Ridgid Pipe Cutter Restoration.

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/ @ajrestoration Welcome back ladies and Gentlemen, We have here a rusted pipe cutter made by the company Ridgid. I got this beauty at my favorite place, the metal recycling yard, I saved it...
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Some history on the company.
The Ridge Tool Company is an American manufacturing company that makes and distributes hand tools under the Ridgid brand name. The company was founded in 1923 in North Ridgeville, Ohio. In 1943, it relocated to its current location in Elyria, Ohio, and in 1966, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerson Electric.
Ridgid tools are targeted at the plumbing, pipefitting, construction, and HVAC trades. The brand is best known for its distinctive red pipe wrenches, but the company manufactures over 300 different types of tools. The company also sells power tools, largely made by TTI, and wet/dry vacs, made by parent company Emerson.
Ridgid produced a pinup calendar from 1935 until 2016. Early renditions featured the work of American pin-up artist George Petty. Models that have appeared on the calendar include Raquel Welch and Brooke Burke. #ASMR
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[@thomaswillerton6598]

As a pipefitter, I like this one very much. Keep up the good work.

[@AJRestoration]

I am glad you liked it, I used this tool recently actually and damn does it work like a charm.

[@jefferybrianring191]

Incredible restoration, looks like a brand new tool, maybe better than new.

[@shedmanx3640]

Beautifully done and a different although delightful colour. I loved the restoration with just enough shine to not get ostentatious. 👍🇦🇺

[@AJRestoration]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kurokaya5072]

Omg yes new gloves!! Another great video!!!

[@AJRestoration]

Yay! Thank you!

[@Santiago-iv7oi]

Nicely done😊

[@stephanieray6587]

I have one sitting in an electrolysis bath. Am afraid to take it out as it will just start to rust again if I don't get all the water out. I liked seeing all the techniques you use that don't involve water.

[@LadyPotions]

Flawless restoration. Also appreciate that you wrote about the background of the company

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! 😊 I like to add some extra info and sometimes tool history if I can find it.

[@mariateresasantos919]

Very nice🤗

[@AJRestoration]

Many many thanks!

[@adamwalker5498]

beautiful work!!

[@Waynesbusinesschanne]

New gloves!!!! Nice!

[@midwesterncountryboy460]

Very nice restoration. I just picked up two of these exact same RIDGID pipe cutters at an estate sale ($10/each). They are both very dirty & rusty but still function, so, it's time to bring them back to life. BTW, orange is the correct color, NOT red. Once again, nice job. Cheers!

[@ekthimios]

beautiful job

[@sammydavis6255]

Awsome, and the colour matches perfect!💪👍🍻

[@AJRestoration]

Glad you like it!

[@corbana4743]

Ahhh that’s awesome, gonna do mine

[@jlg589]

Nice

[@georgebrown8312]

Amazing work. It looks like a brand-new tool, and it works like a charm.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you so much 😊

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

[@AJRestoration]

Good night here from SA.

[@briansworkshop01]

Fantastic job and video and the colour is spot on it looks and works fine thanks for sharing 🍺🍺👍👍

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! 😊

[@brianmicky7596]

Hi, Very nice, love the orange, fantastic, glad to see man's best friend always helps out ,( the hammer) , the cheap one's about£46, well worth the restoration, , All the Best Brian 🤗

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you Brian, even if it's not worth restoring, I like to try and save it. The hammer is a regular in my hands hahaha

[@davidcoats1037]

Outstanding! 😃👌🏼

[@AJRestoration]

Thanks for the visit David!

[@mohammadjavadhosseinzadeh5585]

Hello.very very nice.good👌💟

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much

[@mohammadjavadhosseinzadeh5585]

@@AJRestoration Please dear friend 🙏💓

[@Mikey__Mike]

Sorry AJ I was busy so i missed out on a few videos of yours but have no fear ill watch them all from the last one i watched. Brilliant work as always. 👍❤️

[@AJRestoration]

Welcome back buddy, I was wondering where your face went haha. Thank you for the comment!

[@OldtoNewRestorations]

Nice job! I think you now own the world's shiniest pipe cutter 😁

[@AJRestoration]

You got that right!

[@michael7324]

About time you got rid of those old gloves.

