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Homemade Electrolytic File Sharpening Setup


Electrolytic File Sharpening Setup
 
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TOOL:
Electrolytic File Sharpening Setup
PLANS:
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BUILDER:
Buchanan on homemodelenginemachinist.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade electrolytic file sharpening setup comprised of a 12v battery charger, plastic container, and a stainless steel electrode. A mixture of water and citric acid is used as electrolyte.
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Nov 24, 2016 10:12 PM
pfredX1
Stainless steel anode? Nothing like hexavalent chromium in the water, is there? Heavy metal rules!
Nov 23, 2016 12:37 PM
JWAYNE
WOW, that process does a nice job ! Can you clean more than one at a time ?.. . . . .Thanks for sharing
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Miscellaneous
TAGS:
file, sharpening
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
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DIY Electrolytic File Sharpening Setup - comment on how to build a Electrolytic File Sharpening Setup - 4 comments
pfredX1 says:
Nov 24, 2016 10:12 PM
Stainless steel anode? Nothing like hexavalent chromium in the water, is there? Heavy metal rules!
JWAYNE says:
Nov 23, 2016 12:37 PM
WOW, that process does a nice job ! Can you clean more than one at a time ?.. . . . .Thanks for sharing
Anonymous says:
Nov 23, 2016 12:27 PM
you can also do that with muratic acid without the electricity.
ChrisSal says:
Nov 23, 2016 6:47 AM
Thank you for such great idea - I will try it also on smaller files.
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