Rusty drill press column

[Leon]

Just common knowledge.

[clare]

And after 2 weeks with no rain, and then a light downpour, my Ranger thought water was a pretty good lubricant on the road too - - - -

[clare]

The use of the term "lubricant" in this case is controversial. It keeps the metal of the valve and the metal of the seat from micro-welding and tearing each other apart. It is NOT a "lubricant" in the classic sense of the word

[Puckdropper]

[e-mail] wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I just can't imagine it...

Does rule 34 apply?

Puckdropper

[notbob]

I've oft heard the term, "cushion" used. Regardless, it is not a synonym fer "lubricant". ;)

nb

[krw]

Perhaps we're getting close to the line.

[krw]

We get a lot of that, here in Atlanta, every time it rains. People just can't understand the basics of defensive driving.

[DerbyDad03]

If I type the word "snow" someone nearby will slide off the highway and onto the median.

Yep...there they go. Sorry about that.

[krw]

They absolutely freak here. If I didn't have to be on the same roads, it would be hilarious.

[clare]

Less than a foot is a "light snowfall". but the first 1 inch snow generally causes some bedlam here too.

[krw]

When I lived in Vermont, the first snow of the year caused all sorts of grief. People don't have Winter tires yet and drive like they did all Summer. It's like people didn't know it was going to snow some day and even forgot what the stuff is. After that, snow wasn't a big thing, until there was so much no one went anywhere (for a few hours).

[Spalted Walt]

LOL! I spent a week there one day in January '82.

[Just Wondering]

That reminded me of this:

[Jack]

Wranglestar reminds me of a semi-spoiled rich kid that suddenly got interested in DIY. Has lots of nice toys, and nicer property.

Anyway, Naval jelly works better than anything I've tried if you have heavy rust. The video SpaltedWalt referenced using vinegar to derust a drill press taking all night and a lot of elbow grease could have been done, and done better, in about 20 minutes with naval jelly. Would love to watch Leon try to derust that sucker with WD40.

I de-rusted my tools when I first got them, including the drill press column with Naval Jel, and it worked a treat. Follow up with Bostik Top Coat and your in like Flynn.. WD40 might work with LOTS and LOTS of work, and steel wool, but mainly on very light rust. About anything works on light rust.

[krw]

Well, that's exactly the storm I was referring to (AKA "Snowmageddon"). The city of Atlanta didn't bother to cancel school that day (the schools in our area did), then released all the kids at the same time as most of the businesses closed and sent their people home. I can't imagine being stuck overnight on a school bus full of

2nd graders but there they were.

I live at the far edge of the "metro area" and we had 2", at most. It took me three hours to get home (normally 25min) and I had to take the polar route to even get there. My normal route was impassible - cars everywhere.

[Markem]

Believe it is "in like Flint".

[Scott Lurndal]

That would be a malapropism.

Flynn[*] is the original, _In Like Flint_ is a movie (and not as good as the first one ...)

[*] as in Errol Flynn and his underage companions.

[Markem]

Maybe but the master swashbuckler is not of my age, only saw him in black n white TV on WGN.

[Brewster]

Electrolysis. Same method to clean up old hand planes. Requires a car battery charger and a bath of electrolyte (washing soda I believe)

You will need to separate out the column and place it into the solution.

-BR

[clare]

A bit of fun on a 5 foot tall floor mounted press - I can think of a lot of other drill presses that would make that rather challenging - -

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