blueing picks?

by **Peter Martin** » 18 Dec 2005 18:13

I noticed that some afficionados are blueing thier picks. Why? It's not like we're going to let rust accumulate on the picks, unless they're stored in a damp place for a few months.

So, is it just for looks? If so, I can appreciate that too, because I'm all about making things look professional.

by **Shrub** » 18 Dec 2005 18:23

Yes, looks.

by **vector40** » 18 Dec 2005 19:55

My Bogotas are rusting some, and they only place they're stored is in my toolbag :/

(Sorry ray! Don't hurt me!)

by **Shrub** » 18 Dec 2005 20:00

Some people sweat quite a toxic sweat that rusts things, in the engineering trade we call them rusty fingers, i had a mate at collage that everything he touched had a rusty finger print on by the end of the day, he used to love coming over to a freshly surface ground piece of work and wipe his fingers over it.

Just wipe them with a tissue of spray them with a quick coat of wd40 and youll be fine

by **Minion** » 18 Dec 2005 20:23

Your mate actually has a high acidity level (high PH). Chances are, if there's any copper in any of his rings, he'll get green rings around his digits after wearing them.

Sadly, that also means he has a higher chance for cancer.

by **Shrub** » 18 Dec 2005 20:28

Didnt know about the cancer thing,

by **digital_blue** » 18 Dec 2005 23:59

Yup, 'tis true. A high PH level in your body is a contributer to cancer. Can be offset by drinking plenty of low PH water. Gotta hunt around for water that lists its PH on it tho. Most don't.

db

by **Omikron** » 19 Dec 2005 2:39

digital_blue wrote:Yup, 'tis true. A high PH level in your body is a contributer to cancer. Can be offset by drinking plenty of low PH water. Gotta hunt around for water that lists its PH on it tho. Most don't.

db

Wouldn't it be possible to take normal water and just lower its pH via chemical means?

Sucks about the pH thing though, I had never heard of that before.

by **illusion** » 19 Dec 2005 9:18

mineral water often will tell you the PH, and also the minerals contained.

as the PH scale goes down it becomes more acidic though... at least that's what I was taught... PH1 is the most acidic - PH7 is neutral - PH 14 is the most alkaline.

wouldn't drinking water with a higher PH making it more alkaline be better to cancel the effects of too much acid?

hmmm.... heartburn tablets have alkaline in them to neutralise the acid in your stomach... maybe this would help to a certrain degree?

by **digital_blue** » 19 Dec 2005 9:25

Yes, illusion. You're absolutely right. I was thinking higher acidity, not higher PH. Sorry for the confusion. Drink water with a HIGHER PH number.

by **Shrub** » 19 Dec 2005 10:41

Well i live near where Buxton spring water comes from, its also a natural spring so by law they have to allow you to take your own container and get the water for free, in the middle of the town there is an old well with drinking fountain and it puts the spring water out all day long everyday, you see people filling up drinks bottles everyday, i had a mate who used to fill his big fish tank up with the stuff lol

by **illusion** » 19 Dec 2005 12:28

oh!!!

so that's where the ability to visit Amsterdam 5 times per year comes from....

you had me worried for a while - it's all in the water as they say

by **machinist** » 22 Dec 2005 0:58

I have a bit of trouble rusting my picks, my apartment is small and moisture gets trapped easily I even had a mold problem a while ago because of this my picks got rusty my options were bluing or oil coating and I hate the feeling of oily steel so I blued them with 4.00 gun blue dippped twice in blueing for 1 minute and then water. If you do blue I highly reccomend using tweezers and just dropping the picks in a tray of blue and counting to 60 after a thorough alchohol cleaning for optimimum finish and uniformity. Try to handle by hand minimal if at all.

by **pick_maker** » 22 Dec 2005 17:40

surgical gloves are great for blueing and be sure to touch only the edges of the steel. after about 45 secs. to a minute you cant really messup the blueing too bad. If the steel is a hacksaw blade then I stick a pencil through the blade hole - totally hands free.

by **wraith** » 22 Dec 2005 22:26

pick_maker wrote:surgical gloves are great for blueing and be sure to touch only the edges of the steel. after about 45 secs. to a minute you cant really messup the blueing too bad. If the steel is a hacksaw blade then I stick a pencil through the blade hole - totally hands free.

paper clips... I have dipped many a tool in rubber coat using paper clips, might work for blueing...

Trey

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