Cleaning Parts

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whit
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Cleaning Parts

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Just wanted to drop a quick tip for you folks trying to clean parts on your ShopSmith (or anything else small enough to fit into the tumbler container). I've found that using a Lortone tumbler/polisher with some stainless steel shot and some Simple Green Extreme REALLY does the job.

I've used it to clean up the locks (headstock lock, quill lock, etc) and the hubs and knobs (quill feed, pinion knobs, etc)

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The cleaner will bubble a bit - particularly when it's fresh - so put the tumbler in something that will catch any spillage. And . . . make sure you rinse the cleaner off the parts and dry them well before you put them back on the whatever-you-took-'em-off-of.

Whit
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