If anyone has any history or knowledge of the "Standard" lock on this box, let me know! Turns out it's really hard to search the term 'standard lock' without just pictures of basic-looking locks showing up! 😂 If you send me a key that works for this lock, I'll send you some free Catalyst Restorations merch and post a follow-up video!
Find/try an assortment of old(er) luggage keys-the mechanisms are fairly standard for that type of lock. If you have trouble finding keys of this type, a locksmith may be able to point you in the right direction. God bless.
That looks like a warded lock, it has disks (wards) stopping the key from turning the lock mechanism at the back of the lock. If you take an outline of of one of the keys and remove all but the teeth at the tip so it looks like T or a 7, you can manipulate the locking mechanism without the disks stopping the key from turning. You can cut it out of brass sheet from a 1:1 scale picture @mcnallyofficial @covertinstruments
My grandfather had a few of those old toolboxes he would find in rummage sales in the past. My dad would call them junk because my grandfather would rarely use them. My dad kept one of the better condition toolboxes to have for memories and keepsake. He might restore it someday for the heck of it. Nice job with this one. Love the brass coating bits.
Thanks Mark! Toolboxes are always a great little pickup at garage sales and such if you get them cheap! Easy to fully restore or even just cleanup enough to hold some tools - four walls, a bottom, and a lid!
Thank you for showing and labeling what you are doing. I’m new to tool restoration- restoring tools of my father thru great grandfather from late 1800’s and up. My Great Uncle was a machinist and inventor. I’m hooked on cleaning and learning the history of the tools.
You're so welcome! Best of luck restoring your family's tools and learning their history! If you have any questions along the way feel free to shoot me a message!
I absolutely approve of grinding a slot into a carriage bolt for use with a flathead screwdriver. Those style bolts are the bane of my very exsitance. Wow, you really gave that toolbox a wonderful service. Not overboard, or too fancy. It's actually beautiful!
I just wanted to thank you for telling us what a bench grinder is and the type of wheel it has. I know almost all of your viewers would know this. But some watching to become what you are need help. tks.
Thank you so much for the kind words and you are so welcome! When I first started getting into restorations I was frustrated by the lack of help or explanation of what was going on sometimes - I just wanted to learn! Even if those little details are useful for only one person out of a million views it's worth it to me. Thanks for watching!
When you're using salt & vinegar to remove oxidation from copper alloys, the flour is only necessary if you have a large irregular surface. If the pieces are small enough to fit in the container you can just use salt & vinegar.
Very well done, I think now it👌 looks better than new! Your inserted illustrated tool informations are very helpful, thanks for that! I'm just restoring an old metal Makita Box, but sadly it's too cold outside for the paint job. Can't wait for warmer temperatures. 😉
Definitely need to be careful! I test all painted items with lead checker kits, then take precautions from there! Asbestos is much trickier (harder to recognize/detect) so just have to do some research and know what signs to look for.
Lovely restore I myself enjoy resorting old tools. Old tools were made to last not like cheap nasty rubbish they churn out today from China. All the vest 😊
For the paint you could try to go about it as you would with like car paint. Im not super knowledgeable about tool restoration, but with cars, if you do about 2-3 layers of paint, then wet sand with a high grit and polish, it gives a glossy finish.
@@CatalystRestorations You are welcome, beautiful work!!! I admire ur work. U know that song...I should have been a cowboy? I should have been able to use tools!!! I'm a woman, a mom, a wife, a granny, but; young enough to still want to work on art.....
@@marthaball8029 in my opinion you're never too old to learn/start something new! Explore what you're interested in and start small! Learn to use a hammer, screwdriver, drill, etc, and try building something small like a birdhouse!
Very nicely done! I expected sandblasting and welding on it. But, it was good to see a a nice restoration using things that most all can get, like JB Weld. I was kinda surprised you didn’t JB Weld it before using the other filler. By the way, what filler were you using?
Thanks! All my restorations only use tools and techniques that most people can easily get their hands on! The main filler I used is Bondo. I could use JB Weld on the whole thing, but Bondo is like more than 10x less expensive in those quantities than JB Weld.
Thanks for the reply. I could definitely see where Bondo could be far less expensive than JB Weld. Anyways, I imagine the tool box is a great edition for you, particularly because you know the history. Looking forward to seeing you’re other projects.
