Mirror Finish. Rusty Snap-on Ratchet Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 4 июн 2024
- Welcome to my restoration channel. In this video you see an awesome restoration of a GS71 Snap on ratchet 1/2” drive. I picked this tool up knowing that I would make a restoration video out of it. From rust and patina to a mirror finished ratchet. I hope you enjoy (or enjoyed) the video.
Thanks for watching, I appreciate the view!
THE RESTORATION PROCESS
This restoration is fairly straight forward. I disassembled the ratchet and then put all components into a rust remover (Evapo-rust). After removing from the rust remover, I then cleaned up several of the parts with a wire brush. I filed down the ratchet to remove some of the ware and tear then sanded and sanded and sanded. I got a new buffer from harbor freight and put it to the test. It worked well and helped me to achieve the mirror finish. I used a cold bluing solution to blue some of the parts. After finding the little baring that I sent flying through my shop.....I then put the ratchet back together.
The Snap on ratchet restore turned out great and I plan on keeping it as it is a quality tool.
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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Dismantle
2:58 - Rust removing
4:15 - Wire Brushing
5:00 - Filing and Sanding
6:12 - Buffing / Polishing
6:39 - Sanding Parts for Bluing
6:57 - Restoring Direction Selecter
7:33 - Restoring Screws
7:42 - Cold Bluing
8:25 - Assembling
9:09 - Fun-Tak
9:37 - Assembling / Greasing
10:35 - Waxing
10:54 - Finished Product
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Kev
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The sad thing is that someone is probably still making payments on that ratchet.
lol at least I’m not!
lol…. That’s great man!
lol that’s hilarious
That's hilarious!
🤣🤣
Glad to see I'm not the only one who has to interrupt a project to find a lost ball bearing from time to time. Nice work on the restoration!
It happens more then I care to show!! 🙀
Very nice video, I have a old snap on ratchet that was my dad's I used to get yelled at any time is was missing,because I was young and always taken his tools. But he is gone now...and still have that ratchet.i still haven't lost it ,and never will. I think that I should do something like this to the ratchet.
Thanks! And yes you should, that would be awesome! You could do it! Thanks for watching!
If you know who owned it I wouldn't do this to it, all those marks are a story of his hard work
I agree with you that you should restore it.
@@hcgtiger4724 you can just skip the step of filing down the dents and continue to make every part shiny.
Sweeeet! I pulled a 12" and a 15" Cresent wrench out of the dumpster, after the Navy Dive School tossed them. They were very rusty from projects in salt water. I didn't polish them to a mirror finish, but cleaned them up nice, and still use them today; 19 years after retirement.
Thank you for your service! And good find!
Harbor freight tools to repair a snap on ratchet...oh the irony. Great job!
Use what you have right? 👍
Hey, those picks have a lifetime warranty!
Now it can go back on the Snap On truck and get displayed for all the old skool mechanics! You know, the ones who walked to school...up hill...both ways! Nice job!
Lol good one! Thanks for watching!
When I was a kid, we didn't have any of that fancy "lefty loosie" business. Screws both tightened and untightened clockwise!
I have often bought Snap-On equipment against others telling me I was wasting my money on such expensive tools. They have the same thing for half the price. Not the "same thing," in my book. Great job restoring a tool worth saving!
Thanks for the comment. Yeah not all are the same quality. Thanks for watching! Have a great day
The Best Vlogs are the ones with fresh Rust Removal !!!
Thanks for watching!
Being ocd as I am... I truly enjoyed the perfection of the greasing of the gear. Nicely done.
Thanks much! Thanks for watching!
You did a great job on that ratchet. I worked as a production machinist for 26 years at Snap-on. I machined ratchets for 19 of those years. The finish work and polishing you did is better than done when first produced as this was more of a utilitarian model of ratchet. We used multi spindle boring machines before getting CNC machines in the early 90s.
Thank you very much! Sounds like you have had some good experiences! Thanks for sharing!
That is a remarkable job you did with that ratchet. Thank you for showing us.
Thanks much! Thanks for watching!
