OK, maybe just a little.
This week I received by way of the nice man from the
gub'ment a nearly bright and shiney, new (to me) Lufkin 6"
combination square. It is a little stiff and will require
disassembly and cleaning. Mostly a small amount of rubbing
out the faces of the rule with some 600X (followed up with a
hard block) and WD-40 (1). In all I figure 15 to 20
minutes.
I paid $18.03 for it. Comparable new (Starrett) would cost
you $50-$60. Where did I find this sweet little gem at such
low, low prices? eBay. All you have to do is throw down
$20 on every combination square that comes up. Sooner or
later you'll snag something and it'll follow you home.
My new Starrett 6" combo is being retired to the drawer for
the next decade or two to allow it to vintage.
(1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
UA100
"HomeBrewer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > (1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
> > rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
> > engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
> > paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
>
>
> Never drop it from your truck, onto the road, and leave it there for 2
days
> thru rush hour traffic either.
Now he tells me...
I understand that at this time of year Ground Hog Asses are more plentiful
than Mole Asses.....
Philski
Jock wrote:
> dunk it in molasses for a week. All the rust will go away. No need to
> remove good steel.
> hth
> Jock
> "Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | OK, maybe just a little.
> |
> | This week I received by way of the nice man from the
> | gub'ment a nearly bright and shiney, new (to me) Lufkin 6"
> | combination square. It is a little stiff and will require
> | disassembly and cleaning. Mostly a small amount of rubbing
> | out the faces of the rule with some 600X (followed up with a
> | hard block) and WD-40 (1). In all I figure 15 to 20
> | minutes.
> |
> | I paid $18.03 for it. Comparable new (Starrett) would cost
> | you $50-$60. Where did I find this sweet little gem at such
> | low, low prices? eBay. All you have to do is throw down
> | $20 on every combination square that comes up. Sooner or
> | later you'll snag something and it'll follow you home.
> |
> | My new Starrett 6" combo is being retired to the drawer for
> | the next decade or two to allow it to vintage.
> |
> | (1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
> | rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
> | engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
> | paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
> |
> | UA100
"Bridger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:18:41 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Tom Watson wrote:
> >>Athol !
> >
> >
> >Have you ever gazed upon the basset hound visage of
> >Laroy (L.S.) Starrett? I'm thinking, I don't care what
> >century this guy was living in, I don't/can't believe he
> >could ever have gotten laid.
> >
> >Then again, maybe the man has no sexual appeal to me.
> >
> >UA100
>
>
> you mean this guy?
> http://www.mytoolstore.com/starrett/starrett.jpg
Wasn't gonna get any at that age, no. But look at the bone structure--he was
decent
looking as a young 'un.
Bob
On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 22:57:51 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>sigh... I know what you mean. I don't think I'll ever find
>another Starrett 12" 4-piece combo for $20 again.
>
>Still, I look.
Athol !
(watson skurries off inta da booshes sose keeter kain't toss nunna da
less 'spensive dirty ole chunksa cast ahr'n his way)
Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
(Real Email is tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/
On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:18:41 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Tom Watson wrote:
>>Athol !
>
>
>Have you ever gazed upon the basset hound visage of
>Laroy (L.S.) Starrett? I'm thinking, I don't care what
>century this guy was living in, I don't/can't believe he
>could ever have gotten laid.
>
>Then again, maybe the man has no sexual appeal to me.
>
>UA100
you mean this guy?
http://www.mytoolstore.com/starrett/starrett.jpg
On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:18:41 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Then again, maybe the man has no sexual appeal to me.
