A Beginners Guide to Restoring Junk Tools!

[@alexstools]

Amazing display! That little lock is just to cute, I really want one of those someday. You're definatly getting a picture after I've cleaned up the lock, first thing I'll thinker with once the tool tote gets finished! Thank you so much, I hope you'll have a great weekend!!!

[@Midas2010]

“Locks are made to keep out honest people”….. I’m in my 60’s and I’ve never heard that pearl of wisdom before 😮 Brilliant !!

[@michaelowens7151]

Your video’s are better than anything I may have learned or forgotten in shop class oh so many years ago. Recall from a series concerning German apprentices working as machinists, no power tools until you get a feel for the metal using only hand tools,i.e. files and such. That’s my stage trying to get comfortable with what I’m seeing. As others have said “I learn something new with every video”. Many Thanks for the effort you put into making these available!

[@anthonypirrello2473]

One of your best videos. I was also amazed at how much metal you removed.

[@joemoach832]

You are definitely a maestro with that angle grinder. You make it look so easy.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Joe, I think the two big things when working with the angle grinder is to have it at proper position which is just about belt height. Another consideration is to have a very light touch and let the flap disc do the work. It really is a lot of fun once you’re not ruining your work LOL 😃👍

[@1pcfred]

He's OK. When you use an angle grinder to lap a flat surface then you're getting into technical work beyond appearance when scratch pattern really matters. Then you have to employ a crosshatch technique. Grinds one way then another. Alternating grinds you remove material faster too. One pass perpendicular to the last.

[@adamfrost3976]

I love how much effort you put into teaching and explaining everything. Keep up the good work!

[@corymcgrath5652]

You are one of the few I subscribe to just to see what you might be up to, and I can sit back and relax. Corporal's Corner is another channel for the same reasons. No political talk, no mention of the all the bad news, no stupid lists or "woke" bulldung.

[@not2fast4u2c]

I learn a lot watching your videos..It is satisfying to redo old rusty tools and have a nice tool to use when the work is done

[@ScoutCrafter]

The only time my head is clear is in the shop! I feel so bad for people who watch the news! 😃👍

[@frankg3072]

Excellent teaching tutorial! 👍

[@danmoreton1788]

One of the best things in the world we can do is to share knowledge. Thank you for a good video!

[@wireworks616]

Great job on the tire spoon. I really enjoyed the Masterlock display.

[@jackthompson2132]

Great video John. You could use that tire spoon to eat with 😃 Thank You for sharing

[@WorksbySolo]

Good beginner tips. The history lesson on the Master Locks was super informative. Thanks.

[@kennethmorrow4233]

Thank you so much. I am just starting into tool saving but have alot of learning to do. I appreciated seeing the tools and techniques you use.

[@johnfix1]

That's why you have such a great channel. You take the time to explain carefully how you do things.

[@gunnyoorah1846]

Scott learned that from repeating to marines, over.over.over.etc again... OORAH!!

[@civicboomer2135]

Nice job on the tire spoon. What most people don't know is the other end is a wrench. Many cars had square drain plugs on things like the differential. That end was used to remove it.

[@lordvengerx]

Very awesome video on the steps. You showing the ropes is probably the best thing a up and coming tool restorer could ask for. Welcome to all the new people. Have a great weekend everyone. Stay safe out there 👍🐱

[@bye92]

Love your videos my New York brother! All the way from Poconos Pennsylvania!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I love Pa! Hope to see you at Jacktown Tractor show this spring! 😃👍

[@bye92]

@@ScoutCrafter up in Bangor?! I haven't been there yet, but now I have a reason! I'll be there!

[@johnkelley9877]

This was really great! I like this basic tutorial to see how you restore tools properly. Thanks for sharing this.

[@mattray386]

I like the fact you added the before and after weight reduction.. I would of never believed it would add up to that much

[@ScoutCrafter]

Me too Matt! 😃👍

[@JohnDaker_singer]

Great video! Beginners needs guidance too.

[@saigaking]

Fantastic video scout loved the info about the locks and the info on the circular motion on the flap disc to prevent the waves in the metal great stuff god bless take care have a great weekend 🙏🇺🇸👍🎉😎

[@1978garfield]

Great work. I love old store displays, signs & clocks too. Crazy to think that stuff used to just get thrown away when they were done with it.

[@denniswhite166]

Thanks for the tips on the grits. I've always wondered what to use.

[@glengrossnickle4985]

I can always learn.You showed me that part of the reason I am getting dips in my work is I need to use a circular motion. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks

[@1pcfred]

Yeah you have to keep moving like he does. He should also break it up every pass and attack the work perpendicularly too. Have the wheel -- one way and | the next. That really keeps you from waving out. But yeah it ain't easy to do. One orientation is always more comfortable than the other is. Scratch patterns. Alternating also tells you where you're grinding on your present pass. You go all one way it looks the same.

