In your last video, you said it was originally too long and you had to cut out a bunch of content. I know I speak for all your viewers, we wouldn't care if your videos were an hour long. We enjoy your content, no matter the length. The more the better.
My dad started as an apprentice tin smith in 1938. I still have his no. 5 punch and his tin smith’s hammer. He got laid off and switched companies and trades becoming an apprentice machinist just before WW II. When he got back from the Army Air Corps the company had changed the apprenticeship program so he would only have learned how to operate one type of machine so he threatened to quit. His boss convinced him to stay and they sent him to the Bridgeport school of Engineering, and he learned to become a tool designer and stayed with them until retirement in 1984.
Lord - this video scratched a lot of itches. Thanks for posting. Glad to hear your dad was like mine. Drawing a line between a couple of things featured in today’s film... I bought a PB Swiss screwdriver and some bits to test them and they are indeed amazingly made and finished. The IT guys at work have a healthy tool budget so they buy the best and they love the PB Swiss gear. The screwdriver I got is the PB6460 in green. Simple and neat. Only issue is the green translucent body isn’t smooth but has the blasted/matte finish.
I've had a "Whitney" Punch for over 20 years, looks just like yours and Made in Taiwan.......Unbelievably about a decade or so ago I found a place that had the complete Punch & Die sets for couple bucks on clearance and bought 2 whole replacement sets, figure I'm set for a lifetime now.......It's one of those tools that once you have one you never want to be without it.
You forgot to mention that the punches all have a locating tip on them to pick up a center punch mark. I find that really, handy. I have one of the old original Whitney punches. My old boss gave it to me because, it was broken and they had bought a new one. I had to make new side plates for the hinge area out of tool steel and heat treat them. It works great, now. Some time ago, I saw an old re-run of Mission Impossible. Remember the actor, Greg Morris? He was the technical guy, always taking something apart with his little screwdriver and hooking up jumper leads to something. On this one episode, he had a little brown metal box to carry his tools in. When he opened it up, It was a Whitney punch case, minus the punch. The funny thing was, all of the punches and dies were still in the case. The rest of it contained his jumper leads and little screwdrivers. I saw that and said, "I know what that is, what the heck are they doing"! I guess the director or whoever thought it was the perfect size for a little clandestine tool kit. LOL!
Screwdrivers ........ The BEST there is for most applications are the Brownell's Hollow Ground Magna-bits with the "Law Enforcement" style magnetic Handle! The Best in REGULAR style screwdrivers is the Williams 8 piece set which IS SNAP-ON - rebranded. Snap-on's price with the Snap-on logo is over $200 but the William's set which is IDENTICLE made on the same machinery in the same plant is $50 bucks. Both have the same lifetime warranty.
The comet stuff is so useful in our hobby. I would've never guessed, I use it with WD40 to clean really light surface rust, works great! That all trade screwdriver is really something different, reminds me to get back working on that acetate handle I started on a while back. Thank you!
I looked at the punch set a few tears back. Ended up buying a Roper whitney No 8 off flea bay cheap. Picked up a few of the common punch/die sizes new and now have a heavy but very capable punch. It'll punch 1/4" hole into 1/4" plate. Love it. PB Swiss are nice but im hooked more on Wiha drivers. Love the green acetate handles. I have a couple ruby red ones made by Felo another German maker. 🙂
@@ScoutCrafter I had to edit original comment before people politely reminded me of my inaccuracies on capacity. It wasn't the No 7 i purchased it was the No 8. Which is the 5 ton model 1/4" hole in 1/4" mild steel. 1/2" hole in 11g mild steel. 🙂
Those green screwdrivers are outstanding! My dad had that same green one that you restored in this video, except he had a bunch of them and now I've got them in my tool shop. They are hands down my favorite.
watching your videos always makes me realize all the things I don't have. I actually have none of the things in this video. Love the green screwdrivers.
That square shanked, green handled screwdriver that you restored, looks identical to a set that I bought at a place called, "Value City." I wanted a cheap set for work because of all the thieves there. I also, bought a set of cheap combination wrenches there. If I had actually, needed them for my job at the time in that department, the company would have furnished them but, I didn't. However, I was always doing little, extra jobs and what we used to call, "Government Jobs." LOL. So, having my own tools was handy. The tools have held up well and now that I'm retired, they live in the kitchen tool drawer. They keep me from having to run down the steps to my shop all the time.
I can ID two of your green screwdrivers. I noticed it from the video thumbnail. The second 'no name' is by 'SKG', a German maker. The third one is a 'Champion', a Japanese screwdriver/bit manufacturer. The Alltrade one looks great!
I used a similar pneumatic tool to achieve perfectly spaced holes in sheet metal. It allowed me to make proper spot welds when rebuilding automobiles after a collision.
