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All plomb tool with a part number that starts with the letters WF are military contract tools. The WF letters stand for ( Wright Field ) known today as ( Wright Patterson Air Force Base ) it was a distribution point for needed war items. You can also find P&C tools and Proto tools marked with a part number starting in WF. As you know P&C and Proto are Plomb related. During WW2 a lot of Plomb tools were marked WAR FINISH that meant plain steel finish. A lot of people think the WF meant WAR FINISH. It did not. Some early WF tools did have a plated finish, but was later dropped to speed up production.
@@RobertBosworth I have a few dozen Plomb tools now having sold many over the years. Proto is my main focus in collecting, but I do have over 400 P&C ( Plomb) tools. I don't really collect P&C tools but living in the Northwest and a half hour away from where they were made, they are common around here and fairly cheap to buy. I have one NOS socket that is marked with both Proto and P&C names on it. I also have a small amount of Urrea tools.
Great video 👍To the Bat 🦇 Cave ... Awesome job with the Batman logo and bat box 👍👍, it looks Fantastic! Good information on how to remove cosmoline from tools 🛠 if we run across these type of vintage tools. Didn’t know that 50/50 mix would Break down or clean up that sort of coating from stuff like that, this is fantastic information on how to remove that cosmoline corrosion inhibitor stuff!👍👍That WW2 N.O.S. Plomb breaker bar you cleaned up with the 50/50 mix and WD-40 really turned out Fantastic and if you run out of toothpaste you can use the 50/50 mix to clean your teeth 🦷😂😂👍👍. That Champion spark plug cutaway is pretty cool ,Fantastic. Great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying at night in the breeze. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday.
A reminder about 50/50 acetone/ATF mix. Don't use it on plastic or painted surfaces. It will destroy painted lettering on tools and whatnot. It will fog plastic lenses on dial indicators and other measuring tools instantly. To clean measuring tools and painted surfaces get a pint of naphtha (lighter fluid) from the hardware store and put some in an old lighter fluid squirt bottle. It is very flammable, but you only need a tiny bit at a time on a cloth. Works a treat washing out sticky dial indicators. Like camera mechanisms, unless you know exactly what you are doing and have the correct lubricant, you are better off not using any oil at all in an indicator. Of course you will wear it out in 100 or so years of average use. Cheers from NC/USA
When I worked at a car wash Naptha was the choice for taking road tar stains off of paint. But it also strips wax so a rewaxing is always needed afterwards.
Bats have been decimated by white nose syndrome, not only here in West Virginia but neighboring states where there is karst topography and caves. The more bat boxes the better. Our local suplus store isn’t what it used to be and in the few boxes of WWII tools left to look through you could still find cosmoline covered wrenches as fresh as they day they were coated; but none of modern use, shorty one size open end 25/32nd’s by the dozen.
Fantastic bat box. I always enjoy your Gif clips you add in. I also enjoy your humor, especially the subtle comment about brushing your teeth with 50/50.
Oh my. ScoutCrafter does not collect 9/32 sockets. What kind of maniac does not collect 9/32 sockets? Great video. I am going to watch it again later today. Thank you.
Breaker was outstanding and I'm sure there must be a correlation between old bats and mothers-in-law but it escapes me at the moment. Happy week and I saw Snooper being Marvelous! God Bless!
You are more then welcome Scoutcrafter! Don't mind you showing the note at all, I started practicing my handwriting when I was sixteen and actually am a bit rusty at the moment because I don't get to much practice anymore and I need a ruler too! The gentleman I bought that breaker bar of actually had a box full of identical ones and I did figure it was 1/4 at that moment 😂 I bought myself two too. Looks great that!
Alex- I assumed it was 1/4” when I saw it but quickly realized it wasn’t when I tried to mount a socket. The ball detent in the rear hole was such a cool feature. Thanks again!! 😃👍
The scouts here have built loads of bat boxes here in my town. I didn't know we had a bat population. But they really do a good job reducing the mosquito population.
I had suggested that Jimmy DiResta should make a Bat House, back when he was building a timber frame barn. on his farm He never did! You beat Jimmy DiResta, by making a Bat Mansion (2 Story). Texas has many bat caves. What amazed me, was the amount of Whipsnakes that hang around the cave entrance for bats, just like humans in line at a Chick-Fil-A Drive Thru.
Thanks for the great tips on accuracy utilizing a speed square. Also fun to see rough sawn lumber and a hand saw utilized. Great show as always ScoutCrafter.
Great show today! The bat box is really nice! I hope they give a lot of bats a place to stay. Beautiful breaker bar wrench ! Got to love that 50/50. My son-in-law works at a ford dealership hear and he tried it and now all the mechanic use it. Thank You for sharing John!
