Antique Personal Weighing Scale Restoration
In this restoration video, you will see cast iron welding, powder coating, brass turning, sandblasting, and the usual details of restoration work. This antique bathroom scale was made in Germany in the early 1900s and produced by “Jaraso”.
It was not until the beginning of the Twentieth century that someone thought of a personal household scale on which to weigh oneself, and it was the Germans who apparently first made such a scale. The first manufacturer may have been “Jas Raveno & Son,” who named their scale “Jaraso.”
In 1910, the company registered British Patent No. 23493/1910 (see the two advertisements in the newspaper The Chemist and Druggist, in 1912 and 1922). Subsequently, the scale was patented in other countries, such as the US and Italy, in 1911.
Those balances were used in medical offices, hospitals, and households to meet the increasing demand accompanying the rise of mass consumption society.
Almost totally made in cast iron, the quadrant is calibrated from 0 to 125 kg with a mark for every 500 grams. It has a small mirror suspended on chains to enable the user to read the dial. The quadrant is written in the native tongue.
The restoration process went well, even though the bathroom scale was very rusty. The only issue was with the broken part, but I managed to weld it and learn new things. It was the first time I had to weld a cast iron part.
I hope you like this restoration video and share this autumn joy with me.
Cheers, and Thanks for watching !!!
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00:00 Antique Bathroom Scale Presentation
00:15 Disassembling
06:22 Removing paint
07:10 Sandblasting first parts
08:11 Removing casting imperfections
08:22 Powder coating with primer
08:41 Wet sanding the primer coat
09:04 Second coat - White
09:34 New springs
09:59 Sandblasting the old springs and small parts
10:34 Welding the Cast Iron broken part
11:35 Sandblasting the small parts
11:55 Cold Bluing
13:04 Grinding and bluing the welded part
13:38 Restoring the old shaft
14:13 Replacing the old steel balls
14:37 Restoring the scale mechanism parts
15:13 Nickel Plating
15:39 Assembling the mechanism
16:37 Making new brass bolts
18:17 Assembling the bathroom scale
18:37 Sandblasting the bottom, top, and mirror parts
19:29 Wet sanding the primer coat
19:39 White powder coating
19:49 Making another brass bolts
20:02 Assembling the parts
20:54 Restoring the scale dial
22:07 Restoring the pad and the mirror frame
24:07 Finishing the scale assembly
26:02 The restoration result
26:52 Electronic scale vs. Antique scale - The test
#restoration #restorationvideo #bathroomscale
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Hi folks! This time you will see me restoring an very old personal weighing scale. I had a lot of good time restoring this beauty and I hope you will enjoy the video. The process took me almost 12 days. Thank you all for your support and enjoy watching! PS: More details about this bathroom scale in the description. Cheers!
@samirpal7771
Жыл бұрын
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This scale greatly deserved to be patiently restored: it was designed to survive several wars! It has just regained a new life expectancy of at least another century, bravo! The use of the mirror is something I've never seen before...
A pleasure to observe your skill - without all the bull that a lot of these programs insist on using, your talent/gift shone through. Many thanks.
@rustyshadesrestoration
22 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching my videos! 🙂
Nice work in restoring that old, old scale!! THANK YOU!!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! 🙂
This is your best one yet. That’s an amazing piece of history, once again restored for future generations to appreciate. Thank you for sharing x
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Lyndsey! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the outcome 😀
@YNOCORWDO
Жыл бұрын
Please wipe your brown nose 🤣
I like your longer videos. Intricate and detailed, plus more shots of sandblasting!👍😺
@rustyshadesrestoration
4 ай бұрын
Noted!
The mirror is ingenious!💡👍😺
I love watching your projects. I do have a comment on this one you had gold and silver colored screws. It may have looked better with just one color. Thank you again for your work.
I've never seen so many drilled out screws in one job! 🔩🪛‼️😺
I really find enjoyment in watching the magic work. Thanks a lot.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Thank you for watching! 🙂
Love the pacing. Nice.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌
I love the sound effects! Makes the video so much more fun!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Im sure not much from this day and time eill last that long for future generations to clean up, repair, and reuse. Everything is do cheaply made now that almost everything we own is disposable. Things usef to be made to last. Glad there are people like you who will and enjoy refurbishing those old pieces. Thanks for sharing. You truly are devoted.
