Replacing handles and other tips. - Page 9

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by bower

Excellent, JR! It is really restored for use.

I have a collection of rusty old tools I have found over the years, always thought they were just interesting 'relics' but never before thought they could actually be restored. And maybe not, maybe they really are too rusted and far gone. But it's possible...

Not to get into metal too deeply the old American steel and cast iron was good stuff.
The garbage coming out of china and some other countries is horrible.
It is the nickle content added and the carbon content left in the steel.
Too much and not enough and it will rust away in no time.

Those old tools you see around may look bad but after clean up as you can see in the above pictuer they have a lot of life left in them.

Worth

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

Today I was about to do something I have no idea what it was.
As I walked past some stuff I saw what was left from a dowel I used for something.
Dibble I thought to myself.
A few minutes later and I have a dibble all from scraps.

Worth
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bower · February 12, 2016

Worth, you just love to make stuff. I greatly admire your skills.

I mean, when I need a dibble, guess what? Those broken handles I didn't fix or replace, well I use them to poke a hole in the ground. As is where is.

Gee this is right on topic. Almost.

lol:

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by bower

Worth, you just love to make stuff. I greatly admire your skills.

I mean, when I need a dibble, guess what? Those broken handles I didn't fix or replace, well I use them to poke a hole in the ground. As is where is.

Gee this is right on topic. Almost.

lol:

Thank you Bower.
The hold downs you see on the drill press I made also from metal stock the drill press and a file.

I dont know when it started maybe when I was 2 or 3.
My mother gave me a child's tool set when I was still in the crib.
Back in those days they were almost real and made of metal, I sawed my way out of the crib and escaped.

I was the little kid that could saw and drive nails so I was always making ladders up trees so everyone could climb in them.
People got to the point they wouldn't let their kids hang around me because they were always getting hurt.
Then around the 2nd grade I made wood box traps to catch cotton tails.
Then there was the endless cages I made to keep all of my pet tarantulas lizards and snakes in.
The wooden toy trucks and all sorts of stuff.
Yes I do love to make stuff.

Worth

bower · February 12, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

I dont know when it started maybe when I was 2 or 3.
My mother gave me a child's tool set when I was still in the crib.
Back in those days they were almost real and made of metal, I sawed my way out of the crib and escaped.

Worth

bower · February 12, 2016

I've seen that Worth with the boys around 2 or so, are all about the tools.
You're obviously a prime example.

It isn't 'socialized' or 'conditioning'... some guys just popped out looking for a hammer.

Even to the surprise of their mothers. My son was like that, and is good at a lot of things I do really poorly at. For example, he can read instructions and assemble things, which I find hard to do. He was born that way, I soon found out and took full advantage any time I needed help from age 3 and on.

Myself I was all about the mudpies and potions at that age, as far as I recall.

But later in my life it turns out I have a great interest in making things and curiosity about materials and how things are made. I like to fool around with the 'manly arts', but will never be able to do the kind of precision work you guys are doing.

I admire!

I feel a bit ashamed that my manly skills are not up to par.

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

Bower then there are the tool collectors with OCD.
I had to work around one sometimes he had a ton of tools on the truck but wouldn't or couldn't use them.
He spent all of his time sorting and polishing his tools but never worked much.
They were actually the companies tools.
One time I had to bust a 12 inch pipe flange apart and got one of his brand new unused flange wedges and pounded on it with a hammer.
I thought he was going to cry.

The same goes for the never been fired gun collectors.
I know a guy that was selling off his guns and I insulted him by saying a gun was a tool not a pretty to hang on the wall.

All it was was a Colt Gold Cup.

Worth

bower · February 12, 2016

I would even admire the OCD of polishing. What the heck.

I must say that the household tools do collect over time, some are used often and some not as much for sure. The only polished tools I have are the ones I use all the time for work, that's for sure! As for my collection of rusty ones, these are found tools, stuff that turned up when digging the garden or in various places I lived, they are old, maybe very old. If they're older than me, they must be old.

But I have found some other uses for rusty metal, which also caused me to drag more old stuff home from the beach when I find it.

And rejoice that I never threw away old stuff, when I finally found a use for it. Old rusty iron can be used to make prints on cloth. It makes a black print from natural dye materials that are otherwise yellow with alum. Also true, after you make the print, the metal is cleaner than before. I have in mind to print the old tool collection, when I do I'll take pics and show you guys what rust is good for.

And then decide whether I should wire brush them and put handles on, or let em lie.

