Old Rusty Arbor Press Transformed Into Working Masterpiece

While visiting a friend, I spotted a big Arbor Press in the back of their garage ,and knew I had to have it. I made a promise to take care of it, bring it back to working condition, and allow my friend to use it anytime they wanted with visiting rights. After sandblasting, painting, electroplating, and creating a new stand for it, the press is now fully functional and sits in the corner of my workshop and i love it

[@TopCat2021]

A proper restoration for a tool, you cleaned it up, repaired ,and refreshed it. Now the tool can return to the the work it was designed to do. Great job thanks for sharing.

[@richardrestorations]

Well said! 😀

[@Bloodshed.restorations]

Great job, I've literally just bought a smaller, almost identical one to restore, can't wait to get stuck into it

[@Austeration]

I wish I had a mate like your. I have always wanted one of those. Nice work straightening out that rod. Looked like a fun job 👍👍

[@richardrestorations]

it really great that the head can be swapped out

[@oneshotme]

It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! Very nice stand you made for it as well!! Filling up the shop with tools I see.
I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@richardrestorations]

Thanks mate 👍

[@shedmanx3640]

Great job and a fantastic tool. Cleaned up and restored to working condition without making it a pretty tool that you become reluctant to use.

[@richardrestorations]

Well said!

[@franksando635]

You have a nice work horse there 👍

[@richardrestorations]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@W4iteFlame]

Wow, that was quite a storm outside

[@richardrestorations]

trees and motorhome where blown over

[@waltersalvadorpalmiero6927]

Excelente

[@richardrestorations]

thanks for coming back😀

[@chrispyskiwiadventures3583]

Very cool mate.

[@richardrestorations]

Thanks mate

[@amandatallis9875]

Hi Richard what a fabulous restoration it is really cool. Where are you from? I'm in Scotland. Love your channel you do great restorations.

[@richardrestorations]

Hi Amanda I'm in new Zealand, Thanks for your encouragement

[@petepeterson4540]

very mind full of your ID's

[@rosellabill]

So 13.90 lb\s is a stone. Or around that..
Thanks for this and have a nice Week

[@sciangear4782]

A stone is 14lb. We (NZ) used to use st/lb to weigh people, before we went metric

[@richardrestorations]

Close!

[@rosellabill]

Thanks@@sciangear4782

[@NolaGal2601]

That restoration looked more like a workout. 😅😅

[@richardrestorations]

It was!

[@Vandal_Savage]

I'm not so sure that doing any kind of electrolysis in a stainless steel container is a good idea...

[@richardrestorations]

Hi yes it is that's what the big commercial places use
and also the the sellers of the kit that i use recommend, thanks for watching

[@Vandal_Savage]

@@richardrestorations just as long as you are not cooking up a batch of Hexavalent Chromium and disposing of the waste as per local authority regulations...
Nice job on the arbor press, I appreciate you not slathering it it filler and keeping it honest, being able to see the quality of the casting is much more pleasing to my eye

[@oneshotme]

What is BOG??? You used it when talking about painting it.

[@richardrestorations]

Hi oneshotme bog is our slang for body filler Cheers Richard

[@oneshotme]

LOL Ok what is a man shed?? Is it like a man cave but in a shed?? HAHAHAHA Or the same thing but in different countries??

[@richardrestorations]

A man cave you spend time in man shed you throw stuff in and forget about Cheers Richard