I enjoy your channel. I do some minor tool restoration myself, but not to same level as yourself though. Regarding green handled screwdrivers in this video, I had one like you restored, this was many years ago. I bought it new, probably late 70's. It was a PH2 was not marked with a brand and I used it a lot. Unfortunately the tip did not last well., so I no longer have it. The other unbranded green screwdriver you have looks to be same shape handle as 2 examples that I own. I have a PH1 and a PH3, both bought new several years back. The PH3 still has the white brand printing on it. It reads; SKG 135 Super PH-3 W. Germany I also have no problems watching longer videos !
I have a Whitney Jr. and XX both still made in Rockford Il. with parts available. Maybe your dies are the same and you could use them if you need replacements. If the steel button on the end of the handle is in contact with the shank of the screwdriver these screwdrivers are sometimes referred to as demolition screwdrivers because they can be struck on the button and the blow will be transferred directly to the tip.
I have that exact set of Sidchrome screwdrivers, I just used them yesterday working on my car. The Red and Green handles are a beautiful colour, it's an expensive set though. They are a through tang with a striker cap they are nice but only time will tell how long they hold up.
Hey John, You got a good tool. I have a few tools made by Capri and they are good. Capri makes some very good reliable tools. As far as screwdrivers are concerned a real good manufactor is the Vessel tool co from Japan - I have a set and they are my favorite of all I have. Good luck - later
OMG Scout you make me laugh. I’ve never understood that saying “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” well what’s the point of have cake if you can’t eat it?? Your dad was so cool and I can just hear him saying that in that NY accent. My dad was the one that got me into tools as well. I remember him teaching me to use an electric hand drill when I was about 5yrs old. Good times. Unfortunately Sidchrome went to the dark side🇨🇳 back in 1996. I have a very unusual Stanley screwdriver and you’ve inspired me to clean it up. Keep up the great work my friend. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- Back in the day Australia made awesome stuff- Then some knuckleheads got involved and imported junk from you know where and now very few things are made in your country.. We have the same knuckleheads here trying to do the same thing! Circle the wagons! LOL
@@ScoutCrafter You are so right there Scout. All we can do is try to avoid buying from the dark side🇨🇳. Maybe if we, as consumers, chose more carefully we can get manufacturing brought back home. 👍👍
Great video as always. The RUclips gods really need to stick you into the algorithm better because you deserve at least 100k subscribers with your content. Just got a new RUclips account and was glad you popped up because I forgot to sub you when I made it 😂.
Very nice punch tool ..The green screwdriver handles are so Nice I just found a Blue handled screw driver and have it looking nice enough that it look pretty when the light shines through it
I found a Roper Whitney Junior set at a car boot sale - the guy didn't know what it was for - got it for a song, complete with instructions, almost unused! I use a diamond burr in a rotary tool flex-shaft to re-create the stamping of the typeface (font is the size of the typeface in points), but I do a lot of very fine detail carving. Wid meek mosh! hahaha! ;-)
Great show John, another 20 minute, which is great, gives you time for more depth on things, gonna have to find some green Handled tools, the green, its the same green as in wizard of oz, I can't remember the great name they used for the color of the film, one of them abstract names techniofaldoublycolor, but the emerald green still stands out from that film in my mind!!
@@ScoutCrafter the scoutcrafter red slippers.... Emerald green, patina boys omg, we 'll be restoring the tinman next!! - if only they'd known about 50/50
I have varied comments about stuff today but I better just hush and be done with it. All my holes are hammer fit and if too small, it's a minor detail. And I like the DEEP Green of the older Craftsman mowers. THAT is my color. And the 50/50 really shines it up. Thanks, John CS! Happy day 2 U and God Bless!
@@ScoutCrafter Me too and blow about all this supposed GREAT technology and stuff wouldn't make decent garbage. Liars without pants on fire but one day the fire will burn BRIGHT!
I just recently used a Roper Whitney hole punch on a vintage aluminum snow shovel I'm restoring. Had to reprofile the aluminum edge and punched holes for the metal wear strip I made for it. Mounted via sex bolts/chicago posts instead of solid aluminum rivets. Capri Tools has some nice products. I use the thin wrenches for cone wrenches on bicycles and doubled-up jam nuts. Klein Tools Katapult automatic wire strippers are probably the same thing too. I also have Capri Klinge mini bolt cutter.
Question: if I don't have those sanding pads what could I use to do a quick polishing job on an Old Acetate Handle? I have some old Screwdrivers from my Gramps and I want to clean them up and keep them forever. 🔨👍😁👍🔧
I have the same screwdriver you just restored but with the Flat Tip, same handle and square shank with that textured chrome only difference is mine says "Fully Hardened" instead of "Chrome Vanadium" and mine's in great condition, the tip and cap on back have no wear........Not sure it it's ever been used.
