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Old 07-21-2020, 02:22 PM
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JoeJr
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Originally Posted by Hushnel View Post
Nice score, that 27 is going to be a challenge. I’ve used regular white vinegar to help dissolve rust, by soaking the parts over night. For the old grease I’ll use kerosene in a spray bottle to loosen up the dried out oil and grease.

That zig zag machine has a cool look to it, the 15 clones are certainly good and usable machines. I have an old Japanese 15 and it works great. It came from a land fill “o)
I have started on the 27, somehow it moved ahead of other machines in line. I vinegar soaked all the parts I could remove, except the handwheel which wouldn't fit in the container I had, and it did I great job, followed by a good scrub down with oil. Not sure how I'm going to de-rust the body yet.
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