John thanks for the shout out. We are doing our best to fight the Covid. For the most part as a community pharmacist I am answering a lot of questions and doing my best to keep people calm and prevent them from doing unadvisedly things (like mixing cleaning products) 🤦♂️. The kids and I had a great time with the challenge.
Hey! Those were some fun Old-School ScoutCrafter restorations. Super fun! ...and I love that hatchet. Can't wait to see how that one comes out! Thanks so much!
You're right about the feelings that a good restoration brings about. I did a resto on a 1911 Conn Cornet this week...came out great....I'm redoing the case too and that's gonna be a handful ! You get a great sense of accomplishment when something works out well! Have a GREAT weekend!
When I was a young buck working in a steel mill electric shop. I was a motor inspector helper. We ran a lot of conduit and we cut and threaded it. We used the facets on the linesman pliers to deburr the conduit before we threaded it to a box or sleeve. We didn’t want a burr cutting any insulation.
Wow, they turned out so nice. I wish the men who made those tools back in the day could see how long they lasted and what a beautiful job you did restoring them. Jim
This is more of a comeback than a parable and is my all time favorite... "Deny all knowledge and launch counter accusations..." Beautiful job on the pliers!!!
You did a great job on those pliers. I like how you mentioned how one of the pliers was your oldest one from 1914. I think I have you beat by a year. I have the original metal tire chain tool by the Weed tool company patent date July 27 1913. I got it from a coworker in the tire industry. It belonged to his dad, but his son didn't know what it was. After some cleaning up I found the name and patent date. So I did 5 minutes of Google checking and found what it was and smiled! I wondered if my dad who was born in 1912 ever used this tool on a car back then! I love old tools!
Vincent Wesolowski yes he would have had a job back in my day there. Now everything is anodized or stay-brite. I still have all my buttons, badges, unit frames and collar disks and hat badge.
When I was a lineman we placed straps at poles and used the gap in the jaws for bending the stainless steel straps. Those came out nice. Thanks for the fun. :-)
Thanks for the video. The design element that went into those are why I love old tools. Like they say they just don’t make em like they used to. The facets on the Klein make it look like a diamond! Great job as always.
Sir, I believe the "gap" in lineman pliers are to accept the thickness of the intended wire to be twisted. If they were touching when closed, the only point of contact when pinching wires would be at the heal of the jaw. This will create undue stress on the wire, like a "pipe cutter" stripping metal and causing undue stress and snapping/ breaking of the wire. I have had both types of pliers and most definitely prefer the "gapped" pliers for the purpose of twisting wires without damage. GREAT video!
Great way to end the week! Good job on the pliers! That is a really neat hatchet. I have never seen one like it. It is in pretty good shape, but the one corner of the blade is so rounded off I am not sure how you would address that without a little weld to bring it back unless you just count it as character and roll with it. That would work too. Have a great weekend and stay safe!
One of my favourite sayings is "no one ever built a monument to a critic" Those 1914 Kleins.....106 years old and as good as the day they were made. No one is going to ever say that about those cheap Chinese tools. Quality never goes out of style.....hey there's another great saying. Cheers mate and stay safe and healthy.
I hope Stuart and his wife are doing well. Also thank you Matt for being on the front lines fighting the good fight. Stay safe out there. I can't believe it is already Friday hope all is well. Covid-19 is slowing here a bit. Our problem is tornadoes now. I have seen some big ones the past few weeks. Thanks Scout have a great weekend everyone :D
My Grandmother used to say, " God helps those who help themselves". In other words, you do right by God by doing what you are supposed to, and what he knows you can do and he will help you with the rest.
I love the Kleins! It's great that some of those have date codes on them. It really makes things easier. I never try to remove the branding. If it's gone, it's just a generic tool to me. How incredible would it be to go back in time to one of those old hardware stores. I would love to browse all the tools, brand new! I like browsing the new stores, but they lack variety, and there are too many overseas products.
your hammer handle mix tight bond ext glue with water and fine saw dust make putty fill in cover patch with plastic take off 24 hours later let dry one more day; awesome job on pliers
They look really good now. I just can't believe how you have popped those out in just three hours!! Would have taken me a hell of lot longer. Hope you have a great weekend, even if all the days look a like. I'm happy to not have to work from home for a couple of days at least.
