Browning small parts

[Birddog6]

If ya ever need to brown a small part you replaced, here is a way you can easily do it.
This is a plastic pretzel jar with a Wire down thru the lid, lil water in the bottom, sitting
in a window outside in the sun.
Have done screws as well, jut make a loop & put the screw in it.  If doing 3-6-8 screws,
screw them barely into a piece of soft pine & hang them all at one time in it.

[Ky-Flinter]

That's a good idea Birddog.  A low budget sweat box. 

Ron

[Birddog6]

Yep.  I can't tell you how many times I needed just 1 more small screw. Or get all done
& forgot there are 3 iron RR pipes on this one, not 2. 
Don't need it often, but once in a great while. 

Power to run it is real cheap. 

[Daniel Coats]

I use copper wire cuz it makes cool pictures 😀

[A.Merrill]

Put the jar on top your hot water heater.  .  Al

[Birddog6]

Put the jar on top your hot water heater.  .  Al

If I did I would not find it for 6-8 months    I put things away & I mean Really
Away, find them 6-8 month later by accident. Surprise Surprise !

[Eric Krewson]

I put some LMF on small parts, put them in a bowl and leave them outside under the roof of my archery target. The humidity gets up to close to 90-100% at night here in N Alabama. One night is all it takes to get them started. You want to keep them under a cover to keep any dew from dripping on the parts which will ruin the effort.



In a drier part of the country my method probably won't work, I get a nice dark brown after a few days of carding before I neutralize every part in a bath of ammonia.

 

[Scota4570]

I admire the dedication.  It seems like a lot of work for screws though.  I heat blue screws now and dunk them in motor oil.  IF I wanted a screw browned I'd probably use Birchwood Casey. 

[Birddog6]

  Sticking a board of screws in a jar & letting it sit in the  sun is pretty easy.
Whatever floats yer boat.