Restoring Rusty Vintage Coffee Grinder - Complete Restoration

Get Surfshark VPN at https://Surfshark.deals/oddtinkering, Enter promo code ODDTINKERING for 83% off and one extra month free! This week I will show you the restoration of this vintage coffee grinder. It has some rust and it's definitely well used so it's was a great project for restoring. I only saw a picture from the from when buying and surprise surprise, it was broken from the back. I'm really just trusting that these items are broken so they make more interesting restoration projects. I started the restoration by disassembling the coffee grinder. I had no real trouble with it. The only issue was the handle that was stuck. But I got it off with a bit of oil and force. The bottom of the coffee grinder was broken so I wanted to replace it. I also don't think the bottom of the box was had the edge of the plywood showing so I changed it a bit. For the steel parts I used a sand blaster to get rid of all the rust. Then I sanded all the parts that will be visible. No need to sand the hidden parts as that would only be removing material for no real reason. I sanded the parts up to 2000 grits. and then I polished them with buffing wheel. I used my nickel plating set up to plate all of the steel parts to prevent them from rusting again. To restore the brass part I used ketchup to remove the oxidation. Ketchup contains vinegar that is the key ingredient. However ketchup is much less smelly and is easy to apply on the surface of the parts. Also the vinegar is diluted so I don't have to worry so much about the damage it could cause because it is an acid after all. Once again I used buffing wheel to polish the parts. I removed most of the old wax from the wood with steel wool and turpentine. Then I gave the parts quick sanding. I made a new bottom as close to the original one as I could. I didn't have suitable wood completely dry so I microwaved it . When doing this you need to be careful not to go too fast but giving it smaller bursts. Then the parts were give new coat of wax and and I assembled the grinder. Thanks for watching my restoration! If you like my videos, subscribe, like and share the video. It helps me a lot. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Support me: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oddtinkering T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/odd-tinkering-2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd.tinkering/ Some of my tools: Basic rotary tool: https://amzn.to/2SOD5Je Bending rotary tool shaft: https://amzn.to/2YTvDxL Chuck norris' toothbrush: https://amzn.to/2YfXUj2 Better rotary tool: https://amzn.to/2WF75I6 Drill press for rotary tool: https://amzn.to/2Uiv1Eu 2-xis table for the drill press https://amzn.to/2WPkttl Power file: https://amzn.to/2URHvPq Cordless drill: https://amzn.to/2Wois77 Scroll saw: https://amzn.to/31Eblej My watch: https://amzn.to/2YVefZt --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE ▶▶▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_s... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Restoration playlist▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVIxIjRNxFv5VRUXt66VzBxOys1GpmBp4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- #restoration #coffee grider #restoring