I love your work Alexander, I can't understand how you have less than 2K following. I am a member of Blaydon Metal Detecting Club near Newcastle and I will ask them to follow your channels, I learn so much from watching your KZread videos. best wishes Bob

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob that would be very kind! And hope all well with you!

Yes! That was excellent Alex.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin I am glad it meets with your approval! Hope all well!

These videos are excellent 👌 👏 more please Alexander 👍👍👏👏

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Will do - thanks Rob!

Great work Alex, very useful information👍🇨🇦

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve glad you found it helpful!

Thanks for the video.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Philip

I collect information on cleaning antiques. More tips and tricks are appreciated!

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

very good PBR - will do! They are fun to make and take about three days less to do than the metal detecting ones take to film and edit!!!

Nice video with great advice Alex! Keep up the good work!

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching it Thijs!

Those products are amazing. I have never watched them being used before.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Hope it was useful and/or interesting Cyndye! Hope all well!

I will share this on my Facebook page, if you don't mind, Alex ? You have one of the best channels going

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks DNY much appreciated! Hope all well!

Cracking informative lil video alex iv got a composite pen and a few roman coins I realky wana try to clean and this has given me a bit more confidence to have a go 👍👍👍keep up the great work

Brilliant video Alexander, Love the cleaning videos as we get to see the usually unseen part of the hobby, which in my opinion is so valuable. Hope we get to see more 👏

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dom - I will def be doing more; they are fun to do.... and take me about 3 days less to edit! 😂

I am always in awe with your cleaning videos Alexander , the explanation is clear and precise, well done on another great cleaning video.👌

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham... they are usually slow burners these videos but looking at the last one i did they definitely gain traction!

Great stuff, Mr A. Like that you emphasised using these pencils lightly - it makes all the difference.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John - hope all well with you!

I've ordered the kit and am l'm looking forward to trying it. I don't know if you've tried this, but I've had some luck with green shoe polish paste to add some patina back after I've cleaned a coin. It doesn't always work, but it does help with the green patina we all love. It can be found on line easily.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

I'll give it a go; thanks Chuck!

Thanks for all informative videos! 🙏 Is there any risk of capturing moisture from washing the coin, when you put on the wax?

Brilliant work Alexander. Amazing before and after video. Thank you.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John - I am glad it meets with your approval! Hope all well and thank you! 😁🙏

Lovely finish Alex . Thanks for sharing this with us 😉

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Phil!

Yes more cleaning vids. Interesting you finished it with the wax on👍

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

thanks OP will do!

Did you know there is a sharpener in the top of the cleaning pencils. I don't know how long it will last on the black tips but I manly use the white tips myself and it does a good job on them

@pultrusiondude

Жыл бұрын

It works for a while , but the use of sand paper works on all of the composite cleaning pencil insert range , except the brass brush obviously. 👍

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham - short sharp strokes on the sandpaper I find works best!

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that, thanks Bassassin!

You aught to add the final coin at the end!

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

I should have done Nathaniel - sorry - next time!

What an amazing transformation made From A dirty dingy coin to something you could be very proud of to show off. I would Like to see the results on a silver Hammered coin. All the best to you and your family Alexander, did you see the video of the axe mold that was found?

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

I did Christian thank you - it was rather amazing!

@ChristianThomas-wf5dl

Жыл бұрын

@@HolzhammerLite Thank you for your response. I would imagine a find of that magnitude is extremely rare. To find both halves is extraordinary. Cheers!

Would a light ultrasound washing help in cleaning coins?

Question from ignorance: Anyone had any luck with an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner? Cheers from New Orleans

@TuckerSP2011

Жыл бұрын

I had the same question.

@HolzhammerLite

Жыл бұрын

I have tried a cheap one Rhett with not much success but no reason it shouldn't if you have a good one... should be a vid about it somewhere maybe I should do one! 😁

@pigeonbloodruby5330

Жыл бұрын

@@HolzhammerLite Ultrasonic Cleaning Ultrasonic cleaning can be aggressive. Test different materials of junk relics to see how they respond to ultrasonic cleaning before applying it to a museum quality artifact. Wood, aluminum or very thin soft metals should not be ultrasonically cleaned. With an adequately sized and quality ultrasonic cleaner, 5 seconds to 20 seconds should be enough time to remove the dirt. Longer periods of time will expose pitting on the surface of the metal and remove the patina. The power and the efficiency of the machine dictates the time period. I would lay the artifacts on top of a perforated silicone mat or non shedding fabric to allow debris to fall away and to protect the artifact from vibrating against the metal tray. Metal trays may cause damage. Use distilled water. Use cold water to begin with as it's less aggressive. Add a few drops of a surfactant like Jet-Dry, but be careful as a surfactant can speed up the process. Be careful of detergents that contain acids. The volume of water is very important for an ultrasonic cleaner to work properly. Use the amount of water that is recommended by the mfg. The mass of the water and the power of the ultrasonic horn are engineered for optimal performance. An untested idea that I have is to place the artifact into a pool of baking soda. It will be much more aggressive. But it might be appropriate for some types of metals with a certain type of corrosion.

@jayday1463

Жыл бұрын

​@@pigeonbloodruby5330 thank you very much for all this information. I have a sonic (jewellery) cleaner which I use occasionally with a small amount of success, but I do have to repeat the process often to remove the hardened crud. I now have access to an industrial sonic cleaner so will take on board your comments before using it. Thanks again.

@pigeonbloodruby5330

Жыл бұрын

@@jayday1463 Awesome! I used to have access to an industrial ultrasonic cleaner too. It could quickly disintegrate aluminum foil. Then one day it had a melt down. :) Good luck!