In war time Plomb tools 9/32 drive tools are eaiser to find than 1/4 inch stuff. Snap-On and Williams also made 9/32 drive tools. I also have two adapters that go from 9/32 drive down to 1/4 inch drive. One is made by Snap-On and the other I don't remember offhand without going and looking thru my hoard. eBay always seems to have 9/32 sockets and related tools for sale. Lot of NOS military ones.
@@ScoutCrafter Years ago I got what I thought was a Williams 1/4 inch drive ratchet. Nope, 9/32 drive and I ground the drive head down to fit 1/4 inch sockets. I later sold the ratchet on eBay and after I found out what 9/32 drive was both the buyer and I had a good cry. I still have several Snap-On 9/32 drive tools that are still original.
@@EVILDR235 I heard this is a myth. G code is just the date code for 1945, just like E was for 1944. Just because it has a G or an E code doesn’t mean it was made “for the military”, it just means it was made during the war years when most tools and such items were made to support the war effort.
Great episode,the bat box was pretty neat,the 9/32 breaker bar was interesting,I didn't know that there was such a drive size. Thanks again and keep up the great job 👍
The breaker bar looks terrific once the old protective coating was removed. Some decades ago we used to have a bat which lived in the gable end vent in the attic. He came back for a several years each summer. It was sad when he did not return. Nice bat box. Dave.
David Bamberger (Fried Chicken Tycoon) made his own Bat Cave in 1998 and it now has about 400,000 bats in it....Bamberger Ranch is an interesting place.........Don't be afraid to use treated lumber, it won't hurt the bats or birds despite what some say.
I'm only 46 but my teacher taught us cursive writing and I remember watching the lady on ETV as part of learning process. I can write in cursive really nice. My son graduated high school last year with honors and I can barely read anything he writes down. And not even cursive. Just single letters. No flow. I'm like what the hell? The public school system should have never stopped teaching it. But I heard they have started back teaching it. Enjoy your videos. Have a good one!
Your timing is excellent, we have a programme on the BBC each year called Springwatch, and they were talking about Bats & Bat Boxes last week, I was saying to my Wife I should make a Bat Box to put up, we are fortunate to see Bats regularly in our garden here but not sure where they roost. Good practical woodworking tips too of course ! Glad to have the advice on removal of Cosmoline too, I have something I need to clean up, but can't remember what it is, or where I've put it, and Wow, your teeth must be super-slick ! 🤣 That is a sweet little breaker bar, but 9/32, really ? That would mess with my head for sure !
The triangular mark in the breaker is a British Military acceptance and property mark sometimes known as the "King's Arrow" Many years ago, these marks could still be found on large white pines in Maine that were claimed for use by the Royal Navy in ship mast building.
love bats they are cool great box interesting breaker bar i did not know about the size problems with 1/4 inch 9/32 thanks for the tip. your friend does have nice writing mine stinks
I used 5/8” plywood but cut 1/8” deep kerfs every 1/2” for the inside surfaces. The bats can climb up and move around to find their favorite temperature. I put galvanized sheet metal on the roof. Paint doesn’t stick to galvanized very well.
Scout, use pallet wood. It's rough and so cheap, they can't give it away. 9/32 might be the ideal drive size. I've been following my pal Chewy's lead. Chewy is a full-time auto mechanic who uses 1/4 drive for most of his work.
Thanks for the osmoline removal tutorial. I have a metal wall hanging Homeowner's Tool Set that my Neighbor bought for her husband around the mid 1930's...after they bought their first home. The tools left inside are all thick with that coating. Some might still have the Rustveto paper wrap on the outside over the osmoline.
I would go with my father, who was in the Air Force there, to the property disposal sales at Chateroux AB in France, 1958. He would buy various tools left over from the war, and I recall some of them were 9/32 socket sets. Still have some of them.
Kinda funny I just got a bat box in Great work as always. Still working on the Spacer's for that bottom bracket cranks. Thinking about going to Granger ever go to that place it's amazing
Hi scout ☺ nicely made bat box, they should be happy in that, that breaker bar was interesting. I have an old Britool ratchet screwdriver whith a part wooden handle, 9/32 square drive, it even had a 2ba socket on it, a flea market find, condition is not great so I filed down the square on 3 sides , to 1/4 " leaving the ball detent intact ,so it's now a user whith the 1/4" socket set. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
I read somewhere that Snap-On was the main proponent for the 9/32" socket size, but it never did get the big push to make it standardized, losing to the 1/4 inch size. I have a Snap-On breaker bar in that size, but, like you, no sockets. I do keep an eye out for them, though.
