Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Evolved, or devolved, hehe.
I'm subscribed to both so don't miss a post in either. Viva la differance' I say.

Ohtay!............................

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Evolved, or devolved, hehe.
I'm subscribed to both so don't miss a post in either. Viva la differance' I say.

I kinda like this here thread we've got boys! It's cozy. And seems to have an evolving theme, true, but that's not a bad thing... Definitely moved towards what are you working on, but merge? Hmmmm I dunno.
Mike, you said something about the gun shell vibratory cleaner for cleaning up etching... walnut or corn?

It wasn't me..?
It was Rezdog, post 695,

Nah. it's me!

Oh oops, it was rezdog. Okay looks like a product called rust erase by Zep. Takes off all oxidized material and seems to leave otherwise alone. Gonna have to get that.
I guess it would be a bad idea to use the vibratory cleaner given that removes material from everything.

I dunno about vibratory thingys. I tried one borrowed from a friend. Nah!

vibratory cleaners are da bomb, if you don't mind everything gone and smooth. Definitely not for etching saves.
Used tumblers, and pan vibes as well as ultrasonic baths in my time. Media is everything with the tumblers and vibrators.
Crushed walnut was the media of choice when I cleaned aircraft engine parts, even ground up walnut as an air blasted media worked well for cleaning the turbines. Burnt off if any hint was left behind. Corn would be good as a polishing media I have heard, but not experienced.
Those old rock tumbler kits for kids have been used by some for spent brass cleaning as well as blade cleaning before restoration I remember reading somewhere as well.
Would be an interesting experiment tied to a vfd drive actually.

I've got a hornady gun shell cleaner. It works well, first walnut, and then corn cob for the polishing. There are other mediums you can buy.. these little plastic thingies, look like pyramids...
Very slow going though. Needs a polish with some cut to it.
Good if you want to take the surface to 1000 grit and then let the machine do the rest. Some say 600 grit. While that's going then go to work on the scales.
They won't make a pitted surface flat though.
Haven't tried for rust removal. Maybe I'll try that this week.
I've been so busy with doctors appointments and this and that. Got a baby on the way, so I've been double timing it!

Originally Posted by outback

It wasn't me..?
It was Rezdog, post 695,

That's another thing on my want list is a vibratory tumbler & they aren't that much where I found 'em.

Walnut shell and work some turtle wax rubbing compound into it. It works well but not for frosted blades or gold wash. It is is deeply etched or engraved it will make it the same but cleaner. You can then take some blue or Jax black and darken that area. They work well to darken the maker mark as well.