i imagine the door that the lock was originally mounted on eventually got repurpoused as the door for a shed. after many years of neglect the door rotted away around the lock and somehow by a miracle the lock ended up in your capable hands. most people would throw that away in a heartbeat. you have a great eye for potential in these old pieces of hardware. I appreciate your work.
Thank you for the kind words! I honestly wasn't as happy with this project, but I took it as a learning experience to improve future projects , but it was still great fun bring this simple little lock from being tossed out! It's totally possible, it could have been repurposed. I've watched a number of urban exploring videos, and some of those old rundown houses have some really grim looking rusted hardware on them haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
You clearly do not do a half job on anything. Everything even the editing and documentation of your videos is so incredibly thorough. Thank you for your conscientiousness and beautiful work.
Thank you so much, Zoe. I appreciate it! I have some very cool restorations coming up that are shaping up to turn out very well so keep an eye out for them. Thanks for watching!
Well the spring is phosphor bronze which is pretty common when it comes to coil springs in old latches like this. Standard spring steel is blued, and it definitely would have rusted through in this instance. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot, man! This was a much quicker restoration than of lately, so I knew I had to focus on getting the brass in as perfect condition as possible. Shiny brass is always a plus in my books 😁
Another miraculous restoration! You see to every detail, and it is fascinating to watch! A shame about the condition of bennington pottery doorknobs. My prior home had some, and I loved them. But I can't wait to see how the elaborate replacements turn out!
Thanks a lot! It was a shame that those ceramic knobs were in such poor shape. Once they get to that state they’re not salvageable which is highly unfortunate, they had a nice design/color combo. The elaborate door knobs shown at the end belong to an entire lock set which will be all restored in the semi-near future. I reckon they’ll turn out nicely! Thanks for watching!
Hahaha yeah I’m in need of a few really easy projects so I can take on some larger ones coming up in the near future. Those door knobs did have a lovely design and color, but with such large chips out of them they’re unfortunately effectively destroyed. Thanks for watching!
What is the rule of thumb for using Evapo-Rust? Seems to work really well.. Very nice work, but I was really looking forward to see how you were going to deal with the door knobs.. I was a little disappointed about that, but u know more about that stuff than I do.. Again, Very nicely done...
Thanks, Gary! Evapo-Rust works very well indeed. I usually remove as much loose rust as I can before tossing the rusty parts in to increase the effectiveness and more importantly the lifespan of the rust remover. Unfortunately the door knobs were pretty much damaged beyond repair. I actually only purchased this for the latch itself and knew beforehand that the door knobs were too rough to consider repairing. I was going to remove them before filming, but I figured they'd put up a good fight and add a bit to the video. It looks like there have been a number of others that were disappointed about the knobs as well, so I guess I should have cut them off beforehand like I was going to hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 Yeah it might have been best to remove them beforehand, but there's always someone out there who is going to complain about something.. You can't please everyone.. I can't remember what kind of lubricant you were using, but if you have never tried it, mix up a 50-50 batch of Acetone and Automatic Transmission fluid.. It makes WD-40 and many others look like water.. Apply it heavily several hours before recording.. Keep up the great work...
@@garyjones2582 Very true, not everyone can or will be pleased all the time. Thanks for the recommendation of the home-brew lubricant/penetrating fluid. If I remember I'll give it a test in a future video! Thanks again!
@@randomrestoration6858 You're welcome RR.. There is a guy called Project Farm and he does videos on YT and he tests different brand name things like glues, lubricants, oils, tape, etc against each other to see which one is best.. He did a video on penetrants and he took all the top name brands and tested them to see which one was best.. Some were cheap, but some were very expensive and the 50-50 mix of Acetone and Automatic Transmission fluid outperformed all of them.. And it's dirt cheap to make.. if you've never seen any of his videos, check him out..
Thanks for the video. Another day in the Evaporust may have been easier on you, depending. I've had good results with placing the entire lock in the juice - the screws get loose and all surfaces look just-cast. But that wouldn't be much of a video!
Haha yeah you are correct, it does make for a better video to show the rusty interior. I have done that in the past, but I like cleaning the parts of any loose rust that I can brush off with a wire wheel. It lets me get started working on the project sooner and also means I don’t have to replace the rust remover as soon. Thanks for watching!