Very interesting as usual. In our rural area we have plenty of bats. Frankly, I dont care for them but I know they are a useful animal, especially when it comes to hammering unwanted insects. So, I dont let them bother me. I never knew about the drive size of the breaker bar. I have a Plomb open end wrench that has a phosphate finish (aka Parkerizing) and says wartime finish. It is also noticeably thinner.
First cleaning is in a black trash bag in the attic or garage to melt most of it off. Having removed cosmoline from lots of "surplus items", diesel or kerosene is my elixir of choice!
Both of those work great but I hate the smell! 😂. We also had guys use Gasoline and that also worked but again with the smell. For some reason the 50/50 smell doesn’t bother me at all and it also helps lubricate some areas. 😃👍
Great mosh scout great way to start your day fantastic stuff I love anything From the military every time I see that arrow I’m like hmmm I’m having that God bless take care 🗽🇳🇿🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🪖🏛️45
When I'm sitting by the fire pit at last light I can see bats flying overhead. I probably should try to make a bat box for them. Kiss them mosquitoes good bye. I have a 5/8" drive impact gun made by Souix. That's going to be a wall hanger when its restored.
That job is better held off so you don't go batty. I bought a nice pile of rough sawn lumber last fall on an estate auction for $11. The only reason I got for that much is because there was piles of it. Nowadays it is not only harder to find but the price is starting to creap up to regular lumber cost. Of course that happened when regular lumber prices hit the roof. Hopefully rough sawn will come back down. In the 1990s there were still old time home mills around and I could buy hard wood as well. Those days are gone. Noone wants an old barn to be full of lumber drying for years I guess. Rotten part is the lumber yards don't sell it either.
Nice video as always John. Bats are such an underappreciated and feared animal, even if I find them quite interesting. Was there a reason you left what looked like pitting on the breaker bar or did I just miss something. My mom has been wanting also know what time you were going to go to Jacktown , later in the afternoon or the usual morning time because we think it would be fun to go on the Friday for the first time.
Noah- That wasn’t putting it was the way the square was forged at the factory. I left it as is because it was NOS and never rusted or used. As for Friday I am planning to get there in the afternoon and stay until dark. I heard it is really nice on Fridays. 😃👍
Hmmm, I have to look, I might have a couple of 9/32” sockets, I thought they were Worn out 1/4”, need to look around, hopefully I can find them in one of my many junk jars, who knew, let you know if I can find them, if I can they are yours sir. Thanks for the video, great tutorial on the bat house.
Wow I really thought the little breaker bar had a black oxide coating under there. It looks great. Nice job on the bat box they are really helpful creatures to have around.
Wow that was some clean-up on that breaker bar ‼️Came out Excellent ▶️can’t Wait to see that Bat Box as well 👍🏼 Thanks for the Vid ! When you prep that wood for staining is there anything that you do after it’s dry ? I’m asking because you showed how on a previous video when you mount your tools then clamp them to that table you use a 14 in 2x8 then clamp them when you need them -- well I have 2 3/4 inch “Rich” pieces of Plywood what size bolts would you use to to secure them after countersinking them so the bottom is flush ? I know this is a long question lol but you had said if any questions post in most recent video so I’m following the rules 😂-- and you know what while I’m at it **what size do you use length wise when you mount on your 2x8 ❓( I know it depends on the holes on the item your using but the length doesn’t Thanks John 🤜🏼🤛🏼 AL
Hi Al! Sometimes you have to custom cut the bolts so they fit correctly. I pre drill a counterbored hole underneath the board to the head of the bolt and washers will fit and still be recessed. I just add 1 inch to the thickness of the base of the vise and it works out really nice. 😃👍
Great video. Glad to see you made a bat box. They are great to have around to eat masceatows. Hope the spelling is correct..lol. man it is soooooo hot hear. 120 heat index. Not working in my shop for awhile 😏.have a great day. 👍👍❤.
Do you have any shows in the near future in the southern half of Jersey? I’m in Cape May County and would love to hit up a show, but can’t justify driving 2.5 hours to your area!
The first thing that I want to ask about, is; Why do you use boiled linseed oil instead of raw linseed oil. The second thing that I want to ask about is; What is going on with the Electro-Mechano drill press. I have one and want to see what someone else is doing with theirs. I'm trying to find out everything I can about that machine, but I'm not having much luck. Regards, Brian Kelley Simper Fi
Brian- Funny thing is I have been using linseed oil since I’m a kid and honestly I’m not a huge fan. I don’t like the smell and it takes a long time to dry. Not to mention is is sticky when still not dry. Boiled linseed oil is faster drying but it’s all similar to me. My favorite is lemon oil. Smells great and penetrates like crazy! However $$$. 🥴. I hope to get to that drill press soon but I have a awesome Century motor to complete first. 😃👍. 🫡🇺🇸
I wonder, can cedar fence siding be used to build the box, or would the aroma repel the bats. Our local HD has rough cut cedar fencing. I'd love to give this a try .
