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It could be the type of breaker; motor start up current is usually higher than the running current; a domestic house type breaker is not designed for these startup current spikes. Its likely you can find a suitable breaker to fit your board thou; think theyr'e type C or B breakers or something...

I have found that using white vinegar does a great job, however there are so many variables including the type of metal being treated, space/time ect ect. I have found that while vineger works well it can turn certain metals a dull greyish colour For comparison, you can see below two lawnmower...

Here are some before and after pics of my fire grate for anyone who is interested; after an electric bath and a bit of blacking polish its looking alot healthier.

Apparently you should avoid using copper as a sacrificial electrode as it turns the piece to be cleaned copperish (as you have found). If you use steel it tends to cover the piece being cleaned with black magnetite and this should be removed fairly quickly. Ive discovered a good lotion to remove...

I feel fine now thanks; it really does go right through you thou, rapidly.

No not caustic soda, I used "soda crystals",

Just to update, I have now bought another charger having overloaded my ancient 1940's museum piece (bit gutted about that); I went for an Absaar 8a (6&12v) from Amazon at only £20 and its a solid well built charger that electrolys's well. A word of caution thou regarding the soup, if you try to...

Well I broke the battery charger last night, must have shorted out so thats the end this experiment. The waste soup is not pleasant stuff to be fair, if i do it again I will try with some graphite electrodes but they do cost a bit.

Yes I have been searching for some carbon, think its graphite, but it is a bit pricey and would need a bigger surface area than found in them batteries i think but thanks for suggesting. Still no disintegration of my anodes' yet, I dont know, must be something in the water :duno: :duno:

Hi, today i set up a small hydrolysis tank to remove some rust from an old iron fire grate. So far it is definitely removing the rust as the water has lots of brown/green matter in it, the grate is bubbling away and looks good, im well pleased. However there is something i cannot get my head...

Thanks for the reply guys, its the only drill I can find that would fit snug on my thinner than average bench; the record power drills have a slightly lower overall depth dimension (from front to back) in comparison to most other bench drills, and ive done alot of comparing.

Great, good call there, they look just the ticket for what i need.

Hi hope someone can help. After all the time tinkering with old tat and making things ive realised I could save alot of money and effort if i invested in a spray set up ! The things i paint would be no bigger than a lawnmower, in fact i currently have a lawnmower that needs painting;, so only...

Hi, ive been looking at the Record Power DP16B bench drill; anyone have one of these and can recommend it. ? Its green painted, not sure if its a cheapo chinese clone or not. Im going after this one because of the compact size, otherwise would have bought a s/h fobco ect. Thanks

Thanks for the response; today I have been searching for a suitably sized drill and have found two more possibles; "Warco" apparently make a well reviewed smaller bench drill, also the Meddings compact (although its £1500 new); although both are modern. I would like a vintage purely because they...

Hi, hope someone can help. Im looking out for an old quality bench drill, a fobco, meddings, startrite ect. Problem is that, due to space in the shed, i need one thats a bit smaller than the average depth (from front to back) of about 22". Anyone know if these golden oldie bench drill makers...

Great, thanks

Thanks for the response, i cannot see any tab washer. Left hand threads you turn counter clockwise (left) to tighten ?? Is that correct

Hi all, great forum and hope someone can help Ive got this old clarke bench drill and need to remove the spindle nut which is located (at the top of the machine) in the hollow of one of the pulley wheels. I have finally found the right size socket (which is a 32mm, had to grind the sides down...

That's a very good response, I will only be using the drill for drilling out a few bolts and general stuff, nothing too fancy. So from what I gather these drills are OK but nothing special. Your post does make me wonder why you have not already thrown it over the garden fence or took a sledge...