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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:
Last edited by spyder; 07-13-2012 at 07:23.
If you make something idiot proof, someone will make a better idiot... Forget youth, what we need is a fountain of smart. There are no stupid questions, just a lot of inquisitive idiots.Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. --Isaac AsimovLike, where's spyder been? That guy was like, totally cool and stuff. - foxtrot
Nice!
That is awesome!
Pretty cool. Next time you are really bored you could try that with a 1911 slide.
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.Originally Posted by ray1970
Pretty cool. Next time you are really bored you could try that with a 1911 slide.
If you make something idiot proof, someone will make a better idiot... Forget youth, what we need is a fountain of smart. There are no stupid questions, just a lot of inquisitive idiots.Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. --Isaac AsimovLike, where's spyder been? That guy was like, totally cool and stuff. - foxtrot
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.
That is very cool, I wonder why they stopped making them though?
If you make something idiot proof, someone will make a better idiot... Forget youth, what we need is a fountain of smart. There are no stupid questions, just a lot of inquisitive idiots.Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. --Isaac AsimovLike, where's spyder been? That guy was like, totally cool and stuff. - foxtrot
Volkmann also does case hardening for 1911s...
Those look great!
Oly still makes them. They come in 3 sizes
http://www.olyarms.com/index.php?opt...d=130&Itemid=5
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I say lets all remove the warning labels and let nature take its course.
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