[TheForge] Nasty Slack Tub

[David E. Smucker]

Salt will help, but tends to add to the problem of rust ing the shop --  
tongs, tools etc.  I you brine for some quenching and rince in the slack 
tub -- then from time to time drain and refill the slack tub.  When not in 
use my brine is stored outside in a covered 5 gallon bucket.  Slack tub is a 
15.5 gal stainless steel beer keg -- but it doesn't smell like beer.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Oppenheimer" <Oppie at cloud9.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: re:[TheForge] Nasty Slack Tub


>I wonder if super-quench, or just adding salt would make an improvement. 
>Just the salt should help leach out the crud in the wood.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Bob Ehrenberger
> To: theforge
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:07 AM
> Subject: re:[TheForge] Nasty Slack Tub
>
>
> Dan,
>
> When we first got our wine barrel slack tub we had the same problem.
> Initially it has to leach the old wine out of the wood, so we had to 
> change
> the water two or three times at about week intervials.  After that I found
> that I can keep the water clear by dropping in a couple chlorine tablets
> like you would use in a swimming pool. The tablets take a couple weeks to
> desolve.  If I notice that they are about gone I'll add another one. If I
> forget, the water will get cloudy, but a day or two after adding tablets
> it's clear again.
>
> I had a container of chlorine tablets left over from when we used to have 
> a
> pool. I have used the same container for 4-5 years so it lasts a long 
> time.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
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