[@AJRestoration]

You tell me! Haha

[@randomprojectstube]

Brilliant restoration again, love watching your work.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you so much 😀

[@zube6996]

Great restoration. Job well done!!!

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@POPRAVIPOKVARENO9596]

0:06 new gloves... 😁👍 Nice restoration👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! 😊

[@dmitriyyuryewitch7068]

Спасибо. Это отличный ручной труборез, и очень хорошо, что вы его восстановили. Но комплект не полный. Должны быть две насадки 1/8 - 1 и вторая 1 - 2 дюйма. У вас только вторая. Но это не беда. Инструмент все равно очень качественный и надёжный. Удачи вам)))

[@beautypearlrestoration1180]

Beautiful restoration

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! 😊

[@garymucher9590]

Nice refurbishing project. Just can't beat powder coating... Thumbs Up! I actually refurbish the exact same pipe cover myself. I bought it raggedy off Ebay though for a great price..

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! I really love powdercoating! You probably noticed haha

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful restoration well done

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@pascaljeske7307]

Wow very good Job i Love it 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️👍

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! 😊

[@austinhughes6852]

Cool! Now that you have a pipe cutter. You can use your pipe vise more efficiently!

[@AJRestoration]

That's the plan!

[@andymiller5611]

Very nicely done, dude! Great video! 🍻🤘💜

[@AJRestoration]

Thanks a ton Andy!

[@razorboyXVII]

Very nice restore as always!

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you buddy!

[@Arun_talks_]

Goood work

[@jessethepondhopper8370]

Fast orange

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Hi buddy, I liked your job, beautiful result 👍

[@AJRestoration]

Thanks 👍

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

@@AJRestoration You are welcome!

[@beck9365]

i’m so glad i subscribed to you :)

[@AJRestoration]

Same here Rebecca!

[@restorationconstantines7731]

best

[@arnoldverser8113]

Nice, but should rotate it the other way is how it is suppose to be used

[@robertmailhos8159]

Next time you get a rusty piece of equipment try soaking it in transmission fluid to help break it loose

[@AJRestoration]

Hmmm that is a cool idea, Ill give it a try next time, thank you.

[@user-hj6ve7de2g]

Вполне рабочий инструмент получился

[@Castleknight]

New gloves!

[@RestorationAustralia]

I thought you will restore the gloves... Nice job on the pipe cutter.

[@asdfghjkl12345382]

Great video. If you powder coat something and you missed a spot or the powder comes off can you put a little powder and heat it? Can you touch up powder coating?

[@garymucher9590]

Actually until you bake it, yes, you can spray on more powder. After it is baked and cured, you really need to sand off the area really well before respraying again. But it does also work well.

[@AJRestoration]

I did try to do touch ups on another project and if you re powder it after it has been cured the second coat leaves a really bad texture. SO its best to sandblast it again and start over. Unless there is a technique I don't know of.

[@paulsweeney5642]

RIP old faithful gloves 😢

[@AJRestoration]

RIP haha

[@adamsala9291]

Is that sand blasting cheers

[@mikemcclure1855]

Beautiful job. And greetings from Canada.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you Mike! 😊

[@sungbyun3224]

I think it would look better if you polished the Rigid logo.

[@persioboni9373]

Perfeito

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! 😊

[@michelmictmr..1302]

hello which painting process do you use, it would be to powder and go to hot oven. thanks🇧🇷

[@AJRestoration]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating

[@RepairRenewRestore]

Nice work. Enjoyed it alot. Can I just ask what kind of camera do you use as your videos look sharp and impressive

[@AJRestoration]

I have a Canon M50 with a Rode video micro. Best investment I made to the channel.

[@AJRestoration]

15mm to 45mm kit lens with the camera.

[@jacilynns6330]

Funny thing, that particular pipe cutter is usually a greyish silver colour. They are sold in stores here. Makes them distinctive from regular other brands which are usually red. Never seen a rigid pipe wrench but they do make one of the best pipe flaring tools. Their ballpoint tool is good but there is a ton of knockoffs of it sadly.

[@AJRestoration]

Thanks for the info buddy!

