silencers

[foxon 0]

Colchester made some nice bits of kit in their days. I worked on a few of them in my time. And yes I had the Emco for making bits for the large scale model planes I used to build. For all my bigger jobs I had the workshop of a shipyard at my disposal with mills lathes and all sorts of other gear, plus material for free. Happy days.

 

ATB

 

Michael

I'm thinking you must be an engineer of sorts Scuba, I don't think we have any more shipyards left in Britain?

ATB, Glynn.

[Guest Scuba1]

Of sorts ............. well I have been called worse, even on here. But yes you are right I am an industrial mechanical engineer. I started of in the ship building side of things and then moved on to alternative energy and salt water desalination plants. Ended up under water not because I got the plumbing wrong but by choice. I worked as a diver for years.

 

ATB

 

Michael

[hughesey1552 0]

foxon, how exactly is blueing done? Is it a kind of heat treatment?? Or is an industry secret?

 

Cheeers, Ryan

[foxon 0]

foxon, how exactly is blueing done? Is it a kind of heat treatment?? Or is an industry secret?

 

Cheeers, Ryan

Hi Ryan, no secret just a lot of work in the prep, everything must be oil free & back to clean bright metal, the acid used is commercial & not safe for DIY use, takes many years to master, I still have many attempts at getting it right after 20 years on some jobs as there are many finishes, like deep blu, matt blu military type finishes on service revolvers & rifles, the list is endless, but recommend Phillips liquid blu for that adapter you are doing if it's in steel.

ATB, Glynn.