Right on! Great first video!

@AcmeRestorations

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Once again you've reminded me of my dad. He passed 3.2021. He retired from Sears Roebuck & Co. in the late 70s, they carried mostly Craftsman tools. As I go thru his many owner's manuals of all his machinery and tools they're all Craftsman. I do believe he (or my grandfather, his dad, had one of these). Thank you!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your father. My dad and grandfathers were Craftsman men too. These old tools are a real connection to them. Thanks for watching!

"Not ANOTHER bench grinder restoration!" I say to Myself just before I sit there and watch the full 20 minutes of the video in complete awe. Loved the method of using dry ice to constrict the part to fitting into place. Also like that you colour matched the original paint work and kept the original decal in place. Top job! :)

@AcmeRestorations

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I love all the cast iron in that thing.

@AcmeRestorations

Жыл бұрын

It's a beast. I love it.

Glad to see someone keeping the same colors

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I have this same grinder... I was a kid when my father had this in his workshop. I am 65 now. I was looking to find out how to change the belt? That was a Monumental task in itself still not sure if I can get the shaft out though? I'm going to try to save the bearings. Dads grinder is in excellent shape for how old it is.. Great job on refurbishing this beauty of a grinder... Thank you for memory lane as well.

@AcmeRestorations

Жыл бұрын

If your bearings are in good shape, leave the shaft in and just use a segmented belt, like an Accu-link. Thanks for watching!

That dry ice technique is freaking cool!

Wonderful job. Made at a time when craftsman tools were of the top quality you could buy . Unfortunately now made in China by the lowest bidder . I'm 15 years older than that grinder , but the memories are there . My brother and l pooled resources and bought that model for our dads 50th. birthday .

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky for us they made a lot of them and they can still be found in pretty good shape. A testament to their quality. I've got a pretty rare craftsman tool grinder/hone coming up as a restoration video this summer. Thanks for watching.

Very Cool restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spot-on restoration!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is one of my favorite tools now. Love the old Craftsman tools.

Nice Job when I was a kid, we had one like similar to that one. I would love to find one today.

@AcmeRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Well, the good news is Craftsman made a TON of these. Good luck and thanks!

Back when Craftsman meant quality!

I love smart and using dry ice like that is genius. Good work, good brain.

@AcmeRestorations

3 жыл бұрын

I learned that trick from @mrpete222

I just picked up one of these grinders this morning. $50.00 on craigslist. Very cool. Everything is heavy duty; just the way I like it.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're not going to need to replace this one!

At last someone who cares about original colours. Very good.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome job!!!!!! Quality work.... and with no annoying music recorded over it made it even more enjoyable...... keep up the good work 👍👍👍

wow that dry ice trick worked way better than I thought it would 2 opposable thumbs up =) lol

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Credit where credit is due: learned that from MrPete222..

Wowww what an excellent restoration.

Превосходная работа! РЕСПЕКТ! Great job! RESPECT! 👍👏🤗

Very nice job! Excellent quality of work, good job with the camera, and great results! You really got my respect when you did the touch-up around the existing label... Thanks for posting!

That was a great restoration! That grinder would look good next to my 1947 Craftsman Scroll saw.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Ship me your scroll saw and we can find out for sure :)

Great Job making that old girl look new again. I have my nieces father-in-law's 1947 Craftsman jig/Scroll saw made by King/Sealy. It is in great shape with I believe it's original belt still running the old girl! Was able to clean belt off and it had the part number of belt that I found in a 1947 sears tool catalog! They made the belts well back then as well as the machines!

It sure does look nice now

2 screens! brilliant!

Our father bought a craftsman grinder ~1958. It looks more modern and my brother is still using it.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

They don't make 'em like they used to. Some of the stuff in the 50s had some really great design too. I love the 50s Blackhawk tools.

Nice! Certainly pays off when you have the right tools for the job! Very professional.

Great job. Been a craftsman tool collector over 30 years. Very nice job.

@joeford860

4 жыл бұрын

The Craftsman name used to mean quality.

@bigmikeh5827

4 жыл бұрын

BD is trying to bring the quality back to the name. They are slowly bringing manufacturing of Craftsman back to USA.

@joeford860

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigmikeh5827 good I hope so , I have bought Craftsman for years until recently.I don't like Chinese junk.

Beautiful job, my friend... can't wait to see it in person soon!

Preparation is the key and you do a really good job of it, looks new. Great video also. Thank you..

Good thing you got it restored that Ryobi sounds like death warmed over!

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

That Ryobi was used on half this project, then quickly given away. Absolutely useless.

