Sorry for the newbie enthusiasim!! I just cleaned the best coin I have zapped so far in my new exploration of this hobby. I haven't purchased the requiste...
Forgive me for butting in but I to recall the first time I saw an image begin to emerge frome beneath the encrustation.. how exciting.. God Bless.. Jerry.. ......
Forgive me for butting in but I to recall the first time I saw an image begin to emerge frome beneath the encrustation.. how exciting.. God Bless.. Jerry.. ......
Hello Everybody, I'm fairly new to this group so I'm sure that my question may have been discussed before. What different metals have been tried by group...
You can use just about any other metal, but you would be changing it often. Stainless steel lasts the longest, and does little in the way of contaninating the...
Mike, I have used mild steel, stainless steel, titanium as anodes. Titanium gets used up fast, mild steel and stainless are both OK with stainless lasting...
HI Mike and thanks for the question. Mike I have only used the ss and soft metal. The carbon rods hav been mentioned but I have been unable to locate locally....
Hello everyone in CZ land, First to answer this question I have to explain a little of what I do for a living. I work on a 90 foot machine that is designed to...
Ron, is spring steel simply tempered carbon steel? If so, I think this is the kind of steel knifemakers like. It can be annealed (heated) which causes the ...
Hello everyone, Thanks for the responses. I will let the group know the results of any expermenting that I do. One of my hobbies is digging for antique...
Ron, if you use a salt {NaCl] based electrolyte, it will add to the rust, try a washing or bicarbonate soda solution. It won't stop the rust, as that is an ...
Jerry, carbon is a non-metal, but it does conduct, you might also consider graphite [ a form of carbon]. The problem with some of these, they are not designed...
Bruce, thanks my man and I think I will check with one of the local electrical shops and see if I can come up with the carbon.. would def like to try.. God...
Hello, I just posted 500 Ancient Coins on Ebay. Here you can find my auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3033829572 Kindest regards! ...
Someone has probably already tried this... but... I was thinking it might be interesting to try soaking coins in coca cola. I know it has a high citric acid...
While Coke does have citric acid, for flavoring, it is high in phosphoric acid. This is combination with the CO2 (carbonic acid) makes Coke very acidic. I...
The dissolving is cause by Carbonic Acid, this is CO2 dissolved in water. It can also attack bronze or brass, in general acids are to be avoided. Bruce...
Hi All, Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! It's now time to get back to work. I have just listed some nice silver coins and artifact's on e- bay and...
I created a quick little database table for people to add questions and answers to. The database functionality is already built in, and provided by yahoo...
HI Chris.. nice move! Hope members will avail themselves and paticipate.. thanks and God Bless.. Jerry.. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
UNCLEANED ANCIENT ROMAN COIN #1 3034842935 $1.00 UNCLEANED ANCIENT ROMAN COIN #2 3034843712 $1.00 UNCLEANED ANCIENT ROMAN COIN #3 3034843906 $1.00 UNCLEANED...
Hello, Roman Artifacts are posted on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2544067665 Also today is the last day for the listing with...
