[Jewelry making - Article 01018] - Re: [Orchid] Rust on tools

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     I have recently set up a studio in my garage. My tools have begun
>     to rust and the rust spreads quickly on the tools.[snip] Does
>     anyone have any suggestions? 

    My studio is also in my garage. I bought a dehumidifier which runs
    constantly in the warmer months. This is actually handy for me in a
    way, because there is no running water in my (detatched)
    garage/studio... 

    On a related note, I have discovered another use for my anodizer
    (power supply). I use it to color titanium and niobium, of course,
    and I posted a while back, I believe, that by reversing the polarity
    I can use it as an ionic cleaner (with different solution). Well,
    now I have figured out that I can reverse the polarity and use it to
    remove rust, right in the "TSP-Not" solution I use for anodizing. It
    is slow because it is only 1 amp, but I was cleaning some ball burs
    that got Black Max spilled on them (which caused pretty bad rust),
    and it worked pretty well! 

Noel
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