On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Pier-Rick Lamontagne 
wrote:

>
> I've tried to understand the process of electrolyse but I can't understand
> what metal to use, I have a magnesium anode (brand new) from a water
> heater, can it work ?
> I've tried to clean with vinegar another saw but it kinda removed the
> disston etching on the blade. So I would like to keep it if possible. And
> in the end, should I polish the saws with a cotton wheel and polish to
> reduce the friction created by the wood?
>
>
Rick

Somewhere deep in the archives*, there are concerns about "hydrogen
embrittlement" caused by electrolysis.  I wouldn't do it based on that, I
trust that George guy on Metal.

The usual preferred method for saw cleaning is to use a flat block of wood,
and wet dry sand paper, and stroke with the length of the saw.  The block
prevents the sandbaper from dipping into the etch, and obliterating it.
The right two don't appear to have an etch, but rather printing, so you
will wipe them out either way.

I am opposed to cotton wheels, wire wheel, grinders etc, for the reason in
the above paragraph about removing the etch.

*Quick research didn't get the right link on the first try, here is a
follow on to it.

http://swingleydev.com/ot/get/64268/thread/

-- 
Kirk Eppler in Half Moon Bay, Ca