A little while ago I posted a new miter box that I bought, I believe it's a model 358 but not sure. I've decided to strip it down and de-rust / paint it. Which leads me to a few questions.
1. How do I remove the round up rights from the main body? It appears as though there's a couple of metal pins with holes in the top that wedge the uprights in, do I just yank on those?
2. The metal slides and all the small metal parts that werent jappaned, appear to have been plated. During the de-rusting I lost some of that plating so I said screw it and removed all the plating on everything down to bare metal. I like the bare gray color of the metal and would like it to stay that way without constant waxing. Can you laquer / shellac bare metal?
3.once I get everything off of the main frame I want to de-rust and paint it. My normal procedure for de-rusting is soaking in vinegar and salt. The problem with that is I'd have to go buy a bigger tote and a ton of vinegar. The only other options I see are electrolysis (which I'm not set up for) or a brass cup brush and angle grinder. Any problems with the brass brush / angle grinder route? Main concern for the angle grinder route Is destroying the etched in degree markings.
4. Anything special to be aware of?
Your thoughts greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael.