how should i feel towards this?

[fordbroncodave]

found a blue point air saw on the roof at work. i just took it because i figured nobody else knows about it.

anyways its rusted and seized. how do i unstick it without damaging it severely?

i love free tools

 

[Mickey O]

Put some shoes on. Someone posted here not to long ago about soaking an inoperable air tool in oil (or something similar) for a while and it worked fine. I'd try that first, if it doesn't work take it apart and clean it up and replace any broken parts.

 

[mrshaun]

rebuild is 69 or so and new 159..

 

[fordbroncodave]

i took it apart as far as i could go. i sprayed alot of wd40 on it the last couple days. took a 1/2" socket and extension and tryed pounding the arm thing but no luck yet. will probably soak it in a quart of oil

 

[Garys Garage]

Looks like the one HF sells for 9.95

 

[Mickey O]

Looks like the one HF sells for 9.95

Everything at Harbor Freight looks like the tool they ripped off the design from.

 

[tonydanzah]

put some shoes on?

 

[Merkava_4]

Some guys swear by that 50/50 mixture of acetone and transmission fluid -- it might take the paint off though.

 

[fordbroncodave]

i wasn't wearing shoes when i went into the shop this morning to take pictures before i forget. i know how all of you like pictures

 

[Shadowdog500]

I'm sure it must have been broken for someone to get ticked off enough to throw it up onto the roof. I would try soaking it in Kroil. Kroil unsticks everything.

Chris

 

[fordbroncodave]

I'm sure it must have been broken for someone to get ticked off enough to throw it up onto the roof. I would try soaking it in Kroil. Kroil unsticks everything.

Chris

yes that would be my deceased boss.

 

[american lockpicker]

+1 on the Kroil.

 

[fordbroncodave]

what does it look like?

 

[Shadowdog500]

Kroil comes in an orange can. It must be mail ordered from Kano labs at http://www.kanolabs.com/

I used to get the aerokroil in spraycans, but anymore I just get the gallon size and put it in sprayers. I also put some in a wide mouthed bottle for soaking parts.

Here is a photo from the web. Obviously the guy in the photo likes it too.

Chris

 

[fordbroncodave]

expensive opposed to wd40? i got a gallon of wd at lowes for $8.50 because apparently it was damaged in freight.

 

[Shadowdog500]

expensive opposed to wd40? i got a gallon of wd at lowes for $8.50 because apparently it was damaged in freight.

WD40 is a water displacer not a penetrating oil. Once you use Kroil or PB blaster you will never go back to WD40 again. If the cost and wait for Kroil is an issue try PB blaster. Not as good as Kroil but you can get it locally.

Kroil is $41.75 a gallon plus shipping. If it didn't work no one would buy it at that price, but they do.

Chris

 

[wreckercologist]

On the roof? Remind me to get a ladder out tommorrow at work!

Those are a good little saw. I've been using one for nearly 10 years and it's been rebuilt once and gets no oil ever ( I borrow it from a coworker).

Heck, for $69.00, turn it in and get it rebuilt.

 

[warpedredneck]

yes that would be my deceased boss.

and all he did was throw it on the roof?
i would have run it thru the bandsaw if it pissed me off enough to want to throw it!