Maury S Posted March 8, 2023 Share #1 Posted March 8, 2023 My partner gave me a kit of small nuts and bolts (washers, etc.) for watch and glasses repair. It comes with 6 drivers that is all he wanted. I haven't tried to blacken anything yet, but for about $20, there must be hundreds of these things that might be useful. Label reads "King'sdun" Maury bruce d, druxey, Snug Harbor Johnny and 4 others 7 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted March 9, 2023 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2023 Other than painting, how does one blacken stainless steel or carbon steel? Thanks Allan thibaultron, oakheart, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted March 9, 2023 Allan, I don't know. I have a Nickel blackener that I'll try, then it's paint. Maury thibaultron, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakheart Posted March 9, 2023 Share #4 Posted March 9, 2023 9 hours ago, allanyed said: how does one blacken stainless steel or carbon steel? Hi Allan I have used Jenolite "Kold Blak" make sure the steel is really clean, no oil. Tim mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current Builds : Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148 Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED 85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this ) HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted March 9, 2023 Share #5 Posted March 9, 2023 One can blacken carbon steel, that's what gun-smiths and toolmakers do all the time, but per definition, you cannot blacken stainless steel (blackening after all is a metal 'stain'). thibaultron, tlevine, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted March 9, 2023 Share #6 Posted March 9, 2023 41 minutes ago, wefalck said: One can blacken carbon steel, that's what gun-smiths and toolmakers do all the time Senior moment on my part Eberhard. I don't know where my mind was........... Allan Canute, thibaultron and mtaylor 3 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolmaker Posted March 9, 2023 Share #7 Posted March 9, 2023 I’m not sure if I’m missing something here, but I have done a lot of blacking to stainless steel parts. mtaylor, thibaultron and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted March 9, 2023 Share #8 Posted March 9, 2023 What kind of 'stainless' steel then and what kind of blacking? Canute, thibaultron and mtaylor 3 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolmaker Posted March 9, 2023 Share #9 Posted March 9, 2023 Certainly 300 series and 17-4PH(precipitation hardened). I’m sure if you Google it you will find many suppliers for the process. Thank you Paul Canute, allanyed and thibaultron 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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