Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!

[AA/FC]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

Sorry, this is random, but I have a lot of organization to do. If you look at the pics you can see all the hidden **** like the blower, the block grinder, vintage air tools, and other stuff lurking around.....

I never claimed to be neat

Is that an old GM 671? What are your plans for it?

 

[Cdstahlman]

Is that an old GM 671? What are your plans for it?

Sent you a PM since I've already taken this thread off course enough.

Faisal- thanks for the compliments. I look forward to seeing more of your detailed and excellent restorations. Threads like yours make this forum a great database of knowledge.

 

[Faisal]

Sent you a PM since I've already taken this thread off course enough.

Faisal- thanks for the compliments. I look forward to seeing more of your detailed and excellent restorations. Threads like yours make this forum a great database of knowledge.

you are most welcome

 

[SquareLJ]

Not sure of the model or the year of it. It has "T 2 46" stamped on the back and there is a circle H on the head. I can tell you that it's 1/2" drive and it was rather nasty inside.




Wiped all of the old grease out with some shop towels, then blasted it with some brake clean. Did what I could with various wire wheels and some metal polish.





I haven't lubed it yet as I am awaiting some Super Lube to be delivered.

Edit: Poor lighting makes it look less shiny than it really is.

 

[Cdstahlman]

Not sure of the model or the year of it. It has "T 2 46" stamped on the back and there is a circle H on the head. I can tell you that it's 1/2" drive and it was rather nasty inside.




Wiped all of the old grease out with some shop towels, then blasted it with some brake clean. Did what I could with various wire wheels and some metal polish.





I haven't lubed it yet as I am awaiting some Super Lube to be delivered.

Edit: Poor lighting makes it look less shiny than it really is.

Looks great. You guys seem to have better luck finding vintage craftsman than I do. I fall backwards over old snap on ratchets though...

 

[Faisal]

That came out real nice! great restoration job SquareLJ keep it up

very soon i will put a lot of vintage craftsman ratchet here

 

[keymaster]

Stubai 1/2 ratchet (made in Austria)

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[Cdstahlman]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!



This is what I'm starting with, will edit and post as I progress.

 

[Faisal]

Stubai 1/2 ratchet (made in Austria)

the gear is awesome this ratchet looks great

what is the manufacture date for this ratchet ?

 

[Faisal]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

This is what I'm starting with, will edit and post as I progress.

its like my ratchet in the previous restoration project

I'm sure you will make it like new

 

[keymaster]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

I have no idea when it is produced

 

[Faisal]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

I have no idea when it is produced

just i suggest you to use other lube like super lube or other bearing grease .W40 will not stay long time maybe just month

 

[Cdstahlman]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

its like my ratchet in the previous restoration project



I'm sure you will make it like new

Where did you get the new retaining clips for the craftsman spinner ratchet? I have a few Flying V ratchets that need them and I've made some out of wire etc, but nothing is as good as the correct clip.

 

[jakemac]

I got them out of a NOS rebuild kit from ebay. Other than getting them from donor ratchets, I haven't found a good source for them yet. Not all retaining clips are the same. Just a slight difference can spell success or failure.

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

Wow! Looks like this may soon be one of my favorite threads!

Snagged this Plomb Pebble 5249 over the weekend... some grime, slight rust, and some paint over spray...


Took it apart, finessed (read: put in bench vise) the cover straight, let it soak in evaporust for a day or two... then used the fine brass wire wheel and medium buffing pad with red rouge on my block grinder.





Got another from that box soaking in evaporust for this weekend as well

 

[Faisal]

that Plomb ratchet its so cool , i think i will collect some of Plomb ratchet

 

[wrenchr]

I keep an eye out for old plumb ratchets like this on the bottom, not marked and barely used. These things work flawlessly, compared to one that was used and abused and worn out over the years.

 

[Hankoh]

These restorations are very impressive! I have one of the Craftsman BE 1/4 open ratchets in one of these earlier postings; it is missing the spring. Is it possible to replace the spring without too much work or damage? The ratchet is riveted, and I have no idea what size spring it takes. It would be nice to restore mine to a useful life as well. Thanks!

