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 !!! Support my work: Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi9nQfrTvw6olXuWrsWJqNA/join 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