SNS 223: Greenfield #7 Tap Wrench Restore

[@tuckerorpin-wilkes2853]

I think the biggest reason why your videos are so successful besides how skilled you are is genuinely how great of a person you seem to be. Forever a fan man. I’ve never seen anyother KZbinr(I’m sure they’re out there) who is so appreciative of comments and even the smallest package.

[@Abom79]

Thanks Tuck!

[@keithaj1983]

How many people here automatically "like" Adams video before you watch them? I do like every time.

[@TheArsonsmith4242]

I just really wish youtube had an easy way to see all the videos you haven't watched from a channel. I've only been watching for about a year so I have several years of backlog I need to get through.

[@Abom79]

Do you go to the Video page? You can view them all there.

[@TheArsonsmith4242]

I do, but I've watched so may sporadically through your history, I wish I could easily just get a list of ones I haven't watched yet. Not a huge deal, I just want to be lazy rather than have to dig through the history looking for ones that I haven't finished.

[@cliffordfender1159]

Adam, I gotta say, that piece looks absolutely awesome !!! Thanks so much for another pleasing video, Cliff

[@2harrynipples]

Just a tip you may try sometime Adam … years ago while restoring a few firearms I resorted to warming my parts under a stream of hot water from the kitchen tap where I could be sure to warm the parts to 135 - 140 degrees but not too hot. Wipe the parts dry immediately and apply the solution. Parts turned a beautiful blue/black almost immediately. Applied a little Vaseline as lube and protectant and they're still gorgeous after all this years. Love your videos and thanks for doing them.

[@raincoast2396]

That was a great gift box. Way to go Alex! The caliber of viewers here is top notch.

[@charlieb1613]

It gives me great pleasure to see older tools restored to their former glory. I personally would like to see more of this type of content.

[@bchant19]

Hey Adam that Ali box would make a great little coolant tank you could put a pump in that removable lid and add a couple of pipe fittings to the side and use it on one of the machines.

[@freethought2296]

I restore old SXS shotguns and after trying several different cold bluing products I I now use Brownells exclusively. It always gives me a flawless deep blue finish that looks great!

[@pneumatic00]

What a great care package! Everything in there looked actually useful.

[@ts7113]

Thanks for all of your videos, know how and willingness to share. It was great getting to meet you and Abbey in Independence this past week.

[@Abom79]

Thanks Tom, great to see everyone in KC!

[@kyleemmerich2460]

Hey Adam, you are definitely my favorite KZbinr! Hope the operation went well, glad to see you back to making videos.

[@rosswaring2835]

Great work Adam...it looks superb. Love the enthusiasm you have in all you do.

[@Thrakall]

This was great, you should start a whole playlist for just tool restoration. Awesome to watch, plenty for everyone to learn about various tools this way as well. Thanks for documenting this.

[@jefferdman5921]

I like the shape of the older tap holder as well. Thanks for another nice video.

[@erictrinque6513]

Very cool! that box from alex is great! maybe a DRO enclosure ;)

[@Maggiespapa]

I would hinge the lid on the box , put a latch on the door, and keep 750ml of my favorite spirits in it for safekeeping 😀

[@TomokosEnterprize]

I think now I am going to go out to the shop and give an old Blue Point handle I have used for 40 years a good go over. Love that handle. It is in reg use so it will be a quick bit of lovin. What a great box of goodies. The welds are immaculate. Very nice custom box for sure.I get my stainless tig rod from my local radio shop. They trim the antennas about a foot and save them for anyone that wants them. A very high quality stainless. This is a great tribute to a fine handle you will most likely use for the rest of your days bud. It's beautiful !

[@tomthumb3085]

Hey Adam, great video. My favourite type of video. I enjoy anything to do with tool restoration. Thanks.

[@josephwilson6651]

Once again another exceptional video Adam and a fine restoration job to boot

[@OuijaSTi]

I have a "new old stock" Greenfield tap and die set. The tap wrench still has the most beautiful color case hardening on it with vivid reds and blues all over. It's a sight to behold.

[@Abom79]

That’s a gem we all love! Treasure it and keep it protected. 👍🏻

[@robbiemoore1366]

Adam it was nice to meet you and Abby in Independence last week that’s a long drive you were going back home on Thursday so for you to be putting out a video on Saturday just shows your commitment and hard work and as one of your biggest fans I appreciate it and Thank You.

