Kellys; Before & After.....

Double Ott

Double Ott

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Here are a three of my Kellys, a 13" Puget Sound double bit and two Kelly Perfects, a Jersey and a Dayton . I used a course wire cup on an angle grinder on them. It does a great job of removing rust, pitch and other tarnish marks on the heads.

Click the pictures for a better look. Sorry, I don't know how to post a larger size.

Before, some rust & tarnish


After brushing, it leaves the natural patina on the head.



I''ve tried a wire cup brush on a Milwaukee Drill, but the DeWalt angle grinder is much more effective.



All three still attention to their bits. Just cleaning them up now.

Thanks for looking, Tom
 
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Nice looking trio :thumbup:. Those Puget falling patterns always look... well... wrong to me. They must be good at their job but it looks like a fat lady sat on them and squished them out of proportion :p.
 
Nice work there - after my heart with the angle grinder and wire brush..........nicely done!
 
Double Ott said:
Here are a three of my kellys. I used a course wire cup on an angle grinder on them. It does a great job of removing rust, pitch and other tarnish marks on the heads.

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I never get tired of seeing a bench covered with axes. :D
 
Bull Mountain Custom said:
What are the two single bit styles?
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The single bits are Kelly Perfects, a Jersey and a Dayton pattern. The single bit behind the Puget Sound double bit on my bench is a Collins Legitimus Connecticut. Not sure whats behind the Collins, most likely Kelly Flint edges.

Regards, Tom
 
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