I’m sure someone out there with a lot of experience with ceramics would have been capable of fixing them for the most part, but luckily this style was pretty common, so it isn’t a huge loss if they are never are restored. Thanks for watching!
I usually only do that if something is really stuck together with rust. I like to clean out some of the larger chunks of rust and debris before tossing it in the rust remover since it works to remove the remaining faster which allows me to not have to wait as long to work on the project and as well also elongates the rust removers lifespan so I don’t have to replace it as soon. Thanks for watching!
I really like the pattern that these had. It would have been nice to restore them, but no such luck! Someone had a great sense of style when they ordered the ones in your house who knows how many decades ago. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 thank you, my in-laws did indeed have great taste. I wish I could have met them. They had both died before my husband and I married. The reason why he inherited their home. They purchased the over one hundred year old farmhouse that we now live in and have for over 44 years together.
Hello random, as you are pretty interested in door ornements, do you know that we used to used mirrors above and below doors knobs on the door which prevented dirt. In my parents house in France, built in 1936, we used to have these things installed on our doors, and I always thought it was pretty cool. Nice work btw.
Haha no I had no idea that was a thing! It's interesting how dissimilar older hardware related items vary from country to country. Thanks for the comment and thanks a lot for watching!
The door knobs were (effectively) damaged beyond repair unfortunately. I knew this when I purchased the latch, but I figured I'd remove them on camera since I knew they would put up a fight haha. Thanks for watching!
Haha I have so many awesome pairs of door knobs, but they really don’t fit this simplistic little latch, and I figured they’d detract from the end result since most folks would pay attention to the door knobs rather than the end result of the latch itself. Thanks for watching!
I could “handle” everything but the handles hahaha. So, the replacement belongs to a larger lock set that is based off that design, and all of the parts are bronze. They’ll all end up getting polished up and some will need some repairs. I do have a cool door knob set that I’m restoring now and will likely make into a future video for this latch, and I’ll probably install it in a piece of wood for display as well. Thanks for watching!
Haha, it seriously looks like it was! My best guess so far is that it was in a five gallon bucket or something like that, likely full of other door hardware somewhere outdoors and was completely submerged for a fair few number of years. I’m more amazed that someone decided to throw this for sale online. I guess they knew some weirdo like myself would come along and purchase it eventually haha. Thanks for watching!
Hahaha sorry about that, William! In future videos (and thumbnails) I’ll make sure to remove any items like these door knobs that I don’t plan on restoring prior to starting the project. Thanks a lot for watching!
@@AlefZero Słuszna uwaga - w przyszłości dodam kilka komentarzy, aby poinformować wszystkich, którzy oglądają, że został nasmarowany poza kamerą. Dzięki jeszcze raz!
Thanks for the feedback. This was a much needed quicker project, as I’ve fallen quite behind and wouldn’t have been able to take on a larger one and be done in time. Thanks for watching!
Well since I purchased this latch in this exact state online you’d have to ask the original seller how this thing ended up looking so horrendously rusty. Though looking at it, clearly it had been completely submerged underwater for a number of years. I spent an entire $26 on this complete hunk of junk if you can believe that.
Hahaha you’re very correct, and I’m sure that number is going to grow as well! They were disappointed I cut out so much of their background commentary haha. Thanks for watching!
Yeah, I do as well - it really was a bummer because they had that cool swirl design to them. They were goners though. I was tempted to replace them with identical ones, but I won’t be using this latch at all, and it really seemed wasteful to buy a pair that someone else would inevitably be looking for a pair at some point and will pit them to good use. Thanks for watching!
You definitely could, but I reckon attempting to match the color and design with resin would be best, though it would be very difficult. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 No no need to match anything, just use clear resin to recoat the outside, turn them back down on a lathe and then polish them, it's worth a try imho.
I do somewhat agree. Although they hypothetically could be fixed this way, it would be effectively impossible to properly blend the repair to match the original design unfortunately. Luckily this style of door knob is pretty common, and usually they're in really good shape. I haven't thrown them out at this point, so you never know, maybe I'll attempt to restore them at some point. Thanks for watching!
i imagine the door that the lock was originally mounted on eventually got repurpoused as the door for a shed. after many years of neglect the door rotted away around the lock and somehow by a miracle the lock ended up in your capable hands. most people would throw that away in a heartbeat. you have a great eye for potential in these old pieces of hardware. I appreciate your work.
