Super Ego Chain Pipe Wrench Restoration.

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I had this chain pipe wrench for some time now, saving it for some time. I am currently busy with upgrades to my workshop so I could not take on a large project so this one turned out to be a perfect candidate.
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A pipe wrench is any of several types of wrench that are designed to turn threaded pipe and pipe fittings for assembly (tightening) or disassembly (loosening). The Stillson wrench, or Stillson-pattern wrench, is the usual form of a pipe wrench, especially in North America. The Stillson name is that of the original patent holder, who licensed the design to a number of manufacturers. The patent expired decades ago. Another type of wrench often used on pipes, the plumber wrench, is also called a pipe wrench in some places.
The Stillson wrench is an adjustable wrench (spanner) with hardened serrated teeth on its jaws. The hard teeth bite into the softer metal of the round pipe and provide the grip needed to turn a pipe, even against fair resistance. The design of the adjustable jaw, which permits a certain amount of intentional play out of square, allows it to bind on the pipe, with forward pressure on the handle pulling the jaws tighter. On some models, two leaf springs, above and below the knurled adjusting knob, help unlock the jaw when pressure on the handle of the wrench is released.
Pipe wrenches are not intended for regular use on hex nuts or other fittings. However, if a hex nut becomes rounded (stripped) so that it cannot be moved by standard wrenches, a pipe wrench can be used to free the bolt or nut, because the pipe wrench is designed to bite into rounded metal surfaces.
Pipe wrenches are classified by the length of the handle. They are generally available in sizes from 6 inches (150 mm) to 48 inches (1,200 mm) or larger. They are usually made of cast steel. Today, aluminum might be used to construct the body of the wrench, although the teeth and jaw remain steel. Teeth and jaw kits (which also contain adjustment rings and springs) can be bought to repair broken wrenches.
History
Daniel C. Stillson (1826-1899), a mechanic at the Walworth Company, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, created the first such wrench. On October 12, 1869, U.S. patent #95,744 was issued to Stillson.
On 17 August 1888, the Swedish inventor Johan Petter Johansson (1853-1943) took out his first patent on the adjustable pipe wrench. The Swedish Patent Office issued the patent again in 1894. The idea emerged after he established his company Enköpings Mekaniska Verkstad. Back then, nut dimensions were poorly standardized, so each time a tradesman was out on a job, he needed a trolley to take a set of fixed pipe wrenches with him. Johansson's tool could grip nuts of different dimensions.

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AJ I really like and enjoy your work, please don't let a few nay-sayers stop you sir

[@RestorationVideo]

Super-impressive, fascinating, satisfying, and just beautiful to watch. Great job!

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

[@AJRestoration]

Hello there!

[@johnconnor555]

Super AJ , it looks better than new !!! Who can do it better, if not AJ ??!!👍👍❤❤❤👌👌🥇🏆🥂⚙🛠

[@rochlachance896]

Beautiful restoration

[@JimFinlayson]

Nice restoration.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@RestorationAustralia]

Looks new.😊

[@scottcates]

I really admire your zinc plating work. Very durable and good-looking.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much! I love doing the zinc plating, it does give the project that brand new feel.

[@oneshotme]

It looks great!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up as support of your channel

[@JDB-XIVII]

Beautiful!

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful restoration AJ good job well done

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much buddy!

[@user-dn7dk3qm8y]

Absolutely stunning. Awesome job well done.

[@MarkMeadows90]

Looks like another simple restoration. Great job!

[@rudolfthegardener6105]

Goeie werk Andre

[@AJRestoration]

Baie dankie!

[@razorboyXVII]

Very nice!

[@AJRestoration]

Thanks!

[@tomswindler64]

Cool,nice quick little restoration.keep on doing your thing and carry on.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@jamesriordan3494]

Very nice job 👍🏻

[@AJRestoration]

Thanks 👍

[@quocvlog1272]

Verygood 👍🏻

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@transmitterguy478]

I use acetone to soak rags then wrap them around a handle like that then I wrap with aluminum foil and let sit for a few hours. Then I sandblast.

[@Badgermatt-nc5nr]

I just came here to see all the crazy comments about how you ruined the temper or the you made the steel brittle, or you made it too soft, etc by putting it in the fire. LOL

[@AJRestoration]

Haha thankfully the handle does not have a temper on, it also cooled slowly and that kinda tempers the metaal preventing brittleness. If it were the jaws it would have been another case, those were heat treated.

[@nicholas790]

You forgot the RED powder coat!

[@brewster3987]

Fun little restoration! I've never seen a chain wrench exactly like that. That would be a useful general-purpose wrench for larger more stubborn pipe joints. Question: are you concerned at all with changing the temper of the steel by burning the paint off? Wood fires can get pretty hot...

[@KathrinRena]

not so much worried about the metal weakening as much as the toxins he released into the air, like lead and what ever else was in the paint, the metal can be re-tempered, can't undo the toxins

[@AJRestoration]

The handle does not have a temper, the jaws do.

[@AJRestoration]

I'd be more worried about the toxins being released by everyday driving of cars than the toxins of burning the paint off the handle.

[@butterocean]

Haven’t seen you do cold bluing in a while!👍 Good video!😊

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much! I should do that a little more.

[@themotorpsicoema2696]

El final: puede fallar 😂

[@robertosant4625]

Well done!! Very good zinc platin. What is the acid plinke that you use before plating? And the last acid after the plating?Why do you use It?. Do you rinses the parts in distilled water? Thank you Good Job!

[@adampinior6647]

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[@tombrunner8181]

If this is not a weapon from Mad😳

[@AJRestoration]

Does look like it!

[@re-fix9678]

😘😘👍👍

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@robertmailhos8159]

That looks like a cast iron pipe cutter great idea to burn off the paint and then Media blast the handle before you powder coat.it.

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@AJRestoration you are welcome young man 👍😎

[@ShainAndrews]

3:53 Powder coat. A wet blast system works better as it stops the coating from heating up. Or... burn it off.

[@rogerpatrongonzalez5800]

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[@danielprivate7442]

meh, mesquite makes pipe wrenches taste peculiar.

[@Tapeworm202]

Paint is such a nightmare to sandblast, I always burn it off as well

[@AJRestoration]

Works like a charm.

[@jimg7784]

Is it just me or is anybody else so OCD that when they miss a speck while sandblasting that it drives you nuts?

[@AJRestoration]

Haha, sorry I sometimes dont even see the missed spots.

[@lindalafon7742]

Nice job

[@AJRestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@SNRestoration]

Cool, it looks better than when it was originally on sale 👍

[@AJRestoration]

My thoughts exactly, thank you very much!