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newly stripped bk7, photo heavy! UPDATED
- Thread starter dylans
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when i started the stripping, it was about 430, maybe 60-65 degrees. it went well. idk about the temps in IL though
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Keep it oiled. It will eventually develop a patina and that hinders the rusting as well.
Will any oil due. Like wd-40
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Vegetable oil works well... Any oil will do but if you're planning on using it for food prep using an edible oil makes a big difference.
Unless you're the tin man.
Unless you're the tin man.
Will any oil due. Like wd-40
i use mineral oil. bought at any grocery store. super cheap and wont ever go rancid. veg oil is a good idea too
Update.
ive been sanding still to get the grind marks out, but i decided to take a break from that to work on my handle gasket idea. my awesome girlfriend got me some micarta for my birthday. so thats great! I was wondering about how id be able to protect under the handles without having to remove them all the time to clean and dry the steel, so i thought maybe cut out some bulk gasket and throw it under those guys and see if itll keep out water and so on. so i did, i got a roll of gasket material from autozone. i decided to try the gasket labeled for water oil and fuel, part no. 3157 i believe for those interested. i cut out rough shapes and bolted them under the handles, and shaved off the excess, with, my ka-bar mule of course. perfect shape. coincidentally i found that taking a standard no. 2 pencils eraser out, and putting it in the lanyard hole on the handles, made for the exact size punch i needed to get that circle of gasket out. here are some pics, enjoy.
and all the pen marks on my desk? my 2 year old girl likes to hide pens to "color" with on everything. i think ive found them all now haha.
doesnt really make the grip too much bigger, can i sand micarta down? if i wanted?
ive been sanding still to get the grind marks out, but i decided to take a break from that to work on my handle gasket idea. my awesome girlfriend got me some micarta for my birthday. so thats great! I was wondering about how id be able to protect under the handles without having to remove them all the time to clean and dry the steel, so i thought maybe cut out some bulk gasket and throw it under those guys and see if itll keep out water and so on. so i did, i got a roll of gasket material from autozone. i decided to try the gasket labeled for water oil and fuel, part no. 3157 i believe for those interested. i cut out rough shapes and bolted them under the handles, and shaved off the excess, with, my ka-bar mule of course. perfect shape. coincidentally i found that taking a standard no. 2 pencils eraser out, and putting it in the lanyard hole on the handles, made for the exact size punch i needed to get that circle of gasket out. here are some pics, enjoy.
and all the pen marks on my desk? my 2 year old girl likes to hide pens to "color" with on everything. i think ive found them all now haha.
doesnt really make the grip too much bigger, can i sand micarta down? if i wanted?
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looks good! I like the gasket idea. I usually just a 5-star plastic folder from walmart.
thanks. this sanding though, is way more of a project than i thought. i think i need some more grits, re-started at 60 for the grind marks, and 150 is taking too long to take the 60 out, and i tested some 220 on the 150, and thats too much difference too. back to the store for more sand paper, if i never have to touch the stuff in my life after this, ill be a happy man
