Patent Remake: 1909 Ratchet Wrench
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I only made 1 for sale!
This patent reproduction is based on a very simple and elegant 1909 patent for a ratcheting wrench by Frederick Walden. You can view the original patent here: patents.google.com/patent/US9...
I always love the patent reproduction videos as they challenge me in ways the restoration videos usually do not. This reproduction forced me to get a dividing head and shaping attachment for the Bridgebort milling machine.
I decided to use 4140 for the main ratcheting part of the wrench and both the lathe and the shaping attachment did NOT like that as much as mild steel. Using the shaping attachment was a massive learning experience as I first had to custom make a cutter out of O1 tool steel and then learn how to use the tool itself. After a bit of practice I learned enough to be confident in machining the square hole as perfectly as possible. I am pushing the shaping attachment to well beyond what the limits apparently are so dealing with that was a challenge as well.
The handle reproduction was fairly simple with just a couple of bends, but the exactly length of the arm of the handle the engages the ratchet is important as too long or too short will cause the mechanism not to function.
I decide not to harden any of the components to match the original design, but the ability to do so is still there if I ever decide to change that!
I did decide to make an extra one that I am putting up for sale at auction. I've never done something like that before, so I think it will be fun to see what happens.
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Awesome recreation. But shouldn't you lube the ratchet mechanism?
Someone really really wants your wrench Sir and we'll you deserve it. Thank you.
I'd say the braising will be the weakness.
DON'T SELL IT SEND IT TO AVE lol to Test it for you lol
@@christophernewman8741 They sure do.
Great build! I love those old patent remakes.
Absolutely love it
@@DyslexicMitochondria Ur username made me click on ur profile. Ur channeI is SO underrated dude
it's like looking at a picture and saying "I build new one"
Dude, @mymechanics where have you been? No recent vids?
@@lukemagee462 new video tomorrow 😉🥳
I like when he checks for burrs and sharp edges with his finger whilst the metal is still spinning fast 😂
I love the running gag on Red Green that any time he checks an edge to see if it is smooth or sharp or if the tries to find which way the wood grain is running he gets hurt. Very realistic.
I cringe so hard every time
Best way to do it!
I do it daily
Hey if it works it works.
To anyone watching this. When he says “don’t use a band saw like this” please listen to him.
What would you use instead?
@@duh_vinchy a band saw but I would keep my work against the plate and not suspend it in the air like he did in the video. If the blade bit into the work it would have ripped it out of his hand and possibly pulled his hand into the blade
@@duh_vinchy - A hack saw. It would have taken 5 mins max to saw it by hand with zero chance of it snagging, getting ripped down to the table, his hand getting dragged into the blade, the blade snapping and getting unravelled in his face by the wheels. Ive had it happen in a small hobby 1/4" bandsaw and you get scratched up pretty bad - but that's a 1/4" hobby saw. If it happens on a big saw you are going to get way more than scratches.
@@paulallen-01 yes.....number 8 like.
@@piccalillipit9211 exactly.... Number 29 like.
Well, to be honest, sometimes old doesnt mean bad or ugly, this is a absolutely beautiful and simple design, love it!
I'm a person who works in patents and this series (it's a series now) is super fun.
That's patently false. It's not "super fun". It's "super-duper fun"!
YES! It fits perfectly with the hand tool rescue theme. Rescuing a long forgotten tool from extinction is the same as (or possibly better than) rescuing an existing piece that has fallen into disrepair.
i want a ratchet musical
Ever listen to me fart?
@@HandToolRescue I’m going to pretend I didn’t read that lmao
The meaning of this sentence vastly changes if it's posted to a rap video.
I know this kiwi
@@Ravedave5 you mean a crap video?
It's very interesting how cleverly the original is designed, yet modern ones are so much easier to manufacture and service.
19:33 - This part made me laugh for about 2 solid minutes. By far the largest number of ratchet extensions I've ever seen, and probably will ever see. Bravo.
The Daniel Plainview method. "If I have a nut, and you have a nut, and I have a socket extension that reaches across the room..."
It was the ratcheting to Mozart and the Eminem letter for me 🤣🤣🤣
@@carebear8762😊
We need to see Aboms reaction facial expressions whilst watching you machine stuff.
1) This wrench is basically Abom sized 2) A mill and a shaper in one?
I message him all the time with my horrendous machining and setups!
They know each other !
Why ?
@@BakerGlare an option for Bridgeport mills is a sharper attachment. It attaches to the back of the head.
This is fantastic. You should make one or loan one and sent it to AvE, he has a series all about testing ratchet strengths. It would be super interesting to see how yours stacks up to the modern ones!
Exactly what i thought. Just like with the unnecessary prominent adjustable wrench.
I really would love to hear what AvE makes of it
That’s what I’m saying! Stick it on the smell o scope!
