Titanium Nitride on a HK USP

[Saltyag2010]

Ancient Aliens goes so hard. It's like a murder mystery with the same killer as the number 1 suspect but he's never caught.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Ugh, this area had a fairly deep tool mark. 2.5 hours. Whats that make it now? 14ish clock hours.....I've lost count.

Now its this areas turn

I gotta let my fingers dry a little. Im getting pruney from the soapy water. Check out all the micro HK dust at the bottom. Water change time.

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[grasshopperglock]

The area went pretty quick. Not too much tool marks.

When you cutting the metal down using 220, and it looks smooth. Hit with 320. This will bring out marks you didnt remove. Go back to 220 and cut a while longer. Repeat with 320. Itll get to the point of flat glass.

Three more areas to do. The long flat, muzzle, rear of slide.

Since this area spans the entire length of the slide. Im going to sand it laying flat, on an entire sheet of 220. Stone table for flatness.

On a side note, Im gonna call them and see if and how much it be to plate this blade:

Benchmade 522 in 440c


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[Charlie]

Gun and knife both look nice!

 

[grasshopperglock]

Thank you


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[grasshopperglock]

The flat went really quick. The right side of the frame was alot smoother then the left.

After I do the front and back of the slide. Im going to go over the entire thing with 400. Any scratches or tool marks will be removed.

Then its the 600, 800, 1000, and 2000. Above 600, it feels like your rubbing newspaper against it.

After the final 2000. (Which turned out to be followed by 3 more hours of of 1000-2000, to get deep scratches out. I should have spent more time with 600. )


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[Davetex]

Wow, you're doing a fantastic job. Can't wait to see the finished product. I'm sure it will look awesome.

 

[Vaquero]

I'm liking this thread.

 

[robertc1024]

I'm liking this thread.

Me too. I used to have an article on how to sharpen hand plane blades to cut atoms. Basically a similar thing - multi sandpaper grits (stopped at 1200) on three angles (like a good valve job) done on a piece of tempered glass. I could cut the end-grain on boards and it looked like glass.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Finished with 600. Ill do the muzzle tommorrow.

Next up, 800.


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[grasshopperglock]

800 finished, 1000 next.

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[grasshopperglock]

Im really tire of sanding...lol

1000grit finished, moving to 2000.

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[orbitup]

I used to paint cars and would change the angle (?) I was sanding when changing grits. It makes it really easy to see when you sanded out all of the courser scratches out.

That may be too much trouble on something that small though.

My wife used to like how smooth my fingers were from all of the sanding.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Finished 2000. Only thing left is muzzle. 18+ hours to get to this point.

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[grasshopperglock]

I used to paint cars and would change the angle (?) I was sanding when changing grits. It makes it really easy to see when you sanded out all of the courser scratches out.

That may be too much trouble on something that small though.

My wife used to like how smooth my fingers were from all of the sanding.

I use to be a bodyman too. I did what your talking about. Its a pain to sand at a 45 angle on the small things. But its about the only way to keep it flat.




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[Mexican_Hippie]

That's awesome can't wait to see it done and coated

 

[grasshopperglock]

Me neither. The coating isn't suppose to fill in anything. The finish you have, is suppose the finish you get back. We'll find out.

5 microns thick. Thats like 5 layers of the plastic wrap off a soft pack of cigarettes.


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[Orbie]

When do you want to do one of my glock barrels?

 

[grasshopperglock]

When do you want to do one of my glock barrels?

Bring by the house, give me two days. It'll cost you 20 rounds of 40cal. But know those barrels are steel. Remove that Glock finish, and its bare metal. You'll have watch for rust. One wet hunting trip and itll need repolished.

Heres the muzzle before and after. My hands hurt, i have lobster claw....

After I send it off. Itll come back looking just like this:

Isn't that sexy!?! The polish will really bring the pink out!!!! I can hardly wait!!!!!!


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[grasshopperglock]

Here she is touched up with white polish, dremel. She still has fine scratches Ill work out the rest the day.

Shes 90% done. And its about time.

I didnt polish the rear of the slide. Ive taken cues from the 1911 crowd. Where they serrate the rear of the slide to help with glare. She may be pretty, but shes still has to work, correctly.

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