I once took the better part of a year on a part.
It was the huge cast iron collar over the column on a radial arm saw. Big 12" saw with about a 4" diameter column. The collar is around 8" long.
It was rust welded rock solid. In a million years I never thought it would free up.
I took the rest of it apart until I was just down to the column and collar. I left it under my carport in the driveway with a round of firewood.
Everyday on my way to work I would stop and give it a squirt of penetrating oil, then thump it on the firewood block, and move on.
I just became a habit. ... Squirt, thump, move on. Had it down to 10 seconds.
One day that collar just flew all the way down the shaft and hit the block with a huge thuuunnnnk.
I almost had a heart attack right there!
I have been using that saw ever since.
stick with it!
yours Scott
Scott,
I have to say that I've been thinking about your story since Saturday. I bought two hay trolleys at an auction. Both are badly rusted, but one of them is....wow, just so rusted that parts are fused together.
Since I got them home, I've been using the ScottG method of "Squirt, squirt, tap, tap, tap, tap" method every time I walk by the thing.
I'm going to need all the encouragement I can get on these two carriers!!!!