Fantastic project John! We knew you would do something awesome and you didn't disappoint! I know that took you a long time! Thanks for joining in I appreciate it.
Another olde tool saved, yipee. Very good job. We have single digit temps outside Boston area, and my oil fired burner stopped working, I hit the red restart button , and it started and ran, but i called my technician to clean and fine tune my furnace, cheers from Taxachusetts. I hope you read this comment, but Ive seen you only read the big tool guys comments.
Who better than a Marine to polish brass! If it moves, salute it! If it doesn't move, paint it! If it'll shine, polish it! Good job, John. Keep it up. Thanks.
Brass is just one of those metals that looks good polished. I am impressed with your work on the label The plug would be a great project for your lathe. I am pretty sure it could single point the thread.
My dad had a number of those fire extinguishers. He had a 1942 bsa m20 that was ex MOD. He restored it to exact army dispatch rider conditions. The bike came as standard with that exact extinguisher. He passed last year and it was his birthday last week. Nice one john, good memories.
Pete- When my Dad passed I was in a real funk for a couple years but now my memories are all happy ones. That generation was fantastic and we were so lucky to have them. 😃👍
Thanks John, lovely job on the extinguisher, so pleased you could retain all the printed lettering and surprising that the gasket was still in place to propel the water ! Gotta love the fibre wheel !
An old time deputy sheriff friend had one of those carbon tet extinguishers on the cruiser transmission hump. At some point, he realized that he could not recall the last few hours of his shifts. There was a pin hole leak in the extinguisher.
Just finished watching George restore a footprint tool, your Brass fire extinguisher is definitely an eye catcher, and you got that label looking sweet, lot of effort went into its restoration, great clean up. Only thing I found worse than pipe dope (as I refer to it) is gray anti seize, I swear no matter how careful I am when handling it, I will inevitably get some on me some where😮😊😂😂. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.
I was stressing you were going to mess up the label too.....I have a gas fireplace, as long as there's gas I can keep the house nice and warm even if the furnace goes out and can't be fixed for a week or something.
Beautiful job on the vintage extinguisher! Not to be outdone but our oil burner went out sometime early yesterday morning, too! Called Petro and they sent out a technician who discovered that the 2 degree cold had froze the fuel oil in the line valve on our outside tank. And that was a protected fuel line in an enclosed cabinet (Roth tank) I had insulated previously. The tech replaced the fuel-clogged valve and added a fuel additive to the tank to prevent freeze ups. Was your problem due to a fuel line freeze-up, too?
WOW!!! You did a beautiful job on that brass. Amazing before and after! I think there's some kind of law that says your burner has to fail when the temps are in the single digits.
That turned out really well. Coldest day was 9. Tuesday morning was -23 with a -47 wind chill. That's when you listen to an audio book or old time radio shows.
Yes! A wall bracket- I tried to get a fire extinguisher with the bracket but they were very pricy. (About double) so I will try to fabricate my own. 😃👍
That extinguisher looks awesome...nice job...I had a old oil furnace when I moved in here 36 years ago it was about 40% Efficient a real dinosaur...went to N.Gass 15 years ago...cleaner,cheaper and much less maintenance...just saying...🖖
Here in my area Natural gas is more expensive to run- I have a bunch of friend who converted and they pay more. Here they want us to convert to mini split systems.
Funny how one's furnace only quits on the coldest days! Never in July or August! That fire extinguisher didn't look that good brand new! Nice job......
My first semester of college chemistry, my lab partner and I were assigned to make our first chemical reaction producing CCl4 (carbon tetra chloride). Back in the day we had no vent hoods, safety gloves, eye protection, etc. I remember looking at her and saying “isn’t this a carcinogen?” We laughed when I got a bunch on my hands. Well 35 years later I’ve had five cancers and now major nerve degeneration and it gives me pause. Maybe not so funny, though truly I doubt that incident is behind it all. So it is sobering that it used to be sprayed out of those lovely brass fire extinguishers! 🧯
Marc- everytime they get rid of one cancer causing item they add five more somewhere else. You can’t drink tap water and water in plastic bottles are worse but here in the USA it’s hard to find bottled water in glass bottles! We’re all doomed! 🫣😂👍
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That's a classy fire extinguisher! I'm glad you were able to save the label!