ScoutCrafter I get it now, you are just “Fostering “ those mice. They will be adopted out this month. Do they charge an adoption fee? You know, I think that “Pet Rescues” are just a money making Racket disguised as a charity!
ScoutCrafter here's you a saying I heard from a friends father who's about 85: "you can take all you know about (insert whatever), put it in a matchbox, and it'll rattle around like a BB in a boxcar..."
Not fester. Let your mind digest the information to come up with the best solution. As an engineer, I sometimes digested for a year. It usually paid off. Good Luck, Rick
I love a good pair of lineman's pliers, and yours are beauties. Especially good how you cleaned up the angles on the heads. Looking forward to the hatchet restoration. How will you deal with the chip on the tip of the blade? Thanks for saving these great old tools. They're barely started in a useful ,life. You keep me inspired. Best from the Intermountain West.
Here are two more. Apologies if they were listed already. "If your brains were lard, you'd grease a mighty small pan," and "I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong."
Eastfrisian proverb: man kann bloss van achtern in klump inkieken. Translation: you can only look into the klump - wooden shoes, most famous from netherland but also in the north of germany - only from behind. Or in english: the beauty of hindsight. Was just talking to mum about a holiday in alaska, where i spent a week in 2003. Back then i thought, if i stayed another week i might have never left, alaska is that amazing. Thank god it didnt happen just like the way i left the British isles 3 years ago. Mum, who is 82, agrees....
10:50 = more importantly than the lettering...you left the ☆insulators☆ on there 😄!Great looking hatchet - looking forward to that video. Great job on the angles - I need more practice! You need a "Name the Mice" contest John!
Love watching you videos as i also like old hand tools. I recently purchased a Giant Red Devil nail puller. It was rusted and pitted, took a sanding wheel to it not have to smooth all the irregular spots the sanding wheel created. Any ideas on what i should use to smooth the round areas. Probably help you if you see a photo of the tool on google images.
I missed leaving a proverb on your last video. So I'll leave one here . Many years ago I heard a wise man say something so profound . That I had it carved on mine and my late wifes headstone. It is this.....""As you are now , I once was , as I am now , you soon shall be "".. Just something a passerby can read.
John when you showed the matchless hatchet I noticed above it a tomahawk jr tool no. 8. I have one hanging in my shop, but with a wooden handle. Different manufacturers maybe? Unusual or not?
Lloyd That was considered a crate tool and Bridgeport made at least half a dozen models of that type of crate tool some had wooden handle somewhere or cast usually the smaller ones or cast the larger ones so they didn’t have to use a lot of metal they would add wood scales to them I must have at least four or five different models and they’re all wonderful!
Wow they came up great scout what discs are you using on the grinder they look like good ones That was some deep deep pitting and it looked so good after the Klein’s came up great love that Brand can’t wait to see the hatchet restoration that will come up great I bet fantastic stuff have a Great weekend god bless take care 👏🇺🇸🙏🇳🇿👍😷
GREAT WORK as always... I noticed your one set of pliers still doesn't close. I believe some pliers were intentionally made not to fully close - if the pliers are used to close fasteners, this helps to get an even consistent end product. Being Linemen type pliers used in mating wire and fasteners, this might have been the case with these pliers. Great work.... To bad you can't use your skills to rejuvenate knees etc. in old guys like me. =) Michael from Canada
Michael- I did a video about a year ago talking about how I personally dislike pliers that don't close all the way. I don't understand why anyone would prefer gapped pliers over regular style but there are about 5% of people who do....
Joe when I move I promised myself all new machines- Baldor buffers, brand new professional knife grinder... The works! =D That 1x30 was the best investment I ever made though!
Great video Scout. A proverb my Dad told me one time was "Just about the time I see some light at the end of the tunnel. It's usually an on coming train" About time to let you house guest loose until next winter?
