We’re going to start calling you the mad scientist with all your experiments, but they work! To me my most exciting years was between 1960 and 1970. I would go back in a heartbeat!! They were “the good old days “!
I grew up in the same house as my grandparents who were born in 22, I have a strong connection to that generation so I’d like to experience the roaring 20s, or from when my father was born in 55 to maybe 1965. That’s actually a hard question because truthfully, there are so many periods in history I would love to drop in on.
Wow! I had a CL450, too. It was a '69 Model that I bought when I got out of the USAF in 1969... red w. those chrome fenders. Beautiful bike. Lots of fun times. Thanks for that walk down Memory Lane. 😎
LOVE the pigeons- a most misunderstood and under appreciated creature!!! And Gilbert chemistry sets, I had both the wooden case and later the metal case. And a friend had the giant erector set with the electric motor. We had so much fun in those days-
1949..Reasons: I was driving...the 1949 Ford was a great auto and I could spend the 10 years working with my Dad and learning more...good question...stay safe...captjack...
Hi John. Thanks for the shout out. I too tend to experiment with different concoctions. When I worked for Metal Powder Components in the early 90's we used mineral spirits as a rust inhibitor for the sintered metal gears and other parts we made for automotive, washing machines, electrical equipment use, and all manner of items. It sprayed on easily. It kept the surface from corroding for the 3 days to a week in transit. The little picture of the guy sprawled on the curb was almost real for me. As part of my maintenance/machine repair job, I use to operate the wastewater treatment plant at Borg Warner in Coldwater, MI. The equipment was a settling tank and automatic ph control to cause the contaminants to coagulate and drop to the bottom of the tank. The tank was 30 feet across and 10 feet deep. Not sure how many gallons but it was a lot. To control the ph there was a pump that injected sodium hydroxide into the water and a separate one to inject hydrochloric acid. The system worked well and the main task was to keep the ph sensors clean, the pumps working and the lines clear. The designer put both pumps on one stand and the 55 galon supply drums were underneath it. I was back checking the system when the acid line broke and dropped hydrochloric on the floor along with the sodium hydroxide. There was a huge yellow cloud of gas that fortunately I managed to keep from breathing any in. I ran out the door only stopping to hit the shut off on the pump, open the rollup door, and shut the door to main building. After the cloud dissipated I hosed down the room with lots of water and moved the pumps apart. Bleach and laundry detergent can do the same thing.
Holy cow! Dave any gas that is Yellow is bad news! 😂. You are lucky you were able to get out and clear the area! I had a friend who found his Grandmother passed out in the bathroom from some Bleach/Ammonia mixing by accident. They revived her and she walked it off and made dinner. 😂👍
Same...1945 to 1955. My favorite tools are all from that era. As for the 50/50, my parts washer is 95% parts washer solvent, which is some naptha/mineral spirit stuff with about 1 quart of transmission fluid. I added the tranny fluid after reading several forums that said the tranny fluid made the solvent easier on your hands. Great stuff! Cheers
Thanks for showing your visit upstate, always good for the soul, Glad Stanley has a friend, hopefully a lady so you can have a breeding population ! Excellent modification on the scraper, so many tools now are more or less a work in progress, it makes you wonder just who is designing/specifying their construction, not a user craftsman for sure ! My good friend had a Chemistry set for Christmas (we were about ten) the year after his family had invested in a house extension - he made an explosion which went up the wall and half way across the ceiling that they lived with until they could afford to put right !
The restoration of the new tool was spot on., I still have the bottom half of the red handle scraper you have. I broke it when I worked, but I still use the scraper part today. I don't remember the brand but loved the tool.
I have always wanted to have been young in the 1960's. Sadly I wasn't born untill 87'. The 60's music and hippie vibe is something I would have fit right in to. Thanks for another great episode! Have a great weekend!
Had a CB-450 back in 73, my first tour at Brunswick NAS. Picked up my future wife in Waterville to bring here back to the base, blew out a piston half way and drove it the rest of the way, two up, no problem! Fixed it with parts I got from J C Whitney (remember them?), and drove it two more years when I sold it for what I payed for it! Do that now! Good memory. Thanks, John.
I love that patina boy safe cleaner! It’s funny, before you said your years, I thought 1947-1957. I was born thirty years later, but postwar seemed like a great time to grow up with all of the cool cars, etc.
Great video... and quite a head-scratcher question. Let's see. I was the youngest in a family with 3 older brothers, 12yrs, 14yrs and 17years older than me. In hindsight, I have always felt that I missed out on wonderful times by being born so much later. Having said that, I would love to have shared the experiences of their teen years. So, for me, that time travel destination would be 1941 to 1951. Wow! What a thought provoking question. Thanks!
You know you get what you pay for. I had the fluorescent bulbs in our bathroom. I believe they were 13 watt. They were still good. I replaced them with leds a couple years ago. I have already replaced more then half. The quality is not there yet. When you cleaned up the craftsman I thought of harbor freight who I no longer support. The last three tools I bought I had to be repaired before use. I love your concoctions, they work. My brother has an old mine cart for coal. Their grease is still as good today as it was to start. It’s rolls on the track like glass. I enjoyed your show, thank You.
