Need help with finishes on C96

alvin · 12-23-2015, 06:49 AM

I bought a worn C96 extractor which lost its finish. Planned to use it on a range gun.

Also bought a bucket of nitre blue salt and a temperature meter. If my spouse allows me to borrow her cooking stove, I will have some fun in Christmas. She told me that she will think about that and let me know.

Surely, I will experiment on scrap steel first.

But there is a strength problem -- does this 570F - 670F temperature anneal the steel?

12-23-2015, 06:49 AM	#20
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I bought a worn C96 extractor which lost its finish. Planned to use it on a range gun. Also bought a bucket of nitre blue salt and a temperature meter. If my spouse allows me to borrow her cooking stove, I will have some fun in Christmas. She told me that she will think about that and let me know. Surely, I will experiment on scrap steel first. But there is a strength problem -- does this 570F - 670F temperature anneal the steel?