Restoring Antique Monkey Wrench - Tool restoration

I bought this rusty antique monkey wrench with a few euros for restoration. The old tool does not have any markings on it. It had a lot of rust on it and the jaws were not moving properly. The back of the wrench had been used as a hammer so I filed out all the badly bent edges and the surfaces of the jaws.
I did not change the handle as it seemed to be in a decent condition and not rotten. It only had one small crack. The end of the handle wouldn't have come off because it didn't have a nut like most similar wrenches so I couldn't just have made a new one with leathe in few minutes.
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[@PeterJamesVillegas]

Engineer at the Distance: Where in Sam Hill is my Wrench?

[@AlexGTAgamer]

All of the little dinks in the metal work really tells the story of what this wrench has gone through over the years. And it can continue to be put to use.

[@uejfieldxjfjsksjcj7291]

*S P Y S S A P P I N M Y S E N T R Y*

[@corison2058]

Uh, TF2?

[@user-np2tq1je2u]

Gentlemen, i'm back

[@fluffypuppy6148]

Howdy Pardner *Laughs as a spy*

[@user-fw5nx3xn3w]

Why don't you give up. Partner?

[@unhingedplays2203]

thank you for saying this i was hoping someone would reference engie.

[@IsodzKing]

We must get this channel popular!!

[@davidleung2432]

I am glad that you only cleaned it up and rendered it functional again, and did not try to super shine it into a museum piece.

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks! I would have had to remove way too much material to get a mirror finish

[@bsharpmajorscale]

Hey now, some of us watch restoration videos for sand-blasting and S H I N Y

[@hassongamer3260]

Great comment

[@pikminfreak0011]

Before watching lemme say this: I went into this expecting thousands of comments related to TF2 Engie because of the wrench's look... I'm not disappointed.

[@unhingedplays2203]

me either

[@NurseMickiLea]

Looking back at these older videos your skills have improved great to see the care you put in.❤️

[@grngocolombiano]

I was thinking the same thing as I am watching the older stuff.

[@apples25555]

"Let's do this texas style!"

[@CursedSFMS]

"sentry going up"

[@AndrewDavidson_]

"Erecting a Dispenser!"

[@CursedSFMS]

"Take it like a mann shorty"

[@NoobGyver]

Don't worry boys, the engineer is the engiehere

[@scottdunbar4898]

I recently found one of these wrenches buried on my property completely covered and seized with heavy rust. It's cooking in the electrolysis tank at this time. Should be interesting. Thanks for the inspirational video.

[@Sipex6484]

Upload a video of it when you're finished with it.

[@johnpatterson8697]

Some Team Fortress 2 music in the intro or at the before and after would have been perfect.

[@Heidegaff]

Sentry goin' up!

[@CoolGuyMcgeez]

insert uncle dain theme

[@lacucaracha111111]

"Engie" liked that

[@aaronb485]

beautiful old tool, Thanks for bringing it back to life.

[@qwertgfdsaful]

Engie's wrench is like twice the size

[@michaelfinlay1412]

tiny desk enginner's wrench

[@The_Real_SmolOrTem]

Yes I agree it's The Engineers Wrench from Team Fortress2 i hope they Release Team Fortress3 in 2500 xD

[@CoolGuyMcgeez]

Do “restoring a sentry” next

[@jettrink7510]

Now that's the type of restoration I believe in.

[@dr.scarlet7586]

Don't worry boys, the Engineer, is EngiHERE

[@OriginalPuro]

That looks cooler than the ones we use now.

[@diyresttube]

i like the antique look of your restoration.

[@mantaship]

I love these and I am a great lover of tool restoration videos. I wanted you to take it even farther. File a little bit of the rough edges of the handles and jaw, and polish this up. Keep going, my friend, and thanks for saving a tool form the heap.

[@MrTarmonbarry]

'' Everything is a hammer'' Aha , the original multi tool , eat your heart out leatherman

[@thomaswillerton6598]

I picked one of these up this morning 😂, guess I know what to do, thanks.

[@charliesybert2683]

I broke a small credit wrench and thought. I YAH ITS TIME TO GET A BIG OLD WRENCH YA A BIG OLE BOY

[@machinesjohns240]

Nicely restored 👍🏻

[@aulderyan]

Nice work! Thanks for sharing!

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks!

[@davidh7088]

Not bad. I'll give this ONE IN TEN.

[@DiyRandom]

Turned out pretty good.

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks friend!