[@Abom79]

Thanks Robbie! Great time in KC!

[@evilbrat5376]

That was one fine blueing job on that tapwrench! Better than from manufacturer.

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

Thats some fancy welding on that ally box , cool .

[@johnapel2856]

Ooh...pretty metal. Man that does look good. That stuff works fast and well! Also love the box. Thanks as always.

[@needleonthevinyl]

This video makes me want to scotch-brite, polish, and blue everything I own

[@camerashy44]

Adam, love your videos and your enthusiasm for restoring older tools. Hope that your back to top form after your procedure.' I have used a Caswell product for cold Black Oxide finish on iron and steel. It comes as a liquid concentrate. I do like the way that the Brownell paste worked on the tap handle. When I have the part blackened, I then seal it with their penetrating sealer. "Caswell Penetrating Sealer is used after applying a black oxide coating onto steel or iron parts. It imparts a slightly oily feel to the parts, which displaces moisture and prevents rust. After sealing, dip or brush the parts with the sealer and allow to contact the part for 1-5 minutes. After sealing, shake off excess and allow to dry."

[@druideverett1603]

Tip top education their Adam. Thank you for the lesson. Didn't know it'd be about how special old tools are compared to new. Congrats on your weight loss. Looks like your going to have to trade your two x gloves for one x. I'm so jealous. Keep it up you are a pillar, guess the 15 hater see you do it so well they have to complain. Don't forget you are the man and I applaud you !

[@Abom79]

Everyone has haters, just shrug them off and focus on the positive.

[@dsinclairTUBE]

again a great project to try in my shop! Hope you are back in the pink and ready for the rest of the summer!

[@aubreyaub]

The unitised buffing wheels, just about unobtainable in Australia. Managed to get onto a Chinese supplier. Bloody hell, they are good. Better than sliced bread.

[@mikal7359]

Awesome, great old tools. High quality too.

[@1jtolvey]

GREAT JOB !! OIL THE WHOLE TAP WRENCH POST BLUING !

[@BodgeEngineering]

Beautiful job!

[@SVImpavidus]

Adam. I dont get to watch much these days as we are sailing of in to the sunset (check our channel). However when we get good WIFI in a port I get the chance to catch up. Every time I do, you make me smile and remember how i used to repair, refurbish and remake kit that others would have thrown out. Keep inspiring the next generation with your footage, pass on those skills. More power to your elbow sir, you are Gent. Thanks for sharing. Ant. (Ant & Cid, SV Impavidus)

[@AKfishkayaker]

Adam, Love ya man and hope you are healing rapidly. One thing about cold bluing NEVER dip old brush, swab or anything in your main supply! It weakens it a lot. Better to pour what you want into a small vessel and work from it keeping your main supply fresh. You have taught me so much over the years I just wanted to share that with you hopefully it did not come across as a troll.

[@Abom79]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@AKfishkayaker]

HAHA ear to ear smile.... Abom79 replied to me =) also brother throw some gun oil on it, let it set an hour and wipe it off. The bluing is basically controlled oxidation and the oil will get into the pores and prevent red rust.

[@herbalsnails]

That really did come out beautifully.

[@turbocobra]

that came out great Adam! definitely going to pick up some of that.

[@Abom79]

Thanks Gary. Hope business is doing well for ya.

[@whiteout628]

That came out so well Adam!

[@nolanknoepfle8044]

I’ve used that bluing compound a lot. It works real good if you heat it until it is warm to the touch before applying

[@patricksullivan9951]

Hi Adam, well the first words out of my mouth were .."WOW, that's friggin AWESOME!" That Cold Blue seems to really do a terrific job! I'm going to grab a bottle myself and try it on my next welded tube steel project. You are looking thinner, nice! Keep it up brother!!

[@Mike-sp7ru]

Use the Oxpho in my gunsmith shop, great product. Don't forget to oil it when you're done

[@jamiebuckley1769]

wow the tap wrench turned out very very nice adam id be proud to own a tool like that.

[@TheMot616]

Adam, You should fabricate aluminum or brass vice jaw shields I find they really come in handy when trying not to leave jaw marks on your work.