Jess- HF always has been hit and miss- if you go there in person you can touch and feel the product and have a pretty good idea if it will meet your needs. I have noticed their prices really jumped up over the past few years. Amazon has some good tool distributors. 😃👍
I've still got 1/2 a gallon of 50/50 Standard to use up before I try anything else, even though the kerosene-ish mineral spirits sounds interesting. I watch Teryl all the time but as our UK pal said, he gets a little close to the bone sometimes but you did a fine job on the scraper. I'd rather have an old school handle too. Lots simpler and better looking. As for the time, it'd be in 04. That's when Toots and I got to be a unit! WONDERFUL weekend to you and yours! God bless Yall!
The AC Gilbert house is here in Salem Oregon and is a children's museum, it is the childhood home of the inventor in a very historical area on the downtown riverfront. It is a very beautiful Victorian home, I suggest anyone visit it if they're in the area.
Great Week Mr. John! Its hard pick a decade once you get to thinking about it... I keep coming back to 1865-1875 to adventure out west....but only if I was in say my 30s - to go at my age now...i'd have to pick 1950-1960 and mostly for the cars... speaking of... if you get a chance to watch Dark Winds - you should... its looks to be based in the late 60s 70s.. the vehicles in the show keep my attention that the wife gets mad because she is always having get me back to speed up on whats happening in the show LOL🙂 anyhoot... Have a great weekend sir!
Like your mod on the scraper, it was a good fix in my book. I like the 50/50 mixes, I have several of them in my shop now and they work well. As far as going back in time, I personally would never want to go back to anything in past history, but that’s me, enjoyed todays show.
John i would go back to 1962-1972. In my opinion those were the best years of muscle cars. I had several of them. I have that craftsman scrapper that was USA made about 30 years ago. It had the normal plastic handle and the metal was chrome plated. 👍🇺🇸
My grandfather had a concoction he used in his garage for his garden tools. He had a large galvanized tub that he put sand in, the sand had motor oil in it (presumably used oil??), and then he would put his shovels and small garden tools into the sand/oil mixture. The sand was like an abrasive agent to get off any remaining dirt, and the oil ensured that the tool always had a thin coat of oil to keep it from rusting. I dont know if it really works, but Ive always done the same thing, though I ended up using fresh motor oil from situations where I had left over oil that didnt match my current vehicle.
Re the scraper, I have a 25 yr old Craftsman set with the red handles which are kept in the original clamshell package to protect the edges. The blades do have a slight bend -- except down, exactly opposite of the upward bend you put on yours. I suppose the downward bend allows for maximum force of the scraping edge on a machined surface. But your tool, your mod!
Another great show. Like that new 50/50 though I don't know how you keep track of what all of them do! Good tweak of the Chinese/Craftsman scraper. I prefer a slight angle on mine also. I think I'd go back to 1820 and the Rocky Mountains. My first car was a motorcycle also.
Great mosh & tips, as always! If I could take enough supplies, I’d go back to the time of the dinosaurs. Your choice (1948-58) begins on the year I was born, and I’d agree, it was a good decade. Nice updates on turtles & pigeons!
Great video 👍 That Craftsman gasket scraper ,now looks fantastic and ready to use. I like that bend you put on it also,fantastic job! That automatic transmission oil &mineral spirits sounds like another winner from Scout Crafter,💡👍👍. I also like the One you came up with The red Greaseand marvel mystery oil and Lubriplate engine assembly lube for your ratchets. That stuff looked like it was more slicker then superlube 😂👍👍. If I could go back in time with a time machine it would probably be around 1752 when Benjamin Franklin was doing his kite experiments with electricity ⚡️ 🪁. I would like to have seen his electrostatic machine that he also invented. He seemed to be a cool dude and a great diplomat for our country . Your place upstate is looking great. It looks very peaceful there. Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze with that beautiful blue sky. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Monday. Have a great weekend.😃👍👍
Great mod on that scraper. That finish sucked. Glad you fixed the tool up. Much better. I had a Honda160. Would barely go 50 MPH downhill. But it got better than 80 MPG. Could go a long way between fill ups. Love the “Patina Boys” dog. That’s one big ass pair of snips. Loved my Gilbert chemistry set. Lots of hours of fun. Since I was born in 55, I’ve already been through that time so I’d probably just stay put. Great Mosh. Best Regards, Mjohn
What's going on? No Tap & Die & video!!! We're going to have a revolt on our hands!! Quick everyone grab your torches and pitch forks!!! 😀Thanks for another great video!!
I’ll have to try the new 50/50 John👌.. patina rules 🤣🤣.. but only some of the time!😉 you need to start patenting theses formulas.. fantastic! 75-85 so I can buy shares in Microsoft and apple 🤣.. but honestly I’m with you on the post ww2 decade, but I would say 50-60 in the UK .. with the optimism, inventions and the pop culture change . I wasn’t alive but it seemed a simpler, feel good time! Great question and episode! Cheers Rob
ScoutCrafter reinvented WD-40, WD-40 is 50% Mineral Spirits and the other main ingredient is Mineral Oil which my understanding is mostly what ATF is with some additives.............Yes I get Small Items with Giant Boxes, just this week it happened twice (one from Harbor Freight & one from Walmart)..........Before I forget I wanted to mention a couple weeks ago I made a small wood bracket to hold a flag on the porch and looking for a way to paint it black to match the black porch railing (only had an almost empty can of spray paint) I noticed an old can of Tire Black on the shelf.....Worked fantastic, covered beautifully, I just used a Q-Tip to apply it........Knowing you, I'm sure you have at least a dozen cans of Tire Black laying around 😂......Not really a ten year period but I would love to go back and watch society transition from no electricity to then having electricity and also go from horses to automobiles.
