Precise ELA Telescoping Mod by Super-T!

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My second one is 152xx, possibly one of the last ones in batch one. I ordered stainless rings for it.

I'm totally going to try bluing them in the oven instead of with a torch.

I remembered a thread over in the REO forums about torching the A7's a while back; here's what was posted for a color/temp guide:

I found this, for what it's worth...

Colour Formed Approx Temperature C
pale yellow 290
straw yellow 340
dark yellow 370
brown 390
purple brown 420
dark purple 450
blue 540
dark blue 600

so in Fahrenheit you'll need 1004-1112 degrees for blue
 
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I remembered a thread over in the REO forums about torching the A7's a while back; here's what was posted for a color/temp guide:



so in Fahrenheit you'll need 1004-1112 degrees for blue


This site seems to disagree, but I don't know if it's true or not. How to Make Stainless Steel Blue | eHow

Edit: a bit of googling makes it sound like the temperature where it turns blue can vary greatly depending on the amount of chromium in the steel. I do see some reports of someone having success with the oven method, but who knows what grade it is.
 
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I blue stainless steel by taking a propane torch to it, the problem is, you have to experiment a bit, sometimes you heat it too long and get a dark brown look. I only heat one end of the tips and that way the blue is at the bottom, turning to gold turning to silver towards the top.
 

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This site seems to disagree, but I don't know if it's true or not. How to Make Stainless Steel Blue | eHow

Edit: a bit of googling makes it sound like the temperature where it turns blue can vary greatly depending on the amount of chromium in the steel. I do see some reports of someone having success with the oven method, but who knows what grade it is.
yeah, i would imagine a great deal of confounding variables come into play- atmospheric O2, type of heat, item temp or flame temp? kind of stuff.
 

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I ordered a second, order #161**. Stoked I will have one of each finish. I love my precise mods, love them, but the o-ring thing is a bit of pain if you change out which types of batteries you use. ELA, I haven't had to play with that o-ring once. I also haven't had to adjust the switch. I love this thing, and glad my hands are getting more accustom to it.
 

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I blue stainless steel by taking a propane torch to it, the problem is, you have to experiment a bit, sometimes you heat it too long and get a dark brown look. I only heat one end of the tips and that way the blue is at the bottom, turning to gold turning to silver towards the top.

I think that'd look good too. Or even dark yellow, or some of the other colors that stainless turns. Just so there's some contrast.
 

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Y'all are about to see some pretty awesome photoshop skills, but I think a piece of black leather around the indented part of the mod would look pretty awesome. Maybe even with some stitching:

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