Antique Valve Lapper / Grinder Restoration

I found this rusty valve lapper on ebay and I thought it looked really cool. It certainly seemed like a perfect opportunity for a restoration video. I was worried about not being able to fix the knobs since the wood was splitting, but I decided to go out and buy a wood lathe and make some new ones myself. This was my first time using a wood lathe, so don't be too hard on me.
I was very surprised at how well paint job on this restoration came out considering the piece was so rusty, the original casting had such deep grooves, and I didn't even use the proper type of body filler.
Even though it is a beautiful tool, I don't see the purpose of it since the tried and true valve grinding stick with suction cups on either end is cheaper and easier to use in every conceivable way. Your best option is probably to use a a valve grinding drill attachment.
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[@wallaceshackleton1889]

My Dad who was an old time car mechanic always taught me to give the lapper tool a half or a quarter turn by lifting off the valve seat to gain an even valve seat lap. Your video sure takes me back to the days in the garage with my Dad. Thanks.

[@terryrogers1025]

I like it, can’t beat the old ways sometimes. Thanks for the video youngster, enjoyed watching the process.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

I can't help thinking that there a lot of youngsters out there saying "So- - That's what that is but what is a valve?? Good Job for sure and pure entertainment~!!

[@punkhead4312]

Didn't know that tool existed. Its clear to see why the hand tool is better. Neat restoration though.

[@paulorth2251]

Well for someone who had no idea what this tool was for, now I do, thanks. Good restoration.

[@thisolesignguy2733]

Wow, haven't seen one of those in a really long time! My uncle used one all the time. They do work, but the trick it use valve grinding compound between the head and the valve and be very patient. 1 valve can take 15-20 minutes to get just right, and only use the weight of the grinder without any pressure.

[@amille223]

You did a beautiful job of restoration and it turned out great. Your wood lathe skills are very good for a beginner on a wood lathe. I only wished you had explained to us exactly what this tool was designed for. Many of us had no idea what it was. I got the impression after reading one viewers remarks that it was designed to grind valves on cars. If he hadn’t made that comment, I would have been totally clueless. As a restorer, always remember that not all of your viewers are skilled mechanics, tool and die makers, woodworkers, etc. Please humor us and better explain what you are restoring, what it’s used for, and how old it is. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you work and will continue to watch your videos. Great job!!!!

[@robertjohns1752]

could also be for metal taps and valves in plumbing.

[@kenprovus9195]

YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE RESTORERS THAT I HAVE SEEN. OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE YOUR WORK!

[@mcblade85]

Well, my dad was a car mechanic and I used to help him by grinding valves by hand like you showed up. I didn't even knew that was a kind o grinder like that. Nice restoration btw.

[@evenberg8499]

Beautiful work ! Now I know what a valve lapper is. :-)

[@JKnight89]

Tip, when you put the bearings in. I'd have put little grease inside the bearing valley and put them in before assembly. The grease would have held em in place.

[@bitsnpieces11]

I'm 74 now, but when I was in my mid-20s I bought one of these from Sears & Co. It would turn forward, say 2/3 of a turn and then backwards 1/3 of a turn, then forward again. I couldn't get this to run slow enough to tell. It worked great you just had to put a lot of time into it. You started with coarse compound, cleaned that off then medium and clean that off then fine compound and clean that off. It did a great job of lapping them to each other. I found a modern listing for them: www.sears.com/rotary-9051-cup-valve-grinder-for-9050/p-A014138136?plpSellerId=1800toolrepair1&prdNo=11&blockNo=11&blockType=G11

[@Sammy10100]

So was this valve lapper just a tool to clean the top of valves. Am I understanding your comment or am I rong. Please help me out hear.

[@TheFurriestOne]

Clever gearing design, turning single-direction rotary movement into back-and-forth!

[@lucasthings]

Looks like genie

[@kkygeek]

Crazy how impressive that can be

[@amnesiacmyx]

You should get a Bounty paper towel sponsorship.

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Your rationalization for buying a lathe is priceless.....which reminds me....I'm out of toothpicks so I better go out and pick up a new band saw! Great job....best wishes for the holidays.

[@fredrickvanriler7986]

❇️❇️❇️❇️ Perfect restoration bro 🔥🔥❕

[@michaelskinner896]

Nice work sir! I agree, the paint finish was quite nice.

[@ricardogaraycochea1939]

Felicitaciones!!! Herramienta indispensable en un taller para la reparación de motores, 🇵🇪

[@mookystank]

16:54 "What are you doing a KZbin over here? Yeah, I'll help you with your welding. Now, hold that there." "Shouldn't we be wearing gloves?" "Nah, now look away."