Rudy- Funny story when I was about to purchase a load of pneumatic tools for my shop there was a company in my town that refurbished pneumatic tools I went to the company and spoke to one of the old-timers who rebuilt the tools and asked him is there any specific features I should look for when buying pneumatic tools and he told me for what I’m doing a home shop I should get the cheapest ones but just keep them constantly oiled and I bought a bunch of pneumatic tools at the time and it was good advice! 😃👍
Always love linemens pliers. But I still can't get the angles to stay. But good news my wife got me a present of a tool I have been wanting for a long time. A 1 X 30 belt sander. I might get better. I need a idea what to do. I have a real old pair of Klein. They are in good shape but on the end of the handles somebody has brazed a 90 degree leg on both. The steal looks exactly like the rest but has brazing at the 90. Should I melt and sand it off? Or should I leave it. I cannot find any info on them. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks
Hi Glen- That's a tough call! Unless the modification is useful and or well done you will probably want to remove the additions... =) Congrats on the new 1x30 !
Hi Scout, loved the axe it will be a great restoration video, you have some very nice pliers there, on the question of the gap in the nose of the jaws, is it so the cutting edges always meet up, or so you cannot crush the line cable when pulling it,? Just a thought!. Your videos are much appreciated during the lock down ,many thanks, stay safe,best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart.uk.
Hi Stuart- We had a big discussion a few months ago about the gap in the pliers and Taos some guys prefer them and some guys don’t and why some guys think that there is and why some guys think they’re not personally I would never buy a pair of pliers that has a gap in it but I do come across vintage ones sometimes I think the majority of population prefers players that close all the way
I think it was for retailers to purchase from the factory. You would purchase them by the case for $24, then sell them individually for whatever price you think.
@@alexkay1874 when my cousin Art was in the hardware business he told me that the retail store’s cost for a Stanley hand tool with a list price of $10 was $3. Certainly explains why the standard contractors discount was 10% and they still made a profit. Traditionally, retail mark-up was 100%. By the time the rent was paid, payroll was met and the taxes taken care of, the owner might have a 5 or 10% net profit. Now with internet sales and so many businesses being closed who knows if brick and mortar retail will ever profitable again.
I have a strange pair of pliers with "M. Klein & Son" with one side of the grips bent near the end from the factory. Dated 4-7. It looks like the cutting edges are chipped away on them. How would you recommend replacing the cutting edges? Would welding be an option?
Hi Mike- Most times chipped jaws are a deal-breaker for buying/selling pliers, the next dealbreaker is a loose joint... I too have a couple damaged jawed pliers I wish I had a fix for, a weld bead isn't as durable as the factory edge. I am still trying to find the right fix, until then the pliers will just stay in the bucket! LOL
@@ScoutCrafter Thanks for the advice. They look good good and the joint moves great for 113 year old pliers. It's a shame the cutting edges are chipped out. Would you know the name why this pair has one of the handle ends bent out on one end? It looks factory.
Hay - when you use Evapo-Rust (or vinegar), do you just leave it in the container you used for the item or do you filter it back into the original container each time? Thanks.
Just wondering, would those pliers be polished when they were new? Wasn’t sure if tools produced during that that period were more likely to be polished to resist rust as apposed to now being electro plated or coated.
The Mice are still on Lockdown..........Wow that Birdhouse from Germany is like something out of a Fairytale............It would be nice to patch the handle on that hatchet so you don't have to change the profile.............Honestly I don't know how you manage to keep those facets so well, I would make a rounded mess out of them.
You really don't like those gaps. I think I'll just buy a pair of linesman pliers with a nice gap to spite you. LOL I actually need a pair of good linesman pliers. - Kathie
Actually gapped pliers are pretty hard to find because they don't sell... A gapped pliers can't do certain things while pliers that close can do everything....
Wow! Very nice job on the pliers.Gotta love pliers! 👍
Wow, three restorations in one episode! What a way to end the work week. Thanks for sharing these. They look beautiful.
Good looking birdhouses! Can't wait to see you do that hatchet. Great looking pliers! Very nice. 👍
Nice houses and nice job on the pliers.. always nice to see the finish work you do John.
John thanks for the shout out. We are doing our best to fight the Covid. For the most part as a community pharmacist I am answering a lot of questions and doing my best to keep people calm and prevent them from doing unadvisedly things (like mixing cleaning products) 🤦♂️. The kids and I had a great time with the challenge.
Wow 1914 for those Klein’s. Love all those old pliers. They all came out amazing.
Beautiful job Mate!! Better than new!!☺
Looking forward to seeing that hatchet being brought back to life. Great job on the pliers 👍
Great video John. Enjoyed the restoration and boy do the pliers shine!! Stay safe😷
I love that carpenters hatchet! Never seen one like that before. And of course you know I love Klein Pliers.
