Color case hardening

So, I taught a class today on how to do color case hardening. I used a Sears .410 that I am going to end up rebarreling in .223 most likely. Anyway, here is my project receiver that I did today along with two test plates:
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCN2057.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCN2056.jpg

Nice!

That is awesome!

Pretty cool. Next time you are really bored you could try that with a 1911 slide. [Awesom]

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Originally Posted by ray1970

Pretty cool. Next time you are really bored you could try that with a 1911 slide. [Awesom]

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That would ruin your slide... it would break because it would be too hard/brittle for a part that takes abuse like that. I didn't do it to the hammer that goes to the gun because the last one I did, broke on my classmates gun. I am working on other process though to get some really nice colors that don't take too much heat to make. [Beer]

Those look great!

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Originally Posted by spyder

That would ruin your slide... it would break because it would be too hard/brittle for a part that takes abuse like that.

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I had no idea. I just remember Olympic Arms used to offer a case hardened 1911 and I always thought it was kind of cool.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/P1010245.jpg

That is very cool, I wonder why they stopped making them though?

Volkmann also does case hardening for 1911s...
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/...y_1_payday.jpg

Oly still makes them. They come in 3 sizes
http://www.olyarms.com/index.php?opt...d=130&Itemid=5
Trail Boss
http://olyarms.net/components/com_vi...-trailboss.jpg
Westerner
http://olyarms.net/components/com_vi...-westerner.jpg
Constable
http://olyarms.net/components/com_vi...-constable.jpg