@rustyshadesrestoration
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching my videos 🙂
Nice work, brass screws are a nice highlight against the whit👍🏼
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌
Almost 12 days! Wow! I can tell by the time spent that you really did love working on it. You could see day by day, the beauty emerge. Imagine something lasting 100 years! I suppose it resisted the elements and time because of the metal it was made of. It really did turn out beautiful and I was almost in a trance watching you do it! Thank you so much for doing this one and giving us a lovely, yet brief glimpse into the long ago past. You enjoy your Autumn coming on as well. ❤
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching my videos and for your nice words! 💕
Preliminaryly liked you because you didn't afraid of repairing such a complex movement. I've subscribed.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
That was a all white restoration. Great job.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Anthony 🙂
I admire you using the original white. It must have been very tempting to use any better color. Nice work with the weld.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
That's true, but I'm trying my best to keep the original color even if sometimes I have to break this rule. It depends a lot if the item is mine or it is from a client. Thank you! 🙂
Incredible!! Such dedication and ingenuity with this restoration. It's so cool!!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed the restoration process.
Отличная работа и поучительное видео! Мастеру респект!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌
Beautiful rebuild.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
I absolutely love watching you restore life to these cool old projects! It was nice seeing glimpses of YOU as well! Bravo! 💪🏼
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jessica! I'm happy to know that you enjoyed the video! 🙂
I think the imperfections are the real deal and original. Please don’t remove them. Keep it as originals as is was. Great work🧸
Magnificent craftsmanship bringing that one back from scrap. I’m surprised it only took you 12 days. It appears double the amount of work went into that. Thanks for sharing this and your skills with us.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You have right to be surprised. In those 12 days I was in the workshop sometimes even 10-12h. If I will not do overtime for sure will take longer.
Amazing job you did restoring the scale to working order. It looks much better, too. Great work making new bolts as well. Well done.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you George! I'm glad you enjoyed.
Love watching you work. It is amazing how you can restore these various glimpses of the past.
@rustyshadesrestoration
10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
Потрясающе! Раньше делали настоящие вещи. Все можно разобрать и восстановить. А сейчас все на выброс.
BEAUTIFUL !!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Linda! 🙂
Excellent!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you James! 🙌
Amazing job. Well done. I loved it.
@rustyshadesrestoration
10 ай бұрын
I'm so glad to know that you enjoyed the video! Thank you!
I like that screwdriver with the extra handle. That screw is coming out, come hell or high water.
Great work! I didn't know your channel, I subscribed immediately.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Thomas. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Well done!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Otto! 🙌
We need a long slow powder coat baking segment with that 70's nudey movie music overlayed. "Oooooooooo Yeahhhhhh"
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
absolutely fantastic, it really is a beautiful item, you out did yourself.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Cecil. 🙂
Nice restoration. I believe your support rack directly under the screen floor in your blast cabinet is installed upside down, which is why your blast media collects on the braces like it does.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Initially, I tried to put it as you said, but there is a problem with the screw holes. They don't fit anymore. I guess that is a production issue.
Remarkable job, and very entertaining. Usually spring scales had a compensating mechanism for the change in spring tension.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Very nice work, joy to watch
@rustyshadesrestoration
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, Paul! 🙂
Beautiful job! The paper thing behind the mirror would just have been folded up paper to act as a cushion for the mirror so it didn't rattle
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I guess so, but at that moment I was excited that I will find some kind of certificate 😅
Peening?! Ballpeen hammer?! Now I get it!!😺
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of metals so that viewers learn. Terrific restoration!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm glad you find it useful. Cheers.
Nicely refurbished. I can only imagine the number of people that have fallen off such a scale though... Thumbs Up!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😅
Great job. I would have like also white screws in the Top. But I understand the struggle here.
Another very good job! A pleasure to see this restoration! It also looks like you have a nice workshop. Thanks for this video.👏👏
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!
Oh! The little indents were square!⬛️😺
Cool restoration..I like the outcome.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
You will never stop to amaze me!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear that! Cheers bro! 🙂
Saw another video of the same type of scale. The other video was better than this one. But STILL! This was also a good restoration and operational scale
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Yes, I need to improve the filming and editing. I am working on it!
Ficou maravilhosa, um trabalho excelente parabéns
Scraping out each little circle indent on the foot plate!🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️🪛⚫️ No wonder it took so long!😹
... SIMPLY AMAZING!!!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
Прекрасно восстановлено 👏👏👏
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
Nice work!! I have the same exact scale at home.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Great work!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. The dial is backwards, that's why has a mirror, to read when you are on the scale.
@Drowronin
Жыл бұрын
@@rustyshadesrestoration Yes, I noticed that at the end. This is why I edited my comment. Thank you for a great video!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
No problem! Thank you for watching! Cheers 🙂
Good job nice super like brother
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Saludó desde la República Dominicana excelente vídeo
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Now I bought wine from Dominican Republic. I'm in Masca, Tenerife! Cheers
Отличная работа. Здорово получилось красиво. Ваша работа мне понравилась. Можно сказать из такого хлама так всё исправить. Что выглядит как новый. Вы молодец. 👍👍👍👍👍.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
Very nice. A little Grease and oil would be nice in the final assembly. Keep up the good work.
