How about oxy/acetylene spray welding for the pitting? I picked up a kit at a university surplus auction but haven’t had a chance to try it out. I did find a tool salesman who has used them for

Have been using electrolysis on the numerous rusted parts for the past week. Works really well in getting the rust (and in some cases the paint) off & it's simple to do. My ways are in great shape &

Easy-off is a heck of a lot cheaper, and available in your local grocery store. Though electrolysis will remove any rust and paint, and a box of washing soda costs about what 1 can of oven cleaner

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Today I picked up a can of the "New South Bend Blue" tinted paint. I am sure it will be OK. Looks very similar to the machine gray on my Rockwell mill. As for de greasing, I had already picked up a

Oven cleaner does work well. It is also great for dissolving carbon in PCV ports in manifolds and heads. For really old hard paint, a needle scaler is my go to method on castings that already

I agree. Touching up when it is still a little soft does offer the benefit of it blending so well that you hardly notice it, but you need to be more careful during assembly. On

That's the mix I used. It looked like plain gray to me, but my wife claims I am terrible with colors. Anyway, it was not what I expected. It's good enough for me. No way I would repaint it, but

Dollar Tree , great source for oven cleaner. I use it on engines , equipment & motorcycles . I haven't bought any Gunk in years . animal On 7/29/2022 6:19 AM,

Lathe Guru Dennis Turk always swore by Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner for his paint stripper too!

Also meant to mention that I found oven cleaner to be the easiest method of removing the old paint off mine when I was stripping it.

I used some Flood Penetrol in the SW paint when I painted my SB 9". It really helped the paint to level out and eliminate brush marks better than without the additive. I also use a printed thread dial

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This picture / recipe should be in the file section somewhere . I don't know how , or I would do it . animal On 7/29/2022 5:14 AM, Greg wrote:

Good advice. Sounds like a new plan. As soon as I finish getting the rust problem under control, I'll head to my local Sherwin Williams dealer. Below is the other recipe I found on line that does have

The nice thing about using a brush is that it is easy to touch it up after you damage the finish putting it back together. You can also avoid taping. You just overlap the paint onto the machined

I can't say how much ya need for the mill , but I used bout a pint on my lathe , it self-levels very nicely . Just Don't be in a hurry , let it dry & harden good before assembly . It

Hey Mike. I have had the same suggestion from several people who thought that the spray paint would not hold up to the usual oils & solvents. I found the recipe you mentioned along with another one

Hey Ken, thanks for the suggestion. Had not thought of that. I might be tempted to do an even up trade for a standard wheel closer for 5C collets if anyone out there is interested. I don't see me