLE T-REX