philip in china Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Does anybody have any thoughts or designs for a salt pot- mainly for knife blades or other small items please? I was thinking maybe about a stainless design with a quickly removable lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Hay Philip how have you been. I did some asking about salt pots from friends they say they are very corrosive and any metal in the area will start to rust just form its presents. I have seem them it is a cool idea. Wanted to make some knives my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 you should read up a but about salt pots, first they can be very dangerous, even with proper precautions, like near moisture is a big no-no, also NO stainless steel, Mild steel tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Steve, Where could I read up about salt pots? Why are thye so dangerous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlpierson Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Here's a good discussion: Kevin Cashen on Salt Pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickWheeler Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I'm not sure I understand the post about "NO stainless steel" My shop-built rig has a 316L stainless salt vessel I've been using for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickWheeler Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Okay Sam, I'm still missing something because I didn't seen anything in Kevin's post about not using a stainless salt vessel and I read it three times. That doesn't mean it's not in there, but I missed it if it is. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 In the industrial situation where my father's shop used them through the 80's, I was told that using SS for tanks would contaminate the salts over time. It is possible that there are new mixes where that is no longer an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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