David F. Eisan wrote:
Hello everyone,

... I
couldn't find a big enough plastic container around the house to
de-rust the
plane in, so some scrap plywood and plastic to the rescue for a
makeshift
electrolysis tank. ...

I use a plastic window box sold for growing flowers on a windowsill.
they come as long as 48" and are wide enough for most handsaws too.

I took a steel bar, somewhat shorter than the box and hung it by
two bolts from the drip pan that came with it. That goes on top
both to immerse the electrode and to provide a lid so my cat
doesn't drink from it.

I'd like to use 316 instead, but haven't gotten around to buying
a bar. I'm not clear on whether or not you'd really get chromates
in the water from doing this, but I'd then dispose of the water
by mixing it with cement, then throwing the block in the trash.

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FF