Recent content by The_Yellow_Ardvark

A friend sent me a nice table. It was bubble wraped, backed in packing media, wrapped in brown paper. Then placed in a plastic shipping container, then packed with more bubble wrap and packing media. Then that was sealed into shrink wrap. The Grunting Evri driver left this, in a clear plastic...

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ His war medals are going to a better place, as the family will not understand why he got them. The Grand daughter wants them to go to a place i can find,. Where more than her can understand. I am keeping the white box. This is why.

Recently I was given a whole host of tools, by a grand daughter of a Men In Sheds member. look for a white box, the member was difficult. But I got to know him. He drank gin I enjoy the rum.

Alas not I am keeping them, as I do like old cameras.

Citric acid if the parks have nock and crannies. Electrolysis for simple to bit items. Washing soda will help break down oil and grease. Any Dc supply will work, 5v 130Amps output. Here is mine.

???????? So do I. Call it Bob.

The main body is from about 1957, the burner is from the 1940's.

This was a pain from the start. Badly repaired, badly restored and in a poor shape. Rust remover. More bad repairs. Black paint, as it was stamped WD 1944.

A red Lens Rail Lantern, yes it is bent, very rusty and missing a bit. The tank and burner, but fear not. I have a spare. Caustic soda had the paint removed, citric acid did for the rust. A wash off and a dry and we have the paint going on. Yes I left the dent in...

What does £5 get you? Plus......... After a bit of work. A bit of hot caustic soda had the paint off. A bit of fresh paint. Blue rattle can paint. A bit of gold leaf.

The modern stuff is rubbish. Wire brush in a angle grinder/ bench grinder. Citric acid. Electrolysis. They are the better way to remove rust from tools. At Men In Sheds we get tons of old rusty tools and they clean up well.

citric acid. dunk leave, drive wax.