Author Topic: inletting with smoke (Read 13018 times)

crankshaft · « **on:** November 15, 2015, 04:19:35 AM »

Do you soak a stick in kerosene, or what, to use to smoke parts for inletting?

Keithbatt · « **Reply #1 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:21:29 AM »

I use an alcohol lamp with an adjustable wick with lamp oil in it. Turn the flame up and it smokes a lot and soots a part quickly.

Keith

crankshaft · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:36:53 AM »

I watched a video of Portterfield and some English guy reface an old double barrel using the burning stick and smoke but couldn't see how he didn't burn the place down.

flinchrocket · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:41:57 AM »

I just use a candle.

crankshaft · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:45:31 AM »

Yup, I usually do, but that big stick smokin' was much faster.

EC121 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2015, 05:06:44 AM »

I use a candle. The tall tapered ones at Walmart are fairly cheap.

E.vonAschwege · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2015, 06:45:48 AM »

Go to any flea market and buy a small cheap oil lamp without its chimney. I use kerosene because it smokes more, but it smells worse. Lots of new oils for lamps are "smoke free" and don't work as well. Turn up the wick when you smoke your part, turn it down when you're done. Don't touch your face

-Eric

Mike Brooks · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2015, 02:59:08 PM »

I prefer no unattended flame in my shop. You'd understand why if you saw it....

wattlebuster · « **Reply #8 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:09:52 PM »

I use a kerosene lamp. Its way older than I am an still works better than I do

Joe S. · « **Reply #9 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:12:14 PM »

My girl has plenty of candles laying around so.......free is good

L. Akers · « **Reply #10 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:15:15 PM »

I use an alcohol lamp with mineral spirits as fuel.

B.Habermehl · « **Reply #11 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:16:14 PM »

Knowing my personal clumsiness, open flames in my shop are strictly limited to torch use for soldering and heat treatment. Learning to use inletting black in a really sparse manner is much safer, and much less likely to burn your house down. BJH

Angus · « **Reply #12 on:** November 15, 2015, 04:32:14 PM »

Candle.
I also wax my screws before turning them into the stock.

oldtravler61 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2015, 07:21:54 PM »

I'm with Angus. Both work well.

wbradbury · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2015, 07:36:27 PM »

I used an old glass garlic jar (short and wide) with a metal lid. I drilled a 3/8 or so hole in the lid and used a strip of old tee shirt for the wick. The tee shirt material rolls up when cut and works well. Kerosene for fuel. It blacks a part very quickly.

Hungry Horse · « **Reply #15 on:** November 15, 2015, 08:41:10 PM »

Is there a reason to use this instead of the inletting black the several suppliers offer? I use inletting black because I really don't need anything burning in my shop if There is any way around it.

Hungry Horse

Turtle · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2015, 08:45:44 PM »

I don't use flame due to fear of fire. besides commercial black,I use magic marker on inlets that rub so it shoes-less messy.
Turtle

Mark Elliott · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2015, 08:50:35 PM »

I rarely use soot. I use permanent markers. If the occasions does arise to use soot. I have a hand moulded beeswax candle on my bench in a hog scraper stand.

Joe S. · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2015, 08:59:37 PM »

Did they sell sharpies,other magic markers and inletting black at Harry's tri corner hat and dry goods store in 1776?

WKevinD · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2015, 09:06:14 PM »

Quote from: Joe S. on November 15, 2015, 08:59:37 PM

Did they sell sharpies,other magic markers and inletting black at Harry's tri corner hat and dry goods store in 1776?

No, it burned to the ground! In a PC kind of way.

eddillon · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2015, 09:09:05 PM »

Mineral spirits in lantern without chimney. Charcoal lighter works well. Don't know if that is the same as mineral spirits. Mineral spirits cheaper.

smylee grouch · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2015, 09:33:12 PM »

I have used both inlet black and various smokers, but when I used a candle I had a few burn't fingers. When I would install a butt plate I would drill and tap a 5/40 screw where the butt plate screw would be in the top of the butt plate. Then I could put a 5/40 screw in as a handle to keep from burning myself and help keep my fingers less sooty or black from inlet black or candle soot.

Boompa · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2015, 09:35:27 PM »

I normally use a big fat candle but have also used an alcohol lamp and at times I use inletting black. Keep going back to the candle.

PPatch · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2015, 10:00:53 PM »

Quote from: burnt on November 15, 2015, 09:06:14 PM

Quote from: Joe S. on November 15, 2015, 08:59:37 PM
Did they sell sharpies,other magic markers and inletting black at Harry's tri corner hat and dry goods store in 1776?

No, it burned to the ground! In a PC kind of way.

He he... good one!

Kerosene lamp without the globe here. I light it, smoke the part then blow it out. A quart of kerosene lasts forever that way. There remains one place that sells actual kerosene in town. When the weather threatens I bring it in the house and replace the globe, trim the wick, and I'm ready with illumination if the electricity goes south.

dave

Dennis Glazener · « **Reply #24 on:** November 15, 2015, 11:11:39 PM »

I tried candles but too hot in the summer (no AC in shop) and too dangerous in my shop! Always too much combustible material around. I have tried a lot of things but the Prussian Blue from NAPA suites me the best.
Dennis

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