On Saturday I was given a rather rusty treadle base. Of course I forgot to take a picture of it before anything was done to it, but here are a couple of shots after it was dismantled to give you an idea of its condition:
A wheel:
The treadle plate:
The first step towards cleaning them up:
Electrolysis!
Side panel progress shot.
That was after about 3 hours of treatment.
Time for the other end to get the treatment:
The wheels will need some more attention:
But other parts will just need a bit of brushing with a wire brush and they will be ready for a new coat of paint:
It's like magic!
Oh my it is rusty, it will be beautiful when you are finished.
ReplyDeleteNot magic, science. Is it destined to become a small table, or do you have a top standing by?
ReplyDeleteBut amazing science!
DeleteWhat a fabulous result. A project for the love of sewing. Maybe you will place one of your own sewing machines on the table top. Or do you have a treadle machine?
ReplyDeleteI have a treadle, but it is in a cabinet with its own irons. But I often see machines in junk shops, that have lost their irons because someone made a table out of them. So you never know!
DeleteWow that will look brilliant painted black and with perhaps a red ironbark top.
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