Hot Caustic Bluing on The Cinnabar

We're firing up our hot caustic bluing tanks for the first time. Join us as we show the bluing process on a Winchester shotgun and Colt Walker replica.

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  • @josephsteffen2378
    @josephsteffen23788 ай бұрын

    Love everything about this video. The technical explanation, simple "walk through ", and the "hometown" modesty. It doesn't get better than that.

  • @MFGordon
    @MFGordon Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Forty years years ago I worked as an assistant in a gunsmith shop where one of my jobs was to help with the hot bluing using caustic bluing salts. Like you we used WD-40 to prevent rust after removal from the bluing tank. Our safety precautions were a little less refined years ago. We wore safety glasses and elbow length rubber gloves. We also had pretty good ventilation. We generally did hot bluing every couple of weeks, bluing perhaps a dozen or two dozen guns each time, taking several hours. After an hour or two the bluing solution began to splash a bit as we frenetically were moving barrels, receivers and small parts in and out of the bluing tank. Discolored parts were sometimes the result of too high a temperature and those parts had to be repolished. Parts we didn't know were castings, like your 37A receiver would turn purple. And the occasional aluminum part that we were unaware of was a very different kind of disaster. One of my least favorite memories of hot bluing was cleaning up afterward and realizing that the small amount of bluing solution that splashed inside out gloves would make our skin feel soapy. Hot caustic bluing made me appreciate the much more refined and sedate rust blung that we did as an every day and on going process. Again this was a great video. Keep up the good work.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I, too, prefer rust bluing. I hope to have an episode on rust bluing in the near future.

  • @boarzwid1002
    @boarzwid1002 Жыл бұрын

    Retired now but back in 82 at Colorado school of trades we did it the same way . Great video

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @Leverguns50
    @Leverguns50 Жыл бұрын

    WD-40 the first two letters mean water displacement, just because that was their 40th try, I think WD-40 should work good

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're right on the money with the name. Admittedly, it's not a good gun oil because it gums up over time, but it works well for this application. Brownell's warns not to use it to stop the rusting/bluing process, but I think they're just trying to sell their own water displacing oil. Of course, Brownell's costs almost 5 times as much as WD-40.😬

  • @glenpick1
    @glenpick1 Жыл бұрын

    I doubt you would ever have a dissatisfied customer given the attention to detail & genuine respect you have for the trade. Thanks again for another great learning experience & happy trails.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch, Marlin!

  • @digitalimager4946
    @digitalimager49464 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad I found your channel. You are a wonderful man. Erudite, respectful with a wealth of knowledge and modest too 🤗 I live in Scotland and have always been fascinated with guns. Unfortunately, over here it’s not easy to feed my interest. So I enjoy your well made videos very much. Many hours of catching up to look forward to 😎

  • @ofreen
    @ofreen Жыл бұрын

    It is obvious this video represents a lot of work in making it. Thank you.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!

  • @donaldharrison3031
    @donaldharrison3031 Жыл бұрын

    As usual Top-Notch work. Great Job

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch Donald!

  • @453421abcdefg12345
    @453421abcdefg12345 Жыл бұрын

    I think you definitely deserve an award for your presentation here! To keep up a meaningful cometary while juggling with boiling caustic salts is an art! I know the result of that boiling salt dropping on organic substances will lead to large holes appearing in whatever it touches, the big priority in bluing is the initial finishing, far too many people use the "good enough" approach, but as you prove here, with your clinical clean preparation it pays dividends, the finish you achieved here is excellent, the Colt Walker came out really well and will be a good candidate for your colour case process, but ,as you know, the cylinder of the Walker were never blued, but this one looks to have taken very well. Please do not worry about negative comments, they are made by people that have never done anything, but they heard about it from a bloke in the pub! Keep on enjoying yourself as you obviously do! Chris B.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch, Chris!

  • @mohammedcohen

    @mohammedcohen

    Жыл бұрын

    ...hear...hear...hear!!!

  • @chrislang5659
    @chrislang5659 Жыл бұрын

    All of your videos are top notch and I just want to go back through and save all of them as you are a trove of information! Those that would leave nasty comments are surely not as versed as you and likely are displaying their inadequacies! Great video, thanks for sharing!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch, Chris!

