Steelyard Balance Scale Restoration

A steelyard balance is a straight-beam balance with arms of unequal length.
It incorporates a counterweight which slides along the longer arm to counterbalance the load and indicate its weight. This scale has two different ranges of measuring. One is from 0 - 3 kg and the other is from 3 - 12 kg.

I started the restoration with disassembly and sandblasting of the scale.
After that, I nickel plated the scale to protect it from rusting. The nickel plating solution was home-made by dissolving the nickel electrode in the vinegar with the process of electrolysis.

All that was left was to assemble and test the scale.

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[ashutoshsuman]

Bravo.
I was studying about Roman Steelyard and it brought me here.
Nice video. Thanks

[КошмарКошмар-йб]

Hi bro 👋👋👋 good to see you 🤝🤝🤝 very good restoration steelyard balance scale ⚖️ 👍👍👍

[t-wreckscustoms]

The pliers that you are using at 1:25... what are those called? T-Wrecks

Oh and great job! I am moving towards airbrush for my restorations, I am happy to see someone else already using one.

[jamesprill]

Did you restore the pliers as well? They have a mirror finish