Tire black is AWESOME! I don’t have any now and it’s unavailable as far as I can see. When I was younger, I had a lot of older vehicles and some of them would get dry rotted side walls, the tire black would always get me through inspection. 😂😂👍
I hear you. Those finishes look and feel terrible and I like the modifications you did. Seems a very useful tool. I am a big fan of mineral spirits so I will make a batch of the new MST 50-50. You should name your items. MOV 5-50 etc. I would go back to 1958 to relive some great years.
I always appreciate a new addition to Scoutcrafters 50/50 home brew lube and rust preventer products. From my standpoint one of SC's most useful videos was one done some time ago on home brew lube aand rust preventer products. I would commend this video to anyone who likes DIY and shop projects. Regarding Craftsman, I read the WSJ article and was saddened Craftsman was closing the Texas factory. If you read between the lines, it appears that alot of the trouble had to do with flawed production machinery from Belarus. Can't we produce this kind of machinery if we can put a man on the moon? We still have the biggest most diverse economy in the world.
Pat- you are so right, they wanted to compete with Asia by making everything automated. Typical bean counter attitude. However it’s the final fit and finish that sells a product. They dropped the ball and now they’re closing. Honestly I don’t think US workers have the assembly line mentality to compete with other countries.
So, the largest tool company (Stanley Black & Decker/Craftsman) cannot open a plant in Texas yet, Chinese owned TTI (Milwaukee) opens one in Wisconsin. I don’t get it?
Nice Mod On the Scraper Scout ! I Would Go Back to 1966 And Stay Till '76 ! I Lived Through Then. But To Be There Would Be Cool ! My Favorite Cars , Music ! I Would Like To Be Younger Than I Am Now Though . Say 16 to 26 ! Still I'm Glad I Grew Up When I Did 60's and 70's as A Kid.
Great episode, time frame for me would be 1950-1960, the drag racing and cruising! Have to try your new recipe,you should have a scoutcrafter "cook book"😅 Thanks again!
Possibly one for the Scoutcrafter formulary is 1/3 white vinegar, 1/3 turpentine, 1/3 isopropyl alcohol or methylated spirits as wood cleaner/restorer. Saw it on a video yesterday, but haven't tried it yet. I would have to go 1950 to 1960, just before I was born and before the world started going crazy.
Funny- Normally I like the smell of chemicals. However four odors that bother me in the shop is Turpentine, Baristol, 90w Gear oil and Aluminum Tap Magic. 😂👍
i would go back to 67 my dad died when i was 9 and i would like to revisit a time with him we was born in 1917 and lived threw the great depression and was a tail gunner in the air corp in wwII they was a lot more i could have learned from him
Tough question! I'm stuck on 2 periods. 1903 to 1913....I could fill my pockets with 1909 S VDB pennies before I came back and I could see all the neat things come about like the Model T Ford and early aircraft. Then 1957 to 1967. I want to have a 57 Chevy brand new, and later 63 Buick Wildcat brand new! No rebuilding! It's so tough to choose!
Brilliant question! I think I'd go 1974-1984 to witness the birth of punk here in London and get the chance to see so many of the bands that I love, but was too young to see first time around. Have you seen any dragonflies around your pond? It seems like the sort of habitat they'd thrive in.
I'm a small engine mechanic and when i have the opportunity to buy the old screw drivers that hold small screws (some made by parker) it's hard beat vintage anything
Hey Scout, great video my friend. I have one of those scrapers too and I find it pretty useless too😂. I use a piece of old power hacksaw blade about an inch wide and I’m yet to find something better. We’re finally coming out of winter and I saw my first Blue Tongue Lizard today sunning himself, he normally takes off as soon as he sees me but he was still too cold to move so he just lay there watching me. He’s about a foot long and I’ve been visiting his little hideaway for a couple of years when I walk the dog. Unfortunately it also means the King Brown snakes will be on the move soon so the dog and I won’t be going that way until after summer. I really can’t think of a time I would go back to, no time have we been more affluent than now, especially now I’m retired. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
1943 to 1953. There was so much opportunity. And very little inequality compared to today. I'd like to be at.Los Alamos. Research was not institutionalized like recent years.
I think 62 - 72, for the music. Nice work on the scraper. I read that Stanley B&D could not get the robots to work as desired. Too many issues with the finish etc. Why these robots were not able to meet the quality requirements and yet many other countries manage to do so is a mystery. Dave.
