Vintage Rusty Wrench Restoration - Antique Adjustable Spanner Restored - asmr

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The Burston Snail Cam wrench is a beautiful piece of vintage toolcraft. This particular adjustable spanner had been in the family for decades and had seen better days. As usual when restoring any antique tool I like to start with the least invasive process possible to give an impression of what we're going to be up against. In this instance the Evaporust didn't have a great deal of effect, even when put in the ultrasonic bath, it did however free off the jaws.The way to adjust the mouth of this particular wrench is to rotate the snail cam, so called because of it's shape, like a snail's shell. Our snail cam had seized in position and needed the application of heat and penetrating oil to eventually free it. Some of the pitting and score marks were so deep that they had to be filed out, something I'm not too keen on doing as it can affect the shape and original nature of the tool, in this case there wasn't much choice but as little was done as was practical. Then came sanding with 120 grit paper followed by 180 and 240, then onto the Axminster AC150BB buffing machine to give a beautiful mirror finish to this vintage tool which was nearly 90 years old.
We hope this practical demonstration of how to repair and restore a vintage tool will help to teach you all the processes involved in a restoration project, help to learn new skills and give you the confidence to practice them yourself.
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[@ladbrestoration]

Everything is great in your video, it’s a pleasure to watch ! Keep pushing !

[@restoreandmake]

Hi LADB Restoration, thank you for your kind comment and taking the time to watch my video, it means a lot, coming from such a great creator👍😊

[@huguesbon-marchand3828]

sooooo true

[@ronllan83vlog3]

Use wire brush before bupping.

[@lordvengerx]

This comment is Avril approved 🐱👍

[@xMrsmileyfacex]

Neat lookin wrench. Never seen one like it. Here's to British ingenuity! CHEERS!!!

[@edka1031]

Never seen this kind of wrench before. Amazing restoration, congratulations.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Ed, thank you very much for your kind comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and got to see something new👍😊

[@david4499]

Nice to see someone use a file correctly. Wonderful salvage of this tool.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi David, thank you so much for your kind comment, I'm really glad you liked the video👍😊I'm really happy with the way it turned out😊👍

[@shaunmullings4153]

Just amazing. 😀👍

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Shaun, thank you for your kind comment, I'm so glad you liked the video👍😊

[@wrenchwiki8036]

Nice Save. I have been collecting wrenches for a while now, haven't seen that one.

[@restoreandmake]

thank you so much for your kind comment, I'm really glad you liked the video👍😊

[@hassanwally9161]

I’ve never seen this wrench mechanism before! Your restoration is simply AWESOME 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Hassan, thank you so much for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video and discovered something new👍😊

[@eisbaerbel]

You did a great job on this lovely historic tool. I like it when a restoration is somewhat soft, and is not destroying the heart and soul of the object. Congrats for getting the spring into shape again and managing the fiddly work getting it into place. I pick up old spanners etc. occasionally on fleamarkets, but I leave them in their state giving them a good cleaning only. Maybe I should do a bit more work on them, I am reflecting this... Thanks for inspiration and best regards from Germany.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi eisbaerbel, thank you for your kind comment, if you do any future restorations it would be great if you put them up on your channel, we would love to see them👍😊Vielen Dank für Ihren freundlichen Kommentar. Machen Sie weiter so auf Ihrem Kanal👍😊

[@garylewis9803]

Very impressive. Thank you for posting it.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Gary, thank you so much for your kind comment, I'm really glad you liked the video, there are plenty more in the pipeline for this year👍😊

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

Thanks for the tip. Using a vice for holding the sander.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Amiga A1200, thanks for your comment, I'm glad you found the video helpful👍😊don't squeeze too tight though👍

[@user-jc6qf8du7t]

Оригінальний ключ,ніколи раніше такого не бачив .

[@f.gattari1081]

Incredible, Great Job!!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi F. Gattari, many thanks for your kind comment, I'm very glad you liked the video👍😊

[@lordvengerx]

Do you have a time machine? You went back and got this brand new. Secrets out :P. Great video and this is a magnificent restoration. I'm bingeing videos :D 👍🐱

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Lord Venger, thank you so much for your kind comment, don't tell everyone about the time travel secret😬 I'm really glad your liking the back catalogue, rest assured there a many more rare and interesting projects in the pipeline😊👍

[@lordvengerx]

@@restoreandmake you're very welcome. Lol I won't it's a secret :P. Can't wait! :D

[@rachmadanirachmadani1548]

Excellent job for beautiful tool...👍👍

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Rachmadani Rachmadani, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video, I'm very happy with the way it turned out👍😊

[@williammarcus5438]

Beautiful work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Bill, thank you very much for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@shawnataylor7998]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Shawna, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@roryshomeservices5586]

Super satisfying!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Rory, thanks for the kind comment, keep up the great work on your new channel👍😊

[@roryshomeservices5586]

@@restoreandmake Thank you! Definitely will try.

