Hi there first time viewer, first , great story, tools have history, and you stated straight away, no polishing, love that. I’m impressed with your spring collection 😂😂😂 amazing and thorough repair, impressive, I’ve got a channel, but jeez yours is superb…I’m now a subscriber . Greetings from Birmingham, England 🇬🇧☺️

My favorite pry bar is my gear wrench 48 inch adjustable indexable cam head. Sold in multiple brands. But always has the leverage where you need it. Just looked online and harbor freight copies it now in the Quinn brand. So I bet it's just as good for $60

C'mon Mr Wizard... You can do it! 🤣🤣

Nice application of the mask, looks like aluminum insulation tape?

When I go on vacation I always try to buy used tools. Over 24 years ago I was in Moldova on a NATO mission with the SeaBees and got a very old pair of looping plyers at the weekend market in the Capital. I always assumed the were made in the Soviet Union. I also bought a very nice used garden hoe from a villager woman.

Something that would be interesting to me............. I'm finding boring to be experimental lately. Accuracy, depth, diameter, speed, tool flex, tool material, tool geometry, mill boring heads, lathe boring, etc... are some variables. Maybe share some of your knowledge, tips, or tricks.

I saw at least one mention of the shop time cost of a repair like this. It made me think back to my early days as an electrician working for someone else in a shop that had a storefront in a downtown area where they also did appliance and lamp/fixture repair. We electricians repaired most of the lights (the owner and office lady did some, too) any time we got back to the shop before it was time to clock out. Because of that, I can repair pretty much any light fixture you put in front of me, but the cost at today's rates would be exorbitant. I came up with a plan similar to yours, Tom, where I fix the ones I think are worth it in some way, whether it's sentimental value, or historical value, or whatever and I do it at greatly reduced rates. It's not always about the money and it's not always for the customer.

Now that you're back maybe Mr Bozo will leave me alone some.

Thank you I thoroughly enjoyed that

How the hell did you get the other one out?

Great attitude good stuff sir

What could possibly be interesting for a half hour pliers repair. Like others I caved to the OX TOOL Tom Lipton tag. It was worth it! I celebrate the compelling story and applaud your approach and craftsmanship. I would like to have seen what you did to free up the "OOPS, TOO FAR". Snap-On frequently oops too far on their pliers that would be all time favorites for me IF I could free them up! I favor Klein pliers over the more robust Snap-On versions even though they are arguably inferior simply because I don't like how tight my Snap-On's pivot. I haven't discovered a solution. You are a true craftsman. I aspire to master some of your skills. My best work is always inferior to what you show on your channel. I can't recall when I felt like I had a better approach than you demonstrate. Not so with most other KZbinrs. In my small circle I can often be rated the best, but I am routinely shamed by your superior skills.

Need 'mo meatloaf bubba!🙄

Blood clot caused me to miss Bash 24. I sure like to how you lap a common set of V blocks or similar layout tool.

Tools with sentimental value are pretty amazing, at least to the owner. I know exactly where the Klein hammer my dad gave me for my 16th birthday is (it got left in a ceiling when I was hurried out of a job by a co-worker). Someone will find it someday, like I've found other guy's tools, and wonder what the history is behind it. At least in this tool's case, we know. All it needs is a little oxtoolco stamp on the replaced part. :)

Thanks for the video it was informative interesting and now I know how to fix my own long nose pliers. Thank you.

