Restoring Cast Iron via Electrolysis Bath

[Spinaker]

This is awesome! I love to hear this. That is so cool.

[Steve B]

https://youtu.be/z9ZmP028-vk

[Oak Smoke]

You got me started down the cast iron road. I now have a lye vat, an electrolysis vat, and a dedicated oven in my shop for seasoning my CI. What started as a fun hobby has morphed into a serious collection. I can’t thank you enough for the starting advice. I really need to rearrange my cabinets soon. When I do I’ll take some pictures of it all.

[Spinaker]

Few hours in and the magic is already happening!

[Spinaker]

Maybe your theme song Steve B

[HawkerXP]

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz. Oven and lid ready for Bizz!

[Steve B]

Isn’t that a song. Carbon and Rust.

[Spinaker]

I fired up the E-Bath again for this vintage Lodge Dutch Oven No. 12. I think this piece should be done by tomorrow evening. Then I can do the lid and start the seasoning process. Stay tuned for the results! You can see the fizz in action! Bye-bye carbon and rust!

[bbqLuv]

Good job, interesting and useful.
Time for a PBR.

[bmillin]

I did the same recently. Set the pot in the tank - drilled a 1/4" hole in a piece of angle iron - used some nuts to fit a camp chef flame tamer onto a piece of 1/4" allthread and dangled it inside the pot for the anode. I do believe that this process is pretty much "line of sight" and try to keep that when doing the inside of a pot or dutch. Seems to be working.

For general use I welded up a cage out of rebar that cleans up the outside of things.

[Spinaker]

Firing this back up for a big Dutch oven I just picked up since Lodge no longer makes the 12QT. This was a solid find and will be put to use down at the sauna. We have been making a ton of campfire meals but we needed a bigger camping dutch.

I will post the restoration once I get it going.

[Spinaker]

I ended up getting hung up at work last night. (More never ending importing nightmares in LA )

Needless to say, I did not get around to getting anything set up for the Korna Grill. I will post some before and after pics of this restoration. It is a really cool piece.

[bbqLuv]

Unobtanium of the highest quality.

[smokenoob]

unobtanium?

[bbqLuv]

Stainless steel cast iron does not have that problem, although it is hard to find.