I bought a couple of old Jorgensen handscrew clamps model 4.
They are really dirty, the screws are rusty and one of the jaws has a rather large dent in it. I thought I would take them apart and clean up the wood jaw on a belt sander but turns out you cant take the handscrews out without removing the handles which i don't really want to get into. So I might just sand it by hand to clean up the surface. There is no way I will be able to get the dent out. I am thinking I might return it for a different one but it may work fine as is. Any tips on cleaning up and lubricating the threads?
They are really dirty, the screws are rusty and one of the jaws has a rather large dent in it. I thought I would take them apart and clean up the wood jaw on a belt sander but turns out you cant take the handscrews out without removing the handles which i don't really want to get into. So I might just sand it by hand to clean up the surface. There is no way I will be able to get the dent out. I am thinking I might return it for a different one but it may work fine as is. Any tips on cleaning up and lubricating the threads?