Hello Mr Lipton, Thanks for another nice video. Have u seen that new channel Inheritance Machining?

amazing, thanks Lewis

I was wondering how Tom was going to expand the pin. He used a flat ended plunger in the press and lots of gronk to squash and spread the whole end of the pin at once. That approach had the risk of shorting the body of pin and locking up the pliers unduly. My thought was to use a large ball or a press plunger with a domed end. Either could be applied at discrete locations around the top of the pin to encourage local spreading with the use of less force than it would take to shortening the body of the pin, thus lessening the risk of locking the pliers too tightly. Tom’s approach would have better ensured that the small end of the pin is well and truly locked into its half of the pliers. Thinking about it, the larger body diameter of the other half of the pin is a useful feature for avoiding shortening the whole pin in the pressing process. Anyway, I always appreciate Tom’s videos. I envy all the equipment that he has at hand. It is not for nothing that one of our ancestors was named homo habilis, handy man. It seems deeply ingrained that we derive real pleasure from making and using tools to produce some result, or even from just watching someone else do it. Cheers.

Tom’s back!

Great repair job Tom. Good to help out a friend. Enjoy yourself at the bash. Cheers Nobby

Totally bent them in the arbor press...

Best Regards From Brazil 🇧🇷

I actually would have liked to see how you got the first attempt out of there.

10:29 "I'm gonna squeeze 'em a little bit and see which one I like the feel of." Sounds like a sultan shopping for the harem.

I have a ratchet that looks exactly like that one, but it is a "Plumb" brand. My step-father acquired it in the early '60s from a co-worker who was a part-time mechanic. At the time, it was in about the same condition as the one you are repairing, except that the detent ball was still there.

Thanks for the 2 new videos!!

Thoroughly enjoyed Tom! ATB Robin

Hi Tom you asked for requests for video ideas, I am currently building a 24 x 40 shop for my home machine shop and was hoping for ideas on layout of machines etc. Or any lessons you have learned setting up your shop.

got to love Mr. Bozo

Wonderful Tom. Great video. Shows off your skills, teaches and saves a tool from the scrap bin. Thanks.

Excellent work! Thanks for sharing!

Ben busy with recovery from treatment for cancer so haven’t watched for months. Looks good today!

27:09 who buys something like that and doesn't find a use for it in a machine shop I have no idea

Is it me, or does your drill press oscillate off center?

He could have centered a one inch ball bearing on it, hit it with a hammer, and it'd be good for another fifty years...

you are a lot like me five hundred $ labor 0n a two$ part great job enjoyed it

Those little compression springs look just like the fuel screw spring on 1970's Honda (Kei-Hin) carburettors. I've got a 3/8" Snap-On ratchet between the one you have from 1980's and the much earlier one, seems the handle shape evolved over many years

i really like those Barrel Grip Tweezers @3:39 Where did you get those?

S in the 1/2 inch range refers to standard size, F in the 3/8 range, as you've already mentioned stands for ferret because it's great for ferreting around in tight spots, TM in the 1/4 range stands for tiny midget because of it's small size. Also, there's still a repair kit available for that ratchet, I think the part number is RKRAF720 or 730

Wow back again, It looks lke a good sumer. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

How were you able to remove the ball and retainer after pressing it in?

Great video, glad to see you back. a little off topic but what is the name/type of the turning tool with the insert you used? My apologies if you have answered this in the past. I have been looking and can’t find the name or type.

Thanks Tom!!. So nice to see me on camera. Always appreciate your “full disclosures”. While math kept me from getting an engineering degree, I would like to see how you computed the depth to plunge the ball mill to. When I used to film hours-long live events, but still needed to be mobile, I took an external battery cell holder, fitted it with a long enough cord, and the correct plug for my camera, and hung it off the tripod. My camera used a 7.4V battery, so two 3.7V 18650s = 7.4V. Along with the on-board battery, hot swapping two of these battery packs kept me going. 18650 batteries are in most laptop battery packs, or you can always buy them new. Holders are on Amazon. What camera do you use?

another great video, tom - i’ve always wondered how these were machined - thank you!

How did you pull out the bad one after you pressed it in? I would have liked to see your technique. :)

Glad I found this video, will try to make it to the bash.

Nice work!

I don't know why but, it feels so very fantastic when things just fit together the way they're supposed to.

Blimey, a 'snap-on' Ferret! What am I going to witness?