Rusty Old Guillotine Restoration (Bleeding Rust Ep7)

In this episode I restore an old rusty bench guillotine donated to the channel by a subscriber.
I try hot bluing for the first time as well as TIG welding some damage on the cutting blade.
Link to My Mechanics channel / mymechanics
Other channels I follow and well worth a visit
@Sailing Melody channel / sailingmelody
@Project Brupeg / projectbrupeg
@The Duracell Project / theduracellproject
@Ship Happens / shiphappensuk
@Blondihacks / blondihacks
@AvE / arduinoversusevil2025
@Pacific Northwest Hillbilly / pacificnorthwesthillbilly
@Diesel Creek / dieselcreek
#restoration #boatrestoration

[@ShipHappensUK]

We are honoured to be on your list x

[@NigelTomlinson]

not as honoured as I will be to don my wellies and come visit your boat 😁

[@SailingMelody]

Great episode Nigel :) nice one

[@ScottAttenborough]

I really enjoyed watching you restore this tool. Especially how you explained things along the way. Thanks!

[@renem6441]

You brought it back to life!! Well done! Thanks for sharing

[@solskengroupllp2758]

Looks great and brand new! You just saved $400 restoring it.

[@charlesberry4601]

Wow, really interesting. Looking foward to seeing it used in real time project.

[@robertzapatka1082]

Nice job Nigel!

[@waynerudiger1756]

Nice restoration. I prefer your style. It's a working tool, the dings are part of the history / story (vs. "better than new, with filler etc.). In other words, well done, don't beat yourself up or try to be someone else. When you started to remove the labels I was thinking it was a mistake but when I realized that you can still buy this model new it makes sense. If it was a real antique with a metal label I'd feel differently (as, I suspect, you would). It would be great to see a collaboration with Ship Happens!

[@myuboat45]

This was a very sharp video this time lad . Good job 👏. Cutting right to the wick in your explanation

[@scottsorby7966]

My Mechanics also has a partner channel called My Mechanics Insights and its every bit as good as his main channel

[@jonc4752]

Something very satisfying about bringing an old discarded item like that back to life...lovely job Nigel! I'll get the measurement for that Goosneck over to you tomorrow! Cheers Jon 👍

[@rexmyers991]

Very nice job, Sir.

[@gman9945]

Very nice video. For a brief second you blocked the camera I found myself leaning trying to lean around your to watch....

[@NigelTomlinson]

🤣🤣🤣 glad to know im not the only one who does that..

[@scottsorby7966]

Fantastic starter video for upcoming restorations (now that you recognise its a bug 😉😂), well presented Nigel 👍

[@NigelTomlinson]

Thanks Scott... and it really is addictive

[@scottsorby7966]

@@NigelTomlinson Nigel to my mind because you are so skilled at creating things from raw materials suddenly discovering the pleasures of restoring the beauty or usability of an old and unloved item would be quite addictive. Although might I suggest a set of imperial sockets and spanners at your earliest convenience. Also please look up Keith Rucker - Vintage kzbin.info

[@drew2757]

So enjoyable

[@salt669]

Really enjoyed this episode yes I am the same , no I won,t go to far ten you do. Thanks

[@zooobidooo]

Nice outcome 👏🏻 Video is too long for that kind of resto - in my liking

[@gregoreywilkinson5940]

You could have dropped the rusty parts in a Molasses bath at ten to one ratio with hot water it brings back old tools to like new condition u will be surprised how well it works

[@gmoose777]

Lovely working restoration there Nigel, If the cutting edges don't hold up after the repairs you could always tig the whole edge with "Stellite" hard facing material rod and regrind them. I used the inverted commas because it's been a while since i used hard facing rods and the brands may have changed. Love your work

[@NigelTomlinson]

Thank you.. Will be interesting to see how well the TIG repair holds up over time

[@harrisonandrew]

Excellent restoration - loved it.

[@NigelTomlinson]

Thank you Andrew... definitely the most enjoyable project so for for me... there is a sort of satisfaction when you see the finished job.. highly recommend it to anyone..

[@randysmith7862]

gun blueing works great on springs

[@NigelTomlinson]

I have ordered some birchwood casey bluing liquid so may do that later.. also want to replace the decals as well. have to say though, hot bluing is strangely satisfying 🙂

[@UKHaiku]

Great video, and a lovely restoration!

[@ianwhyte4654]

Another great video Nigel, When i worked as a mechanic we used Nitromore paint stripper to remove engine head gaskets, it might have been further than you wanted to go but is something to think about using on other restoration projects.

[@NigelTomlinson]

Thanks Ian... the "big" "Sentimental" restoration project I have coming up will require a full paint strip down to bare metal so do you recommend Nitromore?

[@ianwhyte4654]

@@NigelTomlinson I would Nigel but its been a while since i last used it & i wouldn't put it past any company to have altered their formula in that time. would suggest you give it a tough trial first.

[@thomaslomax8769]

Why didn’t you use a set bolt instead of a threaded bolt so you had a smooth surface to pivot on instead of a threaded one use

[@NigelTomlinson]

Simply because I didn't have one.. I intend to get an uncoated set bolt to replace the one I used and bluing it to match.. also the tensile strength of the one I used is 8.8 and should really be a 10.2 or 12.4

[@teeringzooi]

shame you could not keep the stickers, that would have given it the extra notch. not that it would work better 😂

[@NigelTomlinson]

sadly they were made of paper and not saveable.. but i will make some good copies 😊

[@claudemailloux]

You could reverse the bottum blade. !!!! 28:16 28:19 😅

[@russgaulke1364]

Something to consider: You could edit a bit more and not show every detail, tell us what you did in some cases and aim for a video of less than 30 minutes. You would probably get more people that watch your entire video.

[@paulmeakin3376]

Don't spoil your videos with too much talk, especially repeating explanations and minor details. The extra work polishing out manufacturing marks was really a waste of time to the use of the article