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Been a year now since I fired up the good ol' ELECTRO-MONSTER.

LSA sent this to me in hopes that I could reveal whatever life may still lurk beneath it. lol
He also sent quite a few unexpected 'goodies' with it. Thank you kindly sir!






(LEFT).... Ready to be powered up. The knife has been clipped at two contact points and submerged.
BE AWARE: although the clips on the knife are red and black, BOTH these leads are NEGATIVE!!
(RIGHT).... Seven hours later, you can see the electro-monster is deep into its' dirty work.




Here it is just after powering up. Bubbles have started forming, but haven't begun rising yet.

At 7 hours I cleaned the piece with a wire brush & steel wool.... then it's back to the bath.

A total soak time of approximately 10 hours. Throughout the process, the clips were
repositioned. This not only gave me different contact points, but also allowed knife
to be hung from various angles. I did this 'repositioning' maybe 5 times in 10 hours.







And a few more before & after pics......









Electrolysis leaves the piece particularly vulnerable to rust when initially taken out of the solution.
LSA can decide what he'd like to do. But until that time I've placed a light coating of TC-11 on this
in order to preserve the progress I've made with it. Earlier in this thread, MBI had made mention
of cold bluing for looks as well as protection. I think this would be a great option for this piece.

Here's a lock I feel is rather interesting. And, it's the first lock I've ever subjected to my electro-monster.

A laminated American padlock No. P5 that uses a Yale keyway.

I have a set of 3 of these, keyed alike, with two keys. They were on a property that my parents
acquired in the early 70's. Maybe they're not all that rare, but these are the only ones I've seen.




I've decided to clean this one up and send it to a fella that appreciates Americans as I do



Here, as is the case with SO many locks, you can see the shackle has absorbed all of life's troubles.
Electro-plating is something I plan to look into. I think it would take restoration to the next level.


MADE IN ITALY - PATENTED

Yes Xeo, you get a key with this one... and no, you can't see it (like that'll slow you down any) Ha!
Decided not to put any protective coating on this. I'm curious how it'll fair. Lemme know, eh?


Trol-lo-lo-lo my friend.