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  1. waynewa

    Cleaning saw blades using electrolysis

    Tom> "Could you do a report for our newsletter? If you don’t get it then email us and we’ll be happy to send it. We have some samples at http://www.cs4u.org/newsletters.htm" One way or the other I'll let you know the results together with any further information I may happen to come across...
  2. waynewa

    Cleaning saw blades using electrolysis

    Understood and much appreciated Tom, you were clear it was my follow up that lacked clarity. I'm going to do some tests on a few old blades over very long periods (say up to 1 month at a time) of continuous electrolysis just to see what the effect is on the blade and teeth and whether the teeth...
  3. waynewa

    Cleaning saw blades using electrolysis

    Thanks Tom and all who answered. From what you say Tom the metal will suffer some type of breakdown and thats what I was interested in. If the blades are in the solution for only 10-15 minutes I wonder how much/little breakdown would occur? We were looking to use this process purely for...
  4. waynewa

    Cleaning saw blades using electrolysis

    Hi Mike, I've completed a few tests and have found that within 20-30 minutes most of the sap and resin is removed and floating on top of the water/sodium carbonate brew as a scum. That part of the process seems to work very well. I'm just not sure whether the blade or any of its components will...
  5. waynewa

    Cleaning saw blades using electrolysis

    Hello, The saw blades are made of hardened steel with brazed on carbide teeth. We would like to clean them of accumulated sap build up using electrolysis but are unsure whether the blades/brazing would suffer any detrimental effects from the process. The blades are free of rust. We would...

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