Inletting Black

I've never seen it on a Canadian supplier's website and a search for "Jerrow's Inletting Black" (the brand Brownell's sells) - also avail. in blue or gold- brought up the info that it's made/marketed by kokopelliproducts.com. There's also a Miles Gilbert product from Battenfield Technologies, suppliers of the Caldwell Lead Sled and other products so any retailer who carries their stuff could probably order it but there might be a wait.

According to one description, it is a "jet black pigment in a grease base that won’t dry out", which suggests that Permatex Prussian Blue might be similar, as it is an intensely pigmented grease. That's available from lots of Cdn. sources, including prob. Cdn.Tire. I've also seen suggestions to use candle soot or lipstick.

:) Stuart
 
'lampblack' is another product. We always used prussian blue as we keep it in the shop to use for 'layout work' Also a coal oil lamp set to flood "too much wick" works well. Good luck, Mark
 
OldSavage said:
Thanks for the info.

Where can you buy prussian blue? Someone said Canadian tire but why aisle would I look in?
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I don't think I bought mine there but I'd try the automotive supplies- ask at the counter.

It's made by Permatex.
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Any automotive supply store should have it. I think I got mine at Lordco Auto Parts (BC only as far as I know; I don't know where you live), so possibly a NAPA store. Or anywhere that sells machine tools, such as KMS Tools out here. Or Ackland's. I don't think Home Depot or Rona will have it, though.

:) Stuart
 
Prussian blue is used to mark metal to metal contact points. It can soak into some woods and leave a stain. lampblack from a sooty flame is easy to use and does not stain the wood. Take any sooty flame (old candle will work) apply the end of the flame to the metal to get an even coat of carbon. Present the metalwork to the wood to mark the contact points. Its old school. but it work.
 
I use vasoline and a LITTLE ink from a stamp pad. You don't need much ink in the vasoline and it works great. As monkeycanada said "Present the metalwork to the wood to mark the contact points" and then you take off all the ink. Smokey
 
Smokey oil lamp as mentioned above works really well. I know some gun builders that use it for building entire muzzle loaders including lock inletting and swamped barrels.

Price can't be beat either.
 
An old recipe was lamp black and sperm oil...

and I still have an old can of sperm oil if there are any watchmakers that want some...
 
Guntec when I trained back in Birmingham (UK) we always used sperm oil to harden small gun part and springs. So PM me and let me know what you want for it
 
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