Grandad's Toolbox - Restoration

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in this episode, I restore this old toolbox from Hahn & Kolb Stuttgart.
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[@aserta]

That french wrench at the bottom is extremely useful. It's basically a portable vise, considering its vintage, that's an heirloom tool for you.

[@DowntimeMedia]

He said it wasn’t his, but a friends

[@M0nkNZL]

@@DowntimeMedia That they didn't need anymore, so they are his

[@Adam-rj4kg]

The testing phase at the end was very informative, glad to see the restoration help to improve its performance so well!

[@DerTeufelImDetail]

Did anyone notice with the cut between 32:39 and 32:41 that he only then inserted the washers correctly? "This one seems to work great!" .... LMAO !!! Made my Day!

[@RichardT2112]

My Grandfather had one of these, and although both he and his toolbox are sadly lost to time, I know he would have appreciated the work and attention to detail in this restoration. A nice thought for New Year’s day: reminding me of those we love who are gone. Cheers and Happy New Year!

[@DashDrones]

21:42 Definitely a glitch in the Matrix 🤣 Beautiful work dude, this box came out sooooo good 🔥🥳👍

[@RIS533]

I know how much work that actually took, you should be so proud. Bigger and better in 2022. a Fantastic Job

[@fyodorshestakov6462]

I have a similar toolbox! It has some rust holes, and missing a piece at the bottom for that reason, but still, i use it most of the times! But now, thanks to you, I'm thinking about giving it a proper restoration. This thing served my family for decades, maybe it's time to give it what it deserves) Thanks for the awesome content you're making!

[@chriholt]

Beautiful job as always! It might be good to have some feet on the bottom to keep it off the ground. I believe the original bottom had some embossed/dimpled feet on it. Happy New Year, and I am looking forward to seeing your projects in 2022!

[@craigfulmer5069]

Had this exact box from grandpa and used for my first job at small engine shop. Full of his tools also. Thanks for the memory.

[@ChrisLee-UK]

Old Man Toolbox! Cheeky bugger haha 🤣. Here's an old man trick, when welding thin stuff like this, have a wet cloth on there other side to prevent over heating the panel. Prevents warping etc😉Nice job as always :D

[@horstszibulski19]

Traditionally these were painted hammerite blue, but the army green is nice also! Great job, thx for the vid! :-D

[@ToadalSimplicity]

It's so cool to me that this thing traveled at the speed of time through the decades to your shop. And now your restoration is part of its history.

[@ATLTraveler]

From the thumbnail i thought this thing was MASSIVE. I was like this looks like the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[@carlmcgee1623]

Looks good as is. I'm sure all grandfathers and tool enthusiests can appreciate this high dollar work. GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SYBEX21]

LOL, I mix paint the same way. Nice job on that restoration. It's a thing of beauty.

[@70mmbobbyj]

Another great restoration. Happy New Year.

[@Nicomicosis]

The sandblasting moment. It is the one we are all waiting for in this kind of video, it has become a classic. Greetings 🇦🇷

[@andrethib]

hooray, a new Restore It video! a nice way to end out the year...

[@Elucidator-]

@Restore It: You got to be kidding me: my grandfather's toolbox (still in possession, quite rusted and worn out), over here in the Netherlands is of the very same variety. Looked for a video for toolbox restauration and this was the first click.

[@markdaugherty6378]

Great result, your welding has gotten so much better, I am impressed. I so agree with the addition of some sort of stand-off for the bottom. As always, looking forward to upcoming episodes. Cheers from Dallas, Texas

[@bugorchard]

I took metal shop in college and hold a deep respect and fear for welding, so whenever you started up the MIG I had to look away as if the brightness would transcend through the screen and blind me 😂

[@Cafferssss]

Love cantilever toolboxes. I have two. They're not the best though, but have stood up well!

[@Krzys_D]

Seen you put the washers on the wrong side but then you fixed it😊 Happy new year!

[@llewis7324]

A satisfying restoration to watch, Greetings and Happy New Year from Canada.

[@tinman7551]

I’ve been waiting for weeks for this, I was starting to get worried 😧 it’s good to see you back 🥰😍❤️

[@R4TeT]

Very nice restoration!! I would have installed there plastic or teflon washers to not to scratch the paint.

[@tomallen7699]

Made your grandfather proud!

[@USM247]

Absolutely brilliant!! Happy New Year!!!

[@larrykostopulos1332]

Loved the restoration and loved the thorough testing too.

[@SjoerdJongerius]

To remove rivets I use a center punch on the rivet as close to the center of the rivet as I can and then drill them out. Works really good.

[@titofernandezmeirino9832]

Simply perfect! Congratulations.

[@olegneprav]

Happy new year

[@nyccolm]

Great job

[@brycecrousore1985]

Gorgeous! And what a meaningful item for you!

[@coolissimo69]

Happy new year mate, may you have a splendid year for you and family.

[@jamescraig5421]

Excellent Restoration Bro.Looking forward to watching more work from you.👌➕

[@johne5493]

beautiful job, well done. The only thing I would have changed would be to replace the washers with stainless steel ones as they are a wear point and start for rust to appear.

[@davidlewis492]

You made an old tool box a thing of beauty well done mate keep it up.

[@markdunstan8277]

Brilliant to see you back 😊

[@Hideaway904]

Outstanding restoration, brother. I probably would have chosen a satin or perhaps flat paint finish. Subscribed.

