Picked up the lathe tooling and cleaned some of it up.

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clau...oling-CleanUp/

The chucks are rather large. See one of them sitting on top of a 5
gallon bucket.

The lathe will follow in 10 days or so.
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Nice work!

I take it "Gain" is some sort of industrial degreaser? And "CorrosionX" is
phosphoric acid in some form? Did you use the Scotchbrite pad in an angle
grinder to finish or something more vicious?

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"Ignoramus4323" wrote in message
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Picked up the lathe tooling and cleaned some of it up.

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Clau...oling-CleanUp/

The chucks are rather large. See one of them sitting on top of a 5
gallon bucket.

The lathe will follow in 10 days or so.
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On 2008-07-02, Michael Koblic wrote:
Nice work!

I take it "Gain" is some sort of industrial degreaser? And "CorrosionX" is
phosphoric acid in some form? Did you use the Scotchbrite pad in an angle
grinder to finish or something more vicious?


I am not sure what Gain is, but I did not use it. Might have gotten
into a picture accidentally. CorrosionX is a rust preventative lubricant
that maintains a non-drying oily film. Very nice.

I used a wirebrush, but did not use it near the screws of the 4 jaw
chuck. Only on outside surfaces that do not slide against each other.
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:34:06 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus4323 quickly quoth:

On 2008-07-02, Michael Koblic wrote:
Nice work!

I take it "Gain" is some sort of industrial degreaser? And "CorrosionX" is
phosphoric acid in some form? Did you use the Scotchbrite pad in an angle
grinder to finish or something more vicious?


I am not sure what Gain is, but I did not use it. Might have gotten
into a picture accidentally. CorrosionX is a rust preventative lubricant
that maintains a non-drying oily film. Very nice.

Gain is a laundry detergent, like Tide.

CorrosionX is probably great on tooling which will get greasy/oily in
use. I use Johnson's Paste Wax on my arn tools and it lasts well
without any oily residue. Buff it on with 0000 steel wool, let dry
10-15 minutes, and buff off. After about 5 years, those of my
handplanes which were unused are starting to show some signs of light
surface rusting again, so it's time again. Twice a decade ain't bad. I
like it because it's a thin coating which doesn't rub off and affect
wood finishes.


I used a wirebrush, but did not use it near the screws of the 4 jaw
chuck. Only on outside surfaces that do not slide against each other.

Smart man. I've seen hacks "clean up" threaded parts with a buffer and
remove half the threading. The tooling went from rusted to ruined in
five minutes. Maroons.

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On 2008-07-02, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote:
On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:34:06 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus4323 quickly quoth:

On 2008-07-02, Michael Koblic wrote:
Nice work!

I take it "Gain" is some sort of industrial degreaser? And "CorrosionX" is
phosphoric acid in some form? Did you use the Scotchbrite pad in an angle
grinder to finish or something more vicious?


I am not sure what Gain is, but I did not use it. Might have gotten
into a picture accidentally. CorrosionX is a rust preventative lubricant
that maintains a non-drying oily film. Very nice.

Gain is a laundry detergent, like Tide.

CorrosionX is probably great on tooling which will get greasy/oily in
use.

Also on tools that are handled a lot. CorrosionX is very good at
staying where it was applied despite handling. It is a little more
time consuming, as it does not spray well, so it needs to be wiped on.
It has a better "hanging on ability" than LPS-2. And it does not
interfere with tool use, like LPS-3.

As of now, I use LPS-2 on stuff like taps, drills or anything that I
keep for a few months for ebay and do not want to start rusting; and
CorrosionX HD on tools that I actually use. LPS-2 forms a clear coat
and is easy to remove.

I use Johnson's Paste Wax on my arn tools and it lasts well
without any oily residue. Buff it on with 0000 steel wool, let dry
10-15 minutes, and buff off. After about 5 years, those of my
handplanes which were unused are starting to show some signs of light
surface rusting again, so it's time again. Twice a decade ain't bad. I
like it because it's a thin coating which doesn't rub off and affect
wood finishes.

Twice a decade is not bad at all.


I used a wirebrush, but did not use it near the screws of the 4 jaw
chuck. Only on outside surfaces that do not slide against each other.

Smart man. I've seen hacks "clean up" threaded parts with a buffer and
remove half the threading. The tooling went from rusted to ruined in
five minutes. Maroons.


