Sunday, March 3, 2013

hand tool restoration - part 3

jambaloney here with part 3 of the tool restoration....


here is a sky pic for you helga -  i took this on another trip to sydney at the end of cannes point road - if you look carefully, you can see the lighthouse at the mouth of fourchu harbor:



back to the tools - here are 2 files and 2 ball peen hammers fresh out of the vinager bath...

 
 
i scrubbed the hammer heads with steel wool and wd-40, but i took wire brushed to the files first....




after brushing the rusty files, i wiped them then sprayed them with wd-40 and then wrapped them in paper towel to get as much rust out of the grooves as i could..


everything gets a nice coat of mineral oil... i wrapped the files in paper towel again so that the grooves would get a light coat of oil but not get gummed up...



next up, 3 more files - 2 of these are free rat-tail files - huzzah!  more wire brushing..



more wd-40, i spared you another mineral oil pic ;-)


tin snips, chisels and pipe wrenches (and a weird hammer i have yet to determine the purpose of) ...


the tin snips are top-notch new jersey made..


stunning when cleaned - THAT is great steel!!!


tiny pipe wrench isn't too shabby either... a ye olde english tool!


 before final clean-up...


 during final clean-up...


and after - these are now ready to rock!



as are these!!!



i hope you enjoyed this part of the tool-fest... one more installment and i am done and on to something new!! in the meantime enjoy this pic of gabarus bay...




and a few fishing boats!!!




cheers all!!!

20 comments:

  1. And when you are done with all these hand tools....my father in laws shed has a lot that could use a make over.. I am sure he would let you knock yourself out. : )

    Good job on them, you would be surprised at the people out there that don't think of cleaning and taking care of simple hand tools...my dad is one of them.


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    1. PS: I stole the last picture and used it as my cover on facebook..I love it.

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    2. hey there jugm!

      i didn't knock myself out ;-)) the whole purpose was to find an easy way to do this! i did let a lot of them get rusty myself - i hope to have the discipline to keep them well-oiled from now on.

      you are more than welcome to that pic - cheers!

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  2. Ever tried citric acid...

    I'll remember the vinegar tip. Nice job. Oh, the odd hammer - perhaps a cobbler's hammer????

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    1. hey stephen!

      i read that citric acid would work well too - but no so easy to find here - must be all the citrus down your way ;-)

      a cobbler's hammer sounds like a good suggestion.

      hope you are well friend!

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  4. I have too many windows open...Having a DVR set has nothing to do with your nice clean tools, does it?,,,bahahaha

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    1. hey mamma bear!

      hmm - don't think so, i don't think i could fix a DVR with those tools either ;-))

      cheers!!

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  5. I could doing with cleaning up my saws that look very rusty! Great photos, the last one is beautiful.

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    1. hey joey!

      try it out - pretty easy - glad you like the photos - it was a really special morning!

      cheers mate!

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  6. All this tool cleaning is very inspirational. I know I have tools that need cleaning.

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    1. hey linda!

      give it a whirl - it is really easy to do and not strenuous like scrubbing etc.

      hope spring is treating you well - cheers!

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  7. Jambaloney,

    Great post on restoring tools. Looks like you have brand new tools to work with there my friend. Give Kymber a hug for me :-)

    Don't work to hard!!!

    Your Friend,
    Sandy
    P.S. Love the sky pictures.
    P.S.S. Were you on any of those boats fishing?

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    1. hey sandy - thanks - you are sweet as always ;-)

      i have given kymber your hug and i won't work too hard!

      your friend,
      jambaloney

      p.s. - i am glad
      p.p.s. - not yet - hopefully i will get out this year!!

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  8. The hammer is an auto body hammer. I have one that is similar

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    1. thanks warlock!!!!

      now i know i have a hammer to work out the dent in our truck!!

      hope you are well and having a great pre-spring!

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  9. Very nice job. You inspire me to do the things on my Things to Do list !

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    1. hay jane!!

      uh...happy to be of service ??!! ;-)

      hope you are well - cheers!

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  10. You folks live a very great life. I just read your biography. I really like your house.

    Marilyn

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  11. welcome marilyn!

    what a nice thing to say! cheers to you and best wishes!

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