[Jewelry making - Article 01265] - Re: [Orchid] Home Made Ionic Cleaner

[Ian W. Wright]

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    I made myself an ionic cleaner and I'm pretty impressed with it....
    thanks John. 

    I used a straight-sided glass storage jar (bought for less than 1
    UKP), thin stainless steel sheet (2 pieces recovered from old floppy
    drives and overlapped to cover all round the jar) which were sprung
    into place, and a piece of translucent white plastic mesh which is
    sold in craft shops for children to learn to sew or embroider on
    (another 1UKP). The power pack I'm using was from an old Sinclair
    ZX80 computer and gives nominally 9V DC (13.7 volts open circuit) and
    the solution is Hagerty Jewellery Cleaner.  The initial results were
    very encouraging - loads of bubbles and a lump of black tarnished
    silver clean and bright in less than a minute (I kept looking at it
    and putting it back until it seemed not to be getting any cleaner).
    There were a few black flakes left in recessed areas on the surface
    (the piece was an engraved pocket watch bezel - the part that holds
    the glass) but these just rubbed off easily with a 'silver cloth'. 

    I was initially slightly apprehensive as to whether this would work
    but I can now see that it will be an integral part of my set-up!! 

    Oh, and Janet, I'm on 220volts in the UK - no problems so long as
    the mains adapter you use is set for the right input voltage. 

Best Wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield  UK


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