[SEL] Cleaning old spanners

[Dave Merchant]

Long time since I've heard the term SWMBO!

LOL!

Dave

At 09:59 AM 4/27/2008, you wrote:
>One of my favorite ways of removing caked grease is to wait until SWMBO is
>away, then take a large tin can, dump in a generous helping of dishwasher
>detergent, put in the item to be cleaned, then set it on the stove on a low
>setting.  The elevated temperature tends to soften the grease.
>
>Another way is to put the part to be cleaned in the electrolytic de-rusting
>tank.  The washing soda, lye and electrical current all contribute to
>lifting off the grease, dirt and corrosion.
>
>Orrin
>
>Orrin Iseminger
>Colton, Washington, USA
>http://users.moscow.com/oiseming/lc_ant_p/menu.htm
>So many projects.  So little time.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Mark Kennedy
>Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:31 AM
>To: The SEL email discussion list; The SEL email discussion list
>Subject: [SEL] Cleaning old spanners
>
>Hello,
>
>I am in search of good ideas on how to remove years of accumulated
>grease from a large number of spanners simply, quickly and safely
>(ie: without losing the skin off my hands or the lining from my
>nose/lungs!).
>
>Thanks!
>
>Regards,
>
>Mark
>Mark Kennedy
>Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
>
>Registrar for the WING Gauge & Instrument Co.
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/kennedy
>
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>
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Dave Merchant
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