That Plastx polish is great on faded headlights and they make a preservative spray that smells like camp dry to me to coat plastic after it’s polished👍🏻
Slight panic for a minute there,, I couldn't remember where my Whitney Punch was,, lol.. All's right with the world now,,.. ps, I keep an oily rag in the box, to prevent the punches and dies from rusting...
Do you have any of those chassis punches ? The ones where you have to drill a hole for the bolt to go through that pulls the two parts together. The ones that were used to punch holes for vacuum tube sockets.
Love those green screwdrivers. You gotta stop showing cool stuff like those Swiss screwdrivers. My dad used to say the same thing but he’d always say “money burns a whole in your pocket.”
Were the “All-Trades” originally USA made? Found one in a flea market junk box that has an orange translucent handle, flat tipped, marked [Taiwan] with “Fully Hardened” stamped on blade. Thought it may have been a vintage Proto until I cleaned it up; anyway stiil a nice tool.
I need a punch like that for my pepper shaker, the pepper comes out too slow. Coincidently my pepper shaker is that great green depression glass, like those screwdrivers. Cheers
In humid climates the salt and pepper tend to clog up the holes... My grandmother used to add some rice to the salt to stop the clumping and keep it dry. As for the Pepper I wonder if there is a fix?
Hi Scout Crafter! I’ve noticed that my dads been interested in your channel lately (he’s big on wood working and tool restoration). By now he must have watched most of your videos from the past 3 or 4 months. Well his birthday is coming up on the 6th, and I was wondering if you’d be able to give a short shout-out? My brother and I have been trying to think of ways to celebrate with all the pandemic guidelines, and we’d be appreciate of your help. Just a short “Happy Birthday” would be great. We thought it would be a nice surprise. So if you’re up to it his name is Edward (or Ed for short), and he’ll be turning 59. Thank you! -Isabelle
Wonder how that punch would work with leather? Have always loved those green handle screw drivers! FYI : The oldest known use of the proverb you can’t have your cake and eat it too was in a letter from Thomas, Duke of Norfolk to Thomas Cromwell in 1538. In British English, the last word is often omitted from the proverb, as in you can’t have your cake and eat it.
Nice video John 👍🏻. That is a nice punch set and I liked the fact you could use it on sheet metal. Did you pickup those sanding pads on Amazon? That screwdriver turned out great! Thank You
Great video as usual. Those green handled screwdrivers are beautiful. Green is not a common color on these tools. More likely yellow or clear. It would be appropriate to use yours on St. Patrick's Day. My experience with tools from Taiwan has been good. I have some fairly old sockets from Taiwan that are forged, and work well. I have seen some really cheap sockets that look like they were simply extruded or cast. They are not Taiwanese or US. Still lots of Chinese junk out there. Even their zip ties break when not under load. Garbage. Avoid. China is definitely not our friend.
I live near a Bosch and Sealey factories.. most aren't stamped these days, they chuck it in a laser engraver and give it a quick zap and have done with it
Random - I recall you talking about telephone poles. I was parked near one today and looked at the climbing rungs. Do they still climb poles or just use bucket trucks these days? I'm thinking there's another business that became obsolete - rungs.
Bill I think you are right as most service is done via a bucket today here in NYC, maybe in the rural areas linemen are still climbing... I remember as a kid the linemen would use spikes and a big leather strap!!!! =D
My dad recently gave me one of those hole punches, it's just marked Whitney metal tool company, Roper is not included in the name. It's in an old tin case, I assume it was my grandfather's, so it is probably very old.
I`m a big time Sidchrome fan. I have a lot of Old Sidchrome Tools, I think they lost their way about 10 - 15 years ago with some cheap plastic handles I didn`t like so i went with stanley screwdrivers because i like that sort of classic handle. Hopefully Sidchrome have changed again for the better. Still a bit pricey though.
Hey Scoutcrafter, I haunt all of the local pawn shops. It must have been back in the eighties when I found an authentic Whitney in the green blo-moulded box. It was virtually new and had the papers inside. I gave less than $20.00 for the set (same size set as you have there. They make a variety of sizes. I used it many times and the effortless way it cuts through thin sheet metal! I would pay double for Taiwan tools before I’d buy tool from ------......... Covid’s Daddy!
If I had a punch set like that I'd cut a bunch of discs of leather and make them a chisel handle. One you could whack all day long and it would not break.
I liked your " things you never hear anyone say" segment. A load of old Swiss crap. Hmmmm nope. Bought a secondhand Swiss digital Vernier gauge in its box as a punt. £5 at a traction engine rally,new battery, perfect!! They don't waste their time manufacturing rubbish.