Great tip on the cosmolene ...50/50 has never ending uses! Great show, Im running a little late again! This is Wally w. Ive noticed they have changed something in the names when posting comments. Could you tell this me without me telling you? I now see that it appears that my comments are posted by zipshed...what ever that is...and I dont like it!
Don't be Stingy with the fifty/fifty..!😄.That 9/32 of an inch you can reduce it to 1/4 by grinding only three parts with a belt sander,just dont touch the one side with the ball detent..👍
Cosmoline was fantastic, it was inexpensive and worked great however it was a bit of a pain to remove. Varnish would be even harder to remove and would stick together before it dried. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Yacht varnish is tough stuff, I put a few coats on snake vivariums I built and have never had to redo them. If it’s designed to go in the sea it’ll certainly protect a bat box 😜.
So your saying if you measure 14 inches mark a line then proceed to cut out the line you will still have 14 inches 😵💫 no no no…maybe cut the line in half …I think so maybe…😇…good job so far with three coats of BLO it should last a long time especially if the owner coats it once in a while…🖖🏻
Anything I've ever dealt with that military related was FUBAR. could you possibly invent the most difficult to figure out headlight switch ever created?...Yes we can, and it will cost Millions (😈 laugh)
All plomb tool with a part number that starts with the letters WF are military contract tools. The WF letters stand for ( Wright Field ) known today as ( Wright Patterson Air Force Base ) it was a distribution point for needed war items. You can also find P&C tools and Proto tools marked with a part number starting in WF. As you know P&C and Proto are Plomb related. During WW2 a lot of Plomb tools were marked WAR FINISH that meant plain steel finish. A lot of people think the WF meant WAR FINISH. It did not. Some early WF tools did have a plated finish, but was later dropped to speed up production.
WF on Craftsman tools signifies Western Forge, the company that made that tool for Sears.
Outstanding! What great information. Thanks so much for sharing this information with us. 😃👍
This was a great explanation. I have a few of the WF tools. It’s nice to see another Plomb fan.
@@RobertBosworth I have a few dozen Plomb tools now having sold many over the years. Proto is my main focus in collecting, but I do have over 400 P&C ( Plomb) tools. I don't really collect P&C tools but living in the Northwest and a half hour away from where they were made, they are common around here and fairly cheap to buy. I have one NOS socket that is marked with both Proto and P&C names on it. I also have a small amount of Urrea tools.
“I brush my teeth with it” should be the shows tagline
The bat picture at the end was a little creepy. They are great for the environment, glad to see someone providing a home for them. Thanks
Great video 👍To the Bat 🦇 Cave ... Awesome job with the Batman logo and bat box 👍👍, it looks Fantastic! Good information on how to remove cosmoline from tools 🛠 if we run across these type of vintage tools. Didn’t know that 50/50 mix would Break down or clean up that sort of coating from stuff like that, this is fantastic information on how to remove that cosmoline corrosion inhibitor stuff!👍👍That WW2 N.O.S. Plomb breaker bar you cleaned up with the 50/50 mix and WD-40 really turned out Fantastic and if you run out of toothpaste you can use the 50/50 mix to clean your teeth 🦷😂😂👍👍. That Champion spark plug cutaway is pretty cool ,Fantastic. Great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying at night in the breeze. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Wednesday.
Steven- That Cosmoline is great for protection but a bear to get off! 😂👍
Good stuff Bud!! Before I ripped out my swimming pool the Bats would fly down and skim the water for lil' drink!!☻
I only just realised, every letter you receive is a Dear John letter. 🤭
A reminder about 50/50 acetone/ATF mix. Don't use it on plastic or painted surfaces. It will destroy painted lettering on tools and whatnot. It will fog plastic lenses on dial indicators and other measuring tools instantly.
To clean measuring tools and painted surfaces get a pint of naphtha (lighter fluid) from the hardware store and put some in an old lighter fluid squirt bottle. It is very flammable, but you only need a tiny bit at a time on a cloth. Works a treat washing out sticky dial indicators. Like camera mechanisms, unless you know exactly what you are doing and have the correct lubricant, you are better off not using any oil at all in an indicator. Of course you will wear it out in 100 or so years of average use.
