dj's tool restoration you have put smiles on so many previous tool owners faces! They love seeing people like yourself cleaning their tools and bringing them back to working shape! I know my dad and brother are both giving you two thumbs up with smiles on their faces! Good job.
I clean a lot of files and have found over the years that degreasing then electrolysis tank, wire brush [brass suede leather brush] back into the tank, wire brush again, repeat if crud still coming out then then oil up and store in waxed paper. The trick is to weed out the junk before you buy. Some of the best files have been used for stirring paint or are clogged up solid with aluminum. To shift aluminum, soak in caustic soda and it dissolves out overnight. I have enough for several generations of my family .... ok I just love doing it and I'm a bit of a hoarder !
Great video, and thanks for the inspiration to clean some of my dads old files. I love restoring old tools and definitely use files a lot woodworking and just daily crafting of projects. Carb cleaner is awesome stuff but I would love to see you possibly wear protective gloves with that stuff. I’m not a Karen or soft ass city boy, but there is a short list of stuff I don’t really touch bare handed if I can help it and carb cleaner is on that list. I also know how it is in the shop when your busy and it can be an inconvenience to grab ppe, but carb cleaner can soak into your skin fast and is extremely carcinogenic. Keep on doing your thing sir, I love your style man🤙🏼
Hope you get to your dads tools, nice to have some personal history to those tools, think of all the things they have done, yea I know it is a bad habit hard one to break, I will try though!
dj's you are my instructor of restorating old great stuff....We The Few are at a place where everything is vintage american and spain ... we are showing your method and it works, the motor T guy are pissed because their spray engine stuff ...are missing...hhehehee OORAH!!
Love my carb cleaner! I am glad you like my content, my videos are long because I hate to cut out something someone might need to see, you can always fast forward! I hope you find more vintage good, stuff, tools are getting so expensive!
Nice video. I like files also. I've used them since I was a child. It's a pity that many tools are now made in China, India or Southeast Asia, even tools from famous brands. Greetings from Mexico.
I like to use my wood lathe, and 1 inch wood dowel to turn down different shapes for my handles... But I am retired so I have lots of time doing that as a rainy day project
I do like the RustOleum product better than the Evaporust, I think it is a little more aggressive and works quicker, it has lasted me longer than the Evaporust, plus it was free, given to me as a gift!!
Hey Big Life I made a video using old screw drivers to make picks, different angles and turns, I us them at work all the time to remove o-rings and connections.!!!!!!!!!!
I luv files I don't have as many as u though. I use vinegar 2 clean mine though it's cheep and works for me, 1 thing I do is store mine vertical and not laying down I think that's a better way of storing them.
I agree, I have 29 of them hanging and not touching, back in the day they would ship them wrapped in heavy brown paper, I store my extras in burlap soaked in oil in a metal tin, so they do not touch or other tools. I only need into it maybe once a year and I am the only one in my shop so no others will touch them, and I two have used vinegar and I like it, but the Rustoleum was a gift and I like it also works very well, though the vinegar is cheaper!
I have several files that need cleaning but several from my days as a machinist that are worn or damaged that need to be thrown away. Wish I could find some thing to use them for…
Thanks, I try that next, the way I did it was slow I know but I took my time to look for damage and trying to get them as good as I could, I know some had more damage than others, but I want to try and give some of these tools more life.
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dj's tool restoration you have put smiles on so many previous tool owners faces! They love seeing people like yourself cleaning their tools and bringing them back to working shape! I know my dad and brother are both giving you two thumbs up with smiles on their faces! Good job.
Thanks 👍
Thank you! Definitely helpful. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thanks!
I clean a lot of files and have found over the years that degreasing then electrolysis tank, wire brush [brass suede leather brush] back into the tank, wire brush again, repeat if crud still coming out then then oil up and store in waxed paper. The trick is to weed out the junk before you buy. Some of the best files have been used for stirring paint or are clogged up solid with aluminum. To shift aluminum, soak in caustic soda and it dissolves out overnight.
