Putting Electrolysis To The Test! | Rusty Vice Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2021
- In the previous electrolysis video, I showed you how to transform rusty tools using the power of electricity. This time, I wanted to find out if the process could free-up a huge rusty vice!
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I can tell you that vice is a Parkinsons Model F Perfect No 8. An excellent item, the design of which eventually became the Record vice. Probably dates to around 1920.
I grew up using my fathers one and absolutely loved the quick release lever on it , the only one ive ever seen.
You may have spent a bit of money but your vice is still better quality than many on the market.
Dom, science teacher here, remember PANIC (Positive Anode, Negative is Cathode)
Also don't use salt - you'll make chlorine gas which is no fun.
Nice one - I'll use that 👍
That’s brilliant thank you!
Some people use owatrol oil on vintage farm machinery including old grey ferguson tractors.
@@linseyyoung1772 The Chlorine Gas?
Dominic you need to wrap the vice or any object in soft steel wire which can be retained by a piece of wood across the top of the tank. You were correct in cleaning the sacrificial steel electrodes. The electrolyte should still. The vice should have taken about a week to clean in the tank. Keep cleaning the sacrificial electrodes every 24 hours. Electrolysis would have freed the vice without the need for brute force. The vice also needed to have been sat on wood or plastic blocks in the tank, so the current can flow from all surfaces. If the object is too big, then turn the object over in the tank half way through the process, to ensure it gets cleaned evenly.
Should one perhaps use a degreasing bath as well since fat in some form may get inside the mechanism?
That's phenomenal. I have an old vice in the garage that belonged to my grandfather. He's been dead for 35 years and the vice is really rusty but it still operates. Your video has given me the encouragement to clean it up and give it a bit of well deserved TLC after what must be 80 years of use.
I have a deep appreciation, for anyone who truly restores an item. Being it vices, anvils, air guns or actual mistreated firearms. Youre truly saving history from destruction. Yard ornaments, use a dumped over wheelbarrow, with flowers spilled out.
I swear that's my old vice... I sold it to someone years ago and forgot all about it. Good to see it restored! Good job Dom.
Try Evaporust next time. It's not cheap but it gets into every nook and cranny.
Dom, what did you learn from this, A LOT. A vice of that quality today would cost you a fortune, and you’ve reclaimed one from the scrap heap well done 👍
You look just like the guy on the BBC show, "The Repair Shop." I use electrolysis all of the time on my car restoration. Great tool for eliminating rust.
I've used exactly your setup for rust removal during many, many restoration projects. Electrolysis is a win-win-win solution for a restorer. It has saved me hours of time, not to mention the cost, of wire brushing, grinding, heating with torches, and banging away with hammers. I haven't had to buy any expensive rust-removal chemicals (or dispose of them when they wear out). I haven't had to use vinegar, salt, or muriatic acid, and have avoided both the cost and the disposal of those corrosive "cleaners." My very first restoration with electyrolysis was exactly the same as yours: a rusted, seized up vise. To carry current to all the parts, I wrapped it tightly in about two meters of bare, #14 copper wire that contacted all parts as much as possible. I sanded to bare metal whenever possible, to enhance the connections, then wired it up to a small DC power supply at 12V and 2 amps. It sat in its bath for a week. Every day I'd skim the brown, foamy crud off the surface. Then I'd turn off the current and reach into the completely non-toxic electrolytic bath to lightly brush the black scum off the anvil and the rust off the sacrificial steel, without any disassembly of the setup or removing the vise. Doing this cleaning took about two minutes a day, and in a week I never had to change the solution or add washing soda; all I had to do was top up the water a few times. The entire process, from setup, through daily quick-cleaning, and to the very end took me less than two hours and cost me USD$5 for washing soda and about USD$3 for electricity. I finally ended the process when all bubbling and scum-formation finally ceased. I removed the vise and cleaned it in warm, soapy water then turned the handle. It was freed up! There was plenty more to be done, but electrolysis was a tremendous labor saver. The hardest part of the process was maintaining my patience. In the end, it was, as I said, a win-win-win solution to rust removal during a restoration. I hope you do more of these.
If that's the only vice you have trouble with in your life Dom, you are a lucky man my friend 👍🇬🇧...
Dom, I was planning to do exactly this to four vises. You kept me from spending a lot of money, time and effort. Dissasemble, degrease, electrolysis, wash, polisher, chemical protection, reassemble!
Thank you, now I know how to do it correctly.
