[TheForge] steel scrap

[mrscherm at aol.com]

rusty water is very disposable, rusty oil? If you use a little of the 
stuff you add to your dishwater to keep the glasses from having water 
spots, (makes the water wetter) it helps. You can do a second tumble 
with ground up corn cobs (get it from a farmer who makes it for winter 
feed) it dries the parts and puts a slight polish on them.
Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Freeman <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:52:11 -0400
Subject: Re: [TheForge] steel scrap

Why water? Cheap? Nontoxic? Nonflammable?
I was wondering about using some sort of oil instead. The idea would be 
to
leave a protective coat on the metal. May not always be desirable, of 
course.
No oppt'y to try it myself anytime soon...

Bruce
NJ

>>> mrscherm at aol.com 10/19/2005 12:33:04 PM >>>
I've used stone gravel with pretty good success for removing burrs,
rust and corrosion. Put it in with the parts into a rubber bucket
(sometimes add a gallon or two of water) and roll it for few hours. The
parts have to be dried immediately or they rust real quickly.
Michael
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