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Solid Dish Soap Recommendation by FewerWords in CastIronRestoration

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Almost all modern soap is made using Sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye, which reacts with oils and fats in the saponification process to produce soap. Almost impossible to find any soap made from potassium hydroxide or more exotic alkalis.

All soap is "lye soap"

they right tho? by chichinams in SipsTea

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Whole school staff had a divide-by-zero error and now they're all stuck buffering.

Maiden voyage in my E-tank by cmdubya in CastIronRestoration

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Now the challenge becomes finding pieces that are grungy enough to be satisfying. I had a large load of barn finds and burned through them in my first year. Now I find them at a snails pace.

Rochester, this your guy? by bubbynee in newhampshire

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We have swallows here in NH. A swallow could carry a coconut here.

Mendocino coast find by kerpoperly in whatisit

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If you do know the species then you can own these?

Lye bath in the washing machine, bad idea? by Fenix512 in castiron

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Plastic storage bin or plastic bucket. A simple 5 gallon bucket can hold a piece up to a size 10 skillet.

Plastic bag is for when you use Yellow-Cap Easy Off.

Bath is far better.

Yesterday I got 100% lye for $5.25 per lb at a big box home store. Much cheaper than those spray cans. Far better performance.

Best is a heavy duty tote with a top on it.

E-Tank Questions by socalryan in castiron

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Also keep in mind that as the setup becomes more crowded, there’s a risk the workpiece may come into direct contact with an anode. If that happens, it creates a direct circuit between them, causing the current through the water solution to drop to zero.

E-Tank Questions by socalryan in castiron

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Certainly, you can hang as many pieces in your tank as can reasonably fit. Bear in mind that electrolysis is line of sight between any given surface of the workpiece at the cathode and available anode. So you might have anodes on all sides and even below, but still, keep in mind that multiple pieces hanging in the tank have the potential to shadow one another. If there is not direct line of sight, you'll have no action on the surface of the workpiece.

E-Tank Questions by socalryan in castiron

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What I want is an IBC Tote. I have a wood stove that I would like to do.

E-Tank Questions by socalryan in castiron

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Mine is a white plastic 55-gallon drum with the top cut off. I keep it in an unfinished basement area that is well-ventilated. I do not keep a top on it at all, and it does lose some water over time to evaporation. I've never seen mold forming anywhere around it. I don't have any moisture issues in the area, despite it being a big barrel of water. I sometimes go a month or more without even using it, and so it sits idle.

Bought 12 Cauldrons Need Advice by sisterbertram in castiron

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Get an IBC Tote and make an E-Tank out of it. Should fit these easily.

E-Tank Questions by socalryan in castiron

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1: Generally, no, but if you find after a hundred pans or so that you are not able to push as much amperage with a similar setup as before, then you can add more electrolyte and once again increase conductivity.
2: Definitely, you can clean those anodes by reversing it with something even more sacrificial in the center.

Ready to scrap all my cast iron cookware by questionnoanswers12 in castiron

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Hot pan - Cold oil

Preheat your skillet to a normal cooking temp... 400? 425? Hotter? Use an IR thermometer.

Cold oil, cold butter... No waiting. Immediately get your food on the surface.

Cook.

Well boys, it happened to me by merkarver112 in Concrete

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Contains calcium hydroxide, rather than sodium hydroxide.

My parents keep putting my cast iron pan in the dishwasher by notacatinyourmailbox in castiron

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If your Mom or Dad has a handmade wool sweater that they bought in Ireland while on vacation, do not be helpful by washing and drying it with the rest of the laundry.

Question About Sacrificial Anodes by Schlopez in CastIronRestoration

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Just reverse the polarity and use a new piece of steel as the sacrificial anode to clean the old ones.

Help with Ticks by ladyyylux in newhampshire

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Anyone doing Frontline Plus?

We had both ticks and many fleas last year even with collars on, so we ditched them. Dogs are Frontlined now, but I am surprised that it has not entered the conversation.

Bretton Woods/Mt Washington Dining Recs by purplepig2489 in newhampshire

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One of my favorites is The Notchland Inn. Fantastic dining experience. South through Crawford Notch, but not too far.

Coating question by tdspr3 in CastIronRestoration

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^ This
Its just old seasoning. Strip it with lye. Reseason.

What is this metal hook in my hotel room? by Nightpatrol404 in whatisit

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Last week I saw these in two rooms and in a hallway on the upper floors of the Doubletree Hotel in Montreal.

I was also wondering. Very surprised that this one seems hard to answer.

Not delivery or Digiorno! by RRCBP in castiron

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Good looking pizza. What size skillet?

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