Why they call it rust hunting
Dale Stansbery
>This 603 spent one too many days in the rain.
Getting ready for a bath.
Amazingly, I have been able to remove all of the screws and brass nut without brute force or damage.
Why they call it rust hunting
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Re: Why they call it rust hunting
#2Screw and stuff removal
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>It always kind of amazes me how many times I've been able to disassemble planes that came with extra rust (at no extra charge, either, whattadeal!), especially after all the hours I've spent under cars, under our house, etc. cursing while I try to remove some rusted-on bit of something. I don't know if it's the tolerances of the parts, if it's just that Stanley's cast iron attracts rust so it appears worse, or what.
Re: Why they call it rust hunting
#3Re: Screw and stuff removal
Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine
>was the disassembled pic taken after or before the bath? I get such a thrill from being able to turn rusted screws out after the bath that wouldn't turn before the bath. I'll bet that 603 will be a beauty once you're done with it. Lucky guy you.
Todd O.
Re: Why they call it rust hunting
#4Re: Screw and stuff removal
Dale Stansbery
>Before the bath. It's in the tank now, about to come out.