Dave- It takes lots of trial and error to pump out products. Ford knew that and was constantly tweaking his line, these Stanley boys are all about having it yesterday. They are bean counters and import retailers not tool makers like the Name they bought. 😃👍
Hey John, Have you ever tried using the Super Scraper by Goodson? If you don't have one then I suggest you get one. They are a little on the expensive side (about $30) but are well worth it. It has a carbon steel cutting blade and peels stuff like stuck on gaskets like butter. I have 2 of them, a 1 1/4" and a 3/4" and they save you so much time and makes your life a lot easier. I also have ones like this one you just got but you can't compare them. Just wanted to let you know about this tool. If you want to get one let me know and I'll let you know where you can get one inexpensively as I know that the Goodson site wants like $50 each. If I could go back in time it would be 1955 till 1965 - the only problem is I don't think that I'd be in a hurry to come back to the present. - Later
Yes! I have one! It is fantastic but I keep that for precision scraping of mating surfaces. This Craftsman scraper will be used for grease and tar removal. I wouldn’t subject the super scraper to that! 😂👍
Poll: 1943 to1953 so I could meet all my grandparents! I had a Gilbert chemistry set as well, how did we survive! I watch Taryll fixes all. Great channel for small engine repair.
Time machine... My first thought was like yours but 1945 to 1955. But after thinking about it a little harder, we know what life was like then. I would like to go farther back to 1830 to 1840. The industrial revolution really starts to take off then, but you still live a simpler life.
1950-1960. I was born in 1952. I'd like to relive my childhood years. Plenty of kids in the neighborhood to play with. None of this silly "woke" nonsense. Honest hard working people. Much simpler times. The only threat was the Cold War looming over us. But as a kid, fun times.
Dennis Years back I bought the assortment pack from Amazon and they were fine, then my buddy Abe Elias sent me some German made belts and they were much better. Usually I am always going for the 80 or 100 grit to remove rust and metal then the 220 or 320 to remove the scratches. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Thank you. I just started using my Harbor Freight belt sander (it looks like the one you use all of the time) on a Stanley 10-099 utility knife. I was shocked to see how aggressive the supplied 80 grit belt was ... and thought I was applying it very lightly. Damn ... you make it look sooooo easy!
1970 - 1980 . Mainly conservative governments in the land of Oz. Plenty of jobs, good interest rates and cheap fuel. When the basics are in place life is easier and just flows.
1950 to 1960 great question great show the scraper was pretty sad looking nice fix 😊
If you felt that finish it was absolutely horrible! 😂👍
I think I’d go back to the 1960’s because of the cars and the music.👍🏻😀
We’re going to start calling you the mad scientist with all your experiments, but they work! To me my most exciting years was between 1960 and 1970. I would go back in a heartbeat!! They were “the good old days “!
I grew up in the same house as my grandparents who were born in 22, I have a strong connection to that generation so I’d like to experience the roaring 20s, or from when my father was born in 55 to maybe 1965. That’s actually a hard question because truthfully, there are so many periods in history I would love to drop in on.
I had a Honda CL 450, like yours but with the trail pipes. It was my favorite bike of all time. Those were the days....
Great bikes! Tons of torque!!! 😃👍
Wow! I had a CL450, too. It was a '69 Model that I bought when I got out of the USAF in 1969... red w. those chrome fenders. Beautiful bike. Lots of fun times. Thanks for that walk down Memory Lane. 😎
LOVE the pigeons- a most misunderstood and under appreciated creature!!! And Gilbert chemistry sets, I had both the wooden case and later the metal case. And a friend had the giant erector set with the electric motor. We had so much fun in those days-
1949..Reasons: I was driving...the 1949 Ford was a great auto and I could spend the 10 years working with my Dad and learning more...good question...stay safe...captjack...
new life is the essence of "Spring", txs for sharing...65-75
Hi John. Thanks for the shout out.
I too tend to experiment with different concoctions.
When I worked for Metal Powder Components in the early 90's we used mineral spirits as a rust inhibitor for the sintered metal gears and other parts we made for automotive, washing machines, electrical equipment use, and all manner of items. It sprayed on easily. It kept the surface from corroding for the 3 days to a week in transit.
The little picture of the guy sprawled on the curb was almost real for me.
As part of my maintenance/machine repair job, I use to operate the wastewater treatment plant at Borg Warner in Coldwater, MI. The equipment was a settling tank and automatic ph control to cause the contaminants to coagulate and drop to the bottom of the tank. The tank was 30 feet across and 10 feet deep.
Not sure how many gallons but it was a lot.
To control the ph there was a pump that injected sodium hydroxide into the water and a separate one to inject hydrochloric acid. The system worked well and the main task was to keep the ph sensors clean, the pumps working and the lines clear.
The designer put both pumps on one stand and the 55 galon supply drums were underneath it.
I was back checking the system when the acid line broke and dropped hydrochloric on the floor along with the sodium hydroxide. There was a huge yellow cloud of gas that fortunately I managed to keep from breathing any in. I ran out the door only stopping to hit the shut off on the pump, open the rollup door, and shut the door to main building.
After the cloud dissipated I hosed down the room with lots of water and moved the pumps apart. Bleach and laundry detergent can do the same thing.
Holy cow! Dave any gas that is Yellow is bad news! 😂. You are lucky you were able to get out and clear the area! I had a friend who found his Grandmother passed out in the bathroom from some Bleach/Ammonia mixing by accident. They revived her and she walked it off and made dinner. 😂👍
1946-1956. Perfect time. Such great optimism, respect, and innocence.
"And we're calling this brand new purchase restoration done!" 😂 Love it!
