Daily Shop Improvement

[Janger]

Since we're all home for the forced time off - I'm going to try to make one shop improvement every day. Please feel free to post your own good ideas too.

I already posted about the band saw out feed fence. But I have another one which is easy to post. I made a simple wrench holder for the drawer since the ones at PA are simply ridiculously priced. A quick sketch in Fusion and I printed up a few of them.

 

[DavidR8]

Those look great.
I was just think tonight that I need something to stop my wrenches from sliding around in the drawer (despite the non-slip mat)


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[kevin.decelles]

ER fixture for tightening collets (this one is er40).

Now I can get the torque required


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[Janger]

Yesterday I cleaned up and put the snow tires away.

 

[YYCHM]

Yesterday I cleaned up and put the snow tires away.

Supposed to snow tomorrow Potential for 30cm

 

[Janger]

Mill scale removal tub. See plastic rings as spacers. Wash down water sprayer. Filthy job. Wear gloves.

 

[DavidR8]

Mill scale removal tub. See plastic rings as spacers. Wash down water sprayer. Filthy job. Wear gloves.

What is the liquid?


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[Janger]

7.5% vinegar the strongest I could locate easily. Pickling vinegar. I see Home Depot in the states has 30% but not here.

 

[Dabbler]

Brenntag Calgary is supposed to supply it in concentrations from 25% to glacial. Their phone number is (403) 263-8660. They didn't pick up the phone today (friday off?) but I assume their smallest size would be 5 gal or 20 gal carboy sized.

 

[Dusty]

7.5% vinegar the strongest I could locate easily. Pickling vinegar. I see Home Depot in the states has 30% but not here.

@Janger could you be more specific with the use of vinegar. I assume you don't mix it with anything just vinegar. The spacers hold the item off the bottom of the soak tub. No serious scrubbing required??? For how long like hours or over night etc. What kind of gloves??? Do you rinse the item down with water or let it air dry???

To play safe I would like to try this method although not without additional details.

 

[Janger]

Hey Bill
Yeah it’s easy but messy. I’m wearing latex gloves as the mill scale turns into a black very messy liquid mess on the steel. It really stains hands. No fumes though I assume it’s safe. It smells well like vinegar! I’ve been leaving it in the tub for over night / pull it out scrub down with steel wool. Rinse with water & Wipe it down and the rags go black. I’m not sure I’d do this in a sink as it might stain. I’m just making a mess with sprayer and dripping on the garage floor. Then back in the tub. I’ll post a picture. There is more over in the sander thread. https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/sanders.1604/post-22563

 

[Janger]

Brenntag Calgary is supposed to supply it in concentrations from 25% to glacial. Their phone number is (403) 263-8660. They didn't pick up the phone today (friday off?) but I assume their smallest size would be 5 gal or 20 gal carboy sized.

yeah I was surprised to learn today is a holiday!? Nobody I’m emailing is answering!

Thanks for the idea. @Dabbler the Brenntag web site says below. So what is a tote? A drum?



BUY ACETIC ACID
We sell the following various grades of acetic acid in drums, totes, and bulk quantities:

Acetic acid 25%
Acetic acid 56%
Acetic acid 70%
Acetic acid 80%
Acetic acid 84%
Acetic acid 85%
Acetic acid glacial

 

[Johnwa]

A tote is 1000 litres.


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[Janger]

Ah I would call that a cube or M3 cubic meter. A drum is apparently 55 gallon drum (200litres). Well I guess I’m not sure I want 200 litres of strong vinegar. Unless there are ten guys in Calgary who want 20 litres each?

 

[kevin.decelles]

John, depending on cost, I can store a drum out here , or a tote, provided it can reside outside (freezing?)




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[kevin.decelles]

Two totes

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[DavidR8]

Hey Bill
Yeah it’s easy but messy. I’m wearing latex gloves as the mill scale turns into a black very messy liquid mess on the steel. It really stains hands. No fumes though I assume it’s safe. It smells well like vinegar! I’ve been leaving it in the tub for over night / pull it out scrub down with steel wool. Rinse with water & Wipe it down and the rags go black. I’m not sure I’d do this in a sink as it might stain. I’m just making a mess with sprayer and dripping on the garage floor. Then back in the tub. I’ll post a picture. There is more over in the sander thread. https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/sanders.1604/post-22563

What does it look like after it’s done and cleaned up?


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[Janger]

Like this. That’s a piece of 3/8 flat bar with the usual mil l scale. to show the colour difference. That’s after about 48 hours in the tub. I scrubbed it down twice with a 3M pad and steel wool. Then cleaned up with some rags and purple super clean cleaner spray.



here I am rinsing it off with just some water after scrubbing to loosen it more. I call that good.

 

[Chicken lights]

Took me longer to scrounge the bits of pipe than to actually install it. All it had before was the pipe plug, made it really messy to change the oil.

Also 8 point sockets or square sockets are the cats meow for working with them.

 

[Janger]

Today I ordered a bunch of air fittings to improve my air lines and stuff. They are on sale at PA today. Free shipping!