I recently stopped by a yard sale where they had a 25' tape measure marked $1.50 I picked it up, it looked new and Id recently priced the exact same tape measure at $8.95 at home depot, when I pulled the tape out it did not retract automatically , and it resisted being pushed back in, I offered $1 and it was instantly sold! on taking it home I simply sprayed it internally with a good bit of WD40, and started working the tape in and out and repeatedly sprayed it, withing 4 minutes it worked perfectly and would extend and retract the whole 25 feet of tape!
I also spotted an old DEWALT 1/2 drill the chuck was obviously rusted and would not adjust, I picked it up, it was marked $15, I bought it for $7 and after its chuck was sprayed with carb cleaner and its chuck was soaked in acetone and marvel mystery oil over night it spins and adjusts like new.
I bought a 4" machinist micrometer for $4 a few years ago that was lightly rusted. I soaked it in a zip lock bag partly filled with marvel mystery oil and WD40 for 4-5 days after spraying it with carb cleaner, its as good as new!
you might be amazed at the number of times just a bit of lubrication or cleaning is all thats required to free up stuck tools
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I also spotted an old DEWALT 1/2 drill the chuck was obviously rusted and would not adjust, I picked it up, it was marked $15, I bought it for $7 and after its chuck was sprayed with carb cleaner and its chuck was soaked in acetone and marvel mystery oil over night it spins and adjusts like new.
I bought a 4" machinist micrometer for $4 a few years ago that was lightly rusted. I soaked it in a zip lock bag partly filled with marvel mystery oil and WD40 for 4-5 days after spraying it with carb cleaner, its as good as new!
you might be amazed at the number of times just a bit of lubrication or cleaning is all thats required to free up stuck tools
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