[@bigmikeh5827]

Passing on the knowledge, the passion and the hobby. 👍

[@357magdad]

The before and after weight comparison was very interesting!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I never would have guessed that much! 😃👍

[@daviddibella9432]

The information on the Master locks was very informative. Good explanation for a beginner.

[@foxwood67]

I am relatively new to your channel and happy to watch your restorations. Somebody who takes pride in their tools and their work is right up my alley. Maybe sometime uou can show us some more of the cleaners and lubricants you use in your restorations. Funny you use the mothers wax. I have been using the Mothers cleaner wax liquid for many years on my work vehicles.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Foxwood! Mothers is such a fantastic product. If you type in "ScoutCrafter Lubricant" in the youtube search box there are a few really good lubricant videos! (I might be bias) LOL Thanks!

[@patjohnson3100]

Really like your restoration tips. When patina goes away, I dont complain. I also appreciate the consistency with which you post to the channel. Must be USMC discipline.

[@kevinbrassil9836]

Thanks ScoutCrafter. Been watching a long time and this beginners video was a real treat. Answered a lot of questions I had wondered about. Have a great weekend.

[@jordansimpson9519]

Good tutorial. Good example of weight reduction at the end.

[@mattkellett5691]

Thanks for following up on the before and after weigh in. I was a little surprised at the total but the end result is definitely worth it. The 30 gram example at the end was very informative. 👍

[@htillotson1]

Thank for that Scoutcrafter! I am a newbie and I appreciate your detailed explanation of your process.

[@RobertoPerez-lr6hm]

Great video as usual. I hope you make another video for beginners, recommending specific power tools you find helpful for restorations. The trial & error process can get expensive. I recently bought a 20k rpm straight die grinder without a speed control and found it truly difficult to work with. I'm awaiting a variable-speed 5k-30k rpm 1/4" chuck die grinder to see if that is better or not. In my situation, work space is limited, so I'm going with smaller tools for restoration projects. In the meantime, I'll be watching and learning from your current videos.

[@stephenkent8903]

Scoutcrafter you did a great job on restoring that tire spoon. I will try using that Mother's Carnuba wax cleaner for my tools. I never thought there were ever junk tools. I hate to see tools just rusting away because people don't want to use them anymore. It makes me feel gratified to just take a little while to clean and restore tools of our fathers time!

[@FearsomeWarrior]

When to stop is an important sanding/grinding thing to learn. I think I stop with rougher grits right before it’s completely clear. Then the higher grits take care of that last bit of rough surface. I’m addicted to that dark patina of old tools. The fancy Stanley levels with the vine-like webs get me good.

[@norherman]

Made my day when you restored that bar. have a good week end

[@highdownmartin]

An ounce ! I really wouldn’t have guessed that much. Even long time fans of your channel would have been way out. I’m pretty sure of that. Like you said before, you never stop learning

[@ScoutCrafter]

Same here! Never would have guessed that! 😃👍

[@1stinlastout165]

They also make great little lever bars for small projects!

[@WARLOK813]

Making them collectable. What an idea, I cant imagine getting my hands on some highly sought after Scout Crafter collectable tools. Your the one that made me fall in love with red acetate

[@ScoutCrafter]

Red and Green acetate are just so attractive! 😃👍

[@essendonhennessey]

New sub..greetings from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@RightOnJonCrane]

Great tutorial John!! Those old locks are great! I think the lockpicking has become more like doing puzzles 🧩 Bosnian Bill puzzle channel!

[@peterjames2580]

Another wonderful show!

[@greghomestead8366]

I would have never guessed that much metal was removed. Very interesting. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@evilla410]

Hi John, great tips thanks. 👍😷

[@805ROADKING]

Well done Bud!! Aye yi yi 30 grams, that's about 15g on the floor and 15g in your lungs eh!!☺

[@capocollect8861]

Thanks! I love your videos! Keep up the good work!

[@MORGAN31ish]

Thank you for the video, I'm a new subscriber and ill be looking to see more of what you can do. I've just been given a box of old tools and some are really good tools so I'm now going to clean them after watching your magic. Thanks again from over in the UK England 👍

[@beerdrinker6452]

Always interesting and informative content. Thank you.

[@mm9773]

Great tips, really appreciate the little intro to using an angle grinder on surfaces. Although I must say I would consider the restoration done after the wirebrushing at 5:30 - looks beautiful to me, I’d just give it a lick of oil.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Thanks, John CS and yes, the Almighty gave us another friday! Nice tire tool but I got some from somewhere and the edge rolled up just trying to get the tool by the tire bead. I found 2 more that did a lot better. They had some temper to them but the 1st were about useless. Have a fine weekend, go upstate with the GF and look things over. You'll be glad you did! GBWYall

[@ScoutCrafter]

Lewie- I think this one would be good for bicycles!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@ScoutCrafter I tried mine on mowers but they popped out anyway. Maybe for imaginary bicycles.

