restore rails or pipes that the stockhead runs on
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restore rails or pipes that the stockhead runs on
My shopsmith has been in storage for over 8 years. the pipes that the stockhead runs on got rusted. Is there a way to clean this or would i need to bur new pipes? Please help me out for I want to sale this and want it to be right.
joe
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when I started the restoration on mine the pipes where rusted over and this is the out come of alot of time and elbow grease with the wool and WD-40. I used fine wool cause I didnt want to chance hurting the pipes with a stronger wool. Just make sure that when you finish to put johnson paste wax. Not the liquid it has to be paste. This is the best pic showing the out come.
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tube differnece
Hey it looks pretty good now. I bought a used SS and the tubes where rusty also. I used course sandpaper not knowing what I was doing. They cleaned up nice and put the paste wax on and everything slides real smooth even thought the tubes are not super smooth? When I got my SS the tubes were removed from the base and I did not know there was a difference between part numbers of the way tubes vs. then bench tubes. Does anyone know how to tell the difference in these tubes they are the same length.
Way and Bench Tubes
All way tubes are 52" long and bench tubes are 52 3/4" long. The way tubes has a harder finish than the bench tubes.
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kd6vpe wrote:Hey it looks pretty good now. I bought a used SS and the tubes where rusty also. I used course sandpaper not knowing what I was doing. They cleaned up nice and put the paste wax on and everything slides real smooth even thought the tubes are not super smooth? When I got my SS the tubes were removed from the base and I did not know there was a difference between part numbers of the way tubes vs. then bench tubes. Does anyone know how to tell the difference in these tubes they are the same length.
thanks for the help
I will try this just have to get my elbow working lol
I am sure I will have many more questions
thanks again
Joe
I am sure I will have many more questions
thanks again
Joe