Thread: DIY parkerizing

The element is stainless steel and the brass is non ferrous so it should be ok.

I hadn't thought of a double boiler, could be worth looking into tho storing a 44 gallon drum needs a fair amount of room.

The jw27 is great, I had considered making it a one piece stock as another project to see if that would improve accuracy even more.

I had thought that if it works out it could be a good little sideline, not sure what the pros charge just assumed it was more than I was willing to spend.

I'm also looking at doing some anodizing as the floor plate and trigger guard are alloy and won't parkerize.

Pretty happy with the tank, I have some left over plexiglass so might make a box for the PID controller and electrics.

I'll add some more pics soon, it's been a nice project as I can just do bits and pieces as I go when I can fit it in around work/kids/home improvements etc

Parkerizing seems like a more hard wearing and more permanent finish than blueing. I personally prefer the parkerizing finish over blueing, I see my guns as tools and prefer them to have a more utilitarian finish.

Once the parts come out of the acid tank they are rinsed in water and then submerged into oil which soaks into the newly created micro etched surface cutting off the oxygen from the steel.

For an oil tank I have a length of 100mm pipe which will have a fixed end cap on one end and a screw cap at the other. I'll fill it with new motor oil and save it for re-use

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