The Traditional Tools Group Inc.

TTTG Members & Friends Sale

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NOTE: TTTG has third party insurance for all Members and for this reason only financial Members of TTTG are elligible to sell tools at TTTG tool sales. 

Members wishing to sell tools at this event must pre-book their table/s using the TTTG Booking Form. The Booking Form for the 2025 Sale will be available in December 2024. 

Please contact the Secretary, John Bates, for further information or membership inquiries at secretary@tttg.org.au or via mobile on 0418 488 210

Citric Acid Rust Removal

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Many different acids can be used to remove rust from iron and steel. Citric acid has an advantage over some other acids, because it is less caustic, not as hazardous environmentally, while remaining effective, cheap (although not as cheap as old battery acid). The chemistry is fairly simple, the rust (iron oxide) is solubilised by the acid (ammonium ion is also acidic) and the citrate ion coordinates to the iron ion forming soluble iron citrate.

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