Heat Treated (pictures)

[JerseyB.]

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS W/O THE KNOW-HOW, GUIDANCE, OR SUPERVISION. When you play w/ fire and don't respect it, you get burned. Please always be careful, and Safety first Ladies and Gentlemen! Happy vaping!

Today I finally decided I'm going to heat treat my SS Chi Clone and IGO-L..Here are the results:

Hot off the press...well the torch actually

What it looked like when I put it back together



W/ the Igo on top. I kinda screwed up on the Igo, I held the torch a bit too long and it tuned white (which is the last color before it starts to glow), Also, even though I cleaned the crap out of the Igo, I now have my fingerprint etched into it hahaha

Photos Property of Mr. Murdock Ruml, This is what I hope to one day be able to do






Anyways, I think I did a decent job for it being my first time. Its one of those things where you get better with practice!

 

[badexec]

Those look great! Good job!

 

[Txaggiesaunt]

I would never attempt it, but I love your results. Looks awesome. vape ON

 

[InTheClouds]

It looks great, the oxidation with the gold trim is beautiful.

 

[JerseyB.]

thank you

 

[BigBen2k]

Nice work. Do you seal the result with some kind of clear coat, or leave it bare?

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

This was a stainless steel material, correct?

What kind of torch did you use to do this, and what was your technique? I have a stainless steel Vamo on the way, and really only bought it because I wanted to mix and match the tubes. Being able to heat treat the SS tubing and get a cool looking 18350 or 18650 extension and/or top cap would be a fun experiment.

 

[cmdebrecht]

Very pretty!

 

[suspectK]

Maybe you can turn that fingerprint into a signature.. Can't wait to see more.

 

[JerseyB.]

Thank you everybody! Yeah I did a bunch of research before I did it. I used a simple propare/butane blue tank torch (you can buy em at home depot/lowes for 10 bucks). Basically get a peice of relatively long very strong steel wire that I can Hang or hold the tubes on. And take the torch to them. never hold the torch in 1 place, always keep moving it. The colors go as follow: yellow, gold, redish/purple, deep purple, blue, light blue, white, melted puddle lol. If you are going for the blue look, I would stop at around purple because it continues to change colors while it cools, and if its still not how you want it, apply the torch again.

As far as a sealent, its a very good idea to buy a clear coat jewelry sealent. I didn't use it because I dont have any and it was my first time but I will most definitely for next time. IF any of you do it please post some pics, I would love to see how it turns out.

Also yes, I did it on a SS tube. Brass is better for patina aging, or acid aging IMO

 

[Erised]

Wow! That is beautiful!

 

[Barbara21]

I love the look of this.

Heck, this is now my excuse to buy a SS tube.

 

[Asbestos4004]

very cool dude

 

[18rmiller]

Looks really cool. Wish I had a mod to try this on

 

[JerseyB.]

if you are going to try it for a first time, I suggest trying it on something cheap like a clone perhaps (thats what I did). I really want the Celeste Nemesis (the heat treated blue nemesis), but Im too scared to take the torch to my real nemmy haha Althought it would look so cool!

I'm going to keep practicing, until I can get a mod all one color instead of rainbow. Best way to get an even color is using a Kiln I believe. If you guys want some good instructions and easy way to do this, theres quite a few videos on youtube (where I learned how)

Thanks for all the support and compliments

 

[Rat2chat2]

That is quite impressive. Actually quite beautiful.

 

[UntamedRose]

Lovely!

I tried this like last week...with a cheapo clone...no balls I know. Came out mostly brown ...pretty sure my touch is to hot. (oxy/propane mix)

 

[JerseyB.]

Lovely!

I tried this like last week...with a cheapo clone...no balls I know. Came out mostly brown ...pretty sure my touch is to hot. (oxy/propane mix)

Yes an Oxygen torch is far to hot, I mean I guess you could use it but you would have to be really quick with it or else it will go thru the colors really fast, then turn white, then light up a bright red, then totally distort/warp your mod, then melt lol

I suggest using either this
( I think this would be better for atty's, but will totally work on a mod also)

or this (which is exactly what I used)

 

[JonnyB88]

Very nice results! I know you said you're not going for that "rainbow" look, but I like it.
Have 3 IGO-Ls at home and when I get off, they're all getting treated thanks to you.

 

[Oomee]

Looks good
Were you the guy made a thread asking about this a week or so ago?

Anyhoo , I presume this is an oxide forming , and wonder what the results of polishing would be . (obviously not polishing it away!)