Cheers from NC/USA
When I worked at a car wash Naptha was the choice for taking road tar stains off of paint. But it also strips wax so a rewaxing is always needed afterwards.
I love watching the bats eat mosquitoes in the evenings, sometimes I leave the light on so they can eat all night.
I'll procrastinate when I get around to it.
Bats have been decimated by white nose syndrome, not only here in West Virginia but neighboring states where there is karst topography and caves. The more bat boxes the better. Our local suplus store isn’t what it used to be and in the few boxes of WWII tools left to look through you could still find cosmoline covered wrenches as fresh as they day they were coated; but none of modern use, shorty one size open end 25/32nd’s by the dozen.
Fantastic bat box. I always enjoy your Gif clips you add in. I also enjoy your humor, especially the subtle comment about brushing your teeth with 50/50.
Oh my. ScoutCrafter does not collect 9/32 sockets. What kind of maniac does not collect 9/32 sockets? Great video. I am going to watch it again later today. Thank you.
Breaker was outstanding and I'm sure there must be a correlation between old bats and mothers-in-law but it escapes me at the moment. Happy week and I saw Snooper being Marvelous! God Bless!
Nice bat box. However, I wouldn't personally use BLO on a bat box as it's not food-safe.
50/50 Better than Colgate.Good stuff.
Holy breaker bar Scoutcrafter. Put that in your Scoutcrafter utility belt : )
You are more then welcome Scoutcrafter! Don't mind you showing the note at all, I started practicing my handwriting when I was sixteen and actually am a bit rusty at the moment because I don't get to much practice anymore and I need a ruler too! The gentleman I bought that breaker bar of actually had a box full of identical ones and I did figure it was 1/4 at that moment 😂 I bought myself two too. Looks great that!
Alex- I assumed it was 1/4” when I saw it but quickly realized it wasn’t when I tried to mount a socket. The ball detent in the rear hole was such a cool feature. Thanks again!! 😃👍
The scouts here have built loads of bat boxes here in my town. I didn't know we had a bat population. But they really do a good job reducing the mosquito population.
I had suggested that Jimmy DiResta should make a Bat House, back when he was building a timber frame barn. on his farm He never did!
You beat Jimmy DiResta, by making a Bat Mansion (2 Story).
Texas has many bat caves. What amazed me, was the amount of Whipsnakes that hang around the cave entrance for bats, just like humans in line at a Chick-Fil-A Drive Thru.
Texas!! 😃👍🇺🇸
Great breaker bar tool and can’t wait to see that finished bat 🦇 box it’s funny that the logo is the exact same one from the chart that I picked too 👍
I just assumed that the 9/32 was to deter theft or to ensure that they stole the entire set 😂. Neat stuff. Cheers
Joe- I’m glad I checked beforehand because I would be upset if I needed it for a job and had no sockets! 😂👍
Thanks for the great tips on accuracy utilizing a speed square. Also fun to see rough sawn lumber and a hand saw utilized. Great show as always ScoutCrafter.
Great show today! The bat box is really nice! I hope they give a lot of bats a place to stay. Beautiful breaker bar wrench ! Got to love that 50/50. My son-in-law works at a ford dealership hear and he tried it and now all the mechanic use it. Thank You for sharing John!
In war time Plomb tools 9/32 drive tools are eaiser to find than 1/4 inch stuff. Snap-On and Williams also made 9/32 drive tools. I also have two adapters that go from 9/32 drive down to 1/4 inch drive. One is made by Snap-On and the other I don't remember offhand without going and looking thru my hoard. eBay always seems to have 9/32 sockets and related tools for sale. Lot of NOS military ones.
I never knew the adapters existed! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Years ago I got what I thought was a Williams 1/4 inch drive ratchet. Nope, 9/32 drive and I ground the drive head down to fit 1/4 inch sockets. I later sold the ratchet on eBay and after I found out what 9/32 drive was both the buyer and I had a good cry. I still have several Snap-On 9/32 drive tools that are still original.
I have a Snap On 9/32 drive set, date coded 1936.
@@CalPil0t My Snap-On 9/32 drive tools have a G date code. Government /no warranty.
@@EVILDR235 I heard this is a myth. G code is just the date code for 1945, just like E was for 1944. Just because it has a G or an E code doesn’t mean it was made “for the military”, it just means it was made during the war years when most tools and such items were made to support the war effort.
Great episode,the bat box was pretty neat,the 9/32 breaker bar was interesting,I didn't know that there was such a drive size. Thanks again and keep up the great job 👍
Cool bat box! 🦇
The breaker bar looks terrific once the old protective coating was removed.
Some decades ago we used to have a bat which lived in the gable end vent in the attic. He came back for a several years each summer. It was sad when he did not return.
