Making aluminum look like brass with chemicals

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • Today I am trying to see if I can turn aluminum Chicago screws into a brass looking screw. This is done by using chemicals from Surfinchemicals.
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Комментарии • 52

  • @Vikingwerk
    @Vikingwerk 2 года назад +13

    I would look at various leather working suppliers for a new source of brass Chicago screws. Weaver leather supply has some good looking ones. Your results on these look good, but aluminum sure seems soft for fasteners.

    • @cate2732
      @cate2732 2 года назад +2

      I tried to help and suggested something like that but he deleted my comment. Lmao.

    • @Mavrik9000
      @Mavrik9000 6 месяцев назад

      @@cate2732 RUclips deletes comments when you mention products, companies, or websites.

  • @Flying0Dismount
    @Flying0Dismount 2 года назад +13

    You may want to consider a satin clear coat on those screws as the patina while it looks good in colour is actually not particularly durable against rubs

    • @muh1h1
      @muh1h1 2 года назад

      Not his problem :D

    • @chickenmonger123
      @chickenmonger123 2 года назад +2

      @@muh1h1 You underestimate reputations value in business. 🤑

  • @Justinofalltrades1
    @Justinofalltrades1 2 года назад +3

    Going from brass to aluminium is a sad decision I must say

  • @otterconnor942
    @otterconnor942 2 года назад +2

    Aren't brass Chicago screws fairly common?

  • @ledzep244
    @ledzep244 2 года назад +2

    For the price point I would like to see solid brass, not a thinly coated easily scratched aluminum

  • @Pez_Destroyer
    @Pez_Destroyer 2 года назад +2

    LMAO, at the end... "If you get one scratch on there..." -Martin

  • @Gkitchens1
    @Gkitchens1 2 года назад +2

    I definitely want one but can't afford. Such amazing prices of art and unrivaled craftsmanship in a functional tool

  • @johnarnettsways.8758
    @johnarnettsways.8758 2 года назад +2

    Quick tip. Use a dipper with holes in it so you don’t mix the solutions.

  • @kentmckean6795
    @kentmckean6795 2 года назад +1

    This style of fastener is commonly referred to as a "sex bolt". Perhaps searching for Sec Bolts may help you find what you need!

  • @Louzahsol
    @Louzahsol 2 года назад

    Why not just get brass Chicago screws? This seems like a horribly inefficient method for the result you are trying to get

  • @minnesotatomcat
    @minnesotatomcat 2 года назад +1

    That’s pretty neat, alchemy prevails!! I love Chicago screws, nice clean look on both sides. Great vid 👍

  • @calholli
    @calholli 2 года назад

    You can just leave mine aluminum-- I don't mind.

  • @karm65
    @karm65 2 года назад

    Wow, a video of you cheeping out on your product...

  • @brianhostak3961
    @brianhostak3961 Год назад

    Amazon has all kinds.

  • @smokey91820
    @smokey91820 2 года назад

    Buy cheap buy twice

  • @guuiswere
    @guuiswere 2 года назад

    for the algo

  • @erchamojosue8530
    @erchamojosue8530 2 года назад

    why not getting brass screws in the first place and avoid all that work? It is nice but time consuming!

  • @SchysCraftCo.
    @SchysCraftCo. 2 года назад

    Very nice job timmothy. Very nice video. This turned out very well there. Can't wait to see more videos soon Timothy. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep forge lit. Forge on. Weld on. Fab on. Keep making. God bless.

  • @sgtrock68
    @sgtrock68 2 года назад

    I wonder how that would take on a polished aluminum rifle receiver.

  • @calholli
    @calholli 2 года назад

    You should make a little dipper basket, out of a screen or something.

  • @paulfennema8204
    @paulfennema8204 2 года назад

    oddly satisfying when you were sorting on timelapse. Great job on these axes!

