Battle Grade Stripping Binge

jd4320t · Dec 22, 2016

I finally got around to stripping my Battle Grade users. When I was getting them out I saw the NMFSH and got it out too. I'd etched the logo like two years ago but never got around to stripping it.

I cleaned them good with soap and water then started etching.

Cleaned up with soap and water. The decarb wasn't too bad at all. The Boss Jack had a great finish. FSH SFNO and Boom Parang had tooling marks with the FSH being the worse.

Cleaned them up with a Scotchbrite wheel.

Tooling marks after

jd4320t · Dec 22, 2016

Reserved.

AnotherDogDown17 · Dec 22, 2016

Looking great jd! I love me some strippers.

Ianski · Dec 22, 2016

Looks Great! What did you use to etch the logos?

tinfoil hat timmy · Dec 22, 2016

Looks like I missed a party! That FSH has some character! For sure! Nice!

PeteyTwoPointOne · Dec 22, 2016

love the wip threads jd...

top notch strip job ya got goin on there...

and btw, those are some MAJOR LEAGUE etchant dams you're rockin in the early stages! I'm gonna have to up my game with my measly tape dams, ahahaha

Chingon1988 · Dec 22, 2016

Cool! thanks for posting pics. They came out great looking!

jd4320t · Dec 22, 2016

AnotherDogDown17 said:
Looking great jd! I love me some strippers.

Thanks

Ianski said:
Looks Great! What did you use to etch the logos?

Thanks. Radio Shack circuit board etchant

tinfoil hat timmy said:
Looks like I missed a party! That FSH has some character! For sure! Nice!

Thanks

PeteyTwoPointOne said:
love the wip threads jd...

top notch strip job ya got goin on there...

and btw, those are some MAJOR LEAGUE etchant dams you're rockin in the early stages! I'm gonna have to up my game with my measly tape dams, ahahaha

Thanks. Yeah my fingers work better with bigger pieces of tape

Chingon1988 said:
Cool! thanks for posting pics. They came out great looking!

Thanks

Niddhogg · Dec 22, 2016

How long did you leave the enchant on there for? That didn't work for anything in my Battle Saw

PeteyTwoPointOne · Dec 23, 2016

Niddhogg said:
How long did you leave the enchant on there for? That didn't work for anything in my Battle Saw

Nidd, while we wait for jd's answer...

mine was over the course of a Friday nite , about 6 hrs, probably about 10 separate applications/renewing of PCB etchant...

I cleaned the logo well with mineral spirits to begin with, scratched out the residue with an old dental pic between coats, then cleaned off the logo with a fresh qtip after scraping..

pretty labor intensive for such a small logo, but I enjoyed it.

jd4320t · Dec 23, 2016

Almost 40 minutes I believe. I wanted to go longer but three started leaking through the tape onto my countertop. I was afraid it would stain.

The Boss Jack etched much better than the other three. I'm sure it's because there was little or no decarb underneath and it had an awesome finish. I scrubbed them all with soap and water but should've used something else like Petey mentioned.

Niddhogg said:
How long did you leave the enchant on there for? That didn't work for anything in my Battle Saw

rcb2000 · Dec 23, 2016

If you ever strip a blade again, I HIGHLY recommend electro etching. Couldn't be more simple, a 9 volt battery, some alligator clips, and some salt water soaked q-tips.

Niddhogg · Dec 23, 2016

rcb2000 said:
If you ever strip a blade again, I HIGHLY recommend electro etching. Couldn't be more simple, a 9 volt battery, some alligator clips, and some salt water soaked q-tips.

After my failed attempt at acid etching, this has become my favored method.

rcb2000 · Dec 23, 2016

After that, a random orbital sander is your friend

A little ghetto nuclear meltdown treatment

safetyman · Dec 23, 2016

^^ That'll make a great user!

rcb2000 · Dec 23, 2016

safetyman said:
^^ That'll make a great user!

She's been a great user [emoji16], but she cleans up well [emoji1303]

PeteyTwoPointOne · Dec 23, 2016

yup, the electric + salt H20 is the way to go...that's the way I'm gonna do my next stripper.

rcb, that's a top drawer job there young man, top drawer! :thumbup:

kjd2121 · Dec 23, 2016

rcb2000 said:
After that, a random orbital sander is your friend

Gorgeous knife

Bigfattyt · Jan 17, 2017

rcb2000 said:
If you ever strip a blade again, I HIGHLY recommend electro etching. Couldn't be more simple, a 9 volt battery, some alligator clips, and some salt water soaked q-tips.

That's how I did mine room though I really cheaper out. Two paper clips ain't nobody got time for alligator clips!!!

RobStanley · Jan 17, 2017

That Boomy looks great stripped. Might have to do that to mine I reckon.