 

[Faisal]

These restorations are very impressive! I have one of the Craftsman BE 1/4 open ratchets in one of these earlier postings; it is missing the spring. Is it possible to replace the spring without too much work or damage? The ratchet is riveted, and I have no idea what size spring it takes. It would be nice to restore mine to a useful life as well. Thanks!

hi

you have to remove the rivet and you can get any modern 1/4 craftsman repair part and take the spring and pulley ball then put them there

 

[Cdstahlman]

hi

you have to remove the rivet and you can get any modern 1/4 craftsman repair part and take the spring and pulley ball then put them there

I'm not sure "any" will work, as I tried that stunt on a Flying V. The ball was slightly different, as was the spring. I stole the parts from a round head quick release V ratchet even.

Check your local hardware store bins if Faisal's advice doesn't workout, or you could drill the hole to a larger diameter to accept a slightly larger ball, if larger is a option.

 

[Faisal]

hi

these are Craftsman 1/2,3/8 and 1/4-drive ratchets with a "V"-shaped shifter, stamped with the "Craftsman" double-line logo on the raised panel, with "Forged in U.S.A." and a "V" code on the reverse panel.

1/2 length is 10.3 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.
3/8 overall length is 6.8 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.
1/4 overall length is 5.2 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.

The ratchet head is fitted with an oil hole closed by a steel ball
Although not marked with a patent notice, the design of the V-shaped shifter is described by patent #D185,651, issued to R.M. Vose in 1959 with assignment to Moore Drop Forging.

thank you for watching

 

[jakemac]

Those are my all time favorite style of ratchets. They are the ones I grew up with. The Butterfly selector (the official name used by Craftsman) was only offered between 1960 to 1964 when the selector was changed to the Long Lever.

These have also been called (by the public) "Flying V", "V", and more recently the "Star Trek" selector.

If the anvil is bare metal (like your's), it is original. If the anvil is black, it was from a rebuild kit.

 

[Faisal]

Those are my all time favorite style of ratchets. They are the ones I grew up with. The Butterfly selector (the official name used by Craftsman) was only offered between 1960 to 1964 when the selector was changed to the Long Lever.

These have also been called (by the public) "Flying V", "V", and more recently the "Star Trek" selector.

If the anvil is bare metal (like your's), it is original. If the anvil is black, it was from a rebuild kit.

yes ,i have noticed that 1/4 ratchet having black gear and pawel ! i think it was rebuild

thank you jack for your information ,Every day i learn something new and useful from you

by the way your thread Jake' Projects is awesome ... ii cant stop reading your thread

thanks again

 

[Cdstahlman]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

These are the first ratchets I collected and rebuilt. I have a flex head 1/2" and 3/8" also. These are the ones I've had trouble finding clips for as the diameter of the V lever is different than the plain lever.

 

[dpaton]

The after is easy to imagine, as I already shined up the handle.

This is the before. All that junk on the paper towel to the left? That's what I had to chip out of the retaining ring groove in order to compress the ring enough to remove the core. This thing must have sat in a bucket of silt for years. It was frozen solid, and took 3 days in solvent and a lot of manipulation to free up. After some TLC it purrs like a kitten.

 

[Faisal]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

These are the first ratchets I collected and rebuilt. I have a flex head 1/2" and 3/8" also. These are the ones I've had trouble finding clips for as the diameter of the V lever is different than the plain lever.

i am looking also for the flex head to complete my V ratchet set ,

which clips you are talking about ?

 

[Faisal]

The after is easy to imagine, as I already shined up the handle.

This is the before. All that junk on the paper towel to the left? That's what I had to chip out of the retaining ring groove in order to compress the ring enough to remove the core. This thing must have sat in a bucket of silt for years. It was frozen solid, and took 3 days in solvent and a lot of manipulation to free up. After some TLC it purrs like a kitten.


nice job

believe me if you use paint thinner and dremel rotary tool ,you will not take time to remove old grease and grime .in your case i there is a lot of rust inside gear housing ,you can use eavpo rust remover for 4 hours and after each hour take the ratchet out and use small wire brush to make the rust removing process more easy .after that wash it with water then wipe it after that use Turtle Wax Chrome Polish And Rust Remover to clean chrome surface

 

[Cdstahlman]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

i am looking also for the flex head to complete my V ratchet set ,



which clips you are talking about ?

The retaining clips for the gear and pawl, as well as the butterfly "V" directional selection lever.

The flex head was a eBay score that I probably paid too much for, but such is life.