Years ago it would have killed me to grind on a brand new tool however today I seem to do it quite a bit! 😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter Live and learn!
Same...1945 to 1955. My favorite tools are all from that era. As for the 50/50, my parts washer is 95% parts washer solvent, which is some naptha/mineral spirit stuff with about 1 quart of transmission fluid. I added the tranny fluid after reading several forums that said the tranny fluid made the solvent easier on your hands. Great stuff! Cheers
I love how the patena guys are the Lollypop Guild 😂
Thanks for showing your visit upstate, always good for the soul, Glad Stanley has a friend, hopefully a lady so you can have a breeding population !
Excellent modification on the scraper, so many tools now are more or less a work in progress, it makes you wonder just who is designing/specifying their construction, not a user craftsman for sure !
My good friend had a Chemistry set for Christmas (we were about ten) the year after his family had invested in a house extension - he made an explosion which went up the wall and half way across the ceiling that they lived with until they could afford to put right !
The restoration of the new tool was spot on., I still have the bottom half of the red handle scraper you have. I broke it when I worked, but I still use the scraper part today. I don't remember the brand but loved the tool.
I have always wanted to have been young in the 1960's. Sadly I wasn't born untill 87'. The 60's music and hippie vibe is something I would have fit right in to. Thanks for another great episode! Have a great weekend!
Your concoctions remind me of Ed's Red homebrew gun bore cleaner.
1951 and up are all memories. I wouldn't want to go back because it might screw up the present(the butterfly effect). Nice video. Good Luck, Rick
Had a CB-450 back in 73, my first tour at Brunswick NAS. Picked up my future wife in Waterville to bring here back to the base, blew out a piston half way and drove it the rest of the way, two up, no problem! Fixed it with parts I got from J C Whitney (remember them?), and drove it two more years when I sold it for what I payed for it! Do that now! Good memory. Thanks, John.
JC Whitney was great! Bought a ton of stuff from them. Great catalogs. 😃👍
I love that patina boy safe cleaner! It’s funny, before you said your years, I thought 1947-1957. I was born thirty years later, but postwar seemed like a great time to grow up with all of the cool cars, etc.
TOTALLY agree on what you did to the scrapper 🤩
1948-58 is a great choice! I’ll go with you 😃👍🏼
1979 to 1989, '79 is the year I got out of the Navy (Anchors Aweigh you jarhead! ;-) and '89 my daughter was two years old.
Go 4 years earlier and go through the Navy again! 😃👍
Great episode John and thanks for the credit. My year would be 1938, the year I was born .
I would like to go back to 1965 the year I was born, great music.
Great video... and quite a head-scratcher question. Let's see. I was the youngest in a family with 3 older brothers, 12yrs, 14yrs and 17years older than me. In hindsight, I have always felt that I missed out on wonderful times by being born so much later. Having said that, I would love to have shared the experiences of their teen years. So, for me, that time travel destination would be 1941 to 1951. Wow! What a thought provoking question. Thanks!
Thank you ScoutCrafter, born in 58.. We live in the past.
I love that picture of the patina boys. On the scraper, I would have bent it down instead of up.
You know you get what you pay for. I had the fluorescent bulbs in our bathroom. I believe they were 13 watt. They were still good. I replaced them with leds a couple years ago. I have already replaced more then half. The quality is not there yet. When you cleaned up the craftsman I thought of harbor freight who I no longer support. The last three tools I bought I had to be repaired before use. I love your concoctions, they work. My brother has an old mine cart for coal. Their grease is still as good today as it was to start. It’s rolls on the track like glass. I enjoyed your show, thank You.
Jess- HF always has been hit and miss- if you go there in person you can touch and feel the product and have a pretty good idea if it will meet your needs. I have noticed their prices really jumped up over the past few years. Amazon has some good tool distributors. 😃👍
I've still got 1/2 a gallon of 50/50 Standard to use up before I try anything else, even though the kerosene-ish mineral spirits sounds interesting. I watch Teryl all the time but as our UK pal said, he gets a little close to the bone sometimes but you did a fine job on the scraper. I'd rather have an old school handle too. Lots simpler and better looking. As for the time, it'd be in 04. That's when Toots and I got to be a unit! WONDERFUL weekend to you and yours! God bless Yall!
The AC Gilbert house is here in Salem Oregon and is a children's museum, it is the childhood home of the inventor in a very historical area on the downtown riverfront. It is a very beautiful Victorian home, I suggest anyone visit it if they're in the area.
Great Week Mr. John! Its hard pick a decade once you get to thinking about it... I keep coming back to 1865-1875 to adventure out west....but only if I was in say my 30s - to go at my age now...i'd have to pick 1950-1960 and mostly for the cars... speaking of... if you get a chance to watch Dark Winds - you should... its looks to be based in the late 60s 70s.. the vehicles in the show keep my attention that the wife gets mad because she is always having get me back to speed up on whats happening in the show LOL🙂 anyhoot... Have a great weekend sir!
100% Agree with you on the scraper! EVERY POINT!
Like your mod on the scraper, it was a good fix in my book. I like the 50/50 mixes, I have several of them in my shop now and they work well. As far as going back in time, I personally would never want to go back to anything in past history, but that’s me, enjoyed todays show.
Also with so many on the 1950s. Great time for tools, and MCM everything!
