Like Tennbill2 (and probably Olle) I also have a 'junk box'...Actually several boxes...And a cabinet...And about 12 plastic storage drawers full of unfinished projects...Some are waiting for special tooling, some waiting for expensive parts, and a few waiting for bluing...
Here's a 10 year old project...80% M1911A1 frames...left to right - 80% frame, machined finished frame, and finished assembled frame + Brazilian army surplus slide (and Sarco junk parts kit!
). Can't find a local bluer who will blue them without buffing the crap out of them.
I explain...I like tool marks...I don't want a shiny mirror finish...I want a mild acid rinse & hot dip...To no avail...The stampings get buffed off and all edges get rounded or no deal...
So they sit...
Shipping them to someone outside my immediate area is prohibitive...It would cost $120 minimum to have just one shipped out & back; and that's not including the cost of the 'hot dip'...
Yes...Boo hoo to me...