Another super great job. Those Klein’s must have done stories to tell. Be safe.
Hey! Those were some fun Old-School ScoutCrafter restorations. Super fun! ...and I love that hatchet. Can't wait to see how that one comes out! Thanks so much!
"Don't fear death to the point that you stop living."
You're right about the feelings that a good restoration brings about. I did a resto on a 1911 Conn Cornet this week...came out great....I'm redoing the case too and that's gonna be a handful ! You get a great sense of accomplishment when something works out well! Have a GREAT weekend!
When I was a young buck working in a steel mill electric shop. I was a motor inspector helper. We ran a lot of conduit and we cut and threaded it. We used the facets on the linesman pliers to deburr the conduit before we threaded it to a box or sleeve. We didn’t want a burr cutting any insulation.
Your restorations always look great! Love seeing those pliers like that !
Those cleaned up really well 👍 😊
Omg!!!!! 1914!!! I need those!!!
Wow, they turned out so nice. I wish the men who made those tools back in the day could see how long they lasted and what a beautiful job you did restoring them.
Jim
This is more of a comeback than a parable and is my all time favorite...
"Deny all knowledge and launch counter accusations..."
Beautiful job on the pliers!!!
Great job on the restoration my friend. Really nice. Hope you are doing well. Stay safe and healthy my friend.
I have a pair of pliers out in the garage marked Made in Germany U.S. Zone. Great video as always, stay safe.
Bridgeport, CT - a city with a great and rich history. It had some rough times, it had lots of great times.
It's a shame they drove all the manufacturers away!
They look great!
You did a great job on those pliers. I like how you mentioned how one of the pliers was your oldest one from 1914. I think I have you beat by a year. I have the original metal tire chain tool by the Weed tool company patent date July 27 1913. I got it from a coworker in the tire industry. It belonged to his dad, but his son didn't know what it was. After some cleaning up I found the name and patent date. So I did 5 minutes of Google checking and found what it was and smiled! I wondered if my dad who was born in 1912 ever used this tool on a car back then! I love old tools!
Great job John. Boy do those linemen’s pliers shine. You should offer your services to the soldiers of the Old Guard.
Vincent Wesolowski yes he would have had a job back in my day there. Now everything is anodized or stay-brite. I still have all my buttons, badges, unit frames and collar disks and hat badge.
NICE pliers and I see you got the mouse generator going. Thinking all the time. Happy weekend and remain calm!
When I was a lineman we placed straps at poles and used the gap in the jaws for bending the stainless steel straps. Those came out nice. Thanks for the fun. :-)
Great video and really looking forward to the restoration of the Matchless hatchet.
HOLY MOLY, ScoutCrafter! You do such excellent work - and those pliers DO look like brand new. The Kleins are over a Century old now! AMAZING!
Dave- it boggles the mind- Pre WW1! 😃👍
That's a cool little hatchet
Great Video Love the Krueters(sp)
beautiful Pliers.
Thanks for the video. The design element that went into those are why I love old tools. Like they say they just don’t make em like they used to. The facets on the Klein make it look like a diamond! Great job as always.
Three beauties!
Sir, I believe the "gap" in lineman pliers are to accept the thickness of the intended wire to be twisted. If they were touching when closed, the only point of contact when pinching wires would be at the heal of the jaw. This will create undue stress on the wire, like a "pipe cutter" stripping metal and causing undue stress and snapping/ breaking of the wire. I have had both types of pliers and most definitely prefer the "gapped" pliers for the purpose of twisting wires without damage. GREAT video!
Great way to end the week! Good job on the pliers! That is a really neat hatchet. I have never seen one like it. It is in pretty good shape, but the one corner of the blade is so rounded off I am not sure how you would address that without a little weld to bring it back unless you just count it as character and roll with it. That would work too. Have a great weekend and stay safe!
One of my favourite sayings is "no one ever built a monument to a critic"
Those 1914 Kleins.....106 years old and as good as the day they were made.
No one is going to ever say that about those cheap Chinese tools.
Quality never goes out of style.....hey there's another great saying.
Cheers mate and stay safe and healthy.
Darrin You are so right!!!
