Over a Century Old Tool Brought Back to Life

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • Today I will be restoring an ancient adjustable French wrench that is at least hundred years old.
    This type of tool is thought to be of French origin, and was produced from the late 1800s until the Second World War and could therefore have more than a century of history.
    I really like the design and engineering of this key and have tried to keep all of the original pieces.
    It took a lot of work although it looks like a very simple tool, but I'm extremely happy with the result I got, it was definitely worth it.
    I had to be a bit ingenious due to the lack of a lathe and a welding machine, but with a little patience I solved the challenges that this magnificent tool made me face.
    I hope you will appreciate the efforts I have made for this restoration.
    Thank you for your time, consider support the channel if you liked it.
    You can help the channel by subscribing, comment and like the video, and also visiting www.buymeacoffee.com/LTMS
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    Timecodes:
    0:00 a century of history
    0:43 disassembly
    2:48 extreme measures
    5:13 rust removal
    6:43 cleaning of metal parts
    7:54 cold bluing
    9:30 the rope trick
    10:41 polishing of some parts
    12:48 fixing the crack
    16:23 handle repair
    21:00 outcome
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    Music: Ambient Drone by O.B.
    • Ambient Drone (relaxin...
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Komentáře • 35

  • @LTMS
    @LTMS  Před rokem +2

    This tool fascinated me and I restored it with particular care and attention to detail.
    I'd love to hear what you think, thank you for your time and support for the channel.

  • @josephwarra5043
    @josephwarra5043 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful work! You've turned a rusty old relic into an attractive and functional tool, keep up the good work!

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      Thanks for your kind thought, I really appreciate it.

  • @danlynch1154
    @danlynch1154 Před rokem

    Really nice job on a tough old classic tool!

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      I'm glad you liked it, I had a lot of fun with this historic tool. Thank you for your appreciation.

  • @rubenbernal9244
    @rubenbernal9244 Před rokem +1

    Gorgeous!!! I really like monkey wrenches which I don´t have any. As well as in the Weltrekord screwdirver final look of the tool is really nice; in perfect condition but still keeping it´s old look. Warm regards from Mexico.

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      Thank you very much for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked my videos, I really appreciate it.
      Yo también agradezco el apoyo.

  • @a.p.a.woodmetal3412
    @a.p.a.woodmetal3412 Před rokem +1

    My friend that's a really cool upgrade. You brought it back to life Congratulations.👏👏👏🙂👍👍👍

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem +1

      Thank you very much, it is very rewarding to be able to fix a tool with so much history

  • @RestorationAustralia
    @RestorationAustralia Před rokem

    Looks cool, well done. 😊

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      thanks a lot for your feedback, glad to hear it

  • @Austeration
    @Austeration Před rokem +1

    Wow that was really great 👍 very clever thinking using the rope to clean the thread, looks like it did the job. I liked how you thought about how to get around all the other obstacles you faced. Turned out fantastic and you can't even see the spot you cut the handle. Well done my friend.

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem +1

      Thank you very much for your kind comment. Actually the challenges were quite a lot, and I had to be creative not having a lot of power tools available, but I'm very happy with the result. I have left out some parts especially on the reconstruction of the handle, but I plan to do a specific tutorial on that in the future

    • @Austeration
      @Austeration Před rokem

      @@LTMS sounds like a good idea. I can't wait to see that one.
      Glad you got your new work shop set up enough to do some work in.

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem +1

      @@Austeration You will need to have some patience for the tutorial, I am preparing 2 new woodworking videos (which are related to each other)

    • @Austeration
      @Austeration Před rokem

      @@LTMS nice when will that be ?

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      @Austeration I have to find a couple of old handles first...😅😊 something worth restoring 👍

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme Před rokem

    It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! Subscribed to your channel as well
    Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it so much, thank you for your kind comment and for the support you gave to the channel, much appreciated

    • @oneshotme
      @oneshotme Před rokem +1

      @@LTMS You're welcome and looking forward to your next project

  • @edwardmartin3069
    @edwardmartin3069 Před rokem

    Exceptional results with very limited tools used...

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      Lack of tools is less of a problem, you just take more time and just have to be more creative.
      Thank you very much for your kind comment and for your appreciation.

  • @user-iv2ck6ri7m
    @user-iv2ck6ri7m Před 7 měsíci

    Spettacolo! Bravo.

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před 7 měsíci

      Grazie per il tuo supporto continuo e per il tuo apprezzamento ai miei video, sempre molto gradito.

  • @albertopozzallo3112
    @albertopozzallo3112 Před rokem

    Complimenti! Mi è piaciuto il fatto di usare una chiave inglese dei giorni nostri per il restauro… brevo!!

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem +1

      Grazie, anche se metà dei miei attrezzi andrebbero restaurati, ma ho notato che è un standard abbastanza diffuso quello di avere attrezzi in condizioni peggiori del pezzo da restaurare

    • @albertopozzallo3112
      @albertopozzallo3112 Před rokem +1

      @@LTMS in effetti…😅

  • @ForestWoodworks
    @ForestWoodworks Před rokem

    Nice 💯

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem +1

      Glad you liked it. Thanks

  • @Drankoii
    @Drankoii Před rokem +1

    Good video, and good work. But, could you please leave text on screen a litte longer?

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      Thanks for your kind comment, I really appreciate it.
      From now on I will allow more time to read the captions, thanks for letting me know.

  • @foxwhiskey
    @foxwhiskey Před rokem

    .....and btw... Bell and abo done..

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      Thank you very much, I really appreciate your support for the channel... /bow

  • @bhagubhaimistry626
    @bhagubhaimistry626 Před rokem

    कैसे यूझ कीया जाता है वो भी बताये, जो नही बताया,

    • @LTMS
      @LTMS  Před rokem

      It's an ancestor of modern wrenches, it's used to unscrew bolts, there's not much to explain.