How to polish a burner

I am in the proces of fettling a Svea Range wich has been run on amongst other things turpentine.

The grime in the tank is devided into 3 non blendable layers as can be seen in 2 pics. Artificial intelligense is no match for natural stupidity

I heated the burner and spirit cup in order to burn off some of the grime/slime and what a bonfire.

Then i chucked it onto my cartridge case tumbler. I use porcelain beads, boiling water, citric asid and a little dishwashing detergent. 45 min later it looks way better

 

What a fascinating idea. The burner head looks unbelievably clean.

I like your tumbler gadget - looks home made to me. Can you give more details of its construction? What motor do you use to turn it?

I never heard of porcelain beads. Where do they come from?

Yonadav

 

Something i tossed up many years ago.

Some 200mm PVC tubing, a wiper motor and some assembly.
The porcelain beads was bought at a local industrial polishing company. Seen here on some A4 5mm square paper for size.

 

Thanks. I still can't figure out how you attach the ring with 6 bolts that hold the transparent cover.

 

See the first picture, it is an end cap i have cut a hole in.

 

Very nice!!!

And you get extra points for both being a CCS member and also owning a cartridge case tumbler.


These are very handy for polishing small parts.

Do a search for Thumbler's Tumbler.

 

Here is a company that offers brass polishing media that consists of small stainless steel bits.

http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.com/