I bought a used JT360. He says he only used it once, but the knives were sofar out of alignment that I doubt he could have done even that.Unfortunately he stored it in his garage without any wax, and it developed alittle surface rust. 99% of it came off in minutes with a little steelwool. The rest is a hint of orange down in the grain. I expect I can getthat out with some vinegar, but would prefer not to get it wet. Is it okayto leave it and just wax over it, or must I clean it all out first?Since you are probably dying to know, it was $200 with a jointer pal thrownin. Not really a gloat, but not bad. I will probably be back in a few daysto ask how to use the jointer pal, but am asking Woodstock for theinstructions first.

See if you can get it out using 400 wet-or-dry sandpaper, over a wooden block, with mineral spirits as the lubricant.If not, don't worry about it: as long as it doesn't get wet, it won't spread.--Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)Get a copy of my NEW AND IMPROVED TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilterby sending email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-comYou must use your REAL email address to get a response.

Is any rust acceptable?

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Nick Bozovich 21 years ago

Thanks Barry - see, that's what I mean by lack of experience. I never even thought to try something like that!

Nick B

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Jeffrey Thunder 21 years ago

IIRC, you use naval jelly followed by a thorough sanding. Then it's bondo time followed by more sanding and a trip to the paint shop ... and viola! you have a 1972 Vega that looks like your teenage brother helped with the body work. (Blechh!!!)

Oops! Did I drift off-topic?

At any rate, any rust/discoloration left after a scrubbing with #0000 steel wool and mineral spirits isn't worth bothering about (unless you started with a barge full of rust).

Bottom line: if you feel naval jelly is necessary, perhaps it's time to reconsider the machine's status as tool or anchor. :)

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