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A rusty Proto wrench, bought on the road to IMTS, gets Abom79's blue

Adam Booth and Abby picked it up at antique stores on the way to Chicago's big machine tool show, and the trip got its own recap too.

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Proro Wrench RestorationProro Wrench Restoration

Adam Booth came home from Chicago with more than trade show impressions. On the drive to IMTS 2026, he and Abby stopped at antique stores, and among the finds were a couple of adjustable wrenches. One of them, a 16-inch Proto, was sound but badly rusted, and it became the week's second video.

"Proro Wrench Restoration" (the typo is the title's own) follows the wrench through an Evapo-Rust soak and then a couple of coats of Brownell's Oxpho-Blue, the cold bluing better known among gunsmiths. It is a small job by the standards of a third-generation job shop, yet within its first six hours it was picking up views faster than anything else on the channel.

The trip itself came first. "IMTS 2026 Visit" recaps the week at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, with meet-and-greets at the Milltronics, Master Fluid Solutions and Kaeser booths. It has passed 30,000 views, and the comment section reads like a postcard rack: greetings from Sydney and Normandy, a viewer who met the couple there, and several people who noticed how well they ate. The machine everyone asks about is a Starrett indicator, and more than one viewer wants to know where it is made.

The channel as a whole ran slower than usual, and its subscriber count held steady at 568,000. Among DIY and building channels of similar size, Kate_cleanhome and Eric Wang carried the biggest crowds, while Andrew Thron was running ahead of his usual pace. Abom79 sits in the middle of that group for views gained, with a road trip and an old wrench doing the work.

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What viewers say

The comments under "IMTS 2026 Visit"

  • CHICAGO!!..You guys ventured into the big smoke! Thank you for showing us around, the Starrett indicator looks really good, you can get them in Australia. Greetings from Sydney!!
    @TonyFromSydneySee it on YouTube
  • Like a kid in a candy 🍬🍭 store 😊
    @Anthony-nw5zvSee it on YouTube
  • You guys sure do eat well at the shows. Made me hungry. 😂😂😂
    @peteengard9966See it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on Abom79 right now

IMTS 2026 Visit30,020 views · 2026-10-03 Turning Down Pin Bosses in the American Pacemaker Lathe78,341 views
The facts
Channel
Abom79
Subscribers
568,000
Channel views, last 7 days
140,709
Videos published this week
2
Video published
October 6, 2026
Video views so far
9,662

The numbers

Here is how Abom79's channel and its newest videos stand right now.

views gained this week, compared with similar channels
Kate_cleanhome
10,974,891
Eric Wang
2,519,102
Andrew Thron Improvements
903,788
The Lawn Care Nut
257,641
Abom79
140,709
Arc welder
134,013
DIY Woodworking Projects
129,935
Tim The Lawnmower Man Sho…
92,532
6061
76,852
subscribers
568,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
214,278,893
views per day
17,822
typical day: 30,837
this week's videos (first-day views)
IMTS 2026 Visit
19,376
compared with similar channels (subscribers)
Kate_cleanhome
601,000
The Lawn Care Nut
597,000
DIY Woodworking Projects
591,000
Andrew Thron Improvements
587,000
Tim The Lawnmower Man Sho…
584,000
Arc welder
580,000
Abom79
568,000
Eric Wang
568,000
6061
531,000
As of October 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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