[SEL] rust help

[David Rotigel]

When I have a need for a large tumbler I use my electric powered  
cement mixer. A friend used it this winter to clean (ie de-rust) about  
200 lbs. of wrenches (etc) that he had given to him. Works REAL well.  
Use sand as a medium for real rusted "stuff."
	Dave

On May 10, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Germoamer at aol.com wrote:

> Yesterday at the flea market, I purchased a bucket full of sockets  
> 1/4.
> 3/8, 1/2 drive, Craftsman and SK, for the grand price of $10.  Well   
> over 150
> sockets and one 30mm Craftsman socket is worth the $10. We had  rain  
> for the
> past week, and the bucket must have sat outside, so they are   
> covered with
> surface rust.  This comes off easily with a wire wheel, but  how to  
> remove
> from inside the sockets?  Right now, after wire brushing the   
> outsides, I am
> dropping them in a bucket of oil.  If I had a large tumbler,  I  
> would try
> corn cobs.  Any ideas out there?
>
> Happy Mother's day to all the mothers out there!
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom  Schmutz
> Concord,  Va.
> germoamer at AOL.com
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