I’m glad you were able to save the label. Very cool fire extinguisher.
Fantastic project John! We knew you would do something awesome and you didn't disappoint! I know that took you a long time! Thanks for joining in I appreciate it.
Thanks for a Great challenge George!
Not the Oil Burner!! You love that thing!!☻
😂😂😂 You are going to love this story! 🫣😂👍
Another olde tool saved, yipee. Very good job. We have single digit temps outside Boston area, and my oil fired burner stopped working, I hit the red restart button , and it started and ran, but i called my technician to clean and fine tune my furnace, cheers from Taxachusetts. I hope you read this comment, but Ive seen you only read the big tool guys comments.
Ron! How good did it feel when the re-set button fired off again!?! 😂👍
Who better than a Marine to polish brass! If it moves, salute it! If it doesn't move, paint it! If it'll shine, polish it! Good job, John. Keep it up. Thanks.
😂👍🇺🇸
Excellent work, Scout! Beautiful! Great tip with the fiber wheels and buffing pads. Loved the Cats Pajamas. Many thanks. 😀👍
Brass is just one of those metals that looks good polished.
I am impressed with your work on the label
The plug would be a great project for your lathe. I am pretty sure it could single point the thread.
Dave- I was pondering that but setting up the gears for threading is a real pain. Next lathe quick change gearbox for sure! 😂👍
My dad had a number of those fire extinguishers. He had a 1942 bsa m20 that was ex MOD. He restored it to exact army dispatch rider conditions. The bike came as standard with that exact extinguisher. He passed last year and it was his birthday last week. Nice one john, good memories.
Pete- When my Dad passed I was in a real funk for a couple years but now my memories are all happy ones. That generation was fantastic and we were so lucky to have them. 😃👍
@ScoutCrafter cheers John.
Beautiful work John! The extinguisher looks like new. Thanks for sharing this.
Really nice fire extinguisher 👍 keep warm and let’s hope for above freezing temperatures soon
Ken- I’m with you! 🥶😂👍
Thanks John, lovely job on the extinguisher, so pleased you could retain all the printed lettering and surprising that the gasket was still in place to propel the water ! Gotta love the fibre wheel !
Andy I was shocked too about the gasket! 😂👍
An old time deputy sheriff friend had one of those carbon tet extinguishers on the cruiser transmission hump. At some point, he realized that he could not recall the last few hours of his shifts. There was a pin hole leak in the extinguisher.
😂😂😂👍
Great cleanup! Excellent job cleaning up the label!
Beautiful cleanup. Brass is a beautiful metal, and that fire extinguisher is a real eye stopper. Glad the label came out to well.
What a lovely cleanup. And you were able to keep the label intact! Fantastic!!!
Shine On! Nice entry!
Just finished watching George restore a footprint tool, your Brass fire extinguisher is definitely an eye catcher, and you got that label looking sweet, lot of effort went into its restoration, great clean up. Only thing I found worse than pipe dope (as I refer to it) is gray anti seize, I swear no matter how careful I am when handling it, I will inevitably get some on me some where😮😊😂😂. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching.
Terry- Anti seize will find its way to your underwear! 🫣😂👍
I was stressing you were going to mess up the label too.....I have a gas fireplace, as long as there's gas I can keep the house nice and warm even if the furnace goes out and can't be fixed for a week or something.
Honestly I think every home should have a heat backup source. My great grandfather had both Oil or CNG heat.
Beautiful job on the vintage extinguisher! Not to be outdone but our oil burner went out sometime early yesterday morning, too! Called Petro and they sent out a technician who discovered that the 2 degree cold had froze the fuel oil in the line valve on our outside tank. And that was a protected fuel line in an enclosed cabinet (Roth tank) I had insulated previously. The tech replaced the fuel-clogged valve and added a fuel additive to the tank to prevent freeze ups. Was your problem due to a fuel line freeze-up, too?