Totally appreciate the sign on the wall brother.
Thanks much!
Hey! After a ton of filing, sanding, and polishing .... I think it turned out decent! Or better than decent! 😁 This restoration of a rusted GS71 Snap-on ratchet took some time but the mirror finish was worth it I’d say . Let me know what you think! I’d appreciate it!
Also check out this old rusty vise I restored. Another awesome restoration video 👍 ruclips.net/video/zejX_rWDDOg/видео.html
Have a blessed day!
Kev.
Специально состарил ключ чтобы его почистить? Идиот
Have you heard of the laser that removes the rust? You should try that. You would be impressed that it would remove the rust.
I’ve heard of them… the only problem is the price of one lol
Damn that thing turned out brighter then my future and I thought my future was bright
Lol 😂
Evaporust works so well it’s crazy
Yeah it’s pretty neat stuff!
Quality tool that looks new again and will last a lifetime!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
nice job cleaning up a tool from 1953.
Thank you!
I found a 1950 s snap on ratchet with my metal detector and the dude that drives the truck , " a professional " of course gave me 2 ratchets of the same modern type now. This was about 35 years ago he came back to my shop and showing off the tool and the price 🔧 was 50 X MORE THAN WHAT THE 50 S WAS 😮WOW JUST IMAGINE IF IT WAS A Harley Davidson ratchet 😅
Good find! That would be cool!
This is a BEAUTIFUL ratchet! When I was a kid, the Snap-On truck came to my dad's garage every Thursday. He spent a fortune in that truck 😄. He would absolutely love seeing someone put such care into such a great tool. Great job 👍
Very cool! And thank you. Have a great day! 👍
Unreal it looks like new
Thanks! Have a great day!
I used to repair cameras (pre digital) and spent more time crawling around the floor with a magnet stick than actually sitting at the bench. Good times 🙃
I feel ya. Small parts flying around can be a true headache!
@RebuiltRestored , I tinker with firearms and have similar problems on occasion,
One of those magnetic dishes would be good for holding and transporting the smaller parts as you do your excellent work. This stuff is nearly therapeutic!
I do have one of those. And they are handy!! 👍Thanks for watching!
I have a full set of them ratchets like that. They were my Grandfather's. He was a farmer so they saw a lot of abuse. My 1/4 drive has the screws rusted so bad the Snap-on guy could not even get them out. And that is the one that needs repair.
Thats neat. That is a nice heirloom
send it to him lol he can restore it for content
Herramienta para SIEMPRE, y habrá - dentro de 100 años - quien haga una nueva restauración, y se verá igual que HOY y que ni cuando fue nueva!!
Thank you very much!
Having bought a lot of Snapon tools. I would never let them get that rusted. If I found one in that condition. I would hand it to my Snapon guy and say give me a new one! Lifetime warranty!
Unfortunately I don’t have a snap on guy… lol. I bought this one off of FB market place to restore. It’s a rugged unit and it seems like it will last more than a lifetime! Thanks for the comment @Steveb6103!
This ratchet did not have a chrome finish originally. It had a black industrial finish. The G in the product number denotes that. The chrome ones should not rust and would be covered under warranty if they do.
@@jimdaugherty4498 does the G stand for government issued?
excellent video, what I really appreciate is that you used normal everyday tools to restore this ratchet.
Thank you! I use what I have to try to get the job done. 🤷🏼♂️ thanks for the feedback!
Rebuilt rachets at Sears, thank goodness they gave us a tool for installing the spring and bearing... nice work
That sure would have been nice! I have heard they make a tool for this however I obviously don’t have one 😁
I love those industrial Snap On ratchets. Great job.
Thanks much!
We still have those old black oxide ratchets in our maintenance room
Nice! Do you still use them?
I still have my 3/8" & 1/2" drive Snap-on ratchets I bought in 1985, damn they were expensive for a teenage mechanic back then, but they have served me well and will defiantly outlast me! 🪦
Very cool! This one should outlast me!
Finally a snap on ratchet that it’s work put in justifies its price
👍 thanks for watching!