[@glengrossnickle4985]

Nice job. I like seeing tools I haven't seen in the State's. Tool Addict sent me your way and I subbed. Thanks

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Glen, thanks for your kind comment and great to have you on board👍😊

[@Resto-Rob]

Wow! That is awesome!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Robert, thanks everso for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@Gearhead-en8dz]

Nice old Burston crescent. Good plumbing crescent!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Gearhead 6971, thanks for your comment, I'm looking forward to giving it a try on my next plumbing job👍😊

[@ArmandoLoni]

Beautiful 👍🏻🛠️

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Armando, thank you for your kind comment, keep up the great work on your channel👍😊

[@thomasthompson6799]

Nice restoration of an unusual old wrench.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Thomas, thanks for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@johnfix1]

Congratulations on a very nice restoration.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi John, thank you for your kind comment, I'm very grateful for you taking the time to watch my video, I'm glad you liked it👍😊

[@butthedd0233]

Very nice work.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Tony, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@zelanndoniiwinterschoi2571]

Hello, Amazing...it is now Beautifull... from Zell of Victoria Australia.

[@restoreandmake]

G'day Zell, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@michaeloates732]

fantastic!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Michael, thanks for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@ghfs3497]

Результат превосходный, но я бы обратил внимание на рабочий инструмент, он сам уже требует ухода и реставрации )))

[@restoreandmake]

Привет Евгений Сидоров, спасибо за ваш комментарий, у меня есть отличные новые инструменты, но мне нравится использовать старые, чтобы сделать видео немного интереснее👍😊

[@---sf2ry]

Great great video🙃

[@restoreandmake]

Hi -,- , thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@tooladdict7463]

Lovely job on that and you got the spring working again well done that makes mine look a little bit rubbish now :-)

[@restoreandmake]

Hi ToolAddict, thank you for your kind comment, maybe you could borrow the spring on special occasions or if your having friends round😊👍

[@tooladdict7463]

🤣👍 I was thinking maybe we could do it like sharing children you have It Monday to Friday and I’ll do the weekends

[@restoreandmake]

@@tooladdict7463 we'll have to split the school holidays as well😂😂

[@tooladdict7463]

Can I take the spring away with me on the six weeks holidays?🤣👍

[@ArtisticEndeavors]

Most satisfactory

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Susannah, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@jacksshed2450]

Hello! Tool Addict sent me your way, nice to know you're local!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Jack, great to have you on board, loving your channel, keep up the great work😊👍

[@odillaurent1053]

you always see something you,ve never seen before, and to see it come back to life, is a cool thing ................good work

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Odil Laurent, thank you for your for your kind comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it informative👍😊

[@ForgottenShineRestoration]

good work! I do such restorations in my videos! This is really fun :)

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Restoration V23, thank you for your kind comment, keep up the good work on your channel👍😊

[@LakshmananLM]

Ageing is easy. Ageing gracefully is hard. Excellent restoration there. Cheers.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Lakshmanan L M, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@carlmcgee1623]

Time and effort here. Stay "SICK" my friend.

[@Brackmanification]

Thanks for posting! I learned several things with this one!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Brackmanification, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@goldenhands5295]

good Work

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Golden Hands, thank you for your kind comment, it's praise indeed from someone with such a great channel👍😊

[@paulorth2251]

I am not sure I understand your work method on this wrench. Rust cleaning, brushing, rust cleaning again, then buffing? Seems like the sequence is out of step, but the end result was nice.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Paul, thanks for your comment. I like to start off the process of renovation slowly and in the least aggressive way possible, using the Evaporust first gave an opportunity to free some of the working parts ready for removal, buffing and cleaning gives an opportunity to see how much pitting and damage there is and gives an indication of how to approach it. Slowly, slowly makey shiny👍😊

[@user-nc8ke5pq5t]

Зачёт!

[@restoreandmake]

Привет Андрей, спасибо за комментарий, я очень рад, что вам понравилось видео, спасибо за подписку😊👍

[@user-nc8ke5pq5t]

@@restoreandmake И Вам Здравствовать! Бомбовая работа мне очень понравилась!

[@petercowell2051]

Nice job. An intriguing tool. Love the lateral thinking with undoing the screw.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Piper Peter, many thanks for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@markharrisllb]

A wonderfully sympathetic restoration, I really enjoyed every second of watching you work. I also like the tool itself, a very unusual and clever design. A great video all round, thank you for posting it.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Mark, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@jorgefsanchezmarin]

Magnífica restauración, ya no vimos su funcionamiento en casos reales. Tengo la duda si logra mantenerse firme en una operacion cotidiana.... ¿Sabes por que ya no siguió produciendose esta herramienta? Me parece poco práctica y hasta puede llegar a ser estorbosa.

