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Tinned Italic "I"
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#16
08-29-2006, 08:15 AM
The helmet looks great Peter! Big Grin Beautiful finish.

Pssst... You may wish to amend the thread title to 'Gallic I' not Italic!! :wink:
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Gallus Marinus Micarius Offline
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#17
08-29-2006, 03:57 PM
he he OOPS! thanks!
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#18
08-29-2006, 11:31 PM
Quote:Romus - that steel will tin up nicely...just need a big enough bucket to fit that gorgeous helm into!

Faventianus - I blackened the Gallic "D" in my avatar a few months ago in...get this...my outdoor gas grill. I simply heated the grill up to 300F and then oiled the steel parts of my helm and stuck it in the oven for about 45minutes. The brass didn't blacken and only the steel did...but I had to buff some of the cooked oil off the brass parts.

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So, I should disassemble the helmet... :? thanks Micarius, it looks really great indeed.
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#19
09-05-2006, 10:39 PM
I had very good luck tinning a brass helmet using tinning flux and an electric oven at about 225f, that's about 107c for those who don't understand real measurements Wink
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