Beautiful 1870s, Scales Restoration, Vintage Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I have had these scales for a few weeks now and i was getting eager to start this restoration. When i found these Salter Scales they where just lying under a table as seen in the opening scene, They were very tired looking and missing the bowl which i found on a return visit to the Reclamation a few weeks later. This is my first attempt at restoring some scales and until removing the front cover i had no idea how they worked other than they had springs inside. This project has taken me alot longer than anticiapted which is partly due to the time wasted on removing Rust and screws which had to be drilled out and re tapped. I Have a small 1940s object currently soaking in my new rust remover so hopefully this will save some time.
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This is a hobby for me which I enjoy doing in my spare time. I am not a professional restorer, Painter or fabricator and I know some of my techniques may not be upto the standards of some professionals on here. Having said that if you think you know a better way to complete these works I would be happy to listen,
I will learn from each project to bring you not only a nicer finished piece but also a cleaner piece of editing.
Please leave your comments below and ill do my best to reply to them.
Kind Regards Unique Restorations
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Hi there I hope you like this restoration, I really like the way it turned out especially the face plate. Polished brass looks amazing.
Dont forget its free to Subscribe so dont be shy, Regards Unique Restorations
Beautiful craftsmanship.😀😀😀😀
Very nice work 👍
Wow.. That's beautiful.. You did a fantastic job, but I must WARN you, that if you continue to do restorations like that, I'm gonna subscribe...
Het is werkelijk schitterend geworden. 👍❤️
Dank je Maria. Regards Brian
Love it 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Keryl, regards Brian
New subscriber. Your restorations are beautiful. I'm glad you didn't paint the clock face, it is so much prettier now!
Yeaaaah!!!A very great Job!!!
I totally agree with your decision not to paint the face =) Much too beautiful! Nicely done.
Hi There, the face plate was amazing once polished. Glad you agree. My Next project should be out soon. Regards Unique Restorations
Rapaz, que trabalho bacana. 👍🏻
Good job
Thanks Valmont A. I appreciate you taking time to comment. Regards Unique Restorations
Salter are still making scales today , the quality is still just as good . This has lasted because it was made correctly in the first place .
Hi Bruce. I did notice when taking it apart it was well made. Everything felt strong and not flimsy like some of today's equipment. . Thanks for your comment. Regards Brian
I think a clock!
You really do need a sandblaster and get rid of the chemicals!
Hi Sassiebrat. I agree with you, when I get a bigger space it will be first on my list. Regards Brian
Thank you for not covering that beautiful faceplate. It’s gorgeous.
Ar least I know it works better than my iPhone
That looks older then the 70's. Maybe 1870's 😂😂😂🇺🇸
Hi Marty I think your right, a few people have asked about the age. When I found it I never expected it to be anywhere near that age. Regards Brian
Why not sandblast?
Hi Bobby, I will be getting a media blaster soon but I didn't have anywhere to put it when i did this project. Regards Brian
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Awesome good luck Brian. Love your channel and what you do!
Beautiful, so glad you didn't paint the face. 👍
Talent such as yours should not go unrewarded. I have subscribed and applaud your professionalism in your restoration.👏
Thanks Shed Man X. Your comment is appreciated. I should have my next one ready around weds next week's. Thanks again. Regards Unique Restorations
I like how you left the pitting in the bowl. It will help to show the age of the item. Very good job with entire restoration! Also will add that I am glad to see bolts and screws breaking on breakdown. Any item genuinely that old and rusty will have that happen. Seen some "restorations" where the item is purposely caked in dirt and artificially rusted just to make the video.
I like your channel and the work you do. It shows that your don't have to have a complete machine shop to restore items. Have enjoy watching you ingenuity, especially the lathe work you doe without a lathe. Keep on provide great entertainment and knowledge.
Циферблат после полировки нужно покрыть прозрачным лаком, а так он быстро потемнеет и будет не красиво. Механизм красить нельзя, иначе во время работы его будет клинить.
Very Nice, love the brass face plate and the fact that you didn't paint over it!
Great job, but if I can afford it, just a few tips:
1 - Leaves the text displayed a bit much longer on the screen because sometimes we have no time to read it.
2 - D'ont hesitate to show a little more details the mechanism of the things you restore, it may be interesting for some people (like me).
That all ^^
Hi Black57Tiger, I will try to work on these areas you mentioned, thanks for watching Regards Brian
Thank you
I'm looking at doing one of these Salter machines myself. How did you replace the central rivet on the pointer? I saw another restorer do it with superglue! Just wondering if there's a more 'proper' way of doing it.
Hi Kenwooden Chef, it's been a while since I did this one but I seem to remember it was just a spindle. I ground it down to remove pointer then flattened it down after refitting it. Regards Brian
I think once restored it must be worth some money !
Great job, how interesting. Kudos to you and everyone with your knowledge.
