OT - Restoring Cast Iron Cookware With Electrolysis - OT

NPHuskerFL

nolaegghead said:

@mEGG_My_Day

Strip it off.   You can put it in the oven with some oven cleaner, or in the oven on the clean cycle.

Or in the egg works as well. I've been restoring all my CI in the egg. No caustic fumes in the house is my reasoning. Our hood is ductless. AKA worthless unless you consider that bs mesh filter and a light a hood.

mEGG_My_Day

NPHuskerFL said:

Or in the egg works as well. I've been restoring all my CI in the egg. No caustic fumes in the house is my reasoning. Our hood is ductless. AKA worthless unless you consider that bs mesh filter and a light a hood.

Good point - our hood is downdraft - also worthless.  How long and at what temp do you think it'll take on the egg??

Focker

mEGG_My_Day said:

NPHuskerFL said:

Or in the egg works as well. I've been restoring all my CI in the egg. No caustic fumes in the house is my reasoning. Our hood is ductless. AKA worthless unless you consider that bs mesh filter and a light a hood.

Good point - our hood is downdraft - also worthless.  How long and at what temp do you think it'll take on the egg??

Go nuclear, toss it on the grid, standard direct setup.  

For seasoning, I like 600 indirect.  

mEGG_My_Day

Focker said:

Go nuclear, toss it on the grid, standard direct setup.  

For seasoning, I like 600 indirect.  

Thx

NPHuskerFL

What @Focker said. 

blasting

Below is my set up.  I've re-done it, after using a few times.  I have a 55 gallon barrel cut down to about 25-30 gallons for the big stuff.  Since I went larger with the blue tank, I installed a bulkhead fitting so it can be drained easily.  The next pic is a simple 5 gallon bucket for the smaller items.

Simply hook up the red cable from the charger to any of the pieces of metal around the side.  Hook the black to the copper bar across the top.  Then hang your piece from the copper bar (use wire).

I have found that it's good to have sacrificial metal around the tank, as opposed to just a couple.  If it's only on one side, it won't clean.  I realize line of site is the wrong term, but it's a fairly accurate description of how it works.  The metal gets corroded - that's what it's there for.  Touch it with a wire brush on an angle grinder and it cleans up easily.  The sacrificial metal can be reused - a lot.

I've also attached a pic of the washing soda - it's available at walmart.

blasting

For those that have a Smokeware cap, electrolysis makes it look like new.

theyolksonyou

blasting said:

For those that have a Smokeware cap, electrolysis makes it look like new.

What happens if you can't get it off the egg?

mEGG_My_Day

theyolksonyou said:

blasting said:

For those that have a Smokeware cap, electrolysis makes it look like new.

What happens if you can't get it off the egg?

Just put the whole egg in the tub - should be fine

blasting

theyolksonyou said:

blasting said:

For those that have a Smokeware cap, electrolysis makes it look like new.

What happens if you can't get it off the egg?

It's hopeless - get a new egg.

1voyager

@blasting - Thanks for posting. I'll try the copper bar and wire. I had to connect the cathode clamp directly to the pan and submerge it in order to work even though my original setup used a bare copper wire for the connection. 

Eoin

1voyager said:

@blasting - Cut your grass? I don't get it but I'm slow today. 

Thank-you for your compliment. The excess jumper cables look goofy. I planned to cut them down to six inches but was unable to open the connection between the clamp and the wire. Tried to pry one open with a screwdriver and of course it slipped and left a monster gash on the palm of my hand. NBD.

I look forward to seeing your setup. 

You could just cut off the clamps and crimp on ring terminals that can be bolted to the plates. A bit more permanent if you're planning repeat performances.

1voyager

Great idea. Thanks.

mEGG_My_Day

Thanks for all the seasoning advice above:

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