Nice bat box.
Dave.
In Connecticut if they find a bay in your home every one in the house must get Rabies shots! 🫣😂👍
Wow, feels like overkill response especially if the bat does not touch the people in the house.
Dave.
Awesome work, John! If I remember correctly, the arrow designates military.
David Bamberger (Fried Chicken Tycoon) made his own Bat Cave in 1998 and it now has about 400,000 bats in it....Bamberger Ranch is an interesting place.........Don't be afraid to use treated lumber, it won't hurt the bats or birds despite what some say.
My first instinct was to use treated lumber but a few sights said not to, I tried getting Cedar but it wasn’t available in my area.
This was a very interesting change up to the show. I really liked it!
I wonder if that hole in the end of the handle was for installing the ball detent?
Most likely, when I first saw the hole I didn’t know about the detent. 😃👍
Fantastic, very unusual breaker bar not only the size but that opening at the end of the handle
The best batman logo forsure...smart lady!
I brush my teeth with it
I'm only 46 but my teacher taught us cursive writing and I remember watching the lady on ETV as part of learning process. I can write in cursive really nice. My son graduated high school last year with honors and I can barely read anything he writes down. And not even cursive. Just single letters. No flow. I'm like what the hell? The public school system should have never stopped teaching it. But I heard they have started back teaching it. Enjoy your videos. Have a good one!
For some reason in general Girls always had better handwriting then the Boys. I wonder why that is? 😃👍
Your timing is excellent, we have a programme on the BBC each year called Springwatch, and they were talking about Bats & Bat Boxes last week, I was saying to my Wife I should make a Bat Box to put up, we are fortunate to see Bats regularly in our garden here but not sure where they roost. Good practical woodworking tips too of course !
Glad to have the advice on removal of Cosmoline too, I have something I need to clean up, but can't remember what it is, or where I've put it, and Wow, your teeth must be super-slick ! 🤣
That is a sweet little breaker bar, but 9/32, really ? That would mess with my head for sure !
You’re lucky to have Bats! 😃👍
The triangular mark in the breaker is a British Military acceptance and property mark sometimes known as the "King's Arrow" Many years ago, these marks could still be found on large white pines in Maine that were claimed for use by the Royal Navy in ship mast building.
That is a great bat box! I never saw one that nice! Excellent!
Great job on the bat box. That NOS breaker bar looks so good finished up.
Can’t wait to see the final finish on the bay box. Awesome gift. 9/32 first I’ve heard about this. Very interesting.
Love the bat cut out.. Great stuff from Ben & Alex 👍
love bats they are cool great box interesting breaker bar i did not know about the size problems with 1/4 inch 9/32 thanks for the tip. your friend does have nice writing mine stinks
Fantastic video, John, really enjoyed the cleanup. Looking forward to seeing the bat box completed :-)
Cool project. Now you need a bat house for the property upstate.
I used 5/8” plywood but cut 1/8” deep kerfs every 1/2” for the inside surfaces. The bats can climb up and move around to find their favorite temperature. I put galvanized sheet metal on the roof. Paint doesn’t stick to galvanized very well.
Scout, use pallet wood. It's rough and so cheap, they can't give it away. 9/32 might be the ideal drive size. I've been following my pal Chewy's lead. Chewy is a full-time auto mechanic who uses 1/4 drive for most of his work.
there's "Snoop"...tanks for sharing
Thanks for the osmoline removal tutorial. I have a metal wall hanging Homeowner's Tool Set that my Neighbor bought for her husband around the mid 1930's...after they bought their first home. The tools left inside are all thick with that coating. Some might still have the Rustveto paper wrap on the outside over the osmoline.
Bill- The Cosmoline is fantastic for protection but a real pain removing! 😂👍
It sure is! My Great Uncle used straight gasoline and a parts brush...even that was slow going on.
I would go with my father, who was in the Air Force there, to the property disposal sales at Chateroux AB in France, 1958. He would buy various tools left over from the war, and I recall some of them were 9/32 socket sets. Still have some of them.
Kinda funny I just got a bat box in Great work as always.
Still working on the Spacer's for that bottom bracket cranks.
Thinking about going to Granger ever go to that place it's amazing
Great episode John, someday I would to see yousomeofyour Orange Chrush degreaser .
Dean- I am planning a episode on bringing back the finish of my Truck! Needless to say you know how that goes! 😃👍
Gotcha 👍👍🔩🔩
Hi scout ☺ nicely made bat box, they should be happy in that, that breaker bar was interesting. I have an old Britool ratchet screwdriver whith a part wooden handle, 9/32 square drive, it even had a 2ba socket on it, a flea market find, condition is not great so I filed down the square on 3 sides , to 1/4 " leaving the ball detent intact ,so it's now a user whith the 1/4" socket set. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Just want to say Thank you! Love the Bat Box.
