[TheForge] coal or charcoal morph to Evaporust

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

" My next thought is to use phosphoric as the electrolyte in the bath."
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 > Frosty

Sounds good Jerry;
Nearly environmentally amenable too.
I fooled briefly with trying to sharpen files that way, to little 
effect, but the batch was pretty worn out.
Of course , if you were to put it in a big crock pot too......pf

Jerry Frost wrote:
> Keep us posted on the Evaporust please, I like the sound of it.
> 
> Rather than using molasses why don't you use dilute phosphoric acid? 
> Naval Jelly is about 30% with a jelling agent so it sticks but if you 
> dilute it in water it makes a fine bath.
> 
> I don't recommend buying lab grade phosphoric 99.97% like I did. It 
> works great but is scary to handle. I'm used to handling this kind of 
> thing but there's still a pucker factor involved with anything that 
> reacts explosively with concrete, etc.
> 
> A couple weeks ago I was looking for some Extend and found this. Klean 
> Strip Phosphoric Prep & Etch. It isn't as pure as the lab grade acid so 
> it isn't nearly as scary and works well. It's also a LOT cheaper than 
> either the pure deal or Naval Jelly. $14/gl at Home Depot.
> 
> http://www.wmbarr.com/product.aspx?catid=32&prodid=81
> 
> My next thought is to use phosphoric as the electrolyte in the bath.
> 
> Frosty
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> If it ain't forged
> it ain't real.
> Wrought iron is.
> The FrostWorks
> 
> Meadow Lakes, AK.
> 
> 
> From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
> 
> 
>> By coincidence, my first Evaporust arrived today as well.  My shop is 
>> literally a stone's throw from salt water, and at times it seems as if 
>> rust control is half of my shop maintenance effort. I keep a permanent 
>> electrolytic setup that I can clip a piece into any time.  Since I set 
>> it up 3 months ago it has been shut off for no more than a a day or 
>> two at a time. I am not sure yet, but I think the optimal rust removal 
>> regiime is gong to be first treatment in the electrlytic rig and 
>> finished with Evaporust. Depends on how  Evaporust works on black 
>> oxide.  I also keep a tub of 9:1 molasses solution for low cost, long 
>> term treatment.  ANything I don't need for two weeks goes in the 
>> molasses.  Really small stuff oges right in the Evaporust.  Everything 
>> else gets zapped for a few hours then finished in Evaporust.  
>> Evaporust is definitley on my short list of products that I can 
>> endorse, and I ma thinking about bottling the stuff and handing out 
>> smaples with every major purchase.  I already do that with my wax 
>> finish, and its a great promotion.
>>
>>
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