Yesss
definitely
I love watching your restoration videos and these patent ones are just as awesome! You should make a blooper reel with some of the comical mishaps that frequently happen around your workshop, that ought to be hilarious!
It's always nice to see the Bridgebort in action
Good old Bridgebort!
Finally, we see the mighty, mighty Bridgebort/Bridgeport in action.
@Billy White Jr. I concur.
GOBBLESS BORTHER
My son is also named Bridgebort!
Bridge-mmmm-Bort-Bort-Bort
@@oliverb7897 "We need more Bridgebort license plates in the gift shop. I repeat, we are sold out of the Bridgebort license plates."
If I've learned anything on youtube, I've learned that the best way to machine complicated parts is to get This Old Tony to "Collaborate". That poor man has been used by so many people.
Isn't that Tony guy something like 98 years old now?
The world in 1909: Sorry, Mr. Walden, we just aren't interested. The world in 2021: This is the most amazing clicking sound! I'm going to spend all day making one! Mr. Walden wins in the end!
What's your problem, son?
I love those wrenches. So simple. And the clicky sound is immaculate.
I'd like to think that a hundred years from now someone will find this wrench rusted out in a box at a second hand store, then take it home to restore it and use it in their shop to make more tools.
in 100 years, all humans will have lost their mechanical abilities. kids these days don't even know what a carburetor is.
Totally. The only kids these days who learn about how carburetors work are the ones who end up using lawnmowers, weedwackers, generators, minibikes, outboard motors, snowmobiles, dirtbikes, chainsaws, or quads.
@@LouSpowells i was speaking in general terms. the vast majority dont know what one is. and by kids i mean under 20.
I have one on my box. Didn't know it was that old & didn't know it was patented either. Thought someone just made it in their garage. 😂 Its one if my favorite ratchets. And old guy gave me a bunch of old tools. I have most of them still. They really come in handy.
@@ct1762 man, they don't even have to be >20. I've worked with a few late 20's and early 30's that didn't know much if anything about carbs.
You're killing me with all that touching while the lathe headstock is still moving.
I know what your talking about. I find myself doing that with my drill pres. I yell at myself to knock it off!!!!
@@jetsonIFY 999 times out of 1000 you're careful and there's really no danger and then you do it for the 1000th time......
I was looking for this comment, this is extremely dangerous on so many levels. Lathe accidents are no jokes, more like so horrific Hollywood wouldn't use them as a horror show.
I'm not a machinist by any count but even I was screaming at this.
Steel splinters build character, and make magnets stick to your fingers.
Sir! What a magnificent monster multi-tool you have there. The form is equally rationed with the fashion. Simply marvelous
19:31 I'm really becoming a fan of this brass braze welding, it's gorgeous.
It's surprisingly strong too. Back in the days of muskets and cannons, all firearms were assembled with brazing.
Love how you are holding that bender in the vice when it has a very convinient pedestal on it
Man that was a tough spot to get to. Good thing you had all of those extensions.🤣
Just out of curiosity, what exactly is the condition of the bearings in that lathe? It does have bearings, right? Right??
not sure what a bearing is, but I use 4 bouncy balls and some wd-40
@@boofe7206 thats genius, I've been just rolling a bar on a v shape
Yes I was thinking the same. The noise and the play do not fill me with confidence. Probably his next major purchase.
Yeah, my little Atlas 618 is more rigid.
They will probably have to be recast, that's it. Maybe he just needs to remove a couple shims.
What a simple and Genius ratchet design. Essentially the round handle locks against the shelf in one direction, and slips over the other direction. Brilliant
2:20 that This Old Tony video instantly comes to mind.. you know the one
He did *broach* that topic very well 😂
"This is tool steel."" Tungsten Carbide. You'll shot your eye put kid. ROTARY BROACH........PART 1, 2, 3 Hes a more responsible Ave.
The real joy of this video was getting to hear your narration throughout even though I'm a freeloader that doesn't contribute on Patreon. And I'll just take the time to mention for those who don't know, he narrates all his videos for Patreoners, where the real value is. So if you want to spend your money supporting him and not suffer through the vaudeville silent movie era of Hand Tool Rescue that us freeloaders are limited to, throw some money into his hat.
It's funny you mention "suffering through...silent movie era" HTR. I really don't enjoy all the narration. There's a couple channels I watch, and I skip through all the narration, and think to myself "more worky, less talky!" Usually, the, there's lots of talk, and then they say something like, "Let's get to it." and then (jump cut, skipping all the actual work) "Okay, next..." Anyways, from one freeloader to another, have a good day!
Beautiful build, love how simple but effective this old design is. 👌
"I sent two wrenches back in autumn, you must not have got 'em". LMAO, that letter reference is awesome!
Man, when you put in that "Donau Waltz" Clip you had my sympathy!! Coming from Vienna, Austria this feels especially heartwarming! Thumbs up!!
