Philip Poburka on tue 29 oct 02
Certain 'phosphate' and nitride treatments may be worth
investigateing, and, as I am not familiar with them myself
to know more about their virtues...all I may do is mention
of them as an unassayed possibility.
But something as does come to mind, that I have done, as I
should guess may be better...is:
Similar to 'Brazeing'...once 'clean' and disassembled...and
brought up to heat, one may coat the insides of a heavy
Steel or Cast Iron thing with Silver, Silver alloys, Copper,
or it's alloys as Brass, Bronze or whatever along those
lines, Tin...etc...so to have the non-ferrous as a thin and
very permament coating.
A similar result may be obtained with
Electroplateing...which if done faithfully, should not
'flake' off or peel...
But likely, the fidelity of most of the mundane 'Platers'
may tend to fall short...
Whilst the former 'Brazeing-Like' method is more likely to
remain trouble free...for ever...or very close to it.
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Wendt"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: pugging clay
If rust is a problem, you can clad the inside of machines
with 16 gauge
stainless steel. Disassemble the machine. Sand blast any
areas that will be
welded and have the local metal fabrication shop make the
shapes needed to
fit. Then carefully weld the liner in in small short runs
with cool downs
between welds. One big run can warp the barrel and you may
not get it back
together. Follow this advice at your own risk since you are
the one who has
to decide if it will work in your situation.16 gauge
stainless will last for
years and poses little danger of flaking. No coating
including chrome
plating will stay on the inside reliably.
Regards,
Michael Wendt wendtpot@lewiston.com
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Avenue
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
1-208-746-3724
wendtpottery.com
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Tommy Humphries on tue 29 oct 02
I have often wondered if adding a zinc anode to a pugmill would, as it does
in water heaters and outboard motors, prevent rust from forming on the
barrel, and other damp areas of the mill.
Anyone know if this is feasible???
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