[@douglaszoz7919]

Whatever your choice, what really matters is that the material has less hardness than you want to fix

[@justinTrapp]

another great video! kind of a mix up doing a tool restore! as a gunsmith oxpho is my go to touch up cold blue for guns. great stuff!

[@carver3419]

Beautiful job .... Very impressive ... I just ordered Brownells Blue Creme ....

[@2024bear]

that turned out BEAUTIFUL .............

[@jmh8743]

Abom79, never had success with cold blue....Brownells. You never dissappoint this old guy.

[@ThomasEJensen_TEJ]

Pretty tools. I love it. :-)) Thanks for another good episode of you making things right again. :-))

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

I agree that looks better than new ! That was an AWESOME box he made .. ENJOYED !!

[@davidcallista8618]

Nice work Adam. I'll have to get some of that Brownell's and try it on some Little Giant die stocks and tap wrenches that were old when given to me when I was a young boy.

[@m-s-a-g]

Nice to be back👍👍👍👍

[@TBizzell68]

You should’ve used a clockwise sequence to loosen that lid to avoid warping it...🤓. Love the channel, glad you’re back at it.

[@ericrichards5862]

Nice job Adam, I have used a glass bead blast to remove rust and it provides a nice etch to the surface for the bluing formula to penetrate.

[@elcheapo5302]

Nice work, Adam. And you're dangerously close to 200k subs! Congrats!

[@richardhead8264]

Adam, you really _BLUE_ it!! LOL

[@nicomeier8098]

Nice work and great looking tap wrench, great result!

[@bfeitell]

Adam, thank you for showing this. I'm a long time fan of the super-lube. Please explain that stuff to folks. It is fancy and special stuff.

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Adam, SWEET box & Tap wrench.!.!.!.

[@JBFromOZ]

That turned out really nice!

[@63256325N]

That box was beyond belief! What fantastic welding skills! Thanks for the video.

[@TraditionalToolworks]

Adam I'm been using one of those green pressurized Milwaukee canisters for Acetone. They work great. I actually bought mine when I was doing some cold bluing with Oxy myself. I have used the liquid in the past but this was the first to use the gel. I like the gel.

[@billdlv]

That turned out good Adam. Looks like a good product.

[@dessilverson161]

One lovely tap wrench. Envious Adam

[@brianevans1946]

I have a Greenfield No 5, my favorite tap wrench...

[@Abom79]

Good size to have as well.

[@petemclinc]

I'll have to give that OXPHO-BLUE a try on a bunch of transfer punches that were rusty and I soaked in Evapo-Rust which removed the rust along with the black oxide coating.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

I have all my Dad’s Greenfield tap and die tools. They are absolutely nice, best I have seen. Was not aware of Threadwell.. also looks nice.

[@JourneymanRandy]

Nice work Adam.

[@bcbloc02]

I always appreciate sturdy packaging. The wrench looks like new. I wonder how this would hold up on something like a chuck or mill table?

[@tinker5349]

Howdy Adam, nice tool restoration and a great video

[@BMWDCK75]

Neat project Adam

[@vintagespeed]

nice work Adam, great looking result! i've never blued any of my tools, but some day when i'm not using some of them, i think i will! thanks!

[@MFKR696]

One thing to know about bluing agents is that you should avoid rubbing it, as this results in streaks. It should go on in smooth, straight passes and then left alone. I've cold and hot blued many a rifle barrel and action in my day and the best results are always had when you agitate the bluing agent as little as possible once it's on the surface. This avoids rubbing away the oxides that have already formed, creating streaks, as I stated before.

[@markcohen8061]

INF1D3L010 )

[@wayneo7307]

Nice Job Abom ! That Blueing , It looks Like Black Anodized ! Really Nice.

[@lbochtler]

How interesting, i restored a tap wrench myself the other day. Its an old WERO adjustable ball tap wrench. Seized with rust, but managed to get everything going again.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

That looks great all fresh blacked, but seeing it all polished out before blackening made me think of rhodium plating... Oh lordy, would that the pride of tool box!

[@hygri]

Nice job Adam, great colour. Not black, just a very very very very dark blue...

[@johnbonner922]

Wow Alex! That box is awesome! :o) Blessings friend! Nice job Adam, really love your channel. My Saturday is not complete without SNS! :o) Blessings to you as well, friend.

[@francoisfouche2568]

It came out gorgeous !!!