You can’t fix stupid, but you can sure chase it around with a big ‘o stick. Love the restore
Nice pliers looks good
One day you should lay out your Plier collection in categories. I'd love to see that!
Those are beautiful. They look like surgical instruments. :)
I hope Stuart and his wife are doing well. Also thank you Matt for being on the front lines fighting the good fight. Stay safe out there. I can't believe it is already Friday hope all is well. Covid-19 is slowing here a bit. Our problem is tornadoes now. I have seen some big ones the past few weeks. Thanks Scout have a great weekend everyone :D
Pliers are my favourite tool, closely followed by a nice claw hammer,, thanks for showing those 3 golden oldies,,,
All the best,,,,, John,,,,
Great video as always! Those were some nice pliers
That is a cool hatchet🤘
My Grandmother used to say, " God helps those who help themselves". In other words, you do right by God by doing what you are supposed to, and what he knows you can do and he will help you with the rest.
I love the Kleins! It's great that some of those have date codes on them. It really makes things easier. I never try to remove the branding. If it's gone, it's just a generic tool to me. How incredible would it be to go back in time to one of those old hardware stores. I would love to browse all the tools, brand new! I like browsing the new stores, but they lack variety, and there are too many overseas products.
planejet42 Imagine walking into a 1920’s hardware store... 😃👍
WOW BEAUTIFUL 👍👍
GODBLESS EVERYONE.
your hammer handle mix tight bond ext glue with water and fine saw dust make putty fill in cover patch with plastic take off 24 hours later let dry one more day; awesome job on pliers
Bright and shiny like new! Have a great weekend John!
They look really good now. I just can't believe how you have popped those out in just three hours!! Would have taken me a hell of lot longer. Hope you have a great weekend, even if all the days look a like. I'm happy to not have to work from home for a couple of days at least.
..great restos. keep 'em comin'...keep safe...
The mice are like " Hey Scout when ya gonna get rid of the pitting on this wheel ? Are paws are chafed. " ;)
drinkbootysweat This month they go free! 😃👍
ScoutCrafter I get it now, you are just “Fostering “ those mice. They will be adopted out this month. Do they charge an adoption fee?
You know, I think that “Pet Rescues” are just a money making Racket disguised as a charity!
ScoutCrafter here's you a saying I heard from a friends father who's about 85: "you can take all you know about (insert whatever), put it in a matchbox, and it'll rattle around like a BB in a boxcar..."
I heard that as put your brain in a match box. About the same though.
What kind of maniac does not have OCD where the jaws of pliers are concerned. Great video.
Not fester. Let your mind digest the information to come up with the best solution. As an engineer, I sometimes digested for a year. It usually paid off. Good Luck, Rick
I love a good pair of lineman's pliers, and yours are beauties. Especially good how you cleaned up the angles on the heads. Looking forward to the hatchet restoration. How will you deal with the chip on the tip of the blade? Thanks for saving these great old tools. They're barely started in a useful ,life. You keep me inspired. Best from the Intermountain West.
Here are two more. Apologies if they were listed already. "If your brains were lard, you'd grease a mighty small pan," and "I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong."
Afternoon, it seems I came out of the factory in 1950, wish I was as sharp looking as those plyers .....James
Fester? I prefer marinade. Enjoyed the video today, nicely done.
Cory LOL. My GF festers... 🥴
The mice are looking strong John and the pliers aren’t half bad to 👍
Ben The Nice go free this month!!! 😃👍
Eastfrisian proverb: man kann bloss van achtern in klump inkieken. Translation: you can only look into the klump - wooden shoes, most famous from netherland but also in the north of germany - only from behind. Or in english: the beauty of hindsight. Was just talking to mum about a holiday in alaska, where i spent a week in 2003. Back then i thought, if i stayed another week i might have never left, alaska is that amazing. Thank god it didnt happen just like the way i left the British isles 3 years ago. Mum, who is 82, agrees....
10:50 = more importantly than the lettering...you left the ☆insulators☆ on there 😄!Great looking hatchet - looking forward to that video. Great job on the angles - I need more practice! You need a "Name the Mice" contest John!
Lee - They are going free this month... 😃👍
Love watching you videos as i also like old hand tools. I recently purchased a Giant Red Devil nail puller. It was rusted and pitted, took a sanding wheel to it not have to smooth all the irregular spots the sanding wheel created. Any ideas on what i should use to smooth the round areas. Probably help you if you see a photo of the tool on google images.
