Manky Boy restoration!

[Dr Terror]

OK!,finally got every bit of hardware through!,so having a 'wet run' today.That means,everything up and running with tap water,instead of the costly chemicals!,just making sure all heaters,filters,thermometers,etc are working like they should,and 3 hours in,it looks as though they are...Thankfully!.
Heres a couple of pics....

Just a case of making the wiring a bit safer,cleaning,and drying everything out,then running it all again tomorrow using distilled and de-ionised water,then add the chemicals on Wednesday!.....
So,Wednesday should finally be lift off time.....
The 'to do' boxes are over flowing ATM,with some VERY nice PIFs from a very kind member here...
I will probably start a whole new thread when it is kick off time,as there are LOTS of brothers of 'Manky Boy' now!....

 

[Dr Terror]

OK,here is a little taster of the 'to do' box now....LOL!

 

[Bechet]

God bless your SWMBO! - and get that wiring made safe!! 12.99A max!

 

[dodgy]

OK,here is a little taster of the 'to do' box now....LOL

Some of those razors were gonna be used as sinkers anyway, so this thread was good timing since all of Lake Michigan is froze over until next June. No more perch fishing.

 

[Dr Terror]

Been hitting the 'Goodwill' on the buffing wheel....Who wants to see it????

 

[Dr Terror]

Here it is....

 

[Dr Terror]

OOOOHHHH!,shiny!...LOL!.

 

[Dr Terror]

Just a little bit of teeth straightening left to do,then off to the plating tank...

 

[Bogeyman]

Just a little bit of teeth straightening left to do,then off to the plating tank...

CAREFUL & remember to anneal first!!

 

[Dr Terror]

Everything is now in,FINALLY!,I have got about 20 odd razors here,in one state of repair or another,so bear with me for the 'shiny' pics guys!,trust me,they are coming,but before I can do the shiny stuff,I need to do the manual labour first!...Loads of buffing,polishing,stripping,ultrasonic cleaning,wire brushing,scraping,sanding,scrubbing,and all the rest!.
But I am there now.Working on about 8-9 ATM,and I am a perfectionist.....

 

[Dr Terror]

Nickel stripping ATM!,should have at least something to put up tomorrow!....

 

[mbnu54]

CAREFUL & remember to anneal first!!

Great stuff Mike, as to the above; "I'm sure you can do it standing up"

 

[Dr Terror]

I really wanted to put up some replated pics today,but unfortunately it is going to have to be tomorrow now...
Blame Mrs DT!,she is Ill...Guess who has to look after child 2?.
Tomorrow should be the day though!.

 

[Dr Terror]

Unfortunately,Mrs DT is still ill,it is gonna be next week now...

 

[Bechet]

Hope she gets well soon! Will you do the hoovering, too?

 

[Dr Terror]

Hope she gets well soon! Will you do the hoovering, too?

She thanks you for concern,an also optimism!,she is OK now,but unfortunately, I came down with it on Sunday!,and still don't feel too hot today,but........