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mickyd wrote:True statement but the whole story is.....mark-b's washing soda ratio of 1/2 C per 5 gallons is within the range I've seen in researching electrolysis. The range of 1/3 to 1/2 C per 5 gallons is what I've come across.

You ain't practicing up to run for a political position, are you?

PP??? Wha yah talkin bout???

According to MY research, all references(those that were that exact) specified 1 Tablespoon/gallon. Since pix showed about 3.5 gal H ₂O that would be less that 1/4 cup! So I did not do the conversion earlier. I should have said ½ as much!!!

I can understand why SHMBO would run into the house when you get an urge to mess with her! I assume she IS locking the door!:D

Mongoose: Do not be stingy with the sacrificial electrode! Think complete surround!

I personally didn't think a little more or less was an issue. It's not like I poured a whole box in. I just stole the first little measuring cup I found in my wife's kitchen, and it happened to hold 1/4 cup. I have cut down the amount of soap.
Mark

mark-b wrote:I personally didn't think a little more or less was an issue. It's not like I poured a whole box in. I just stole the first little measuring cup I found in my wife's kitchen, and it happened to hold 1/4 cup. I have cut down the amount of soap.
Mark

Yer Correct! I was thinking tablespoons, and you were talking cups.

BTW I was apparently confused!
Please overlook my referring you by the mongoose nn.

It's all good! :-)
I'm not trying to be stingy with the electrode. I'm just stingy with my money. I refuse to pay for a new piece (SF Bay Area prices are steep ) and I have not come across any good scrap pieces. The coffee cans are doing the trick for now.
Mark

mark-b wrote:It's all good! :-)
I'm not trying to be stingy with the electrode. I'm just stingy with my money. I refuse to pay for a new piece (SF Bay Area prices are steep ) and I have not come across any good scrap pieces. The coffee cans are doing the trick for now.
Mark

You were obviously not too stingy when shopping for lathe tools!:D

I'm beg to differ!
The 9 on the left came with CR5010 and the 5 Shopsmith turning tools on the right came with ER56112, so I have not gone out to purchase any lathe tools!
Mark

mark-b wrote:I'm beg to differ!
The 9 on the left came with CR5010 and the 5 Shopsmith turning tools on the right came with ER56112, so I have not gone out to purchase any lathe tools!
Mark

Purchasing a shopsmith so as to acquire lathe tools is far from stingy!!!!:rolleyes:

Perhaps thrifty is a better description. I paid more for my replacement motor from Harbor Freight ($69) and 2 tool rests ($40) Than I paid for everything Shopsmith that I own combined:p

As a cheap rust remover I use vinager . For light rust put on a towel and wiped scrubbed,for heavy rust soak in it it works really well .If worried about acidity give a baking soda bath. I was given a recipe for rust remover , that included salt vinegar and lemon juice to clean rust off of car parts ,(the hubbie restores old muscle cars) and didn't have anything but the vinegar
so tried it and was really impressed with the out come. I had some minor surface rust on the tables of my shop smith accessories and took a towel with the vinegar cleaned right off , put some Johnson wax on and months later still beautiful..

mistystarz wrote:As a cheap rust remover I use vinager . For light rust put on a towel and wiped scrubbed,for heavy rust soak in it it works really well .If worried about acidity give a baking soda bath. I was given a recipe for rust remover , that included salt vinegar and lemon juice to clean rust off of car parts ,(the hubbie restores old muscle cars) and didn't have anything but the vinegar
so tried it and was really impressed with the out come. I had some minor surface rust on the tables of my shop smith accessories and took a towel with the vinegar cleaned right off , put some Johnson wax on and months later still beautiful..

I don't have what I recognize to be rust on the tables but I do have some sort of discolorization. Don't know what it is. Don't even know when it first existed. I'm going to try this. Thank you mistystarz. I'll post results.