I missed leaving a proverb on your last video. So I'll leave one here . Many years ago I heard a wise man say something so profound . That I had it carved on mine and my late wifes headstone. It is this.....""As you are now , I once was , as I am now , you soon shall be "".. Just something a passerby can read.
Dave that is awesome!
WOO HOO! Jametown IN DA HOUSE when it wasn't a dump! Like it has been for 40 years!!!!!!!
Another great video
I swear to God I thought about asking you about an update on your mice friends lol.
brans I will set them free this month! I will Video the release! Thanks! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter a video will be great.
super old tools :)
John when you showed the matchless hatchet I noticed above it a tomahawk jr tool no. 8. I have one hanging in my shop, but with a wooden handle. Different manufacturers maybe? Unusual or not?
Lloyd That was considered a crate tool and Bridgeport made at least half a dozen models of that type of crate tool some had wooden handle somewhere or cast usually the smaller ones or cast the larger ones so they didn’t have to use a lot of metal they would add wood scales to them I must have at least four or five different models and they’re all wonderful!
Tools look amazing! I might use that proverb on the wife hahaha
Wow they came up great scout what discs are you using on the grinder they look like good ones
That was some deep deep pitting and it looked so good after the Klein’s came up great love that
Brand can’t wait to see the hatchet restoration that will come up great I bet fantastic stuff have a
Great weekend god bless take care 👏🇺🇸🙏🇳🇿👍😷
Matt That was a worn 120 disc... 😃👍
GREAT WORK as always... I noticed your one set of pliers still doesn't close. I believe some pliers were intentionally made not to fully close - if the pliers are used to close fasteners, this helps to get an even consistent end product. Being Linemen type pliers used in mating wire and fasteners, this might have been the case with these pliers. Great work.... To bad you can't use your skills to rejuvenate knees etc. in old guys like me. =)
Michael from Canada
Michael- I did a video about a year ago talking about how I personally dislike pliers that don't close all the way. I don't understand why anyone would prefer gapped pliers over regular style but there are about 5% of people who do....
The angles or facets are hard to keep sharp, but I keep trying!🙂. Thanks for the video.
Hello john hope all is well with you brother
"You guys, the subscribers, are some of the brightest people out there". I burned off two of my fingerprints grabbing a lit smoke bomb.
Curiosity Forge 😂😂😂. We would have contests who could hold a firecracker the longest before it went off...
The pliers look great! That poor belt sander has to be getting tired by now. If that one broke what would you buy next? Cheers
Joe when I move I promised myself all new machines- Baldor buffers, brand new professional knife grinder... The works! =D That 1x30 was the best investment I ever made though!
Great video Scout.
A proverb my Dad told me one time was "Just about the time I see some light at the end of the tunnel. It's usually an on coming train"
About time to let you house guest loose until next winter?
Thomas They go free this month! 😃👍
That gap in the pliers is so it doesn't crush the wire. That one has a bigger gap than most linesman's pliers, though.
Need to get back to work, it's gonna be tough 😂
Fantastic job! Did you clear coat or shellac the pliers after you polished them?
Doug- Just two coats of Mothers Carnauba Wax, they are indoors and that is all I do for them! Outside tools need a coating of some sort...
Enjoy seeing your work, question have you ever worked on small air tools. Did that at my job for years.
Rudy- Funny story when I was about to purchase a load of pneumatic tools for my shop there was a company in my town that refurbished pneumatic tools I went to the company and spoke to one of the old-timers who rebuilt the tools and asked him is there any specific features I should look for when buying pneumatic tools and he told me for what I’m doing a home shop I should get the cheapest ones but just keep them constantly oiled and I bought a bunch of pneumatic tools at the time and it was good advice! 😃👍
Always love linemens pliers. But I still can't get the angles to stay. But good news my wife got me a present of a tool I have been wanting for a long time. A 1 X 30 belt sander. I might get better. I need a idea what to do. I have a real old pair of Klein. They are in good shape but on the end of the handles somebody has brazed a 90 degree leg on both. The steal looks exactly like the rest but has brazing at the 90. Should I melt and sand it off? Or should I leave it. I cannot find any info on them. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks
Hi Glen- That's a tough call! Unless the modification is useful and or well done you will probably want to remove the additions... =) Congrats on the new 1x30 !
