Old Record 24" Stilson Monkey Wrench [Restoration]

[@Endicorp1]

Nice finish on the pipe wrench and good match of the Record blue paint. Personal choice, but I would have tried to match the rounded head of the rivet pin and left the numerals 24 unpainted. Great attention to detail. 👍

[@RestorationbyGOAT]

When I finish a restoration, my favorite thing is to use that tool in my workshop. But that's not the rule for the wrench you're restoring because this wrench is AWESOME my friend! friendship of restoration. 😍 💘 🛠 👍

[@robertduverger3442]

not a monkey wrench but a pipe wrench.

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

Hello Friend. It was very good. Hugs from Brazil.

[@TrapShooter68]

I have this same wrench. It's been sitting in a Florida unairconditioned garage for over 40 years with no rust. It appears to have a plain phosphate finish applied to prevent rust. Not sure I like it polished, but you do you.😊

[@mariofabrizi5050]

Agree, the polished wrench looks like crap

[@Sw33t_ag0ny]

now its all slippery, this polished wrench is a decoration now.

[@johnmaxx4818]

I do too but I call it a pipe wrench

[@blankiitog2747]

I have but in 14" its madera in germany so thats why

[@jimjam3782]

Good for you. Do you want a cookie?

[@toothrestorer6588]

Nice restoration. The heading is incorrect, however. That is a pipe wrench, not a monkey wrench.

[@RichardT2112]

Great job! I have several of these handed down the generations. They are beat up and well used, and although I love the look of yours, I very much enjoy holding these old tools and being part of the history of the tool, as those dents and scratches tell a long lost story.

[@jeremynorman7741]

Its their character. Each tool has its own personality and the wear and tear tells you what it is.

[@korn111685]

Could you imagine a tradesmen who had a tool his whole career and then you restored it into a showpiece like this for him? Amazing…

[@BulletproofPastor]

Tools are called by different names in different countries, sometimes even within a country. Here, we call that a pipe wrench. Here, a "Monkey Wrench" would have smooth jaw faces that remain parallel (replaced by "crescent wrench"). As a purchase agent for an industrial construction company, I've ordered a lot of tools and consistently had to describe a needed tool because the supplier knew it by another name. Great video. You've done a beautiful job.

[@MrNunna]

I WAS going to say exactly that. Here in the U.S., that's a pipe wrench.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Car boot sale last weekend, bought 3 of these in very good order for less than you spent on paint [£6 ] Total over restoration, but no complaints from me - what ever floats your boat. Mine will be cleaned, de-rusted [electrolysis] , minor touch up to the teeth on the jaw faces, good coat of wax-oil and go straight into service on the farm. nice work young fella

[@jokle01]

That should be a trophy or an award to a master plumber for retirement or something of the sort. Etch the name into the handle and perfect.

[@danielaruta8816]

A great project to hone your metal restoration skills. Beautiful results as well. Nice job.

[@joejones6968]

Fantastic young man, You are truly an artisan, top notch tool and die maker, in the future? Thank you for making this video for all of us to watch and see you do your work.

[@shedmanx3640]

A beautiful OTT restoration. Love the shine and I think you pretty well nailed it with the “Record” colour. I’ve done a few similar to yours and they’re definitely wall hangers.

[@riskybusiness3413]

Holy cow! Wish I had one of those to frame and hang on my wall!

[@frankbiz]

Amazing restoration, that can now be used in a operation room now. 👍🏻

[@jeremyrimmer9247]

Such a beautiful restoration… I wouldn’t have the heart to actually use it!

[@gregj.gotham4402]

Beautiful restored pipe wrench.

[@chadjwatson]

Finally!!!!!!!! A restoration artist and content creator who narrates and explains the process!!!!! Heaven. Dude, I am a subscriber for life so long as you keep it up.

[@karlwarnes6062]

That's a really nice restoration of a classic. Have done a few hand tools always get a kick out of using them on site in my day job and therapeutic restoring them.