[@AaronBelknap]

The steps you do are awesome and I find myself doing it as well. That spoon was pitted. Amazing how much metal came off! I thought maybe a Plasti-Dip the end of it. I've great luck with the stuff. It has to be clean. I have side cutters that has the same Plasti-Dip on it from over 30 years ago. Maybe a different blend..... I haven't used it in years. Great way to show people how to restore a tool!

[@1pcfred]

Plasti-Dip always dissolves in oils or solvents on me. It's no hot dipped vinyl that's for sure.

[@AaronBelknap]

@@1pcfred I use brake cleaner spray to clean mine and they have held up over many years. From late 80’s. Wondering if a different blend?????

[@1pcfred]

@@AaronBelknap not being part of the brake cleaner set I cannot say. If I had to hazard a guess mine is the flash time of Trichloroethylene is too fast to loosen Plasti-Dip. For me the worst is Rapid Tap. When I have that on my hands and I use my punching hammer its handle gets slimy. I don't think brake cleaner would get the dirt out of it either. Used to be red. Now it's sort of black. I dipped it maybe 7 years ago?

[@AaronBelknap]

@@1pcfred I used to love tricolor when I worked on electronics. I see your point though. Brake cleaner melts plastics. Don’t ask my screwdrivers how I know. Except now I can clean them with brake cleaner, just more carefully I’ve found red rags stuck to some plastics. LOL. I wish I could find tricolor!

[@1pcfred]

@@AaronBelknap I don't like 1,1,1-Trichloroethane. I had a bad experience with it once on a drill table. In hindsight I was pretty lucky actually though. Was time to move on anyways.

[@davidcoats1037]

Well done Scoutcrafter! Good information 😃👍🏼

[@borilopez8581]

One of the best thank u for share another great vid

[@patrickomalley7460]

Thanks great job class is in . Have a great weekend 👍👍

[@setdown2]

Nice job explaining to the newbies ...a climate controlled shop would be soooo nice...btw I got my first shot of maderna yesterday feel fine but the arm is still sore...one down one to go...stay safe crafterman.......

[@wayneo7307]

Hi Scout , Nice Job of Teaching . It looks Great !

[@nebojsamilanovich3024]

Hi ScoutCrafter. Been watching your videos for a while and I absolutely love your explanations and insights about tools. This one is particularly timely. I've been restoring tools (thanks for the inspiration!) and noticed just how much metal is removed when removing the rust and pitting. This isn't a problem for a tool like a screwdriver or the tire spoon. However, it can really be an issue for something like a monkey wrench where the different parts of the tool have to fit together. After restoration, the parts are more loosely fitted, kind of like a pair of jeans after losing a few pounds. I guess that tells us to choose carefully before picking a tool to restore. Some are just too far gone to bother with.

[@matthewelliott8198]

just the kind of video i was looking for!

[@kathieharine5982]

Seeing that eye bolt at the end really was surprising. When you first held it up I was thinking you were going to remove the nut and that would be 30 g.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I too was surprised! 😃👍

[@essentialhandyman]

Really enjoyd this video John.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Ian!!

[@nelly365]

Thanks for the beginner video, please keep doing them

[@thewise3551]

Exactly what I needed, thanks.

[@larryborkstrom3580]

Tire spoons are a handy thing to have for changing bike tires that ones good as new the patina police are now outraged lol

[@joeheilm]

Tire spoons are so great. My first nightmare shop issue was tearing a mower tire bead with a screwdriver, i thought my dad was gonna kill me. Thank god they make tubes 🤣🤣😱😱

[@paulbeaumont7485]

Just what I need to wind down after a long week

[@seanshields86]

Hey man, id love to see you come out to the Niagara Area this spring or summer, hit up some flea markets, yard sales, etc. Sean

[@ricksolari9570]

Great comparison!

[@terryrogers1025]

I have a question young man. The square hole in the tire spoon, did you use a file and some type of abrasive to clean up walls in the hole or a small wire brush perhaps. Thank you in advance, keep up the good work. You have a wealth of knowledge and experience in tool restoration and I, for one, am glad you are sharing it.

[@jlowrie33]

I'm just getting into this - if you had one main tool to start out with, what would it be? Bench grinder / polisher, Orbital sander? Mostly old knives and cleaning up rusted junk. Love the channel!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Nice walk through 👍 😊

[@clarkmarkey1498]

That tire spoon looks like an OE piece that may have also served duty as a jack handle and a drive handle to remove lug nuts.

[@danohstoolbox]

great video john very good tips 👍🇨🇦

[@Richard-mz7qu]

Great content, as always!

