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As wire brushing continued several strange defects became apparent. |
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Underneath seemingly clean iron thin layers would flake off showing
another layer of rust. |
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I suspect there might have been uneven cooling of the original casting
causing some lamination that eventually rusted between the layers. |
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After much work with the body sander it is ready for a coat of primer
for protection. |
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Before painting I decided to use the magic cure-all on the badly
pitted gasket face on the bottom of the water hopper. |
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Here you can see the filled in areas that will make sealing this
joint easier. I plan on using RTV instead of a gasket. |
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After a coat of rattle-can sandable primer. |
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Took a little break from metal work and built a new support for
the crankshaft and flywheels. Not quite furniture grade, but functional. |
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As you can see, the old one has seen better days. Not near
as sturdy as the new one. |
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The next phase is to prepare the block for painting starting with
degreasing with some old "Gunk" I found in the garage. |
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Now it is time to get busy with the wire brushes, scrapers, etc. |
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