[Jewelry making - Article 00266] - Re: [Orchid] Rusty tools/bulk polishing

[Poppy Vincent]

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    Hi Dave, I'm not sure if I can answer all your technological
    questions, maybe David Huffman can.  I can just tell you what we've
    done.  Here's to your questions: 

    #1  Yes, I assume the bubbles are oxygen 

    #2  We didn't put the clamps in the water either.  We just put a big
    copper wire across the bottom of the tub.  In fact we laid a bunch
    of chasing tools on top of the wire and did them at the same time. 

    #3  (What is this process called? Electrolysis? )hat's happening on
    a molecular level?)  I don't have a clue what's going on here, I just
    know it works :)  But don't worry, we've left stuff in for over a
    week and it never hurt anything but the rust.   

    Something we've been doing after we've removed the rust is brush off
    anything that might have stayed on and then hit it on the buffing
    wheel. Then to protect it from future rust we've been spraying them
    with silicone.  Everything looks like new. 

God Bless
Poppy
www.jewelrybypoppy.com

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