The someone who owned and used this would be as proud of the beautiful restore as they were to get their brand new Model T with it's own toolbox. It's so cool to use the tools that in it to use in the restore. I really like that you use the same tools I have, nothing really high end and fancy to do the job. And I used an old crock pot to soak 100 years and who know how many layers of paint from my brass door and window hardware in my house. Works great! One thing though, do you know that old linoleum is backed with asbestos? I cringed a little when I saw that's what it was. So here's an idea. Can the next restore be a Model T ? 😂
If a viewer wants to donate a Model T to me...I'll do it!! 😂 And a good point on the linoleum. Fortunately I wear a respirator during restoration work and that linoleum was quickly disposed of right at the start of the project (even though I showed it at the end).
The inside of the toolbox can be sprayed with the stuff they coat the beds of pick up trucks. It's stronger than paint and will take a beating for years
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Technically it's not made BY Ford, all running board toolboxes from this era were made by aftermarket companies capitalizing on the popularity of the early automobile. So I suppose it's possible it could be for another car brand, but Ford ones were by far and away the most produced (like the car).
Even with the tiniest of wire wheels I just can't get all the rust in the seams. I could just pretend it's not there if I can't see it, but we all know how that would turn out.
Not at this time! The projects that friends and family have given me I've restored and given them back free of charge, but everything else I just keep to use myself, since I restore everything to working condition. With the amount I'd need to charge for the number of hours I put into each project there would be no buyers anyways! 😂
@@diamond6256 A locksmith probably won't do me a whole lot of good for making me a new key for this, but mostly because hiring a locksmith to look at it is very expensive.
Meh, it's always a balance between leaving it old and mostly useless or restored and usable. At least it'll be usable for decades to come vs rusting to pieces here.
Let's sum this up. The toolbox itself is neither rare, nor expensive. It's not even a good toolbox to begin with, the tools just rattle around inside. You spent more on tools and chemicals than the box costs. This is a complete waste of effort, time and money. Also, a black toolbox, is this officially the most boring color ever?
🚨🚨 Looks like someone has called me toolbox police on me! 🚨🚨 1) I made no claims the toolbox was rare or expensive. It's just old and had a great personal family history behind it. 2) A lot of toolboxes weren't great in the 1920-1930's. They were basic, metal boxes made with mass produced sheet metal held together with some tack welds and held a bunch of tools in one place and that was all they needed to do. Mission accomplished. 3) I spent $45 on new materials needed exclusively for this project. Round it up to $60 or even $100 if you want. The advertising revenue alone RUclips has paid me (as of writing this comment) from over 550,000 views total between each part of this project has netted me well over $1,000 so far (about $2/1,000 views). This is my hobby. I do this for fun. It is not my career. It nicely works out that my hobby happens to pay for itself. It is worth every second my time, every ounce effort, and every penny of my money. 4) Ok? It's black because it only came in black, just like the Model T itself.
If anyone has any history or knowledge of the "Standard" lock on this box, let me know! Turns out it's really hard to search the term 'standard lock' without just pictures of basic-looking locks showing up! 😂
If you send me a key that works for this lock, I'll send you some free Catalyst Restorations merch and post a follow-up video!
Maybe it: www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/515626.jpg helps? 😏✌ By the way: You wanna keep toolbox original, but throw away original handle..... 🤯
Find/try an assortment of old(er) luggage keys-the mechanisms are fairly standard for that type of lock.
If you have trouble finding keys of this type, a locksmith may be able to point you in the right direction. God bless.
@@DanKoning777 Great suggestions! Thanks!
That looks like a warded lock, it has disks (wards) stopping the key from turning the lock mechanism at the back of the lock.
If you take an outline of of one of the keys and remove all but the teeth at the tip so it looks like T or a 7, you can manipulate the locking mechanism without the disks stopping the key from turning. You can cut it out of brass sheet from a 1:1 scale picture
@mcnallyofficial @covertinstruments
@@CatalystRestorations I have a jar of those keys 🔑 lol
My grandfather had a few of those old toolboxes he would find in rummage sales in the past. My dad would call them junk because my grandfather would rarely use them. My dad kept one of the better condition toolboxes to have for memories and keepsake. He might restore it someday for the heck of it.
Nice job with this one. Love the brass coating bits.
Thanks Mark! Toolboxes are always a great little pickup at garage sales and such if you get them cheap! Easy to fully restore or even just cleanup enough to hold some tools - four walls, a bottom, and a lid!
The brass recoating with heat and a brass brush is amazing! 😮
It's amazing how simple it is to do and the result is always beautiful!
Good for another 70 years
For sure! And maybe someday it'll even get paired up with a Model T again!