I love your enthusiasm and energy, Dom. And I get overexcited and put things together in the wrong order too, so you are not alone. Thanks for sharing, and for your honesty 🌞
Nice work. A big old vice like that will literally last for centuries if it's looked after. It's a damned shame when this stuff is left to rust. I like your approach of blacking it up with oil and using it for its intended purpose. The whole flawless painted finish approach is ridiculous on a piece of engineering equipment.
Love it, love it, love it. Great job on the vice and great video. Brought back memories of touring the Record factory in Sheffield in about 1981 and seeing their Disamatic casting line in action.
It’s an absolute joy to see the vice in full working order now Dom, congratulations 👍🙂
Love it when a project takes a bit of a turn, you always end up learning so much going places you never thought you were gonna go.
Looks great and saved from the scrap heap. Well done!
Great video. Repair Shop got pulled from all streaming services in the US, so I came to You Tube. Glad I found you!
Anode...cathode....schmathode !. Call them 'lecky bits' and all us non-worthy subscribers will know what you mean !. Loved this video and never apologise for your mistakes as its your down to earth honesty and enthusiasm for your craft that makes watching this channel so enjoyable Dom.
I restored my dad's Paramo No5 vice and bought new jaws made by a guy who sells on ebay. Love the bare metal look on yours.
Great job Dom. looking forward to the next one.
Always interesting and entertaining Dom, excellent!
OK. 3days electrolysis work and £100. Result , one super heavyweight vice. Job well done.👍👍👍
Well done! Great video mate. Loving the electrolysis content.
Another great video Dominic,love it keep them coming 😎🤗
Cracking job as always Dom , looking forward to seeing the next video ,
All the very best mate 👍
Great work! I really enjoyed this!
Absolutely brilliant as usual.
Really enjoyed watching that!
A lovely job, nice one Dom.
That was a very interesting video, Dom. Thank you for posting it.
The electrolysis may have been a fail as far as totally removing the rust is concerned but it was a powerful tool in the restoration. Interesting video
Electrolysis only fails when the electrical current cannot get to every part. He should have disassembled everything first.
Brillaint video again Dom, thank for sharing.
Brilliant job Dom, and so interesting. Well done mate 👍🏻😊🇬🇧
Brilliant, I love to see old things brought back to life. Watching you videos Dom is like having a good time with your mates.
Really enjoyable video Dom .....cheers 👍
Your knowledge on all this stuff never fails to impress, great job dom
What a joyous channel this is!
Well done cracking job.
Dom, I’m not sure if anybody else has mentioned this in the comments but this method only works on ‘line of sight’, so if the vice was always stood on its mounts the underneath would never have the rust removed effectively. I’ve used it to free up stuff for years but you’ve gotta let the anodes and a diodes ‘see’ each other. Great vids btw.
Great restoration Dom, keep um comin Mate & Stay Safe !!!.
Thanks for sharing your vice Dom! 😁
Dom. A thing of beauty.
Brilliant vice restoration Dom .can't wait for the porsche restoration
Another brilliant video Dom thanks a lot more please 🔩⚒🇬🇧
Amazing vice well done
Nice work Dom.
Great show - pragmatic, honest, perfect! Real TV at last! You rock!
I have just cleaned up the inside of my brothers rusty fuel tank for his motorbike using this process, insulated annode through the filler cap. Worked a treat.
That’s clever brilliant!
A very entertaining video ,great result.👍👍👍
Hey Dom - I helped a neighbour with a garage clear out and won myself two 6/12 volt car battery chargers! Electrolysis here we come! Thinking a trip to the market for rusty tools then see what we can do with them .... maybe a piece of art even!
Nice done. Much better then the restoring films on TH-cam which make everything shine. And a important tip:Never use kitchensalt NaCl because it gives chloride-gas which will poison you.
Appreciate that tip on the salt thank you for that!
It’s nice to restore something and be able to use it after without worrying about chipping the paint, functional is so much more important to me…
great video dom! love the honesty! great recommendation for the bare metal protection, added to shopping cart! 👍
Great video, loved it.
Well done Don,interesting video.👍👍
Absolutely brilliant
Great video, love the explosion 😂👍
Amazing job well done Dom. I love your determination and perseverance, which pays off every time 🥰😍
Spot on Mate. Just ordered a tin of the Owatrol, will give it a blast!
Nice one Dom, a fantastic lesson and I love learning, thank you, regards, Chris. 🍻👍👍👍
Love your enthusiasm
Brilliant Dom .. I genuinely look forward to your blogs
I’ll try to keep them coming!
Well done Dom (and your bro'). Glad you got it done by using multiple methods, brute force & informed knowledge. Turned out beautifully and for what it cost, will be a really useful tool for many years to come. I hope that you enjoy it every time you put it to good use.