First thing that came to mind was 1950's in the US. Enjoy your weekend!
John i would go back to 1962-1972. In my opinion those were the best years of muscle cars. I had several of them. I have that craftsman scrapper that was USA made about 30 years ago. It had the normal plastic handle and the metal was chrome plated. 👍🇺🇸
Roger- My first car was a 1968 Cougar XR-7 GT. 325 HP 🤤👍
My grandfather had a concoction he used in his garage for his garden tools. He had a large galvanized tub that he put sand in, the sand had motor oil in it (presumably used oil??), and then he would put his shovels and small garden tools into the sand/oil mixture. The sand was like an abrasive agent to get off any remaining dirt, and the oil ensured that the tool always had a thin coat of oil to keep it from rusting. I dont know if it really works, but Ive always done the same thing, though I ended up using fresh motor oil from situations where I had left over oil that didnt match my current vehicle.
Re the scraper, I have a 25 yr old Craftsman set with the red handles which are kept in the original clamshell package to protect the edges. The blades do have a slight bend -- except down, exactly opposite of the upward bend you put on yours. I suppose the downward bend allows for maximum force of the scraping edge on a machined surface. But your tool, your mod!
John, the local post office has been giving those light bulbs away for months. J & D
Wow! I remember my Mother had 100 watt bulbs in everything! 🫣😂👍
John, the time machine 1964 until 1974, Kingston , Ny my home town.....
Another great show. Like that new 50/50 though I don't know how you keep track of what all of them do! Good tweak of the Chinese/Craftsman scraper. I prefer a slight angle on mine also. I think I'd go back to 1820 and the Rocky Mountains. My first car was a motorcycle also.
Great mosh & tips, as always! If I could take enough supplies, I’d go back to the time of the dinosaurs. Your choice (1948-58) begins on the year I was born, and I’d agree, it was a good decade. Nice updates on turtles & pigeons!
1960 to 1970. Simple life, no social media, no Wokes, emerging technology and the country the way I like it. Australia.
1987-1997. I liked it when tools were still made in America
Great video 👍 That Craftsman gasket scraper ,now looks fantastic and ready to use. I like that bend you put on it also,fantastic job! That automatic transmission oil &mineral spirits sounds like another winner from Scout Crafter,💡👍👍. I also like the One you came up with The red Greaseand marvel mystery oil and Lubriplate engine assembly lube for your ratchets. That stuff looked like it was more slicker then superlube 😂👍👍. If I could go back in time with a time machine it would probably be around 1752 when Benjamin Franklin was doing his kite experiments with electricity ⚡️ 🪁. I would like to have seen his electrostatic machine that he also invented. He seemed to be a cool dude and a great diplomat for our country . Your place upstate is looking great. It looks very peaceful there. Another great shot of Old Glory 🇺🇸 flying in the breeze with that beautiful blue sky. Well again great video and can’t wait to see what you do on Monday. Have a great weekend.😃👍👍
Thanks Steven! 😃👍
Great mod on that scraper. That finish sucked. Glad you fixed the tool up. Much better. I had a Honda160. Would barely go 50 MPH downhill. But it got better than 80 MPG. Could go a long way between fill ups. Love the “Patina Boys” dog. That’s one big ass pair of snips. Loved my Gilbert chemistry set. Lots of hours of fun. Since I was born in 55, I’ve already been through that time so I’d probably just stay put. Great Mosh.
Best Regards,
Mjohn
Love the homemade 50/50 Stuff 👍 and I probably would have to go back and re live my most wonderful childhood memories probably to 1975 👌
I think I would go back to 1960 here in the USA there's things I missed out on
1973-1983.
Like you said, the stuff was changing all the time with the cars, tech was just a baby. 🤔🤔🤔
Mega Mosh it up New York Style.Ha ha that is old school like it.
Yeah I got one of those scrapers at harbor freight.
Great tutorial! The new cleaner looks like it works great. Thanks for sharing this.
What's going on? No Tap & Die & video!!! We're going to have a revolt on our hands!! Quick everyone grab your torches and pitch forks!!! 😀Thanks for another great video!!
I can’t keep up with how many 50/50 mixes you have lol. Love it
I’ll have to try the new 50/50 John👌.. patina rules 🤣🤣.. but only some of the time!😉 you need to start patenting theses formulas.. fantastic!
75-85 so I can buy shares in Microsoft and apple 🤣.. but honestly I’m with you on the post ww2 decade, but I would say 50-60 in the UK .. with the optimism, inventions and the pop culture change . I wasn’t alive but it seemed a simpler, feel good time!
Great question and episode!
Cheers Rob
YOU ARE ALWAYS MAKING TOOLS BETTER THAN NEW.
ScoutCrafter reinvented WD-40, WD-40 is 50% Mineral Spirits and the other main ingredient is Mineral Oil which my understanding is mostly what ATF is with some additives.............Yes I get Small Items with Giant Boxes, just this week it happened twice (one from Harbor Freight & one from Walmart)..........Before I forget I wanted to mention a couple weeks ago I made a small wood bracket to hold a flag on the porch and looking for a way to paint it black to match the black porch railing (only had an almost empty can of spray paint) I noticed an old can of Tire Black on the shelf.....Worked fantastic, covered beautifully, I just used a Q-Tip to apply it........Knowing you, I'm sure you have at least a dozen cans of Tire Black laying around 😂......Not really a ten year period but I would love to go back and watch society transition from no electricity to then having electricity and also go from horses to automobiles.
