This is a tutorial I did a few years ago on another board for electrolysis. I used it on a ratty old MEC 650 reloader. Please bear with me as I try to get the pictures right:
Y'all ever see cannons that are pulled up from old shipwrecks? They spend months, or even years, submerged in a special bath that helps loosen concretions and serious corrosion, and helps to provide a clean surface for preservation.
A few years ago, I ran across a miniaturized version of this same process that people were using to restore old steam engines and rusty tools and such.
So I decided to try it. MAGIC! I used it on a very rusty old Luger that I managed to actually put back in shooting condition for my friend.
So, when TM's reloading machines came available, I thought they would make GREAT candidates for this process.
I am going to start pulling together a thread for this electrolysis stuff, to show how the process works, and how well it works.
The ingredients are things that we likely already have in the shop, and the resulting waste is environmentally not-damaging.
So, I will be using the process outlined here: antique-engines.com/electrol.asp
Anyway, here's a couple of before and afters so that you can see what I'm after.
Y'all ever see cannons that are pulled up from old shipwrecks? They spend months, or even years, submerged in a special bath that helps loosen concretions and serious corrosion, and helps to provide a clean surface for preservation.
A few years ago, I ran across a miniaturized version of this same process that people were using to restore old steam engines and rusty tools and such.
So I decided to try it. MAGIC! I used it on a very rusty old Luger that I managed to actually put back in shooting condition for my friend.
So, when TM's reloading machines came available, I thought they would make GREAT candidates for this process.
I am going to start pulling together a thread for this electrolysis stuff, to show how the process works, and how well it works.
The ingredients are things that we likely already have in the shop, and the resulting waste is environmentally not-damaging.
So, I will be using the process outlined here: antique-engines.com/electrol.asp
Anyway, here's a couple of before and afters so that you can see what I'm after.