Thanks Luxi Sosa, glad you enjoyed it. Regards Brian
Great job! Very interesting
Fine job with beautiful results! I especially like the polished metal face... you are right, it looks better unpainted! And great luck finding the bowl to go with it... a useful scale from a piece of junk! Keep on posting!
Hi Notxarb21 thanks for taking the time to comment. Pleased you like the finished result, it did turn out well, especially with the brass face. My Next one should be out this weekend. Regards Unique Restorations
Well done that man. Excellent job and a fine piece. Great video too. Nice edits, nothing redundant, no annoying musac. Good job.
Thanks for your Comment Simon, I won't put music on as it can be very annoying if it's not your taste. The next one should be out later this week. Regards Unique Restorations
Very good job... Go ahead
The face was painted originally so the owner wouldn't have to keep polishing it.
Hi Homeyshiltz, I did wonder why they had originally painted it. Thanks for the info. Regards Unique Restorations
@@UniqueRestorations You can always clear coat it or use lemon oil to prevent oxidation.
Or cause it would be easier to read with a white background rather than a reflective brass background.
I'm glad you didn't repaint the face.
Hi NolaGal2501, I think it looks alot better too. My new Video is out on Sunday this week. Regards Brian
It is a Beauty Great Job
Very good restoration bro 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you. Regards Unique Restorations
Congrats. Great restoration! I have two "Salters family scale no 50" very similar to yours but in very bad shape and I hope that I could make a really good one out of them.. and fortunatly one with the bowl.
Your video will be a nice help. Thanks.
It's beautiful!
Masterpiece!!!!!😲😲😲
I wonder if the 'makers seal' wasn't a government proofing stamp to show that the scales weighed correctly....
That's a very good point Vandal Savage, regards Brian
Awesome job 👍😎
Beautiful! It's a work of art. I've subscribed! More please! Greetings from Southport. :-)
Thanks Kevin. The next one is on the way. Regards Unique Restorations
History show
A very good restoration of a very well designed set of scales,job well done,gets my 5 ☆ rating
Hi Colin thanks for taking the time to comment I really appreciate it. Receiving comments like this make it all worth while. Thanks again Colin. Regards Unique Restorations
Simple and high quality. You as a resuscitator. Breathed life. Best regards from Russia.
Thanks Otto, I'm surprised how far these Videos reach. Regards Brian
@@UniqueRestorations We are closer than it seems))) Good luck.
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That looks beautiful. I have a similar, though much less degraded scale I now want to clean up.👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Steven. Good luck with your scales. Regards Unique Restorations
I really got a laugh. Was thinking 'too bad bowl is missing' and up popped your comment. Then you found it! Beautiful job
Another superb restoration, very nicely done.
Thanks Mark.
Great restore! Love that you left the brass unpainted🙂
Thanks Michael.
Fantastic as always you have a gift thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Brian, regards Unique Restorations
I did not agree with using "bondo" to fill in the metal.. but you can not argue with the results.. Very nice.. I am going to have to look at more of your stuff...
Amazing work.
you do some very nice work I really like to watch
Thanks Leander. Regards Brian
That nut on your polisher wants tightening lol nice job mate🇬🇧
A beautiful, sensitive restoration. It looks just new enough. Thanks.
Nice restoration. I was admiring the drill press, it must be quite old !
love it how much you want for it
Hi Shadowwalke, I won't be selling these items as I want to display them at some point. Regards Brian
@@UniqueRestorations o ok ... i like to say you do a damm good job pls never give up doing stuff like that you can make real good money doing that and i like all your videos thanks for letting us see the beautiful work you do you are very talent keep it up
Great job 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Marcelo, regards Brian
Very nice. I too would not have painted the face either. Too nice to cover over it. I wonder why they did that originally? Thumbs Up!
Hi Gary, I have just learned that it was so the owner didn't have to keep polishing it. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Regards Unique Restorations
Good restoration.
Thanks Robert. Regards Unique Restorations
Excellent job...well done !
Thanks Karlos, regards Brian
Охуенно!
I believe that the scale is an antique since it is over 100 years old. How do you remember where every screw goes? Schematics? Pictures? I always wonder that.
Hi H H. When you watch your videos over and over again to find the best bits, you tend to have a good idea where everything goes. Regards Brian
Great job!
Thanks Scott, regards Brian
Good resto, great brass plate! I would have painted the scales with a nice green Hammerite myself though. ✨🔆
Hi The Geezer, I love the Green Hammered paint too but I already have a couple of restorations in that colour. Regards Brian
I think the scales turned out amazing. Glad you didn't paint the face. Did you already know how to put the mechanics back together?
Hi Teresa I'm not gifted with a good memory but once I've edited 20 hours of footage I can usually get a good idea how it goes back together. Regards Brian
Really nice work! Beautiful is one thing...but beautiful and functional is tough! Great piece of history!