There’s nothing better than a Wednesday mache I finish my day I come in and have my tea evening meal so it’s always about six or 7 o’clock here by the time the videos arrive and then I sit patiently waiting for the RUclips to tell me you put a new film on so I am always waiting patiently for your films to arrive
John: I have owned the Whitney Junior for many years as i used to install aluminum storm windows, works great but avoid "Nibbling" Only punch full wholes.!!!!
St. Patrick’s Day is 2 weeks from yesterday. What other green tools do you have? S K Wayne came in green boxes. The socket driver gad a green acetate handle. Wan’t there a company named Green that made taps and dies? Ryobi, Mikita and Grizzly make green power tools. Thank you for the tutorial on punches. You could be a boxing coach!
I have been thinking about getting some vintage arch hole punches for making gaskets and such. They seem like a good choice because they can be sharpened. I know they will still deform the material as you showed, but if the gasket material is thin and you don't drive the punch any deeper than necessary, the results should be ok. What do you think of the old arch punches? Do you have any? Have you ever used any?
Yes! I have a set of Osborne and they are good... Especially since they cover larger holes. Hardly use them though because larger holes aren't called for often.. =D
Nice job on the screwdriver. Had you seen a Roper Whitney punch before my video? I have many other oddities similar, just too busy to make videos...at least for now.
Jeremy- There are a ton of interesting anvil restorations on RUclips and the comment section is a blast! Lots of "purists" out there that have opinions! =D One thing I know for sure, I have an anvil to clean up this spring and I am not going crazy! Just make it clean and usable... =D Thanks!
In your last video, you said it was originally too long and you had to cut out a bunch of content. I know I speak for all your viewers, we wouldn't care if your videos were an hour long. We enjoy your content, no matter the length. The more the better.
Yep👍👍
I second that sentiment.
100 percent!!
I agree 100%,thanks. John
Agreed fully here
My dad started as an apprentice tin smith in 1938. I still have his no. 5 punch and his tin smith’s hammer. He got laid off and switched companies and trades becoming an apprentice machinist just before WW II. When he got back from the Army Air Corps the company had changed the apprenticeship program so he would only have learned how to operate one type of machine so he threatened to quit. His boss convinced him to stay and they sent him to the
Bridgeport school of Engineering, and he learned to become a tool designer and stayed with them until retirement in 1984.
Wow! I bet your Father could make anything!!!!!! Awesome!
Lord - this video scratched a lot of itches. Thanks for posting. Glad to hear your dad was like mine.
Drawing a line between a couple of things featured in today’s film... I bought a PB Swiss screwdriver and some bits to test them and they are indeed amazingly made and finished. The IT guys at work have a healthy tool budget so they buy the best and they love the PB Swiss gear.
The screwdriver I got is the PB6460 in green. Simple and neat. Only issue is the green translucent body isn’t smooth but has the blasted/matte finish.
Thanks for explaining why you cannot re-stamp lettering on restored tools. I was one of those guys who asked you why you couldn’t do it.
John- You can on a very few tools but unfortunately not the ones I like to do! LOL
The green color on things like that pulls me in with the same pull as insulators and cobalt blue glass and old milk bottles and medicine bottles.
I've had a "Whitney" Punch for over 20 years, looks just like yours and Made in Taiwan.......Unbelievably about a decade or so ago I found a place that had the complete Punch & Die sets for couple bucks on clearance and bought 2 whole replacement sets, figure I'm set for a lifetime now.......It's one of those tools that once you have one you never want to be without it.
The Whitney punches are best- However for the money this Capri is really nice! 😃👍
You forgot to mention that the punches all have a locating tip on them to pick up a center punch mark. I find that really, handy. I have one of the old original Whitney punches. My old boss gave it to me because, it was broken and they had bought a new one. I had to make new side plates for the hinge area out of tool steel and heat treat them. It works great, now. Some time ago, I saw an old re-run of Mission Impossible. Remember the actor, Greg Morris? He was the technical guy, always taking something apart with his little screwdriver and hooking up jumper leads to something. On this one episode, he had a little brown metal box to carry his tools in. When he opened it up, It was a Whitney punch case, minus the punch. The funny thing was, all of the punches and dies were still in the case. The rest of it contained his jumper leads and little screwdrivers. I saw that and said, "I know what that is, what the heck are they doing"! I guess the director or whoever thought it was the perfect size for a little clandestine tool kit. LOL!
Screwdrivers ........ The BEST there is for most applications are the Brownell's Hollow Ground Magna-bits with the "Law Enforcement" style magnetic Handle! The Best in REGULAR style screwdrivers is the Williams 8 piece set which IS SNAP-ON - rebranded. Snap-on's price with the Snap-on logo is over $200 but the William's set which is IDENTICLE made on the same machinery in the same plant is $50 bucks. Both have the same lifetime warranty.