[@lordfartquadbeanz2002]

No,it isn't, this model ONLY comes in red or orange

[@yuosya170]

👍👍👍

[@fahedq825]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ismailalkashif265]

Would you please to make a maintainance for ridgid TC _40 powered Plastic pipe and tube cutter to accept regards

[@CarsRestored]

Me: No way he can restore this AJ: Hold my pipe cutter

[@AJRestoration]

Haha thank you!

[@hectorlao8604]

Sounds like a duck. QUACK! QUACK!

[@JB-sb1qg]

Very nice restoration. A tip for masking for powder coating. Get Kapton tape with silicon adhesive. It's good to at least 500°F. Pricy, though. $36US for 1" x 36yds. And if you get 3M, you help out my town as we make it here in Indiana.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you for the tip!

[@jessethepondhopper8370]

Would have put in a new cut off wheel

[@AJRestoration]

No need to, this one still cuts like its new. Unless it had a chip or bump, then it can be replaced. Replacing this cutter would be a waste of money.

[@dafunk8859]

I mean sandpaper

[@allenwilson9656]

Nice clean restoration but the old ridgid pipe cutter was actually red . And when you cut with them you are supposed to push from you not pull to you. Beautiful just non the less 👍

[@AJRestoration]

This one had traces of its original orange colour.

[@janikkralik]

there is only a surface rust and cutter and the wheel looks very little used. I suspect an artificially created rust after a few days to make a video. But nice work

[@narayankarki6267]

Sir iam necessary 4pcs cutter wheel where and how ican buy how much each pcs Sir could u reply me sasoon as possible thank and best regard

[@narayankarki6267]

Sir iam necessary 4pcs cutterwellfor my own use where znd how Iran buy how much the cost each cutter wheel same model riding product

[@dafunk8859]

Why didn't you sand the main parts before painting?

[@AJRestoration]

That would soil the original casted texture.

[@dafunk8859]

@@AJRestoration is it possible to sand and polish them to makе them smooth and shiny?

[@restaurandocoisasvelhas]

🤜🔥🤛🙏💯

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

Seriously, how long did it take you to sand that handle?

[@AJRestoration]

That took me a whole day, from 8am to 4pm

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

@@AJRestoration Oh wow. I figured it took a really long time! Great job!

[@martyn6542]

Abit lazy on this one tbh the flat plates I would of made shiny and the writing I would of painted with a fine brush black also I would of made it red good tool tho

[@alaincrombois3298]

tu a garder ton plateaux a ficelle

[@michael-tn3vq]

Should have sent those gloves to a Patreon or viewer that would have been cool

[@AJRestoration]

That is a really good idea!

[@michael-tn3vq]

@@AJRestoration if you ever choose to do it I want to be in the running thank you lol

[@chodad1381]

this is staged, he just dropped it in Cheetos dust.

[@AJRestoration]

Hahahahaha sounds yummy!

[@user-du7rn4cv6v]

7:34 Люди!!! НИКОГДА ТАК НЕ ДЕЛАЙТЕ!!! В рукавицах, перчатках нельзя работать на сверлильном станке!!! People!!! NEVER DO THIS !!! In mittens, gloves, you must not work on the drilling machine !!!

[@user-du7rn4cv6v]

8:34 People!!! NEVER DO THIS!!! In mittens, gloves, you must not work on the drilling machine!!! Люди!!! НИКОГДА ТАК НЕ ДЕЛАЙТЕ!!! В рукавицах, перчатках нельзя работать на сверлильном станке!!!

[@chulochops]

Imagine being the 1buttplug who clicked the dislike button. 🤡

[@AJRestoration]

The few that did hahaha

[@brynhart9108]

Dai gloves wat jy weg gooi dra ek vir nog tenminste 2 weke

[@AJRestoration]

Ek weet haha maar die manne het begin moan oor dit, so jy weet...

[@weemanling]

Gloves near spinning machinery? Very silly.

[@AJRestoration]

Anything near spinning machinery, Very silly hahaha

[@tatisumirah2000]

Maukah anda berikan kepada saya??

[@christiaanbrown4278]

That tool is $150.00 USD brand new, I would say yours qualifies for that status. Normally red, the orange is a nice touch, you will never have to wonder which tool is yours.

[@myrestorations]

Great 👍 🙌🙌🙌

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you 🙌