One of my favorite series on all of KZhead. Outstanding work as always! What a piece of art.
I love the beautiful simplicity of this design
That is a lovely parting operation. A deep narrow parting, operation Goes flawlessly. It was one of those tasks I felt I was always learning when undercutting or parting operation.
The band saw had me wondering if this was gonna turn into a Very Special Episode. ;) Great work!
Oh, there’ll be carnage every now and then!
Mr. Walden is smiling down from heaven. 😇👍🔧
So is Em and Stan
I've always seen your videos, they helped me get through my depression, and it's the first time I've heard your voice. you are a great teacher.
Please do more of these old patent remakes, they're so interesting to watch!
Hahahaahahahah! Those adapters and extensions were epic! Too funny, as always!!!
He always cheers me up , funny guy !
An alternative idea for supporting that work in the mill would be to place a smooth-top machinist jack under the workpiece. Looks like the main issue is that there's a lot of "stickout" and you are milling downward, so there's a lot of down force and the nearest support is way back at the other end past the chuck. Set to the right height the jack should allow you to still rotate the work without needing to reset it every time, but provide much much better support for all that downward force than a center precariously perched in a small center hole.
We need more people with this type of personality.
Love when u bring old patents back to life!
thank goodness you're back, you're like an island of tranquility in a sea of turmoil...thanx HTR.
He posts daily behind the scenes/progress in Instagram stories! Check it out.
As soon as I saw the fireplace, I heard "Look up...waaaaay up". Just needed the chair and rocking chair.
I wonder how many people reading the comments won’t understand your reference? Certainly not any kid that grew up in Canada in the 70’s.
I grew up in the US in the 60s and when I saw the little fireplace that was exactly the first thing that came to me as well. I miss Jerome the giraffe and Rusty the rooster.
absolutely love the ingenuity of old tooling. Nearly indestructible and simple mechanisms.
That is some amazing work. I was shocked at how simple this design is.
I love that lathe even if it’s spin is measured in revolutions per day
I could be wrong, but I think the lathe prefers to think of it as arc-minutes per second. ;-p
Great my friend! This is a masterpiece. Congratulation from Vietnam.😉👍🍺
hello bro!
Xin chào.
Happy Dien Bien Phu Anniversary!
Does being from Vietnam make you different?
@@jasincolegrove4798 you're such a baby
when you stacked all those step downs and extensions on I knew I found my new favorite channel
I really enjoyed the audio quality of the machining. It was almost relaxing. Loved this video.
DIY guys: does what he's not supposed to. Also DIY guys: "Don't do this, seriously."
I think they are all Karens in the wrong body.
After watching you connect all those adapters and extenders, all I can say is “I need an adult.”
Patent remake is my new favorite KZhead serier!
Whoever figured out you could cut metal with metal was a genius.
As long as the cutteer is harder than the cutteee it will work.
I feel like "the model" could have been whispered here multiple times, regardless of swing saw usage...
shhhhhhh.....the maaaaaadolll
I thought that it should have been stamped or engraved on the flat side in arc. Watch it spin round and round while ratcheting away....
Sneaky sneaky, has been great watching you build this on Instagram 👌🏻
Dude, love your videos....I always pause whatever I am doing when I see you have a new upload.
I don't see mant channels like this with commentary, and I really like it for these videos. It's very relaxing and entertaining.
Stunning build and a really impressive design for 110 years old. That ratcheting assembly seems like an advanced machining part for sure despite the simple overall design.
What a great design! Looks strong, reliable and comfortable in the hand.
I saw the patent on the thumbnail and already loved the design
Having that ratchet monstrosity just slowly peek into frame to unscrew a bolt absolutely killed me. Felt like something out of Mr. Bean. Fantastic job on this!
Отличный патент! Эта "трещётка" будет работать не одну тысячу лет !!! Всё гениальное просто.
Она уже сломалась! И для её ремонта, нужны станки. А современную отремонтировать, 10 минут. Сам механизм, с учетом возраста патента, гениален своей простотой.
@@user-ju1xm5sx2m get out with your wodka language, please
I do love seeing old tools like that, however, I have never seen a ratchet like that. It was very impressive to watch you make it. Thanks. Lee in lvd
Beautiful work man.... My ex father in-law and my ex grandfather in-law were 2 of the best tool and die makers I have ever seen, ex father in-law was the one that did the computer tool and die making, amazing to watch him work, but my ex grandfather in-law was the master, he could make anything, a true sight to behold, both have since passed, but I remember them both fondly.
This Old Tony would be proud, amazing work
I liked the patent idea and the idea of recreating patents. The build was real and felt really old school in a good way. One day you will find or hit on an idea of your own stay safe.
Glad to see voice over videos are back, I’ll be sure to tune in more.
