My son bought some plumbing tools from a friend who wanted him to also remove
a box of rusty junk tools while he was at it. He gave me the box of junk, which
turned out not to be so junky after all.

Right now I gotta go have  catarct removed from my left eye.   I’ll describe the
stuff later, meanwhile here’s a couple of pictures.

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Jim,

Nice score.   I'm particularly dicing the orange spray painted vice
grips.   I'm sure there is a funny story behind why they were painted like
that.

Doc

Jim:
 
JACKPOT !!!
 
The extra-long auger bits will respond well to electrolysis done in an old piece
of steel pipe, capped at one end. The pipe itself is the anode. Just hang the
bit in such a way that it won't touch the sides and short the tank.
 
John Ruth  
 
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Gary,
 
I'll share an electrolysis tip:  You can use PLASTIC window screening to prevent
the workpiece from shorting to the anode.
(So, save those torn PLASTIC screen pieces from your window screen repair
efforts. This is the fate of Galoots, to accumulate a whole bunch of "useful
junk" that less adept people (SWMBO) see as a hoard of useless clutter.)

The good news about forgetting an electrolysis in progress is that it will not
attack the base metal, only the rust.
 
The drawback of using a steel container as both the container and the electrode
is of course that electrodes erode; a leak will ensue if you use it long enough.
 
When you get to be really advanced in the art of electrolysis, you'll be doing
things like electrolyzing the interiors of threaded holes with an iron wire
anode. The trick, of course, is to avoid shorts.
 
John Ruth 
 
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:33:47 -0400
> From: gtgrouch@r...
> To: oldtools@r...
> Subject: Fwd: RE: [OldTools] Latest  finds
> 
> This sounds like a great way to get even exposure - I found that if my 
> anode was small and the tool was large, places close to the anode 
> derusted quickly.
> 
> But if the anode were small, items like cast iron frying pans, had to be 
> turned after a while for even exposure.  I imagine that saw plates might 
> be the same.
> 
> Of course, if I forgot and left the pans in for two weeks, anode size 
> and placement didn't matter.
> 
> YMMV, Gary Katsanis
> Albion NY, USA
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: 	John Ruth 
> 
> 
> 
> --snip, snip--
> 
> . . . will respond well to electrolysis done in an old piece of steel pipe,
capped at one end. The pipe itself is the anode.
> 
> 
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Jim has free tools falling out of the sky.  Proto and WIlliams wrenches!!  Many
pretty goodies.  I would say “way to go” but you had nothing to do with it other
than raising your son the right way.


Ed Minch




On Oct 28, 2014, at 1:02 PM, JAMES THOMPSON  wrote:

>  My son bought some plumbing tools from a friend who wanted him to also remove
a box of rusty junk tools while he was at it. He gave me the box of junk, which
turned out not to be so junky after all.
> 
> Right now I gotta go have  catarct removed from my left eye.   I’ll describe
the stuff later, meanwhile here’s a couple of pictures.
> 
> https://picasaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/NewFinds?authuser=
0&feat=directlink---------------------------------------------------------------
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On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Ed Minch  wrote:

>   I would say “way to go” but you had nothing to do with it other than
> raising your son the right way.


And I am sure there were some expensive lessons along the way.




-- 
Kirk Eppler in HMB, CA

> On Oct 28, 2014, at 2:56 PM, Kirk Eppler  wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Ed Minch mailto:ruby@m...">mailto:ruby@m...>> wrote:
>   I would say “way to go” but you had nothing to do with it other than raising
your son the right way.
> 
> And I am sure there were some expensive lessons along the way.

Don’t even go there. The expensive lessons never seem to end.

>  My son bought some plumbing tools from a friend who wanted him to also 
> remove a box of rusty junk tools while he was at it. He gave me the box 
> of junk, which turned out not to be so junky after all.

Not at all!  See the bronze coachmaker's rabbeting spokeshave with it's 
sole showing?!
(Lower right hand corner of the photo) Those certainly don't grow on any 
trees, not even those in Oz.

Mike in Sacto

There are 2 bronze shaves, the other appears to me to be for dovetails. Any idea
what that's about?  I'll get better pictures up soon.


> On Oct 29, 2014, at 11:37 AM, Michael Blair  wrote:
> 
>> My son bought some plumbing tools from a friend who wanted him to also remove
a box of rusty junk tools while he was at it. He gave me the box of junk, which
turned out not to be so junky after all.
> 
> Not at all!  See the bronze coachmaker's rabbeting spokeshave with it's sole
showing?!
> (Lower right hand corner of the photo) Those certainly don't grow on any
trees, not even those in Oz.
> 
> Mike in Sacto
> 
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