[@randomdude1786]

there are some cool videos on youtube about the manganese phosphate process too the guy that dose the Q-jet hardware is my vote for the best on that your's is my cold process #1 vote... thanks Adam

[@jamescrombie2320]

I picked up a tap wrench probably 30 years ago, a Wiley and Russel #6 lightning. Doing a quick search discovered that they predate Greenfield, merging with Wells brother to become Greenfield tap and Die in 1912. So my tap wrench is over 106 years old :-) A little battered with age but still nice and shiney and no rust.

[@3347861]

Nice work as usual, Adam! I use cold blue from Brownell's quite a bit. I've found that small parts are easier to dip in the liquid (you can buy it in bulk), while the cream version works well with larger parts that make dipping impractical for the home shop.

[@popps48]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@jefferdman5921]

Liked the blurring. Looks much better.

[@pijnto]

Came out nice, cold blue is really meant for touch up operations not full jobs, also it will not prevent rust object needs to oiled and kept oiled.

[@Abom79]

It’s an easy way for someone at home to get a quality looking blued part. Many people use it daily

[@thehaze1972]

312 is a great alloy for welding some cast iron alloys also. Only used it when stickwelding though.

[@Wydglide]

Does anybody know what Scotch-Brite wheel Adam is using on his grinder, that's absolutely beautiful Finish!

[@wvmotorider9723]

A trick to help get a deeper black with the Oxpho Blue is to dip the steel wool in the fluid and rub out your part. It transfers some of the oxides from the wool onto the part.

[@rodneywroten2994]

it does look great Adam

[@charlescompton4495]

Hey, that would make a nice Kleenex box for someone. Great job on the bluing. I've got a couple of old muzzle loaders that might look good with that finish. I think they actually browned the barrels on them originally. Good to see you at the bench Adam, Greg.

[@smithjones1906]

Wow that does look really nice, must be a great product. I've got some older firearms that could probably use it, but I've always been apprehensive because I hear it diminishes their value. My 1946 Remington 550-1 is literally bare metal by the safety though, I've just been keeping it horrifically oiled to prevent rust. Same story with a 1952 Ruger I've got. Yes, I like "older" firearms!

[@thomasdoroski4684]

I have a Greenfield no8 that I’ve used quite a bit I’m planning to do the same thing never did any bluing before

[@overkillaudioinc]

What Scotchbrite wheel do you use??

[@danielbuck]

for those polishing jobs on the bench vise, I say you make some aluminum or delrin jaws, and video that :-D great restoration :-)

[@arisuva9629]

sup Adam you are lookin mighty fine thre, i hope that you feel as good as you look. i hope that you continue making awesome machining videos ( especially manual kind) . have a good summer. Ari from finland.

[@snickerlake]

I have supper old vise that I want to get rid off . It was my dads and God knows who had it before he did . It has long jaws , sits on a block and a long tang that attaches it to the block . will take a lot of work for anyone liking things like this to restore .

[@xenonram]

G Jobb Where are you located?

[@tomscorner3838]

That Brownells cold blue is the best on the market. About $10 a bottle. I like the paste because it stays wet. Many a gun I've restored with it. You have to oil the bluing afterwords. Best use a good gun oil. Don't use WD40 on the bluing.

[@2008koss]

great tip, thank you, I order it tomorrow...!

[@ecleveland1]

Be sure and apply a good coat of oil to all the newly blued surfaces. You may need to reapply oil for a few days to so it soaks into the pores of the metal. If you don't the newly blued part will rust rather quickly.

[@brianwalk108]

Glad you posted this. I thought the blue would prevent rust, I was also going to ask about the non-blued peices, figured theyd be the parts to rust. just oil everything, eh?

[@ecleveland1]

Yes, oil everything inside and out. Blueing is "basically" a form of rust, there is a difference but not worth getting into for this application, and the chemicals are very acidic. Iron Oxide will form on the newly blued surface if not protected with a good rust preventive oil coating.

[@paulm5302]

Outstanding..... Great Job Boss

[@jeffglover7854]

Nice video Adam, don't forget to return Tom's tray.

[@jarheadshooter6452]

Brownell is an excellent company! the bluing compounds you are using are used to blue military firearms.

[@Sausketo]

didnt replace that set screw did you?