Or spray lathe beds with spray paint "looks like new".

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"Ignoramus14593" wrote in message
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And it does not interfere with tool use, like LPS-3.

I did not know that. I use LPS3 for storage only. How does it interfere with
tool use?

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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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Gain is a laundry detergent, like Tide.

CorrosionX is probably great on tooling which will get greasy/oily in
use. I use Johnson's Paste Wax on my arn tools and it lasts well
without any oily residue. Buff it on with 0000 steel wool, let dry
10-15 minutes, and buff off. After about 5 years, those of my
handplanes which were unused are starting to show some signs of light
surface rusting again, so it's time again. Twice a decade ain't bad. I
like it because it's a thin coating which doesn't rub off and affect
wood finishes.


I used a wirebrush, but did not use it near the screws of the 4 jaw
chuck. Only on outside surfaces that do not slide against each other.

Smart man. I've seen hacks "clean up" threaded parts with a buffer and
remove half the threading. The tooling went from rusted to ruined in
five minutes. Maroons.

I know many of the metal sculptors use Johnson's Paste Wax. For some reason
it is not available in Canada. I made my own wax through combining beeswax,
linseed oil and a bit of Varsol. Some of the same people swear by it but I
cannot say how good it actually is in the long run. Also, I made it a bit
hard for smooth application - need to use the hot air gun to melt it to
start. Does anyone have experience with other kinds of wax? Lee Valley sells
a few but they are mainly woodwork oriented.

Many people (particularly bikers for some reason) swear by Boeshield T-9. It
is not cheap and I have no personal experience with it. Again, Lee Valley
carry it so in my book it is a kind of recommendation.

In my recent effort I used one of those nylon rotating brushes to get rid of
surface rust - of course it was nothing as critical as a lathe chuck. Any
views on those things BTW?

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Campbell River, BC

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:34:09 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
"Michael Koblic" quickly quoth:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .

CorrosionX is probably great on tooling which will get greasy/oily in
use. I use Johnson's Paste Wax on my arn tools and it lasts well
without any oily residue. Buff it on with 0000 steel wool, let dry
10-15 minutes, and buff off. After about 5 years, those of my
handplanes which were unused are starting to show some signs of light
surface rusting again, so it's time again. Twice a decade ain't bad. I
like it because it's a thin coating which doesn't rub off and affect
wood finishes.

I know many of the metal sculptors use Johnson's Paste Wax. For some reason
it is not available in Canada. I made my own wax through combining beeswax,
linseed oil and a bit of Varsol. Some of the same people swear by it but I
cannot say how good it actually is in the long run. Also, I made it a bit
hard for smooth application - need to use the hot air gun to melt it to
start. Does anyone have experience with other kinds of wax? Lee Valley sells
a few but they are mainly woodwork oriented.

beeswax/linseed oil/spirits is an old natural furniture finish, too.


Many people (particularly bikers for some reason) swear by Boeshield T-9. It
is not cheap and I have no personal experience with it. Again, Lee Valley
carry it so in my book it is a kind of recommendation.

Lots of the guys on the Wreck used to praise Boeshield for their cast
arn machine surfaces.


In my recent effort I used one of those nylon rotating brushes to get rid of
surface rust - of course it was nothing as critical as a lathe chuck. Any
views on those things BTW?

I've always used an old toothbrush (I bend the ends so they don't look
like something I'd ever again put into my mouth) or nylon brush for
removing wax from the car/truck and from waxed metal tools. I never
got fancy and electrified the process, though.

Oh, wait, were you referring to the ScotchBrite buffing pads? They're
great for derusting minor surface rust. I use them with WD-40 then
wipe all that crud off. I can stick those directly to the velcro hooks
on the bottom of my ROS, but usually just do it by hand. Nitrile
gloves hold up best for that.

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On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:20:18 -0700, "Michael Koblic"
wrote:

Nice work!

I take it "Gain" is some sort of industrial degreaser? And "CorrosionX" is
phosphoric acid in some form? Did you use the Scotchbrite pad in an angle
grinder to finish or something more vicious?

Gain is a laundry detergent (my wife prefers it over others). I use it
to wash my cars. (It gets out the tomato juice stains. g)

Joe