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

[ndnchf]

Another resto project I did was this old Butterfly die filer. I wanted one of these cool machines for a long time, and finally located this one 4 hours away. This was a challenge to restore due to excessive wear at the crank pin. Details are shown in this thread.

http://https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/harvey-butterfly-die-filer-rebuild.52633/

 

[larry4406]

Another resto project I did was this old Butterfly die filer. I wanted one of these cool machines for a long time, and finally located this one 4 hours away. This was a challenge to restore due to excessive wear at the crank pin. Details are shown in this thread.

http://https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/harvey-butterfly-die-filer-rebuild.52633/

Nice machine and nice detour reading your thread! Can't say I have ever heard of one of these machines before. You call it a die filer, so what kind of die is it meant to file?

 

[bad_idea]

So, here's the BEFORE:


And here's the AFTER:


Couldn't do anything for the case (I should have stripped it and re-painted)

I advertised it on Craigslist......the ad ran for about a week and an electrician from N.C. came down and paid $130 for it.

Glad he could use it



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Excellent work. I am truly impressed. I'm more of the group that would put that drill into such condition, rather than to shine it up. So please understand I ask the following from a position of ignorance w/ genuine interest, no malice intended.

How many hours do you have into refurbishing it? Consumables? Did you refurbish it with the intent on selling it? Truly impressive work, something I have no knowledge or ability to do.

 

[ndnchf]

Nice machine and nice detour reading your thread! Can't say I have ever heard of one of these machines before. You call it a die filer, so what kind of die is it meant to file?

They were primarily designed for use by tool and die makers. It's just a machine to replace the drudgery of hand filing. Files fit in the chuck and go up and down, you hold the work against the file and let the machine do the work. I don't use it a lot, just occasionally, but I like cool old machines

 

[rbgearz]

You guys do some really nice work.

 

[jabberwoki]

My new fav thread , great job fellers.

 

[JMLangford]

Excellent work. I am truly impressed. I'm more of the group that would put that drill into such condition, rather than to shine it up. So please understand I ask the following from a position of ignorance w/ genuine interest, no malice intended.

How many hours do you have into refurbishing it? Consumables? Did you refurbish it with the intent on selling it? Truly impressive work, something I have no knowledge or ability to do.

I can't say how many hours I put into any project.....I'm retired and my shop is my place to go relax and play with tools and machines and make stuff (usually a mess - LOL)

I'm not on a time schedule so I might work on that drill maybe for a couple of hours a day for like 2 or 3 days and then not do any more to it for a week or so......just depends on the complexity of an item and how fast I want it back together.
I'm constantly in the meantime picking up other tools and such at flea markets that might divert my attention away from the drill.....

Consumables?.....I don't have a blast cabinet (would make life so much easier) so most of my clean-up work is good ole manual wire brushing, scraping, scubbing, sandpaper, WD40, etc.....painting is rattle can and done as weather permits and finish on wood components is usually True-oil or Tung-oil (wiping varnish)

Normally, most of what I buy I keep but there is always that item that I'll buy with the intent to resale (especially if I get an outstanding price on it) that particular drill was half & half.....
If you'll notice in this link I posted of when I got the angle drill....I also got 2 other drill motors which I cleaned up and are using and keeping (unless someone just has to have them, then......)

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php? p=4893118&postcount=2932

Before:


After:




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[JMLangford]

Nice refurb on the press! Ive been using a Lee press for over 30 years, it has served me very well. A few years ago I picked up an old Lyman Spartan press and gave it a full resto, with a couple upgrades. I documented the process here.

http://http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?294650-Lyman-Spartan-Refurb&highlight=Spartan

Nice refurb on your old Spartan press....I like your upgrades too
Your primer catcher is simple and effective I fashioned a catch jar under mine.....It's 94% effective - I still get the occasional ones that flings out of the slot.....

