1960's 'Virax 62' Pipe Threader | Restoration

Your Support makes these Videos possible! Become my Patron here ans support my work: patreon.com/misterpatina There will be exclusive content soon! My other channels: Facebook: facebook.com/MisterPatina Instagram: instagram.com/misterpatina In this video I restored an old Pipe Threader "Virax 62", Made in France. Age: - I guess it´s age to 50-60 years. Restoring time: - around 2 weeks Facts: - Focus was on an "antique finish". The main body still has it#s production marks, the zinc die cast ring has some imperfections, and the handle as well. Hope you like it! - this is one of the older versions, you can recognize them by 2 knobs - I wasn´t able to do a final test, because I couldn´t find any affordable, original cutting heads. Sorry! But i demonstrate how it works :-) - restoration was about 2 weeks Techniques/materials: - Ring and knobs are made of non magnetic zinc die cast - I remade the knobs out of 7075 aircraft aluminum - the Ring was left with some imperfections (especially the countersinks), because i didnt want to break this fragile, unique part. - The main body was blued with hydrogen peroxide (3%), salt and white vinegar. By cooking in demineralized water, the metal turns black. You can repeat this process up to 10 times - the bolts were cleaned, because they need to fit back into the main body, same for the ratcheting element (ring) - the new countersunk screws were nickel plated - you can cold blue zinc die cast with regular steel bluing agent I hope you have fun with the video! If you have any questions on the used tools, materials or the processes, write it in the comment section - i´ll try to answer as soon as possible! If you want to support my channel hit the like, leave a comment, subscribe and share my work. It helps a lot! :-) Thanks for watching! 'Virax 62' Pipe Threader | Restoration