[@restoreandmake]

Hola Jorge, gracias por tu amable comentario, espero que ya no se haga porque se puede deslizar fácilmente y golpearte los kuckles, se hicieron muchas llaves diferentes en esa época, pero muy pocas todavía están en producción👍😊

[@ussdiscovery6912]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING RESTORATION!

[@restoreandmake]

Hi USS DISCOVERY, thanks for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@ussdiscovery6912]

You’re welcome! I love these kinds of restoration videos, they inspire me to do the same. I really want to do some restoration videos, but I have a lot of work to do before I can do that. I’ll give you a tip on the evaporust it works best in warm to hot temperatures and if you leave it for 12 to 24 hours for the maximum best results.

[@restoreandmake]

@@ussdiscovery6912 thanks for your top tip regarding the Evaporust. I look forward to seeing your videos when you have the time to make them, just plug away slowly and I'm sure you'll get there in the end👍😊

[@surfacegraphy1731]

Dear Restore and Make, hi. Simplicity and attention with the details. An excellence. Artistic. CONGRATULATIONS. Thanks. Gracias, M. From Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio

[@restoreandmake]

Oi surface3ddesigngrafico 17, obrigado pelo seu comentário gentil, fico feliz que tenha gostado do vídeo👍😊

[@Bender13]

Beautiful job on an old tool. Just curious as to why you didn’t remove the lower jaw for easier cleaning. Would it not slide off over the handle?

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Richard, thank you so much for your kind comment, the lower jaw has a pin which protrudes into the channel, this is where the spring attaches, it must have been inserted when the wrench is made. To remove it would have involved drilling it out and therefore spoiling the wrench, some days it's better to compromise and work around these things than risk ruining something so good👍😊

[@Maurice1151]

Some good work there. Don’t use a wire wheel? I’m not a big fan of evaporust myself but the end product was great.

[@restoreandmake]

G'day Maurice, thanks for your comment and I'm glad you liked the video. I only like to use bronze wire brushes as I get concerned about scratching the surface of the tool then having to remove more material to remove the scratch. It's about making the least impact on the tool as possible😊this was my first time with Evaporust, it certainly isn't as fast as hydrochloric acid but it's not as agresive and in this instance it started the cleaning process well👍😊

[@shedmanx3640]

That was amazing work. I’ve seen others with wrenches like yours and the jaws just flop about. There’s the answer, they have a spring. I really enjoyed that and have liked and subscribed. Looking forward to your other projects. Greetings from Victoria, Australia mate.👍🇦🇺

[@restoreandmake]

G'day Shed Man X, thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video, there's plenty more in the pipeline👍😊

[@lawrence.porter]

I thought that thing was huge until I saw you holding it. Either that or you have huge hands. 😂

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Lawrence, thanks for your great comment, only regular sized hands here though😂I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@garyostrander2507]

👍❤👍- 👁 - like // lol = VERY NICE

[@gayle525]

I think a wire wheel before the polishing might have worked better.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi gayle525, thanks for your comment, I like to start the process nice and gently to minimise any damage which might be done, the process can always get more aggressive as you go on👍😊

[@IR-nq4qv]

1st generation knuckle buster, I can see why they don't make them anymore.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi RockIsland Rides, thanks for your comment, you're right about the wrench, there were so many different spanners patented around the early part of the 20th century, but very few have stood the test of time👍😊

[@markneo1]

👏👏👏👏🇧🇷

[@restoreandmake]

Oi Marcello, obrigado pelo seu comentário gentil, fico feliz que tenha gostado do vídeo👍😊 thank you for your kind comment, I'm glad you liked the video👍😊

[@paulwayman4579]

Keep fingers out of ultrasonic baths rule no 1 as they wreck blood capillaries. I have an identical wrench but never use it as it slips too easily. Bahco had a better patent

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Paul, thanks for your comment, I'll take heed of your warning👍😊

[@124adams]

great job, looks new! go to garage sales & find another project

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Sgt Dino, thanks for your kind comment, there are a few more projects in the pipeline, but I'll have to go foraging soon👍😊

[@perrylc8812]

Anything I take apart it’s get anti-seize added before I put it together.

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Perry, thanks for your great comment and useful tip👍😊

[@twin_o7m.730]

Excessive time on polishing 😅

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Twin_o7M. , thanks for your comment, it can never be too shiny😁😁

[@Oleg7777758]

Новый ключ измазали г вном и потом делали вид, что реставрировали... Да он на третей минуте после промывки водой уже как новый был...

[@restoreandmake]

Привет Sklad Sklad, спасибо за комментарий👍😊

[@AlenaAlena777]

Error in Title, it's called ASMR not AMSR

[@restoreandmake]

Hi O K, thank you so much for your comment, I never would have noticed. It's heartwarming to know there are such nice people in the world who want to help you out👍😊

[@zsigmondkarika683]

ready for nothing

[@restoreandmake]

Hi Zsigmond, thanks for your comment👍😊