Thank you for showing and labeling what you are doing. I’m new to tool restoration- restoring tools of my father thru great grandfather from late 1800’s and up. My Great Uncle was a machinist and inventor. I’m hooked on cleaning and learning the history of the tools.
You're so welcome! Best of luck restoring your family's tools and learning their history! If you have any questions along the way feel free to shoot me a message!
That was a fantastic watch …and what a result … amazing work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Thanks Alan!! 👏✨
I absolutely approve of grinding a slot into a carriage bolt for use with a flathead screwdriver. Those style bolts are the bane of my very exsitance.
Wow, you really gave that toolbox a wonderful service. Not overboard, or too fancy. It's actually beautiful!
Thanks for watching!
I just wanted to thank you for telling us what a bench grinder is and the type of wheel it has. I know almost all of your viewers would know this. But some watching to become what you are need help. tks.
Thank you so much for the kind words and you are so welcome! When I first started getting into restorations I was frustrated by the lack of help or explanation of what was going on sometimes - I just wanted to learn! Even if those little details are useful for only one person out of a million views it's worth it to me. Thanks for watching!
When you're using salt & vinegar to remove oxidation from copper alloys, the flour is only necessary if you have a large irregular surface. If the pieces are small enough to fit in the container you can just use salt & vinegar.
Great point! I've gotten so used to needing the recipe with flour I forgot it's really just give it some sticking power!
Very nice, and black gloss, shows any imperfections... great job👍
Shows any imperfections, aka a nightmare to keep the paint in perfect shape with all that hammering and peening work 😭
That old box looks great! Nicely done!
Thanks! I think it turned out pretty great!
That's amazing! I wondered why you're bothering and then the reveal at the end put everything into perspective. Nice job.
It was all worth it! Thanks for sticking around to the end! 😉
The box looks fantastic
Thanks!!
Beautiful job. Fun to use the tools in the box on the project.
Thanks! This was such a fun project!
Incredible!! Beautiful job. That toolbox was ready for the dump.
Saved for the next generation to enjoy!
Amazing work on the tools and the toolbox. Better history learnt here.
Thanks for watching!
Very well done, I think now it👌 looks better than new!
Your inserted illustrated tool informations are very helpful, thanks for that!
I'm just restoring an old metal Makita Box, but sadly it's too cold outside for the paint job. Can't wait for warmer temperatures. 😉
Thanks!
It's currently -10F (-35F wind chill) where I am right now so I can understand!
Great tip about the farm equipment paint. I need to fix some spots on my trailer, and that should work great.
It comes in a variety of paint-matched colors for Deere, CAT, Ford, etc which is also super nice!
That’s an incredible restoration, you do some great work 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thank you for the kind words, Tony!
Really good video. I'm learning a lot . Big like from the south of Spain
Thank you for watching, Jota!! 🇪🇸
most satisfying restoration vids i've watch so far....thx for the vids 😊
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you're enjoying!
Nádherná renovace kufříku na nářadí. Vypadá velmi luxusně. 👍. Pavel 🇨🇿
Thanks Pavel! I figured it could use some extra love and care after all these years 😁
Elegant after the restoration , Beautiful in eyes of the beholder .Char 🥳 😂 😊
Thank you for watching!
I love old stuff, but lead paint and asbestos gives me the shivers
Definitely need to be careful! I test all painted items with lead checker kits, then take precautions from there! Asbestos is much trickier (harder to recognize/detect) so just have to do some research and know what signs to look for.
Beautiful job. It looks great.
Thanks Jerry! Appreciate you watching.
Excellent job I’ve been waiting for this to come out 🥰
Sorry for the long wait, glad to see you're still here! 🤗 Thanks for watching!
Excellent restoration 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦
Thanks for watching!! 👍
Lovely restore I myself enjoy resorting old tools. Old tools were made to last not like cheap nasty rubbish they churn out today from China. All the vest 😊
Thank you, John! Agreed, they don't make 'em like they used to!
Reeaally nice job there dude 👏👏👏. Beautiful result! 😎
Thanks for watching, John!
For the paint you could try to go about it as you would with like car paint. Im not super knowledgeable about tool restoration, but with cars, if you do about 2-3 layers of paint, then wet sand with a high grit and polish, it gives a glossy finish.
Yes, that does work to give it the ultimate shine!
Well done.
Thanks for watching!
Nice job. I dont know how well those rivets on the handle are going to hold up though. Those may pull out.
Solid enough so far!
Beautiful job!
Thank you, Mark! Thanks for watching!
It looks great and you did an excellent job restoring it as well!!!!