The comet stuff is so useful in our hobby. I would've never guessed, I use it with WD40 to clean really light surface rust, works great!
That all trade screwdriver is really something different, reminds me to get back working on that acetate handle I started on a while back. Thank you!
My Mom always bought Comet! 😃👍
I looked at the punch set a few tears back. Ended up buying a Roper whitney No 8 off flea bay cheap. Picked up a few of the common punch/die sizes new and now have a heavy but very capable punch. It'll punch 1/4" hole into 1/4" plate. Love it.
PB Swiss are nice but im hooked more on Wiha drivers.
Love the green acetate handles. I have a couple ruby red ones made by Felo another German maker.
🙂
Wow! 1/4" plate! Holy cow!
@@ScoutCrafter I had to edit original comment before people politely reminded me of my inaccuracies on capacity. It wasn't the No 7 i purchased it was the No 8. Which is the 5 ton model 1/4" hole in 1/4" mild steel. 1/2" hole in 11g mild steel. 🙂
@@foxwood67 I have to look into those larger sets. Thanks!
Those green screwdrivers turned out beautiful. Makes me think I need some. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks
Those green screwdrivers are outstanding! My dad had that same green one that you restored in this video, except he had a bunch of them and now I've got them in my tool shop. They are hands down my favorite.
watching your videos always makes me realize all the things I don't have. I actually have none of the things in this video. Love the green screwdrivers.
PB Swiss is on a different level of quality. Cost a king's ransom but worth every penny.
"The engraving train has left the station!"....made me chuckle!
That square shanked, green handled screwdriver that you restored, looks identical to a set that I bought at a place called, "Value City." I wanted a cheap set for work because of all the thieves there. I also, bought a set of cheap combination wrenches there. If I had actually, needed them for my job at the time in that department, the company would have furnished them but, I didn't. However, I was always doing little, extra jobs and what we used to call, "Government Jobs." LOL. So, having my own tools was handy. The tools have held up well and now that I'm retired, they live in the kitchen tool drawer. They keep me from having to run down the steps to my shop all the time.
I can ID two of your green screwdrivers. I noticed it from the video thumbnail. The second 'no name' is by 'SKG', a German maker. The third one is a 'Champion', a Japanese screwdriver/bit manufacturer. The Alltrade one looks great!
I used a similar pneumatic tool to achieve perfectly spaced holes in sheet metal. It allowed me to make proper spot welds when rebuilding automobiles after a collision.
Another great video. I also like that green. Good job. Looking forward to Friday. Take care. ❤...
Always great videos! Thanks, John.
I enjoy your channel. I do some minor tool restoration myself, but not to same level as yourself though.
Regarding green handled screwdrivers in this video, I had one like you restored, this was many years ago. I bought it new, probably late 70's. It was a PH2 was not marked with a brand and I used it a lot. Unfortunately the tip did not last well., so I no longer have it.
The other unbranded green screwdriver you have looks to be same shape handle as 2 examples that I own.
I have a PH1 and a PH3, both bought new several years back.
The PH3 still has the white brand printing on it. It reads;
SKG 135
Super PH-3
W. Germany
I also have no problems watching longer videos !
I have a Whitney Jr. and XX both still made in Rockford Il. with parts available. Maybe your dies are the same and you could use them if you need replacements. If the steel button on the end of the handle is in contact with the shank of the screwdriver these screwdrivers are sometimes referred to as demolition screwdrivers because they can be struck on the button and the blow will be transferred directly to the tip.
I have that exact set of Sidchrome screwdrivers, I just used them yesterday working on my car. The Red and Green handles are a beautiful colour, it's an expensive set though. They are a through tang with a striker cap they are nice but only time will tell how long they hold up.
What a lot of great information! Thanks for sharing this md-week Mosh.
Hey John, You got a good tool. I have a few tools made by Capri and they are good. Capri makes some very good reliable tools. As far as screwdrivers are concerned a real good manufactor is the Vessel tool co from Japan - I have a set and they are my favorite of all I have. Good luck - later
I have some Vessel! Awesome screwdrivers!!!!!!
Love the look of green acetate, and emerald like that no-name are the best!
Its always good having a good punch set. Green is a different color for small hand tools. Cheers !
The green Screw drivers came out great.Great video.Mosh it up Wednesday.
OMG Scout you make me laugh. I’ve never understood that saying “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” well what’s the point of have cake if you can’t eat it?? Your dad was so cool and I can just hear him saying that in that NY accent. My dad was the one that got me into tools as well. I remember him teaching me to use an electric hand drill when I was about 5yrs old. Good times. Unfortunately Sidchrome went to the dark side🇨🇳 back in 1996. I have a very unusual Stanley screwdriver and you’ve inspired me to clean it up.
