Todays Project - What did you do today?

[Highpower]

Some folks say boiling it in a mixture of 3 cups of water, 1 cup vinegar and some table salt works....

Easy enough to try, even if it doesn't work. Or you can try soaking it in "Tarn-X" but not for more than 2 minutes before rinsing very well in water.

[f350ca]

Thanks Willie
Read that one last night, may give it a try but not sure about the smell of boiling vinegar in the house this time of year.

[rleete]

Citric acid (available in home brewing supply places) will take the tarnish off. Be sure to rinse well afterwards.

[f350ca]

Don't have an immediate need for one but decided to build a sine plate. 
Has been a fun project holding tight tolerances. 
6 x 6 with 1 inch hardened ground shafting for the hinge and roll.
Got it with 2 tenths of flat and the rolls within half a thou of 5 inch spacing.

[Highpower]

(04-23-2020, 01:27 PM)f350ca Wrote: Don't have an immediate need for one but decided to build a sine plate. 

Very nice Greg. Wish I had one.

No fences?

[f350ca]

Thats the next step but need to figure out a strap to hold it down. It needs a curve to stay below the top surface.

[f350ca]

Wanted to make a batch of sour kraut but dread shredding the cabbage, usually takes hours.
Made a shredder. Had some 1/2 inch poly for the body and 3/4 for the sides and stop. The knife was an old straight edge, think its ferritic stainless, seams tough and took a beautiful edge.


Works like a charm, will reduce a head of cabbage to shreds in about a minute. It would love to reduce a finger too though.



Also whipped up a pounder to pack it into the pail.



Should have a batch in about a month.

[TomG]

Nice job on the shredder.
 
Makes my mouth water just thinking about the kraut. Do you cook it with kielbasa or pork shoulder?

Tom

[f350ca]

Goes with a lot of things Tom. Garlic sausage and perigees, fried with pork chops, on hot dogs,,,, not much it doesn't go with. lol
Want to try canning some this time. Bought a pressure cooker to do fish, thought maybe sour kraut too.

[Dr Stan]

You're right about that finger.  My Dad, who was a meat cutter by trade, had one thumb about 1/8" shorter than the other.  Meat saw took the tip.