TSJC Summer NRA Program

June 4 - June 8

Brownells Custom Bluing and Metal Finishes

This course includes instruction and hands on training in metal preparation, hot bluing, nitre bluing, and bluing of stainless steel firearms. Students should supply their own firearms or parts to work on.

Dave Bennett, Instructor

TOOL LIST

BLUING AND METAL FINISHES TOOL LIST
Questions about the class call: Dave at Brownells 1-800-741-0015 EXT 5054

Besides metal preparation, you will learn how to do the following metal finishes:
Hot salts bluing
rust bluing
niter bluing
stainless bluing
Recommended Tools and Materials List:
6" or 8" adjustable wrench
Allen wrench set
Aluminum oxide polishing cloth 180, 240, and 400 grits
Assorted files with handles smaller sizes 6" or 8" may be most useful
Bench block - we can make this from a hard rubber hockey punch.
Dust mask
Guns to blue
Gunsmith screwdriver set. Bonanza is the best
Hammer
Long sleeve shirt and pants
Needle nose pliers
Pin punch set
Safety glasses
Screwdrivers
Scotch brite pads (green and gray)
This list reflects minimum requirements. If you have other tools or supplies that maybe useful, bring them because you can never have enough tools.