I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
Always appreciate it, thanks!! 😁👍
That’s brilliant mate,stunning 👍👍
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Excellent work
Thank you, Sally!
I like it, nice job, almost to nice to use, thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
Thanks Terry! Always a fine line to walk when something turns out really nice! 😂
Супер! Отличная работа и превосходный результат. Мои поздравления.
Thank you so much for watching!
Super restoration ce fut un plaisir de regarder votre vidéo
Merci d'avoir regardé!
Nice job. although I think I liked the "old" box more, it looked like a proper tool box.
It did have that nice well worn look! The bottom would've fallen out sooner or later though I fear!
Great result👍
Thank you!!
Beautiful work! 😉
Thank you Martha!
@@CatalystRestorations You are welcome, beautiful work!!! I admire ur work. U know that song...I should have been a cowboy? I should have been able to use tools!!! I'm a woman, a mom, a wife, a granny, but; young enough to still want to work on art.....
@@marthaball8029 in my opinion you're never too old to learn/start something new! Explore what you're interested in and start small! Learn to use a hammer, screwdriver, drill, etc, and try building something small like a birdhouse!
Great Job!!!! Junk To A Treasure!!!!
Thanks Kenneth!
Awesome job!
Thanks for watching, Doug!
Cool project, very well done❤
Thanks for watching Alexander!
Great job!
Thanks, Andrea!
very nice work, i enjoyed your video.
Thank you very much!
Great work dude. You did amazing work on this project ☺☺
Thanks for watching! It only took 4 months to complete but here we are! 😂
Awesome series
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
Very nicely done! I expected sandblasting and welding on it. But, it was good to see a a nice restoration using things that most all can get, like JB Weld. I was kinda surprised you didn’t JB Weld it before using the other filler. By the way, what filler were you using?
Thanks! All my restorations only use tools and techniques that most people can easily get their hands on!
The main filler I used is Bondo. I could use JB Weld on the whole thing, but Bondo is like more than 10x less expensive in those quantities than JB Weld.
Thanks for the reply. I could definitely see where Bondo could be far less expensive than JB Weld. Anyways, I imagine the tool box is a great edition for you, particularly because you know the history. Looking forward to seeing you’re other projects.
@@BB_Chaptsick Thanks! Welcome aboard!
I love the Jedi and Sith goalkeepers. 😂
What color lightsaber would you have?! I gotta go with green! 🟢
I loved Mace Windu's purple@@CatalystRestorations
The someone who owned and used this would be as proud of the beautiful restore as they were to get their brand new Model T with it's own toolbox. It's so cool to use the tools that in it to use in the restore. I really like that you use the same tools I have, nothing really high end and fancy to do the job.
And I used an old crock pot to soak 100 years and who know how many layers of paint from my brass door and window hardware in my house. Works great! One thing though, do you know that old linoleum is backed with asbestos? I cringed a little when I saw that's what it was.
So here's an idea. Can the next restore be a Model T ? 😂
If a viewer wants to donate a Model T to me...I'll do it!! 😂
And a good point on the linoleum. Fortunately I wear a respirator during restoration work and that linoleum was quickly disposed of right at the start of the project (even though I showed it at the end).
Too cool, great video, thanks!
Thanks for watching, Don!!
Great job, would be proud to own/use that/those now! Without a shelf or tray, a felt lining on the inner walls might also be nice?
Thanks Jim! That's a good suggestion, I might just have to do that. I've got pleeeenty of extra felt!
Love this so much! ❤
Thank you so much! 🤗
Is there another way to clean those brass fixtures without holding them with your hand? Some type of tool to hold them??
Yup, you can hold them with pliers
The inside of the toolbox can be sprayed with the stuff they coat the beds of pick up trucks. It's stronger than paint and will take a beating for years
I never considered truck bed liner before - might have to try that out on the next one! Thanks for the suggestion!
Damn nice work.👍💪🇺🇸
Thank you!
🤔 not sure how I feel about the green felt in bottom of box...
14:55 ok tbh I'd probably use powder coat paint...
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Restaurada ferramentas 🔧🛠🔨😉
Thank you! 🔧🛠️
Good job mate, but how you knew that was a Ford one? 😳
Technically it's not made BY Ford, all running board toolboxes from this era were made by aftermarket companies capitalizing on the popularity of the early automobile. So I suppose it's possible it could be for another car brand, but Ford ones were by far and away the most produced (like the car).
@@CatalystRestorations got it, However, you are amazing! Keep working like this! 🇮🇹
@@marcoferrara743 thanks for watching!! 😁👍
The tool box looked better with its original wear and patina.
