My friend JD and I disassembled the stick factory last week.
He brought some citric acid and made a solution with a 5 gallon bucket.
This is what the gear looks like before soaking:
And this is 3 days later:
It looks like a new cast iron. It’s pretty wonderful.
Most of the outside of the solutions and wire brushes are not as good as it should be, thanks to more solutions and wire brushes. 5 Gallon buckets are not enough to hold most parts, so you need to get a large bathtub to soak the parts.
You need to cast some new babbit bearings and install them in some way. It takes a long time for the autumn cane season.
I may plant Solgam this year, but we will not be crushed by us in June, so we do not have it forever. One piece at a time. You also need to get a sugar kettle. This is a problem in itself.
