Thread: New Idea??? Experimentation....

This whole process looks pretty interesting. I've missed some posts in the middle, but just to make a comment on people staying away from ammonia based media. Take a look at this: Nitridization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nitriding steel is usually done to harden the steel much more, and is done in a hot oven with ammonia gas that breaks down and allows nitrogen to penetrate the surface.

So in other words, I'm not sure that ammonia would have any effect on steel at room temperatures, and if it does it would only serve to harden the steel more.

On another note, once I get some razors to restore this looks like a much better option than doing everything by hand or dremel.

Been following the thread, Im new to SRP and to the world of straights. I bot my first straight from gugi can't wait till it comes in . I am from Massachusetts and I was talking to my cousin who is into guns and he told me that Kittery Trading post in Maine sells tumblers. He got his from there and said they cost around 30-40 bucks. thought i would through it out there for anyone that is from the new england area.

Hmmm...

How would this little kit work? except replace the brass polish with turtle wax rubbing compound maybe?

Cabela's Case Tumbler Kit

right now one can get Frankford Arsenal Quick-n-Ez Case Tumbler from amazon for ~42 bucks free supersaver shipping .

Thanks all, for this very imformative thread, I read it while handsanding and am definately getting a tumbler.
John

Hi all,

I'd like to get started on a SR for which I ab-so-lutely want to keep the handle intact.

Did anyone try to put a complete SR in their brass tumbler ?

I was thinking of coating the handle (celluloid I think) first with a sort of latex (the liquid stuff you can easily peel off later) in order to protect the handle.

Thanks,
Wim

I'm not sure why you dont want to un-pin the blade.

Originally Posted by decraew

Hi all,

I'd like to get started on a SR for which I ab-so-lutely want to keep the handle intact.

Did anyone try to put a complete SR in their brass tumbler ?

I was thinking of coating the handle (celluloid I think) first with a sort of latex (the liquid stuff you can easily peel off later) in order to protect the handle.

Thanks,
Wim

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I'm not sure why you dont want to un-pin the blade.

I want to be a 100% certain that the original scales don't break !

Originally Posted by decraew

I want to be a 100% certain that the original scales don't break !

And this is why you want to chuck the whole thing into a unwatched machine made for banging things against each others hard for extended periods?

You might want to test it first with some similar blade you won't grieve losing. Just a thought, as I don't have a tumbler myself. It seemed to lose rust and patina, which are quite hard by themselves. Not sure how much would a peelable latex coat protect the scales.

Been there done that, it doesn't work, it is actually in the thread somewhere...

What happens is the media gets jammed up between the scales, and the blade, so there is no circulation, no circulation = no cleaning action....

It is also a major PITA to get all that dust and media back out of the pivot....