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Posted: 11/16/2008 12:05:16 PM EDT
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is there a added benefit to using a real electro cleaning tool like the harbor freight one, vs the home made one where you stick a coper wire down the center of the barrel, and have it grounded on one end to the barrel, the other end on a battery.
im having the darnedest time getting the home made method to work without shorting out the battery eventually. i do have a electro cleaner at work though, the large harbor freight one will a harbor freight electro cleaner do the job? is so what medium should it be soaked in while doing this? im doing this on a yugo dark bore barrel, and 2 mausers, i need to get the rod in barrel method perfected for the mausers as they will not fit in the electro cleaner from harbor freight. thanks |
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Don't use copper wire. It'll be messy. Just use steel or better, iron. (don't put anything in there that is chromed or stainless. It makes toxic waste!)
Your ground lead needs to go to the part. The positive side needs to go to the steel rod in the barrel. If you reverse it you will erode your part and clean your electrodes. The steel rod cannot touch the barrel or you will get a short. You may have to make some kind of non conducting plugs to suspend the rod at either end. Use distilled water with some washing soda for the solution. Once you have it right, the water should start to bubble after a few moments. Hope this helps! |
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