Keep up the great work my friend. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Stuart- Back in the day Australia made awesome stuff- Then some knuckleheads got involved and imported junk from you know where and now very few things are made in your country.. We have the same knuckleheads here trying to do the same thing! Circle the wagons! LOL
@@ScoutCrafter You are so right there Scout. All we can do is try to avoid buying from the dark side🇨🇳. Maybe if we, as consumers, chose more carefully we can get manufacturing brought back home. 👍👍
Great video as always. The RUclips gods really need to stick you into the algorithm better because you deserve at least 100k subscribers with your content. Just got a new RUclips account and was glad you popped up because I forgot to sub you when I made it 😂.
I have one of the American 🇺🇸 made one from the 1950s I use it a lot. My sons will inherit it when I’m done. Works so well
One day if I see a set in good condition cheap I will pick it up! 😃👍
Very nice punch tool ..The green screwdriver handles are so Nice I just found a Blue handled screw driver and have it looking nice enough that it look pretty when the light shines through it
Thank you for all your videos!
I found a Roper Whitney Junior set at a car boot sale - the guy didn't know what it was for - got it for a song, complete with instructions, almost unused!
I use a diamond burr in a rotary tool flex-shaft to re-create the stamping of the typeface (font is the size of the typeface in points), but I do a lot of very fine detail carving.
Wid meek mosh! hahaha! ;-)
I think I passed on a Whitney set years ago at a steam meet because I had no idea what it was! LOL
love the screwdraivers!! love the green handle!!
Great show John, another 20 minute, which is great, gives you time for more depth on things, gonna have to find some green Handled tools, the green, its the same green as in wizard of oz, I can't remember the great name they used for the color of the film, one of them abstract names techniofaldoublycolor, but the emerald green still stands out from that film in my mind!!
Jim- Also the Ruby Red Slippers!!! Love that movie! That’s the first appearance of the Patina boyz! 😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter the scoutcrafter red slippers.... Emerald green, patina boys omg, we 'll be restoring the tinman next!! - if only they'd known about 50/50
I have one of those punches they work great 👍. Thanks 😊!!
I have varied comments about stuff today but I better just hush and be done with it. All my holes are hammer fit and if too small, it's a minor detail. And I like the DEEP Green of the older Craftsman mowers. THAT is my color. And the 50/50 really shines it up. Thanks, John CS! Happy day 2 U and God Bless!
Lewie- The funny thing is they have the technology to make things better today but skimp! Makes me nuts!
@@ScoutCrafter Me too and blow about all this supposed GREAT technology and stuff wouldn't make decent garbage. Liars without pants on fire but one day the fire will burn BRIGHT!
I just recently used a Roper Whitney hole punch on a vintage aluminum snow shovel I'm restoring. Had to reprofile the aluminum edge and punched holes for the metal wear strip I made for it. Mounted via sex bolts/chicago posts instead of solid aluminum rivets. Capri Tools has some nice products. I use the thin wrenches for cone wrenches on bicycles and doubled-up jam nuts. Klein Tools Katapult automatic wire strippers are probably the same thing too. I also have Capri Klinge mini bolt cutter.
Question: if I don't have those sanding pads what could I use to do a quick polishing job on an Old Acetate Handle? I have some old Screwdrivers from my Gramps and I want to clean them up and keep them forever. 🔨👍😁👍🔧
You can use Wet/dry sandpaper the same way! Just back it with a sponge! =D
I have the same screwdriver you just restored but with the Flat Tip, same handle and square shank with that textured chrome only difference is mine says "Fully Hardened" instead of "Chrome Vanadium" and mine's in great condition, the tip and cap on back have no wear........Not sure it it's ever been used.
Yep. I also like a tight fit when it come to the male and female dye..
I’ve had a lot of luck with the harbor freight punch set I use. Leaves nice clean slugs. Pretty sure it goes up to 3/4 inch.
I have that same set! 😃👍
I gotta polish a trombone..gotta figure a way to attach it to my portable drill. 😜. As always...a great video👍👍👍
Wow, I was today old when I discovered I needed that punch set.
Great tool and for less than $35 well worth having.
LOL! I'm not sure we need them but the cool factor is high on these!!!! -=D
That Plastx polish is great on faded headlights and they make a preservative spray that smells like camp dry to me to coat plastic after it’s polished👍🏻
Too bad the dake doesn't come with punch dies. It could definitely handle bigger jobs.
They make hydraulic press dies! They are very cool and quite expensive. That is what all industry uses. =D
Wise views from your Dad. Tools and Books are two things you can never have enough of.
Slight panic for a minute there,, I couldn't remember where my Whitney Punch was,, lol..
