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BuckeyeDennis wrote:Here's some good news on the Evaporust front. Advance Auto Parts now carries it. I just picked up a gallon at my local store for $23 plus tax.

If you're not in a hurry, Amazon now sells it also. Their price for a gallon is $19.54, with free shipping on orders over $35.

My first gallon gave up the ghost after a couple years and many rusty parts. The vintage Stanley 2358 miter box below, and its Disston 28" backsaw, finally did it in.

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Looks like fun! I have a simlar-aged Millers Falls box which is quite the tool.

Tractor Supply is where I get my Evaporust. I think it was $23.
It was my first. Here in AZ, I haven't had much need. At least, I didn't think so til I started inspecting all the metal things in the shop.

BuckeyeDennis wrote:Here's some good news on the Evaporust front. Advance Auto Parts now carries it. I just picked up a gallon at my local store for $23 plus tax.

If you're not in a hurry, Amazon now sells it also. Their price for a gallon is $19.54, with free shipping on orders over $35.

My first gallon gave up the ghost after a couple years and many rusty parts. The vintage Stanley 2358 miter box below, and its Disston 28" backsaw, finally did it in.

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I think both are better candidates for electrolysis!



GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!

With apologies to RPD!

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This adventurous little fellow fell two stories down our chimney flue. After hearing him scrabbling about in there, we locked up the dog, opened a nearby outside door, guarded the other escape routes, and then opened the damper to let him out. He immediately hopped up onto the top of the window casing, and did his best to be invisible.

Very cool.

How long did it take to get it out?

joedw00 wrote:How long did it take to get it out?

About 10 seconds, if you don't count the photography time.

We have it down to a science .. this was not our first chimney squirrel. Open the French doors to the deck, get all available people to stand everywhere except near the doors, and then let 'em loose. This little guy just needed someone to walk up near him from the opposite side, and he shot out the door like a missile.

Had one of theae in our bedroom about 6 years ago. I chased him around the bedroom with my son's butterfly net and finally caught him to my wife's and my amazement.

Since we are on wild animal stories I have one.

Like you all I had something in the fireplace flue. I could see it's tail hanging out the damper. I knew if I grabbed the tail whatever it was, was going to turn around and bite me.

Since I wasn't interested in getting rabbi shots I got my welding gloves, told the wife to open the sliding door and with one hand grabbed the tail and the other opened the damper.

As I guessed the animal (squirrel) instantly latched onto a finger and was putting enough pressure on that I realized it would soon be through the glove. So I jumped up and ran for the door, only to run into the screen that my wife closed so nothing would get in, or me and squirrel out. DUH!

By this time I had a full head of steam and no stinking screen was going to stop me. Hit it dead on took it instantly out of the frame and I kept running. Got to the edge of the yard and squirrel hadn't gotten through the glove so I let him go. Otherwise I would had to kill him and go see if he had rabies.

Of course I showered my wife with loving endearments to show her my pleasure with her making sure nothing got into the house after I told her to open the door.

She and kids were still rolling on the floor and laughing about Daddy jumping up running into the screen doing at least one pirouette trying to stay on my feet while screaming he is bitting my finger and trying to get far enough from the door so when I did let go the squirrel would not run into the house.

The sliding door screen was shot, straighten the frame as best I could but the kinder move was to put it out of it's misery.

Did I mention I hate squirrels! Furry tailed RATS!!!!!

Got one more wild animal story.

Thankfully this did not happen to me.

A guy my friend knew just bought a house that had be vacant for awhile.
One night both he and his wife were in bed sound to sleep when suddenly a mother possum with a bunch of babies on her back fell through the ceiling and landed in bed with the guy and his wife.

Apparently the possum had bee raising her babies up in attic and using the same path took them in and out every night. Everything was okay until the babies grew bigger and their combined weight with their mother was more than the dry wall could support.

I don't know how many of you have seen a possum up close and personal but let me tell you they are not something you want to wake up to.

If it had happened to me I wonder what my wife would had done. I know I would have died instantly so she would have been on her own.

My buddy says the neighbors still talk about the screams they heard that night.