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07-26-2011, 09:58 PM #1
I might just try the Kitchen Chemistry Copper plating. It seems easy, safer, and inexpensive. Copper I believe is a softer alloy than brass so it will break down better in the acetic acid (aka vinegar) than brass; if brass breaks down in vinegar at all. I'm not metallurgist, but I know a little bit about the components of both. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, and copper is a pure metal ore. An US penny made after 1982 is made up of copper plated zinc. So when the penny reacts to the vinegar, it's lifting the plating off the zinc penny and element is reattaching itself to the steel of the razor.
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07-27-2011, 05:24 AM #2
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07-27-2011, 05:32 AM #3
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07-27-2011, 08:50 PM #4
No, I hadn't really started out with any intention of plating; I stumbled across that penny thing and decided to give it a whirl. It was done on a razor that I had to cut .5" off the end, and it has some surface defects toward the spine so I figured I couldn't ruin a blade that I didn't have much hope for to begin with. But thanks for the link, that looks pretty neat! If I end up liking the look when all is said and done I will probably look into that.
Update: I just put two coats of gorilla glue super glue on the tang and plan on finishing up the rest of the blade and then sanding the CA smooth. I will post pics of the finished product after pinning.