Rust removal

[Toscageoff]

Greetings

A "Men in sheds club" has started up near me and they have been given some second hand tools including a tenon saw which has a very rusty blade.

What is the best way to remove the rust please?

In the past I have used citric acid and electrolosys[sp] but they leave the metal looking grey.

Thanks in advance

[Admiral]

Use of chemicals on saw plates is not recommended by the experts around here.

A real master is Darryl Weir, he's been doing it for some time, and is one of the best there is out there. Here's a link to his site where he graciously shares his knowledge about restoring saws.

http://oldsawsrestored.embarqspace.com/#...4588931536

Also, WK Fine Tools site has a whole page on saw restoration with great articles by guys who know what they are doing; link:

http://trestore.wkfinetools.com/saw/saws...-index.asp

Now, I've just ruined your evening giving you all this reading material! Cheers.

[Snipe Hunter]

I use EvapoRust. I don't know if it will negatively effect a saw blade but I haven't seen any problems with using it for other tools. It does turn them gray but it's only temporary. I wipe everything down with a thin coat of oil and have never had an issue.

This is a Stanley 4-1/2 fresh from a barn which cleaned up real well after soaking it in EvapoRust over night. I took it apart first and re-assembled it. Then I rinsed it with clean water and blow it dry with compressed air.

I usually chuck up the smaller pieces like screws and threaded rods in a hand drill and spin them in some fine steel wool.

I might use a brass brush on stubborn spots but never a steel wire brush. One of my pet peeves is marks on old tools left from wire wheels, steel brushes or other aggressive cleaning attempts.

[Timberwolf]

When someone finds a way to remove the pits left in the steel when the rust is removed, I would pay to hear about it!!!!!

[KSMike]

Timberwolf said:

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When someone finds a way to remove the pits left in the steel when the rust is removed, I would pay to hear about it!!!!!

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[Timberwolf]

Hey...I just want to remove the "PITS"...not the cast iron surrounding them!!!!!!!

[Shovel Man]

Bondo and paint.

[Monsieur Medlar]

I had to look up "men in sheds club" Fun name for a great idea.
I read that its popular in your UK and Australia.

I have been working on some restorations but so far haven't had time to go beyond a brass brush on a grinder. I bought some evap o rust but want to do a little more reading of the links the members suggested.

Toby

[Monsieur Medlar]

I would think the process of restoration is pretty different for a very flat sawblade and a plane or a chisel or gouge.
I like the first link about his process on the saw.

toby

[Phil S.]

Here's a pretty good thread about saw plate restoration -

http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads...&PHPSESSID=