Ultrasonic Rust Busting TWO YEARS of RUST?

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  • Опубліковано 10 кві 2024
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    I lost a hammer in my garden two years ago. I found it and wondered "What affect will putting this in an ultrasonic cleaner have?" Well, in this video we find out! What is seemingly a silly video will help me to hone my restoration skills for other items. Things like the metal shielding in consoles and retro computers often have rust, and sanding can make the surfaces look even worse. Will THIS help????
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  • @MarkFixesStuff
    @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +7

    Thank you so much for watching!
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  • @RyanMercer
    @RyanMercer Місяць тому +56

    Now to for the contents of my basement into my ultrasonic...

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +3

      I am so sorry for your flood mate.

    • @RyanMercer
      @RyanMercer Місяць тому +2

      @@MarkFixesStuff it's happened before, it'll happen again, one of these days I need to get 4k content for the click bait 😂

  • @paszTube
    @paszTube Місяць тому +21

    You know you're too involved with repairing old computers when you start calling your own garden “the wild”.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +6

      Anywhere past the front door is the wilderness to me.

    • @grahamroberts1833
      @grahamroberts1833 Місяць тому +2

      You know you are too involved in repairing old computers when you refer to your garden as the Upside Down.

  • @ChrisShadowens
    @ChrisShadowens Місяць тому +11

    Spent my lunchtime watching Mark soak his dirty tool in the bath. Time well spent, 11/10, can recommend! 😆👍

    • @falksweden
      @falksweden Місяць тому +4

      It gets even better when he starts polishing his shaft.

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois Місяць тому +14

    "I found a massive bag of white powder." - a phrase that was said by many in the 1980s. Hehehe...

    • @justin-g-360
      @justin-g-360 Місяць тому +1

      And apparently Colorado in this very year 😐 (not my thing tho lol)

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +2

      It’s the real thing (tm)

  • @gregjarvis1232
    @gregjarvis1232 Місяць тому +4

    I was not expecting to see mark's rusty tool early in the morning this video should have had a warning!

  • @bruwin
    @bruwin Місяць тому +9

    So leaving the the hammer in the citric acid overnight did the hard work for getting rid of all of the embedded deep rust, which was then converted to that black stuff you saw plume off. But using the ultrasonic after definitely cleans it more thoroughly and quickly. Doing it as a two step process for any rusty items is definitely the way to go. Word of caution though, don't leave thinner rusty items in the water overnight or else you might find them dissolved beyond the point of repair, as the citric acid does start eating at the good metal once the rusted is gone and thinner items just don't have as much metal to begin with.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      This is awesome information. I genuinely had no idea. Thank you!

  • @thepenultimateninja5797
    @thepenultimateninja5797 Місяць тому +8

    It was almost certainly just the citric acid that did the work. Turning on the ultrasonic machine vibrated the smut off it, but it probably would have just wiped/brushed off easily anyway.
    Citric acid is pretty good for rust removal, but you might want to look into Evapo-Rust.
    It's a chelating agent that removes rust without damging the underlying metal.
    If you're dealing with rusty parts with a black oxide coating (like screws etc) then the best thing to do is simply boil them in distilled water for about 30-60 minutes.
    This converts the red rust back into black iron oxide, essentially reversing the rusting process and making the part like new again.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +4

      Great information here. Thank you!

    • @gnu2000
      @gnu2000 Місяць тому +2

      @@MarkFixesStuff Can definitely give Evaporust a recommend! That stuff is practically magic (although comes with a price to match)
      Geoffrey Croker has a great vid on rust removal methods that's well worth a watch if that's a rabbit hole you want to go down.

    • @j.f.christ8421
      @j.f.christ8421 Місяць тому +3

      @@MarkFixesStuff I've used vinegar, works the same.

  • @dant5464
    @dant5464 Місяць тому +7

    You've conditioned me in to checking if "rusty hammer" is a euphemism.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +2

      I’d suspect it is, and if it’s not it should be!