[@greg8510]

4:33 the toilet after eating taco bell

[@bricovintagerestaurations]

very good job...I need to find this type of wrench for my creations...I suscribe !

[@i8dpie]

Beautiful.

[@playwithalvaro]

5am in the morning, and I'm watching this video.. What's up with my life..?!

[@jaketswanson]

2 am here.. I feel ya

[@anthonydamico727]

@@jaketswanson here since 4am asking the same lmao

[@aNdzel0t]

You are on a good way. :)

[@perry437]

The nut that holds the wooden handle has a left handed thread.

[@johnfletcher2445]

Nice finish 👍

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks, man!

[@johnfletcher2445]

Ur welcome

[@NadeemKhan-rv5wy]

@@OddTinkering hii

[@CursedSFMS]

sentry going up

[@FerretPirate]

What did you soak the handle in, and was that boiled linseed oil that you used on it at the end?

[@ded_Bidon237]

отличная работа!!!

[@OddTinkering]

благодарю вас!

[@unhingedplays2203]

The engineer is engiehere whaa haa ha ah

[@tomasavila4185]

mi profesor de1 año de taller de ajuste le hubiese dicho "Lime dereeecho señoooor!" jjajja

[@jaylin33]

I actually have a wrench like this. soaked it in oil and lot of the rust came off moves nice. it has some dings, sadly yeah everything is used as a hammer at some at some point.

[@ShaunSommer]

I'm surprised he didn't go full mirror polish on it LOL

[@Retro_Naut]

Love what you do man, do you use these tools after you restore them?

[@eliya3850]

amazing channel !!

[@robinpilcher5557]

Another awesome project man... ignore the Haters... they probably have no idea what a left-hand monkey wrench really is..

[@kirumitojo6611]

Engineer be like: now where the hell is my wrench ?

[@geraldspratley4637]

Dude, should have taken that handle off first. The shaft is bent and it would have been a lot easier to work on it. But, I am glad you managed to keep the handle. Cannot beat that!

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks. I would have had to grind the handle off because it was not designed to be disassebled. You can see the bottom of the hadle is hammered like a rivet.

[@neddmoulton1]

Great job! Is this worth money when you are done? I would guess yes but I don't know for sure.

[@drstrangefart]

When I restore wrenches with that style handle I grind the pein off the end of the threads to unscrew the nut holding the handle in place. When you clean up the handle you can shave like 1/8 inch off the length to have new thread to pein back over after you reassemble. Those wrenches almost always restore beautifully with few complications.

[@MopedFactory]

Good job

[@OddTinkering]

Thanks, man. I aprreciate it.

[@jacobmarshall2269]

*bUildiN a SeNtRy*

[@TheUb3rN00b]

Looks like it has a slight bend to it from too much pressure being applied to it.

[@Chromaphiliaart]

What metal file is being used at the beginning?

[@georgeshelton6281]

We're now showing you a modern monkey wrench. In the very way it's been constructed. In what kind of shape that it's in. 🐒 🔧

[@Frankowillo]

Since this video is about 2 years old, I'm hoping someone has instructed you on how to use a file on steel.

[@princejacko2647]

SPY MUST STOLE MY WRENCH

[@anthonydamico727]

whered u get that clipper ligher>????????????????????????????

[@harsha95gem]

Every thing is hammer :-D , even my head :-p

[@colleenposley1084]

Actual question because I don't know the answer. Why wouldn't you just take the whole thing apart instead of working around the wood like that?

[@SplendorSolis]

Because these wrenches were never intended to be taken apart after being assembled.

[@petricabistricean1806]

super tare

[@hridoygovindadas914]

No disassemble?

[@Veritas1980-Chill]

no polishing?

[@erroleabrown4317]

lts a little beauty

[@gerardosantosgarcia3970]

Esto no es restaurar, debió de desarmar la herramienta y entonces comenzar la restauración. Eso fue solo un mantenimiento...

[@user-wb3ym5wk7b]

Такое восстановление даже снимать не стоит.

[@user-bk7pu5hl1u]

Молодец! Но для чего этот инструмент?

[@princejacko2647]

When u play engineer in tf2 for year and u never change ur wrench slot

[@SockGoop07]

Bad grammar

[@dmoss8928]

Do you have a video on how you do your rust removal?

[@OddTinkering]

I haven't made a tutorial type video on it but I used electrolysis on this one.

