Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
- Pine Beach, NJ
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Category: "Drifted off Finishing, but Interesting"
• Barber Chair doesn't go up or down open Q. - December 29
• Need iron in diet -- will steel water bottles do it? - November 20
• What chemical would a master plumber use that would cause heat when in contact with water? open Q. - November 11
• Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, Jewelry Q&A - November 11
• Antique icebox Q&A's, Problems & Solutions - November 9
• Maker's mark on Spanish gothic chandelier open Q. - November 9
• Toxic effects of boric acid on feral cats open Q. - November 7
• Home Comfort Parts Needed RFQ open to all: California - October 27
• Monarch Stove Parts Needed RFQ open to all: Kentucky - October 27
• FB Rogers engraved silver plated pitcher open Q. - October 22
• Black Powder Cannons open Q. - October 17
• Boric acid, etc. for dog ear infections - October 14
• Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) attacking steel hull boat open Q. - October 7
• Why is this penny silver? - September 16
• Need Sweet Spirits of Nitre (the traditional folk medicine) - September 1
• Unexpected color change in acid solution for soil digestion open Q. - August 24
• Sedgwick Residential Elevators Parts & Maintenance RFQ open to all Massachusetts - August 20
• Restoration of Vintage Soda Fountain open Q. - August 20
• Can't remove old plastic protection film from stainless steel - August 17
• I have a 1998 penny that looks silver open Q. - August 16
• Rewiring a lamp with no access - August 1
• Neighbors electricity shocks me via titanium implant - July 27
• Preparing sea shells for crafts or display - July 19
• National Cash Registers: How to Restore & Refinish open Q. - July 12
• Taking antique brass bed apart open Q. - July 8
• Making Gold from Copper open Q. - June 30
• Common uses for boric acid - June 17
• Recipes from a Boric Acid bottle - June 17
• Fixing Brown Rusty Water (Excess Iron) in Swimming Pool Water - June 1
• copper sulphate as Swimming Pool Algae Remedy? - May 22
• Exposed HDPE Pipe - UV Protection with Carbon Black? open Q. - May 12
• Stiffel lamp cleaning, refinishing, replating Q&A's open Q. - May 7
• Fix frozen zipper stuck from salt spray or corrosion - April 30
• Connecticut Trolley Museum's Art Deco Wood Burning Stove open Q. - April 28
• Maker's mark: Hammer head and face silhouette - April 26
• Theda Sterling Silver Medals, Crosses, Jewelry Q&A - March 4
• About sweet spirits of nitre (the traditional folk medicine) - February 25
• Brass Finishers in the 1800's open Q. - February 23
• Best pipe for natural gas lines: Copper vs. steel, plastic, CSST, etc. - February 19
• Barber Chair Restoration Q&A's and Successes open Q. - February 13
• Sedgwick Residential Elevators Parts and Maintenance open Q. - January 10
• Cook Stoves: Where to find parts and how to restore - January 7
• Looking for a Magnet That Attracts Gold - January 5
• National Cash Registers: How to Restore & Refinish - December 20
• Ribbon Speakers: Where to find conductive paint / epoxy, ribbons? open Q. - December 7
• How did copper protect ships against WWII attacks? open Q. - November 27
• Remove plastic film (& adhesive) from stainless steel, brass? open Q. - October 17
• copper sulphate as Swimming Pool Algae Remedy? open Q. - October 14
• "Living locket" -- any info available? Lock of hair keepsake - September 29
• How to clean conch shells open Q. - September 19
• Taking antique brass bed apart open Q. - September 18
• Crowsfoot with torque wrench. What's the math? - September 16
• How to Restore & Refinish National Cash Registers Thanks! Resolved :-) - September 9
• 3-D Printing of shelf support inserts for Geneva kitchen cabinets open Q. - September 6