  • @pjwoolw
    @pjwoolw Жыл бұрын

    I've been fasinated with the bluing process since I was a wee lad. Thanks for the education. I new a fella who did some really nice gun work and blueing back in the early seventies. Homer Allen was his name. I bought one of his sporterized Mauser 98s from him. Beautiful piece. He had true genius.

  • @thisolesignguy2733
    @thisolesignguy2733 Жыл бұрын

    That receiver is so beautiful, I know that plum is somewhat undesirable but I think I would actually prefer it. I think that's just gorgeous

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. It would really look great if the barrel was that same color.

  • @timsretired8675

    @timsretired8675

    Жыл бұрын

    Ruger M77 receivers are plumb, I think it gives them a unique caricature, looks more original to those in the know

  • @thisolesignguy2733

    @thisolesignguy2733

    Жыл бұрын

    @@timsretired8675 I agree. I saw a plum blued remington 1911 with ivory grips at a gun show and I was mesmerized that I stood there for a good 20 minutes. It was so beautiful that I would've sold my car to get it. But it was just for show and not for sell, the guy told me he blued it himself and was his service pistol from Vietnam. even to this day I still dream of that gun, words can't describe how amazing it was.

  • @volushin
    @volushin Жыл бұрын

    Hey Mark, Jonathan Herring here, from LCC Gunsmithing. Glad to see you putting what you learned in to practice, along with lessons you've learned on your own. I love your channel. Keep up the great videos!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch, Jonathan! I learned from a bluing master. 😉 Thanks for watching our channel, it's much appreciated. Tell the crew at LCC hello for me. Mark

  • @DogeMcLovin
    @DogeMcLovin Жыл бұрын

    I'm definitely looking forwards to that guest appearance! Thoroughly enjoyed the video as always - very informative.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too!

  • @grahampark534
    @grahampark534 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, for another fascinating episode. I have learnt so much watching your videos. We have a cattle ranch in Australia, so I love seeing the country and history of your great spread.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, Graham! I enjoy hearing from other members of the cattle industry, especially from other parts of the world.

  • @grahampark534

    @grahampark534

    Жыл бұрын

    Always interesting to talk with other cattle producers, we generally run about 150 head, Angus bulls over mixed cows, mostly char bray and Angus types

  • @wilberfifer5563
    @wilberfifer5563 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You very much!

  • @SHOT_GUNNER
    @SHOT_GUNNER Жыл бұрын

    This is an excellent video. I appreciate you taking the time to show us some of the caustic bluing process. Have a great weekend 🤠

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch. Glad you liked it!

  • @dogbone1358
    @dogbone1358 Жыл бұрын

    Not that I will ever get involved with the bluing process, but I always learn something from your well done videos. Keep them coming. Especially the shooting ones.

  • @SixRoundsStudio
    @SixRoundsStudio Жыл бұрын

    Your choice of WD-40 was spot on for post blue. It has its place (a lot of uses) in the restoration world. Just need to be wise where you are using it. And yep...sometimes the negative comments can amaze. Glad you do what you do.

  • @richardboquist1531
    @richardboquist1531 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you for taking the time to do it!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @fredford7642
    @fredford7642 Жыл бұрын

    My compliments on a very good video on the bluing process. You did a great job on explaining the process and safety. I realize that his is not for everyone, but to us old gun nuts this has been great. I appreciate your candor on telling the honest cost of some products, and other possibilities. Once again, my compliments!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch, Fred!

  • @milesh.1125
    @milesh.1125 Жыл бұрын

    Always enjoy your videos, helps keep me sane in these strange crazy times.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Miles. Glad to hear it.

  • @endutubecensorship
    @endutubecensorship Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job, especially for a one man show!!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @jerryhammack1318
    @jerryhammack1318 Жыл бұрын

    Greatly appreciate the professionalism and explanations of the process of this form of bluing! Thank you and God bless you for sharing 🙏😊! Honest and true to gunsmithing enthusiasts! Again thank you from a disabled veteran who loves guns and all of the fine craftsmanship associated with them! Happy Trails and good day sir!

  • @mikemccollum4521
    @mikemccollum4521 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank You👍👍👍

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @robmauldin3025
    @robmauldin3025 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing as always I enjoyed it!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @dantemagro9997
    @dantemagro9997 Жыл бұрын

    Good episode blueing isn’t easy and very toxic a tuff job without a sought . Great job

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dante and thanks for watching!