Tire black is AWESOME! I don’t have any now and it’s unavailable as far as I can see. When I was younger, I had a lot of older vehicles and some of them would get dry rotted side walls, the tire black would always get me through inspection. 😂😂👍
Great video. Only if I could know what I know in 2023, I would choose 1960-1970.
1962-1969…what a grand time in my life!
I'd like to go back to 1950/50 !!☻
I have a set of westward scrapers and a set of mac scrappers
The Macs are really nice! 😃👍
1950-1960. I want a flat top hair cut, cars with fins and Eisenhower. I wouldn’t want to come back, just leave me there.
😂😂😂👍🇺🇸
I hear you. Those finishes look and feel terrible and I like the modifications you did. Seems a very useful tool. I am a big fan of mineral spirits so I will make a batch of the new MST 50-50. You should name your items. MOV 5-50 etc. I would go back to 1958 to relive some great years.
Mega mosh show and tell Friday ha ha great stuff scout love the scrapers great product god bless take care have a great weekend 🇺🇸🇳🇿🗽🪖45
I always appreciate a new addition to Scoutcrafters 50/50 home brew lube and rust preventer products. From my standpoint one of SC's most useful videos was one done some time ago on home brew lube aand rust preventer products. I would commend this video to anyone who likes DIY and shop projects. Regarding Craftsman, I read the WSJ article and was saddened Craftsman was closing the Texas factory. If you read between the lines, it appears that alot of the trouble had to do with flawed production machinery from Belarus. Can't we produce this kind of machinery if we can put a man on the moon? We still have the biggest most diverse economy in the world.
Pat- you are so right, they wanted to compete with Asia by making everything automated. Typical bean counter attitude. However it’s the final fit and finish that sells a product. They dropped the ball and now they’re closing. Honestly I don’t think US workers have the assembly line mentality to compete with other countries.
1955 to 1965. I was born in 55
Great time
So, the largest tool company (Stanley Black & Decker/Craftsman) cannot open a plant in Texas yet, Chinese owned TTI (Milwaukee) opens one in Wisconsin. I don’t get it?
Nice Mod On the Scraper Scout ! I Would Go Back to 1966 And Stay Till '76 ! I Lived Through Then. But To Be There Would Be Cool ! My Favorite Cars , Music ! I Would Like To Be Younger Than I Am Now Though . Say 16 to 26 ! Still I'm Glad I Grew Up When I Did 60's and 70's as A Kid.
The oversize boxes simplify the robotic handling of the parcels in the distribution centres.
Mike- I swear it seems everything breakable comes in an envelope and unbreakable stuff comes in a box! 😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter I recently ordered a Gutster Bar (practically indestructible) - it arrived covered in bubble wrap and 'Fragile' stickers.
Great work John! Harbor freight sells carbide for a lathe, I was wondering how well it would work if you attached it to a scraper like that.
Yota Doug in the HOUSE!
Eric of South Main Auto in Avoca New York has a carbide tipped gasket scraper that he uses all the time in his videos.
@@tonymaiettasr.7340 I have 4 different ones, lisle is the company that makes the ones I have. Great tool!
Great episode, time frame for me would be 1950-1960, the drag racing and cruising! Have to try your new recipe,you should have a scoutcrafter "cook book"😅 Thanks again!
My father cannot pass up lightbulbs and smoke detectors either 😂. I used to be that way with flashlights.
Like you, I’d like to experience the 1950s if I could, so 1950-1960 would be my pick.
1919 to 1929. Experience the roaring 20s and split before the depression. 1965 to 1975 for music.
Possibly one for the Scoutcrafter formulary is 1/3 white vinegar, 1/3 turpentine, 1/3 isopropyl alcohol or methylated spirits as wood cleaner/restorer. Saw it on a video yesterday, but haven't tried it yet. I would have to go 1950 to 1960, just before I was born and before the world started going crazy.
Funny- Normally I like the smell of chemicals. However four odors that bother me in the shop is Turpentine, Baristol, 90w Gear oil and Aluminum Tap Magic. 😂👍
i would go back to 67 my dad died when i was 9 and i would like to revisit a time with him we was born in 1917 and lived threw the great depression and was a tail gunner in the air corp in wwII they was a lot more i could have learned from him
Tough question! I'm stuck on 2 periods. 1903 to 1913....I could fill my pockets with 1909 S VDB pennies before I came back and I could see all the neat things come about like the Model T Ford and early aircraft. Then 1957 to 1967. I want to have a 57 Chevy brand new, and later 63 Buick Wildcat brand new! No rebuilding! It's so tough to choose!
Both fantastic times!
@@ScoutCrafter I'm wondering if we would have to be the same age we are now or if that was adjustable!?🤔
Brilliant question! I think I'd go 1974-1984 to witness the birth of punk here in London and get the chance to see so many of the bands that I love, but was too young to see first time around.
Have you seen any dragonflies around your pond? It seems like the sort of habitat they'd thrive in.
10,000BC to 1010BC! I want to see the Clovis people here in NY and what happened to them. Love the animals!!