I just got a snap on flex head that has the same round head as a lr42, or appears to. Believe it's a f670. I'll post it later and more of others. Wife's about to be induced into labor so we're a little busy at the moment, haha...

 

[Faisal]

these are Craftsman 1/2 ,3/8 and 1/4 -drive quick-release ratchet with a dual-pawl mechanism, stamped with the "Craftsman" double-line logo on the raised panel, with "Forged in U.S.A." and a "-V-" code on the reverse panel. The reverse panel is also stamped with a "Patent Pending" patent notice.

1/2 length is 10.4 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.
3/8 length is 6.8 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.
1/4 length is 5.2 inches, and the finish is chrome plating.

The pending status refers to patents #3,467,231 and #3,532,013, issued to H.J. Haznar in 1969 and 1970 respectively, with assignment to the Moore Drop Forging Company.
http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/craftsman-maker-v.html

 

[Cdstahlman]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

Those look slick. I've always stayed away from round head ratchets, but have started to recently get into them.

Have you ever had any components powder coated?

 

[Faisal]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

Those look slick. I've always stayed away from round head ratchets, but have started to recently get into them.

Have you ever had any components powder coated?

NO, do you have?

 

[Cdstahlman]

Re: Show us Your Vintage ratchet before and after restoration!!!!!

NO, do you have?

My friend has a few of the old snap on 1/2" like our 71n etc powder coated black. They look nice, but I'd probably go with a chrome or silver, but I prefer to use a budding wheel.

 

[dpaton]

The after is easy to imagine, as I already shined up the handle.

This is the before. All that junk on the paper towel to the left? That's what I had to chip out of the retaining ring groove in order to compress the ring enough to remove the core. This thing must have sat in a bucket of silt for years. It was frozen solid, and took 3 days in solvent and a lot of manipulation to free up. After some TLC it purrs like a kitten.


nice job

believe me if you use paint thinner and dremel rotary tool ,you will not take time to remove old grease and grime .in your case i there is a lot of rust inside gear housing ,you can use eavpo rust remover for 4 hours and after each hour take the ratchet out and use small wire brush to make the rust removing process more easy .after that wash it with water then wipe it after that use Turtle Wax Chrome Polish And Rust Remover to clean chrome surface

That was actually the old dried grease and grit. A few days in my solvent mix, with breaks to try and free the mechanism of the dried grit that locked it up and it came out nice and clean. No need for a wire wheel.

My mix is somewhat more aggressive than paint thinner. Requires gloves, mask, etc. It's very nasty stuff. But it dissolves everything not made of metal in short order.

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

So my latest resto for my collection I found the same day as the Plomb I posted a few days back... a Proto 5450 1/2" drive long handled rat.... nearly 16" long! Here it is, how I found it, in the bottom of this tool box:



A little rusty, and dry as a bone. Soaked it in evaporust for a few days, then some red rogue and lucas grease and it's as good as new!

 

[Faisal]

So my latest resto for my collection I found the same day as the Plomb I posted a few days back... a Proto 5450 1/2" drive long handled rat.... nearly 16" long! Here it is, how I found it, in the bottom of this tool box:

wooooow that is really big change a Proto ratchet its really tough we use Proto tools in our steel plant

 

[Alan Douglas]

I guess this qualifies as a vintage ratchet? There's a wooden knob on the other side. I haven't done anything to clean it; I'm more interested just finding out what the heck it was for. There's no name or patent date on it.

 

[jakemac]

I'm wondering if that was used for removing axel nuts on wooden wagon wheels. ?

 

[drivesitfar]

Alan: i don't go onto the vintage forums or look for tools much older than 1900's, but i'd say that one is more than likely a lot older than that. does it work and have you tried it on a square headed bolt?

also i think that is the first 18 inch ruler I've ever seen. i just picked up a couple 4 footers and 2 footers which i thought were pretty interesting.

i'll be watching to see if anybody knows when your wrench was made and what it was made for.

 

[Alan Douglas]

Yes it works. The ruler either came with or was an ad for a bookkeeping machine, and one side is graduated in sixths of an inch (picas).

 

[3baygarage]

I did a partial restoration on a Proto 5449 that I acquired yesterday. Some of you guys would have probably taken it a bit farther but I did this completely by hand. I can say that it's restored to 100% working order after being frozen.

All I used: Pumice soap and water,plastic bristle brush, scotch brite,then oiled.