  • @joelopezjl28
    @joelopezjl28 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of my favorite ways to Blue small handguns and small parts on shotguns and rifles because it is super easy it is a very dangerous process because of the chemicals that you have to use but it is very easy to do I just wish I had a bigger setup I recently did a receiver on an old Stevens 100 year old shotgun and it came out Plum and I do believe it's because of the high nickel content but it looks beautiful great job man Edit: instead of buying commercial chemicals I use potassium nitrate and lye and quick lime if I need it and it's been working great I've been using the same solution for almost a year

  • @mohammedcohen
    @mohammedcohen Жыл бұрын

    ...so sorry to hear of Bob Dunlap's passing...

  • @AmateurRedneckWorkshop
    @AmateurRedneckWorkshop Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the excellent instruction video.

  • @cb750k1974
    @cb750k1974 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Enjoyed every bit of it.

  • @errolpoxleitner7901
    @errolpoxleitner7901 Жыл бұрын

    Very good .

  • @greasydot
    @greasydot11 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful presentation on bluing. This is something I want to learn. I learned my gunsmithing from a gunsmith no former schooling. He sent his fire arms to people that was set up for bluing so I never have witnessed the operation in person.

  • @cameronmccreary4758
    @cameronmccreary4758 Жыл бұрын

    I do use Outers oils; they are hard to get ahold of but do a nice job. Very nice work on the caustic bluing. I send my work out for caustic bluing but I do rust bluing. I do not use WD-40 because it has an acidic content to it. For water displacement I also use Rem oil made by Remington Arms. I keep praying that Our Lord stops that evil war in Ukraine and that He comes soon.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tip, Cameron. I'm with you on the war in Ukraine.

  • @grassroot011
    @grassroot011 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work, Instructive for sure. Thanks

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @rooster3019
    @rooster3019 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation. I look forward to the case color episode.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too! I've got the kiln set up, so I've got the hard part out of the way. I just need to get some of these guns out of the shop so I can get busy with the CCH.

  • @titanbluestreak8709
    @titanbluestreak8709 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video Mark. Thanks for the lesson. Nice job while multitasking the video and the blueing. Ignore any distractor's....most are are just wannabee's trying to be relevant hiding behind their screens and keyboards.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mark! It sometimes takes a thicker skin to post these. Fortunately, the vast majority of the comments are positive on this channel.

  • @Leverguns50
    @Leverguns50 Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed that

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeremy. It was a bit of challenge to get that one filmed by myself. Lots of things going on simultaneously and some pretty critical timing while trying to set up camera shots at the same time. I think it turned out pretty good anyway. Thanks for watching.

  • @jamesweaver9636
    @jamesweaver9636 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Looking forward to the next project. Keep up the great work.

  • @joelowery6919
    @joelowery6919 Жыл бұрын

    A very good video again!

  • @thebordercrossing
    @thebordercrossing Жыл бұрын

    What no shootin Mark? Thoroughly enjoyed this hard to film episode. Keep em coming! Look forward to smelling some gunpowder in the coming weeks. Thanks Mate!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry to disappoint! I promise to shoot twice as much in the next episode.😉

  • @marionriverwoodcraft
    @marionriverwoodcraft Жыл бұрын

    Very nice deep blue! In the future if you color case harden that Walker you may want to ask your friend if he'd consider removing the bluing from the cylinder. The original Walker cylinders were left in the white. Great video and great channel. Thanks!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Of course, but he's not particularly concerned with originality in this Italian-made kit gun. As I mentioned, he wanted to protect the metal from rusting.

  • @AngelRodriguez-du5rp
    @AngelRodriguez-du5rp Жыл бұрын

    What can I say that hasn't already been said by everyone one else! Thank you for the show and tell. It explains quite a bit. Mark, I will only add that once you are set up for the case color hardened application that I hope you come up with the correct recipe that will give you all of the vibrant colors that these old Winchesters and Colts use to have when they came off of the production line. Most of the restored CCH I've seen especially on videos come out gray and blue. I always wonder what happened to the other colors. Anyhow, great work and Thank you 😊

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Angel! Once I start color case hardening, I'll only do it if I can find the right combination to make them look like the factory originals.

  • @jamesdam3170
    @jamesdam317010 ай бұрын

    Thanks you for sharing the knowledge, love royal bluing colour

  • @paulpipitone8357
    @paulpipitone8357 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome, Paul!

