80-year-old Mini No. 00 Ridgid Pipe Cutter Restoration [Mini Restoration]
I bought this Ridgid No. 00 pipe cutter for $1 at a flea market. The rolls and feed screw were completely locked up and the cutter wheel was heavily corroded and severely chipped.
The small but mighty No. 00 cutter cuts piping between 3/16" to 1-1/8" OD. It was made by the Ridge Tool Company, otherwise known as the same Ridgid toolmaker you commonly see on store shelves and construction sites today. Although the patent dates for this No. 00 date back to the 1920's and 1930's, Ridgid relocated their operations to Elyria, OH in 1943. This probably puts the manufacture date of this pipe cutter in the 1940's or early 1950's.
For comparison, be sure to check out the MUCH larger Ridgid 1-2 pipe cutter restoration I did back in June: • Restoring a Crusty Rid...
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Timestamps:
0:00 - 0:54 Overview
0:55 - 2:45 Disassembly
2:46 - 4:36 Rust removal, sanding, polishing rollers and pins
4:37 - 6:20 Electrolysis/Rust Removal on feed screw and main body
6:21 - 6:48 Salvation!
6:49 - 7:09 Rubberizing feed screw knob
7:10 - 8:03 Cold bluing feed screw and pins
8:04 - 8:59 Sanding and polishing main body
9:00 - 9:30 Priming and painting
9:31 - 9:55 Cold bluing deburring tool ft. LEGO Rock Raiders
9:56 - 11:46 Reveal, Before/After
11:47 - 12:53 Testing
14:10 - 14:23 Thank you and please subscribe!
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Restoration details and tips for restoring your own Ridgid (or any other brand) pipe cutter:
Disassembly is straightforward. The rollers and cutting wheel must be removed first before the bottom jaw can be brought up enough to remove from the main body. This is a typical disassembly of most pipe cutters. Take care in removing the pins - use heat if necessary to prevent damaging any thin cast iron cross sections like I did! In the event you break a unique piece like I did, don’t hesitate to look on eBay for parts for only a few dollars - you’d be surprised what you can find that will save you a massive headache of trying to braze or weld something back together. Use your favorite rust remover (Evaporust, vinegar, citric acid, electrolysis) to get as much rust off the parts before wire wheeling or wire brushing. Do not sand the roller/cutting wheel pins, as you will reduce the diameter and not create a tight fit when reassembled. You can lightly sand the rollers starting with 400 or 500 grit if you choose. The drill press technique shown in the video helps make sanding go quickly. For the main body/feed screw rust removal, a DIY electrolysis setup can be done like so: • Infinite Rust Removal?... . I use a modified laptop charger for all my electrolysis and it works perfectly. For casting/forging clean-up I decided to only remove the worst of it. I could spent days grinding and polishing all surfaces perfectly smooth, but in my opinion that takes away most of the character it has. I used Plastidip (black) for rubberizing the feed screw knob. A few light coats a few minutes apart does the trick. For priming, I use Rustoleum’s etching primer. For color I selected Rustoleum’s hammered finish in light blue - this is very similar to the original color. To produce a finer metallic effect instead of a hammered finish, spray in light coats at a distance of less than 12 inches.
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Great work buddy 👍 I appreciate the fact that despite the broken part you showed the mistake and continued with the project. Great filming and editing too. Congrats !
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks bud! One of these days I'm going to have to make a blooper reel for all the mistakes I've made! 😂
@HandsonRestoring
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations Yeah we all make...
Nice work. My favorite part was seeing it work so well after the restoration, very satisfying. The whole video is very relaxing and enjoyable, great job!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lucy! Showing it working again is always my favorite part!
Nice job! I like "usable" tool restorations where the piece retains some of it's character from years of use and will likely earn some more.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
Excellent work. I have a few of these pipe cutters myself. You have reminded me to restore them.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Once you restore one the process is very similar for them all!!
Very nice , nice to see that you made a mistake and you didn't hide it , we are all human we will make mistakes !! Enjoyed watching the video even more !!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Glen! I've never gotten through a restoration yet without at least one mistake, so I figured why stop now?! 😅😂
@glenturner4985
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations 🤣🤣
Turned out excellent 👍almost looks brand new. Great work.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
I wish this was mine :( I love vintage tools
@CatalystRestorations
Жыл бұрын
The good news is they're pretty easy to find on eBay and not very expensive!
Well done. Great work. Cheers from Brazil.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alfredo! Cheers from America!
Nice small one
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Just a baby!
Enjoyed watching your work. Although am still waiting for some more catalyzing action, like various bluing techniques. Best!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks JS! I promise your day will come - been working on experiments off-camera but nothing quite ready to show the world just yet! 🙂
@Jack_Schularick
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations Am looking forward to see the results! Myself, i just use my axes and let them rust naturally, and occasionally smear some fat on the rust - a kind of bluing on the cheap :)
Nice! Thank you very much!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU!
fine. great work
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
Excellent!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks James!
Beatiful 😍👍
@CatalystRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Another respectful job, well done except for that one unfortunate bit!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always Bryson!
GREAT!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
THANKS!
🙂 great video
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Takka!
@gizzymeows5847
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations you're welcome 😊
Got the exact same thing sitting in an old toolbox I got from my 80 year old father in law…
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Great little versatile tool.
The latter model had the reemer in the ene of the cutter and a spare wheel in the handle held in by a screw .we use to paint the indented part with paint so it could wonder off on sites
@CatalystRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Super interesting Geoff!
is this what Luke uses in the opening of Cool Hand Luke?
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
It sure is, but it might've taken him a tiny bit longer to cut that parking meter down using this little guy! 😂
I was wondering what that triangle was!
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea either before I restored this!
What part number did you use for the replacement cutting wheel?
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
I used a RIDGID 41317 model E-3469. I was able to buy a two-pack on Amazon for about $14. It's a slightly thinner wheel than the original, but closest I could get since they obviously don't make the original anymore.
@rockymt98
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations Thanks! Much appreciated. Your work inspired me to resurrect the model 00 I have and still use from time to time.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
@@rockymt98 Fantastic! I'm so glad! Be careful with that disassembly, learn from my mistakes! 😂
Rubber coat? With what?
@CatalystRestorations
Жыл бұрын
Plasti-dip!
Is having the kids as a public a thing, or I don't understand why this kind of title.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, I'm really not sure what you're asking here.
@acidspermdicktears
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations not asking, just don't appreciate the title, and the "asmr, and the 4k" in it
@acidspermdicktears
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations I did appreciate the content though.
@CatalystRestorations
2 жыл бұрын
@@acidspermdicktears Thanks Mike. As much as I'd also like to not include that in the title, there is an extremely large audience of people that searches specifically for the terms '4K' (meaning 4k video resolution), 'UHD' (Ultra High Definition, again, 4K), and 'ASMR' (audio sensory meridian response, or sometimes the nice tingling feeling when you hear certain audio sounds) when looking for restoration videos. In fact, my KZread channel statistics show that I receive several thousands of extra views monthly (which equals a few extra $$ for future projects) just from people specifically searching for restoration videos and including these three terms.
@acidspermdicktears
2 жыл бұрын
@@CatalystRestorations I really understand, apologies, just saying my thoughts about it b