Thread: axe heads

Hi Farmboy,
Try here, looks pretty good: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/...232823/toc.htm
It was a link from wikipedia, which had others, inc. manufacturers. What does the molasses do, is it acidic or something?

Cheers,

Originally Posted by Andy Mac

Hi Farmboy,
Try here, looks pretty good: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/...232823/toc.htm
It was a link from wikipedia, which had others, inc. manufacturers. What does the molasses do, is it acidic or something?

Cheers,

Andy Mac

According to Wikipedia.

Molasses is a chelating agent. An object coated with iron rust placed for two weeks in a mixture of one part molasses to nine parts water will lose its rust due to the chelating action of the molasses.

Now don't ask me what a Chelating agent is, all I know is that it combines with something to make something else.

In our case rust.

Robert34

I used to work with a bloke years ago who had the job of sacking ppl.

He was called Axe Head.......
He didnt like it..

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

I used to work with a bloke years ago who had the job of sacking ppl.

He was called Axe Head.......
He didnt like it..

Al

Hmmmmm? Doesn't worry me.

Originally Posted by

Hmmmmm? Doesn't worry me.

Thats because you arent affecting ppls lives.

Al :eek:

Originally Posted by ozwinner

I used to work with a bloke years ago who had the job of sacking ppl.

He was called Axe Head.......
He didnt like it..

Al

...and I bet the mongrel dog is a millionaire now from his sacking exploits. Prolly related to Max 'The Axe' Moore-Wilton and Al 'Chainsaw' Dunlap both sackers extrordinaire...:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Sorry couldn't help myself....

Originally Posted by Shedhand

...and I bet the mongrel dog is a millionaire now from his sacking exploits. Prolly related to Max 'The Axe' Moore-Wilton and Al 'Chainsaw' Dunlap both sackers extrordinaire...:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Sorry couldn't help myself....

Last I heard he was sacked too, and living as a poo picker. ( sheep farmer ).

Al

thanks for that link i have something to check at work on dogwatch
the mollasses brings up the axe heads like they come off the foundry bloody shinny but the rust starts to form straight away so you have to coat in oil staight away

25 years aog an old timer showed me how to sharpen an axe with a 12" file and it gives a impressive almost razor sharp edge in a fairly short time, there is no risk of overheating the edge, it very cost effictive, all you need is a vice, a file and the axe .

When I work out how to put pictures onto here I will show you.

Phil