  • @Melcop1886
    @Melcop1886 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, I learned a lot, the process really does give you a beautiful finish. Thanks for sharing!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome

  • @missingthe80s58
    @missingthe80s58 Жыл бұрын

    You can try backing the heat down a bit, might eliminate the plum color. Then again I've never hot blued a carborized or cased part, just through hardened parts that plum out like springs and firing pins and the occasional hard barrel fitting or some such. Brownells will tell you you can back the temp off to about 260F and that should help reduce or eliminate the muddy plum tones. Also the plum can be just surface film that wipes off. As you use the solution, you'll notice this film more frequently. Again it just wipes off. Vettepicking beat me to the homemade salts formula. I used the same Ace Hardware salts formula and it works wonders. Perfectly viable. Full transparency: I quit hot salts. My tank blew out. I scraped all the salts off the bottom prior to and while heating. At boiling I was confident nothing remained on the bottom and all the material was broken up. I took a phone call, maybe 15 seconds in and heard a thump. Somehow salt either came to rest on the bottom or I missed a spot probably in a corner in spite thorough scraping. Either way the tank was vacated. Maybe 1/2 gallon remained in the tank, the rest dispersed around my bluing shed. Had I been standing there, I do not think my full face shield would have saved me. Not with 4 1/2 gallons of boiling caustic salt blasted out. You must be exceedingly mindful of this stuff. And even then there are no promises. I wasn't a rookie nor was I complacent. I call that call an act of God. That phone call may well have been my tatter winged body armored guardian angel getting me away from there. There's hazard pay for my angel, we gonna have a lot to talk about when I'm owning up at the gates.

  • @jims9249
    @jims9249 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the extra effort to make this great video possible.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @jeffryrichardson9105
    @jeffryrichardson9105 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful plum color!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea, it would make a good Cerakote or anodized color.

  • @Tammy-un3ql
    @Tammy-un3ql Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much,👍👍👌👌

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You are most welcome

  • @peterconnan5631
    @peterconnan5631 Жыл бұрын

    A beautiful job Sir, as always!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Peter! I'm relieved it turned out so good on our maiden voyage.

  • @jeffreygraf3358
    @jeffreygraf3358 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeffrey!

  • @adqak503
    @adqak503 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a wonderful video.

  • @123pap
    @123pap2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info I've been curious about the process

  • @bradcurtis9562
    @bradcurtis9562 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. The type of knowledge you are sharing is, unfortunately, rapidly disappearing from our society. Thank you for the work you are putting into these videos. Hopefully, you will be the catalyst to inspire others to improve their gunsmith skills.

  • @pauldehaan3574
    @pauldehaan3574 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for sharing....I always learn so much from your videos.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome, Paul!

  • @wiltonteem9850
    @wiltonteem9850 Жыл бұрын

    We made the trip over this holiday weekend, we stopped by to see the Cinnabar Gunworks. We were sorry to have missed you.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Darn! We're almost always open, but we went to the county fair yesterday. If you'll call ahead next time you're in the area, I'll try to be around the shop.

  • @wiltonteem9850

    @wiltonteem9850

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, next time we head this way we will do that.

  • @joemiller5110
    @joemiller5110 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your efforts. time and talents.

  • @JeffandLeslie
    @JeffandLeslie Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy your videos and always learn something. Why someone would leave a negative comment is beyond me but some people are just that way. I like your channel.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeff! I don't get many negative comments, but I do get some real Jim Dandy's from time to time.

  • @chadpyett6441
    @chadpyett644110 ай бұрын

    Great video well presented never seen the process before

  • @dukeman7595
    @dukeman7595 Жыл бұрын

    Happy trails to a real nice man, until we meet again Cinnabar!!

  • @mohammedcohen
    @mohammedcohen Жыл бұрын

    ...I have a number of Bob Dunlap's AGI videos and met him at a S H O T Show in Vegas in the 90s...a gunsmith friend of mine had him as an instructor in California...the man KNEW his sh*t...

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    His passing was a great loss to gunsmithing knowledge.

  • @a-do-hia-i-sv9593
    @a-do-hia-i-sv9593 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this great video and love your channel! I learn a lot!

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Glad to hear you like it!

  • @bangstickcustoms8201
    @bangstickcustoms82019 ай бұрын

    Love the video good work!

