Woodworking on a Half-Shoestring #111: 3 Dollar Saws

Looking forward to the update.

Looking forward to the update.

- JCinVA

Thanks. I hope to start on cleaning these up later this week. Sharpening will probably have to wait until I finish construction and organizing in the workshop.

-- -- Paul: jack of all dreams, a master none.

If you have a large enough shallow container you could give those a soak for about 3-12 hours in vinegar and that rust will rub off with your finger and a toothbrush. You can then save the vinegar and use it over and over again. Some people don’t know this so I thought it was worth a mention!

-- “If not for Roubo, the back of the U.S. nickle would be blank.” -Roy U.

If you have a large enough shallow container you could give those a soak for about 3-12 hours in vinegar and that rust will rub off with your finger and a toothbrush. You can then save the vinegar and use it over and over again. Some people don’t know this so I thought it was worth a mention!

- TraditionallySpeakin

I did know! But I’m glad you reminded me of it here. Some don’t know, too.

I don’t have a plastic container of a size that would work without wasting a lot of vinegar. More important to me and the wife is the lack venting in the workshop this time of year. If I get frustrated or substandard results other ways, I may put off cleaning these up until the weather allows for all 24-hour venting.

-- -- Paul: jack of all dreams, a master none.

I did know! But I m glad you reminded me of it here. Some don t know, too.

I don t have a plastic container of a size that would work without wasting a lot of vinegar. More important to me and the wife is the lack venting in the workshop this time of year. If I get frustrated or substandard results other ways, I may put off cleaning these up until the weather allows for all 24-hour venting.

- technoslick

I loathe the smell and taste of vinegar but it is certainly useful!

-- “If not for Roubo, the back of the U.S. nickle would be blank.” -Roy U.

I loathe the smell and taste of vinegar but it is certainly useful!

- TraditionallySpeakin

Heh. Tell me about it. My wife can many jars of various types of pickles every year. We have to open all the windows and I have to stay in the workshop until she is done. I can’t take it. Doesn’t bother her. I do wonder if my sensitivity to acetic acid is because of working in an Aspirin manufacturing plant when I was a young man. Didn’t bother me then.

-- -- Paul: jack of all dreams, a master none.

Heh. Tell me about it. My wife can many jars of various types of pickles every year. We have to open all the windows and I have to stay in the workshop until she is done. I can t take it. Doesn t bother her. I do wonder if my sensitivity to acetic acid is because of working in an Aspirin manufacturing plant when I was a young man. Didn t bother me then.

- technoslick

Oh man, we can pickles as well and my god the smell of hot vinegar is horrific. Do they use acetic acid in the manufacture of aspirin? I worked at a cidery for a period of time and we were working on a batch of vinegar once. Oh my.

-- “If not for Roubo, the back of the U.S. nickle would be blank.” -Roy U.

Oh man, we can pickles as well and my god the smell of hot vinegar is horrific. Do they use acetic acid in the manufacture of aspirin? I worked at a cidery for a period of time and we were working on a batch of vinegar once. Oh my.

- TraditionallySpeakin

The making of Aspirin:
“In this laboratory exercise, you can prepare aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) from salicylic acid and acetic anhydride using the following reaction:

salicylic acid (C7H6O3) + acetic anhydride (C4H6O3) → acetylsalicylic acid (C9H8O4) + acetic acid (C2H4O2)”

Even though we wore heavy rubberized gloves, the crystals and acids would attach exposed areas of skin. It was common for me to be able to peel away a layer of skin off the inside of my wrists just by rubbing gently. Came off like a layer of onion skin. What we breathed in…

-- -- Paul: jack of all dreams, a master none.