[@daveydoodlebug3841]

That looks stunning

[@lifter68]

супер концовка! Мучался с восстановлением, а в итоге обычная деревянная палка эффективней)))

[@Kevin-gx8lc]

Excellent restoration, very well done Sir! It's a beautiful hand tool, but I'm not sure that it necessarily saved time or was anymore accurate at lapping/grinding valves in than the demonstrated stick and rubber sucker method that I was used too! But really nice to see it restored back to its former glory. Greetings from Southport UK.

[@AgentWest]

Neat little tool! Works best on clean valves, either new or wire-wheeled. And to get the cup to stick it takes a drop of oil or lapping compound in the cup. Try to keep it in line with the valve and don't force it. Works way faster than a spindle lapper.

[@user-vd8gu3uy6t]

Nice😊

[@erroleabrown4317]

Lovely work

[@Multantechinfo]

nice video

[@belphor]

Good work 👍

[@derofromdown-under2832]

Excellent job. Paint work turned out extremely well... WELL DONE!!! Though doing it by hand seems to be much more effective. 10/10

[@densitypop]

beautiful restoration! subscribed.

[@wetdedstuocm]

Good work, they would work some what ok, it depended on your lapping compound..

[@user-dx6pt9oo6h]

Hi R/S 👋👋👋 good to see you 🤝🤝🤝 very good restoration grinder valve lapper 👍👍👍🔥💣👌🏽

[@Ale.K7]

Great!

[@msrestoration6594]

Good job R/S

[@georgelequin5070]

Good job on a bad tool my friend!👍

[@xhonivlore7653]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@andrzejporeda7281]

Super jest ta wiertareczka pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@juliopineda4999]

Saludos desde chicago good video

[@tankflix8755]

Really coool

[@frappebaileys4407]

I found the same tool, only in unused condition, in my workshop a month ago lo

[@bigmacro]

Great video! Thank you! I noticed that you had two different stations for polishing? Why is that? Hope you make a tour video of your shop one day! Thanks again!

[@john2willis70]

Prolly for different grit polishing compound. The last wheel got it mirror shined.

[@Petmaster_100]

21:00 is the satisfying part

[@theabsurd9416]

I restored one of those last year in my Industrial Technology class. I’m missing the bit for it though.

[@mikesbarn1858]

Seems to me that it’s a better way to lap valves.

[@stilltlrforlife]

Well now I know why i have never seen one in all my years of engine work..they work like crap.. but nice restoration

[@pontecristo_]

Good job, I wanted to ask what is the spray you used after the polishing for rust protection. Thank you 😊

[@bluemoonskye1]

Hi. Could you say how long the pieces were left in the degreaser, etc?

[@hali1547]

Very good thank you for this make

[@AngelMachariel]

I have no idea what I’ve been watching for the last 20 minutes and this is how the alien invasion captures us.

[@john2willis70]

I just bought one of these a couple days ago. Had no idea what it was till I posted a picture of it in my tool restoration group. I'm not a mechanic but I'll restore for 2 reasons. Experience and conversation starter. Great job. What was the paint you used?

[@zuluwalsh]

I have a 1960 transmission from a 61" wide industrial paper sheet, that I would like to know if Restoration Station will be willing to rebuild. Is this the type of project RS would like to do?

[@danielg.vgremio83]

Essa não conhecia 🤔

[@TinTaBraSS777]

грандиозно )

[@alioman26]

What did you use with the buffer

[@persioboni9373]

Gostei.

[@ronaldlapointe1219]

This is the main reason why they stopped doing it ...nice tool but not effective...😎

[@jerrykellerman9725]

Nice resto , only question is on your spray jet black , was it your intention for a satin finish . Satin or hi gloss -- looks great

[@RestorationStation]

It's a satin black urethane

[@rodrigoboton3206]

Ficou top a restauração, parabéns pelo trabalho

[@borden2417]

You forgot the lapping compound.

[@Jessica-wp5rr]

I'm just sitting watch this like NOOOOOO!!!! stop please.

[@anthonydelacruz5661]

Did anyone else hear the fox 20th century introduction for the first one

[@pauljohansson6245]

You need some lapping paste

[@nilmanascimento9014]

Assistindo agora, os pegadores de madeira deixaram a desejar 😉

[@user-zc9md5ww4p]

💗

[@user-oc7ec5rm6g]

👍👍👍

[@sydbarrett9733]

Это для притирки клапанов? омг

[@bige9055]

I noticed it looks like your using super purple degreaser. You every tried water and Dawn dishwashing liquid. I’ve like it better than the purple jug.