Another resto project I did was this old Butterfly die filer. I wanted one of these cool machines for a long time, and finally located this one 4 hours away. This was a challenge to restore due to excessive wear at the crank pin. Details are shown in this thread.

http://https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/harvey-butterfly-die-filer-rebuild.52633/

Great job on the die-filer also.....It nice to have a lathe and machining talent


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[ndnchf]

Your primer catcher is much nicer than mine. But I've never seen one that was 100% effective.

 

[Swingpress]

So I had this old body hammer and wanted to clean it up but not take away the character. I think I genuinely may have an OCD problem.... There are still spots on the faces that bug me...

 

[JMLangford]

Swingpress.....Here's you some good reading on restoring body hammers......

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351983

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94925

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348322

I've got a no-name body hammer I cleaned up.....I may post pics (it's just basic - nuttin fancy like the guy in the threads above)



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[FJ 432]

Hello....My name is FJ 432 and I am a tool polisher.

 

[JMLangford]

Hello....My name is FJ 432 and I am a tool polisher.

Hello FJ 432......That's a mighty fine lookin' shiney vise you got there



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[JMLangford]

Here's a quick Before & After.....(and of course it's RED)







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[nmcqueen469]

My new favorite thread, without question. You guys do some amazing work!


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[lieutenant]

I love this thread.

 

[Swingpress]

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

So I have started the process of breaking down this meat slicer now. I decided to start with the brass ID plate, ya know, to keep my motivation up lol. This whole thing won't be mirrored or perfect, but I want it to be nice while still showing some battle wounds while not fearing I'll catch something from the 1920's if I use it!
Overview:

Tag before:

After:

 

[ndnchf]

Here is another restoration I did a while back - an Atlas 912 band saw. I'm not really into wood work, so it was later sold to make way for more metal working tools.

 

[drivesitfar]

ALL: i'm definitely NOT A TOOL POLISHER, but I do like looking at the pictures and in person when i get a chance so if you'd all like to mention how you managed to shine these up i might have to learn how to use my Baldor buffer.

I'm in!!

also in case any of you were in doubt Don Long's cool looking things he's polished look even better in person. the man has SKILLS and he also KNOWS MEN WITH THE SKILLS HE LACKS or is still learning.

Well done everybody!!

 

[lis2323]

I'm watching too! I need to learn....

 

[johno]

Hello FJ 432......That's a mighty fine lookin' shiney vise you got there



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It sure is, very nice.

 

[d3ad1ysp0rk]

One of you should make a timelapse video of restoring these tools.

Awesome job!

 

[Swingpress]

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

One of you should make a timelapse video of restoring these tools.

Awesome job!

Hm....[emoji848]

I'd be willing to give it a shot if there was enough interest. I had considered it but with some of the compounds I use, I wasn't sure if playing with nitric acid or H2SO4 on camera would be the responsible thing to do. I'd hate for someone to get hurt trying making what I only use because I'm impatient.

The rest would be pretty straight forward though, I would think.

 

[Dumber than lumber]

And AFTER:



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That is more beautiful than most wedding cakes.
Do you also do wedding cakes?

 

[bubinga]

And AFTER:



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That tap handle is like a piece of jewelry. Well done.

Mike, they are both absolutely beautiful!!!!!
"You The Man"!
Crazy, Dunlap, I just picked up a "super lightly used" Dunlap vise if you 0r any-one here would care to see it?
Only gave $10.00 for it, with what I assume in a wedge for splitting wood?
I have to upload them here from my phone, as they are on my phone gallery.
Again, Beautiful, Beautiful work!!!!!

 

[bubinga]

I'm a tool polisher restorer.
I've been at it for a couple of years and find it very rewarding

Here is a couple of my tools before and after.
My circular saw


1 (3) by don long, on Flickr

2 by don long, on Flickr

2014-09-19 18.45.12 by don long, on Flickr

2014-09-19 18.47.31 by don long, on Flickr

My tire spreader


2016-10-15 16.34.40 (2) by don long, on Flickr

2017-06-06 16.58.34 by don long, on Flickr

And my gas caddy

1 (2) by don long, on Flickr

56 (2) by don long, on Flickr

My vintage compressor and cart

2015-10-17 16.23.42 (2) by don long, on Flickr

2016-01-14 11.37.53 (2) by don long, on Flickr

I have pictures of the process but too many pic's to share on these projects but I'll do shots as progress on new ones

Great restorations Don.....you're a tool polisher extraordinaire.


