I think most of the consencus is problably talking about the Precision Brand black oxide kit. While I havn't used the EPI stuff, it seems to be in a different league than the Precision stuff. The biggest problem most people run into with the Precision Brand stuff is not…
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I've done lots of reading on black oxiding steel, and the general concensus is that the room-temp products are pretty much junk. But this site
Has anyone used this product?
Roger
Thanks for your comments James. EPI say they won't ship international, so getting some will be a bit of a problem. I won't be in the US again until next May, so it will probably have to wait until then. I particularly appreciate the comments on the PBP kit - I was contemplating buying some to try, but the Australian distributors want AUD$250 (plus 10% GST) for the kit that lists at US$54 (AUD$75), so combine that with your notes and guess what I won't be buying now!
I'd really like some feedback on the EPI gear - is there anyone else listening out there?
Regards,
Roger
James P Crombie wrote:
I was going to give it a try but the pricing was out of my range. The quote they sent me was $68/g for Insta-Blak 333 and $17/ga (5 gallon minimum) for the Etek 501. I figured the total price of a test drive to be close to $200 - too much for me. If anybody has tried their product I too would be interested in the results.
Dan
On 24 Nov 2003 07:12:55 -0800, snipped-for-privacy@nist.gov (Dan Allen) wrote: Insta-Blak 333 and $17/ga (5 gallon
Dan, Back when the Mins were 1 gal, I bought a setup, as I had a client who needed some stuff "black". I found that the Insta-black worked "OK" - it really depended on the steel you where using - some worked well, some didn't, even WITH the insta prep. My BIG mistake is I ordered the wrong oil, and the still I got really botched the job. I then got a 1 pt sample of the RIGHT oil, and it helped. Still, it really made a difference what steel you were doing. 12L14 was so/so,
1045 was fine, the strange metric tubing (some EN number, don't remember which - customer supplied), frankly stank. NONE where nearly as good as a good hot blue, or as good as when folks like Birchwood Casey demos their pro stuff at EastecCharlie
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