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Thread: Cleaning Oil Stones
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29th November 2004, 08:35 AM #1
Cleaning Oil Stones
Hello
does any one know how to clean oil stones,there are 5 or so in my dads old shed (dad has passed away).
they are in small wooden boxes made to fit the stones
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29th November 2004, 08:55 AM #2
I use kerosine and scrub them with an old toothbrush and a rag.
Don't have a clue if that's the recommended procedure or not, but it works for me.
Cheers,
P
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29th November 2004, 09:58 AM #3
Paint thinner, solvent, and a tooth brush... All you want to do is disolve the old oil and float out the built up grime in the stones pores.
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29th November 2004, 09:31 PM #4
Boil them up in an old saucepan full of water with a bit of washing soda thrown in. Can't remember how much, prob a small half handful (sounds like drive-in shenannigans (sp?) :eek: ).
Washing soda is found in the laundry section of the supermarket.
Cheers.........Sean
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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29th November 2004, 11:13 PM #5
My old man (not passed away but gone blind )always told me to soak 'em in kero. He always recommended using a mixture of oil 50/50 with kero as a lubricant.
Has worked for me - try it if you like - might not be as quick as some of the other ideas but I have reservations about water in an environment that I would normally only use oil based products with. Might just be a myth but seems anomalous to me. :confused:
JamiePerhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
Winston Churchill
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30th November 2004, 06:56 PM #6
Gday Jamie, take your point about the water but the water/soda mix has a degreasing effect and boils a lot of the crap out of the stone.
After this you rinse the stone, let all the water dry out, and go back to using oil/kero/whatever as your usual lubricant.
It does work well to clean the stone, but makes a mess of the saucepan. DAMHIKT
Cheers.....Sean
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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30th November 2004, 10:19 PM #7
Thanks guys
the question is should should i destroy one of she who must be obeyed saucepans or kero and toothbrush.
also any members know much about old tool companys,
such as paulcal or hyco
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1st December 2004, 12:08 AM #8Originally Posted by Farm boy
The resealable lid keeps the wood chips/dust out.Cliff.
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8th January 2005, 10:09 PM #9
gentlemen
i have 3 clean oil stones ,kero and a toothbrush cleaned them up a treet.
2 came out a smooth aperance and skin colour and 1 came out the same but on the other side grey in colour and a lot courser,next i want to degrease the wooden boxes they came in and talk the wife into letting me buy a honing jig
thanks for your advice