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Everything is disposable I guess. Except my workbench I built with Benchcrafted components. It's a piece I hope someone luckily finds in an estate sale after I'm gone and continues to use into oblivion.

All done. Cleaned and coated with Penetrol. Need to let them cure for a few days at least. Not sure where I'll put them yet as I'm running out of workshop room.

Good job on the repaint. If the color was bad in these I’d consider it but that hammered blue is so nice and the patina works for me.

Think these belong here, even though they’re parts holders. Picked these up for $30 each. Left has to be cleaned, right has been cleaned up with an Evapo-Rust dip and the scrubbed with CLR. So a pretty good before and after. Plan is to hammer some of the more egregious bits back into...

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Last bit of felt installed. A small sample of the process. I use the blue tape so the spray adhesive doesn't flock around the edge to the opposite side. I opted for spray adhesive as it's easier to work with. And here it is! Not sure what I'll do with it. Was considering using for a watch...

Yeah, I recently picked up some 18 drawer storage containers. They're a nice blue but have patina too. Plan is to clean 'em up and then clear coat for protection.

Rivets are in! There shiny as hell, so to match the refreshed hardware a quick wire wheeling is needed: Before (top) / After(bottom) Fully installed handle: All of the rivets have been installed. Was the worst part of the job. I really dislike them as they are difficult to get below...

Yeah I'd love to see the after. There's gold underneath it all

Interesting because those diamond embossed handles are on Kennedy's as well I think?

Purple would've been great too

Yeah it's very nice and so glad I went with it. I can see an argument against it because it's darker so tools and stuff may not stand out well against it compared to the green and red offered up, but I'm not sure I'll be using this as a tool chest after this resto. May be too nice to let it...

Alright. This is as far as I can go until the rivets arrive.

Three weeks later supplies finally arrived. New brass Gerstner tag, and blue felt for relining the drawers etc. Still need rivets which are on order. Then it'll be done and dusted. Only felted the tray to start. Will tackle the drawers soon but can't finish until the rivets are here because...

Small Gerstner update. Two weeks on they still can't figure out how to ship my replacement bits out lol. They can't provide a replacement key or offer a re-chroming service even though they highlight that option in their 'top-tier' refurbishment program. Overall I'd say they are a sub-par...

Yeah it's definitely a beast in the weight category. The optional stand is really nice and solid and comparitively cheap when factored in as well.

Indeed. BTW, how many mph is that, *checks notes* woodworking jointer that has nothing to do with garages in your profile picture capable of achieving? I'm considering adding wheels to mine to bump it's fuel consumption as well.

It's a great planer. I'm a working professional and it suits my needs perfectly. Something larger is almost always better but this get's 99% of the jobs I need done and for anything bigger, bringing the piece to local workshop that charges a nominal fee to plane something is worth the tiny extra...

Never considered Restore-a-finish as I wanted to get this thing back to bare wood and metal for a top-to-bottom resto. I'm not sure if I'll use it in the shop or inside the house and wanted it to be as clean as possible if I used it inside.

Mostly done. Added rubber feet which lets it sit better and avoid water damage like it sustained before. Handle repaired and freshly painted. Waiting on Gerstner to ship the parts. New split rivets, blue felt, and badging. Kind of weird how long it’s taken them to ship them out, but...