  • @brianlong2079
    @brianlong2079 Жыл бұрын

    Good video. I didn’t realize the blueing process was that involved. Still trying to make it to your shop. God bless.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    We'll be looking forward to your visit. Please give me a heads up when you'd like to come visit so I can make sure to be at the shop.

  • @warrenporter302
    @warrenporter302 Жыл бұрын

    If I could I would pay you to let me work in your shop. You are a pleasure to watch!

  • @craigsbully
    @craigsbully Жыл бұрын

    I just stumbled across your channel and am giving it a sub, nicely done! I can't wait to watch some more.

  • @jeffryrichardson9105
    @jeffryrichardson9105 Жыл бұрын

    More than one way to skin a cat!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

  • @chrischiampo7647
    @chrischiampo7647 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing Job Mark 😮😀😀😀❤️ Back in The Day With Colts Royal Blue Finish Didn’t They Boil The Parts in Gasoline Too Degrease Them Can’t Remember For Sure

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris!

  • @RichardGoth
    @RichardGoth Жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Loved the detail you went into, and seeing the different results you got.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Richard. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @razvanbutiac7684
    @razvanbutiac768411 ай бұрын

    Hello sir, I do bealive the way you do the bluing on this parts is the most durable. For me, being just a humble hobby gun restorer is to elaborate, and with chemichals that here in Switzerland I'm not even allowed to buy, those are reserved to profesionals only. Therefore I blue my parts with old slow rusting method, yes I have to repead several time the boiling and rusting... but I belive it give a much beatiful results... not as durable as "parkerization" (I thing this is the name of your procedure), but I like it better, it gives a realy nice blue to the parts, and is more adequate to my old damascus shotguns. I realy enjoy your videos, (apologise for my gramathical mistakes that I may do... english is not my mother language)

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    11 ай бұрын

    The caustic bluing is a much faster method. I use slow rust blue for older antique firearms because iit looks like the original bluing that was used on these firearms. I'm doing some experimenting with charcoal bluing as well.

  • @noexcuses6727
    @noexcuses6727 Жыл бұрын

    No wonder bluing is SO expensive ! Nice job

  • @criscross6591
    @criscross6591 Жыл бұрын

    👍👍

  • @Gunfighter5
    @Gunfighter520 күн бұрын

    I am still training to be a gunsmith and do not claim to be an expert, but I think you should plug the barrels.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    20 күн бұрын

    Plugging barrels is a huge no-no when hot caustic bluing. It turns your barrel into an explosive device. It's an extremely dangerous thing to do.

  • @grumpywolverine9075
    @grumpywolverine9075 Жыл бұрын

    Another awesome video Mark. The plum color has it's own appeal as well. What's the chances we will see a video on charcoal bluing in the future? Keep up the fantastic videos! Best channel on KZread

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm very intrigued by charcoal bluing and have been reading all I can find on the process. My next priority is to start color case hardening, then I want to start experimenting with charcoal bluing.

  • @erics7712

    @erics7712

    6 ай бұрын

    Doug Turnbull is the best I’ve seen. @@thecinnabar8442

  • @JBJHonez
    @JBJHonez Жыл бұрын

    Love the work. Do y’all rebarrel and fix the timing on lever actions for when rebarreling?

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I rebarrel leverguns. The tough part is finding the right barrel or getting one made. The barrel makers are way behind on orders.

  • @wgedney
    @wgedney Жыл бұрын

    What do you use for your de-greaser mix? Thanks great video!

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    @GyorgyCsepregi-xr4bg3 ай бұрын

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  • @familiarhuman
    @familiarhuman8 ай бұрын

    For the small parts with pins and whatnot, you mention using a "witches brew" for your neutralizer. What exactly is that witches brew and how would one concoct it? Thanks!

  • @baitammo4652
    @baitammo4652 Жыл бұрын

    Love the vids and the bluing looks fantastic! Any way I can contact you about bluing a S&W K-22 for me? Thanks Brian

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brian. Our contact info can be found on our website: CinnabarGunworks.com

  • @GenderSkins
    @GenderSkins Жыл бұрын

    I think you did a wonderful job with the rust bluing. But my only complaint is that you blued the cylinder on that Colt Walker. Which is not a big deal, as it gets done a lot, it’s just not seen as being historically correct due to how Colt never blued that one part because of the time limits to meet production demands. It is still correct in the regards that if production demands had allowed for it, then Colt would have blued them. And that’s not to say no one ever blued them later on.

