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This restoration is on a 1912 door lock mortising machine called the Champion Mortiser by J. Leukart Manufacturing Co. of Columbus, Ohio, USA. The original patent can be seen here: Mortising machines are among some of my favourite tools to restore as they all seem to have high levels of gizmosity. The amount of mechanically moving parts that all seem to do something and nothing at the same time makes this tool so mesmerizing to watch. The restoration itself was fairly straight forward, except for a few broken castings and annihilated fasteners. Instead of replacing the fasteners, I decided to remake my own so they could match perfectly with the unique style of each one. I also truly thought this entire machine would be japanned, but apparently it was coated in some early form of enamel paint, which would not be too common for the time. I'd like to thank CRC for sponsoring this video. You can check
