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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:13 pm
by charlese
tom_k/mo wrote:Mike, attempt 3 for your label turned out much better. I'm impressed.
Ditto Tom's remark - Shucks! I've been impressed with
everything Mike has posted!:D (even though I haven't always posted that thought)
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:47 pm
by heathicus
Great job on that label, Mike! I'm glad you posted today. I haven't seen much from you in a while, and I've been meaning the last couple days to send you a PM or email to check on you. I hope you enjoyed your vacation!
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:07 pm
by nuhobby
heathicus wrote:Great job on that label, Mike! I'm glad you posted today. I haven't seen much from you in a while, and I've been meaning the last couple days to send you a PM or email to check on you. I hope you enjoyed your vacation!
Me too! I hoped the project hadn't been abandoned. Looking great!
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:27 am
by mickyd
Follow this simple math equation......
Rusty tubes
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+ (plus) electrolysis
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+ (plus) lots of sandpaper and a sanding block
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+ (plus) a ShopSmith Mark 5 to do the turning
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- (minus) metal dust, metal dust, metal dust, and MORE metal dust.....
.006" off the OD (1.748" OD B-4 sanding, 1.742" OD after sanding)
=(equals)......
S W E E T !!!
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:05 am
by ddresser
Not sure there is anything I can say about your work that hasn't been said. I continue to be amazed at the results you achive.
Duane
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:38 am
by heathicus
"S W E E T !!!" is right!!
Good work, bro!! I wish I had that kind of patience...
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:36 am
by etc92guy
MickyD - looks like you used 5 different grits of paper. What were they?
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:32 pm
by JPG
Welcome BACK!!
Great job! Whodathunk only .006" from BAD rust:eek: to polish!:)
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:05 pm
by mickyd
etc92guy wrote:MickyD - looks like you used 5 different grits of paper. What were they?
I was gong to post all the details tonight but since you asked, I started with 32 grit then 80, 150, 220, 320 aluminum oxide, open coat paper. The green paper on the bottom and next one up are
both 32 grit. There's some tan 220 toward the top that you can't see very well (between the top yellow and black).
Should have used a 50 grit in between the 32 and the 80. That was too big a jump. Took too long with the 80 to get rid of the sanding marks from the 32.
32 grit looks like ROCKS.
If I had to do it again.....I WOULDN'T
(maybe). I'd probably let a machine shop turn them down on a metal lathe if the price was reasonable. It took me about 5-6 hours total time but the cost was minimal. Just sandpaper and dust masks.
Key points:
- Do this outside. It extremely dusty and you need good air circulation.
- Use a good dusk mask (N95 rated) or preferably a canister respirator (P100)
- Buy the good sandpaper (Norton, 3M). There is a huge difference is quality compared to the off shore stuff when it comes to sanding metal.
- In between grits, always mark the tube in several places with a black magic marker so you can see your progress. I do it with the tube turning making a spiral up the length of the tube. I'll post a picture later.
- MAKE SURE TO POLISH THE TUBES WITH A GOOD COAT OF JOHNSON'S PASTE WAX AS SOON AS YOUR DONE.
Thanks for all the thumbs up guys. I sure have missed working on this rust bucket.
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:16 pm
by mickyd
JPG40504 wrote:Welcome BACK!!
Great job! Whodathunk only .006" from BAD rust:eek: to polish!
I was equally surprised that MOST of the pits were <.003" deep. Ya know I just figured out how much
total metal I removed during the sanding. It works out to........only 1/2 cubic inch.
That sure was a lot of work to remove only that much!!
Great job! Whodathunk only .006" from BAD rust:eek: to polish!:)