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beautiful!!!
Love the wood on the compressor!

 

[bubinga]

sweet Thanks for posting these.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this!

 

[bubinga]

Beautiful work JMLangford and Don!!!! I don't think I have the patience or talent to fix up old tools that nice.

l hear Y'a Cowboy73
Sometimes I restore Wood tool chests, and Vintage woodworking tools and the like.
Sometimes I just do a "quick facelift"
Just kind of "Good Enough"
But you know, a lot of times, it comes 0ut really looking pretty good
At least 100% better.
or like a Late friend 0f mine used to say,
Looks good from 6 feet away!

 

[JMLangford]

That is more beautiful than most wedding cakes.
Do you also do wedding cakes?

Thanks DTL

I can do wedding cakes, if I can wire brush it and spray bomb it....

Mike, they are both absolutely beautiful!!!!!
"You The Man"!
Crazy, Dunlap, I just picked up a "super lightly used" Dunlap vise if you 0r any-one here would care to see it?
Only gave $10.00 for it, with what I assume in a wedge for splitting wood?
I have to upload them here from my phone, as they are on my phone gallery.
Again, Beautiful, Beautiful work!!!!!

Thanks......but I'm just a hack that likes shiney things....

Post it up....we like pics
I got mine for $5 mounted on a large pine board.....I either gave $5 bucks for it and the board was free or vise-versa....


The pipe vise was extremely easy to restore....the hardest part was prepping for paint (wire brushing )
There were ONLY 8 pieces (not counting nuts and bolts) 3 big pieces and 5 little ones....piece of cake (hey, maybe I do do cakes - LOL)




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[bubinga]

Not fully polished, but cleaned up a bit. Still, it looks VERY nice for being 135+ years old.

Fixed it for Y'a.

 

[bubinga]

So, here's the BEFORE:


And here's the AFTER:


Couldn't do anything for the case (I should have stripped it and re-painted)

I advertised it on Craigslist......the ad ran for about a week and an electrician from N.C. came down and paid $130 for it.

Glad he could use it .

Damn, Looks Like Brand new!

 

[Dumber than lumber]

Picked up a well neglected Lee Pro 1000 progressive reloader (missing a lot of parts and pieces) and an lightly abused Lee single die press for a crazy stupid low, low, low, low, low, price (more on that later)......


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That is great.
And, you **** (I think that is what "we" say around here if you score a ridiculous good buy. - Please advise.)

 

[Dumber than lumber]

Some guys get all the girls.
Some guys have all the fun.
Now that I am older I realize that they aren't the same guys;
And sometimes I think that I am neither one.

 

[JMLangford]

I sometimes wish I wasn't born so damn good looking.....

 

[lis2323]

I sometimes wish I wasn't born so damn good looking.....

I know right? It’s a curse[emoji2]

 

[JMLangford]

I know right? It’s a curse[emoji2]

Durn tootin'

 

[KMinAF]

What a way to retire! Your work is fantastic

 

[don long]

I found a few minutes today to clean up a couple of old ford tools I found in my travels

2017-12-12 09.28.25 by don long, on Flickr

2017-12-12 09.28.32 by don long, on Flickr

These will be displayed in my 30s garage

 

[Htscheg]

Beautiful work Gentleman!!!

 

[JMLangford]

Some of you may have seen this posted in the 2016 Garage Sale Thread.....I posted a few pics there when I first got these items.

I found a rode hard and put up wet set of rusty, unloved Snap-On pin punches for $4.00......and I also bought that day a pair of Channel-Lock 426 pliers for a $1.50

I'll show a bit more detail of how I restored them.....

Lookin' rough.....


the 3/32" was bent....the rest didn't look much better....




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