Nicely done. Cheers! S
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!!
A lovely restoration of the scale ⚖️⚖️
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom! 🙌
Great job
@rustyshadesrestoration
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! 🙂
great video
@rustyshadesrestoration
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
It's like opening a box of chocolates 🍫 😋
A nice object and worth to restore. My neighbour is a new fan of your Videos, since i told him about.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Oh thank you! I'm happy to hear that! Greetings to both of you!
Nice job👍👍👍
@rustyshadesrestoration
8 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
Excellent job! It is beautiful!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Cheryl! 🙌 Glad you like it!
You are just amazing and beautiful in everything you restored talented man! ❤️
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your beautiful words.
عمل غاية في الروعة انت موهوب وفنان بكل قوة
Muy bien la restauración de la vieja balanza.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Gracias!
Great restoration man! Not going to lie, I was disappointed that you didn't stick with that green. But seeing the white and brass, it definitely looks slick. Awesome job!
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I couldn't stick with the green. White was the original colour, so I had to bring it back 🙂
Amazing
good job my friend :)
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂 Happy to see you here! Means a lot for me! Cheers!
@VeradonaRestoration
Жыл бұрын
@@rustyshadesrestoration 👍👍😉😉
Wow that was a huge project 👍 turned out great. Love your colour choice. I bet you spent a lot of time on that one. Well done
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy! Yeah this project was quite time consuming, but the scale deserved a second chance 🙂
Amazing work, I love the details in the video shooting 😊
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
u should add gold leaf accents to all the leafy edges, maybe a few gold pinstripes
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Could be done that way as well, but I choosed to keep it simple this time. Thank you for watching and for advice!
Perfeito trabalho !
Amazing restoration. Thanks 🇧🇷
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Obrigado!
Muy buen trabajo, cuando vi la pegatina del dial creí al revés que era un video pirateado que se puso invertido para evitar baneos, ni siquiera pensé que el espejo era tan importante, hasta que vi al final que si lo era. Esto es arte.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Gracias!!!
You always do such beautiful restorations. Has there ever been any you couldn’t. What was your hardest restoration? Love to watch your making magic.🇺🇸
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Yes, the hardest is the newest project. I'm always jumping and choosing challenging things that I never did before, even though this makes me vulnerable a bit, and maybe sometimes things don't go as planned, but I know this is the single way of getting better at what I do. 🙂
Nice work
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Meu passa tempo preferido gratidao🎉
how could someone throw an antique away? im glad it wad saved and preserved
@rustyshadesrestoration
8 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, this happens every day everywhere 😕
I'm surprised it wasn't lead paint! 😺
A very enjoyable video, and relaxi g to watch as well.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you that enjoyed it! Cheers 🙂
Nice restoration 👍👍👍
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌
Wonderful job there. 👌👌👌 Could you please do a bit of sand blasting & electrolysis together in your upcoming projects? 😍
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! If I have a chance I'll do it.
Nice job 👍🏻
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌
When I saw the backwards text, I was wondering what was going on. Then near the end when the mirror came back, I thought oh yeah! That is why the text is backwards!
I watch these restorers repairing parts pre heating parts in a vise. Vises act as a heat sink I'd use a clamp instead of a vise
Sensacional parabéns
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Obrigado!
Si restáuras el metal tambien puedes restaurar un espejo antiguo...yo hubiera dejado el espejo antiguo...
Buen trabajo
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Gracias Javier! 🙂
..good one, a dieter's enemy...lol...nice work, keep safe...
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Matias Lucena 02 de Outubro de 2022 ativando o sino aqui do Brasil, belo trabalho e DEUS o abençoe.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Obrigado! God bless you too! 🙏
I love restoration videos and quite liked this but the black, chrome and brass screws didn’t help with the look of it
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
That's your taste Martin. I didn't restore it only for you, so may happen many times to don't like the colours and so on. Others loved this mix. 🤷♂️
а был такой чудесный зелёный цвет...
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
It was, but not the original one..
I hoped you saved that old mirror. Based on how old it is, it's more than likely they used real silver for the backing.
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Oh, yes. I'm a keeper 🙂 Thanks for watching!
2:54 такие винты лучше откручивать ударной отвёрткой, бита в этом случае поворачивается с усилием, при ударе по отвёртке молотком.
Beautiful restoration well done 👏👏👏👏👍
@rustyshadesrestoration
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Genial