the flip side of this is that you should buy durable, preferably used and pass it on to the next generation for free

planned obsolesence is a crime against humanity

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i have tools so old i dont even know which generation of our family they came from

and they still work like new, because we take care of them

i can tell you an enormous amount about restoring and conserving antiques, but id probably lose all my followers going on about rust*

*not that rust, dammit

theres also a sweet spot for most technologies where it hasn't yet been cost optimized to break in 90 days but the price has gone down because "fancier" stuff is on the market

buy two and use them forever

particularly anything with a smooth even layer of fine rust is a prime candidate for restoration because it'll come out looking like a million bucks

dont wire wheel it off!! 😭

stick it in a pot of boiling water for 45 minutes, brush it clean with a nylon brush, brass brush, or *gently* polish it with 0000 steel wool. repeat 2-3x until suitable.
alternatively, for a phosphate finish instead of bluing, leave it dunked in a can of coca cola somewhere warm for a week, then brush it clean
@bweller OK I have a few old C-clamps that are screaming for this treatment. I'm gonna give it a whirl.
@FeloniousPunk save those clamps! 🥳