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Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 8:40 pm
by ibskot
I got this thing basically free and I don't think it was ever used. It's like it was partially assembled then put away. Anyway, the aluminum has this salty looking stuff that will wipe off with your finger and I have no clue what it is.
Thoughts?
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 9:09 pm
by lyall
it might be mold
I hope I am wrong
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 9:16 pm
by algale
It is corrosion. Aluminum oxide.
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 9:46 pm
by ibskot
Anything I need to do other then wipe and polish?
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 9:53 pm
by JPG
ibskot wrote:Anything I need to do other then wipe and polish?
Washing comes to mind.
Regardless make sure to salvage the idler pulleys even if you have to replace the bearings. They do not make em any more and the ones today are not very good.
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 10:15 pm
by wa2crk
When I bought a 510 for my daughter the main table and the other tables had the same spalting. My wife told me that one of her homemaking shows suggested vinegar and water, strong on the vinegar. It washed the white stuff off but I still put a coat of clear lacquer on the bottoms of the tables just in case.
Bill V
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 10:22 pm
by ERLover
It is not Mold, mold needs a organic matter to live on.
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 10:35 pm
by ibskot
Any idea what causes this?
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 10:51 pm
by reible
ibskot wrote:Any idea what causes this?
What caused your is hard to tell but salt water or spray or ???? having to do with any basic salts will do it.
As an example some many years ago I had hurt a foot and took an aluminum pan that my wife had left laying around, it was slightly used but in excellent shape. I added Epson salt warm water and proceeded to soak my foot. I noticed some water on the floor after I was finished, about 20 minute or so of soak time. When I picked up the pan it was leaking in several places. That was that, scratch one pan. And yes it happen that fast. When it was rinsed and dry it had that some look as your table does.
Ed
Re: Strip Sander find
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 11:06 pm
by ChrisNeilan
reible wrote:ibskot wrote:Any idea what causes this?
What caused your is hard to tell but salt water or spray or ???? having to do with any basic salts will do it.
As an example some many years ago I had hurt a foot and took an aluminum pan that my wife had left laying around, it was slightly used but in excellent shape. I added Epson salt warm water and proceeded to soak my foot. I noticed some water on the floor after I was finished, about 20 minute or so of soak time. When I picked up the pan it was leaking in several places. That was that, scratch one pan. And yes it happen that fast. When it was rinsed and dry it had that some look as your table does.
Ed
So was it the foot or the salt that ate the pan?
