Tom Hamilton
02-17-2007, 10:42 PM
Hi Creekers:
My travels this week put me in front of a late 19 teens- early 1920's Stanley 358 Miter Box, and what do you know it followed me home. The saw is 5" by 28" and is the original.
58165
58166
Today I disassembled the 358 58167, wire wheeled the parts that would respond to cleaning that way and put the rusty cast iron pieces in the spooge tank. In this case I used phosphoric acid from the paint dept at the Borg.
58168
The front upright was attached with a bend nail; can't you just see some carpenter years ago breaking the threaded piece and substituting a handy nail.
The backer board on the table was a 5 inch wide piece of cedar fence picket. The board is not discolored or terribly dry so I'm assuming the previous owner was using this tool recently. I think I try to find a little more distingushed species to the table board for this nearly 100 year old tool. Any suggestions.
I plan to restore it as a user not a museum piece or showpiece.
More photos to follow as the process matures.
Best regards, Tom, in Houston, elbow deep in 3M pads and WD-40
My travels this week put me in front of a late 19 teens- early 1920's Stanley 358 Miter Box, and what do you know it followed me home. The saw is 5" by 28" and is the original.
58165
58166
Today I disassembled the 358 58167, wire wheeled the parts that would respond to cleaning that way and put the rusty cast iron pieces in the spooge tank. In this case I used phosphoric acid from the paint dept at the Borg.
58168
The front upright was attached with a bend nail; can't you just see some carpenter years ago breaking the threaded piece and substituting a handy nail.
The backer board on the table was a 5 inch wide piece of cedar fence picket. The board is not discolored or terribly dry so I'm assuming the previous owner was using this tool recently. I think I try to find a little more distingushed species to the table board for this nearly 100 year old tool. Any suggestions.
I plan to restore it as a user not a museum piece or showpiece.
More photos to follow as the process matures.
Best regards, Tom, in Houston, elbow deep in 3M pads and WD-40