All's right with the world now,,.. ps, I keep an oily rag in the box, to prevent the punches and dies from rusting...
I always go Taiwan if I can't get what I need made in USA. Capri has a whole line of hand tools and I have been wanting to try their ratchets.
They’re great, not as good as snap-on but more tekton or gearwrench quality. The anodized handles are nice and plus they’re sealed heads.
Awesome and amazing! That Capri tool is cool. Love your green screwdrivers. I have an Alltrade flat blade that matches. I will send you an email. 👍
Awesome video thanks so much! 👍
A clean hole is always good.
Do you have any of those chassis punches ? The ones where you have to drill a hole for the bolt to go through that pulls the two parts together. The ones that were used to punch holes for vacuum tube sockets.
Kathie! Look at this crazy video from 2019! LOL ruclips.net/video/TUE7gm6ZOV8/видео.html
Love those green screwdrivers. You gotta stop showing cool stuff like those Swiss screwdrivers. My dad used to say the same thing but he’d always say “money burns a whole in your pocket.”
I know! Marcel is messing with my head!
All this male and female stuff had me thinking I was in a high school health class...hahahahah
I used my hole punch (just like yours) today to make a custom inside diameter washer.
I use my punch quite often with Pennies and Nickels to make washers.
The Capri and Roper dies interchange. I also have a third brand of punch and dies that also interchange.
Were the “All-Trades” originally USA made? Found one in a flea market junk box that has an orange translucent handle, flat tipped, marked [Taiwan] with “Fully Hardened” stamped on blade. Thought it may have been a vintage Proto until I cleaned it up; anyway stiil a nice tool.
I'm going to keep an eye out for one of those punches now, Nice clean up on the screwdriver 🛠👍😊
Fantastic video John really enjoyable thanks mate :-)
I need a punch like that for my pepper shaker, the pepper comes out too slow. Coincidently my pepper shaker is that great green depression glass, like those screwdrivers. Cheers
In humid climates the salt and pepper tend to clog up the holes... My grandmother used to add some rice to the salt to stop the clumping and keep it dry. As for the Pepper I wonder if there is a fix?
Hi Scout Crafter!
I’ve noticed that my dads been interested in your channel lately (he’s big on wood working and tool restoration). By now he must have watched most of your videos from the past 3 or 4 months. Well his birthday is coming up on the 6th, and I was wondering if you’d be able to give a short shout-out? My brother and I have been trying to think of ways to celebrate with all the pandemic guidelines, and we’d be appreciate of your help. Just a short “Happy Birthday” would be great. We thought it would be a nice surprise. So if you’re up to it his name is Edward (or Ed for short), and he’ll be turning 59.
Thank you! -Isabelle
information is "King"...txs for sharing
I have an original Roper Whitney punch press from the early 1930's.tjey are amazing tools.
Wonder how that punch would work with leather? Have always loved those green handle screw drivers!
FYI : The oldest known use of the proverb you can’t have your cake and eat it too was in a letter from Thomas, Duke of Norfolk to Thomas Cromwell in 1538. In British English, the last word is often omitted from the proverb, as in you can’t have your cake and eat it.
Nice video John 👍🏻. That is a nice punch set and I liked the fact you could use it on sheet metal.
Did you pickup those sanding pads on Amazon? That screwdriver turned out great! Thank You
Yes, Those pads are available on Amazon but I got mine years ago from a pen turning company called Penn State Pen Supplies... =) Thanks!
Thanks John
Great video as usual. Those green handled screwdrivers are beautiful. Green is not a common color on these tools. More likely yellow or clear. It would be appropriate to use yours on St. Patrick's Day. My experience with tools from Taiwan has been good. I have some fairly old sockets from Taiwan that are forged, and work well. I have seen some really cheap sockets that look like they were simply extruded or cast. They are not Taiwanese or US. Still lots of Chinese junk out there. Even their zip ties break when not under load. Garbage. Avoid. China is definitely not our friend.
Another great video, thanks!
ggod one, nice refurb, stay safe and enjoy...
How do you clean the rest of an acetate handle?
Hello Ian- After a good scrubbing with soap and water, I hand polish with PlastX polish! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter so no fibre wheel etc?
I have a suspicion those very light stampings aren't stampings at all but rather laser etchings.
those green handles really gives you the fizz :)
I bought a set of green screwdrivers like that at harbor fright like that for beaters to save my good ones.
I live near a Bosch and Sealey factories.. most aren't stamped these days, they chuck it in a laser engraver and give it a quick zap and have done with it
It's true! Laser is cheap and easy! Crappy too! LOL I like stamping!!!! Thanks!
I really hope this summer things are back to normal 100% and there is tool shows so I can meet you.