Hi Scout, loved the axe it will be a great restoration video, you have some very nice pliers there, on the question of the gap in the nose of the jaws, is it so the cutting edges always meet up, or so you cannot crush the line cable when pulling it,? Just a thought!. Your videos are much appreciated during the lock down ,many thanks, stay safe,best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart.uk.
Hi Stuart- We had a big discussion a few months ago about the gap in the pliers and Taos some guys prefer them and some guys don’t and why some guys think that there is and why some guys think they’re not personally I would never buy a pair of pliers that has a gap in it but I do come across vintage ones sometimes I think the majority of population prefers players that close all the way
Another great show . Thanks . Do you know why they priced these items by the dozen, did they expect you to by 12 hatchets ?
I think it was for retailers to purchase from the factory. You would purchase them by the case for $24, then sell them individually for whatever price you think.
@@planejet42 Maybe but if everyone knew the price the retailer would have to somehow justify the markup for him to make a profit.
@@alexkay1874 when my cousin Art was in the hardware business he told me that the retail store’s cost for a Stanley hand tool with a list price of $10 was $3. Certainly explains why the standard contractors discount was 10% and they still made a profit. Traditionally, retail mark-up was 100%. By the time the rent was paid, payroll was met and the taxes taken care of, the owner might have a 5 or 10% net profit. Now with internet sales and so many businesses being closed who knows if brick and mortar retail will ever profitable again.
Hi Alex- I guess those catalogs were for retailers and not the general public... =D
Ever hear of Witherby 1507 lineman's pliers? I found some. Made in England.
I have a strange pair of pliers with "M. Klein & Son" with one side of the grips bent near the end from the factory. Dated 4-7. It looks like the cutting edges are chipped away on them. How would you recommend replacing the cutting edges? Would welding be an option?
Hi Mike- Most times chipped jaws are a deal-breaker for buying/selling pliers, the next dealbreaker is a loose joint... I too have a couple damaged jawed pliers I wish I had a fix for, a weld bead isn't as durable as the factory edge. I am still trying to find the right fix, until then the pliers will just stay in the bucket! LOL
@@ScoutCrafter Thanks for the advice. They look good good and the joint moves great for 113 year old pliers. It's a shame the cutting edges are chipped out. Would you know the name why this pair has one of the handle ends bent out on one end? It looks factory.
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Hay - when you use Evapo-Rust (or vinegar), do you just leave it in the container you used for the item or do you filter it back into the original container each time? Thanks.
Bill- I have a 5 gallon pail of vinegar, been using the same vinegar for 2 years! It's brown and yucky looking but still works great!
ScoutCrafter - thanks
Just wondering, would those pliers be polished when they were new? Wasn’t sure if tools produced during that that period were more likely to be polished to resist rust as apposed to now being electro plated or coated.
Joel- In that era it was common to see one of 3 finishes, Nickel plated, polished or blued... Thanks
The Mice are still on Lockdown..........Wow that Birdhouse from Germany is like something out of a Fairytale............It would be nice to patch the handle on that hatchet so you don't have to change the profile.............Honestly I don't know how you manage to keep those facets so well, I would make a rounded mess out of them.
Raw Bacon I messed up a couple pliers before I found a way that works for me! 😃👍
What liquid mix is it that you use to break pliers lose
Mangas 50/50 mix of Acetone/Automatic Transmission Fluid! Works awesome!
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haha. im ocd when it comes to linesmans not closing all the way too.
20+ years ago a friend said to another in front of me, " Its everyone's God Given Right to be wrong."
Where do you buy the tools that you restore?
Usually Tractor shows and steam engine shows but lots of viewers sent in really nice tools too!
Like all 3 pairs think last year kline was holding a contest to find the oldest pair wonder if that pair would have won
You really don't like those gaps. I think I'll just buy a pair of linesman pliers with a nice gap to spite you. LOL I actually need a pair of good linesman pliers. - Kathie
Actually gapped pliers are pretty hard to find because they don't sell... A gapped pliers can't do certain things while pliers that close can do everything....
SC, I always questioned WHY they made Lineman's Pliers purposely not close all the way. Why someone would want that feature is beyond me.