AI6YR Ben1d ago
New project acquired. My in-laws wheelbarrow. My son wanted to toss it, his grandmother wanted it tossed, but his grandfather pointed out they had the wheelbarrow since they first got married sometime in the 60's. Already ordered replacement handles and wedge pieces, now deciding how far I go with the metal restoration. On the plus side, all the undoubtedly leaded 1960's paint long gone, lol. Now, to decide on removing the rust or just covering it up after some metal brushing.... #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair
Show threadAI6YR Ben1d ago
First step, a little PB Blaster and some work with two garage sale adjustable wrenches. Pb Blaster really reeks. Ends up a lot of the bolts are rust with no threads. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair
Show threadAI6YR Ben1d ago
Pile of metal, tire, old wood (rotted!!!). Had to pull out a hacksaw, many of the bolts were more rust than metal, and you can't remove a bolt where there is no thread. #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair
Show threadAI6YR Ben1d ago
Current status: these wheelbarrows have carriage bolts, but when they are very rusty, they spun. An angle grinder would be the best option here, but I have no angle grinder. So, manual hacksaw through the bolt (which works, but is a lot of work. But, great arm workout!) #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #repair #wheelbarrow
Show threadJoseph Lamoree23h ago
@ai6yr I’ll lend you an angle grinder next time.
Show threadAI6YR Ben
@jlamoree BUT HOW WILL I GET MY ARM REPS IN THEN?!?!? 🤪
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Show threadJoseph Lamoree22h ago
@ai6yr Well, with the time you save, you could drive your car to the gym and workout in a sanitary environment, like a normal person. Hehe
Show threadAI6YR Ben21h ago
@jlamoree I'm pretty sure removing rusty bolts in my backyard is a lot more sanitary than sharing sweaty surfaces with 1000 of my nearest friends 🤪
Show threadFemme Malheureuse8h ago

@ai6yr @jlamoree Damn it — nobody told me it was arm day!

Does this rusty thing do legs and is it now leg day? Or do we have to wait for this to be fully repaired and loads of soil/rocks/bricks to get barrowed?