colt 3rd gen,

[randolfengraving]

Hi there folks, I need a little help with a 3rd gen. Colt SAA I have been carving. The blued portions are going fine, but I just started on the case hardened frame and I cannot get the graver to purchase the metal to start a cut. Help!!! The graver slides across the metal like is was titainium. I am using Lindseys M2but I tried hss and carbalt with the same result. Please advise I know many of you have carved these guns and could maybe lend some help!!! Thanks ,Don't know what I would do without this cafe!!! Thanks Sam and everyone else who makes the is site possble. RJ

 

[Sam]

The frame should be annealed before engraving. Winston Churchill files off case hardening and doesn't anneal. But it needs to come off.

 

[Dulltool]

I would think filing would remove or thin out the roll stamping.

 

[Sam]

Sure. Any abrasion can thin lettering and logos, but we're engravers so recutting is an option

 

[JJ Roberts]

RJ, Send the frame to some one who knows how to block the frame for heat treating so there's no warping. J.J.

 

[BrianPowley]

I send those frames to Doug Turnbull for annealing. They come back quickly, dead soft, clear of scale and not warped.
Worth every penny they charge for the service.
http://www.turnbullmfg.com/

 

[randolfengraving]

Thanks guys, Not what I wanted to hear but it was what I needed to hear. I learn something new on every job. Usually at my expense. Thanks again!!! RJ