So, getting back to this thread.

Finished the cast iron pagoda - rust removal.

Took a few days, but was very impressed with the end result.

Had to clean the electrodes regularly, as they get caked with the rust residue.
 
But yeah, was a neat process to learn about.

WW2 British veteran breaks down live on TV over the state of the United Kingdom:

?The hundreds of my friends that gave their lives, for what? A country of today? No, I'm sorry. The sacrifice wasn't worth the result."

This is a small sample of the insanity the vet is speaking out against:

Masculine republics give way to feminine democracies, and feminine democracies give way to tyranny

I have a decorative cast iron 'pagoda' lantern - that I found 10+ years ago, half sunk in the mud of a farm pond - that was caked with rust.

I tried the second method yesterday, but I must have goofed on the citric acid/soda ratio

So.... Put together a 5 gal bucket electrolysis set-up this morning.

Seems to be working...

Will let it run overnight. Will probably take a few days, given the extent of the rust.

Looks exactly like this one I found online:

(Its about 10" T & 7" W, at the base)

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/candle-holders/candle-lamps/vintage-regency-patinated-metal-pagoda-wrought-iron-lantern/id-f_39075862/



 

Windows 10 ending support (pc wont qualify for upgrade) so got me reading up on Linux.

Groove suggested Linux to me years ago, but I didnt have confidence in learning a new OS.

This version of Linux (Mint/Cinnamon) seems to be more user friendly to windows users.


I did get Linux installed on the 1TB ssd, but not without problems....

The install screwed up my boot loader, and was not able to 'dual boot' at start up, and it only loaded Linux (no choice of which OS I wanted to boot into..)

Took me a while inside BIOS - dicking around with boot options - to get back into windows, but Linux is no longer seen 

I have one more tutorial to watch, that may explain (hopefully) what I may have done wrong - but did the "install alongside windows" option during Linux install - so not sure where I went wrong

Anywho, I do like this version of Linux OS. And once I get this problem sorted, I have confidence I can learn the new OS.

Dont laugh.....

Its actually pretty good (if one enjoyed 70's funk)