On Sun, 17 May 2020 15:21:00 -0400, Joe Gwinn
wrote:

Resent to fix the newsgroup name.

On Mon, 11 May 2020 19:22:48 -0400, Joe Gwinn
wrote:

On Sun, 10 May 2020 19:54:51 -0400, William Bagwell
wrote:

And *ten months* later I now have an update. Tried electrolysis de
rusting and gave up. No mater how long I left it running there was
always some red rust under the black. Also noticed that as the
outside edges got cleaner the middle and inside areas got slower and
slower. Sheller sat in the storage shed all winter.

Went with plan A and had it sandblasted. Got it back a few days ago
and the wife baked on the first layer of flax seed oil. Looks pretty
good. Not as black as an old frying pan liked I hoped. But restoring
this to use, not as an antique. Will try to put a few pictures up on
the web once it is put back together.

What also works is to ignore the rust and simply heat the cast-iron
item up to a red heat, and allow it to cool slowly in air. Then, the
seasoning will work well.

Joe Gwinn

A bit late for that. Got it put together yesterday and ordered a
replacement wood handle on Ebay. Had searched last year for a wood
handle with 5/16" bore with no luck. Considered ordering the little
clamp 'doo jobbers' that allow you to quickly mount and dis-mount
the sheller when using it. (Very common for these to be missing!)
Only ones in my price range were aluminum. The cast iron 'new from
original molds' were about what I paid for the whole sheller.
--
William