Recent content by sluggerknuckles

after a quick coat of cirtistrip and some scotchbrite rubbing, most of it came off. It was wierd because reversing the leads actually caused more pitting. I am going to coat it with hammertone and try it again with all of the internals becuase they are all gumped up. I also have some antique...

and wouldnt you know that I thought that but there was a site on the internet that had it reversed. Thanks for all the help. I am not going through that again. just a quick once over with scotchbrite and hammertone paint.

I had the black lead hooked up to a copper wire that ran across three rebars purchased last nite. The red lead was wrapped around some mechanics wire(it was plated wire though...) which I ran through two mounting holes on the front and back of the side of the tale saw base that was submerged.

the model number is 10322160. I need part number 37429 called the control gear. the teeth are shot in it. I read on owwm and read a few threads about a guy in tx that repros them but I am waiting for my permission slip to message him from the site. By the way, has anyone done electrolysis...

So last nite at my first attempt at electrolysis, something went oddly wrong. I used cirtistrip to get all of the paint off of a mid 50s craftsman table saw. There was pitting so being **** about it I thought that I would try electrolysis to get the rust out of the pits and clean it up for the...

Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your experience and help. I am restoring an old mid 50s craftsman table saw. while the base is in electrolysis, I started looking at the guts. I noticed that the gear on the tilting mechanism is ground down to nothing. I have pics but can not seem...

Hello everyone and thank you so much in advance for all of your input. I whole heartedly appreciate the expertise and the experience of those more knowledgeable than I am in these matter. I saw a band saw on craigslist at a great price but I am unfamiliar with this tool brand. I have been...

hello everyone and thank in advance for your comments. This site has inspired me to start restoring some tools that I had from my grandfather. My question is how do I remove the pits from rusted metal. I stripped down the the base of the saw and there is a lot of pitting. I have the same...