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Post by jloi on Oct 14, 2020 3:43:08 GMT -5
okay , vise this
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Post by jloi on Oct 14, 2020 4:44:14 GMT -5
well I heated everything in the oven at 410 degrees- for a fuckin hour - nada , no thing , zip . I think maybe the oil I got from the corner shop had synthetic mixed with regular oil and the process won't work with synthetic .
that led me to watching more vids .
back to the drawing board .
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 14, 2020 5:43:02 GMT -5
That came out really nice.
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 14, 2020 10:57:56 GMT -5
I don't know if a black oxide process will work on zinc plated hardware.
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Post by jloi on Oct 14, 2020 11:36:00 GMT -5
sure did . also , now I think the big spindle and 2 small t handles weren't ever chromed . in images of new vises the handles are so shiny it looks like chrome- but now I think it is just super highly polished steel.
don't know if I should continue trying to find some non synth used oil or buy (more money ) some kind of bluing/blackening product .
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Post by jloi on Oct 14, 2020 11:51:40 GMT -5
FrankenMech- I suspect the only pieces that might be zinc plated are the new large bolts,nuts,washers from home depot. correct ??
this is everything I want to blacken
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Post by jloi on Oct 14, 2020 12:27:28 GMT -5
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 14, 2020 13:07:44 GMT -5
The purchased bolts would be zinc electroplate. Zinc can be removed in a bath of muriatic acid.
Drain the oil out of the lawnmower, should be nice and black dino oil.
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Post by jloi on Oct 14, 2020 17:14:04 GMT -5
no lawnmower; remember , she's been by herself 30 yrs + . stopped mowing I don't when , I think she still wanted to mow when I left Orl . in 09. when she was bout 85 . she puts pine needles in front . church friend mows back etc. for 20 bucks .
I don't feel like messing with muriatic .
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 14, 2020 17:54:59 GMT -5
Ask a neighbor...
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Post by jloi on Oct 15, 2020 19:22:31 GMT -5
Okay, it's done . I'll put it back together tomorrow. they're not shiny but they're sure black . stuck em in some 10w40 afterwards .     the new chinese roll pins are hollow; the old ones weren't , so I soldered up the ends so trash won't get in the barrel . |
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 15, 2020 20:40:57 GMT -5
Nice work!
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Post by jloi on Oct 15, 2020 21:37:25 GMT -5
thanks a lot man . different method but your idea . thanks
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Post by jloi on Oct 16, 2020 1:08:43 GMT -5
well, I took the trash out and stopped on the way in . one thing led to another and it's all finished except the dust cover for the bullet end . the freeze plug will be here Monday . I hope it fits . I got a feeling the walls are gonna be too thick to fit comfortably .maybe U can grind them down if I need to .   |
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 16, 2020 6:01:45 GMT -5
That looks good!
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