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not like this was an original Colt Walker. It was a customer's cheap reproduction. He paid for it to be finished the way he wanted. I don't make those decisions on a customer's gun. If it's something I strongly disagree with, I just don't take the work.

  • @throwaway633
    @throwaway633 Жыл бұрын

    I bought a rusty Stevens 35 Offhand Target with a plum colored receiver. Is there any way to replicate the plum color after removing the corrosion? Would I have to hot blue it to do so?

  • @PastaLaVista.
    @PastaLaVista. Жыл бұрын

    Not sure if you do case hardening but it’s be cool if you did a video on how to do it at home with minimal equipment. Also what mixtures make the best finish like the old colts or USFA

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    As I mentioned, I'm not quite set up to do color case hardening yet, but I hope to be very soon. Then it's going to take a lot of trial and error to get the right colors. I'm anxious to get started and will definitely share my experiences.

  • @PastaLaVista.

    @PastaLaVista.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thecinnabar8442 hadn’t gotten that far yet haha

  • @mikedesensi6391
    @mikedesensi6391 Жыл бұрын

    how close is hot blueing to the "factory"blue, Id think that rust bluing would be a better reproduction of the factory finish over the hot blueing

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    It depends on the age of the firearm. The majority of firearms have been caustic blued since the 1930's. Prior to that, a variety of bluing methods were used including rust bluing which was primarily used only on barrels and magazine tubes. Caustic bluing is the method of choice today for the vast majority of blued firearms. Of course, a lot of manufacturers now use alternate finishes such as Cerakote.

  • @johnnorman7708

    @johnnorman7708

    Жыл бұрын

    Wish I was there. With all my projects.

  • @wilmamcdermott3065
    @wilmamcdermott3065 Жыл бұрын

    Nice blueing job. Always wanted to see it done. Ihave used cold blue it is not as good as the quality u have

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍 I do more slow rust blue on the older firearms, but caustic bluing has its place as well. I use cold blue quite a bit, but usually only for small parts or touch-ups

  • @phmoffett
    @phmoffett10 ай бұрын

    Great video. Do you have an update on the Chaplain serving in Ukraine? My apologies if I missed an update in the comments below. Thank you.

  • @user-xs1kv3rs9s
    @user-xs1kv3rs9s Жыл бұрын

    هل يمكن صبغ البراميل الملحومة بالقصدير

  • @Gunner-73
    @Gunner-73 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice. I don't have the tanks or area to do hot blueing and my cold blue doesn't turn out near as well as your hot blue. But its all I have and its on my guns. Yes, I did learn from you, thank you. I would like to know how long you left them in the bluing salts and how many times, was it just a one time dip ? 5 minutes, 1 hour ? I think at 280 degrees, the pores of the metal open up and take the blue better, is that the case ? How well do you polish before bluing? using 220, 400 or 1000 grit sand paper or carding wheel ?

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    About 15 minutes in the degreaser and 15 minutes in the bluing tanks. The degree of polishing is up to the customer. For these lower end guns, we bead blasted them to produce a matte finish. The finer the polish, the more time it takes and the more expensive it gets.

  • @archiehendricks6093
    @archiehendricks609310 ай бұрын

    So what exactly is the blueing salts , you said it was caustic. I would think it is not sodium hydroxide that would eat up iron?

  • @victorshults242
    @victorshults242 Жыл бұрын

    💪🇺🇸👍❣️

  • @ChickenPermissionOG
    @ChickenPermissionOG Жыл бұрын

    but are you not causing chemical rusting?

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, that's exactly what bluing is. A controlled rusting to produce a black oxide finish.

  • @alanincardona1879
    @alanincardona1879 Жыл бұрын

    Never never ever hot salt blue a side by side, or over and under shotgun or rifle. This will destroy the solder holdings the barrels together..

  • @ajaymenaria1253
    @ajaymenaria12534 ай бұрын

    Which chemical do you use

  • @thecinnabar8442

    @thecinnabar8442

    4 ай бұрын

    I've used both Brownell's and DuLite's bluing salts. I'm currently using DuLite.

  • @ajaymenaria1253

    @ajaymenaria1253

    4 ай бұрын

    @@thecinnabar8442 thanks man