>
>UA100
And that's bad? <G>
Barry
Whatever you can use I suppose! Personally, I reckon a tool that smells
like hogshit might as well be polished on a linisher ;)
Jock
"Philski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| I understand that at this time of year Ground Hog Asses are more plentiful
| than Mole Asses.....
|
| Philski
|
| Jock wrote:
|
| > dunk it in molasses for a week. All the rust will go away. No need to
| > remove good steel.
| > hth
| > Jock
| > "Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
| > news:[email protected]...
| > | OK, maybe just a little.
| > |
| > | This week I received by way of the nice man from the
| > | gub'ment a nearly bright and shiney, new (to me) Lufkin 6"
| > | combination square. It is a little stiff and will require
| > | disassembly and cleaning. Mostly a small amount of rubbing
| > | out the faces of the rule with some 600X (followed up with a
| > | hard block) and WD-40 (1). In all I figure 15 to 20
| > | minutes.
| > |
| > | I paid $18.03 for it. Comparable new (Starrett) would cost
| > | you $50-$60. Where did I find this sweet little gem at such
| > | low, low prices? eBay. All you have to do is throw down
| > | $20 on every combination square that comes up. Sooner or
| > | later you'll snag something and it'll follow you home.
| > |
| > | My new Starrett 6" combo is being retired to the drawer for
| > | the next decade or two to allow it to vintage.
| > |
| > | (1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
| > | rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
| > | engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
| > | paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
| > |
| > | UA100
|
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Athol !
Every time I drive down Route 2 from Greenfield to Boston, I hafta read the
sign that says that, out loud and slightly mispronounced. Passengers just
LOVE that......
J
dunk it in molasses for a week. All the rust will go away. No need to
remove good steel.
hth
Jock
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| OK, maybe just a little.
|
| This week I received by way of the nice man from the
| gub'ment a nearly bright and shiney, new (to me) Lufkin 6"
| combination square. It is a little stiff and will require
| disassembly and cleaning. Mostly a small amount of rubbing
| out the faces of the rule with some 600X (followed up with a
| hard block) and WD-40 (1). In all I figure 15 to 20
| minutes.
|
| I paid $18.03 for it. Comparable new (Starrett) would cost
| you $50-$60. Where did I find this sweet little gem at such
| low, low prices? eBay. All you have to do is throw down
| $20 on every combination square that comes up. Sooner or
| later you'll snag something and it'll follow you home.
|
| My new Starrett 6" combo is being retired to the drawer for
| the next decade or two to allow it to vintage.
|
| (1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
| rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
| engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
| paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
|
| UA100
You do know you could have purchased a shinny new one made in China for less
than you paid for that rusty used shoe scraper on Ebay. Of course you would
have thrown American workers out of work, but hey that's the 'Murican way of
doing things!
(wink)
Instead of the WD try a bit of PB Blaster it does a good job of removing
rust.
--
Rumpty
Radial Arm Saw Forum: http://forums.delphiforums.com/woodbutcher/start
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"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> OK, maybe just a little.
>
> This week I received by way of the nice man from the
> gub'ment a nearly bright and shiney, new (to me) Lufkin 6"
> combination square. It is a little stiff and will require
> disassembly and cleaning. Mostly a small amount of rubbing
> out the faces of the rule with some 600X (followed up with a
> hard block) and WD-40 (1). In all I figure 15 to 20
> minutes.
>
> I paid $18.03 for it. Comparable new (Starrett) would cost
> you $50-$60. Where did I find this sweet little gem at such
> low, low prices? eBay. All you have to do is throw down
> $20 on every combination square that comes up. Sooner or
> later you'll snag something and it'll follow you home.
>
> My new Starrett 6" combo is being retired to the drawer for
> the next decade or two to allow it to vintage.
>
> (1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
> rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
> engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
> paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
>
> UA100
In article <[email protected]>,
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote:
>OK, maybe just a little.
>
>This week I received by way of the nice man from the
>gub'ment a nearly bright and shiney, new (to me) Lufkin 6"
>combination square. It is a little stiff and will require
>disassembly and cleaning. Mostly a small amount of rubbing
>out the faces of the rule with some 600X (followed up with a
>hard block) and WD-40 (1). In all I figure 15 to 20
>minutes.
>
>I paid $18.03 for it.
<...snipped...>
Ha Ha! I paid less for a gen-u-whine Starret 6"
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
> (1) Never use Scotch Bright or steel wool on the face of a
> rule. The trouble is they tend to dip down into the
> engraving and remove the crispness. Also, they take out the
> paint in the engraving and make the rule hard to read.
Never drop it from your truck, onto the road, and leave it there for 2 days
thru rush hour traffic either.
--
HomeBrewer
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