[@jcdelacruz6040]

This is a shiniest restoration Ive ever see

[@ianstradian]

This project could be used as an award for a plumber. Mount the pipe wrench to a plaque and add a award to it. “Local Union 456 most prolific plumber award 2022”

[@seanrodden6151]

Nice work, great result. Tarting up a working tool does feel a bit like ironing underpants though. I prefer to watch vids where something broken is brought back to functioning life.

[@simranjitsingh8551]

To all the restoration channels out there ... If your final piece is not shiny and numbers/letters are hand painted .. belive me friends you not done the real justice ... We viewers are mostly non-tool using guys and to us shiny matters. To real tool users, shiny may not matter. But they are not the majority nod views. Love you all. Excellent finish product !!

[@drivewaystar6485]

Wow. Cant believe you hand sanded the entire thing like that. I used to do that too until my wrists couldnt take it anymore. Looks amazing

[@matthewpearsall9249]

I'm just in the middle of restoring a Record 14 which I found in the grass while I was cutting it at work I'm glad I spotted it from my ride on mower

[@nickp3173]

Beautiful. That's a decorative piece now. Great work!

[@ianderbyshire384]

well done, trouble is, it's too good to use now great to see younger people with skill, dedication and sense of achievement

[@stunnedatsunset7649]

Excellent work! The modification is pure genius!

[@rudybriskar5267]

Turned out beautiful!

[@mattbannan637]

INCREDIBLE WORK...A TRUE WORK OF ART!!!

[@LBG-cf8gu]

Wow! I love these artisan channels.

[@2cmo]

This is beautiful, I oftentimes seen people restoring and then instead of grinding or filing out the damages, adding bondo and that for me is a short cut, metal can be filled by welding and when you grind out the weld leveling it out, it retaind the original metal work. I really enjoyed this. I will be subscribing simply because of the fact that you really worked on the metal.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 from South Africa

[@glengullickson6538]

Beautiful! Thank you for taking the time!

[@SubramaniamLakshminarayanan]

Amazing job on putting such a wonderful shine and finish to the wrench. This wrench has now graduated to a showcase from a toolbox. With a 5000 grit smooth finish it would be a potential safety hazard to use it as a tool - imagine an oily or greasy hand slipping on that smooth surface when applying full force while at work.

[@iainfowler24]

If I lived on my own. I’d hang that on my toilet wall for guests to admire 👍🏼

[@awizardalso]

The mirror finish was amazing.

[@rachmadanirachmadani1548]

Awesome result, bro. Great job !! Next project is your vise..👍👍❤️

[@bobcontreras5638]

Beautiful work of art, great restoration it was.

[@ПавелПашкин-щ8д]

Greetings from Siberia! Stillson's English key is the greatest invention of the 19th century. Very competent and painstaking work. Every step is precise and thoughtful. Cleaning first. Sandblast. File. Polishing with different sandpapers. To the ideal, to the ideal! Sponges on the vise when working with polishing. Oil lubrication between treatment. Finishing polishing with paste. New knurling on the nut. All handles and moving parts are not painted. Only labels. It is important. But I would not lubricate the tool with lithol or amber lithium grease, as it accumulates small particles of dirt and metal in itself. It is better to use dry Teflon grease for chains. Dirt does not accumulate on it so much. Thanks!

[@kamil_k38]

I don't understand this is perfectly good wrench for working it no need to restore anything

[@modvavet]

I was thinking that. Like, it started off in significantly better condition than any of my working ones that I actually use. :P Looks nice, though.

