In addition to having a good time with my family over the Thanksgiving holiday, I "enjoyed" digging through boxes Dad had stored away. I was rewarded with a small stash of accessories for the Goldie. I found two aluminum sanding discs, tool rest, live center, hold-down, lathe chuck, drum sander insert, another arbor, and over a dozen lathe chisels. I also came home with a couple of shop text books Dad used when he was an Ag teacher that were copyrighted in the early sixties.
To my dismay, I haven't found the auxiliary table, fence, drill chuck and a few other odds and ends. However, I'm pleased with the haul.
When we got home this evening and I found a few shipments waiting for me in the mailbox. The bearings came in, as did a caution sticker, courtesy of my favorite Shopsmith owner in San Diego. Thanks, Mike!
So after getting back out to the shop tonight, I worked on cleaning up a few ends with a nylon cup brush and mineral spirits. One of the pieces I worked on is the power switch. It's in good shape but had some corrosion on the toggle. I learned that it is plated metal, as I unintentionally took off the plating with a wire wheel and exposed a goldish looking substrate. Not sure how to deal with that just yet. What's more, this item illustrates the issue I'm running into most at this stage - how to get corrosion out of nooks and crannies. Some parts can be soaked and brushed up but others, like the toggle switch, or fan sheaves, are more difficult to get cleaned up.
Anybody have any tricks they would be willing to share? Dental tools? Carb cleaner? I've just about worn out a toothbrush and brass brush and haven't had much luck with some of the corrosion.
