I'm surprised Liquid Wrench is that much better than PB Blaster. I always
thought PB was the best around. It's probably because they use effective
and catchy marketing (the can).
James
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[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Phillip Batson
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:33 PM
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Subject: Re: DML: Anybody subscribe to Machinist's Work Shop?
Doesn't have to specifically be beeswax. Regular wax used for canning
(parrafin) will work as well. Oh, and it does work. Used it many times when
penetrating oil (PB) didn't work.
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From: "jon@dakota-truck.net" <jon@dakota-truck.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 12:36:41 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Anybody subscribe to Machinist's Work Shop?
David Gersic <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote:
> http://mmd.foxtail.com/Archives/Digests/200708/2007.08.28.01.html
> Penetrating oil test. Never heard of using Acetone + ATF as a rust
> penetrator before. Cheap, though, and if it works that well it might be
worth a try.
There's an older gentleman who lives down the road who is a friend of the
family, and he swears by beeswax. He works at a local hardware store and is
one of those types that you can tell has decades of experience under his
belt. He relayed a stuck bolt solution to my father just the other day.
Apparently the procedure is to heat up the bolt, but only a little bit. You
just want to get it hot enough to melt the beeswax, and no more. Put the
beeswax on there and it will wick up into the threads. He claims that you
can often remove the bolt by hand.
I haven't had an opportunity to try that out yet, but it seemed
appropriate to the topic so I thought I'd share. :-) I have struggled with
many a stubborn, stuck part and I've never heard of a procedure that works
so well that you can practically remove it by hand, so I'm naturally
sceptical, but figure its worth a try. If anyone happens to try this one
out before I do, (or if you've tried it
already) please let me know how it works out. :-)
The hardest part will probably be figuring out just where to find
beeswax. :-) A craft store / candle shop maybe?
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