Me too! I hope the Jacktown show is on this Spring!
Random - I recall you talking about telephone poles. I was parked near one today and looked at the climbing rungs. Do they still climb poles or just use bucket trucks these days? I'm thinking there's another business that became obsolete - rungs.
Bill I think you are right as most service is done via a bucket today here in NYC, maybe in the rural areas linemen are still climbing... I remember as a kid the linemen would use spikes and a big leather strap!!!! =D
ScoutCrafter- yeah, I recall that. To think of all that's changed in our lifetime.
Capri has a good line of wrenches too.
My dad recently gave me one of those hole punches, it's just marked Whitney metal tool company, Roper is not included in the name. It's in an old tin case, I assume it was my grandfather's, so it is probably very old.
Probably before the merge! Awesome!!!
I`m a big time Sidchrome fan. I have a lot of Old Sidchrome Tools, I think they lost their way about 10 - 15 years ago with some cheap plastic handles I didn`t like so i went with stanley screwdrivers because i like that sort of classic handle. Hopefully Sidchrome have changed again for the better. Still a bit pricey though.
The Estwing sure strike hammer is made in Taiwan.
It feels good in the hand.
I have never seen a bad tool from Taiwan in the last decade.. Many people don't know this but they make tools for many American companies!
Hey Scoutcrafter,
I haunt all of the local pawn shops.
It must have been back in the eighties when I found an authentic Whitney in the green blo-moulded box. It was virtually new and had the papers inside. I gave less than $20.00 for the set (same size set as you have there. They make a variety of sizes. I used it many times and the effortless way it cuts through thin sheet metal!
I would pay double for Taiwan tools before I’d buy tool from ------.........
Covid’s Daddy!
If I had a punch set like that I'd cut a bunch of discs of leather and make them a chisel handle. One you could whack all day long and it would not break.
Even a 'Hole Punch' comes in only TWO GENDERS... Male and Female!
I liked your " things you never hear anyone say" segment.
A load of old Swiss crap. Hmmmm nope.
Bought a secondhand Swiss digital Vernier gauge in its box as a punt.
£5 at a traction engine rally,new battery, perfect!!
They don't waste their time manufacturing rubbish.
Swiss Junk- said nobody ever! 😃👍
There’s nothing better than a Wednesday mache I finish my day I come in and have my tea evening meal so it’s always about six or 7 o’clock here by the time the videos arrive and then I sit patiently waiting for the RUclips to tell me you put a new film on so I am always waiting patiently for your films to arrive
Thanks Reggy! 😃👍
John: I have owned the Whitney Junior for many years as i used to install aluminum storm windows, works great but avoid "Nibbling" Only punch full wholes.!!!!
What a great tool!!!!!
I always get in some trouble when I buy tools
I had a swiss watch and it was right twice a day
LOL
Very cool!🇨🇦
Cool screwdrivers. All ready for St. Patrick's Day.
What is it about clear green handles they are sweet like a lollipop
I bought a few items from Capri tools they are definitely a good product I give them four stars
Taiwan is going the extra mile and is building a fantastic reputation, China is going the extra mile too trying to destroy their reputation! LOL
St. Patrick’s Day is 2 weeks from yesterday. What other green tools do you have? S K Wayne came in green boxes. The socket driver gad a green acetate handle. Wan’t there a company named Green that made taps and dies? Ryobi, Mikita and Grizzly make green power tools.
Thank you for the tutorial on punches. You could be a boxing coach!
man oh man IIIIIIImm waitin on the punc=h line
The fine "engraving" in modern tools is done by a laser, not any mechanical means.
I have been thinking about getting some vintage arch hole punches for making gaskets and such. They seem like a good choice because they can be sharpened. I know they will still deform the material as you showed, but if the gasket material is thin and you don't drive the punch any deeper than necessary, the results should be ok. What do you think of the old arch punches? Do you have any? Have you ever used any?
Yes! I have a set of Osborne and they are good... Especially since they cover larger holes. Hardly use them though because larger holes aren't called for often.. =D
That's a nice lil' Punch Set!! I bought the exact same one 2 months ago!! Funny how all Toolheads think alike!!☺
Nice job on the screwdriver. Had you seen a Roper Whitney punch before my video? I have many other oddities similar, just too busy to make videos...at least for now.
No I haven't! Honestly I had no idea how these work until I bought one! LOL
Im a tool attic myself any ideas on restoring anvils.
Check out essential Craftsman's Channel he has lots of info on anvils
@@willymissouri thanks i will.
Jeremy- There are a ton of interesting anvil restorations on RUclips and the comment section is a blast! Lots of "purists" out there that have opinions! =D One thing I know for sure, I have an anvil to clean up this spring and I am not going crazy! Just make it clean and usable... =D Thanks!