Anything worth doing electrolysis on and the whole way treatment

[JVA5th]

Some of my more interesting iron finds from around my property. I know there was tons of farm activity from the mid 1800s and on. Most of it is probably junk but is any of it worth the effort of the whole preservation treatment?

 

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[DCMatt]

I'd knock the rust off that sledge and roofers hatchet and put new handles on them. They still work...

 

[JVA5th]

I'd knock the rust off that sledge and roofers hatchet and put new handles on them. They still work...

I may think about doing so

 

[JVA5th]

Also title is supposed to say wax not way

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I agree all the tools should be cleaned up and put back into use, the sledge, hatchet ,axe and the grub hoe. The hoe looks like it should be welded on the back seam though, so it will stay on a handle.

 

[Evan in CA]

I would on the sledge and hatchet like DCMatt said. Also I’ve love to see that hoe clean up too. I like tools lol

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I'd knock the rust off that sledge and roofers hatchet and put new handles on them. They still work...

Agreed. I have a wire-brushed and "polished" ax head and hatchet head that I rehandled and they currently do work feeding our wood stove.

 

[Mud Hut]

These are the ones I would do personally.

 

[JVA5th]

These are the ones I would do personally.

Thank you I appreciate the extra effort to show me what may be worth cleaning up and preserving. I just want to use my resources and time wisely. I appreciate history though it is only farming history I still respect it and want to preserve some of the better thing. I think there is a lot more cool farming items in the dirt but so hard for me to know what iron signals to dig

 

[pa plateau hiker]

These are the ones I would do personally.

Ya beat me to it, those are the same ones I would clean and done so in the past. Only I put mine on display. I don't think that is a picaroon, it looks too small.

 

[JVA5th]

Ya beat me to it, those are the same ones I would clean and done so in the past. Only I put mine on display. I don't think that is a picaroon, it looks too small.

For me the little thing looks like some sort of winder

 

[Dug]

I kept all the horseshoes I dug and mounted them for display.

 

[JVA5th]

I kept all the horseshoes I dug and mounted them for display.

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That looks awesome

 

[Dug]

That looks awesome

Thanks. I don't do electrolysis on my iron relics. I chemotherapy them with white vinegar and then some additional steps before sealing them with hard wax.

 

[JVA5th]

Thanks. I don't do electrolysis on my iron relics. I chemotherapy them with white vinegar and then some additional steps before sealing them with hard wax.

I tried vinegar but doesn't work on iron here. Most things I find the rust is so severe from the past flood irrigation, fertilizer, chemicals added into the dirt, and the soil just is naturally rough on iron here. I had my 1930s toy car it it for a month and hardly scratched the rust. When I used electrolysis on it I saw the extent of how deep the rust was had deep pits of rust. Was a little disappointing in the end but still a cool show piece

 

[marion moore]

Thank you I appreciate the extra effort to show me what may be worth cleaning up and preserving. I just want to use my resources and time wisely. I appreciate history though it is only farming history I still respect it and want to preserve some of the better thing. I think there is a lot more cool farming items in the dirt but so hard for me to know what iron signals to dig

Dig it all. Then you have to latter, I should have dug that. Thanks for posting. Marionu

 

[Dug]

I tried vinegar but doesn't work on iron here. Most things I find the rust is so severe from the past flood irrigation, fertilizer, chemicals added into the dirt, and the soil just is naturally rough on iron here. I had my 1930s toy car it it for a month and hardly scratched the rust. When I used electrolysis on it I saw the extent of how deep the rust was had deep pits of rust. Was a little disappointing in the end but still a cool show piece

I wire wheel with a bench grinder first. Then I soak for 24 hours and hand wire brush then back in the soak. Do this for about 4-5 days. Then I use a Dremel with a diamond bit and attack any black scabs until all black spots are gone. here is an example of out of the ground, off the bench grinder, preserved...

 

[JVA5th]

Dig it all. Then you have to latter, I should have dug that. Thanks for posting. Marionu

I would but there is tons and tons of old nails and barbed wire along with tin roofing everywhere that corroded into a horrible mess. I'd be digging constantly

 

[JVA5th]

I wire wheel with a bench grinder first. Then I soak for 24 hours and hand wire brush then back in the soak. Do this for about 4-5 days. Then I use a Dremel with a diamond bit and attack any black scabs until all black spots are gone. here is an example of out of the ground, off the bench grinder, preserved...
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Look good, you have a lot of patience and apparently talent in getting things cleaned up. I would most likely mess it up

 

[Dug]

Look good, you have a lot of patience and apparently talent in getting things cleaned up. I would most likely mess it up

Thanks, actually it's fairly easy if you have the right tools and time. I have both as I'm retired.