Remember that movie with Raquel Welch? 😃👍
I was just about to make up some of your original 50/50. I think I will give this new mix a try.
The original is the best but this is much less harsh. 😃👍
@ScoutCrafter I have mineral spirits, acetone, and ATF. I will make them both. I am always cleaning and working on something.
I'm a small engine mechanic and when i have the opportunity to buy the old screw drivers that hold small screws (some made by parker) it's hard beat vintage anything
Hey Scout, great video my friend. I have one of those scrapers too and I find it pretty useless too😂. I use a piece of old power hacksaw blade about an inch wide and I’m yet to find something better.
We’re finally coming out of winter and I saw my first Blue Tongue Lizard today sunning himself, he normally takes off as soon as he sees me but he was still too cold to move so he just lay there watching me. He’s about a foot long and I’ve been visiting his little hideaway for a couple of years when I walk the dog.
Unfortunately it also means the King Brown snakes will be on the move soon so the dog and I won’t be going that way until after summer.
I really can’t think of a time I would go back to, no time have we been more affluent than now, especially now I’m retired.
Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- Retirement is the sweetest of all benefits… Especially when you have hobbies. So many things in Australia that wants to kill you! 🫣😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter Things that want to kill you is just a myth to keep people away so we can have it all to ourselves.😂😂
Those Chinese factories needs you as a QC. 😂 What a difference look for that tool now. 👌
1943 to 1953. There was so much opportunity. And very little inequality compared to today. I'd like to be at.Los Alamos. Research was not institutionalized like recent years.
1980/90 on my country and small town....
I had a big chemistry set. It is amazing the toxic chemicals they would give a kid in the 60’s
I think 62 - 72, for the music.
Nice work on the scraper.
I read that Stanley B&D could not get the robots to work as desired. Too many issues with the finish etc. Why these robots were not able to meet the quality requirements and yet many other countries manage to do so is a mystery.
Dave.
Dave- It takes lots of trial and error to pump out products. Ford knew that and was constantly tweaking his line, these Stanley boys are all about having it yesterday. They are bean counters and import retailers not tool makers like the Name they bought. 😃👍
I have to get this 50/50 a try!
Hey John, Have you ever tried using the Super Scraper by Goodson? If you don't have one then I suggest you get one. They are a little on the expensive side (about $30) but are well worth it. It has a carbon steel cutting blade and peels stuff like stuck on gaskets like butter. I have 2 of them, a 1 1/4" and a 3/4" and they save you so much time and makes your life a lot easier. I also have ones like this one you just got but you can't compare them. Just wanted to let you know about this tool. If you want to get one let me know and I'll let you know where you can get one inexpensively as I know that the Goodson site wants like $50 each.
If I could go back in time it would be 1955 till 1965 - the only problem is I don't think that I'd be in a hurry to come back to the present. - Later
Yes! I have one! It is fantastic but I keep that for precision scraping of mating surfaces. This Craftsman scraper will be used for grease and tar removal. I wouldn’t subject the super scraper to that! 😂👍
Poll: 1943 to1953 so I could meet all my grandparents! I had a Gilbert chemistry set as well, how did we survive! I watch Taryll fixes all. Great channel for small engine repair.
Taryl is a funny guy and really knows his stuff! 😃👍
Time machine... My first thought was like yours but 1945 to 1955. But after thinking about it a little harder, we know what life was like then. I would like to go farther back to 1830 to 1840. The industrial revolution really starts to take off then, but you still live a simpler life.
I'd like to go back to my great-great grandparents' farm in Norway, 1835-1845.
1950-1960.
I was born in 1952. I'd like to relive my childhood years. Plenty of kids in the neighborhood to play with. None of this silly "woke" nonsense. Honest hard working people. Much simpler times. The only threat was the Cold War looming over us. But as a kid, fun times.
Your outside clips are really nice. Still with phone?
Yes- IPhones have really good cameras. 😃👍
Hey John: I hope all is well. For most restorations, what grit 1" x 30" belts do you use?
Dennis Years back I bought the assortment pack from Amazon and they were fine, then my buddy Abe Elias sent me some German made belts and they were much better. Usually I am always going for the 80 or 100 grit to remove rust and metal then the 220 or 320 to remove the scratches. 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter Thank you. I just started using my Harbor Freight belt sander (it looks like the one you use all of the time) on a Stanley 10-099 utility knife. I was shocked to see how aggressive the supplied 80 grit belt was ... and thought I was applying it very lightly. Damn ... you make it look sooooo easy!
Without a doubt….. let’s go back to 1950….plan on buying some automobiles,and stocks…..Thanks….James
Hey señor Juan, if I could go back in time, I wish I could o back to the 80's. It was a great time to be a kid, teenager or a young man. Saludos.
Saul- My GF said the same thing! She loved the 80’s! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter She has such an exquisite taste. Greetings to both of you.
Hey John, I know you don't like how rubberized handles get dirty, but don't you find them more comfortable in the hand?
Yes, however they tend to degrade over time. 😃👍
It's funny, 1950-60 is exactly what I was thinking!
1970 - 1980 . Mainly conservative governments in the land of Oz. Plenty of jobs, good interest rates and cheap fuel. When the basics are in place life is easier and just flows.