Rusty Machete Restoration

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Today we sand and polish a rusty machete to a mirror finish.
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@dragan3290 2 жыл бұрын

I subbed and liked! You really a craftsman!🙂👍👍👍

@douglas0828 5 жыл бұрын

polish video that doesn't suck! great job!

@SkillsandTrade 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed

@michaelbey1279 5 жыл бұрын

I actually work at a Bodyworks Garage.. and these videos are huge with the owner

@SkillsandTrade 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I accidentally deleted your other comment, I'm very happy you think so much of my channel and find it inspirational. Thank you.

@tikkidaddy 5 жыл бұрын

I have a Cold Steel Great Sword that needs this treatment. Sanding and polishing something that large entirely by hand is a pain. It is old and has some minor pitting and I have been using 600 and 1000 grit auto body paper. This sword weighs 7 pounds and is no joke. Absolute monster. I'm going to make a leather covered scabbard...with brass appointments. And until I watched this video I knew that polishing the beast would take longer than building the scabbard. Thank you.

@SkillsandTrade 5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Your sword sounds cool, good luck on the polishing.

@tikkidaddy 5 жыл бұрын

@@SkillsandTrade It was a Christmas gift from a KZfaq friend that I met while trying to discover a new tinder for fire pistons of all things. You want to avoid blurring the lines of the angles. It has a diamond cross section. I had considered a small mouse sander, but I don't think the same attachments and materials are available. As you well know, conventional buffing with regular compounds can be dangerous with even much smaller knives, and as I am disabled, this method facilitates far more control, so again, thank you. Holding a 7 pound hunk of pain in front of a wheel with that many rpm?? Nope. Besides, the guys who built it probably attatched the hilt etc. AFTER this was done😂 I have noticed in my experimentation that various metal polishes including Mothers, Semichrome, Blue Magic and Mcguiars All Metal, leave mysterious black dots on the steel after hand polishing with a terrycloth towel. This is carbon spring tempered battle ready steel that will easily pass the old British proof test. Any idea why that would happen.?? I can remove the spotting with Ballistol or EEZOX. I've been a knife collector and user for 40 years and Ive never seen that happen before. Thank you for your replies.

@explosivefreak666 5 жыл бұрын

... DAMM... Would NOT believed it, if I didn't see it happening.! VERY Nice work mate.!

@Blacksoull10 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Video, gonna try it on my new Sword :)

@SkillsandTrade 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, sounds really cool. Best of luck with your sword.

@Blacksoull10 4 жыл бұрын

Skills and Trade Thanks

@cartossin 4 жыл бұрын

The hookit pad you have linked doesn't look like it will fit on a drill chuck. It has the threads like a grinder/buffer would use. Am I missing something?

@perpetualconfusion5885 4 жыл бұрын

How long did this take with machine? I can mirror polish by hand in approx 2 hours. I wanna move to machine sometime

@nunyabidnes2878 5 жыл бұрын

I want buy that from you

@lomeranger 5 жыл бұрын

Would you be specific about the process. I can't get alumicut in my area, is there an easy equivalent? Where do you get those pads and are they 6"? If I'm going to polish a bunch of steel, how long will the pads last? Anything else would be excellent. The machete is amazing, now you need a handle to match.

@SkillsandTrade 5 жыл бұрын

If you can't find Alumicut, WD-40 will work, however Alumicut works better. The pads should last fairly long but will wear out fast on steel. I have links to all my materials in the description if you are interested, and yes they are 6". I know a new handle would nice after being polished. Thanks

@robertagonzales888 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great video for me. My sister-in-law passed me my X husband's machete and it's kinda in not so pretty shape so I would like to take this kind of project for mine. Question is I have a new dremel can I use it to sharpen mine or should I get a different tool?

@dragan3290 2 жыл бұрын

Easiest way to sharpen a machete is to buy a bastard file.( coarse) you can buy sandpaper and with spray adhesive glue sandpaper onto timber. When sharpen a machete long strokes with you pushing the file away from you on each side. I do 3 strokes and swap. Then one stroke each side. A4 paper cuts are easy. Practice and follow the angle! Easy. Cheers and good luck.

@nightmaremike1092 5 жыл бұрын

What blade is that love this video very useful just learned hopefully i post up my first video and give you credit

@LUISTHEBOOTYCLAPPER 5 жыл бұрын

Can i do it with 1000 and 3000?

@SkillsandTrade 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the higher grits the better

@dallaspilotcar9293 4 жыл бұрын

what if you do not have Alumicut?

@SkillsandTrade 4 жыл бұрын

You can use WD-40 or any other cutting fluid

@dallaspilotcar9293 4 жыл бұрын

@@SkillsandTrade Also, if machetes have etchings like landscapes and quotes on them, using a buffer would probably smooth those out and i do not wanna do that. The knives seem to have a few spots like rust or something..i have had them for a long time.. They came from deep in Mexico..One of the knives is translated to say. WHEN YOU SEE ME SHINE, PREPARE TO DIE. LOL