I have enough for several generations of my family .... ok I just love doing it and I'm a bit of a hoarder !
I have to try electrolysis!, I will try caustic soda, yea I am trying not to be a hoarder!
@@djstoolrestorations
do take care - it is what is says 'caustic' it will eat you alive if you disrespect it.
@@bigoldgrizzly Copy that!
Great video, and thanks for the inspiration to clean some of my dads old files. I love restoring old tools and definitely use files a lot woodworking and just daily crafting of projects. Carb cleaner is awesome stuff but I would love to see you possibly wear protective gloves with that stuff. I’m not a Karen or soft ass city boy, but there is a short list of stuff I don’t really touch bare handed if I can help it and carb cleaner is on that list. I also know how it is in the shop when your busy and it can be an inconvenience to grab ppe, but carb cleaner can soak into your skin fast and is extremely carcinogenic. Keep on doing your thing sir, I love your style man🤙🏼
Hope you get to your dads tools, nice to have some personal history to those tools, think of all the things they have done, yea I know it is a bad habit hard one to break, I will try though!
Tomé Feteira! Very good ones! Cheers from Portugal!
People do not realize that other counties make very fine products!!!!!!, and cheers for Oklahoma!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed !
dj's you are my instructor of restorating old great stuff....We The Few are at a place where everything is vintage american and spain ... we are showing your method and it works, the motor T guy are pissed because their spray engine stuff ...are missing...hhehehee OORAH!!
Love my carb cleaner! I am glad you like my content, my videos are long because I hate to cut out something someone might need to see, you can always fast forward! I hope you find more vintage good, stuff, tools are getting so expensive!
Nice video. I like files also. I've used them since I was a child. It's a pity that many tools are now made in China, India or Southeast Asia, even tools from famous brands. Greetings from Mexico.
I am still learning about files: I do think all countries have good quality tools, you just have to look closely at them, and thank you for watching!
Nice video.
Thanks!
It is long video, but I tried to show everything I did to get them clean.
I like to use my wood lathe, and 1 inch wood dowel to turn down different shapes for my handles... But I am retired so I have lots of time doing that as a rainy day project
I have a lathe, but I do not know how to use it, I will learn but it will take time.
How do you like the RustOleum compared to the Evaporust and vinegar, looks like thats your new go to.
I do like the RustOleum product better than the Evaporust, I think it is a little more aggressive and works quicker, it has lasted me longer than the Evaporust, plus it was free, given to me as a gift!!
Great idea. Now I have to find a bunch of junk screwdrivers
Hey Big Life I made a video using old screw drivers to make picks, different angles and turns, I us them at work all the time to remove o-rings and connections.!!!!!!!!!!
@dj's tool restorations I will have to lookforvthst one. I shared this video with a friend, and within the hour, he had already done it .
I luv files I don't have as many as u though. I use vinegar 2 clean mine though it's cheep and works for me, 1 thing I do is store mine vertical and not laying down I think that's a better way of storing them.
I agree, I have 29 of them hanging and not touching, back in the day they would ship them wrapped in heavy brown paper, I store my extras in burlap soaked in oil in a metal tin, so they do not touch or other tools. I only need into it maybe once a year and I am the only one in my shop so no others will touch them, and I two have used vinegar and I like it, but the Rustoleum was a gift and I like it also works very well, though the vinegar is cheaper!
I have several files that need cleaning but several from my days as a machinist that are worn or damaged that need to be thrown away. Wish I could find some thing to use them for…
One of my co-workers is making knifes out of the ones I gave him??
T bone and rib eyes👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love my meat!!!!!!
the hottest part of a flame is at the tip.
Copy that.
Get a bronze wire wheel for the bench grinder you'da been done in 2 minutes
Thanks, I try that next, the way I did it was slow I know but I took my time to look for damage and trying to get them as good as I could, I know some had more damage than others, but I want to try and give some of these tools more life.