Thanks Mark, regards Brian
So satisfying - a lovely old piece - that WORKS! So glad you found the bowl, too!
Thanks Maggie. Regards Brian
Beautiful as usual!! 👍👍
Im always happy to see a new restoration from you even if its at least once in a week. Im guessing that you're busy man prolly some other job or family, kids and stuff. But anyway i support your channel and i will always be here to give you at least a comment and like. Btw GREAT restoration man i love it, keep up with good work, you're the best! 👍👍👍
Thanks Frag X7 I finally found this comment, it had dropped into spam for some reason. Your right i do have alot of committments but i do enjoy working on these items. Ill try keep them coming as long as i can find interesting things. Thanks again Frag X7 regards Unique Restorations
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Great job. Do you refer back to your videos to make sure of all the correct placement of all those bits and pieces?
Hi Jackie, I usually edit my videos as I go which involves watching parts over and over again. After 8 hours of watching edited footage I can usually know where everything goes. Regards Brian.
Wasn't the original texture of it rugged? The filler may have artificially smoothed it out? Nice though
Hi Pedazodeboludo. It's is a cast iron piece so it would have some rough finish. It's hard to tell how smooth the original item was as most of the paint was gone. I just tried to make the best possible paint finish. Thanks for you comment. Regards Brian
Wow, that dial looks so much better without the white on it, looks better than it probably did when it was new, great job and glad you found that basket.
Side note, I'm always interested in how much time goes into these restorations. It looks so easy in the video's but I'd love some kind of a timer or add it to the comments. Just want to know how much time it's taken in total.
Hi William, I agree it does look alot better polished, I sometimes write in the description how long the work takes. I have considered having a clock in there to see how long it takes. Thanks for your comment. Regards Brian
@@UniqueRestorations Good to know, have a great one Brian!
Dude that's badass bro, great job
What a great restoration, scales look fab!
Hi Sarah thanks for your comment, it took a few hours to do so I'm pleased you like it. Regards Unique Restorations.
Magnífico, realmente no sé cómo recueda el lugar de cada pieza, a mi siempre me sobran, 👍
Thanks Rodolfo, regards Brian
Beautiful!
Co-incidentally the scales were made only a short distance from where the can of food was packed in West Bromwich.
Thanks Andy. Regards Brian
George street to be precise ....I worked there starting in 1996
Then we took ofver Avery ...then it all fell apart
Closer to 1870s probably. This basic type and design was made to the fifties at the latest.
Paint job is not period correct at all of course.
Hi Helge Frisenette. I had no idea it could be that old. Hopefully it will last another 100 years with it's new look. Regards Unique Restorations
yeah, I thing the 9 in the title was a typo.
Where did you find the bowl?
Hi Chanda, I initially bought the scales about 3 weeks before I started the work which as you can see from the opening scene it was missing. I then went back to find more items while the work was being done and that's when I found it sat in another part of the building. Very lucky find. Regards Brian
Your best work yet! Also could you do a time to complete? I’m always curious about how long it actually takes you guys to to do these restorations from start to finish. 😎
Thanks E Brown. I have put some times on my other videos but I was weary of time on this one and quickly up loaded it. I think the editing over the two weeks has taken around 10 hours. The restoration itself, maybe around 22 hours. Regards Unique Restorations
Unique Restorations woah! Ten hrs of edit and 22 of actual work?! Damn you guys put a tremendous amount of work into this. Well at least you and a few others. Thanks. You guys remind me of my childhood when I use to watch this old house
Yeh the trouble with the editing is you have to keep watching your work over and over again to get to a finished piece. My Next piece will be out early next week if I can find the parts. Cheers
Unique Restorations never thought of it that way. Thanks for the insight.
@@notthisguyagain8557 Yeah and even just rendering video take alot of time. Rendering video is going on after you finish editing in video, can last from 1 hour to 3 hours, time of rendering depends from video edit and quality. Ik this cuz im doing video edits. Sorry about my bad english cheers ❤
Excellent work!!!
Thanks Gargamel. Regards Brian
Really nice job!
Thanks Vickie, regards Unique Restorations
Very nice work.
Thanks Wayne. It is one of my favourites. My Next one should be out early next week. Regards Unique Restorations
Vintage restoration
Thanks Syazwan Badari. Regards Unique Restorations
simply great
Thank You Cesit Tarim. I apologise for incorrect spelling of your name. I can't find those letters on my keyboard. Regards Unique Restorations
1970's or 1870's ??
Hi Johnnylyme when I made this video I believed it was 1970s, but someone has corrected me in the comments. I need to change the description. Regards Brian
beautiful!
Thanks James, regards Brian
Perfection!
Thanks Widar, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Regards Unique Restorations
Jealous!!
Thanks Mark. Regards Unique Restorations
I agree; the unpainted face looks far better than the original. Well done!
Thanks Mark