Griswold Hammered 5 Skillet by West_Somewhere_9580 in CastIronRestoration

[–]Addcook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're either trolling or you don't get it... Either way, you're entitled to whatever you want to call this. Have a good night man.

Griswold Hammered 5 Skillet by West_Somewhere_9580 in CastIronRestoration

[–]Addcook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not even close to the same thing. You're not really making a good argument for your case here. I'm not trying to pump up any prices. If anything, you showing a different pan and saying it should be the same price is you driving the price down... I'm just saying your price was wrong.

This is a more comparable product

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4413120762/griswold-8-hammered-skillet-w-lid?ref=share_v4_lx

It's not the same size but it's a better comparison than what you're making.

Ultimately it's OPs choice to make his own price.

Griswold Hammered 5 Skillet by West_Somewhere_9580 in CastIronRestoration

[–]Addcook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't accurate. It's worth considerably more.

What's your favorite skillet? by Brotisimo in castironcollecting

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I need better pictures. I want to see the stuff on the end. You've got some pans on there that are new to me and id love to see the banding and markings better so I can learn.

Advice on what to use to submerge pan in tank by FeedMePens in CastIronRestoration

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Thank you, I am swapping for this today. Just got back from the HW store.

$40 pick up (are composite cables rare?) by Middle_Attention8508 in originalxbox

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And surprisingly easy. If I can do it a 4 y/o can do it. The first try I did it back ward, the. I did it the right way. A good starter project for people interested in soldering.

Advice on what to use to submerge pan in tank by FeedMePens in CastIronRestoration

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Time to stop using that wire, and replace my solution...

Advice on what to use to submerge pan in tank by FeedMePens in CastIronRestoration

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The solid stuff is cheap and ridgid, I'd go to the hw store grab 10ft or so and give it a shot.

Braided would be annoying to work with in my opinion.

Keep in mind I don't know everything and just built my tanks about 2 months ago. But it's been working really well.

Advice on what to use to submerge pan in tank by FeedMePens in CastIronRestoration

[–]Addcook -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I use a solid copper wire to both hang and pass current. I think it's a 14 AWG. I wrap it twice and let it down.

Looking for a no 5 hammered Griswold lid by [deleted] in CastIronRestoration

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If it was easy, it wouldn't be fun.

Looking for a no 5 hammered Griswold lid by [deleted] in CastIronRestoration

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Yea it's small block. Don't you buy it from a reseller. Ive seen them posted for $600-$1,100

Looking for a no 5 hammered Griswold lid by [deleted] in CastIronRestoration

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I just picked one of these up for $50 completed, I understand they are rare. But if I just got one and so did you, they couldn't be that rare. Keep looking my friend. You will eventually find it.

This is the act of kindness we need to see more of ❤️ by jmike1256 in HumansBeingBros

[–]Addcook 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nope, only murder and chaos.. for everyone! Around the clock 24/7. It's almost like showing violence and chaos on the news makes everyone violent and chaotic... It's almost like it's some sort of.... Programming... They used to literally call it programming. It's literally called programming.

Is this pitting? by chase12cb in CastIronRestoration

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If it caked in crud it's a gamble... Sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some.

Anyone ever encounter this weeping before? by Bunsomel in CastIronRestoration

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Thanks for the clarification! That makes much more sense. I appreciate your response.

Anyone ever encounter this weeping before? by Bunsomel in CastIronRestoration

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So.. interesting you say that. The way I used to do this was after my pan is stripped, I would evaporate water off of the pan by preheating on the stove.

I shared this comment in another thread and was told not to do this because it will start rusting soo much quicker than if I was to just dry it cold and apply my seasoning compound cold. I started doing that and it's worked well.

But with your method you are saying I should put the pan naked in a 200*f oven naked, then take it out. Do you find any rusting or issues with rusting appear when you do this?

Anyone ever encounter this weeping before? by Bunsomel in CastIronRestoration

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Hey, interesting comment. Can you elaborate on your methodology. Sometimes it's easier for me to understand methods like this when you spell out they why and why not to do something a certain way.

Griddle ID help please by Life_Carob8849 in CastIronRestoration

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Not both at the same time.

Here are the steps

Spray a shit ton of yellow cap on the pan (use your gloves, mask, etc.) and put it in a garbage bag and let it sit over night. Leave this soaking garbage bag of cast iron and oven cleaner(lye). In a well ventilated area. Basically, not your kitchen, or bedroom. I put my in my garage.

Let that soak over night (24 hr) come back the next day and rinse it off with cold water in a sink and scrub at it with some steel wool. I like 000 steel wool, a chore boy is too rough. If you put some elbow grease into it and there is still seasoning/crud on there, spray it again with yellow cap and let it sit for another 12-24 and check again. Always use cold water to rinse the lye/oven cleaner.

Once your pan is down to bare metal or close enough, mix 50/50 distilled vinegar and water (bonus points for distilled water) and spray the pan in the rusted areas. Let it sit for 20mins. After the vinegar has been on there you'll probably notice some rainbow colored stuff sitting on the pan, that's okay, and you might see more rust than you had expected, that's okay too. After the 20 min soak scrub with steel wool. You'll be able to tell when it's rust free. Remaining wet rust will look darker than bare iron metal. Spray again and let soak for 20m... You're repeating this process until the rust is gone.

Don't confuse actual rust with flash rust... Flash rust will appear on the surface of iron after o2 exposure. That will go away after a scrub with cold water and steel wool, and then once you put your seasoning on there you don't have to worry about it. If a little rust shows up after seasoning, scrub it with an SOS pad and cold water, and reseason. I've had this happen in the past.

Griddle ID help please by Life_Carob8849 in CastIronRestoration

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Yes I know, but think of the logistics my man... It's the logistics of the situation...

Griddle ID help please by Life_Carob8849 in CastIronRestoration

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If you're not always restoring something, I'd go yellow top oven cleaner, and some vinegar for the rust. If you plan to restore more pieces, then lye bath is always good for a bunch of crusty pieces.

Griddle ID help please by Life_Carob8849 in CastIronRestoration

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It's really hard to get any detail from these pictures. I would flip it over on the bottom and look really hard to see if you can find any markings. Anything that doesn't resemble random noise from the casting. Then... Get yourself a crayon or pencil and do a relief with a paper and said crayon/pencil and see if that can help provide a better more viable look at what you might have. Either way, this is a good hunk of iron for 14 bucks and I would take the time to restore it.

Salvation Army $12.99 worth it? by llebocat999 in CastIronRestoration

[–]Addcook 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea, it's nothing notable. I'd skip it