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This past weekend we had a garage sale and my wife finally convinced me to thin out my tools stock. I placed tools out there that weren't first line but were clean and very useful and I nearly gave them away. ... To get rid of an excellent condition but 30+ year old router I had to package it with ...

I very much appreciate everyone's help both on the forum and in private messages. Looks to be a good bunch here and you've really educated me quickly. The most advanced technique for rusted tools I've used is soaking in a bucket of transmission fluid or old oil for a week. First, it sounds like the ...

Gentlemen, I recently acquired my dad's 1962-63 Brownie and hope to return it to service. It's been sitting for 20+ years in a humid garage and the way tubes are covered in rust and have sustained pitting along their entire length (see attached photo). There is some surface rust and limited pitting ...