    • @justin-g-360
      @justin-g-360 Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff All I'm saying is don't look at Urban Dictionary folks

    • @Lhawk2107
      @Lhawk2107 Місяць тому +1

      ahahahahaha

  • @Bargeral
    @Bargeral Місяць тому +6

    The hammer tip is probably dipped in oil while still red hot to harden the steel. same with the claw. If it were hardened all the way through it might become brittle, having a hard end for hitting the nail, and more bendy for the rest makes the tool stronger overall.

  • @chainq68k
    @chainq68k Місяць тому +7

    People accused of Mark's channel getting rusty, but then he hammered this video together at ultrasonic speeds!

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +2

      I have an iron will.

    • @chainq68k
      @chainq68k Місяць тому +1

      @@MarkFixesStuffThat was a well polished answer.

  • @jacktheripper6716
    @jacktheripper6716 Місяць тому +6

    Another great video of mark rubbing his tip with some lubricant

  • @rimmersbryggeri
    @rimmersbryggeri Місяць тому +6

    You can use any water you like. If you were to use any kind of cleaning fluid it's more economical to put that with the items being cleaned in ziplock or possibly heat seal bags.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      I’ve read that before. Will probably do that with the small circuit boards here.

    • @rimmersbryggeri
      @rimmersbryggeri Місяць тому +3

      @@MarkFixesStuff It's probably more important with more expensive liquids. I think this experiment may have neen just as effective by just leaving the hammer in the citric acid over night and then do a short burst of US in the morning.

  • @Doombrain
    @Doombrain Місяць тому +3

    You missed the perfect hammer time opportunity

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      Stop…

    • @derekjc777
      @derekjc777 Місяць тому

      And you could have put on some parachute pants to do the job. Perhaps you did? Just off camera. Can we now call you MFS Hammer from now on?

  • @justin-g-360
    @justin-g-360 Місяць тому +2

    I wonder how this would go without the citric acid, good stuff Mark!

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      Going by the comments, not as well I don’t think. Thanks!

  • @retro_reflections
    @retro_reflections Місяць тому +1

    That detonation of crud at 7:52 is absolutely extraordinary, and the end result is even more so.

  • @Hellwyck
    @Hellwyck Місяць тому +2

    Stop - hammer time! Superb video Mark and well done!

  • @talideon
    @talideon Місяць тому +6

    9:48 - I would guess the head has gone through some form of tempering to make it better able to deal with abuse.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      Someone else said. Dipped it oil at high temperature apparently?

  • @Nukle0n
    @Nukle0n Місяць тому +3

    From a video about gun restoration I saw an approach here would be to boil the hammer for an hour, which converts the rust to magnetite, and then using a carding wheel to card off the excess, then you have a tool covered in a protective layer of magnetite which stops added rust.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      Nice info but wtf is a carding wheel?

    • @Nukle0n
      @Nukle0n Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff It's normally a thing you put on your bench grinder, tho maybe you can get something small scale for the dremel. Basically like a very soft, fine metal brush wheel.

  • @BenRattigan
    @BenRattigan Місяць тому +1

    Great video, you nailed it.

  • @Mrshoujo
    @Mrshoujo Місяць тому +1

    Ultrasonic cleaner with Rust Converter - maybe. Laser? Definitely.

  • @michaelthompson7637
    @michaelthompson7637 Місяць тому +2

    The face is a different color than the rest of the hammer because of the amount of carbon in the steel. The face is darker because there's more carbon and that makes it harder. Pretty cool, right?

  • @alexcochrane1966
    @alexcochrane1966 Місяць тому +2

    hammer time.

  • @CaesarIII
    @CaesarIII Місяць тому +1

    the cleaning was so intense it cleaned away the weight embossing in the hammer head lol

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      I think that was only left in the rust at that point.

  • @CoruscationsOfIneptitude
    @CoruscationsOfIneptitude Місяць тому +1

    nicely done!

