The Terrible Tumicos
Well the Tumico micrometers soaked for 26 hours in Evapo Rust. I didn't know that was a coffee flavor too.... Hmmmm........
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| Not even on a dare... |
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| hot rinsed after scrubbing |
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| 2 to 3 inch oiled |
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| Top shelf goodness |
Get after it creepy!
After doing them all, the thimbles are still stuck solid. So they get soaked for a day or so in Kroil and I'll give it another shot tomorrow. I don't want to ruin the threads if they are salvageable.
Then I had a question: Since the pawn shop listed these as 'clamps', yeah, I couldn't believe it either..... did some bubba try and see how tight he could twist them???
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| Yeah, tightened a bit past snug. |
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| the 1 to 2 inch looks promising. |
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| right out of the evapo rust. Waiting for a scrubbing and a hot water rinse. |
I don't worry about the color. I've found that hardened steel turns black in this solution. My guess is leaching iron from the steel right at the surface, or maybe staining from the FeO2 that gets chemically converted.
That evapo rust is nicer than vinegar. Vinegar gets skunky after soaking steel in it. I don't even like the smell of it after use. It has a metallic yuk factor of 99+. Not usable in the kitchen. I found that out the hard way.
And using the kitchen sink? Not a problem with evapo rust. I have the only wife in North America that likes it when I smell of oil. Unless it's gear lube. The sulfur isn't attractive to her for some reason!
I doubled up a trash can liner under the paper towels to keep the bacon from tasting like the shop. I am a classy man of particular tastes... classy... yeah. Shop project in the kitchen...hoo boy.
Thanks for stopping by.
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