Subject: Re: Cold Blue and metal protection

From: [email-masked] (Tim Shoppa)
Date: 26 Jan 1996 12:48:06 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
Alan D. Pence <[email-masked]> wrote:
>Howdy
>
>There was a post a few months back where someone
>recomended:
>           Brownell's Oxpho Blue - a cold blueing compound
>
>I've made the rounds of all my favorite industrial supply
>houses, and could not find it. The closest thing I could
>find is a black oxide "kit" at $55 to $85.  And that is
>a bit rich for my taste (I love the finish though!)
>
>Does anyone know where I might order some?

You should try a gunsmithing shop and/or firearms retailer
in your area.  While I often hear Brownell products mentioned
in the context of firearms, I have never seen Brownell products
in any industrial supply house.

Tim. ([email-masked])

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 27 Jan 1996 05:12:46 GMT

Don't have an address handy, but Brownells is, I think, in the FAQ.
They are a gunsmith supply outfit.

Jon

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From: [email-masked] (James Kirkpatrick)
Date: 26 Jan 96 14:53:06 MST

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Alan D. Pence) writes:

|>There was a post a few months back where someone
|>recomended:
|>           Brownell's Oxpho Blue - a cold blueing compound
|>
|>I've made the rounds of all my favorite industrial supply
|>houses, and could not find it. The closest thing I could
|>find is a black oxide "kit" at $55 to $85.  And that is
|>a bit rich for my taste (I love the finish though!)
|>
|>Does anyone know where I might order some?

It's probably called Brownell's because it is available from
Brownell's:

   -  Brownells
      Route 2 Box 1
      200 South Front Street
      Montezuma, Iowa, 50171
      (515) 623-5401, (515) 623-3896 (FAX)

      Brownells is a fine firm that specializes in gunsmithing, though
      a lot of their merchandise is great for general-purpose metalworking,
      such as steel, brass, and nickel silver.
      Catalog is $4.00, refundable with first order of $40 or more

Jim

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From: [email-masked] (Alan D. Pence)
Date: 25 Jan 1996 22:57:50 -0800

Howdy

I would also welcome any other sugestions for protecting
steel and iron.

Thanks
Alan Pence
[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Russ Kepler)
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 23:03:25 GMT

>a bit rich for my taste (I love the finish though!)

How about Brownell's?

Brownell's, Inc
200 S. Front St
Montezuma, Iowa  50171

515-623-5401

>I would also welcome any other sugestions for protecting

What are you trying to protect from - the Oxpho Blue is a cold blue
used in gunsmithing and other trades, and won't add a lot of
protection from much more than casual shop use (and I prefer 44/40,
also available from Brownell's).

Different levels of protection are available, up to pretty much
forever protection against acids and the like, all at increasingly
more expensive applications.  Ultimately you can coat with Teflon or
another PTFE, proof against most anything, but in home application I'd
suspect that electroless nickle would likely add more protection than
most anything else.

So, if you mention the requirement someone might be able to suggest
something meeting them (perhaps you already did an I missed it?).
-- 
Russ Kepler posting from home  [email-masked]

                      Please don't feed the Engineers

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From: [email-masked] (Kevin Pinkerton)
Date: 26 Jan 1996 12:04:21 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] says...
>           Brownell's Oxpho Blue - a cold blueing compound

Well, you must not be a gun enthusiest, You can order it direct from
Brownells, 515-623-5401
They have a catalog that they usually charge for, but it is covered on your 
order. The catalog is worth having as it has lots and lots of gunsmithing
items.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 27 Jan 1996 18:40:08 GMT

Dig out Brownells telephone number from the FAQ and give them a call.  
They sell everything by mail order, not thru distribution.

John Lovallo