[@dmoss8928]

@@OddTinkering looking forward to more videos

[@punchmo]

DIYCoolStuff Your method looked similar to a “foot detox” scam a lady worked on my wife using salt and an electric device in a tub of water to remove “toxins” during a foot soak. All it actually did was produce rust. I pointed it out and I was very unpopular. Good job saving an old tool.

[@ynns1]

Looks bent, is it really or is it my impression? Also it looks like the shaft and the head are separate pieces, like a hammer head and it's handle, which is quite unusual.

[@OddTinkering]

There is a slight bend in the shaft. The camera probably distorts it a little too because the lens is quite wide. The construction of the whole tool seems very usual. The bend doesn't seem to affect the usability of it as the lower jaw is not a perfect fit and it will adjust when the jaws are tightened.

[@kurumacustombr]

Muito bom ,fiz um vídeo muito parecido!!

[@stickwasp1265]

Engineer gaming

[@xavierjacques73]

It does look a bit from olden times Some 1900-1950 era tool

[@tigrelopez2193]

Francisco Xavier Simon Jacques , I have the same tool,

[@KurticeYZ]

why didnt you blue it or anything? i just feel like its nakey!

[@crazyday4209]

The engineer is engihere

[@petricabistricean1806]

super tare 👍🍨🍁🌹🍺

[@xavierjacques73]

I hope and pray that you may be able to save some money and buy some cool power tools Will save you lots of time and energy and give more time for more jobs

[@mare.466]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@joester610]

OOOOH OOOOH AAAAH AAAAH

[@Zackylorin]

engineer gaming

[@Jason-qc4ty]

Should have blued it. Great job tho!

[@Stas6360]

как такой ключ называется ?

[@airserg_rnd]

разводной наверное

[@JaceTLittle]

Was that salt in the water?

[@thegingerlumberjack]

Probably normal tap water is not very conductive. Salt water is much more conductive.

[@Er3v]

ordinary soda

[@karenerickson6078]

Should have taken it apart.

[@toprod11]

I cringed when I seen how you used a file, they only cut in one direction. What your doing is dulling the file...

[@Taynator]

Why is it called "Monkey wrench" instead of just calling it a wrench?

[@GinoLosSantos]

ahahahahahaha ^_^ Sommelier

[@fls360]

that was designed to be hammer

[@CoolGuyMcgeez]

Hey look buddy, I'm an engineer. That means I solve problems, not problems like "What is beauty?" Because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy. I solve practical problems, for instance: how am I going to stop some mean mother Hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous be-hind? The answer, use a gun, and if that don't work... Use more gun. Take for instance this heavy caliber tripod mounted lil' old number designed by me, built by me, and you best hope... Not pointed at you.

[@chenyuming5404]

pootis

[@tylermcflyer3061]

Oh good lord that tub of rust water looks disgusting. 30 years of tetanus in there

[@sirronmitt]

You lost me when you rubbed both ways using your metal file.

[@jagitmax]

nice cleaning....... but not restored

[@seth_5394]

jagitmax - the wire wheel alone would have done that

[@kleinburger137]

Sorry to say but any kind of wrench is not a hammer and shouldn’t be used like a hammer if used like a hammer the wrench may have alignment issues

[@OddTinkering]

Oh, that was just supposed to be a joke since some people seem ti thing anything can be used as a hammer and this wrench was clearly previously owned by one of those people. Sorry if the text is misleading, thanks for pointing it out, I added a card to point that out for future viewers.

[@kleinburger137]

DIYCoolStuff oh my bad man lol Didn’t realize it was a joke I just take tools and mechanical stuff a bit too serious and bit too literal cuz people get hurt sometimes being stupid with tools trust me no ones ever past over me an angle grinder turned on when I said I needed it next lol

[@OddTinkering]

@@kleinburger137 That's ok. It's good to point out things cause, at least personally, I think it's always nice to learn from my or other peoples mistakes in these videos as I'm definitely not yet a master in this field.

[@kleinburger137]

DIYCoolStuff gotcha dude 👍

[@kleinburger137]

Mike Keller what bolt are you hammering

[@jamesdostie3556]

WTF

[@niceguy8453]

eeppinen jakoavain

[@rafaelhuang3065]

Ive seen better beef been run over by a combine

[@askerzeynal8638]

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[@ugoloksozdatelya]

Отвратительная реставрация!

[@pmd9756]

Lazy and unskilled people do similar restorations!

[@aNdzel0t]

Callin someone lazy on youtube it's hypocritical, go do something yourself!

[@lunky6960]

engineer gaming

[@wagermp3]

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