Thank you for the kind words! I honestly wasn't as happy with this project, but I took it as a learning experience to improve future projects , but it was still great fun bring this simple little lock from being tossed out! It's totally possible, it could have been repurposed. I've watched a number of urban exploring videos, and some of those old rundown houses have some really grim looking rusted hardware on them haha. Thanks a lot for watching!
I call him the 'Lock Jedi' now 😄
More like the lock ness monster. Yes I know that's spelled "loch" before someone comes to correct my grammar 😆
@@randomrestoration6858 you’re the monster of lock mess 😄😄😄
Kidding, but I couldn’t keep that for me 😄😄
@@misterpatina Well I mean that is what most people already call me in person 😆
You clearly do not do a half job on anything. Everything even the editing and documentation of your videos is so incredibly thorough. Thank you for your conscientiousness and beautiful work.
Thank you so much, Zoe. I appreciate it! I have some very cool restorations coming up that are shaping up to turn out very well so keep an eye out for them. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 👍🌞
Beautiful. My grandfather's childhood house had some knobs exactly like those. Early 20th century home in Central America.
Thank you, David! Whoever chose those door knobs back in the day had a great sense of style for sure.
Excellent work!
Thanks a lot, Razorboy!
Whatever they treated the spring with really worked well. No rust, awesome!
Well the spring is phosphor bronze which is pretty common when it comes to coil springs in old latches like this. Standard spring steel is blued, and it definitely would have rusted through in this instance. Thanks for watching!
What a turnout! Smashed it!
Thank you very much, MrRestore!
Great job as always! Really enjoyed the high polish on the brass! Very cool. 👏👏 ❤️
Thanks a lot, man! This was a much quicker restoration than of lately, so I knew I had to focus on getting the brass in as perfect condition as possible. Shiny brass is always a plus in my books 😁
That's so cool to watch, you must love what you're doing a greatest things for us to learn more about your hobbies tools 🤟👋👍
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it!
thats a very old door lock..nicely done.
Old but simple indeed. Thank you very much!
I always like to watch your intreging work! 👍
I appreciate the support, Norma!
Otra gran restauración de pestillo de puerta muy oxidado, mis respetos y saludos desde Venezuela.👍💯💯💯💯🤘🤘👍👍👍
¡Gracias por el apoyo, Amilcar, y gracias por vernos!
@@randomrestoration6858 💯👍👍
Stellar work as always!
Much obliged!
Nice job 👍
Thank you!
Such a great job !! Congrats !! 👏
Thanks a lot!
A beautifully simple design. Nice work.
It is indeed, and to top it off very reliable. Thanks a lot!
Another miraculous restoration! You see to every detail, and it is fascinating to watch! A shame about the condition of bennington pottery doorknobs. My prior home had some, and I loved them. But I can't wait to see how the elaborate replacements turn out!
Thanks a lot! It was a shame that those ceramic knobs were in such poor shape. Once they get to that state they’re not salvageable which is highly unfortunate, they had a nice design/color combo. The elaborate door knobs shown at the end belong to an entire lock set which will be all restored in the semi-near future. I reckon they’ll turn out nicely! Thanks for watching!
You do like the easy project don’t you,I’d try and save those knobs,has beautiful design.but that’s just me 😎😎😎👍👍👍
Hahaha yeah I’m in need of a few really easy projects so I can take on some larger ones coming up in the near future. Those door knobs did have a lovely design and color, but with such large chips out of them they’re unfortunately effectively destroyed. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 turn them into paper weights with a metal or glass base. They were too beautiful to discard despite cracks. X
@@CoastalCrafterUK True, I'm sure there are a number of ways they could be repurposed - They do have a pretty cool design!
@@randomrestoration6858 A project for another day! Xxxxxxxx
Please use the old reddish door knobs on that. They are absolutely true cool. And they go with it
Those porcelain knobs definitely have a very cool pattern on them! Thank you for watching!
I burned my biscuits because I was entertained on this one, your humor is hilarious....nice work btw
Hahaha now I’d call burnt biscuits a proper disaster. Thanks a lot!
Amazing channel! ❤️
Thank you so much, Felipe!
What is the rule of thumb for using Evapo-Rust? Seems to work really well.. Very nice work, but I was really looking forward to see how you were going to deal with the door knobs.. I was a little disappointed about that, but u know more about that stuff than I do.. Again, Very nicely done...