[@purdyboi807]

@@modvavet I know right? Like, same as mine. Like, exactly! 🙄

[@Walkercolt1]

A: That ISN'T A MONKEY WRENCH, it's a Stillson Pattern PIPE wrench. B: It ISN'T an Old Record brand, as they made bench and block planes and ship's augers before the Stanley Work's acquired them NOT WRENCHES. Therefore, nothing in this video is correct! Stillson became "Ridgid" in the 1930's as part of "Plumb Tools" when Stillson became oil field tools and later Hughes Tools. I own my Great-grandfather's Diamond Caulk Horseshoe Company (Crescent Co.) 16" Monkey Wrench with an unusual STRAIGHT (instead of "S") handle. It was designed to tighten and loosen square nuts and bolts on wagons, especially wagon wheel nuts. It must be 140 years old. A 10" one came in every Model T's tool kit.

[@dumpsterfire6351]

Blah blah blah im a dirty tramp

[@tomelliott565]

Wow! Someone read a Wikipedia page. Get a life ya mug.

[@tomelliott565]

@@dumpsterfire6351 😂😂😂😂

[@jamesrichardson771]

Wow ! It's drop dead gorgeous !!! But' who would ever dare to use, or smudge it? It's a work ok of art now' man o man" good job !

[@RazorCustoms]

Great job. I wonder if you could have welded in the damage to the screw and saved a lot of metal. I find glass beads to give a finer finish and leave a smoother finish on the metal, making it easier to do follow up surface finishes. Instead of a rough satin, a fine satin finish. You could always take a metal bar, compare the different blast media in strips as well as along the top, different buffed spots with X amount of time buffed for polished finish.

[@patrickobrien.2028]

Incredible work. Thats a beautiful looking wrench. Keep up the good work.

[@brucefreedman3655]

That is absolutely awesome!!!

[@MrJamesjustin]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@stoveboltlvr3798]

Even your sponsor supports rusty tools!😁

[@nealnaz]

Mesmerizing to watch...another great Restore It video. If you get yourself a pair set of Brass Pads and replace the Steel ones on the vice, the Vice would not add additional scratches...after and during polishing and sanding.

[@jeffreykreft5442]

Most beautiful Stinson wrench I have ever seen! Nice job.

[@carlmcgee1623]

A masterpiece to be certain !

[@Chris-cz6hn]

nice looking restore there, I was about to complain about the painting but then you pulled out the etching primer and I thought thank god he knows what he is doing, surprised how many restore guys use a rattle can, restoring a tool to look perfect is one thing but restoring it with quality means you can use that tool without it looking like shit in a month.

[@grosbeakmc]

Great result, if a little impractical. Very nicely done and filmed.

[@RiotGearEpsilon]

Majestically shiny.

[@jamescraig5421]

A new Lease of life Bro.keep the great work up 👍.👌👌👌

[@hpt08]

If that molten metal Terminator fella owned a pipe wrench, this would be it 😁

[@Wickedjc2119]

I found an old bottle capper I wanna do the same thing to. Thank you for the video

[@markdaugherty6378]

You are stacking up a lot of great results, thanks so sharing.

[@FixedByDuncan]

Turned out nice, new knurling looks good. The colour scheme you chose suits it. 👍🏻

[@jackvetra2844]

Very nice beautiful work I love old stuff

[@CogentConsult]

Nice job! Although, I must say the two pin screws were a bit crude and rude. My grandfather was a master plumber, and he would turn over in his grave if he’d seen you apply grease to the wrench nut. Those wrenches are designed with enough “play” in them so that no lubrication would ever be needed. Grease on those wrenches attract dirt which will only help to jam up the wrench mechanisms. The key with those wrenches is to keep them dry.

[@JustPlaneNutzRC]

Nice work! I just restored the 18" version of this Stilson wrench.

[@salakhiddinovsardor6036]

Это просто шедевр 👍👍 полностью респект !!.Прям Золотые руки бро) !

[@JoseRodriguez-ey2nk]

Pasó a ser la reina de las llaves, de bonita que quedó. Un trabajo mejor que el de fábrica!!

