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Cleaning 1075 For Damascus

#1 User is offline   Jim Clow 

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 07:37 AM

I built a tumbler for cleaning small parts I cut out with cnc plasma. I have about 500 lbs of 1075 that has rust on it. Rather than spend a lot of time grinding it off I put some in my tumbler to clean it. Works very well. Here's a pic of the tumbler and before and after tumbling
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Posted 13 April 2012 - 08:38 PM

I always say " work smart , not hard " Jim. Nice looking set-up , thanks for sharing your How To with us.
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