  • @talideon
    @talideon Місяць тому +2

    And now Odd Tinkering has extra competition!

  • @Lhawk2107
    @Lhawk2107 Місяць тому +1

    that worked out great !

  • @baxtardboy
    @baxtardboy Місяць тому +10

    I was THIS FCKN CLOSE to sending an email to youtube's corporate department to stop recommending tool restoration videos to me... but at the last second I noticed... our lovely wee Mark, just messing about. Right now.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +4

      Ahhh! Don't get me cancelled!

    • @baxtardboy
      @baxtardboy Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff Don't worry mate if you watch one episode of TESTED, utube suddenly decides all you want to watch is 1950's watering cans or engineer vices being resprayed etc and pollutes our recommendations with nonsense.

    • @dingusbingus7463
      @dingusbingus7463 Місяць тому +3

      I'm having the same problem with tool restoration vids, most of them are really annoying.
      Fortunately I realized it was a Mark video and watched it

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      @@dingusbingus7463 didn’t even know that was a thing. I usually get recommendations of cats playing the piano.

    • @dingusbingus7463
      @dingusbingus7463 Місяць тому +1

      @@MarkFixesStuff I get those but Instead of cats, it's horses. I love it

  • @suavebob
    @suavebob Місяць тому +1

    Re: Charging cables. You should consider getting those magnetic dongles/cables. Granted some of the dongles are bulky, but I got reasonably low profile ones from Aliexpress (link below) 60w and 100w cables with the dongles compatible interchangeably (they aren't all interchangeable with eachother). Picked up 15 cables, and about 60-70 dongles (mixture of type c and Micro). I use them in cameras, phones, earbuds, torches, controllers and the advantage is it saves wear on the ports/stops the cable getting loose, plus if you yank the cable it just comes away without damage, put the cable in the vicinity and it snaps on, also 1 cable does type c and micro devices (or apple as well if you get the apple dongles).
    Yep, most devices like earbuds charge 8-10w, but I wanted 1 solution that will last and didn't want 1 specific high speed cable/dongle for phone and then the rest (hence getting the 60w and 100w). 1 cable to rule them all.
    I don't think i've ever said the word "dongle" as much in my life.
    Anyway, if charging cables and the different types annoy you (particularly with microUSB being one way), then its definitely the answer.
    www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006155990069.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.37.b9b11802sgMk65

  • @GeirSandstad
    @GeirSandstad Місяць тому +1

    Actually........
    One of the more interesting videos I've seen this week. 😂

  • @robertsissco2439
    @robertsissco2439 Місяць тому +1

    Acid eats through rust. It is how I will clean really rusty cast iron cookware before I re-season it by soaking it in vinegar (or filling it with it if it is the inside I need to get clean)

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      Thanks for the info Robert. Seems that citric acid really is a miracle powder!

  • @mrfoameruk
    @mrfoameruk Місяць тому +1

    You need to get a fiber laser. A tool every boy wants, but can't afford.

  • @frankowalker4662
    @frankowalker4662 Місяць тому +3

    That's so impressive.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +2

      Thanks for noticing!

    • @frankowalker4662
      @frankowalker4662 Місяць тому +2

      @@MarkFixesStuff Well, when someone has one like that, it's hard not to notice.

  • @omegamark4155
    @omegamark4155 Місяць тому +2

    Mark, you should get one of these bench grinders for your garage. You can install a polishing wheel on it, Turn it on and apply some polishing paste. Dremels are fine for small surfaces, but for bigger jobs bench grinders are the way to go. You could polish your hammer 10x better and faster with that :).

    • @omegamark4155
      @omegamark4155 Місяць тому +2

      I used to polish my old keys with that, so they looked like new. I found myself looking for more things to polish all over the house hehe.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +2

      I did have a dual bench grinder/polisher before the fire but that was lost. I’ll save for a new one ☝️

  • @cosam2
    @cosam2 Місяць тому +1

    Would this also work on musical instruments? Maybe you'd like to try a rusty trombone next.

