Home Made Electrolysis Machine(Picture Heavy)

[shakey0818]

Made a home made Electrolysis Machine to clean any rust from tools and just about anything.So far it works great.I used a 5.2 watt and a 6 watt Cell phone charger.You can use basically any volt but the higher the volt the more you have to keep an eye on it.Yo can use 1-2 gallons of water and 1 table spoon of Arm n Hammer laundergent and a tablespoon of salt to a 5 gallon bucket and use rebar for a grounding rod and hook it up to a car battery.That would be good for bigger items.The pliers you seen in the pict were hooked up to the 5.2 watt for about 15 min.I would leave things in longer if there really rusted.I won't go into to many details how i made it cause of my poor writing skills so heres a few links.Works great so far.

How to use electrolysis for rust removal - YouTube
TreasureDigging.com DIY Electrolysis Device - YouTube

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[zbuck]

Good job. Instead of baking soda, use washing soda, as it works better.

 

[Poboy kartman]

Good job. Instead of baking soda, use washing soda, as it works better.

I can't find it. I set one of these up with a battery charger a few years ago- but the closest I could come was laundry soap with soda in it.

Where can I find some?

 

[shakey0818]

I can't find it. I set one of these up with a battery charger a few years ago- but the closest I could come was laundry soap with soda in it.

Where can I find some?

I found it best to use a lil lemon juice,baking soda,salt & OxyClean laundry soap the more i used the better it was bubbling.

 

[itsid]

I can't find it.... the closest I could come was laundry soap with soda in it.

in that case.. DIY
http://naturesnurtureblog.com/2012/05/08/ttt-turn-baking-soda-into-washing-soda/

But maybe you'll find it under the Borax brand (laundry booster or something)

'sid

 

[zbuck]

I can't find it. I set one of these up with a battery charger a few years ago- but the closest I could come was laundry soap with soda in it.

Where can I find some?

Any good grocery store should have it, especially if they are Amish around your area. At one time TSC and Farm Fleet was carrying it.

 

[landuse]

You can also use the pool product soda ash.

 

[Lynxer]

Here is a picture of the "Sacrificial anode" I made last year.. We used it in a different way.. My brother was trying to strip the chrome off some camera gear to re-finish it.

It worked for our needs!

We set a piece of wood dowel over the top with the parts attached with wire. (Hanging in the bucket from the wire) The dowel insulated it from the sacrificial anode, and the wire gave us a dry place to put out battery charger lead.

This was designed to slide right into a 5gal bucket.

 

[Scout]

I built one to clean rust from old cast iron pans. I hooked up a battery to it, and a charger to that. The battery charger needs the battery to work right.

And by the way, the bubbles are hydrogen, and will burn/pop/explode if lit. Ask me how I know.

 

[Poboy kartman]

Here's the one I made a few years ago. ......I used a battery charger w/out a battery @ 2amps with excellent results. .....

(A 5 gallon bucket was just way too small for my needs.....)

Edit: As you can see. ...I invested a little bit in the set-up....but the sacrificial annodes are cheap rebar....and easy to change out.......