Blued (oil blackened) versus Parkerized

[browningautorifle]

only used in fume hoods and kept well away from water as it would boil, splashing nitric acid everywhere if water is added to nitric acid instead of the other way around.

Yes you want a large evacuation hood running if bluing in a closed shop. We added the salts to water without incident as it's salt crystals and Parkerizing is a blueish liquid. No incidents.

I'm going to pour myself a half gill of bourbon.

You're in Texas now? Make it a half gallon...

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[Sapper740]

Yes you want a large evacuation hood running if bluing in a closed shop. We added the salts to water without incident as it's salt crystals and Parkerizing is a blueish liquid. No incidents.



You're in Texas now? Make it a half gallon...

We used to call the half gallon bottles of spirits that we bought in Washington state a "Texas Mickey". Do they still sell Mickeys in B.C. and is a 26er still 25 ounces?

[browningautorifle]

We used to call the half gallon bottles of spirits that we bought in Washington state a "Texas Mickey". Do they still sell Mickeys in B.C. and is a 26er still 25 ounces?

The Texas mickey is the big tall bottle, I don't see them now. I still have one a recruit section gave me in '82, empty now formerly 133.3 oz. The 26 oz bottle reduced in content when it became 750 milliliters it's now about 25.36 fluid ounces. I haven't drank since '07 so I don't hear anyone call it anything now. Don't know what they cost either, must be frightening.