  • @SMlFFY85
    @SMlFFY85 Місяць тому +1

    Like a half-arsed my mechanics video. In the best possible way.

  • @anthonydenn4345
    @anthonydenn4345 Місяць тому +3

    I'm guessing the different colour on the metal is where the steel was hardened with a higher temperature.

    • @thepenultimateninja5797
      @thepenultimateninja5797 Місяць тому +2

      Probably differential tempering. Quite impressive for a cheap hammer.

    • @rimmersbryggeri
      @rimmersbryggeri Місяць тому +1

      @@thepenultimateninja5797 It essential for the hammer to have any livespan at all that the percussion surface is hard as or harder than nails.

    • @thepenultimateninja5797
      @thepenultimateninja5797 Місяць тому +2

      @@rimmersbryggeri Indeed, and the rest of the head should be less hard so that it can withstand repeated blows without cracking, hence the differential temper.
      However. Mark said the hammer cost £4, so I'm surprised they went to the trouble. For that price, I would have expected it to be little more than a 'hammer-shaped object',, not a properly made tool.

    • @rimmersbryggeri
      @rimmersbryggeri Місяць тому +1

      @@thepenultimateninja5797 They probably have to to be able to sell in as an instrument for driving nails. I think it looked like the claws also had a slightly different hue.

    • @thepenultimateninja5797
      @thepenultimateninja5797 Місяць тому +1

      @@rimmersbryggeri Yeah, there could be some safety law that requires it.
      I actually broke a tine off a cheap hammer trying to pull out a small wire nail, so it must have been way too hard. That was in the US not the UK though, so maybe different (or no) legislation.

  • @brendonelton
    @brendonelton Місяць тому +1

    I'm going to send Peter Sutcliffe this link, this is how you properly clean a hammer.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      Too late.

    • @brendonelton
      @brendonelton Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff I had no idea he died, more brains on his hammer than in my head.

  • @DJSvenNo1
    @DJSvenNo1 Місяць тому

    Great footage, thanks for sharing!

  • @jetsonian
    @jetsonian Місяць тому +2

    I've been considering a ultrasonic cleaner for a while. What volume is the one you have?

  • @RMCRetro
    @RMCRetro Місяць тому +5

    Nailed it

  • @jerryfudd
    @jerryfudd Місяць тому +1

    satisfying video 👍

  • @johnd5051
    @johnd5051 Місяць тому +1

    You want to coat in some oil to stop it rusting again mark

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      Apparently the metal polish I used has a barrier against corrosion? I'll keep an eye on it.

  • @xtraOhrdiNAIR
    @xtraOhrdiNAIR Місяць тому +1

    Even before seeing that video, I would suggest it gets silvery again with a whole lot of rustholes after that

  • @stefanheeren4519
    @stefanheeren4519 Місяць тому +1

    Distilled water is just tap water with some minerals ;)

  • @josephphillips9243
    @josephphillips9243 Місяць тому +1

    I'm busting, need to go 😄

  • @UberAlphaSirus
    @UberAlphaSirus Місяць тому +2

    If I 'ad an 'ammer.

  • @Appellation
    @Appellation Місяць тому +4

    If your tip is a different colour than expected, you need to see a doctor. I won't hazard a guess as to how it ended up that way.

    • @MQsto
      @MQsto Місяць тому +2

      Nah, it's just that usually the tip gets most of the beating.

  • @chrisrobson8540
    @chrisrobson8540 Місяць тому +1

    many many nails may now be twatted (it was lidl by the way)😛

  • @Nukle0n
    @Nukle0n Місяць тому +2

    learning about Carry On made a lot of your lines make more sense, ooh err matron.

  • @technickuk
    @technickuk Місяць тому +1

    Nice experiment, although I'm slightly disappointed in you Mark for completely missing the opportunity to make jokes about it being hammer time and not wearing very baggy, spangly trousers.

