COMBINATION SQUARE RESTORE! AMAZING Early 1900's Starrett Copy Combination Square Total Restoration.

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Hello! Welcome to another episode of Restore This!
Today I am restoring an early 1900's copy of a Starrett combination square. This came in a box of tools I got from an estate sale. It was super rusty, missing it's bubble level and the blade didn't slide in the head.
I start off by taking this rusty hand tool apart and soaking it's parts in a citric acid bath. Next, the parts are wire brushed and cleaned up. The body is sandblasted and the anvil surfaces and other metal parts are polished. Next the polished anvil faces are masked off and the body is repainted gloss black. A new bubble level is installed and a new plug is made to hold it in place. The tool is reassembled and ready to go to work!
This was a fun project. Not a lot of pieces, but a lot of work on each piece!
Timestamps for each section:
Disassembly: 1:10
Citric Acid Rust Removal: 2:23
Media Blast Off Old Paint: 3:15
Polish 45 & 90 Degree Anvils: 4:24
Polish Blade (Ruler): 5:55
Paint Head (Body) Surfaces: 6:29
Polish Other Metal Parts: 6:58
Install New Bubble Level: 9:37
Reassembly: 11:19 The Reveal: 12:08
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Пікірлер: 43

@thomasthompson6799 3 жыл бұрын

Great restoration of a simple but essential tool for every tool box.

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Thomas!

@phillong420 2 ай бұрын

That's a hell of a job you did there. My 10 year old modern Starrett square is very rusty, but still dead accurate. You have inspired me to give it a makeover :)

@buckanear6912 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job! I was especially impressed with the multiple uses of the sock!!! 😆

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah, I have a huge bin of socks for use as rags! I never just throw them out. I’m still compelled though to use each one until it’s a grimey black crust. :) Thank you for watching!

@billsmith8339 Жыл бұрын

Nice job! I have a bunch of my Father's old tools that I hope to restore ... I am 71, so the tools I have are at least that old HAHA

@RestoreThis Жыл бұрын

Thank you for stopping by! That’s very cool Bill! Sounds like potentially some really neat items to breathe new life into!

@jorgemontero2067 Ай бұрын

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@jmfa57 Жыл бұрын

That had to be incredibly satisfying! I have a very similar tool, identical except for the manufacturer. Mine wasn't in quite so rough shape, a little crocus cloth on the blade is as far as I took it. but now you've got me thinking... 😉😂

@RestoreThis Жыл бұрын

It was quite satisfying to clean it up and get it working again! Thank you so much for checking out my video and dropping by!

@kelvinaston1367 3 жыл бұрын

Great work.

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kelvin! I hope your having a great weekend!

@GrinderCB 3 жыл бұрын

Nice resto. I'm gonna try to clean up an old Stanley combination square that my dad bought in the 70's. It's not in terrible shape but there's enough rust that the ruler doesn't slide and the set screw doesn't work well. It really just needs de-rusting and some polishing. Sadly I don't have access to a sandblaster so I'll just have to apply old-fashioned elbow grease.

@1977np 8 ай бұрын

You don't necessarily need sandblaster. Use wire brush of different sorts instead.

@valmonta3647 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement and for watching Valmont! Have a great rest of your weekend!

@andrewmiller8182 Жыл бұрын

There should be a spring under the screw that will keep the rule under tension during the time that adjustments are made.

@RestoreThis Жыл бұрын

Good looking out. I’ll have to find one and add it. Thank you for watching!

@jasonblume2707 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, alot of guys skimp on the ruler.. would of loved to see how you redid the black number scale on it.. Thanks for sharing!!

@RestoreThis 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! For the ruler I used black paint and kinda globbed it on.I let it dry a little bit then wiped it gently. I stuck in the crevices and wiped off of the flat polished part.

@richardwalters1803 Жыл бұрын

Where do you get the bubble vials

@righthook27 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great! How accurate is it? It would be a shame not to use it. Well done 👍

@RestoreThis Жыл бұрын

Seems pretty accurate compared to my 6 footer and 8 footers! Thank you for stopping by!

@toolguy924 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice restoration! How accurate was it when you finished? What did you do to improve the accuracy?Thank you .

@RestoreThis Жыл бұрын

It was actually pretty accurate. Just dialing in the sliding sight and it was spot on

@breanneblain9210 3 жыл бұрын

I’m working on doing the same and wondering what type of blasting compound you used? Thanks for the great video!

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

The blasting media I’m using is the 80 grit glass bead from harbor freight. I’m sure there’s better stuff but that’s what I’ve been using since I got the blast cabinet

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@joshuastedman1759 3 жыл бұрын

I'm working on the same square exceptional job! You are missing the scratch awl though mine still has the scratch awl I was a little too excited about that haha question the title says starrett copy do you know the actual brand?

@damiendoesit3126 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Sadly I was never able to determine the manufacturer. Not fir lack of trying though. I spent hours looking through google image search results and was never able to find a perfect match. That’s cool that yours has the scratch awl still! Thank you for watching and best of luck on your project!

@shannonelliott6116 2 жыл бұрын

I have a couple of the same squares. Mine are Union brand. Purchased by Millers Falls in the late 50s or 60s and still marketed under the Union name until Millers Falls went out of business.

@dontblameme6328 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. That lathe sux.

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Hahah yup! It may not be good but it sure was free :)

@hiker64 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please share what grits you used when polishing the ruler... if you remember?

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

I started out with 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 then finally 3000 grit. It was a lot of sanding but it was worth it!

@hiker64 3 жыл бұрын

@@RestoreThis - Wow - I'm afraid of using sandpaper and losing the fine etching of the lines and numbers. You seemed to do it with ease. I've seen people use brute force and just sand blast them clean with whatever type of material they use but I don't have that kind of equipment. May just have to experiment. Now I understand why there are so many squares missing the rulers. :)

@williammc63 2 жыл бұрын

How did you install the level keeper?

@RestoreThis 2 жыл бұрын

The replacement fit snug enough so I just gently tapped it in, then installed a plug to hold it in and keep it from moving. Thank you for watching!

@rekinek1111 3 жыл бұрын

Bardzo dobra robota. Ładnie wszystko wypolerowałeś i pomalowałeś. Mam pytanie, po prostu ciekawi mnie jedna rzecz, ty te rzeczy sobie zachowujesz czy sprzedajesz? Bo gdybyś zaczął sprzedawać to twoje hobby mogło by się stać źródłem Twoich dochodów, a to zwykle bywa bardzo trudne. A tu masz idealne warunki.

@RestoreThis 3 жыл бұрын

Witam i jak zawsze dziękuję za oglądanie! w odpowiedzi na Twoje pytanie po prostu zachowuję wszystkie te elementy, które przywracam. Zawsze mówię ludziom, ile czasu zajmie wykonanie jednego z tych elementów, musiałbym naliczyć więcej, niż ktokolwiek byłby skłonny zapłacić za jeden z tych przedmiotów! hahahah. Myślałem o zapewnieniu usługi przywracania przedmiotów innych osób, ale na razie wolę po prostu zachować to jako hobby. jeszcze raz dziękuję za nieustające wsparcie przyjaciela!

@rekinek1111 3 жыл бұрын

@@RestoreThis Dziękuję za odpowiedź. Miłego odnawiania kolejnych przedmiotów (: