COMBINATION SQUARE RESTORE! AMAZING Early 1900's Starrett Copy Combination Square Total Restoration.

Hello! Welcome to another episode of Restore This!

Today I am restoring an early 1900's copy of a Starrett combination square. This came in a box of tools I got from an estate sale. It was super rusty, missing it's bubble level and the blade didn't slide in the head.

I start off by taking this rusty hand tool apart and soaking it's parts in a citric acid bath. Next, the parts are wire brushed and cleaned up. The body is sandblasted and the anvil surfaces and other metal parts are polished. Next the polished anvil faces are masked off and the body is repainted gloss black. A new bubble level is installed and a new plug is made to hold it in place. The tool is reassembled and ready to go to work!

This was a fun project. Not a lot of pieces, but a lot of work on each piece!

Timestamps for each section:

Disassembly: 1:10
Citric Acid Rust Removal: 2:23
Media Blast Off Old Paint: 3:15
Polish 45 & 90 Degree Anvils: 4:24
Polish Blade (Ruler): 5:55
Paint Head (Body) Surfaces: 6:29
Polish Other Metal Parts: 6:58
Install New Bubble Level: 9:37
Reassembly: 11:19 The Reveal: 12:08

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