It sticks in the mitre box and has this weird white/black mess over the blade that I think came from cutting green wood with it. The saw is still sharp so I don't want to just throw it. It was hard to clean with by hand with detergent and only managed a small area in a long sapce of time. So any suggestion would be nice.
Here's two suggestions: (1) soak in mineral spirits for a week and then wire brush it; (2) soak in "Simple Green" or that Orange stuff for a week and then wire brush it;
LRod beat me to the crummy pun, so I'll just have to play it straight. CMT makes a blade cleaner that works faster than just about anything. You'll find it a Rockler, Woodcraft, Amazon.com or a number of other woodworking places. Even faster is oven cleaner, but it's evil stuff and must be used in a well-ventilated area.
Something equivalent to this. It's only available in Canada I assume because of some type of shipping restrictions, but it should be available elsewhere too.
On 21 Apr 2005 13:13:46 -0700, the inscrutable "TrailRat" spake:
Unfortunately, bass, soprano, and alto brushes won't work on a tenor saw. I'd try soaking it with Simple Green for a few minutes. It should wipe clean after that.
It'll be Happy Humming after that.
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Washing soda. About 1/4 cup in a quart of warm water. Soak for five minutes; most of the crud will rinse off. The rest you can wipe off with a rag. Rinse with water. Dry with a towel.
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There have been several good suggestions in other postings, but I feel compelled to add another alto-native.
Anything that attacks fat/grease will remove the 'crud'. Depending on how 'aggressive' the cleaner is, "tincture of time" may be required.
Aggressive cleaners include lye and related products (e.g. "Red Devil Lye", "Easy Off Oven Cleaner", etc.) *CARE* is required, These products will remove skin!
Any of the 'citrus' cleaners -- "Simple Green", "Orange Clean" ,etc.
"grease-remover" hand cleaners, frequently found in auto shops -- things like "Goop".
Other 'glass' and multi-purpose cleaners with 'grease cutters' -- "Windex", "Formula 409", etc.
"Detergents" with grease-cutters. _Pure_ detergents are *not* very good at 'stuck on' stuff of this type. Detergents work by 'getting under' stuff, and lifting it away. when you can't get _under_ it, you need something that breaks it up, and can attack from the top.
"soap". works similarly to pure detergent. just not as well.
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