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice job and instructions. Waxing works great, I do the same.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...have a great weekend, stay safe..

[@tommiller5014]

30 gm!!! I'm amazed. I would not have guess anywhere near that amount.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Me too!!! 😃👍

[@trentburky4869]

Nice project John... What is the square hole for? It's not for a ratchet is it? I can't think of anything else that needs a square hole like that.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Trent, I’m not sure, there were square headed bolts on some early vehicles... back in the 20’s. I wonder? 🤔😃👍

[@1pcfred]

It could be a peg hole? Though why they made it square is beyond me. I guess if you have a die press why not? You know just for hanging the tool up.

[@drengskap]

Just wondering about the fiber wheel you mention but don't show at 10:48 - is that a bench grinder wheel, an angle grinder wheel, or something else entirely?

[@briantraxler1407]

Very cool!

[@alanr4263]

I love locks pad locks Safes great stuff.

[@Weztcoastguy]

Hello Scoutcrafter, does it matter if you sand against or with the grain to achieve that polished finish?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Andrew! I think it does to some extent, however with so many tools It's hard to position them in order to sand with the grain. I try to keep the fine scratches that are left orderly so they don't become an eyesore! Excellent question! Thanks!!!!!!!!

[@joel6221]

What was the order of wheels you used on the grinder ... you started with 60 and went down to what @10:40

[@alexllc2958]

Try to use furniture paste wax , automotive waxes contain high moisture content, and could actually promote rust :)

[@denniswhite166]

I see a lock and I think "OK someone doesn't want me in there" and I move on. Crooks see a lock and figure "This is gonna be easy, whatever is in there is going to be mine.."

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Excellent!

[@williamlee1429]

At 8:54. Eeeesh LMAO 😂

[@JohnSmith-yl6dn]

Nice Allis Chalmers! I restored a 1949 WD and I also had a 1946 C with a sickle mower. I love old tractors.

[@joegreen4547]

I am so jealous of your master lock store display

[@kcgunesq]

Would blueing be a good rust proofing solution vs wax that needs to be reapplied?

[@zlee11]

Please show a fiber wheel in your next video. I have no idea what it looks like. Ty.

[@1pcfred]

They look a bit like Scotch-Brite pads in the round if they're what I'm thinking of. A search for Scotch-Brite wheel should turn up a selection of them on the net.

[@billwest7274]

Thanks for going back to basics. Answered a few questions that I've had, wire wheel versus vinegar, I have a little better understanding of the process. Do you have any videos I'm restoring Master locks?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Bill! If you go to the search box on KZbin and type in “ScoutCrafter Padlock” or “ScoutCrafter Lock” you will get a few! 😃👍

[@tjstogy87]

Scoutcrafter, what’s the reason for the belt sander after the grinder? What grit sandpaper do you use? Thanks!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Just trying to get more scratches out from the flap disc. 220 on the belt sander... 😃👍

[@tjstogy87]

@@ScoutCrafter thank you!! This is an awesome idea- the “how to” stuff. Could even make it longer and more detailed! I was looking forward to seeing you do a couple of the steps you mentioned you did, but didn’t include in the video. Would also love to see more about when and why to use certain methods, and why in that order. Would also love to see some mistakes on restorations you’ve made in the past and lessons learned! You’re my new favorite channel, thanks for everything.

[@jasonlindsey4928]

And the reason I watch is because my man takes the time to show you how much 30g is. Thank you for doing that because I was about to lol!

[@tnyberg67]

Do you have a cure for the snell in the old "plastic" handled Craftsman screw divers?

[@jeffsalt2080]

Just think of how many grams of former tools are all over your workbench and floor. Thanks for weighing it. I've wondered that myself

[@1pcfred]

When I clean really rusty stuff I'll hand scrape it first. Because angle grinders and bench grinders really throw the crud all over the place. So getting some of the heavy scale off by hand keeps it contained for me. But yeah you can get an orange cloud going on cleaning rust off with wheels.

[@michaelkearney8146]

Greta video! 😃👍

[@johnhartley3596]

What’s your thoughts on using liquid granite in locks?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi John- I think the spell check changed Graphite to granite! 😂. I have used a product called “Lock-eze” and it does work but I like tri-flow the best! 😃👍

[@airborneexplorer]

I don't post my insanity online, I just find comfort knowing I'm not the only one who would spend 2.5 hours.

[@bobbyw9046]

Scoutcrafter, I'm just wondering how many of the restored tools actually get used on a daily or weekly basis? I know the ones I restore actually get rotated in and are used on a regular basis. I just enjoy using vintage tools that have been brought to life once again. I'm not judging - just curious.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Bobby- Honestly not many- I always have triples of the tools I restore and once I finish a tool it goes upstairs packed away. I do use about 12 restored tools on a regular basis. 😃👍