To each their own, but at the rate it was going it would've just ended up as rust dust
Oh yeah 👌 😍 💯
Yes indeed!! 😁👍
Perfect
Thank you!
Ficou elegante! Top!
Thanks for watching!!
Lindo
Maravilhoso
@@lucialima781 thank you!
Rad!
Thanks for watching! 👏💯
That's why the brass - old Ford
Love it!
I was going to say the condition isn't too bad, till he opened it.
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You should of applied some liquid wrench on the nuts to loosen them.
Definitely would've helped!
I think rust converter would have been appropriate pretty much all over the box.
Certainly couldn't have hurt!
5:49 all of a sudden a cooking show¿¿?
Recipes AND a slow cooker all in one video! Spinoff channel Cooking with Catalyst coming soon?! 👀
I Use My 140 Watt Weller
That works! If you saw Part 1 I restored the ol' soldering iron in that one so I had to use it!
Tbh ı can never guess that it’s come from a model t impressive
Npc ahh comment but ı really impressed lamo
I had no idea either when I first got it!
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Thanks! 👍👍👍👍👍
Not a fan of the rust reformer spray. Should have used a wire wheel or wire brush
Even with the tiniest of wire wheels I just can't get all the rust in the seams. I could just pretend it's not there if I can't see it, but we all know how that would turn out.
I believe they are spelled cleats. not cletes
Yup, typo!
You should have used leather. Way more durable, esp for something designed to have metal tools dropped in
Great suggestion, thanks!
You Could've Used Tarnex
You sure can! Tarnex is a lot more expensive than some flour, salt, and vinegar!
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Thanks for watching! 🙌🍻🍺
If you are reading this, know that Jesus Christ loves you.
If Jesus rose from the dead does that make him the ultimate restoration project?
Rare to see a ball peen hammer being used for peening. Great job!
Thanks! My little peen does the job!
...wait
Thee original handle would have looked better
To each their own!
Are you selling what you restore? I sent you a link to a key via your email. Good Luck. Have YOU TRIED A LOCKMAN?????
Not at this time! The projects that friends and family have given me I've restored and given them back free of charge, but everything else I just keep to use myself, since I restore everything to working condition. With the amount I'd need to charge for the number of hours I put into each project there would be no buyers anyways! 😂
@@CatalystRestorations Have YOU TRIED A LOCKMAN?????
@@diamond6256 A locksmith probably won't do me a whole lot of good for making me a new key for this, but mostly because hiring a locksmith to look at it is very expensive.
Old handle was better.
To each their own!
@CatalystRestorations . A repair made by the original owner. A tribute to his skills.
Shame it has lost its old appeal
Meh, it's always a balance between leaving it old and mostly useless or restored and usable. At least it'll be usable for decades to come vs rusting to pieces here.
Inside not in the best!
I love constructive criticism to get better! What would you recommend I do differently to improve?
@@CatalystRestorations okay
Wear gloves or your hands will die 😊
@@abackimages5351 psh, who needs hands anyways
@@CatalystRestorations just your future self here it's painful 😒 respect the time travel
@@abackimages5351 ah future self, always cleaning up the mistakes of past self
Let's sum this up. The toolbox itself is neither rare, nor expensive. It's not even a good toolbox to begin with, the tools just rattle around inside. You spent more on tools and chemicals than the box costs. This is a complete waste of effort, time and money. Also, a black toolbox, is this officially the most boring color ever?
If it is important to CR, than it is worth the monet! Family mementos are a value all thier own!
🚨🚨 Looks like someone has called me toolbox police on me! 🚨🚨
1) I made no claims the toolbox was rare or expensive. It's just old and had a great personal family history behind it.
2) A lot of toolboxes weren't great in the 1920-1930's. They were basic, metal boxes made with mass produced sheet metal held together with some tack welds and held a bunch of tools in one place and that was all they needed to do. Mission accomplished.
3) I spent $45 on new materials needed exclusively for this project. Round it up to $60 or even $100 if you want. The advertising revenue alone RUclips has paid me (as of writing this comment) from over 550,000 views total between each part of this project has netted me well over $1,000 so far (about $2/1,000 views). This is my hobby. I do this for fun. It is not my career. It nicely works out that my hobby happens to pay for itself. It is worth every second my time, every ounce effort, and every penny of my money.
4) Ok? It's black because it only came in black, just like the Model T itself.
I think they just hate fun ☹️
The best. Super bello
Gracias! Thanks for watching!
Amazing restoration. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching!! 😁👍