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Comment by Dave Lynas on September 21, 2014 at 12:42pm

Great you got her reelin and a rockin Uncle. Wonder if my National New Yorker's tone pot will come back to life with WD-40? It's a crusted relic with no can on the pot, just wide open. I've not seen one like it before. How does Clock do that stuff? He's good.

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on September 21, 2014 at 3:17am

Y'know, if you throw some flour and salt in that bag, you could have Shake and Bake...

Comment by Uncle John on September 21, 2014 at 2:28am

Yup, Gary.  Steel.   Pulled out.  Wiped down.  WD-40ed.   Working great.  :)

Comment by gary sheldon on September 20, 2014 at 12:44pm

I would agree with a couple of the other guys.   Pull all the tape out (steel, I presume), clean it off real well and use some WD-40 or 3 in 1 on it.  Also try to get some lube in the mechanism if possible.  Maybe you can shake some of the dirt out if you flood the mechanism with lube then skake it onto a clean paper towell to see what comes out.

Comment by Uncle John on September 20, 2014 at 12:40pm

Guys, thank for the fun comments and the helpful comments.   The 'tape' is metal.   I unwound it, wiped it all down and clean and then WD-40ed it and it works much better.  I have it in a plastic bag now to keep the dust out.  And I put a brief history of it (who it belonged to) inside the bag.   

Comment by Bill Baker on September 20, 2014 at 11:27am

It is a great keepsake.  Hope it works out..

Comment by Clock The Wolf on September 20, 2014 at 10:34am

Hm......  ;-o

Comment by Uncle John on September 20, 2014 at 10:29am

Ha, ha, Clock.  Pretty good.   How In the heck did you get a photo of my backside?  Back side of that rule...

Comment by Clock The Wolf on September 20, 2014 at 10:22am

(•‿•) Bolton family memories (•‿•)

Comment by Uncle John on September 20, 2014 at 10:09am

Yeah, Bill.  I guess we tend to get what we pay for.

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