BEFORE & AFTER....A Tool Polisher's Haven

[bubinga]

Now thats just beautiful!!!!

Wow what a nice addition to the shop Terry
It looks better than new and I like the cabinet too

Thanks for the many nice comments guys
They are very much appreciated.
And a big thanks to Ryan for posting my polished saw on the cover of the GJ WOW

I like the cabinet too

 

[ilovevocs]

akasrick

Thanks!

 

[Bears Fan]

Beautiful

 

[don long]

Here is a before and after of a battery charger I just finished

BEFORE



AFTER

 

[Bears Fan]

Amazing Don! that charger sure is purdy

 

[johno]

Wow, never even seen one like that.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Ah c'mon Don, now you're just showing off!

But seriously, it doesn't look like the design you used was already on the charger, was it? Did you come up with it or find an old photo, etc?

Were you able to just polish the circular bar or did you send it out for chroming? Any in process photos? It's stunningly nice looking of course. I'm just JEALOUS!!@ of course.

 

[bubinga]

Here is a before and after of a battery charger I just finished

BEFORE

1 by don long, on Flickr

AFTER

IMG_3733 by don long, on Flickr

36 by don long, on Flickr

Wow!
Is that nice!
Great Job!

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[bubinga]

Wow, never even seen one like that.

Me either........ It's Wild though.

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[don long]

Ah c'mon Don, now you're just showing off!

But seriously, it doesn't look like the design you used was already on the charger, was it? Did you come up with it or find an old photo, etc?

Were you able to just polish the circular bar or did you send it out for chroming? Any in process photos? It's stunningly nice looking of course. I'm just JEALOUS!!@ of course.

Dan
I found the charger on Ebay. I had it shipped out to Ca.
I'd never seen anything like it before either and couldn't find anything about it like who made it or how old it might be.
The design I put on it came to me from a dream I had about it being a signal gas piece.
The top ring I sent out to the chrome shop and no it doesn't work but it looks good. I do have several in process pictures and will share a few in a thread of its own
HERE
Rare Battery Charger Restoration
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=396502

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks for the info. It looks fantastic. It'd be nice to have room to display restorations like yours. Please keep up the good work. Just another FYI - I too really like the Gilmore colors and emblems. Reminds me of old Los Angeles. Mom of which was just disappearing when I was a kid.

 

[356vintage]

Nice to see these tools.

 

[eric.holmslice]

Latest project is a vintage electric hammer. Hoping to have it buttoned up tomorrow. This is the best example I have of what a little elbow grease can do. I had to use 100grit on most of the body. Worked my way to 1000 grit.

Last pics were polished with red compound. Once I have it reassembled I will finish with white.





















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[1/2 Cup]

eric.holmslice great job..

 

[don long]

Man that looks great Eric!!!
It sure is rewarding to see the life scratched back into these old abused tools.

You are getting the mirror finish put on that piece. the extra work is sure worth the effort in my opinion

Don

 

[bubinga]

eric.holmslice great job..

Man that looks great Eric!!!
It sure is rewarding to see the life scratched back into these old abused tools.

You are getting the mirror finish put on that piece. the extra work is sure worth the effort in my opinion

Don

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <<<<(Shocking My Take on the emoji, Not WTF ).....................Nice Work!!!!!

 

[KMinAF]

Picked up a few winter projects last week.

 

[eric.holmslice]

Picked up a few winter projects last week.

That will keep you busy for awhile and they look to be in pretty good condition.


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[eric.holmslice]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I’m getting a little better at quickly sanding the casting. The electric hammer fired up and works good. It’s like a mini jack hammer. I have a few forged tips that need to be cleaned up this week yet. The cool part about these tools as I will use them if a project ever calls for them. They do get finger printed up quickly. However, as long as you are careful you can clean them up quickly with a light hand polish before you store them.


The original wood box is a bit beat up. Not sure if I’ll keep it yet.










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[Bears Fan]

Nice job Eric! The electric hammer looks awesome

 

[Muggzy]

Re: BEFORE &amp; AFTER....A Tool Polisher's Haven

I just picked up this old Milwaukie rt angle drill at an estate sale over the weekend. Didn't notice the crack in the handle but I can make the repair invisible if I can get someone to weld it. Can someone tell me if these cases are made out of aluminum, or is it some form of magnesium alloy?

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[Jayman17]

Here is a before and after of a battery charger I just finished

BEFORE

1 by don long, on Flickr

AFTER

IMG_3733 by don long, on Flickr

36 by don long, on Flickr

Hi Don,
You sir, are an artist! Beautiful work

Jay

 

[KMinAF]

Eric, did you have to remove any paint from the electric hammer or was it bare metal? If so, did you use paint stripper or elbow grease?
Thanks

 

[eric.holmslice]

Eric, did you have to remove any paint from the electric hammer or was it bare metal? If so, did you use paint stripper or elbow grease?
Thanks

No paint just bare metal. Depending on condition of your project you may not need to strip as you will need to do a bit of sanding anyway.


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[eric.holmslice]

Re: BEFORE &amp; AFTER....A Tool Polisher's Haven

I just picked up this old Milwaukie rt angle drill at an estate sale over the weekend. Didn't notice the crack in the handle but I can make the repair invisible if I can get someone to weld it. Can someone tell me if these cases are made out of aluminum, or is it some form of magnesium alloy?

