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Offline Roger Fisher

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Blacken solder?
« on: January 21, 2013, 01:32:49 AM »
Question arose today on how or what to use to do this,,, Anybody?
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2013, 01:34:11 AM »
You might check with Brownells, I thought they had some product for that.
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Offline Lucky R A

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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 02:19:30 PM »
Roger, If you have anyone that does stained glass work in your area they will have a product that they use to blacken solder.  Stained glass workers are often women, so you might get a twofer...:>)   Ron
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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 04:18:49 PM »
I've used Birchwood Casey's Brass Black.
She works on brass, silver, steel and solder.
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 08:18:40 PM »
If the solder has silver in it, it should blacken with the above mentioned chems.

Try burning a little black powder, (outside, roger) and then mixing the residue with a little water to color the metal.
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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 08:45:28 PM »
I have this problem!! I must move and change out  a front sight on a smoothbore. the barrel is slightley swamped an I put it no too far forward. I have filed it to a nub and can not egt point of impact up enought( no I do not want to bend the barrel) I want the sight lower in the swamp and to hide the old solder job  Help   Ken
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Offline JDK

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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 09:05:56 PM »
Ken,  If the sight is simply soldered on it should be no problem removing it with heat and cleaning up barrel in that location before reinstalling it back farther.  Enjoy, J.D.
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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2013, 04:45:23 PM »
Quote from: ken on January 21, 2013, 08:45:28 PM
I have this problem!! I must move and change out  a front sight on a smoothbore. the barrel is slightley swamped an I put it no too far forward. I have filed it to a nub and can not egt point of impact up enought( no I do not want to bend the barrel) I want the sight lower in the swamp and to hide the old solder job  Help   Ken

Try putting a new higher rear sight.
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Offline Roger Fisher

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Re: Blacken solder?
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2013, 06:13:28 PM »
Quote from: Micah on January 22, 2013, 04:45:23 PM
Quote from: ken on January 21, 2013, 08:45:28 PM
I have this problem!! I must move and change out  a front sight on a smoothbore. the barrel is slightley swamped an I put it no too far forward. I have filed it to a nub and can not egt point of impact up enought( no I do not want to bend the barrel) I want the sight lower in the swamp and to hide the old solder job  Help   Ken

Try putting a new higher rear sight.
Experience with him shootin in his/our SB matches this smoothie has no such thing as a rear sight... ;D
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