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Posted: 4/8/2017 1:16:42 PM EDT
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Tag for pics
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Posted: 4/8/2017 1:17:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/8/2017 1:23:37 PM EDT
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Are you done yet?
Are you done yet? Are you done yet? |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 2:10:43 PM EDT
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Are you done yet? Are you done yet? Are you done yet? having a break and lunch now.. Was nice and quiet this morning so I got a bit of checking finished up while oven setting. 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 2:26:12 PM EDT
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I just now realized this is a fat_mcnasty thread.
Why the avatar change? |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 2:30:43 PM EDT
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I just now realized this is a fat_mcnasty thread. Why the avatar change? |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 2:35:32 PM EDT
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You really need to do a Baer frame once you get it figured out.
I may happen to know where to lay my hands on one. 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:48:07 PM EDT
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Ok done..
Didn't turn out too bad.. Still need to hit it with clear cerakote. 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:49:48 PM EDT
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Very nice.
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:54:12 PM EDT
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Why only partial color?
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:55:00 PM EDT
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Why only partial color? |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:56:36 PM EDT
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Increase the aeration in your quench water.
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:57:10 PM EDT
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depends on how fast it cools. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why only partial color? |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 3:57:58 PM EDT
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Increase the aeration in your quench water. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 4:02:21 PM EDT
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Looks pretty good.
A suggestion for next time.....don't bring the temp down, go straight from the oven and in to the aerated and chilled water. Also, make sure that the parts are packed vertically in the crucible and drop straight into the water. Little things can make a big difference. Unfortunately it's an art not a science. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 4:03:18 PM EDT
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Increase the aeration in your quench water. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 4:08:19 PM EDT
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And just think, it was mass produced at one time..
A freebee I got about 25 years ago. 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 5:39:25 PM EDT
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And just think, it was mass produced at one time.. A freebee I got about 25 years ago. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/banditman1/2017/DSCN3634_zpsxnnzid4u.jpg |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 6:59:04 PM EDT
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I think it looks pretty good for a first try.
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Posted: 4/8/2017 9:18:44 PM EDT
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I've got an old Stevens model 1915 if you need more pieces to practice on.
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:12:57 PM EDT
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I've got an old Stevens model 1915 if you need more pieces to practice on. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:18:02 PM EDT
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Think I might have an old mauser action that I might give a try. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:40:03 PM EDT
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I would love to do a set of car headers like that.
They pretty much take on that look right at the heads anyway, would be cool to have that finish all the way down the tubes. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:43:39 PM EDT
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And just think, it was mass produced at one time.. A freebee I got about 25 years ago. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/banditman1/2017/DSCN3634_zpsxnnzid4u.jpg OP-I agree, a CCH 1911 would be beautiful-what would be even better, start with a low value beater Browning A5, CCH the receiver, blue the barrel and replace the wood. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:43:55 PM EDT
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Somewhere I have an 80% polish ak receiver, if I find it, you want it as a "try?" 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:45:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:46:00 PM EDT
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Do hit it with some oil before you handle it too much. One guy at school managed to get some red and he handled it without oiling. Buh bye red.
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:47:30 PM EDT
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Indeed. Case coloring is a dark art requiring sacrifices and ancient ritess to pagan gods in order to get the most beautiful array of colors. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:53:02 PM EDT
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try drinking some dark beer and pissing on the bone and charcoal bits.
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:53:31 PM EDT
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Do hit it with some oil before you handle it too much. One guy at school managed to get some red and he handled it without oiling. Buh bye red. 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 10:56:47 PM EDT
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I could easily be wrong but I think those were case colored, not true color case hardened. OP-I agree, a CCH 1911 would be beautiful-what would be even better, start with a low value beater Browning A5, CCH the receiver, blue the barrel and replace the wood. |
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Posted: 4/8/2017 11:19:40 PM EDT
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Cool work OP
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Posted: 4/8/2017 11:31:53 PM EDT
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I have a Kiln. I have an Aeration tank.
One day....... 
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Posted: 4/8/2017 11:34:05 PM EDT
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Tag
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Posted: 4/8/2017 11:44:52 PM EDT
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I think that's pretty solid for your first go around.
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Posted: 4/9/2017 12:00:52 AM EDT
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nope.. 10 mins left at 1350 then 1100 for an hr.. so SOOON! having a break and lunch now.. Was nice and quiet this morning so I got a bit of checking finished up while oven setting. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Are you done yet? Are you done yet? Are you done yet? having a break and lunch now.. Was nice and quiet this morning so I got a bit of checking finished up while oven setting. |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 12:03:31 AM EDT
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Seriously why the cool down period? |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 1:18:54 AM EDT
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Or basic engineering and CPA rifles. enjoy Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Indeed. Case coloring is a dark art requiring sacrifices and ancient ritess to pagan gods in order to get the most beautiful array of colors. |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 11:35:51 AM EDT
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helps on keeping the warping down(or so ive read). I'm going to try just 1350 and dunk next time. If you do a receiver I would suggest using a threaded mandrel through the center. Unless you do a lever gun then I can send you some jig prints 
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Posted: 4/9/2017 5:25:42 PM EDT
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In my experience it always made the warping worse.... If you do a receiver I would suggest using a threaded mandrel through the center. Unless you do a lever gun then I can send you some jig prints |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 7:15:53 PM EDT
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What ive been reading is the quench is the magic part in getting the colors, Guys are using jigs that have shields on them to block the water getting a slower cool down. Fast cool down gives you browns/no color slower gives you blues and purples. Im going to try using the crucible cap as the shield/brake then the shotgun action follows it into the tank. This what they are getting with shields.. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/jd-at-dd/IMG_0342.jpg also dropping from 1350 to 1100 helps combat warping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KiiMxJDLg |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 7:36:01 PM EDT
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i would bet money that's done with chemicals and not in a furnace with charcoal. |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 7:37:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/9/2017 8:31:07 PM EDT
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link me baby! |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 9:06:45 PM EDT
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this video will show you bascially how its done in a garage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KiiMxJDLg Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What ive been reading is the quench is the magic part in getting the colors, Guys are using jigs that have shields on them to block the water getting a slower cool down. Fast cool down gives you browns/no color slower gives you blues and purples. Im going to try using the crucible cap as the shield/brake then the shotgun action follows it into the tank. This what they are getting with shields.. http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t176/jd-at-dd/IMG_0342.jpg also dropping from 1350 to 1100 helps combat warping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KiiMxJDLg 
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Posted: 4/9/2017 9:09:02 PM EDT
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Oh, there's an interesting little piece of information in that video. |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 9:42:43 PM EDT
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If I may be honest, those look like ass. The only case hardened gun I've had was a Perazzi. That thing was beautiful. Wish I had taken a decent pic before I sold it. I have a Turnbull-hardened USFA with beautiful brown/blue/gold colors; very understated elegance. I like the old A.H. Fox colors a lot. |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 9:49:54 PM EDT
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Just out of curiosity how would one get say a 1911 frame almost completely blueish? Also what are the steps for after you heat the metal?
Thanks in advance. |
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Posted: 4/9/2017 10:05:27 PM EDT
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How about some photos of the setup?
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Posted: 4/9/2017 10:23:21 PM EDT
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Just out of curiosity how would one get say a 1911 frame almost completely blueish? Also what are the steps for after you heat the metal? Thanks in advance. |
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