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Are you drinking enough water? Not coffee or pop, just water.
Ya just gotta..I get chapped lips so easy it's ridiculous.
When I quit smoking, I had some issues similar to yours for a couple to 3 months, @cherrycakes . Like CaFF said, definitely stay hydrated, especially with a high pg ratio. I can't use over 20% vg or I feel like I have pneumonia. I drink LOTs of fluids, mainly crystal light.
I might be cheating, it should probably be WATER.
I decided I didn't want to let my carbon steel Mora 510 turn black on it's own, so I did a forced patina using yellow mustard for a about 2.5 hours and then a paper towel soaked in lime juice. Took a few hours, but I think it turned out nice for my first try.
Initial mustard pattern:
The results.
The texture of the towel transferred to the knife, alone with fading/altering the mustard's tones.
It's got an opalescent tone to it like fish scales...pretty cool.
Really hard to photograph it as there is that bit of iridescence and light does funky things when it hits it.
It's a tad darker overall then the pics show, but I can't help it or I lose the details.
Initial mustard pattern:
The results.
The texture of the towel transferred to the knife, alone with fading/altering the mustard's tones.
It's got an opalescent tone to it like fish scales...pretty cool.
Really hard to photograph it as there is that bit of iridescence and light does funky things when it hits it.
It's a tad darker overall then the pics show, but I can't help it or I lose the details.
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dude
I would rather live in an apartment again.
there's always some new expensive thing to fix.
like the bathroom sink
or water heater
or roof.
jesus christ
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If you want deeper tones go to a paint supply store and ask for a product called osfo. It is a phosphoric acid and gives a very nice blacking effect. Just brush it on with any small paint brush and when you're done neutralize the acid with windex with ammonia.I decided I didn't want to let my carbon steel Mora 510 turn black on it's own, so I did a forced patina using yellow mustard for a about 2.5 hours and then a paper towel soaked in lime juice. Took a few hours, but I think it turned out nice for my first try.
Initial mustard pattern:
The results.
The texture of the towel transferred to the knife, alone with fading/altering the mustard's tones.
It's got an opalescent tone to it like fish scales...pretty cool.
Really hard to photograph it as there is that bit of iridescence and light does funky things when it hits it.
It's a tad darker overall then the pics show, but I can't help it or I lose the details.
Cool, thank you.
Does it effect existing patinas, or would it be for if I did another knife only?
I have a nice patio area. I just never go out there. Need to pull patio furniture out of storage and start sitting outside some.
Wish I could, but nowhere safe to put one. No balcony or such and anything left outside downstairs will be stolen or vandalized.
I do have some nice cast iron though, including my Lodge CI Grill Pan that my Mom bought me.
It does a pretty good job in lieu of a real grill.
Yes, Ace, you should! It's nice to be on a patio/balcony and just watch the world go by. I sit in a swing that hangs from the tree on nice days. Just peaceful. Fewer days in the hammock, cuz ApeShitPuppy tries to climb in with me.
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It will darken everything including the fish scale design. If you leave it on to long it could overpower the current design but that would take about an hour or so. Do it in 15 minute soaks for desired darkness.Cool, thank you.
Does it effect existing patinas, or would it be for if I did another knife only?
Right on, good to know.
I took a couple more photos with my velcro-fixed old Canon, it just does a better job for this sort of work. This is much closer to actual color, if a tad bit too dark.
The patterns and variations in tone actually show up fairly well to the naked eye. Camera is having fits with it though.
IDK why that one spot appears to have rust, must be a weird spot in the metal?
There isn't any rust there and nothing rubs off at this point. It's been oiled and rubbed well too.
At any rate, as a n00b to doing a patina, I'm pretty happy with it.
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I acid etched a Damascus blade and found a couple of tiny copper spots in it. He he. Metal was just not blended perfect.Right on, good to know.
I took a couple more photos with my velcro-fixed old Canon, it does a better job for this sort of work. This is much closer to actual color, if a tad bit too dark...
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IDK why that one spot appears to have rust, must be a variation in the metal?
There isn't any there and nothing rubs off at this point. It's been oiled and rubbed well.
Your blade looks freakin great.
Thank you very much!
I'm really happy to hear your impressions and input on it, as you know a lot more about it than I do.
I had no idea the lime-juiced paper towel would transfer it's texture/pattern that way...gives me ideas for if there is a next time. ;-)
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Thank you very much!
I'm really happy to hear your impressions and input on it, as you know a lot more about it than I do.
I had no idea the lime-juiced paper towel would transfer it's texture/pattern that way...gives me ideas for if there is a next time. ;-)
Kinda like snakeskin looking.
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Watching NASCAR on my OTA feed from ABC. Which is in HD on my old Toshiba 720p HDTV that was free. No love for the lowly CRT anymore.
Got me some chilli cheese bacon dawgs too....lots of stuff in there...Denison's chunky chilli, habs, olives, onions, lots of chile powders, etc.
Got me some chilli cheese bacon dawgs too....lots of stuff in there...Denison's chunky chilli, habs, olives, onions, lots of chile powders, etc.
Someone help me!! I use protanks and minis. I make my own coils. I keep a bunch of them so I can swap out on the fly. I've always used 32g kanthal, 4 wraps for roughly 2.2 +/- ohms. I just made one, came out at 2.3 ohms. I make another, it comes out at 5.something. What? I tested on an ohm reader and an MVP. Scrapped it. Made another and another. Same thing! What the hell is going on? This is 32g from Temco. No issues before, so why all of a sudden? >bam!< Jacked up ohms. ???
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You're a cloud chaser ... c'mon, admit it ...
That is weird. I'd say you might have a loose lead on the multimeter, but you used the MVP as well.
Dunno??
Perhaps a bad connection somewhere? I'd check the resistance with just the wire, then again once wired up. Sounds like a short.
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i would gladly help ya hon, but i have no idea what you just said.
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post partum
I'm baffled
I've never seen this happen. I checked the legs where I clipped, nothing poking through. I'm so truly confused by this.
I've never seen this happen. I checked the legs where I clipped, nothing poking through. I'm so truly confused by this.
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post partum
yeah that. see how depressed i am? (tho i think either is correct)
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lol i haven't been preggers since i was 18. i meant i gave birth to this thread, hence the post natal (partum) depression. capisce?
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I'm baffled
I've never seen this happen. I checked the legs where I clipped, nothing poking through. I'm so truly confused by this.
that is why i wouldn't ever try to build a coil. that or worse would happen every time. i just know it.
hey i found a channel on uk tv dedicated to nascarNascar: the only place where being "tight in the center" is considered a bad thing.
edit: it's not 'dedicated' to it. it just shows all the car programs
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I don't understand Nascar. At all. I went to some race at Darlington Raceway, bought tickets for an ex boyfriend's birthday present. Couldn't tell who was in the lead since they're all going around in the same damn circle. The highlight of my day was the fried bologna sandwich. lol
What she said
What a toolDidn't Tom Cruise say there was no such thing? He's had lots of babies so he must know.
so you DO understand it then lol