Chainmail Recommendation Please
Re: Chainmail Recommendation Please
Simple green is generally used to de-grease new maille. Not sure how it would perform to remove corrosion. The simplest way to keep maille rust free is to wear it often. Moving in maille causes enough friction to keep heavy corrosion away.
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There is, at this precise moment, a rivetted stainless Icefalcon hauberk going for $750 here on the Archive. Just sayin'...
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Yes you can use a compost turner, or...head on down to a coin wash, toss the whole mess into a burlap or canvas bag and hope no one bitches about the noise!
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you can put it in an industrial dryer to tumble it around(think laundrymat) but it does horrid things to the dryer
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There are two types of tumblers: rotary and vibratory. Rotary tumblers are basically a barrel turned sideways and spinning slow enough that whatever is inside almost reaches the top then falls to the bottom, abraiding on impact. Vibratory tumblers are basically closed bowls that shake fairly violently.
Rotary is the best for de-burring and vibratory is the best for polishing. I've used the above method with a rotary, but vibratory might work as well.
Simple green will merely remove the oxide, only to allow it to build up again. My method actually darkens the maille (it roughens the surface so there is less reflection) and my hunch is the pitted surface catches the oxide and allows it to adhere to the base metal more effectively, rather than coming off as a residue.
I don't know of another way to do this except maybe with a sand blaster. You can use a bucket that is free to roll around in your trunk or bed while pretending you're a taxi driver, but it'll take a while. I'd suggest visiting a local machine shop or some place that makes small metal parts. Tumbling is the lazy way to clean a product up.
You can build your own for between $100 and $200, but for a one-off I'd just find somebody. They also sell them online but they're stupid expensive and the largest hobby ones have around a 10lb capacity. I'd offer mine, but it's in the middle of an upgrade, and won't be back up and running until later this month or next.
If you can borrow a cement mixer you can use that. Most rental centers have a couple, and you'd only need it for a day. Get a lot of smooth pebbles and try those first. If you're not happy with that add a little sand. If you leave it running too long you'll cake some icky stuff on the maille. If that happens tumble in corn cob husks, walnut shells, or sawdust (my favorite since its cheap; use hardwood if you can) to clean it up so you can try again.
Another thought, do you know anyone who reloads pistol or rifle cartridges? Brass has to be cleaned before reusing and most people use some form of tumbler.
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Rotary is the best for de-burring and vibratory is the best for polishing. I've used the above method with a rotary, but vibratory might work as well.
Simple green will merely remove the oxide, only to allow it to build up again. My method actually darkens the maille (it roughens the surface so there is less reflection) and my hunch is the pitted surface catches the oxide and allows it to adhere to the base metal more effectively, rather than coming off as a residue.
I don't know of another way to do this except maybe with a sand blaster. You can use a bucket that is free to roll around in your trunk or bed while pretending you're a taxi driver, but it'll take a while. I'd suggest visiting a local machine shop or some place that makes small metal parts. Tumbling is the lazy way to clean a product up.
You can build your own for between $100 and $200, but for a one-off I'd just find somebody. They also sell them online but they're stupid expensive and the largest hobby ones have around a 10lb capacity. I'd offer mine, but it's in the middle of an upgrade, and won't be back up and running until later this month or next.
If you can borrow a cement mixer you can use that. Most rental centers have a couple, and you'd only need it for a day. Get a lot of smooth pebbles and try those first. If you're not happy with that add a little sand. If you leave it running too long you'll cake some icky stuff on the maille. If that happens tumble in corn cob husks, walnut shells, or sawdust (my favorite since its cheap; use hardwood if you can) to clean it up so you can try again.
Another thought, do you know anyone who reloads pistol or rifle cartridges? Brass has to be cleaned before reusing and most people use some form of tumbler.
-Ben