[@orientalman]

I liked the restoration but didn't understand the founction!

[@d.pierce.6820]

I actually have that same tool (in much better shape) that I use to lap the valves on Model A and Model T engines.

[@andreasobama9487]

all these comments about this and then theres me who has no fucking clue what it does

[@angelallarena1259]

👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍

[@Denis10k]

You should have taken a bigger brush for the paint remover :P

[@RestorationStation]

More bigger more better

[@SAIFULSULAIMAN]

@@RestorationStation Hi bro where u been since last resto 3 months ago..im patiently waiting ur latest one..🤔😂

[@ryanintopeka]

Corvair head.

[@RestorationStation]

You win

[@ryanintopeka]

@@RestorationStation Do you own a Corvair? I've had several. Great fun.

[@corvairkeith]

I checked the comments to see if anyone else picked up on that.

[@Gurban4x4]

Please explain why you apply paint remover before sandblasting? Sandblast will remove paint anyway, why use chemicals?

[@RestorationStation]

Lead paint dust is not good for the body

[@MUN.A1988]

مافائدة هذه الالة وماهي؟؟

[@alejandrobavassonepotedequ1969]

La restauración te quedo perfecta !! Pero sin duda para ese trabajo, lo mejor, es el mango de madera con la ventosa !!!

[@user-xo1rp1bi7q]

اني أكول لو مصابغه تطلع أحله بلونه الفضي

[@rogerpatrongonzalez5800]

👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍🥃🥃🥃

[@krtekcyberpunker]

ALBERTSONIC SIOUX CITY..?

[@pheidosify]

Demonic sound at 17:28... 😨

[@pauljohansson6245]

Use wet dry sandpaper

[@pauljohansson6245]

Don't bother with my comment

[@debiagrue7752]

What is a valve lapper?

[@Domino.420]

Rare footage inside of SCP-914

[@glennmoreland6457]

Several coats of a high build primers flatted back between coats would've filled them imperfections better than fibreglass filler...🇬🇧👍

[@fionafiona1146]

10:50 he ran out

[@user-mo1en9xj5l]

طيب تستخدم لأيش

[@mariacozariz9967]

K

[@sergeypshen]

Это что ?

[@hawwin]

I love no music

[@BillSmith-ut5li]

You should always point the jaw towards the direction you're turning channel locks or adjustable wrenches. This ensures a tight grip and your wrench won't slip. Turning the direction you turn them what cause you to round off bolt heads and gouge material you attempting to turn due to the Jaws loosening as you apply pressure causing them to slip. I thought this was common knowledge. I guess you're not that common

[@user-xt6cy5zh1n]

What's this????

[@GoodWithHands27]

watched the whole video. still no clue what this thing does!!

[@jeanambu7788]

C'est pour roder le siege de la soupape sur la culasse avec la soupape elle meme: rendre etanche

[@frappebaileys4407]

It's a valve lapping tool. Machinists use it to grind motor Valves on the cylinders head seats

[@GoodWithHands27]

@@frappebaileys4407 why?

[@frappebaileys4407]

If a valve is not "grinded" properly on its seat then that cylinder will suffer from compression loss-among other things -. So special tools such as the one in the video, are used fix a valve on its seat

[@GoodWithHands27]

@@frappebaileys4407 ah ok. Seems like that wooden thing did a better job than the tool tho.

[@user-fd6ru5xc7g]

Очень много расходного матеряло жаль

[@wolfganglieberum9534]

Some people think, that restauration is to make something as brandnew. That's a mistake! The art is saving the old patina🤔

[@jamesfield5346]

I really appreciate you not painting the fasteners. I think, and this is just my personal preference natural steel fasteners looks the best.

[@RUS-sl2es]

Есть тут русские?

[@juriysckolenko9892]

Сам то кто????

[@user-mo1en9xj5l]

انا مو فهمان شي ابدن

[@JK-fr7dz]

Great work on everything but the paint. I want to break my phone in half when i watch u paint.

[@dfbess]

Looked like it had japaning on it originally..

[@kievcity3127]

Прекрасная работа, но так и не поняла для чего этот клапан.

[@user-pn8wv2vr6j]

13,35 , интересно , а автор знает , о существовании такого инструмента как ШТАНГЕНЦИРКУЛЬ ???

[@georgiisorokin3850]

Да ладно тебе. Он же написал, что токарный станок только купил и просит что б не судили строго за некоторые неумения ... всему научится! )))

[@solidol_workshop]

Так-то оно так😁.но не посадку под подшипник торчит!

[@lucasb1324]

Why putty on machines and tools? Old dents and scratches are part of the history, even if they are just ornaments Carsten Sweden