I did a quick check and an equivalent vice, Irwin T25 was around 460 quid so I think it was well worth the effort. Great video Dom.👍
Great video! Love the effort and following through. Thanks for the share!
Great to find a vid about this with someone explaining the ins and outs of the process while they restore something. Thanks.
Excellent and informative. Well done and thank you
Your so welcome
Wow, great job, good to watch. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much
Cracking job, Dom! Well done!
Thank you!
Terrific. I am amazed that such a rusty vice could be brought back to life.
Love it, you did the same in The Repair Shop, I just caught up with that episode yesterday!!
I learned a TON of information from this!
I had a vise about the same size as yours, given to me from a friend that's so cheap he squeaks. He never would have given it to me had he thought it salvageable.
It resembled a huge chunk of rust.
One day I decided to drop it into my tank and give it a go.
I ran two chargers, each feeding the plates on half the tank, and I kept swapping out the plates as they'd get too bad. Let them dry, hit them with an abrasive disk, down to bare metal, and then use them again.
Anyway, it took about three weeks in the tank. When I pulled it out, everything was cleaned, even in between the parts. I'm surprised that it worked within the slide since I'd have thought it would have worked like a Faraday cage... preventing the electrolysis process from working.
Great job Don.
Well done and very informative 😊
Great video Dom. Electrolysis is fascinating…probably a bit much for the old vice. I think that with connecting the dodgy bits to the wires it could have worked. Not a failure either bud, look at the cracking vice you now have bolted to your workbench!
I look forward to the next video. Thank you
Really well done. Thanks for sharing, cheers
Thanks so much!
Great video Dom, and thank you. It’s good to see these great pieces of engineering being returned to service. It’s not until you have used a good quality vice do you really appreciate it. Your video clearly shows the Achilles heel of the electrolysis technique is the electrolyte needs to wet the surfaces. Works well though!
Nice one Dom!
Love it! Thanks Dom 👍
Your welcome, good luck!
Nice work sir. Love your enthusiasm
Really glad you did this video! My vice has been waiting to be restored and the extra tips you gave will be really helpful, thanks! 😀👍🏻 *buys more crocodile clips
Superb!!! Really relaxing and deeply satisfying film to watch.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Looks great! your enthusiasm fizzes more than electrolysis! Classic English vice & a modern synthetic Owatrol finish - an alkyd oil too 💥 beautiful.
Love you're work from New Zealand
A great watch Dom!
Was interested to see how it would turn out.
I used to work in a small electroplating company a few years back, and have a understanding of the process!
So interesting. I have that very same vice, which I inherited from my late father. I am not sure how old it is, but I have known it for almost 60 years myself. Mine has seen a lot of service over the years. It is still in pretty good condition. It is an amazingly strong and useful vice, and, in an odd way, feels like an old friend.
Great informative video. Nice to see some British heritage preserved. Now bring on the Coffee Rover ! Can’t wait to see this finished.
Thank you for not hitting it with a wire brush! Beautiful Restoration and perfect for the shop. Well done.
Thanks 👍
That is now a thing of beauty, very well done, wonderful watching the process, and how lovely the vice is now. I am sure that a new one would be wildly more expensive than the ?£100 you have spent on parts. Also you have a piece of history to treasure. Awesome.
I like the alligator clip set up - I've been running plain copper wire and using screw on caps to join the anodes. The clips make more sense!
Top job.👍
Pauses …. ‘It doesn’t matter’ 😂 I could almost hear the crickets. Keep up the great videos 👍🏻
Haha! Thank you for watching
Hydrogen tends to rise very quickly and is much safer (for want of a better term) to be around than compared to petrol fumes - but still better to be safe than sorry. I like the humour and testing. You have another subscriber. Have a safe and nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.
Nice vice restoration. Great video thumbs up.
Great vid Dom
Hi Dom Well that is a nice vice & all things worked but in different way.
Well done Dom shows what can be done to rebuild rather than throwing away.
Take care.
Well done
2 videos ago, I also restored a rusty vise, but a tiny one! I used a DIY cream (beeswax + linseed oil + turpentine) to protect it from rusting, that seems to be working fine as well, but only time will tell! :) I really like the look of those guys, without paint. Your video was very interesting to watch, thank you!
Great video Dom!
Thanks!
@@DominicChineas Dom, I keep meaning to note that I love your "Dom" sign and the shooting star sign. I always wondered if you were the person who crafted "The Repair Shop" sign that is on the outside of the building where you all film? I would love to see a video on making a sign like those. Thanks again for the great content!