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Josh MacNeil
Location: Massachusetts, USA Joined: 23 Jul 2008
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 Posted: Wed 01 Oct, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: Antiquing Stainless...? |
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Hi all. I've been experimanting with antiquing a few pieces from my collection after reading Sean Flynt's article on the subject. Aside from surface treaments like cold bluing, I was wondering if anybody knew of some ways to antique stainless steel. Thanks.
-JM
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Jerry Knox
Location: Palm Bay, Florida, USA Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Getting it very hot (i.e. in a charcoal fire, or with a blowtorch) can discolor the surface into the blue/black range, usually with some mottling. It is fairly superficial, but could be the basis for further treatments.
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Nathan Robinson
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Nathan Keysor
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I've set pieces on an electric stove burner and let the heat discolor it. A propane torch works too. Just be careful.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
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Bruno Giordan
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You would also be damaging the heat treatment effects, losing the temper of the blade.
You could obtain this effect by placing it in an oven at a given temperature (any color chart for heat treatment will tell the right temp in fahreneit)
I obtained a deep blue simply by carburizing in into steel the classical way, i.e. several hours in a bed of fine charcoal powder, at least 24 in my case.
It is in an annealed state now though, it will need a complete heat treatment cycle to get into a springy state..
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This is a standard topic