Thread: Gifts

Whitworth spanners/sockets he was just going to toss away.

I have heard that whitworth sizing/ spanners are apparently being used by new car manufacturers, because not many people have them anymore.
They are also handy when working on pommie cars, and, from talking to a mate of mine, who also has a pommie car, the spanners can be bought new, from England - with their conversion rate to AU

Sounds like you are about to do very well. , hope you bought him a beer

Originally Posted by tameriska

I have heard that whitworth sizing/ spanners are apparently being used by new car manufacturers, because not many people have them anymore.
They are also handy when working on pommie cars, and, from talking to a mate of mine, who also has a pommie car, the spanners can be bought new, from England - with their conversion rate to AU

Sounds like you are about to do very well. , hope you bought him a beer

They got a work out yesterday small job but saved me about an hour.

Whitworth spanners are available here in AU http://www.whiteint.com.au/tradeindustrial.htm or venture to markets thats where I have seen many.

No beer doesn't drink will have to get swmbo to do another chinese banquete and invite him over.

Here they are still greasy and rusty a wipe over with metho and spray with CRC leave for a few days . then get stuck into cleaning them.

I have used break fluid once before to clean tools of paint and rust........open to suggestions

Ray

I have seen some threads talking about using citric acid to remove rust.

http://woodworkforums.com/showthread...tric+acid+rust
http://woodworkforums.com/showthread...tric+acid+rust

Originally Posted by tameriska

I have seen some threads talking about using citric acid to remove rust.

http://woodworkforums.com/showthread...tric+acid+rust
http://woodworkforums.com/showthread...tric+acid+rust

Thanks for that I will give it a go.

A fellow I knew use to make up a batch of diesel break fluid and one other substance of which no one ever knew it cleaned Engine parts of all traces of dirt paint and rust.
If the block, head etc had badly rusted galleries it would find them welsh plugs gone no trace.

He put one fellows seazed motor in feed it up to be able to turn it over by hand after 5 years of sitting outside.