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DIY & Home Improvement

Kali

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7. just amazing, what a fascinating tool.

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 26, 2021, 07:34 PM

Sep 2021

as for plating, I have no idea. I am fortunate to live in a mostly dry climate - sometimes too damn dry! so rust isn't my biggest problem. light coat of oil and bringing things in when it rains is about all I have to worry about.

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Rusty tool rehab [View all] intrepidity Sep 2021 OP

There untold videos on YouTube about restoring tools. Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #1

Oh, I know, been watching them, love them nt intrepidity Sep 2021 #2

I like watching the antique tool restorations myself. Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #3

I just watched the fractal vise one yesterday intrepidity Sep 2021 #4

ha! it WAS in DIY Kali Sep 2021 #5

Was that amazing or what? intrepidity Sep 2021 #6

just amazing, what a fascinating tool. Kali Sep 2021 #7

I have a cast iron skillet I'm thinking of trying soaking it in vinegar. Hotler Oct 2021 #8