[@bigdaddycain8561]

Wow the amount of sanding and patience that went into that!!😎👍👍

[@pareshgajjar6601]

Amazing work

[@Glory_inthe_3rd77]

Looks really good

[@alaa.ali50]

We want to return things related to cars, for example, car axles or moving parts. The process is really amazing for you ❤️😍😍

[@robertsnyder6982]

A really awesome and perfect restoration. Great attention to detail.

[@Robert.R.83]

I found a 24" pexto wrench in an antique store a while back. I gave it electrolosis treatment and thompson's water seal. It does t look as good as this, but at least it wont get any worse

[@allenschwinn9699]

Very nice work young man.

[@Devastator0]

Great work mate and excellent result! Love all the vids, keep up the high quality work!

[@RebuiltRestored]

I think that’s the best looking pipe wrench in the world! 👍

[@MrIMCP]

Just picked of these up for $15 going to restore it myself, cool to see a Made in England one!

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

Hello Friend. It was very good. Hugs from Brazil.

[@coolissimo69]

So Glad that I can watch another of your great videos.

[@lolcec81]

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера отреставрировавшего газовый ключ.

[@Falconhunter276]

Amazing finish.

[@burundi8909]

amazing job , lots of skills !

[@peterealey154]

It’s beautiful!! Like jewelry! Great Job!

[@HAWKCoinMillionaire]

Damn you literally made it better than the original

[@JulioCesar-vd6em]

Nice job. Good work!!

[@conwaynoel3715]

Excellent job

[@southernman74l9]

Very nice work!

[@etienneE]

Got one handed down from my dad. Do not think I will ever use it but it still hangs in my toolshed and I pick it up once in a while.

[@amitbhattachariya9357]

Nice creation.

[@Miricrafts]

Beautiful mirror effect 👍

[@Philter-Coffee]

Amazing job mate, well done! Incase you ever restore another and you want to keep the old-timey feel of a tool rather than modern then might I suggest tumbling the parts after media blasting with something like ceramic, then parkerising or cold-blu - far more prone to looking worn, but it give protection from rust and keeps the vintage feel.

[@jamest.5001]

It looks nice. I think I'd look into clear ceracoat, a clear ceramic coating. That is also available in many colors,. They even have a near chrome, it would look great on old tools..

[@GalvanizedGreatness]

If I was told to use that wrench I’d feel bad because it looks too nice that’s a job well done

[@suhayl5157]

This wrench looks amazing but what exactly is the purpose of this restoration? It is not intended to be used that is for sure, and if held in a collection, then it is not a true representation of the brand since they never intended to finish it this way. did you just do it because you can? or is it for the sponsor's support? I wonder

[@Joel-st5uw]

5000 grit for a pipe wrench 🤣. This video was fantastic, thanks for spending the time. I don't know how you'll top this... gold plated crowbar?

[@CandyGramForMongo_]

Restore it? It’s just broken it! Beautiful job.

[@T_ndhlovunator]

Nice work, could see your reflection

[@Coogfan1996]

Great job on this one! Good choice over too

[@Vadym618]

That's "hell yeah" category of the restoration! 👍💪 And, it's hard to see when you are working on it by your hands, but not when working with machines. But your stuff is big and expensive 😉☺️

[@jairborges474]

Amazing job. Congratulations from Brazil.

[@UKTOOLTALK]

Wow great restoration my friend you've got a new subscriber, I love record 24" stillsons (I know it sounds a bit weird) I'm a plumber 🤘🤘

[@Sctronic209]

That’s looks better than new. Freaking nice work. 👍

[@evanmurphy2165]

Looks great - too nice to use now.

[@johnprentice1527]

I don't know what this wrench looked like when it came off the factory floor, but I'm sure it didn't look like you final "restoration". I will give that your final product is very pretty, but for my money, the wrench you started out with is much more beautiful, with the kind of patina that can only be had by years and years of careful use. It was fully functional; all it needed was a little rust removal and some oil. Result: functional and more beautiful.

[@mdouglaswray]

That's gorgeous. It stopped being a tool when you added the polish, then it became ART. 😀