Homemade Electrolysis Machine:clapping:

[Sgt. Silverman]

For those of you that have made an electrolysis machine you know how great they are. If you are like me, and Blessed by the Lord with carpentry or another useful skill and limited in the electrical knowledge department, you know all too well how it can be a wee bit overwhelming if you want to tackle something that has to deal with electricity! So, if you are considering making an electrolysis machine, take it from the guy who struggles screwing in a light bulb, it's not that hard! Here is a video on Youtube that I followed almost to a tee. ELECTROLYSIS MACHINE

If you follow the video, you won't go wrong. The only drawback for me was locating everything. Here is a list of the items in case you want to build one;

1) Plastic tub (must be plastic) 12 to 15 gallons works great (Lowe's Home Improvement)
2) Battery Charger 1.5 Amps
3) Steel (1/16th rod) This can be found in the hardware section at Lowe's (or other home centers) with the threaded rods. NOTE: You will need something to cut the steel rod with. Steel snips work well.
4) 4 pieces of rebar
5) Washing Soda (you can see this in the picture). You will almost NEVER find this at your big box folks like Wally World, Target, etc. I actually found it at a local small chain grocery store in the laundry section. (It's about $4.00)
6) 12 or 14 gauge wire. (I used 14 for my set up)
7) Four wire nuts
Copper wire (ask for picture hanging wire... and it must be copper.)
Block of wood

I sold something on Ebay so this whole setup cost me only $8.00. If I would have had to purchase everything it would be around $40.00 (with the charger and assuming you have snips to cut the steel or something else to cut it with)

The only modification I made was that I put 1/2" copper pipe support clamps on all four corners. This way I can pull out the rebar and still use the tub to wash my bottles in. The litmus test per the video is; "If you see bubbles, than you've done it correctly". Well, I was pretty excited to see some bubbles start boiling to the top! I put in a huge nail that I found at the bottle dump on Saturday. I will try to show an after picture too once the process is complete.

Thanks for looking and sorry for the long post. God Bless everyone!

Greg

 

[SeniorSeeker]

Having been a building contractor, in years past, I should be able to put this together. Is this the type of unit one would use to clean coins and jewelry we find metal detecting?

 

[Sgt. Silverman]

Ahhh, ummm.... you just crossed over into the "flux-capicitor" realm Martin. Great question, and I'm not sure. From everything I watched on Youtube and websites it's really only for de-rusting metal items. I think a rock tumbler might be in order for that task, which will also be my next project I tackle. I saw a guy (Russian video) who made a rock / coin tumbler out of an old printer. The printer was broken but the motor still worked. He put a glass jar with some soap, rocks and coins and it cleaned them up nicely.

Wish I could answer better Martin, but if it's not made from wood, I just run with the videos God Bless my brother in Christ!

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

smaller unit that is great for silver coins, rings, and small items. I have made a few of them and they work great!

 

[7centsworth]

I made two out of a cell phone charger and a flashlight charger.

 

[Pete in MI]

Cool Greg. Never made one - yet. I am pretty knowledgeable about electricity (having been shocked by it on several occassions - I think I'm trying to win a Darwin award). Have done house wiring and probably have most of that stuff in the garage - maybe even the plane hahaha. I think though I'd rather make a smaller version. Will give it a try some time. Thanks for the info Greg.

 

[Sgt. Silverman]

Hey Pete,

Yeah, I tried to cheap out with a plastic tub we had on hand and now realize it's a WEEE bit too big. Oh well. At least I can use if when I find that rusty hubcap under my coil or an old lawnmower motor. Take care Pete.