[Jewelry making - Article 00000] - Re: [Orchid] Cleaning rusted hammers and stakes

[mjoat]

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    Electrolytic Rust Removal. Taking off rust, grease and paint with a
    battery charger You can try this site first if the rust is heavy and
    to keep the mess down it can be done out side in a covered
    container. here is the site. 

    http://users.moscow.com/oiseming/rustdemo/rustdemo.htm 

    In doing a refurbish job on stakes, hammers and anvils the biggest
    problem becomes removing the dings and nicks put in most of the
    surfaces. You will end up grinding or filing them out and then using
    the surface conditioning disks with the die grinder The disks are
    the ones that look like the pot scrubbing pads only in different
    grades of coarse, fineness. For info you can due a search on Harbor
    Frights site for a picture and info. But since you will be using a
    lot of them, as they wear out fast in use. the best place to get them
    is an industrial supply place like these sites. 

    http://www.wttool.com
    http://www.mcmaster.com
    http://www.jlindustrial.com 

    This site is a goldmine for metal finishing as all most everything
    you can need is used for car repair. Besides this site is a
    wonderful point for info. 

    http://www.eastwood.com 

    After that then its on to the metal grade sanding/finishing papers
    from about 220 till 1200 grit then on to polishing. and finally
    waxing the working surface. This helps if you don't use them on a
    regular basis. Since depending on the condition it can take 6 to 8
    hours from paper weight to shining steel former. 

Been there and still doing them, and only 3 milk crates to go
glen
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