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RE: Timber Framing Saw - stevec - 12-10-2013
Greg, maybe a preceeding genious, like you, did the aluminum thing?
RE: Timber Framing Saw - f350ca - 12-10-2013
Looks to be original but I could be wrong, if it isn't he was a better restorer than me.
RE: Timber Framing Saw - Mayhem - 12-11-2013
Greg - I cannot see electrolysis damaging the non-ferrous metals but you could try it on a sacrificial piece first.
RE: Timber Framing Saw - f350ca - 12-11-2013
Posted on another forum
A couple of people thought the electrolysis might plate the zinc out of the brass. Some one suggested molasses, yah right, did a search on the great goddess google and found all kinds of stuff, ![[Image: IMG_0913.jpg]](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xCddKRKTpPw/Uqkakcyz7NI/AAAAAAAABwI/j_8nWr3plkU/s1280/IMG_0913.jpg)
Why not. At least the dog liked the taste.
Mixed 1 part molasses to 10 parts water, its slow as the proverbial molasses, takes 2 to 4 weeks but the posted results looked good, probably more applicable to sheet metal where you don't want to damage the tin, a wire brush would have been fine here. Hey its a science experiment.
RE: Timber Framing Saw - f350ca - 12-17-2013
After only 5 days there's an amazing amount of rust removed.
![[Image: IMG_0930.jpg]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JJqS-J4pex4/UrDljvv8l_I/AAAAAAAABxw/EyuHRKTtA8w/s1280/IMG_0930.jpg)
RE: Timber Framing Saw - Mayhem - 12-18-2013
I would have zapped more off in 10 minutes
just saying...
RE: Timber Framing Saw - DaveH - 12-18-2013
Looks good Greg
DaveH
RE: Timber Framing Saw - f350ca - 12-21-2013
After 9 days we have rust free. Gave them a rub in a few spots with the wire brush and a rinse under the tap, pretty labour unintensive. Would have been more practical to just clean them up with a wire cup wheel on the angle grinder but this way I stayed clean and no dust in the shop.
![[Image: IMG_0952.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-df1H6I7iF6U/UrY3v9cLIXI/AAAAAAAABzA/1BZgBGP9e_g/s1280/IMG_0952.jpg)
RE: Timber Framing Saw - f350ca - 12-26-2013
The blower parts got a rattle can paint job and assembled.
![[Image: IMG_0958.jpg]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uSSdRxbFgY4/UrzTQvM6zRI/AAAAAAAABzQ/hNbIGCkEWcw/s1280/IMG_0958.jpg)