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I didn't have any idea Durcells were that expensive these day. I bought a four pack a few years ago for more like $30 total. Next time, it'll be these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y68H7M5/?tag=atomicindus08-20 If they last half as long as Duracells, they're still a great deal--and Duracell...

Well, that isn't how electrolysis works at all. Atomic hydrogen is produced at the cathode (-), which reduces the rust. Atomic oxygen is produced at the anode (+), which causes it to rust. If you use a non-ferrous metal for the anode, it still works just fine, but the anode doesn't rust. Nickel...

If you put tools in it, it's a tool box. If tackle, a tackle box. If sewing goods, a sewing box. I filled a box with draft beer system parts and tools, so it's a draft beer system box. Another is filled with drip irrigation parts and tools.... Where's the confusion?

There was never a corded tool in my quiver that got run with less than a 12 AWG cord--up to 50'. Beyond that, 10 AWG. All my corded tools from back int '80s-'90s still run like new.

Ah! I tried the "Where". Didn't work. Too clever for me.

And just where is said thread? Maybe put it in your sig line?

Nice! I left my last one behind in my '48 Willys PU that I made the mistake of driving from Portland, OR to Big Bend NP, TX. 2,300 miles at 45 with sloppy Armstrong steering and stand on 'em brakes was enough for one lifetime. Traded it for a Yamaha 550 Vision and had a LOT more fun on the way...

Free is the best price!

Polarity for electrolysis and plating is the same. Positive to the sacrificial (or donor) anode, negative to the work.

Project Hi-Lift is coming together. I'll bake anything that fits in my little oven and let the Eastern Oregon sun do the curing on the handle and rail. The kit won't be here 'til Monday at the earliest, so no hurry.

Wandered back over to the retiring fence builder's yard sale to see what he may have pulled out since yesterday. Lots of tools! Lots of **** tools! In fact, nearly all **** tools! I guess when you're running a fence construction company and the crews doing the work, you buy cheap 'cause it'll...

Only if you have titanium tools.

Thanks! It was a labor of love. And still a great user. Second most used vise in the shop.

Whew. That's done. If I were paying myself for this, it would have been cheaper to buy a piece of pipe. I think the rail and handle are going to be blue and the rest black. Why blue? The off-road crowd all paint their stuff red. Reason enough for me.

It's slow going, but it's going: I really need to buy a wire wheel for one of my bench grinders. Once again, the portable vise pays off. That's a LOT of rust dust that isn't in the shop. The rail is ready for paint: While I was working on those, the light dimmed and turned red. Looking...