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The best thing I have found to remove rust from steel or cast iron is Evapo-Rust. See theruststore.com for more details. You can get it at most automotive supply stores. It is pH neutral and is biodegradeable. No acid or alkalies. It does not touch paint and nonferrous metals. It also helps keep...

Be careful trying to put a ringed piston in a sleeve designed for a lapped piston. If the sleeve does not have "bridges" across the intake and exhaust ports, the ring will catch and break causing major damage. (I know....!) These engines turn above 10,000 rpm and balancing is pretty good from...

I would say the Rough and Tumble Museum is a must. When they have their August meet, I spend all day there and can't see it all. Two places I also recommend is the Smithsonian and the Air and Space Museum. A jaunt on the Skyline Drive at that time of the year is great.

I remember a running Shay locomotive at the Rough and Tumble Engineers Museum in Kinzers, PA. I took a ride on it. It sounded like a big locomotive in a very low gear. I think it is still there and they run it every August at their big show and whistle blow. Great place to visit. Here is a...

I will be there. I live just 20 minutes from the York Fairgrounds where Cabin Fever is held. I will be at the MECA stand that has my avatar for a sign. We will be there trying to get some new members. Stop by and say hello.

Coke contains a weak phosphoric acid as does most sodas. Tannic acid I have never used but will look at it. I use EvapoRust for all my derusting projects. I restore old woodworking planes and tools. EvapoRust is a nonacid, pH neutral, eco-freindly solution that removes only iron oxide and does...

I will be at the Cabin Fever show. I live just a 20 minute drive from the fair grounds. I will help man the MECA booth there. Stop by and say hello.

I live in Dallastown, just southeast of York, off I-83 13 miles from the Maryland line straight north of Baltimore.

I have been lurking for a while and enjoying the forum. I think it is time for me to introduce myself. I am a retired engineer that worked in the HVAC industry working on unit design, controls and finally data center design and maintenance. I am interested in machine work from my hobby of...