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      Weight day. Today 200.4 pounds. Last week I was 201 and the week before that 200.4. Of course now the issue is weight maintenance and...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Cost to thread barrels?.
      Yeah, I would love a decent lathe to mess with and by the time I figure out how to do something I would probable be on a walker in an...
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      Hoosier8 reacted to 55fairlane's post in the thread Cost to thread barrels? with Like Like.
      Let me start by saying I am a professional machinist. I might know a little something about lathe work. Your gonna spend 5k to ?? An a...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread I have bought my last gun.
      70, still working, still find something interesting. Recently picked up some shotguns to restore as an addition to the hobby.
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      Have not posted my last weighin. Down to 200 or so. My goal was 195 but I have gone from a size 38 waist to a size 32 and I am not...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      I will do some scraping but I may have to resort to sanding and polishing then rust bluing. For rusting I need better humidity setup.
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      Second carding. Some looks better but the top is pretty rusty. Getting dark so stopping here for now. I don’t know what to expect so...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      Second steam.
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      Carded, going for a 30 minute steam. I bet the receiver bluing is worn from handling. Once I get through with this, may need to do...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      Here is what it looks like out of the steaming. Next time I will use two quarts of water. One quart lasted exactly 20 minutes.
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      Steaming the Steven’s 67 barrel and receiver for 20 minutes. One quart of water. Then will card once cooled off to see what it looks...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      A couple of points. Steaming is the easy part. Steam for about 20-30 minutes then card which is basically cleaning off the red or...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      No. For instance, the steaming converts rust. If the bore is rusty it could use it too then after everything is finished, clean the...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      Darker but splotchy and the spot at the top is where some condensate dripped on it. Going to quit on this coupon and later polish one...
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      Hoosier8 replied to the thread Steamer for converting rust.
      First carding after boiling. The finish is not polished so it won’t look great when done and will take more iterations of the process...
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