Brianh Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mike sends me all sorts of interesting photos ,here's some not sure how long they have been sat in the molasses . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnixartillery Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Lots of work left to do on this one ,which country are they in as I may be able to help with spare parts ! Rob..............rnixartillery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I am intrigued! Molasses? Is that like putting a penny in Coke...? What is he doing, getting all the rust and corrosion off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianh Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hi rob, thanks for the info on spare parts, Mike is based is New Zealand so i'm not sure what parts he has but will come back to you. Hi Mike, never tried molasses but like you say it does look like putting a penny in coke looking at rust on the top of the gun. Will ask what the next stage is when I speak to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Mike There has been at least one thread in here about molasses in the past - never seen it done on such a large scale though! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Can you tell me of Mike's location or contact details. Would like to visit and compare notes. Send PM. thanks Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watercart Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Lots of work ahead there! The two guns are a LFH98/09 and a Turkish Krupp 75mm. As a rule, keep a regular check on things immersed in molasses, as it has been known to eat higher carbon steels like rust. Springs and barrel steel are good to be careful with. DN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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