The Most Interesting Tool You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of? — And I’m Giving It Away

What do you give a master toolmaker who can make anything? In this video, I restore one of the rarest machines I’ve ever found — a Victorian linear dividing engine — and send it as a surprise gift to Brandon from ‪@InheritanceMachining‬ as part of a special YouTube maker collaboration #ToolRoomTakover2025 Once used in the 1800s to engrave linear scales on precision instruments, this antique tool was buried in a box of junk at an auction. Now, after a full restoration it’s ready for its next chapter. If you love antique tool restoration, machining projects, or seeing old engineering brought back to life, you’ll enjoy this one! To watch Brandon ‪@InheritanceMachining‬ receive this machine    • Made for One Man, Half a World Away   To see ‪@chronovaengineering‬ make the adjustable allen key gift for me.    • Inventing the Adjustable Allen Key | Toolr...   Tool room Takeover Playlist    • Toolroom Takeover 2025   Creators Involved in the collaboration ‪@InheritanceMachining‬ ‪@AlecSteele‬ ‪@Blondihacks‬ ‪@Clough42‬ ‪@urituchmanpigeon‬ ‪@NoEngineerHere‬ ‪@chronovaengineering‬ ‪@Erik-not-Eric‬ ‪@nbrworks‬ #machinist #restoration #antiquetools Support the channel;   / joneseymakes   Buy project plans, 3D printable items and merch! https://www.joneseymakes.com/ Check me out on instagram;   / joneseymakes   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:49 The Challenge 1:45 Discovery of the Machine 3:08 What is a Linear Dividing Engine? 4:22 Restoration Process 13:54 Testing the machine 16:30 Receiving a gift from Chronova Engineering