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That’s a sweet drill. I’ve been eyeing this model as deals come up. Not sure on the metal composition, but keep me posted on any weld repair. If it were me, I’d buff and see what the crack looks like without repair. Mostly because I have no way to weld Aluminum.


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[don long]

I got tired of working on my corvette and it was hot so I sat down in front of the evaporator cooler and polished up a couple of tools

1st a brass hammer that I found in the bottom of an old box full of old tools

Before

IMG_4434 by don long, on Flickr

after

IMG_4443 by don long, on Flickr

And the next piece I worked on is an old brass and steel grease gun

before

IMG_4438 by don long, on Flickr

after

IMG_4439 by don long, on Flickr

I have several old grease guns that I need to clean up and mount on my vintage grease gun rack

IMG_4429 by don long, on Flickr

the hangers are temporary

IMG_4442 by don long, on Flickr

 

[JHuston]

Muggzy, Milwaukee tools from the '60's and earlier weld pretty nicely if you clean them with a stainless steel brush and carb ( NOT BRAKE) cleaner. I welded the vent bars back onto a Hole-Shooter and when I was done you couldn't tell. The castings are aluminum alloy, and I just used a mini spool gun on a Miller MIG welder.

I'm partial to cleaning up old power tools myself. I'm a Porter Cable man,



A before of one of my favorites, a K-88 saw from the mid 1930's,


and after a bit of TLC,


-James Huston

 

[jimmie jam]

Where are the moderators on this thread????? This is nothing but a TOOL **** THREAD that contains an OUTRAGEOUS amount of offending material, information and photos. JK of course . Wow, thank you all for the most excellent posts on all of your fine tools, work and information. Very motivating to say the least! VERY, cool stuff....amazing!

 

[bubinga]

Where are the moderators on this thread????? This is nothing but a TOOL **** THREAD that contains an OUTRAGEOUS amount of offending material, information and photos. JK of course . Wow, thank you all for the most excellent posts on all of your fine tools, work and information. Very motivating to say the least! VERY, cool stuff....amazing!

L0L.............you have A sense of humor "A-Kin" to mine........

 

[jimmie jam]

L0L.............you have A sense of humor "A-Kin" to mine........

That's because I'm a Buckeye...born and raised in Warren and a YSU alumnus.

 

[drivesitfar]

JH: just curious if you use any of those and which one is your favorite to use? nice looking collection for sure. WELL DONE!!

Don: you seem to make stuff shine like nobody else and keep up the great work. AND you manage to keep them all and find a good place for them too.

 

[Crazy_Quint]

This is a fantastic thread. Gives me some inspiration!

 

[bubinga]

That's because I'm a Buckeye...born and raised in Warren and a YSU alumnus.

 

[fowldarr]

Had some extra time on my hands and decided some tool polishing was in order. Now, I didn’t go to the extremes some of you have but I started with this



And ended with this




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[JHuston]

JH: just curious if you use any of those and which one is your favorite to use? nice looking collection for sure. WELL DONE!!

Thank you! My favorite saw ( besides the K-88 previously mentioned) is this weather beaten K-10,

but any of the first generation saws are a pleasure to use.

Now if you're talking about sanders, hands down it's the BB-10,of which I own three,

I feel that the BB-10 is the best all around belt sander ever made. Powerful quiet, good dust collection and killer looks.


One of the advantages of having such a large lineup is that you can use them like golfclubs and pick the tool tailor made for the job. With 44 circular saws and 19 belt sanders, everyone gets a chance up at bat and none of them gets pushed too hard ( although most could easily handle day-in day-out use, the newest tool in the crib was made about 1969!).
-James Huston

 

[drivesitfar]

JH: love all the old shiny aluminum tools you have. I'll have to keep my eyes open for that sander cause it does look pretty nice and happy to hear it works even better.

Fowl: nice clean up and at least now you know what size it is.

 

[Xti04]

I am currently cleaning up a double bit axe head I found at my wifes grandmothers house after she passed away. After a quick dip in evapo rust to clean it up, I ground most of the junk off of it to wheee I could Identify a brand. Its a sager axe head, made in warren, PA. Now im at the point to where i want to remove all the little pits in the casting to get it really smooth so I can put a shine on it. Lookin for a suggestion on what to use. Flapper wheel? Grinding wheel?

 

[fowldarr]

Flapper wheel would likely work, or progressive grits of sandpaper (starting course and going finer and finer until you get the scratches out)

 

[Finallygotit]

Flapper wheel would likely work, or progressive grits of sandpaper (starting course and going finer and finer until you get the scratches out)

I would go with the sandpaper route. A flapper wheel will get the job done but will dig in and leave low spots if you're not careful that will show up when you start the polishing phase. It all depends on how good you want this to look.


FWIW


YMMV

 

[rickhigginshtbr]

I would go with the sandpaper route. A flapper wheel will get the job done but will dig in and leave low spots if you're not careful that will show up when you start the polishing phase. It all depends on how good you want this to look.


FWIW


YMMV

Exactly what I was thinking. Block sanding it would give the best appearance.


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