It's actually true, I once spent a summer farming goldfish farts in New England...

@@jakesmerth1919 Ahh… New England goldfish farts. I once heard that you can use them in place of a mustard plaster for pain relief. Is that true?

@@Givulinovich That's just a silly old wive's tale. You need sparrow farts for that.

@@jakesmerth1919 Sparrow farts are so ephemeral! It must take dozens of birds for each new plaster. I wonder why we never hear of seagull farts? Seems so much more economical.

LOL I need to tell the guys in our (machine) shop that. Too bad we don't have any interns right now. Our youngest guy is 18/19, graduated high school last year and started as an intern before coming on full time after graduation.

He probably doesnt have one, i dont think he even has a milling machine so yea

Thanks for your work. Hope you are proud of the brand you work for, and that you are treated/compensated well. I work service for a major test instrument company and can’t say the same for either of those.

@@rootvalue then quit

@@doodlecaboodle9298 You are right.

Shut up and take my thumbs up

That's the spirit!

@@TelepathicRabbit you’re taking comedy to the next level

I was thinking the same thing! Good point.

Yeah same. Also no primer so it will come off soonish

Yeah could at least powder coat to protect from brake cleaner, I wish he would have use japanning as well

Hand tool rescue have a great series and a nice recipe for japanning. I highly recommend. 👍

@@DanielConstantinoS I've watched it thanks

As long as it's not twisted! The lathe can work if it's not level, but you don't want a twist because you'll get tapered parts.

Hola, disculpa la molestia. Tengo el mismo nivel. Tendrás idea de su valor?

- Ну, хоть стекло не совковое. Но как песок с наждачки резал по стеклу при движении "уровня" - копец просто.

The double nut is needed for calibration. The other end with the screw remains stationary

That’s what I thought

Look what you did!! Now you have to level your lathe!! 🤣

not mentioning he did not check the lateral level which is not adjustable.

Please explain how to check the level for even lapping and how else you would have removed the rust

@@RestorationStation Since you removed the Japanning anyway, and it was just surface rust with no pitting, you could have dunked it in Evap-o-rust or some other rust eating liquid. You also could have used a soft wire wheel. Or even just a good wire brush. You could have checked for even lapping with a micrometer or even a caliper along the machined edge. You also could have laid another level across the screw bosses that secure the level portion of the tool and checked for level. I have lapped outboard engine heads and small engine heads just like you did to get them flat, but they aren't a precision tool like this level. I understand it's easy to criticize. The world is full of critics. Please in the future try to think more about the finished product in your restorations. Yes, your level looks fantastic but is it accurate? It's a Machinists level after all.

maybe spray paint is sufficient. calm down

@@c.brionkidder9232 And maybe to "restore" something is to make it "like new". Which means after the restoration, it will have japanning like when it was new.

resin never comes out with powder like that... so it's plaster

Plaster of Paris

And yet,I think it was resin with wood powder...

@@johnconnor555 the resin never runs that thin and there’s no wood powder that’s that fine

@@bjrntnnesen9207 Sorry,I'm not an expert on these things...it was just an opinion.

Wouldn't want the Good Book to be off center.

Lol. I clearly let autocorrect get away from me. I don't even remember what I was trying to say.

It looked to be Plaster of Paris.

- Starett still supply an ampule for it, as seen on unpucking scene. It also possible to buy different sizes and preciseness ampules made in China.