Wire Rope Aging

[Bob Gould]

It works! Below is wire rope new and wire rope after 3 house in vinegar.


The down side is it smells like a bad day at the local chippy

[phil fitzpatrick]

Looks good Bob,
How long in the vinegar dip?
Cheers
Phil

[John Fitzsimons]

Brown or white vinegar?

[Bob Gould]

That was 3 hours (in Sarsons white. Might need 4 hours in Tesco own brand )

The vinegar basically removes or stains the stay-bright zinc plating so i imagine a dip in water would rust it up very quickly. The plus is it appears to be perminant so even if you painted the rope and it scratched it wouldnt show up.

It smelt so good I was tempted to salt it as well

[phil fitzpatrick]

Excellent Bob
if you had have salted it,it would probably have excellerated the rust,
then that would be "Chips" for that sorry
Regards
Phil

[Ray Brown]

G'day.

I did it for 3 hrs white no frills vinegar. Great result.

Cheers

Ray

[Bob Gould]

FYI also works great with shackles and chains

[phil fitzpatrick]

There is no stoping ya now Bob
You will be discovering a new Fuel soon.
Might try that on some chain.
Cheers
Phil

[Bob Gould]

I know mate, im obsessed It's because im in limbo waiting to move in 3 days and cant do anything else on the tank apart from play with small stuff. Once i have moved the armoured workshops will be constructed

Look at the colour of these beauties. I put them in before work (hook is primed) and 6 hrs later DA DA

[phil fitzpatrick]

Hi Bob
That looks a great finish,is the Hook steel aswell or an alloy?
All the best for your move,hope its not too stressfull and you are up and
running soon.
Regards
Phil

[Bob Gould]

Its a ploythene prototype that I made. Will cut steel ones from it. These will lift the tanks on my docks rig in my new worshops. Also making a trussing gantry similar to the real ones with turret lifting clamps and rig for removing turrets etc.
You just can't find hooks and rigging that small on the market unless they look too unrealistic

[phil fitzpatrick]

Thanks Bob,
I forgot about your plans for the Lifting Rig.
Looking forward to seeing it very much.
Cheers
Phil

[Bob Gould]

Pickling vinegar attacking galvanize