This rusty locking Wing Divider once was used in some workshop, also it's known as a drawing compass. I put a lot of work and effort to restore this antique Divider and make it perfect, it was most accurate restoration with impressive outcome.
All the restoration process is below:
This scratch Divider designed for marking & drawing circles and measure gauge distance. It is used in Metalworking Woodworking as well as Leatherworking and made of forged steel. At first need to disassemble it by removing washers and axial pin by drilling them out, it was impossible to do it in other way due to insanely rusted parts, for that we need a hammer and best drift punches. For just Polishing and Grinding I spent 2 days, and for rust removal is good to use 24% vinegar for 48 hours.
There was one unexpected moment, I had to remove rusted broken adjusting screw in one of the adjustable parts, the best way to do it is heating with blowtorch and then lubricate with oil but it does not work every time. After that is important to make Threading, so we use taps and dies to create new screw threads. The tighter the screw will be, the better the Dividers performance.
Screw and nut was made out of brass to reduce friction between metals Firm Lathe helped me a lot. All parts was polished with sandpaper to a mirror finish and assembled, I tried to make Maximum quality so worked on small details very precisely. I make a leather Holder for such beautiful Divider.
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Antique Rusted Wing Divider RESTORATION
Cautions:
Always wear a hand protection while working with sharp tools. Always wear eye protection when working with grinders. Stay Focused.
Antique Rusted Wing Divider RESTORATION
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