Thanks, Gary! Evapo-Rust works very well indeed. I usually remove as much loose rust as I can before tossing the rusty parts in to increase the effectiveness and more importantly the lifespan of the rust remover. Unfortunately the door knobs were pretty much damaged beyond repair. I actually only purchased this for the latch itself and knew beforehand that the door knobs were too rough to consider repairing. I was going to remove them before filming, but I figured they'd put up a good fight and add a bit to the video. It looks like there have been a number of others that were disappointed about the knobs as well, so I guess I should have cut them off beforehand like I was going to hahaha. Thanks a lot for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 Yeah it might have been best to remove them beforehand, but there's always someone out there who is going to complain about something.. You can't please everyone.. I can't remember what kind of lubricant you were using, but if you have never tried it, mix up a 50-50 batch of Acetone and Automatic Transmission fluid.. It makes WD-40 and many others look like water.. Apply it heavily several hours before recording.. Keep up the great work...
@@garyjones2582 Very true, not everyone can or will be pleased all the time. Thanks for the recommendation of the home-brew lubricant/penetrating fluid. If I remember I'll give it a test in a future video! Thanks again!
@@randomrestoration6858 You're welcome RR.. There is a guy called Project Farm and he does videos on YT and he tests different brand name things like glues, lubricants, oils, tape, etc against each other to see which one is best.. He did a video on penetrants and he took all the top name brands and tested them to see which one was best.. Some were cheap, but some were very expensive and the 50-50 mix of Acetone and Automatic Transmission fluid outperformed all of them.. And it's dirt cheap to make.. if you've never seen any of his videos, check him out..
@@garyjones2582 Good to know, I’ll have to check his videos out at some point in the future! Thanks for the recommendations.
Thanks for the video. Another day in the Evaporust may have been easier on you, depending. I've had good results with placing the entire lock in the juice - the screws get loose and all surfaces look just-cast. But that wouldn't be much of a video!
Haha yeah you are correct, it does make for a better video to show the rusty interior. I have done that in the past, but I like cleaning the parts of any loose rust that I can brush off with a wire wheel. It lets me get started working on the project sooner and also means I don’t have to replace the rust remover as soon. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful!
Thank you, Heather!
The porcelain handles can be repaired, epoxies with filler powders and tints,. Old pottery repaired like this
I’m sure someone out there with a lot of experience with ceramics would have been capable of fixing them for the most part, but luckily this style was pretty common, so it isn’t a huge loss if they are never are restored. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 practice for when you find something more valuable, also things to practice are doing hand painted wood graining, and marbling
Good result! Greetings from Germany!
Thanks for the kind words!
Silly question: why not dip it entirely in the rust remover before attempting the disassembly?
I usually only do that if something is really stuck together with rust. I like to clean out some of the larger chunks of rust and debris before tossing it in the rust remover since it works to remove the remaining faster which allows me to not have to wait as long to work on the project and as well also elongates the rust removers lifespan so I don’t have to replace it as soon. Thanks for watching!
I think I have about half a dozen of those knobs here in my house.
I really like the pattern that these had. It would have been nice to restore them, but no such luck! Someone had a great sense of style when they ordered the ones in your house who knows how many decades ago. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 thank you, my in-laws did indeed have great taste. I wish I could have met them. They had both died before my husband and I married. The reason why he inherited their home. They purchased the over one hundred year old farmhouse that we now live in and have for over 44 years together.
@@gayle525 Nice! It’s always nice knowing a bit about the houses history/the history of those that lived in it so many years ago. Thanks again!
Hello random, as you are pretty interested in door ornements, do you know that we used to used mirrors above and below doors knobs on the door which prevented dirt. In my parents house in France, built in 1936, we used to have these things installed on our doors, and I always thought it was pretty cool. Nice work btw.
Haha no I had no idea that was a thing! It's interesting how dissimilar older hardware related items vary from country to country. Thanks for the comment and thanks a lot for watching!
As I listen and watch this educational video, I try hard not to fall asleep.😴 😅 🙃 😑 😪 😐 😴
Hahaha yeah it's pretty easy to fall asleep to these! Thanks a lot for watching!
What about the door knobs ?
The door knobs were (effectively) damaged beyond repair unfortunately. I knew this when I purchased the latch, but I figured I'd remove them on camera since I knew they would put up a fight haha. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 thank you R&R 🌺
Where are the door knobs? They're part of the lock mechanism too.