Here's an example of a print made with some leaves and catkins, rolled up on a rusty iron pipe and steamed. It was great fun. It also smelled awesome in the steamer.

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

That looks pretty cool.

Worth

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

Here is the finished dibble all prettied up.
The marks are in 1/2 increments painted on and oiled over with tung oil.
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bower · February 12, 2016

Nice job!

I had to use a sharpie to mark my garlic "dibble handle" for that.

Your marks won't wear off, and you have your choice of depth so multi-purpose.

Worth1 · February 12, 2016

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Originally Posted by bower

Nice job!

I had to use a sharpie to mark my garlic "dibble handle" for that.

Your marks won't wear off, and you have your choice of depth so multi-purpose.

Thanks the marks are cut into the wood with the file you see with the wood handle so the paint was put in the grooves and the excess filed off.
The very first mark is about one inch from the point.
Worth

Worth1 · February 13, 2016

After testing I decided to go ahead and make the lines all the way around and stamp numbers on it.
Worth
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taboule · February 13, 2016

Nice.

>>> ... make the lines all the way around and stamp numbers on it.

I was thinking about that ;-)

bower · February 13, 2016

My friend made a rolling dibbler for the farm similar to this one:
http://www.communityagadvisors.com/make-multi-dibbler/

We used it to roughly mark out the beds for garlic but you still need a hand dibbler to get the right depth. It is just a guide, really, so the spacing is even on a long row.

February 12, 2016	#122
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Homemade Dibble. Today I was about to do something I have no idea what it was. As I walked past some stuff I saw what was left from a dowel I used for something. Dibble I thought to myself. A few minutes later and I have a dibble all from scraps. Worth IMG_20160212_1205.jpg IMG_20160212_14998.jpg IMG_20160212_29647.jpg IMG_20160212_52843.jpg IMG_20160212_6718.jpg IMG_20160212_18308.jpg

February 12, 2016	#123
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	Worth, you just love to make stuff. I greatly admire your skills. I mean, when I need a dibble, guess what? Those broken handles I didn't fix or replace, well I use them to poke a hole in the ground. As is where is. Gee this is right on topic. Almost. lol:

February 12, 2016	#126
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	I've seen that Worth with the boys around 2 or so, are all about the tools. You're obviously a prime example. It isn't 'socialized' or 'conditioning'... some guys just popped out looking for a hammer. Even to the surprise of their mothers. My son was like that, and is good at a lot of things I do really poorly at. For example, he can read instructions and assemble things, which I find hard to do. He was born that way, I soon found out and took full advantage any time I needed help from age 3 and on. Myself I was all about the mudpies and potions at that age, as far as I recall. But later in my life it turns out I have a great interest in making things and curiosity about materials and how things are made. I like to fool around with the 'manly arts', but will never be able to do the kind of precision work you guys are doing. I admire! I feel a bit ashamed that my manly skills are not up to par.

February 12, 2016	#127
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Bower then there are the tool collectors with OCD. I had to work around one sometimes he had a ton of tools on the truck but wouldn't or couldn't use them. He spent all of his time sorting and polishing his tools but never worked much. They were actually the companies tools. One time I had to bust a 12 inch pipe flange apart and got one of his brand new unused flange wedges and pounded on it with a hammer. I thought he was going to cry. The same goes for the never been fired gun collectors. I know a guy that was selling off his guns and I insulted him by saying a gun was a tool not a pretty to hang on the wall. All it was was a Colt Gold Cup. Worth

February 12, 2016	#129
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	That looks pretty cool. Worth

February 12, 2016	#130
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Here is the finished dibble all prettied up. The marks are in 1/2 increments painted on and oiled over with tung oil. IMG_20160212_29396.jpg

February 12, 2016	#131
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	Nice job! I had to use a sharpie to mark my garlic "dibble handle" for that. Your marks won't wear off, and you have your choice of depth so multi-purpose.

February 13, 2016	#133
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	After testing I decided to go ahead and make the lines all the way around and stamp numbers on it. Worth IMG_20160213_6502.jpg

February 13, 2016	#134
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Nice. >>> ... make the lines all the way around and stamp numbers on it. I was thinking about that ;-)

February 13, 2016	#135
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	My friend made a rolling dibbler for the farm similar to this one: http://www.communityagadvisors.com/make-multi-dibbler/ We used it to roughly mark out the beds for garlic but you still need a hand dibbler to get the right depth. It is just a guide, really, so the spacing is even on a long row.