• Phenyl Manufacturing Problems - September 6
• Want to heat homes with chemical energy - August 6
• Muriatic Acid for fiberglass shower/tub - August 6
• QS8 Connector Issues / Plating - September 14
• Problems and solutions about aluminum chain-mail - September 12
Cleaning/restoring vintage tin humpback trunk - September 12
• Ashes from bonfire effect on paint - September 12
• Rust finish for galvanized tin? - September 9
Blue bathtub turns white only when dry - September 6
• Remove water stains / water marks from Corten - September 6
• 1977 Silver Penny - September 6
Restoring dark metal finishes on old Craftsman houses and farm houses - September 3
• Removing protective plastic film adhesive residue - August 31
• Brass is pink from improper cleaning - August 31
• Cold Rust Bluing Methods open Q. - August 21
• How to remove oxide from our terminals? open Q. - August 19
• Dirilyte gold-tone flatware: Cleaning / Polishing / Storing - August 16
• Wood stove: Can't find high temperature enamel in right color open Q. - August 16
• Removing Teflon non-stick coating from Visions and Pyrex Glass Cookware open Q. - August 16
Polished Aluminum Clearcoat Secret - August 16
• Nickel Plating Appearance in the Late 19th Century open Q. - August 16
• What will take tarn-x stains off a stainless sink? - August 16
• Why Noxon Brass and Silver Polish (and Quick Dip) Disappeared - August 14
• Seasoning & Restoring Cast Iron Cookware - August 14
• Dishwasher ruined shiny aluminum -- How to fix it? - August 6
• Need to find Hawes Lemon Oil - August 4
• Problems and solutions in copper electroforming - July 29
• How to Fix mercury damage to gold jewelry - July 29
• Could ashes from our bonfire have ruined the paint on neighbor's car? - July 27
• Sulfur springs turned my silver jewelry black. How to fix? - July 24
Lime-Away damaged stainless steel sink - July 24
• Acid copper sulphate plating problem: copper concentration is growing - July 23
Cleaning corroded pennies and coins - July 18
• Questions & Answers about Zinc or galvanized countertops open Q. - July 9
• 18K gold ring turned my finger black - July 8
• Kenrick 19th century cast iron open Q. - July 4
• Refinishing bronze table legs - July 4
How to recover gold from the ocean open Q. - June 3
Found blue rhodium ore open Q. - June 2
Restoring an old National Cash Register - May 30
• What does DS 925 mean on my silver pendant - May 29
• Refining of silver chloride to silver metal - May 29
• Looking for Green Engraver, or parts and manuals, Model D2 or 106 open Q. - May 28
• Steelcase Tanker Desk Restoration Tips: remove the lock open Q. - May 15
• Removing yellow stains from bath tub open Q. - May 14
• Green colour transformer oil in storage drums open Q. - May 4
• Mercury damage to gold jewelry can be fixed with coconut oil - May 2
• Cleaning & Polishing Seashells open Q. - April 28
• Built in cast iron bread baker? Thanks! Resolved :-) - April 27
• Sedgwick Residential Elevators Parts and Maintenance open Q. - April 18
• About sweet spirits of nitre & paregoric - April 14
• Antique icebox Q&A's, Problems & Solutions open Q. - April 13
• Stiffel lamps: How to repair Q&A's - April 10
• Convert volume conductivity to volume resistivity - April 5
• Hoyt Metal Ingot. What type of metal do I have? - March 30
• Want to learn Geology, Metallurgy, & Fossils open Q. - March 29
• Interested in smelting a ring from rhodium open Q. - March 16
• How to convert synthetic oil perfume to water based perfume open Q. - March 12
• Problems in Phenyl Manufacturing, Q&A;s - March 11
• Is bronze flatware safe in the dishwasher - March 6
• Crowsfoot with torque wrench. What's the math? open Q. - February 28
• Bleaching Saguaro (Cactus) Skeletons (February 13)
• Which metal is safest for fireplace heat exchanger? open Q. (February 10)