cleaning hand saws

[BewtifulTreeMan]

what kind of a solvent or whatever, do you use to clean your saws and other hand tools?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've never cleaned a handsaw, but I would guess gas would do the trick. Or Easy-Off oven cleaner, maybe.

 

[jimmyq]

I spray mine with oil like Moovit or something and give them a wipe if they get too gummed up.

 

[Florida16]

I use a air compressor and blow mine out...

 

[ORclimber]

Never cleaned one either. But I'll spray it with lysol to disinfect. It kills 99.8% of germs...says so right on the can.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

HO3 Hydrogen peroxide with a wire brush, followed by oil.

 

[jimmyq]

I have used hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 I think) before, I like the way it bubbles.....

 

[jamie]

come from the skies

it rains in scotland

if not there are plenty of muddy puddles at the yard

jamie

 

[ArtifexArboreus]

You guys are killing me

I buy a new hand saw for each cut like when cuttting out Sphaeropsis, that'll keep the tools clean.

 

[ArtifexArboreus]

serious

I realy do use a new hand saw for every cut.

 

[wct4life]

So my advise to you, is go screw yourself

Alright, I think Mike's in. Let's go Troll Huntin'. I'm locked and stocked.

 

[Tree Trimmer]

Charcoal lighter fluid or "Goo-Gone". After cleaning, I coat it with WD-40. Try it, you'll see why. Also, the Goo-Gone will easily take pine rosin off your hands without burning them so bad.

TT

 

[glens]

Attachment: troll hunter copy.jpg

(posted by <i>wct4life</i> above)

That looks similar to the Skynyrd album "Street Survivors" cover art as originally released and which I have a copy of, complete with the tour schedule insert...

 

[ArtifexArboreus]

goo gone

that shats amazing!!

 

[wct4life]

Re: Attachment: troll hunter copy.jpg

Originally posted by glens
(posted by <i>wct4life</i> above)

That looks similar to the Skynyrd album "Street Survivors" cover art as originally released and which I have a copy of, complete with the tour schedule insert...

That was originally a photo from a party. Then I got bored and added the flames to make a t-shirt for a buddy as an Xmas present.

 

[ArtifexArboreus]

is yer buddy a flamer

 

[wct4life]

Originally posted by ArtifexArboreus
is yer buddy a flamer

God, that was a pathetic attempt at a joke.

 

[ArtifexArboreus]

yer right, it was.

 

[jkrueger]

Originally posted by Mike Maas
Having seperate tools for diseased and and non-diseased trees may seem like a joke to a goofball like you Anniethrax, but to guys in the field, doing the work everyday, it's a pain in the ass we have to deal with. Sure, we could just march in and cut away with the same tools we used yesterday to take out a wilted tree, or dump a load of chips even thugh we suspect Virt wilt,
[some deletion]

Good, yes, I thought I was alone with disinfecting at each new site and between trees, especialy if they are the same spieces. I carry alcohol in a spray jug, and even do the chain saw I use in the tree.

This takes most everything off the blade and what doesn't come off I use a small brass wire brush on. And sometimes a little WD40 after if I'm putting it away.

Jack

 

[Ross Turner]

I just use good old petrol to clean sap & resin of my handsaws.