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04-22-2008, 04:16 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by gazzer  I've been using a solution of TSP with good success for a long time. Soak times are a bit longer (hour or two) but it's cheap and works well.
-G What's TSP?
It's not in our lexicon . . . perhaps we need to add it?
Google search turned up:
Thrift Savings Plan
Team Software Process
Time Series Processor
Traveling Salesman Problem (really  )
Telecommunications Service Priority
Roger
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04-22-2008, 04:32 PM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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While I'd like to see Travelling Sales Persons soaking in boiling water, its Tri-Sodium Phosphate.
Jim
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04-22-2008, 04:51 PM
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Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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04-22-2008, 06:14 PM
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Name: rusell City: Charleston State: WV County: Kanawha Join Date: Mar 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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i have never tried tsp for that before. but it makes sense. i use it all the time when having to paint any wood that doesnt get sanded. paneling, cabinets, old stained/poly'd trim. i use steel wool and tsp before painting and i never have peel off. ill have to try some on a blade. | |
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04-22-2008, 06:25 PM
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#20 | | Director
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks folks!
I'll add it to the lexicon.
Roger
Make that double thanks 
Someone already done it 
Roger
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04-22-2008, 07:34 PM
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Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I hadn't thought of TSP and I have a nice large box of that!
__________________ Wife changed my perspective.  I need want some additional tools. I need want a
multi-spindle line borer - Found one!!!! Could I? Should I? Do I????
pocket hole machine - unlikely in 2008
Festool sander and vacuum -told I don't need 2 not going to happen
Edge bander - unlikely this decade
oscillating edge sander - unlikely in 2008
floor model chisel or slot mortiser - unlikely in 2008
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04-23-2008, 10:48 AM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Before anyone starts dunking blades in TSP, keep in mind that it is fairly alkaline. From Wikipedia :
Although it is the active ingredient in at least one toilet bowl cleaning tablet, TSP is generally not good for cleaning bathrooms, because it can corrode metal.
Just my two cents worth
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04-23-2008, 11:33 AM
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Name: Butch City: Garner State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I like to apply old gunked up blades to my "travelling sales person" problem....but that's a whole nother thread.
I bought some sort of blade cleaner from Woodcraft as well...I don't think it was the 2050 mentioned earlier, but my memory is shot for details. Used it to clean up Dad's saw. He later asked me when I put the new blade in !
As I recall the process: lay the blade down on an old towel...and spritz thoroughly, flip and repeat. Let stand for 10 - 15 min. Rinse with soap and warm water.
Whatever it was had an alkaline content because it had that soapy feel to it.
I can't go look at the bottle because Dad sort of "adopted" it and cleans the blades regularly, now.
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04-23-2008, 01:38 PM
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Name: Sharon Barrett & Paula LaBelle City: Salter Path State: NC County: Carteret Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I tried the strong coffee to clean my table saw blade, it seamed to work but I'm not sure if it was to coffee or the "gentle" scrubbing with an old toothbrush that did the trick. 
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04-23-2008, 01:51 PM
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Name: Andy City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I have heard of this "cleaning" thing before. My wife keeps trying to explain it to me, but I just can't seem to grasp the concept.  
Actually, I do use something called "Grease Grizzly" sometimes and then I try alcohol or terps. I don't have very good ventilation so I try to limit use of polysyllable solvents. | |
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04-23-2008, 02:25 PM
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Name: Brian Jessup City: Concord State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I use Simple Green http://www.simplegreen.com/ Works very well for me.
Brian | |
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04-23-2008, 07:38 PM
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Name: Dennis Reynolds City: Ivan's Corner (Monroe) State: NC County: Union Join Date: Jan 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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LOML would freak out if she came home & found my saw blades in the dishwasher! | |
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04-29-2008, 02:09 PM
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Name: Kerry Verne City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by bdjessup SimpleGreen worked great for me, but leave it more than a few minutes and it will start taking off the silkscreened text. Just don't leave it to soak, as it many cleaners supposedly eat carbide. ( http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/sho...3&postcount=15 ) | |
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