Originally Posted by
Massey850
Here's just a quick update. Soon after my last post winter came into full effect. My shop where i work on the machine isn't heated either so its been just too cold to do anything with it. I suppose what I could do is de-rust the parts I do have off the machine. This was just a quick update to tell you that I'm not dead and neither is this project. Hopefully it warms up quickly in March and I can get back to work on this machine.
Thank you for the update.
Also thank you for the tip about the torch. Sometimes we forget about some of the more extreme measures to loosen things up. We got a "new" used press brake at work that there was a bolt (over an inch in diameter) that was stuck and Blaster wasn't working, I mentioned a torch. Tried a vintage blow dryer that got so hot that it turned itself off. So out came the torch. Just heating the top portion, one could see the blaster coming out the other side. I didn't time it or see the metal change colors, but it finally moved.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.