The kettle transition is what got me to the like button. Good show.
Next in series: remake some patented work gloves so your fingers don't get hot so fast
Dude...I'm like a junkie and you are my connection. You can't simply leave me kicking cold Turkey for your videos for such long periods. I was almost clean and addiction free and then you sucked me back in...hooked again dang it. Good video my friend...dang I missed your smiling mug. 🍻
Going back thru some of your older episodes to rewatch randomly, after having watched (i think) all of your wonderfully edited videography! Per this specific socket ratchet wrench’s original hexagonal drive, of the several antique socket sets I randomly collected from yard sales & such back in the 90’s when such things could be had for pennies to the dollar, it does jive with the rather large number of various too maker companies n’round the turn of the century, per stamped sheet type sockets, having typically been hexagonal drive, as square drive hadn’t really been established as a standard quite yet &, as you, HTR, pointed out, requires certain tool cutters to achieve quality square holes, that must’ve been rather costly back in the day. Anywho… love the work you do! Just wish I’d thought of setting up my own YT Channel to have showcased all of the WAY TOO MANY TO LIST crazy insane projects &/or, restorations I’ve done over the decades, of likewise, vintage/antique tools &/or, equipment; most of which, I may have only a picture or two of before and after, of those jobs
these patent remakes are godly :D please keep doing them
Are we certain that Hand Tool Rescue and This Old Tony aren’t brothers?
Thank You sir! 👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻
If that was an original early 1900s wrench I’m truly sickened. Was very cool looking.
That sound is phenomenal.
AvE has some equipment to test the max torque a wrench can handle. Also it would be interesting to watch him do that.
But first he need to make one, this could fun to watch too.( I miss his clapped out bridgeport)
Useing a bandsaw like that is how I cut my finger off.
Thats why there are anglegrinders.
@@NiitrogripalL i was thinking "well yeah that's very dangerous, but what would he use if not a bandsaw/ hacksaw and take forever" angle grinder, obviously, he should have used an angle grinder...
I'd give you a thumbs up but they're both missing.
should done it in a table saw, like me, nice clean cut.
Great work! I love the simplicity of first generation tools👍
Absolutely awesome. I'm just getting into the machine stuff with a lathe and this is the kinda stuff I'd like to do in the future
Loved the Stan reference.. P.S. - We should be together too.
Solid reference.
I love the way your lathe sounds like a steam train running on wobbly tracks :D top vid asusual :)
What an incredible Design as well as a wonderful Display of Craftsmanship. i am delighted and impressed
What a beautiful tool! And the wrench is pretty good also.
Ain't nothin like seeing a new HTR update in my alerts only to start it up and hear that sensual voice start flowing like the most delicious of gravy's on my mashed taters. One of life's best daggum luxury's.
The desktop easily qualifies as a superfund site.
The letter to the creator was a nice touch 👌
I always love when it sounds like the cc are giving commentary for instance when the bit started to work through the center hole on the ratchet the cc said “applause”.
The rhymes in your letter make me think we need some HTR freestyle rap videos!! :)
It's a Stan reference from Eminem, sad to see how few people got it... :P
@@grennellusmc 👍🏻ahh. I'm from Detroit and don't listen to him. I'm just not a big rap guy. Thanks for the insight. That's pretty cool
For folks like me you should stamp, "Rightie tightie" one one side and "Leftie loosely" on the other side. Maybe I'll get it right one day.
Life hack: Just learn right-hand-screw-rule:) Point your thumb in the direction you want the screw/nut/bolt to go(like into the wall), then if you curl you fingers, the direction of the fingers tells you the direction you want to turn the object. Works for both DIY and several physics application like magnetic fields etc! www2.eng.cam.ac.uk/~hemh1/gyroscopes/screwrule.html
Mechanic tip: do it everyday. Youll know the right direction even when youre sleeping.
So cool to watch, I think watching this video that I want to do this. Then I think aww I'm not going to. So thanks for taking the time and for letting me watch the hole thing. You are a true inspiration.
very impressive ratcheting effect. beautifully made.
Nobody talking about the hilarious reference at 23:23 tho
19:47 Should have tested with that recently found 10 mm socket.
Wow this is an amazing regular-sized wrench you made!
I am fascinated. Very relaxed to watch you.
Every extension you added I laughed louder until my GF said wtf you watching. Love your videos
Oh, so that's how it works. I thought that the teeth of the ratchet wheel just bit into the metal of the loop surrounding it lol
@Justin Zachariou, Yeah!!! That is what I thought too... Like those 1-direction sprang assemblies without teeth of any kind found in starter drives & automatic transmissions... This is a very robust, precisely machined piece of hand-made artwork... Just beautiful...
Pressing the ratchet into the frame using a vise is probably the most satisfying thing I've seen this year.
Old patent remakes is one of the best ideas ever. 👍