  • @fueledbyregret
    @fueledbyregret Місяць тому +1

    #StopHammerTime

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      You love a good hammer

    • @fueledbyregret
      @fueledbyregret Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff it’s true. I’m never happier than when I’m getting hammered.

  • @LetsPlayKeldeo
    @LetsPlayKeldeo Місяць тому +2

    I wonder how well an ultrasonic cleaner can clean the stuff fron your housefire

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +3

      That's coming soon!

    • @LetsPlayKeldeo
      @LetsPlayKeldeo Місяць тому +2

      @MarkFixesStuff love your channel BTW keep the amazing content comming

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      @@LetsPlayKeldeo Thank you so much!!

  • @pascalharris1
    @pascalharris1 Місяць тому

    Have you tried wiping your tip on the curtains?

  • @adilsongoliveira
    @adilsongoliveira Місяць тому +2

    I'm curious. Is it common to have a word like "ADMONITION" replacing what I imagine would be "warning"? I don't mean to be funny, English is not my first language and I don't remember to ever seeing anything like that.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      No. It’s a misuse of the word really. Admonishing someone means telling them off. Scolding them, after bad behaviour.

    • @adilsongoliveira
      @adilsongoliveira Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff Yeah, I thought so, thanks :)

  • @FireballXL55
    @FireballXL55 Місяць тому +1

    You must be bored, how was the hammers function impaired by the rust? 😂

    • @derekjc777
      @derekjc777 Місяць тому +1

      The extra drag caused by the rust as it moves through the air to hit things obviously has a considerable effect on its performance, whereas the aerodynamic shiny rust-free version obviously improves efficiency and performance. That’s where the saying “as aerodynamic as a hammer” comes from. Allegedly…

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      The rust made a mess. Lol

    • @derekjc777
      @derekjc777 Місяць тому

      @@MarkFixesStuff That as well. Probably more so.

  • @FernandoelChachi
    @FernandoelChachi Місяць тому +3

    Wonderful. But it will get rusted again. I haven't tried, but I've heard that if you use a heat gun, heat it (I believe is around 360ºC), then it seems that inserting it in oil (I don't know which is best) it would get black and somehow protected against rust.

    • @FernandoelChachi
      @FernandoelChachi Місяць тому +1

      Thanks for the like, Mark. I've been recently trying similar things. In my case just a couple of screws and related. Vinegar and salt is all that they need (small things) in two days to forget about rust (trust me). You don't need to buy anything else. The problem I didn't resolve is protection. And that's why I've told you about this method. I could have tried it, but my heat gun now doesn't want to get a high temperature.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      I’m going to watch this now to see if the rust returns

  • @voltare2amstereo
    @voltare2amstereo Місяць тому +1

    The citrus acid did most of the work

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      I did wonder. Especially after leaving it overnight. Good information. Thank you!

    • @voltare2amstereo
      @voltare2amstereo Місяць тому +1

      @@MarkFixesStuff i watch some of those "restoration" videos and acid makes rust lift. Usually it's vinegar they use but citrus is also potent while gentle.

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому

      @@voltare2amstereo I sort of added it as an afterthought. I mainly use it for my kitchen appliances like my steamer and kettle because shop bought descalers smell nasty. Looks like my instincts were accidentally correct for once!

  • @Zhixalom
    @Zhixalom Місяць тому +1

    ♪ ♫ If I had a 🔨 ... mMm mMMMm mMMm mMm... ♫ ♪
    - Yeah, like most people I don't have a hammer, I have several... and constantly hammering the day away isn't really my thing either, but that's not really the point now, is it? - The point is that now you've got that dumb song stuck in your head too. 😆

  • @paulladdie1026
    @paulladdie1026 Місяць тому +2

    spray some clear coat on it to stop it rusting again?

    • @MarkFixesStuff
      @MarkFixesStuff  Місяць тому +1

      Mayne some mineral oil... or don't leave it outside for two years... 😁😁😁