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Great work on the apron. :) I'm curious though. Did you do any polishing on the machined surfaces, and if so, what's your recipe? Steel wool, scotch-brite? John

Hi Dave, I've also run into the problem of what seemed like parts getting plated by another metal while soaking in Krud Kutter. If I remember correctly, most were just plain cast iron parts, but there was a drum switch cover in the bath as well. I'm not entirely sure if it was copper, brass...

Hi Dave, Be careful soaking soft metal parts (bronze, aluminum, brass) in Simple Green or Krud Kutter type degreasers. Weird chemical reactions happen that might damage the part. I've soaked bronze bearings (that were already mostly clean) in full strength Simple Green that I just poured out...

Yea, I've read some of the warnings about polyurethane paints. It's a definite concern. If I were to use it, it would be a brush on job, but even with that, I think it requires a forced air respirator, which I don't have. I can already imagine a headline: "A Man Killed Himself While Painting a...

Hi Dave, I haven't decided on the type of paint to use for the lathe I'm working on. Have read bunch of threads about it, and the restoration guide sold on ebay recommends Rustoleum Alkyd Enamel, sold though Grainger and the like. The regular enamel they sell at Home Depot is probably not good...

Hi Dave, Been following your "restoration". Nice work so far. :bow: I've tried various ways of cleaning metal parts, and the "non-toxic" solvents I've tried so far are Krud Kutter and Simple Green. I've used those full strength, right out the bottle, soaking parts for a day in a 5 gallon...