[Woodworkers] Rust and Vinegar

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I had a couple of bearings that were rusty in a wood lathe that I recently  
bought. I thought I wonder if I can free these up just for grins. Well I  
went on this machine and found that you could soak them in vinegar for a  
hour or so. 
 
So I put a little white vinegar in a old yogurt cup toss in one of the  
bearings and checked it a hour later. Well wouldn't you know the vinegar  was 
starting to work its magic. Then I thought if it works like that on  bearing, 
I wonder what it will do on some old rusty "F" clamps.
 
I pulled out the clamps threw a couple of gallons of white vinegar  into a 
5 gallon bucket and set several in . The top of the clamp of  the left is 
after it being in overnight, and cleanup with a  piece of  steel wool and a 
rag.
 
Then the good news is I can dispose of the vinegar on the weeds  in my 
driveway once I'm done killing off the rust.
 
 
Vinegar is pretty amazing stuff. And to think we actually use this  stuff 
on our food!!
 
Gary Williams
 
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