Thanks for the info. I appreciate it

​@@SugarcreekForge You have fallen for the internet rumors just as I did. That recipe you used is almost as old as the internet itself. I tried it myself, but with the zinc parkerizing "recipe" which involves dissolving actual zinc parts in phosphoric acid. The result is also a black finish just as you created that can be washed off easily when instead it should have been a mouse grey colour (in my case anyway) that cannot be washed off easily... I researched and tried further and what you can use for a homebrew is not manganese dioxide but manganese carbonate. Try mangenese carbonate in combination with ferrous sulfate next time. The ferrous sulfate actually makes sure that the mangenese carbonates are dissolved and do what they need to do to create a lasting parkerizing finish. If you have access to nitric acid, add a bit of that too. If you ever want to try it again use this formula: 1-3% phosphoric acid 0,5% manganese carbonate 0,2% ferrous sulfate and if possible 0,2% nitric acid For a gallon of water it would be like 1,7 ounces of phosphoric acid (preferrably 75% or above), roughly 0,7oz manganese carbonate and 0,3oz for ferrous sulfate and nitric acid. You don't need to do any witchcraft with the steel wool. I don't even know what that would do chemically wise... I've tested it without the nitric acid and this works fine too. There's a lot of false information about that on the internet and I was pretty pissed off when I first tried it and it didn't work... JFYI.

I have heard other people have had mixed results with this formula too. Some get better results in the 185-190 range and leave it longer. I think commercial solutions are much more available to buy now. It worked well for me, but I have not used it in a long time. I hope that helps a little bit...

Thanks, buddy

thanks 🙂

I think that depends on how you will carry it. If it is too short, it is more difficult to swing.

I drilled an tapped a hole and threaded a piece of a bolt into it that had an "L" shaped hole. This L was formed by drilling 3/4 of the way through the bolt, and then another hole drilled down to meet it from the top of the bolt face. I threaded that top hole for the nipple (the part the percussion cap goes on)

Yes for sure!

You can use steel banding material. I get it for free from a local lumber yard. It is used to hold bundles of lumber together and they throw it away.

@@SugarcreekForge thank you

It is a percussion lock. Uses percussion caps

@@SugarcreekForge what did you use for the Barrell?

@@louierenault7344 High pressure tube inside of a piece of black iron pipe

Hola hermano, muchas gracias por dejarme tu comentario. Puede utilizar herramientas manuales sencillas como un taladro, una sierra para metales y limas. Sólo hace falta un poquito más de tiempo.

@@SugarcreekForge gracias amigo en realidad reitero mucho lo de eres sencillamente genial 🫂.

Soaked in hot water and/or wax to make it malleable to form around the weight.

Sorry.... 😔

Haha, thanks Liam

Real

It is about 36 caliber

I wanted it to clearly be plywood :-) Kind of post apocalyptic meets backyard tinkerer

It is a screw and the hex part is just a nut that threads on to it

Hi Todd - I used a a piece of broken metal cutting bandsaw blade. Metal banding works too. It is springy and you can get it usually for free from lumber yards. Lumber bunks are often banded with metal banding to hold them together

Thanks, l will go by Lowe’s then

I just screwed it in tight

@@SugarcreekForge ill try it

Sorry, buddy...

Good point

I use metal cutting bandsaw blades. You can also use metal strapping. The stuff that they bind pallets of lumber with.

@@SugarcreekForge thank you !

What type of saw blade broke? Are you talking about a hand saw for cutting wood?

@@theghostofsw6276 no, the type used to cut metals. Thin, long and with the smallest teeth .

@@RaduMichael Aaaah OK....thanks. Just making sure. Cheers!

I love your comment, Gary. It means that you truly were watching my video and thinking it through enough to share a smart perspective with me. I used the middle of the plate because it was the thickest and flattest in the middle. Just like cutting a straight piece out of the middle of a crooked 2X4. You waste some, but you have a straight even smaller piece to work with. Thanks for leaving me a comment, buddy.

Check the description for the link

Thanks, buddy. It is a little electric melting pot.

Thanks for the encouragement! It is a percussion cap-fired system. So, I threaded a screw into a tapped hole in the barrel. I drilled a little hole down through the center of that screw. So the hammer hits the cap which is placed over the screw with the hole in it. When it goes off, the sparks go down that hole and into the barrel.

@@SugarcreekForge so like, there's a little bit of a turn in the vent? i was wondering if that would still work if there was a turn

Y@@UnKnown-so5wk Yes, it does

thank you!@@SugarcreekForge

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I understand how you feel :-) But, it can be done with hand tools - it just takes longer. Have a great weekend and good luck to you!

Thanks Michael. I have made several different ones. I bought a mold that is for casting a certain kind of fishing weight that works great. Just search Electric melting pot. You can find them on eBay or Amazon

Thanks! Love to see them if you make another video.@@SugarcreekForge