Hi,
I would appreciate any help with using electrolysis on different sizes of grape/canister shot. I tried today (first time with electrolysis). I’m looking for tips for what to use to contact the shot, my alligator clips slip since the shot is round. Thanks in advance. Wish everyone here the best.
Best suggestion (Link?) for a home made electrolysis? Most of those on You Tube are kind of odd looking... or maybe it's me. Best suggestion to clean rust without electrolysis?
Found this cobbler hammer that was all rusted up and junked up...electrolysis and then made a handle for it out of Brazilian Rosewood. One of my favorites so far. Lots of time and effort went into this but I think the results were definitely worth it. Original photos pre electrolysis can be...
Hello! This is my first post and im new to the forum, but not new to metal detecting, and after washing and brushing stuff for hours on end i started reading about electrolysis, and as i work within Electronics, getting an old Analog power supply was no problem. Tried some new digital ones and...
The condition of this anchor shackle has degraded considerably in the ~2 weeks its been out of the ocean. Whats the best way to preserve it? I am not opposed to a long term chemical treatment if that's the best way to go.
I was out doing some metal detecting in Central Florida and I came across what I though was a washer took it home and hooked it up to my homemade electrolysis and ended up being my FIRST TOKEN Wooooohooooo! It reads as follows:
-Good for 5 cent trade
-20123 (on reverse) w/ a bow
Electrolysis- Do's and Donts
Here is a link to my (failed, then corrected) attempts at electrolyis. I made some big mistakes, but hopefully you can learn from it!
Here is my shameless plug for a blog I started. "Metal Detecting Maryland"
http://mentalmetal314.wix.com/mm314mdm
Be easy on me I rather new to the blog thing but i found it extremely easy to update as I find something new and want to share it with anyone who cares. There is a photo gallery...
So, I'd heard of electrolysis before but thought it was limited to hair removal :dontknow: so once I read about some of you using it to clean artifacts I had to find out whether it was a simple process or not. Some definitions for you:
Oxidation: any surface destruction caused by a chemical...