Adventures in parkerizing

[imawoodsman]

Very Cool!
Nice work!

 

[MuleShoe]

Great job!

 

[Mk319]

So do you parkerize the bore or do you plug that?

You'll want to plug the bore as the Parkerizing process actually removes metal as it works, timing and temperature are really important too as you can ruin a gun pretty quick if you do it wrong. Don’t ask me how I know:

 

[Khewitt]

So do you parkerize the bore or do you plug that?

I plug the bore and once it comes out of the tank I pull the plugs and rinse with water, just in case the plugs leaked. Then oil heavily.


I leave the parts in the tank for 15 minutes with the solution at 185 degrees.

 

[Khewitt]

The tank I am using is 6x6x40 and is made by BigJimsGun.com. I also use the jet burner they sell as it gets my tank up to temp in under 10 minutes.

For prep work I use a Harbor Freight blast cabinet with 70 grit aluminum oxide media. The barreled actions will not fit in my cabinet , so I have a small handheld blast gun I use on them outside.

 

[Khewitt]

Shortened P14/M1917 Bayonet that was chrome when I got it. I'm still working on the sheath.

 

[Khewitt]

Old Western brand hunting knife that was a barn find. The leather handle was gone and the rest was covered in rust.

Parkerized and added G10 scales, and oiled the sheath well. (First knife handles i have ever done with G10 material so there are plenty of imperfections)

 

[GeorgiaShooter]

I like it. This is awesome for shotguns too.

 

[Gbear]

Nice job...Thanks for sharing.

 

[alleycat]

Wow that’s impressive work man. Looks like fun too