ajlelectronics
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It's the sharp bit on the end of the rebar.
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It's the sharp bit on the end of the rebar.
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cheers, i left the trial overnight and was complete the following day.
cheers well noted about gloves, and yes i can use hose or pressure washer if needed.
just a 12v car battery charger.
the strips of metal ive used for now are cut from my old sack barrow i was scrapping.
but i will look for something a bit cleaner and less ragged
If we'd lived 700 years ago, we'd all have been Wizards
indeed it is........ think it be using that more then the blast cabinet now
im quite surprised no one notice in my first post pictures i had the leads reversed
i cut up the base of my old sack barrow as it was getting passed it.
managed to get 5 strips out of it. its 3mm thick plate.
put 4 strips around the edge of bucket.
and cleaned the 5th strip up with soft disc so it was nice and clean metal.
and clamped that to wooden strip across the middle.
and let its do its magic and pull the rust from the four strips to the one centre strip.
well less soft disc cleaning was required by me the following day lol
and it was just a bit of a test.... first time you know
the amount of rust build up on the centre piece, wow.
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cheers, one to remember when i need to do chrome stuff,
but for now il stick to the soda.
having trouble finding some 2 or 3mm steel wire.
all i can seem to find is either galvy, stainless or ali.
nothing just plain mild steel.
thought of a wire coat hanger. but im sure that is coated in something.
but for now il stick to the soda.
having trouble finding some 2 or 3mm steel wire.
all i can seem to find is either galvy, stainless or ali.
nothing just plain mild steel.
thought of a wire coat hanger. but im sure that is coated in something.
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Any farm shops near you ? They might have it.
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What size is rebar tying wire, most builders merchants should have it.
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cheers Wendelspanswick
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I use these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/RHX-Alligat...43465797&sr=8-3&keywords=crocodile+clip+leads
I basically drop the bits to the bottom of the tank (fully submerged), and apart from getting a bit grubby, the crocodile clips are still OK. Saves messing about with coat hangers etc etc. If you definitely want to hang the part up for some reason, you can use a bit of string and a crocodile clip (or some other wire).
Regarding tubs, I did my electrolyted my lathe bed using a couple of planks of wood knocked together to form a through, which was then lined with a cut up bin bag
Why are you so worried about finding plain steel wire? Anything at all will work to suspend the item in the solution. I've often used galvanised steel wire, lately using heavy copper wire. I've even used fine rope for heavy items.
When I started I used to use the hangers to send the power to the item being cleaned but I was plagued with bad connections. I've since discovered that you are better attaching the power source directly to the item being cleaned.
I have fly leads made with a length of 1.5mm2 single core cable with a crocodile clip on one end and a ring terminal on the other. The ring terminals all go onto a bolt attached to the edge of my tank (a 200l plastic barrel). You connect your charger lead to the bolt and the fly leads onto whatever you are cleaning, that way you don't wreck the clip on your charger! You might need to clean a small area of the item with a grinder to attach the fly lead, it will speed up the process.
When I started I used to use the hangers to send the power to the item being cleaned but I was plagued with bad connections. I've since discovered that you are better attaching the power source directly to the item being cleaned.
I have fly leads made with a length of 1.5mm2 single core cable with a crocodile clip on one end and a ring terminal on the other. The ring terminals all go onto a bolt attached to the edge of my tank (a 200l plastic barrel). You connect your charger lead to the bolt and the fly leads onto whatever you are cleaning, that way you don't wreck the clip on your charger! You might need to clean a small area of the item with a grinder to attach the fly lead, it will speed up the process.
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Try a garden centre - they have steel wire which is used for supporting climbing plants (vines etc).
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Not on the negative side, it doesn't. As Turbo said, just use copper wire for suspension of parts. It's the positive side where you need to keep stuff out of the mix, but you have no need to ever have any of the connection wire in the solution there.
Copper wire is all I've ever used for suspending and connecting parts on the cathode side. Some people merely recommend against it as they periodically reverse connections to clean their anodes, (even then though it shouldn't matter, as connection wire always stays clear of the solution on the anode side), but in normal use, copper wire is fine.