I read somewhere that Snap-On was the main proponent for the 9/32" socket size, but it never did get the big push to make it standardized, losing to the 1/4 inch size. I have a Snap-On breaker bar in that size, but, like you, no sockets. I do keep an eye out for them, though.
Very interesting as usual. In our rural area we have plenty of bats. Frankly, I dont care for them but I know they are a useful animal, especially when it comes to hammering unwanted insects. So, I dont let them bother me. I never knew about the drive size of the breaker bar. I have a Plomb open end wrench that has a phosphate finish (aka Parkerizing) and says wartime finish. It is also noticeably thinner.
First cleaning is in a black trash bag in the attic or garage to melt most of it off. Having removed cosmoline from lots of "surplus items", diesel or kerosene is my elixir of choice!
Both of those work great but I hate the smell! 😂. We also had guys use Gasoline and that also worked but again with the smell. For some reason the 50/50 smell doesn’t bother me at all and it also helps lubricate some areas. 😃👍
I think the hole on the end of the breaker bar was for manufacturing when the ball detent was installed.
9/32 drive thats a new one for me.
Very nice set there.
Great mosh scout great way to start your day fantastic stuff I love anything
From the military every time I see that arrow I’m like hmmm I’m having that
God bless take care 🗽🇳🇿🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🪖🏛️45
When I'm sitting by the fire pit at last light I can see bats flying overhead. I probably should try to make a bat box for them. Kiss them mosquitoes good bye. I have a 5/8" drive impact gun made by Souix. That's going to be a wall hanger when its restored.
That's new one on me 9/32 drive learn something new every day
Crazy right! In my lifetime it was pretty much standardized. 😃👍
I have a Military snap on t-slide handle That will not fit in 1/4 in sockets..... Luv the color of the Bat Box
Jim- I wonder if it’s also 9/32? 😃👍
That job is better held off so you don't go batty. I bought a nice pile of rough sawn lumber last fall on an estate auction for $11. The only reason I got for that much is because there was piles of it. Nowadays it is not only harder to find but the price is starting to creap up to regular lumber cost. Of course that happened when regular lumber prices hit the roof. Hopefully rough sawn will come back down. In the 1990s there were still old time home mills around and I could buy hard wood as well. Those days are gone. Noone wants an old barn to be full of lumber drying for years I guess. Rotten part is the lumber yards don't sell it either.
Rough sawn is great for many projects but doesn’t display well so isn’t as popular as it once was. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter That's what jointers and planers are for. 🤣
Great break over bar. Rare, is an understatement. Shame it couldn't have been 1/4". Don't think there is a plethora of 9/32" drive tools, out there.
Yes! I have no 9/32 sockets but they make an adapter.
Hey was down at Port StJoe Fla, there’s a shop that sell old ship lanterns. FYI. Bay Breeze Antiques
I just bought a really nice lantern! Will show Friday! 😃👍
Nice video as always John. Bats are such an underappreciated and feared animal, even if I find them quite interesting. Was there a reason you left what looked like pitting on the breaker bar or did I just miss something. My mom has been wanting also know what time you were going to go to Jacktown , later in the afternoon or the usual morning time because we think it would be fun to go on the Friday for the first time.
Noah- That wasn’t putting it was the way the square was forged at the factory. I left it as is because it was NOS and never rusted or used. As for Friday I am planning to get there in the afternoon and stay until dark. I heard it is really nice on Fridays. 😃👍
Hmmm, I have to look, I might have a couple of 9/32” sockets, I thought they were Worn out 1/4”, need to look around, hopefully I can find them in one of my many junk jars, who knew, let you know if I can find them, if I can they are yours sir. Thanks for the video, great tutorial on the bat house.
Terry- They make an adapter that you can add to your 1/4” drive tools! 😃👍
ScoutCrafter,
Cosmoline can be removed with mineral spirits. As I recall you can remove it with diesel oil or kerosene.
Bob
Hi Bob- yes! Almost all solvents will break it down. For me it is the smell factor that determines what I wind up using. 😃👍
Wow I really thought the little breaker bar had a black oxide coating under there. It looks great. Nice job on the bat box they are really helpful creatures to have around.