Wow... They sure don't make quality like that anymore... :-( You did a beautiful job restoring it!

The most professional restorations I have seen on KZread!

There you go. Good for another 60 years.

Awesome Job! I look forward to more restoration projects from you.

Back at the time Craftsman was well made! I have thought about the ice method in the past, my concern is the moisture it may create where bearing seats on the shaft. Possibly some anti sieze on shaft would be good to have where bearing sits to negate the moisture issue. Only other thing I might have done is use the old stones and put the dressing tool to them, they had the look of aluminum had been ground on them. As always, another nice job, enjoyed the video. Thanks!

@yeahright343

4 жыл бұрын

He used dry ice, so any moisture would be from condensation, not the ice itself since it's just frozen CO2

Craftsman, my favorite tool brand

THANK YOU...for sharing. Very nice.

Beautiful work, love the video.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Beautiful work, looking forward and have a good luck

Nice work, good for another 50 years.

Sweet!

Ingenious.

Great job, very professional, that's a great lesson for teaching when you love your work, you have it done the right way... just wandering, why you haven't used the thicker grinding stones?

Perfect!! Nicely done

Very nice job. The paint behind the plastic is awesome. Great tip and work.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful restoration 😲👍

Beautiful machine !

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm very happy with how it turned out.

A.R. very nice restoration.. They just don't make em like that anymore.. great video...

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary. This thing is SOLID. I love it :)

Beautiful work! Subscribed. I've watched this video three times now. I like the dry ice method too. I typically just put the part in the freezer, then heat the bearing and it drops into place.

I must say three things. 1. You definitely have the perfect workshop. 2. You are taking restoration to a new level on YT. 3. I love your video editing (detailed and no cutting corners for making it short). If this is your first YT video of many then we are not going to be disappointed at all. Subscribing today for not missing out 😊

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank! I appreciate the thoughtful comments and constructive feedback.

Nice restorations. Keep going.

Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻

great job!! the snap rings didn't completely seat.

Старые инструменты и станки понадежнее современных..

God tier restoration

Great restoration video! Happy to subscribe, keep it up!

@AcmeRestorations

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I really appreciate it!

That was a great restoration and you did a good job matching the colour as well. I hope there will be lots more to come but I have subscribed so I don’t miss them. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stuart!

Excelente trabalho parabéns 🇧🇷👍👏

Lovely job indeed, shame not to set up with CBN wheels, which are so much better than stones. Thanks ACME

I have to admit, when you said you needed to match the paint I figure'd you were just going to drag it up to Lowes (assuming you are in the US). Then you just eyeballed a perfect match. Nice!

thats great.

Great work.

Hi ACME Restorations. I have enjoyed both of your very well made videos and I have subscribed. Both videos are great and well edited, this looks like it is going to be a brilliant channel. Congratulations on your work so far. All the very best, with love from the UK Brother.

Very nice job!

Great Job !

Damn nice. Thumbs up.

Great job

Very nice job...

Very good job, 100% follow

After all that great work, got the “ball bearing “ label out of square. 🙀

Excellent restoration and video. I'm particularly impressed with the color match. I've been restoring Craftsman machine tools for about 30 years and haven's been able to match the paint. Would you be willing to share your paint formula?

Excelente !

Excellent, but I would make another back label.

Nice video and nice work. 8 jealous people gave the thumbs down?

🎥 Nice job 🎬 ! _ Congratulations! 👍 🇧🇷

Pro Restoration👍👍👍

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is a professional restoration by a professional restorer 😃 Question please: How long have you had the “Locktite” for? it’s very expensive here in Australia, don’t want it buy 1 tube for 1 job then it goes off after 1 use. Fantastic restoration, many thanks for sharing.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

I've had that loctite for years. It lasts.

You sir, have earn’t yourself an 11th subscriber 😊 hands down, for your first video this is incredible, both presentation, editing and the outcome of your restoration project. You’ll go far on KZread I’m sure, just don’t forget your first bunch of subscribers 😂

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That means a lot to me. Put in a lot of effort and am pleased with the outcome. Also got a really nice grinder out of the deal :) . More coming..

@S3ARCH_N_D3STROY

4 жыл бұрын

ACME Restorations keep it up mate, I sent you an email as well 👍

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

@@S3ARCH_N_D3STROY Thanks. Try that email again; had the wrong address in my about.

@S3ARCH_N_D3STROY

4 жыл бұрын

ACME Restorations there’s no email in the about section? You able to send it here then delete the comment?

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

@@S3ARCH_N_D3STROY acmerestos@gmail.com

Very nice bro.

I like it!

