A couple of plane questions

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Jim Reed @ Tallahassee

>Check ebay for current prices. The #50 also needs good spurs, a depth stop, and a little chip deflector to be complete. They are nice user planes, being smaller and easier to manage than #45s. As for cleaning your other plane, I use 3in1 oil to loosen dirt. Cleans and protects in one wiping. Good luck with your new treasures.

Plane cleaning

Bob Hackett(Mainely,Bob)

>Simple Green and a toothbrush.Rinse under hot water,place on heater (or woodstove)to dry.Once dry a lite coat of WD or oil,kero,etc to prevent rust.

I always try to hit something with the smallest stick first.I bring out the heavy solvents only if that doesn`t work.

YMMV.

MB

That's what I use...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Simple green soak for a few hours them brush the parts down. Then I wax it. Murphy's oil soap on the knob and tote.

simple green and rust

Gary B in Central NY

>how well does simple green take off rust? I'm thinking what little remains on my table saw top after 3 years of storage (I had put vaseline all over it, but it appears it wasn't enough in spots.) thanks

Simple green does nothing

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>To or for rust that I've seen.

Brillo or SOS pad is my favorite

Bill Houghton, sunny yahoo! in Sebastopol, CA

>you do need to dry the plane off afterward, but I just wipe it down with paper towels, spray liberally with WD40, wipe that down, then wax. It's worked fine so far.

Warning: if you live with someone of any delicacy, don't do this in the kitchen sink - makes a mess. On the other hand, if you bring your motorcycles into the kitchen to service them, as I did in my youth, not to worry (hey! I was living in Michigan then, it was cold, we didn't have a garage - where else was I going to do a valve adjustment?).

Re: Brillo or SOS pad is my favorite

Phil Joines Krum, Texas

>Thanks guys. I guess I won't break out the sand blaster and carborundum grit. :>)

LOML is also a woodworker... Sounds good except I get to keep all the tools sharp.