Ratchet Corner Brace Restoration

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In this video I will be restoring a rusty brace. After a lot of searching I couldn’t find any information on who produced this brace. There was only a stamp that said foreign. This brace is rather unique. Most braces have wooden or plastic handles. However this one was aluminium.
I remember the day I bought this at a local boot sales. The moment I saw it I knew it would be perfect for restoration.
Before my restoration began I had to find a paint that matched the original colour. After browsing all the options on the paragon website I finally found Claret Violet. Although the video makes it look pink, in reality it is a perfect match.
This restoration was rather tedious. Since there were many small pieces I had to sand and polish each piece perfectly. Thankfully the lathe helped out a lot. After polishing I had to protect all my hard work from rusting. I decided to nickel plate all the parts. I spent many hours questioning wether the parts were properly plated. I am pretty certain I have done it properly.
Finally after all the parts were finished I reassembled the drill and placed it it my office where it will live an easy life.

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