Has anyone here tried hot bluing? I'm really close to having a setup to do it but would like to pick some brains on the subject.
It is half art and half chemical reaction with a lot of luck spread in for flavor. The guy I know is the southern part of the state.
Getting the salts is difficult and expensive, disposing of the salts is difficult and expensive.
The last I heard there is an annual inspection even if you are not using the tanks. Paperwork and back flips out the old smitty pipe.
I advise you to get to know someone who does bluing and hang out with them and learn that what they charge is very little profit and the one doing the bluing will look like "the guy behind the curtain" in the Wizard of Oz...
I have some experience hot bluing as part of a gunsmithing curriculum at Yavapai college. As far as setup, i could prolly answer some basic questions, but everything such as tanks and heating elements were already set up for us....maybe i can answer your questions?
I may send you a PM once I talk to this local guy. I would like to pick your brain on the subject. And thank you!
It is half art and half chemical reaction with a lot of luck spread in for flavor. The guy I know is the southern part of the state.
Getting the salts is difficult and expensive, disposing of the salts is difficult and expensive.
The last I heard there is an annual inspection even if you are not using the tanks. Paperwork and back flips out the old smitty pipe.
I advise you to get to know someone who does bluing and hang out with them and learn that what they charge is very little profit and the one doing the bluing will look like "the guy behind the curtain" in the Wizard of Oz...