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Started by Hickory n Steel, Feb 25, 2025, 09:37 PM

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Uncle Buck

Quote from: Hickory n Steel on Oct 05, 2025, 05:02 AM
Quote from: Uncle Buck on Oct 04, 2025, 09:58 PMIf you are not using Evaporust for cleaning tools like those, you should. It is a game changer for sure. Weekly i restore tools like those with the stuff.

I dump the tools in a tub of Evaporust and put a lid over it and leave the tools there overnight at least, in some cases I have left tools soaking for days and have never experienced ill effects.

Never use Evaporust on stainless steel, you will regret it. When removed from the tub, rinse them with water, then dry them. The tools usually are flat black looking straight out of the solution. The magic happens when you wire wheel them on the bench grinder.


That stuff is pretty pricey, and I've just never been a fan of soaking tools.
A big reason is that I'm just not patient enough to wait.


Ya, it us costly I agree. The first time I bought it i got a quart to see if I liked it. Once I was sold on the stuff I started buying the gallon size. It does last a long time though. Using it frequently a gallon lasts me 6-8 months.

I have cleaned tools with this i never could have cleaned otherwise. Especially tools covered in paint, putties and other gunk. I am totally sold on soaking now. This is after over 40 years using wire wheels on the grinder, sandpaper and steel wool.
Better hold onto something boys cause i'm fixin ta stand on it!

Hickory n Steel

I have a hammer addiction,  and a 1/4 ratchet addiction, and a pry bar addiction,  and a screwdriver addiction, and well I just have an addiction to hand tools in general.

Uncle Buck

Those look very nice.
Better hold onto something boys cause i'm fixin ta stand on it!

Hickory n Steel

Quote from: Uncle Buck on Oct 06, 2025, 04:06 PMThose look very nice.
They definitely are, they aren't exactly cheap at $275 shipped but absolutely worth it in my experience.
My previous pair are 3 years old and they still have tons of life left in them for the most part, but I wore a depression into the footbed or cork filling on the right boot that has started to bug me so I decided to just get a new pair.
My everyday non work Thorogoods are 6 years old now and still going strong too.


I will either relegate my old pair to yard work, or think about getting them repaired.

I have a hammer addiction,  and a 1/4 ratchet addiction, and a pry bar addiction,  and a screwdriver addiction, and well I just have an addiction to hand tools in general.

Hickory n Steel

It truly is a shame that I had that problem with my right boot, because they really do have a lot of life left in them.

I have a hammer addiction,  and a 1/4 ratchet addiction, and a pry bar addiction,  and a screwdriver addiction, and well I just have an addiction to hand tools in general.

Hickory n Steel

I just now realized that the snapon pliers I have from my grandfather are a 196 with wire cutters while the pair I picked up the other day are a 96 without the side cutters.

I don't think I've ever really needed the wire cutters on a pair of needle nose pliers,so I don't really care one way or the other unless they prioritized clearance for the cutters over the ability to grip tiny things.
I have a hammer addiction,  and a 1/4 ratchet addiction, and a pry bar addiction,  and a screwdriver addiction, and well I just have an addiction to hand tools in general.

Uncle Buck

The top pair are much smaller tips for sure.
Better hold onto something boys cause i'm fixin ta stand on it!

Hickory n Steel

Quote from: Uncle Buck on Oct 10, 2025, 09:37 PMThe top pair are much smaller tips for sure.
That's because I broke the tips on my 196 a few years ago trying to get at a snap ring.
They were originally nice and fine which is what I loved most about them.
I have a hammer addiction,  and a 1/4 ratchet addiction, and a pry bar addiction,  and a screwdriver addiction, and well I just have an addiction to hand tools in general.