[@dartstar100]

Random thought, a brass carrying rod, instead of the green ... Either way, beautiful outcome here

[@خالدالبيومي-ظ1ز]

So beautiful indeed!

[@tonyc.4528]

Beautiful work! Mixing paint by eye is amazing.

[@electronic7979]

Excellent restoration video

[@wolfgangbalu1253]

This is real restoration. Congrats for this great job.

[@NikosDIY]

I think building one like this out of wood, would be cool. Might try it.

[@noyb72]

Test Satisfactory. Looks to be a great way into automotive repainting.

[@RestorationApprentice]

Great wprk, as always! Turned out better than I imagined!

[@timlovegrove8640]

Excellent, tasteful restoration.

[@petebetancourt7374]

You did a wonderful job everything came out beautiful

[@towboatjeff]

Beautiful restoration!

[@jpisty]

Great demonstration at the end, really stress tested it there.

[@paulslee341]

nice touch putting the tool mats in the bottom

[@tomswindler64]

Nice too see you bring back old skool mechanical tools and nice looking old tool box.had one similar from my grandfather,my son now has it.carry on and keep doing what your doing.hint hint maybe more vlogs,I know you have a schedule to follow but doesn’t hurt to ask.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@andrepienaar6459]

Thank you very much for a very satisfying video!

[@jeremiahrex]

These always seemed so heavy but ya, every old man had one. They are a very slick mechanical design though. Nice touch with the liners, that's a nice modern improvement.

[@roymcelwee9334]

Great work as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@arnhemseptember2009]

Great job again! That was fun!

[@LoftechUK]

I’ve always enjoyed your videos. Thank you.

[@ccooper3608]

This is the best video on KZbin!

[@iambueno]

I always fall asleep to these videos, but not because they are boring, the audio mix is perfect and I love the ambient noise. I wake up towards the end of the video and have to rewatch it all over again. What paint are you using?

[@bobjoncas2814]

that should do the job. good one, have a great New Year..

[@口口-s6n]

2022 Happy new year

[@punelopepunstop5515]

One man’s toolbox is another man’s treasure!

[@T_ndhlovunator]

Beautiful work

[@abackimages5351]

Skills improved as he worked on it so that’s good

[@hector.rodriguez7231]

Espectacular!!!!! Restauracion epica 👏👏👏

[@luiscarlosl]

Wow , that´s better than new!

[@whocares0692]

Beautifully done !!

[@nitt3rz]

A good tip if you need to hammer anything near fresh paint; wrap the hammer/punch in masking tape to reduce the chance of scuffing & scratching.

[@ppgedez]

As usual with my very limited ability in these sort of things i got to the six/seven minute mark in this one and if it was me doing it i would have picked all the bits up that i’d managed to dismantle and put them into the corner of my garage to be completed at a later date a work in progress. Great job dude. 🙂

[@davidcoats1037]

Very well done! Enjoyed the video. 😃👌🏼

[@ΘεμιστοκληςΞανθοπουλος-ψ3λ]

Very nice work! A spot welder could make your life easier especially with the bottom part if you can afford one. Happy new year greetings from Greece!!!!!

[@XXCoder]

Awesome, only nit is not replacing feet intents on bottom. It's so you can add rubber feet and not have it slide out.

[@benutzer2239]

Man this was a very expensive toolbox from germany. I have never seen a hahn and kolb in this god kondition. Well done

[@b.p.650]

Great job !

[@broomad]

Welding looking really good !!

[@henkvandebeek7921]

I really enjoyed this video. Well done on the resto it came out so well

[@EdMeyer22]

Color is spot on 👌

[@sonyhk3824]

Happy new year 🎄 guys 👍

[@jimmeh213]

Can you link to those two piece, screw together fasteners you used to replace the rivets?

[@JonasHamill]

Did you find something? Just got a similar toolbox and looking for the same

[@isidrochavez9183]

Any answer on this?

[@RestoreIt]

Chicago screws, sorry guys!

[@notiskoundouris9320]

Well done!

[@churlepatakha]

Very nice work!

[@pascaljeske7307]

Yes a very nice good Job Love it so much best man 👍👍👍❤️👍

[@colinwest9000]

Happy New Year!

[@Fromard]

Beautiful

[@Trindal]

I’m actually hoping to find a box like these for my woodcarving tools.

[@jt9498]

Nicely done! Your grandfather would be proud! :)

[@jon2oo6spb]

Cool toolbox and restore.

[@dixonqwerty]

Excellent video and restoration!

[@brendankaye7983]

up next i’m drilling and tapping a hole in the handle. up next i’m drilling and tapping a hole in the handle *slightly more upbeat* great video as always keep up the good work

[@novadiagnostic]

Where have you gone missed your videos

[@jamesalsup9135]

Excellent!

[@pghgeo816]

Great Resto!

[@johnnydutcher208]

Great work!

[@geobrown9413]

A suggestion when mixing paint colours..... use a welding rod to dip into the paints and write down the dips as you go, easily duplicate down the road too. Less chance of wasting paint if you go too far off the mark.

[@fordfan3179]

Pretty nice. The box screams for a decent set of period correct tools restored simarlaly.

[@romeldphillips3146]

Another great job well done

[@adamwalker5236]

another lovely video

[@RestorationAustralia]

Looks great well done.