  • @ThePirateGod
    @ThePirateGod 2 года назад

    maybe get some vibrator abrasive triangles to add the wear you want without sand and use a mesh strainer to rinse.

  • @dbstelly
    @dbstelly 2 года назад

    Either coat the screws or the driver so you don’t scratch off the color.

  • @rocky3075
    @rocky3075 2 года назад

    Darn fine job Timothy. Hey Martin.

  • @tylerjames1716
    @tylerjames1716 2 года назад

    Hi Tim :) i hope you and Martin are doing well!

  • @tracybowling1156
    @tracybowling1156 2 года назад

    I love stuff like this, Tim. It was a fun video!

  • @martinharper5112
    @martinharper5112 2 года назад

    Thank You Tim for the offer on an axe. The problems would arise as said item goes through Her Majesty Customs Revenue and Excise (HMRC) here in the UK. Wood box, wood shavings, and a nice big lump of sharpened iron. Let one of your good fellows on that side of the pond have the enjoy your fine professional refinery. Good vid. Thank You. M

    • @bushratbeachbum
      @bushratbeachbum 2 года назад

      I've never had any problems importing tools to or from the uk.
      Australia is tricky, but uk no worries

  • @Gefionius
    @Gefionius 2 года назад

    Still jealous of the boxes as an axe owner :)
    But I noticed the patina is pretty easy to scratch with the screwdriver…. maybe some sort of anodizing process to toughen it up?

    • @andreya133
      @andreya133 2 года назад

      Maybe we should ask Tim if we can just order the boxes! I want one for my axe!

  • @truenough86
    @truenough86 2 года назад

    Will scratch easily

  • @kricketflyd111
    @kricketflyd111 2 года назад

    That was funny 😄

  • @OOOHBILLY
    @OOOHBILLY 2 года назад

    Yo. Early release today

  • @RobPollen
    @RobPollen 2 года назад

    i would of left to dry over something warm instead of taking all the time with the air line

    • @PermireFabrica
      @PermireFabrica 2 года назад +2

      Yes, but he was blowing out the sand.

  • @lunatic3571
    @lunatic3571 2 года назад

    you could just heat them up with a torch and hit them with a brass brush too.

    • @Flying0Dismount
      @Flying0Dismount 2 года назад

      Wouldn't work on aluminum.. If he managed to find steel Chicago screws they could be brassed in that manner though.

  • @Blue_4-2
    @Blue_4-2 2 года назад

    ⭐🙂👍

  • @ericwhitmire4610
    @ericwhitmire4610 2 года назад

    You should try to make transparent aluminum and forge it into something.

    • @Pez_Destroyer
      @Pez_Destroyer 2 года назад +2

      What are you talking about... ALON is expensive and cannot be forged. LMAO its a mix of Aluminum, Nitrogen, and Oxygen pressed together under extreme heat and pressure to make a block.

    • @ericwhitmire4610
      @ericwhitmire4610 2 года назад

      @@Pez_Destroyer whoa... calm down man no need to get so excited. I assume that you have tried heating up a piece and hammering on it . Besides how many specialized metals has he played with onthis channel.

    • @Pez_Destroyer
      @Pez_Destroyer 2 года назад

      @@ericwhitmire4610 no excitement, just facts!

  • @jimmyrk3
    @jimmyrk3 2 года назад +1

    Tim, have you ever thought about making a Damascus ax? I don't know if it works for an ax, but it would be killer-looking if it would work...

  • @leestephens7281
    @leestephens7281 2 года назад

    with what you do i am surprised you haven't got a screw press yet, brass is about %80 copper and %20 aluminum. copper sulfate will just stick to that no problem and turn it coppery, that mix might stick better and look better after.

    • @Justinofalltrades1
      @Justinofalltrades1 2 года назад +2

      Brass has zinc, not aluminum

    • @andyb7963
      @andyb7963 2 года назад

      There's aluminium bronze, which is copper and tin with a tiny amount of aluminium, brass is copper and zinc