Haha I have so many awesome pairs of door knobs, but they really don’t fit this simplistic little latch, and I figured they’d detract from the end result since most folks would pay attention to the door knobs rather than the end result of the latch itself. Thanks for watching!
Ah another project they were able to "handle"!
Also I love the replacement door handle, will you be leaving it as is or nickle-plating?
I could “handle” everything but the handles hahaha.
So, the replacement belongs to a larger lock set that is based off that design, and all of the parts are bronze. They’ll all end up getting polished up and some will need some repairs. I do have a cool door knob set that I’m restoring now and will likely make into a future video for this latch, and I’ll probably install it in a piece of wood for display as well. Thanks for watching!
It was the detailing on the replacement handle that got my attention/like ☺
@@Archiemonty It's a very cool handle indeed!
хорошая работа.супер
Большое спасибо!
Was this sitting at the bottom of a pond?
Haha, it seriously looks like it was! My best guess so far is that it was in a five gallon bucket or something like that, likely full of other door hardware somewhere outdoors and was completely submerged for a fair few number of years. I’m more amazed that someone decided to throw this for sale online. I guess they knew some weirdo like myself would come along and purchase it eventually haha. Thanks for watching!
manual impact driver is perfect for blocket rust screw whit much less damage.
Very true. I do have one, but since the case is cast iron and the cover is so thin I figured that better be my last resort! Thanks for watching!
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Thank you, Chris!
Dang! Only reason I clicked on this was to see knobs being restored. Oh well.
Hahaha sorry about that, William! In future videos (and thumbnails) I’ll make sure to remove any items like these door knobs that I don’t plan on restoring prior to starting the project. Thanks a lot for watching!
I ani kropelki smaru, świetnie... Partacz.
Smaruję je poza aparatem, ponieważ wiele osób stosuje różne metody ich smarowania. Dzięki za oglądanie!
Szkoda że tego nie widać, bo ktoś tam na to patrzy i robi coś podobnego. I nie nasmaruje. A kto smaruje ten jedzie, jak głosi staropolskie przysłowie.
@@AlefZero Słuszna uwaga - w przyszłości dodam kilka komentarzy, aby poinformować wszystkich, którzy oglądają, że został nasmarowany poza kamerą. Dzięki jeszcze raz!
I still give it thumbs up but I feel like you gave up a lot on this one on many of the small things. Still excellent outcome!
Thanks for the feedback. This was a much needed quicker project, as I’ve fallen quite behind and wouldn’t have been able to take on a larger one and be done in time. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching!
You should do a follow up video on how you got it so rusty before starting the current video...
Well since I purchased this latch in this exact state online you’d have to ask the original seller how this thing ended up looking so horrendously rusty. Though looking at it, clearly it had been completely submerged underwater for a number of years. I spent an entire $26 on this complete hunk of junk if you can believe that.
Seven goats did not like this video.
Hahaha you’re very correct, and I’m sure that number is going to grow as well! They were disappointed I cut out so much of their background commentary haha. Thanks for watching!
I injoy watch the vidio
Thanks a lot!
Great resto! Just wish you could’ve saved the door knobs.
Yeah, I do as well - it really was a bummer because they had that cool swirl design to them. They were goners though. I was tempted to replace them with identical ones, but I won’t be using this latch at all, and it really seemed wasteful to buy a pair that someone else would inevitably be looking for a pair at some point and will pit them to good use. Thanks for watching!
RR may have a simpler restoration... as a treat
Thanks a lot!
Wow 1890 or 1900 vary older
It's definitely old, but impossible to get an exact date since there are no marking. Thanks for watching!
treat the knobs with clear resin
You definitely could, but I reckon attempting to match the color and design with resin would be best, though it would be very difficult. Thanks for watching!
@@randomrestoration6858 No no need to match anything, just use clear resin to recoat the outside, turn them back down on a lathe and then polish them, it's worth a try imho.
I'd use epoxy to fix those knobs, not throw them out
I do somewhat agree. Although they hypothetically could be fixed this way, it would be effectively impossible to properly blend the repair to match the original design unfortunately. Luckily this style of door knob is pretty common, and usually they're in really good shape. I haven't thrown them out at this point, so you never know, maybe I'll attempt to restore them at some point. Thanks for watching!
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Еще раз спасибо!
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