Stop in for a cup of coffee

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Bills65Dart said:
Well, here is the deal, I am a bit hot headed. I am part Sami (Lappish), 8% Finish, some Swedish, most Norwegian and then on top of it I am 5% Irish/Scottish. No wonder I am confused.

Ok, to the rust removing. I am just in general very frustrated because of all the dooms day prophets out there. Governments are born dooms day prophets, and then you have all the private organizations that has made it their goal to rip apart every element in the periodic table and suggest not to use the one "I" think is bad for mankind. It is a game, and the dooms days prophets including the governments are using it for economy reasons. If we ban that element now, then something has to be done, and we can earn a little more money, and oh we are sorry, that element was not as bad as we thought, but now there is another one... and that is pretty much how it goes. That said, there is obviously a lot of unhealthy stuff out there, but as with everything else, some see it as an opportunity to gain money from the whole thing and start hunting for a riot.
This makes children and grown ups worried, we panic, gets hysterical, and all kind of other reactions we may have when someone tells us that an element is so dangerous that the entire planet will evaporate soon.

So, my point was that we need to calm down, my self included and look at how things are. Are we already exposed to this element in other ways. You know as well as I do that humans are not very willing to give up our lifestyle. Some demand to get a new smart phone every year, and if not, they are in tears. And the list goes on after what we are interested in.

The world is on the wrong track in my opinion with all this environment talk. Humans have created a problem for the environment, but instead of fixing what caused the problem, we want to fix the environment. No one is willing to go back to the 1960ties. Today's people wants convenience. And the convenient thing is to toss the TV, or the car, and get a new one. Not to have it repaired. Oh my, have you repaired your TV ? Because repairing things indicates that we are a little poor and can not afford a new one. And that creates shame, and the environment suffers from this shame thing. Cars today, they are hard to repair, always a box to replace. In the 1960ties you could open the box, and see what was wrong and maybe fix it, not always, but many times. Today the box is very complicated, and you can not open it, and you can not use a box for a different car, only that year and model can use it. Someone stop making it, and you have to toss the car. The impact on the environment is devastated from this way of thinking.

In my opinion the world should focus on using as little resources as possible. Then the environment will fix itself, because this planet is good at doing that if things are kept on a decent level and not on overload all the time.

Now to the stainless steel I have been using in the rust removing. I have used marine quality stainless steel, polished sheet metal, equivalent to 316L quality. Then I have had it in a 55 gallon plastic barrel, with water and soda. And when done with a rust removing, I have let the barrel sit there with the water and soda in until the next time I needed it. When the winter came it had evaporated to just half full, I let it freeze, and in the spring it melted again, I added more water, and used it again.
Most of the rust falls to the bottom of the barrel, but a little manage to go over to the stainless steel plates and after a long time cover them in something brownish. If I had used something else than stainless steel I could not have done it this way having a permanent setup because the anodes would have corroded and not been useful the next time I wanted to use it.

I read about this a long time ago online, it was a professor in chemistry who had written the article, and it was a lot of pictures there showing what he did. He used stainless steel, and so did I. This article is now gone, I can not find it online anymore, but a lot of yahoos have written new articles about it and in capital letters warning people not to use stainless steel.

As for the power, the processor stated that the best was to use 2 milliampere per square inch I think it was, but up to 3 milliampere could be used. However, if 2 milliampere is used, the process will be so slow that some of the FE atoms will reattach to the base metal. If more power is used the process will go too fast, and all the rust will just fall off and be gone.
When the part is free of rust, it is black in color. This black color has to be removed physically, and then it is bare metal under it. The part also have to be flushed in water, and placed somewhere to dry. I always let the parts dry with the black coating on, then it did not rust until it was dry. A wirebrush took the black stuff off.
I have forgotten how much soda was used, but I think I had about a quart (4 cups) of soda in let us say 45 gallons of water.

When turning on the power you will see bubbles coming from the rusty part, which is the indication that the entire thing is working. It is a slow process, so I often let it go over night until the next day.

So, this is what I did, and I will not recommend anyone doing this so they don't get in trouble with the dooms day prophets which both include the government and the private organizations because I am sure they will come up with something bad about it. Mostly I think it is out of jealousy.

Bill
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I promise not to do as you mention above.....so to make sure I don't accidentally do this, what washing soda are you referring to?
 
Feels cold here today too. -8 celcius and a wind from the northwest.
i dont like outside anymore.
Got the dead one started, put it on hoist and raised it up. After lunch it will be (un) thawed and ready to work on.
Stopping by the muffler shop to have a pipe bent for the fargo, to clear rear axle. This weekend it will have a complete exhaust system. Nice!
 