As someone who also dabbles in restorations, nice job. Simple and effective methods.
Thanks much! Thanks for the feedback
I lost it when you lose the bearing LOL so funny thanks
Glad it was funny on your end! 🙄
I like the: “Pure snap-on dust $$$” 😅
True right?
evaporust...my favorite
Yes! It works good!
I have a 1/2 inch one just like yours I have been wanting to refinish and refurbish. Thanks for the video!
Very cool! Good luck! Thanks for reaching out!
I had that same ratchet, I put it in CLR. calcium, lime rust remover For a few days and it basically dissolved in it.
Nice resto, I'd degrease that and replace with a few drops of oil instead.
Thanks for watchin!
I've seen other restoration vlogs, but YOURS is definitely great because you give a definitive view of the products you utilize with a spice of humor to add for instructional entertainment 😉
ie; "my wife's tweezers". Boy are YOU gonna get it !! 😄👍🏻
Lol thanks very much! Tweezers came in handy! 🤫😂
@@RebuiltRestored I subscribed to your channel and looking forward to future restoration updates. BTW: LIKED the Anvil Restoration; especially the "four-legged" inspector who gave his approval. LOL 😆
Snap-on free tool replacement. Boom done
Or… Sand for hours, buff, boom! Lost part of my life.
@@RebuiltRestored but gained a lifelong memory😉
They would replace that with a modern ratchet (an S80A in my case, but I turned it down). They don’t make a no.71 anymore. If you just want the functionality of a 1.2” drive ratchet, then warranty is the way to go, but for cool factor the vintage ratchet is super rad.
Beautiful job. That why we buy Snap on. 😁
Thanks much! 👍
Love the scripture bud, God bless
Thank you! God Bless
I like your sign!
Thanks much! ☝️
One of the best restorations I have seen!!!!
Thanks. I appreciate it!
I love this style snap on ratchet.
I think their ratchets and extensions
Are awesome.
Sockets too but loose too many so use williams usa sockets so I don't suffer cardiac arrest when I loose a socket .
Lol 😂 Thanks for the comment!
Williams is owned by Snapon. Same technology used to make both.
Excellent restoration, now a beautiful Snap-On wrench. Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much! Have a great day!
Kev, my man, I appreciate both your restoration skills and your planning and editing skills for these videos. I picked up older tool restoration myself (as a part time hobby) about a year ago because it just burns me up to see other ppls tools laying around rusting. I Don't understand it.... and I'm just now running across your videos. So very helpful to be able to refer back to your videos to learn how you did this and that and the way you did. Not only are your quick instructions videos informative, you're saving me valuable time on my end with the guesswork/trial & error. I'm enjoying watching your videos. I'm learning so much. I can only imagine how many total labor hours you had in this snap on. Had to have been a couple days with the soaking. At least for me it would have been.
The silent instruction direction that you take in the videos is awesome and refreshing. Nothing worse than watching a video blasting music i don't like and too loud to pay attention to the video. Not to mention all of the "umms"n & "uuhhs" thru too much conversation. Your videos are precise and to the point with nothing extra. Just tool restoration. Period. Boom, just watch and learn!
Thank you for putting in the time to put these videos together for us. You rock!
~RC~
Thank you very much! Good luck on your projects. It does take time but I think it’s worth it. Also, thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it! Have a great day!👍
Sir, this is truly a magnificent restoration. This tool is like new again, beautiful.
Thank you very much! I appreciate it
I have an original snap on ratchet po#7 . I still use it on occasion to keep it from freezing up. Good work. Wish I had the time to do that with mine
Cool! And thanks much!
AWESOME Talent !!!
Thank you!
Would be really cool if you could find a modern 80+ tooth gear in it
Yes that would be a nice upgrade for sure 👍
That come out great
I appreciate that!
Beautiful. Looks brand new
Thank you very much!
@@RebuiltRestored just curious but do you find these items at a flea market or similar ?
This one was from Facebook Marketplace. But some are bought at auctions, eBay, antique shops, and I have looked at flea markets. Basically wherever I can find stuff. Thanks for
Asking! 👍
@@RebuiltRestored awesome thanks look forward to more restorations 👍
Outstanding - You make it look SO easy! !! !!!