I have one of these. Had to replace the cord on the motor in the stand once, but other than grinding wheels it hasn't needed anything and ist still quiet and smooth.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I probably could have gotten away without new bearings, but since I was restoring it anyways what the heck? Purrs like a kitten now. Thanks for watching.

@philippalmer7814

4 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations If end up restoring mine, I'll definitely replace the bearings. It was given to me 25 years ago for free because of the bad cord (shrug) so I have been just using it since. I think its going to out last me though. ;-) BTW, I recommend getting a link belt for it that won't take a set between uses. It'll stay smooth as the belt ages and you won't have to disassemble to change anything.

that's cool

great restoration...maybe new belt..

Outstanding job, please tell me your keeping this unit for your shop

First class restoration. Very thorough. The dry ice idea really worked. How long did you have to cool the shaft?

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

About 10 minutes.

Te quedo muy bien pero porque no dejaste las piedras originales hubiera quedado mejor y totalmente original pero gran trabajo

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Son muy viejos. No es seguro.

ACNE Restorations 2019

@AcmeRestorations

9 ай бұрын

ACME. ACNE is a whole different thing.

Great video. The sandblasting is our favorite part. Any chance for better ventilation in blast cabinet?

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

LOL yes! On my to-do list is a much larger vacuum and some better ventilation. One step at a time :)

@gforcekaras

4 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations Might as well add a parts washer and powder coating kit to that to-do list. Seems to be the current trend in getting millions of views! ;)

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

@@gforcekaras LOL. I've noticed! I'm more of a purist; no power coating unless called for. (and I'm not working on cars so no need for a parts washer) :)

Very nice restoration. But now how can you use it and not get it scratched up? Thumbs Up!

The original grinding wheels were much higher quality than the ones you replaced them with. The back sticker that you saved could have been reproduced. Overall a very nice restoration.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm waiting until I can find wheels that match the original width. 1 1/2. They aren't easy to find. I just put those wheels on for the video; only ones I could find on short notice that fit that large shaft.

Hi bro 👋👋👋very good restoration grinder 👍👍👍and video cool 🤝🤝🤝

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

Nice work, You need to make some paper washers for were the labels came off. The label cushions the wheel from the metal washer. Keeps the wheel from cracking.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

I replaced the grinding wheels with new ones. If I decide to reuse those old ones I'll do that though. Great tip and I had not considered that. Thanks!

Learned a lot from watching ... thanks.

Thanks for the video. Both discs (or however they are called) are spinning simultaneously in the video. But, if I understand correctly, either of them can be turned off separately?

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

No. There bolted to the same shaft.

Very nice restoration on a very cool old grinder. The dry ice trick was amazing. I always wondered why heating up (expanding) stuck bolts helps them come out. Wouldn’t freezing (contracting) them work better? Anyway I’m looking forward to more videos. Great job. 👍🏼

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

WAY cheaper to heat up around a bolt. That dry ice ain't cheap! Thanks for watching!

I’m restoring this exact model. It’s in quite a bit rougher shape but I’ll do my best. Get a motor to run it and find a permanent home in the shop👍🏻

@AcmeRestorations

3 жыл бұрын

Did you get that spindle out OK?

@bobbybrady7872

3 жыл бұрын

ACME Restorations - I did, it was tough though, one of the bearings is stuck on there. Not sure how I’m gonna get that sucker off yet. Any tips?

@AcmeRestorations

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbybrady7872 Threaded rod, a few large washers and nuts. Press it out that way.

@bobbybrady7872

3 жыл бұрын

ACME Restorations Nice! Good idea. I’ll keep you posted

I have a 1950s (I think?) drill press that I would love to restore, it was my grandfather's, but I have no idea where to even begin.

Great job; on both the restoration, and, on the video. And, finding the quality old timer to begin with. Where did you get the "Ball Bearing" decal?

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

I took a photo of the original, restored it in Photoshop, and printed out the water decal.

@lonefirforge

4 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations Thanks for the information. I'll have to look into making water decals.

We recently aquired this model of craftsman arbor. How did you secure the shaft to remove the grinding wheels?

@AcmeRestorations

9 ай бұрын

Oh, I tried the chrome polish. Didn't work. This is hardened glass.

Awesome restoration, especially putting the "Ball Bearing" decal on, but I have to ask, why didn't you reuse the original grinding stones? They're much thicker than the Kobalts. I'm looking forward to more videos from you.

@AcmeRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Not worth the risk for 70 year old stones. Also, not the grit I wanted, so I'm trying to find some that are the right size and the right grit from a quality producer. Great question. Thanks for watching!