[Farmall] Another O-12 project, part 4

Roy rlk at wavecable.com
Sat Feb 21 06:35:18 PST 2009


Thanks, Mike  i have never seen one but looks good for a lot of rust
Roy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 05:12
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Another O-12 project, part 4


>A needle scaler is an air-powered hammer with a couple dozen little rods 
> sticking out to do the work. It is great for removing old paint, rust, 
> and other crud stuck on metal. Two limitations: they are very loud, 
> sending the crud flying all over, so ear and eye protection is a must. 
> And they use a LOT of air, so you need a fairly big tank and compressor. 
> They are pretty crude, so I wouldn't want to use one on thin sheet metal.
> 
> This is an image I took after removing 50 years of crud from the inside 
> of a Ford 2N front wheel: 
> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/1946_ford_2n/2nleft2.html>
> 
> Mike
> 
> Roy wrote:
>> Karl
>> What is a needle scaler?
>> Thanks
>> Roy
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