The beauty of video… thanks much! 👍
Because it was
I would love for my old snapon ratchet to look like that.
It can be done! You will just loose several hours of your life! 😁
I have this same ratchet but mine is a 3/8 drive one. I have had it apart a few times over the years for cleaning and oiling. I too have been in the floor looking for that indent ball. I don’t use the ratchet all that often and would love to polish it like you did, but I don’t think it would come out as beautiful as the one you did. Great job.
Thanks much! Small, flying parts can be aggravating! Thanks for the comment.
They felt like tryna lift an anchor after leaning over a fender all day, but they never looked better. New subscriber 😁👋
The crazy thing is Snap-On still makes the repair kit for that ratchet.
Yeah that is crazy! Thanks for sharing!
They have repair kits to fit ratchets made back in the 1940’s. Great company.
Awesome! 😍
Thanks much!
Excelente trabajo
When I cleaned my 3/8 craftsman ratchet, used a section of curved measuring tape to hold ball & spring in place for assembly. I couldn’t bear to cut up a good measuring tape; so used a piece from one the recoil spring in had quit working
That’s a good idea! Thanks for the tip! Have a great day!
Love the close up camera work 🎉
Thank you very much!
Impressive rebuild! Looks great!
Thanks much!
A simple yet amazing restoration!
Thank you very much! Have a great day!
Little after 3am and 20° with no heat in the garage..... That's it going to restore a rusty old snap-on extension my dad gave me cause it was rusty and the detent doesn't move anymore.
First of that is cold! 🙂 But cool! Good luck on your project! Let me know how it turns out! I appreciate the view!
@@RebuiltRestored got the snap on working and shiny again also found an old plvmb extension did it too and a hand full of sockets couple impact sockets too. I must say some of the piting was pretty deep so I went to where I wasn't removing a lot of material so they wasn't weakened by my late night polishing. Used sandpaper with oil then scotch bright and polished with outdoor carpet and now I can see the stampings and they shine. I have to admit mine did not turn out nowhere near as well as yours. Now I can open up the old socket drawer and they look clean and don't have to worry about "not taking that one cause it's mess up something clean". And next I'm gonna try to restore my vice. Thanks for the great content
@@thatdude8247 cool! Sounds like you put some work in👍. Keep it up! The vise will be a cool project!
Legend says thats how every Snap-On ratchet is made. They find them in ancient caves and restore them.
I’ve always wondered about that! 😉
I have an old snap on ratchet belonged to my grand father he passed away in 1948 i still use it
Very cool! That makes it priceless. Hang on to it! 👍 have a great day!
VERY VERY beautiful restore, I picked up the same wrench at an estate sale for really cheap with other stuff. It still have all the chrome one and works just fine. Looking at your polishing of the bare metal, it looks far more nicer than chrome plated surfaces, edges appear more flat and crisp. I did the same with my willcox and gibbs sewing machine, polished to bear metal and applied oil for protection.
Very cool! It is amazing how nice mirror finished steel can turn out 👍
indeed, many may say, ah, if I restore this ,I will have to have it chrome, the cost alone will keep them from restoring but if you bring it to bare metal, provided all the chrome has flaked away, so its much easier to file, sand and polish@@RebuiltRestored
Nice work. I have an old flathead screwdriver with an indentation I put in with a drill, specifically for putting that ball bearing in ratchets.
Good idea. I have heard that they make a tool for this as well.
Outstanding work, Bravo!
Thanks much! I appreciate it!
Great attention to detail, which you don't always see in this kind of video.
Thank you very much!
1:48 - You just became the bravest man ever. 🤣
Go for it and ask later!
Better than new! 10 stars!
Thanks Bryce! Appreciate the ⭐️s and the view! Have a good one!
Awesome, it by far the most dramatic tool restoration I have ever watched.
I have my grand fathers new britain nb-55 if you’d like to take that one on.
Thanks! And that would be awesome!
Nice work ! It looks like it’s new. I could definitely relate to having to look for the ball bearing on the floor. Whenever I am involved in a project with small parts that always seems to happen.
Lol I’m glad I found it… thanks much! 👍
🎉
The slow, deliberate movements are so exaggerated, it cracks me up.
Wwwwhhhhaaaaaatttttt????
@@RebuiltRestored 😂
I have the same Snapon ratchet plus the breaker bar adaptor that was used before the ratchet was made.
Very cool!
That was an awesome job. Those old tools certainly deserve some TLC. If I may make one suggestion, I suggest you get some lead jaws and use them in your vice instead of a wrapped up cloth it’ll protect the metal when you clamp it down better than a rag.
Thanks much for the suggestion! I have seen some jaw savers but I haven’t broke down and bought them yet. It is something that I need to get. Thanks for the comment and have a great day.
Remarkable! Looks great!
Thank you!
The only problem I have is not the 5 minutes it would take me to pull this thing apart, but the rest of my life it would take to put it back together😅
Haha I had some trouble getting it back together! Thanks for watching. Appreciate it
its literally 5 parts
Ratchets are pretty simple tools
@@emilevandenhurk6588 yeah, to an extent
About 20 years ago craftsman was trying not to replace broken ratchets and instead they were giving out rebuild kits and you had to install it yourself.
Just watching you work and how you handle and manipulate the tools, I can see you have very good eye-hand coordination. That’s half the battle right there. Good work my friend.
Too kind! Thank you very much!
Outstanding, bravo!
Thanks I appreciate it
Great job!
Thanks much!
Cool. I put a dab of grease on ball and clamp ratchet body vertically in vise, then using a very thin pointed knife I push down and have enough clearance to push in the pawl. Just did it today on a Snap on 71-N 1/2in drive ratchet (c.1946).
Awesome tip! Thanks!
Great job
Thank you very much!
Nice!!!! Better than new
Thanks much! I appreciate the view
Stunning result - well done!
Thanks much!
Awesome rebuild! I love the cold bluing accents and the idea ofnthe maguire's quick wax! I'll hafta try that on my resto tools!😅
Thanks much!
Great work
Thanks!
Well done video! This deserves way more likes! I Now have projects forever!
Thanks much! Appreciate it! 👍
Gorgeous Job! 😍
Thank you. Appreciate it!
Got one just like it but due to 50 + years of use it never got in that state and it still functions like the day I got it. Not as shiny but has been in use since just after ww2, unfortunately my strong bar didn’t survive but Snap on replaced it , I believe it was part of lease lend as it had WD and an arrow stamped on it.
Very cool! These are rugged as all get out! Thanks for sharing!
Great job! Looks great
Thank you!
Cheap tools to fix nice tools only to make them look new good job
True! 👍Thanks much!!
Excellent restoration 😊
Thanks much!
Great job. Don’t know how you know how to disassemble and reassemble all these things.
Thanks! A lot of times it’s “learn as you go”
Looks amazing… have the same one I got from my grandpa… what type of grease did you use when assembling ?
Hey that’s awesome. I used a standard axle grease that we had on hand. The ratchet turns super quiet now. Thanks for the comment and I appreciate the view.
Matco makes an air tool grease that works awesome in ratchets
Snapon recommends a light weight oil. Grease may tend to harden over time, causing the ratchet to slip.
Nice job! Thanks a lot for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching! Have a great weekend!
Nice job! Someone needs to get you a set of gunsmithing screwdrivers for your birthday ;) Also, sometimes it helps to reassemble inside a plastic bag so you don't have to chase parts all over the shop.
I had to look up gunsmithing screw drivers. 👍 and the plastic bag is a good idea! Thanks for the tip!
The plastic bag idea is great. It is one those ideas that you slap your forehead over. Brilliant an yet so obvious that I never thought about it!
Grinding the tip of a few screw drivers so they are thicker at the tip is handy. I keep a few various sized used flat screw drivers around to grind an sand to fit just right. For screws that I don't wish to mess up. Put a wrap or two of colored tape on the handle so you know it has been modified.