Bob- On Friday I will give the full run down! My tanks went dry! 🫣
Gotcha 👍👍🔩🔩👀👀🫵🫵
WOW!!! You did a beautiful job on that brass. Amazing before and after! I think there's some kind of law that says your burner has to fail when the temps are in the single digits.
😂 Yes! It never goes out when it’s 50 degrees! 😂👍
That turned out really well. Coldest day was 9. Tuesday morning was -23 with a -47 wind chill. That's when you listen to an audio book or old time radio shows.
Wow! I really feel for the animals on days like that. 🫣😂👍
Hi John what an awesome job on the extinguisher 😮nice 👍
We used white pipe thread sealent when i was in plumbing school
Looks great are you going to make a stand to display it?
Next I want to make a wall bracket for it! 😃👍
Awesome job on the extinguisher! Will the cleaner wax protect it from the tarnish coming back ?
It helps a lot but over time the varnish will return, a good lacquer coating helps even more but that’s a summertime project. 😂👍
Nice job. those fiber buffing wheels are great. Do you have a preference for certain hardness of fiber wheel?
I’ve only tried 180 grit but I want to try the scotch brite type wheels. 😃👍
Nice job John have three similar to yours one has an old plane on it.They all need to be done but how do you keep them from tarnishing again?😊
Wax helps a little but lacquer keeps it much better. 😃👍
Nice fire extinguisher. Have you ever used Flitz Metal Polish? I would be interested in your review. I like it.
Yes! I got it from 357 Magdad’s link. It’s an excellent Polish! 😃👍
That looks great, john nice job 👍
Very nice job John.
John, did those fire extinguishers come originally with some type mounting bracket or something like that , it came out beautiful
Yes! A wall bracket- I tried to get a fire extinguisher with the bracket but they were very pricy. (About double) so I will try to fabricate my own. 😃👍
Those pyama cats are cute!!
Hey !John vraiment un très beau travail sur cet extincteur, il est comme neuf. Très belle photo de vos chats en pyjama. ❤
Nerve wracking! Looks fantastic though.
John, what do you put on polished brass to inhibit tarnish? Shellac? …..Don’t tell me “Scoutcrafter 50/50”. Lol.
John- I waxed it now but if it starts to tarnish I will use clear gloss lacquer spray. 😃👍
How wide are your fiber wheels? 1” or 2”?
I prefer the 1” wheels. The 2” seems a bit too wide for my jobs. 😃👍
That extinguisher looks awesome...nice job...I had a old oil furnace when I moved in here 36 years ago it was about 40% Efficient a real dinosaur...went to N.Gass 15 years ago...cleaner,cheaper and much less maintenance...just saying...🖖
Here in my area Natural gas is more expensive to run- I have a bunch of friend who converted and they pay more. Here they want us to convert to mini split systems.
Great for hanging on the wall! Thanks
Beautiful Job.
brilliant job :)
great video as always, thank you for the waving flag
It’s stiff now! 🥶😂👍🇺🇸
@@ScoutCrafter oh i am sure. Mine got wrapped around the pole, but that only lasted a few hours. Even in the single digits my flag still wave great.
Nice video.
NIce!
Funny how one's furnace only quits on the coldest days! Never in July or August! That fire extinguisher didn't look that good brand new! Nice job......
You are so right! 🥶🫣😃👍
Great work on that fire extinguisher,looks amazing.
Rectum seal? I'll pass.
😂😂
Third View!! On the podium for the bronze medal.
My first semester of college chemistry, my lab partner and I were assigned to make our first chemical reaction producing CCl4 (carbon tetra chloride). Back in the day we had no vent hoods, safety gloves, eye protection, etc. I remember looking at her and saying “isn’t this a carcinogen?” We laughed when I got a bunch on my hands. Well 35 years later I’ve had five cancers and now major nerve degeneration and it gives me pause. Maybe not so funny, though truly I doubt that incident is behind it all. So it is sobering that it used to be sprayed out of those lovely brass fire extinguishers! 🧯
Marc- everytime they get rid of one cancer causing item they add five more somewhere else. You can’t drink tap water and water in plastic bottles are worse but here in the USA it’s hard to find bottled water in glass bottles! We’re all doomed! 🫣😂👍