MOPARMITCH said:
Great, I never really know what is happening, kind of like , when I was in Africa several times. You must learn that nothing is is certain, and nothing will happen on your timeline. So today she says we stop and buy things, That's what they say here. Finally I realize we are buying a Birthday Cake. But I never knew until we got there, who it was for. I find out later, it is for a 5 yrs old party. But of course there are many adults there , drinking when we arrive at 11am. Pics of the cake seller, and pics of the cake
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You are making me re live my past with pics like that.

If that cake is anything like the ones I remember, it isn't sweet like American cakes and has a different taste that you either love or hate
 
MOPARMITCH said:
One of the hardest things for me, is teaching her, money management. They ain't got a clue... LOL
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I am surprised she is handling money. In my former district, it was illegal for girls and some women to handle money. As a girl you could see money on the ground but you just ignore it because that will get you in hot water when they ask you where you got it.
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
Dang I had planned to go junk yarding today, but it's freezing and foggy.
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Less people and more for the picking for you!! Go anyways.. Hope everyone is doing fantastic!!

oh ya this is my
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71GSSDemon said:
I promise not to do as you mention above.....so to make sure I don't accidentally do this, what washing soda are you referring to?
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Well, since this happened in Norway I used Norwegian washing soda which is also called Krystallsoda, and I assume it is because it is just white crystals. So, if you find a washing soda here that is in the form of white crystals I assume that would be kind to stay away from. And be aware not to stir around to get it mixed when you keep your promise not to do it.

This was however how I did what I should not have done.

Bill
 
Bills65Dart said:
Well, since this happened in Norway I used Norwegian washing soda which is also called Krystallsoda, and I assume it is because it is just white crystals. So, if you find a washing soda here that is in the form of white crystals I assume that would be kind to stay away from. And be aware not to stir around to get it mixed when you keep your promise not to do it.

This was however how I did what I should not have done.

Bill
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Thanks! I will make sure not to use that or anything close.....and I wouldn't dare mix it! That would put particles in the air.....

Looks like it is simply Sodium Carbonate - I will avoid that for sure
 
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71GSSDemon said:
Thanks! I will make sure not to use that or anything close.....and I wouldn't dare mix it! That would put particles in the air.....

Looks like it is simply Sodium Carbonate - I will avoid that for sure
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Arm & Hammer Soda Detergent is available here in US. Be warned
 
Bill, put wheel in a big cardboard box and tape a window to it. Cut a hole for your arm and blast away. Done that. Keeps the sand out of your shorts..
 
Okay, opinions needed. This evening in the drive home, the Jeep suddenly got soft on the right rear. Skiddish like. I’ve checked the suspension, tire/rim, sway bars etc. everything feels and looks good, no excessive play anywhere. Is it possible for a tire to go soft? It is worn about 60 percent. Tire pressure is at 50, max is 55. All 4 tires are at or within a lb or two of 50.
 
And now for something completely different. And no, the penguin on top of your Telly is not about to explode! (Apologies some Throw back Monty Python humor) So wife is going in for some surgery tomorrow morning (rather be in Chicago guarding Craig’s car!) and she is apprehensive, conversation drifts into mortality. Me trying to lighten the mood with a classic metaphor told her my only hope was when I die she does not sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them! She was not exactly comforted.
 
I suppose the Brits more realist perspective on mortality may not be what she wants, but they do have some funny skits that might take her mind off the surgery. Maybe don't show her the one about disposing of his mum's body...
 
dukeboy_318 said:
Okay, opinions needed. This evening in the drive home, the Jeep suddenly got soft on the right rear. Skiddish like. I’ve checked the suspension, tire/rim, sway bars etc. everything feels and looks good, no excessive play anywhere. Is it possible for a tire to go soft? It is worn about 60 percent. Tire pressure is at 50, max is 55. All 4 tires are at or within a lb or two of 50.
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Hit a curb and brake a belt?
 
dukeboy_318 said:
Okay, opinions needed. This evening in the drive home, the Jeep suddenly got soft on the right rear. Skiddish like. I’ve checked the suspension, tire/rim, sway bars etc. everything feels and looks good, no excessive play anywhere. Is it possible for a tire to go soft? It is worn about 60 percent. Tire pressure is at 50, max is 55. All 4 tires are at or within a lb or two of 50.
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Ok. Although you have mentioned jeep many times, i never paid much attention.year and model?
 
Sublime one said:
And now for something completely different. And no, the penguin on top of your Telly is not about to explode! (Apologies some Throw back Monty Python humor) So wife is going in for some surgery tomorrow morning (rather be in Chicago guarding Craig’s car!) and she is apprehensive, conversation drifts into mortality. Me trying to lighten the mood with a classic metaphor told her my only hope was when I die she does not sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them! She was not exactly comforted.
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When my wife goes into that subject, I remind her that I have a $500k life insurance policy on her and if she dies I will get to live a life of luxury as a bachelor...and you know damn well I just don’t have that kind of luck, so you are perfectly safe!

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