Wow that was some
clean-up on that breaker bar ‼️Came out Excellent ▶️can’t Wait to see that Bat Box as well 👍🏼
Thanks for the Vid ! When you prep that wood for staining is there anything that you do after it’s dry ? I’m asking because you showed how on a previous video when you mount your tools then clamp them to that table you use a 14 in 2x8 then clamp them when you need them -- well I have 2 3/4 inch “Rich” pieces of Plywood what size bolts would you use to to secure them after countersinking them so the bottom is flush ? I know this is a long question lol but you had said if any questions post in most recent video so I’m following the rules 😂-- and you know what while I’m at it **what size do you use length wise when you mount on your 2x8 ❓( I know it depends on the holes on the item your using but the length doesn’t
Thanks John 🤜🏼🤛🏼
AL
Hi Al! Sometimes you have to custom cut the bolts so they fit correctly. I pre drill a counterbored hole underneath the board to the head of the bolt and washers will fit and still be recessed. I just add 1 inch to the thickness of the base of the vise and it works out really nice. 😃👍
Great video. Glad to see you made a bat box. They are great to have around to eat masceatows. Hope the spelling is correct..lol. man it is soooooo hot hear. 120 heat index. Not working in my shop for awhile 😏.have a great day. 👍👍❤.
Larry- I heard about the heat wave! I hate the hot weather! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter I hate this hot weather also. 😏👍.
I count at least three bottles, including the bottle of Magic Cutting Oil, with “TAP” written on it. What is that all about?
Also, nice chrome skull!
Tapping fluid is also used for cutting, drilling and milling metal. Different metals use different formulas. 😃👍
Do you have any shows in the near future in the southern half of Jersey? I’m in Cape May County and would love to hit up a show, but can’t justify driving 2.5 hours to your area!
My brother own and operates a sawmill in C.M. Country NJ if anyone is looking for rough sawn…
Jacktown in July is worth the trip. However if you search Tractor shows near me and put in your zip code Google will list a bunch! 😃👍
The first thing that I want to ask about, is; Why do you use boiled linseed oil instead of raw linseed oil.
The second thing that I want to ask about is; What is going on with the Electro-Mechano drill press. I have one and want to see what someone else is doing with theirs. I'm trying to find out everything I can about that machine, but I'm not having much luck.
Regards, Brian Kelley
Simper Fi
Brian- Funny thing is I have been using linseed oil since I’m a kid and honestly I’m not a huge fan. I don’t like the smell and it takes a long time to dry. Not to mention is is sticky when still not dry. Boiled linseed oil is faster drying but it’s all similar to me. My favorite is lemon oil. Smells great and penetrates like crazy! However $$$. 🥴. I hope to get to that drill press soon but I have a awesome Century motor to complete first. 😃👍. 🫡🇺🇸
@@ScoutCrafter Thanks for the reply. Am anxious to see if you have any more info on the drill press.
I wonder, can cedar fence siding be used to build the box, or would the aroma repel the bats. Our local HD has rough cut cedar fencing. I'd love to give this a try .
I use the same table saw guard lol 😂
I really need a zero clearance insert. 😃👍
Great tip on the cosmolene ...50/50 has never ending uses! Great show, Im running a little late again! This is Wally w. Ive noticed they have changed something in the names when posting comments. Could you tell this me without me telling you? I now see that it appears that my comments are posted by zipshed...what ever that is...and I dont like it!
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Don't be Stingy with the fifty/fifty..!😄.That 9/32 of an inch you can reduce it to 1/4 by grinding only three parts with a belt sander,just dont touch the one side with the ball detent..👍
Interesting
Would sealing it with yacht varnish not have been better?
Cosmoline was fantastic, it was inexpensive and worked great however it was a bit of a pain to remove. Varnish would be even harder to remove and would stick together before it dried. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter I meant for the bat box.
@@ravendark2422- LOL- That makes more sense! 😂. Even with outdoor varnish it still only lasts two years. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Yacht varnish is tough stuff, I put a few coats on snake vivariums I built and have never had to redo them. If it’s designed to go in the sea it’ll certainly protect a bat box 😜.
That hole in the end of the handle must be for the installation of the ball detent,,,,right?
I believe so. 😃👍
Thanks John 🤜🏼🤛🏼Check your email I’m sending it now again your new 🔵🔴new tool
So your saying if you measure 14 inches mark a line then proceed to cut out the line you will still have 14 inches 😵💫 no no no…maybe cut the line in half …I think so maybe…😇…good job so far with three coats of BLO it should last a long time especially if the owner coats it once in a while…🖖🏻
Brush my teeth... 🤣😂🤣
Anything I've ever dealt with that military related was FUBAR. could you possibly invent the most difficult to figure out headlight switch ever created?...Yes we can, and it will cost Millions (😈 laugh)
😂😂😂. I believe they tried to idiot proof most things but failed miserably. 😂👍