Hey Hacker, whatever works for you! Always a good reason why we don't turf out unused stuff. LOL
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I finally used some evaporust!
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Hey Hacker, whatever works for you! Always a good reason why we don't turf out unused stuff. LOL
When we were building the Vickers Vedette flying boat at our Western Development Museum we used eaves trough to soak the different lengths of birch strips in hot water to aid bending said birch for wing ribs. Once the strips became pliable they were then fastened to a peg board like jigs largely dependent on required bend. A time consuming, tedious process but it worked well.
francist
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I’ve also used quick and dirty trays or troughs scabbed together from fence boards or whatever wood you have around. Line it with a garbage bag or similar plastic and you’re good to go. No need to get fancy with seams or anything, it only needs to contain the liquid for a day or two, and you can fit the tray to the artifact so as to economize on the solution.
Jars filled with water, rocks, marbles etc can also be placed in the tank to bulk up the volume so you don’t need as much actual chemical to cover the piece.
Jars filled with water, rocks, marbles etc can also be placed in the tank to bulk up the volume so you don’t need as much actual chemical to cover the piece.
Isn't that the same process as building a canoe?
Very similar although I've never built a canoe. Used one many times hunting moose in my younger days and no not made of birch bark!
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Tom O
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That looks like it I’ll have to flip it over and check the other side to confirm.
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Brent H
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@YYCHM : Ya Craig there is a lot of difference between the 10 and 9 " utilathes. There are a few "similarities" to tie the family together but the 10 and 12" utilathes have a few things that changed up. Here is a pic of the steady rest as advertised for the 10 and 12
That green one I originally posted was a steady rest for a 10" Utilathe for sale in the USA a number of years back when I was trying to find one and failed....sigh...LOL
That green one I originally posted was a steady rest for a 10" Utilathe for sale in the USA a number of years back when I was trying to find one and failed....sigh...LOL
I haven't built one either but have several friends that have built cedar ones and have always been amazed at how far you can bend the wood without breaking it and still maintain strength.
Building on your idea, why not skip the trough and the marbles. Just use the plastic bag and then vacuum the air out. The evacuated bag will take up the space and minimize the fluid required. Big or small zip-locks for small parts, garbage bags for large parts. Garbage bags can be sealed with vacuum clamps or skip the vacuum and just bury it in sand or dirt. Lots of both on my farm.
francist
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Well I suppose you could do that. What one wants to watch though is that you minimize surface contact between the part and anything else in the solution, including the walls of the container, lest one gets “shadows” from fluid starvation. In worst case scenarios, nasty tide marks can develop at the interface between air and solution if there is anything exposed (or an air pocket). Several attempts have been made using saturated paper towels to cover the part but those (at least all the ones I’ve seen) have not gone as planned and the result is akin to the part being branded with a Bounty-brand waffle maker.
My experience with heavy items in liquid-filled plastic bags usually doesn’t end well, and I like to have good control and see what’s going on inside the vessel to make sure the parts are separated. But there’s only one way to find out — you could start an evaporust farm like they do for forensic analysis on corpses…
My experience with heavy items in liquid-filled plastic bags usually doesn’t end well, and I like to have good control and see what’s going on inside the vessel to make sure the parts are separated. But there’s only one way to find out — you could start an evaporust farm like they do for forensic analysis on corpses…
Well I suppose you could do that. What one wants to watch though is that you minimize surface contact between the part and anything else in the solution, including the walls of the container, lest one gets “shadows” from fluid starvation. In worst case scenarios, nasty tide marks can develop at the interface between air and solution if there is anything exposed (or an air pocket). Several attempts have been made using saturated paper towels to cover the part but those (at least all the ones I’ve seen) have not gone as planned and the result is akin to the part being branded with a Bounty-brand waffle maker.
My experience with heavy items in liquid-filled plastic bags usually doesn’t end well, and I like to have good control and see what’s going on inside the vessel to make sure the parts are separated. But there’s only one way to find out — you could start an evaporust farm like they do for forensic analysis on corpses…
I love a good problem. To be clear, I have never used the stuff and don't really know what I'm talking about..... Pun intended...... I chimed in because you guys seemed concerned about coverage and also about using too much fluid.
That said, this sounds like another big problem that will be easy once solved. So how about adding agitation or circulation? A small battery powered device (in another small liquid proof container)? Circulation/agitation is probably a good idea anyway!
I did make a note about this stuff to get some next time I go to the city. I've never used it, so it's about time I did!