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224277 James Thompson <oldmillrat@m...> 2011‑12‑09 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
Personally, I use lacquer thinner to clean any dirty oilstone.

I have a concrete driveway, and on occasion a drop or more of oil will drip from
 either my old truck or my old Tbird. SWMBO has hissy fits about any oil on her 
driveway, so I always clean these as soon as possible. Over a period of time I h
ave learned the the only solvent that actually works and works well for this is 
lacquer thinner. I don't know why, but it definitely cleans the concrete while n
othing else is nearly as good. Go figure.

This is what taught me to use lacquer thinner on my oil stones. Something else m
ust have taught me to always clean my oilstones after every use. This prevents t
hem from getting fouled in the first place.

On Dec 9, 2011, at 10:46 AM, John Holladay wrote:

> I know that we had some discussion not too long ago about cleaning oil
> stones.  I've looked at the archives and it seemed to me that the prevaling
> wisdom was to put the stones in the dishwasher (when SWMBO is not home
> prefereably) and give them a good bath.  That sounds like an appealing
> option to me, but thought I would check to see if anyone had come up with
> any better ideas in the mean time.  In particular, I have a few of India
> stones that need a bit of cleaning up, but they don't appear to be really
> bad.  I
> 
> n addition, we had some discussion about flattening these stones and it
> seemed to me that the most efficient method was to use the good ole'
> driveway or I think someone mentioned concrete pavers.  It sounded like the
> sandpaper idea was not as effective if memory serves.  Is there anything
> new to add that I am missing.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Doc
> 
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224298 scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> 2011‑12‑09 Re: Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
On 12/9/2011 12:13 PM, John L wrote:
> Seems to me that the garden hose would get a stronger jet of water
> into the stone than the dishwasher would

Hmmm never heard of it, but I bet a few seconds whilst you were washing 
the Ford at the coin op car wash would blast pretty good at 1800 psi!

  I never find any old stones that are flat enough that all they need is 
cleaning.
   Old stones I am going to rub on the sidewalk to flatten them anyway 
and this cleans them.
    yours Scott

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224274 John Holladay <docholladay0820@g...> 2011‑12‑09 Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
I know that we had some discussion not too long ago about cleaning oil
stones.  I've looked at the archives and it seemed to me that the prevaling
wisdom was to put the stones in the dishwasher (when SWMBO is not home
prefereably) and give them a good bath.  That sounds like an appealing
option to me, but thought I would check to see if anyone had come up with
any better ideas in the mean time.  In particular, I have a few of India
stones that need a bit of cleaning up, but they don't appear to be really
bad.  I

n addition, we had some discussion about flattening these stones and it
seemed to me that the most efficient method was to use the good ole'
driveway or I think someone mentioned concrete pavers.  It sounded like the
sandpaper idea was not as effective if memory serves.  Is there anything
new to add that I am missing.

Thanks,

Doc

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224290 John L <leydenjl@g...> 2011‑12‑09 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
Seems to me that the garden hose would get a stronger jet of water
into the stone than the dishwasher would, and without risk of well
deserved marital discord or swarf ridden stemware. Yech.
JL

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224306 Sgt42RHR@a... 2011‑12‑09 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
I would flatten with a coarse or extra-coarse  diamond plate.  When flat, 
the sharpening surface would be clean.  No  further action is necessary.

Cheers,
John

John M.  Johnston
There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness. Dave  Barry

In a message dated 12/9/2011 12:46:49 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
docholladay0820@g... writes:
I know that we had some discussion not too  long ago about cleaning oil
stones.   

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224316 Tony Zaffuto <tzmti@c...> 2011‑12‑09 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
I cleaned some oilstones in SWMBO's old dishwasher.  She now has a new
dishwasher that really wasn't needed.

I stand by soaking stones in oven cleaner, then letting them on the driveway
in the hot sun and finally scrubbing with water as hot as you can stand it.
Has worked for me and is cheaper than replacing the dishwasher again.

DAHIKT.

T.Z.

On 12/9/11 5:55 PM, "Peter Evans"  wrote:

> "I've looked at the archives and it seemed to me that the prevailing
> wisdom was to put the stones in the dishwasher (when SWMBO is not home
> preferably) and give them a good bath."
> 
> I would never be game for this, and others report problems cleaning the
> dishwasher afterwards. With very dirty old stones what I know works (have
> used) is:
> 
> (1) boil the stones in an old saucepan (bit of towel on bottom) over a
> camping stove outside with dishwashing liquid + dishwasher powder (whatever
> concentration you feel is ok). Change the liquid a few times for really
> dirty stones. You know you have finished when boiling in plain water
> generates little junk
> 
> (2) the same as above but using an old urn that was thrown out, but still
> worked
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Peter Evans
> Sydney, Australia
> Skype peterrevans
> 
> 
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224329 Chuck Taylor <cft98208@y...> 2011‑12‑09 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
Peter Evans wrote:

> I stand by soaking stones in oven cleaner...

I second that recommendation. It has worked well for me, even on stones that wer
e heavily glazed.

Chuck Taylor
north of Seattle
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224312 "Peter Evans" <peterrevans@o...> 2011‑12‑10 RE: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
"I've looked at the archives and it seemed to me that the prevailing
wisdom was to put the stones in the dishwasher (when SWMBO is not home
preferably) and give them a good bath."

I would never be game for this, and others report problems cleaning the
dishwasher afterwards. With very dirty old stones what I know works (have
used) is:

(1) boil the stones in an old saucepan (bit of towel on bottom) over a
camping stove outside with dishwashing liquid + dishwasher powder (whatever
concentration you feel is ok). Change the liquid a few times for really
dirty stones. You know you have finished when boiling in plain water
generates little junk

(2) the same as above but using an old urn that was thrown out, but still
worked

Cheers
Peter Evans
Sydney, Australia
Skype peterrevans

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224406 paul womack <pwomack@p...> 2011‑12‑13 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
John Holladay wrote:
> I know that we had some discussion not too long ago about cleaning oil
> stones.  I've looked at the archives and it seemed to me that the prevaling
> wisdom was to put the stones in the dishwasher (when SWMBO is not home
> prefereably) and give them a good bath.  That sounds like an appealing
> option to me, but thought I would check to see if anyone had come up with
> any better ideas in the mean time.  In particular, I have a few of India
> stones that need a bit of cleaning up, but they don't appear to be really
> bad.  I
>
> n addition, we had some discussion about flattening these stones and it
> seemed to me that the most efficient method was to use the good ole'
> driveway or I think someone mentioned concrete pavers.  It sounded like the
> sandpaper idea was not as effective if memory serves.  Is there anything
> new to add that I am missing.

If you're going to flatten 'em, I see no need to clean 'em.

Flattening will remove the dirty surface.

  BugBear
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224450 Sgt42RHR@a... 2011‑12‑13 Re: Cleaning & Flattening Old Oil Stones
It has also been my experience that flattening  the stone (I use an extra 
coarse diamond plate) will completely clean the  business surface of the 
stone.  No further cleaning is  required.

Cheers,
John

John M. Johnston
There is a fine line  between hobby and mental illness. Dave Barry

In a message dated  12/13/2011 3:42:52 A.M. Central Standard Time, 
pwomack@p...  writes:
If you're going to flatten 'em, I see no need to clean  'em.

Flattening will remove the dirty surface.  

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