Blackening Corbys

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Have any of you guys used your etcher to blacken SS pins or Corbys after finishing the scales. I'm giving a blade a black finish and I'd like the pins to be black too, thought about using the etcher, but I'm not sure if the black would be durable.
 
He's got SS, aluminum, and brass. There is other black hardware, but all the Loveless bolts and Corbys are ground down and the base metal is what's going to be showing. I never tried it, but there's something called "brass black" I think, which may work for brass. I've just got a bunch of SS and was wondering if there was an easy way to turn them black after they're ground down. The etcher is about the only way I can think of.
 
I wouldn't introduce the oxidation into the pieces. I might be wrong about it, but it doesn't sound like a good idea.

Brass black will turn the brass ones black. Its used on antique firearms. I think it will rub off fairly fast with all the contact it would get on a knife handle?
 
Can't parkerize them in place though. I'm talking about the last step on making the knife after scales are shaped, epoxied, and mounted.
 
You could electro etch one side with a qtip connecting the power lead to the other side.
You would scrub the etching solution damp qtip (connected by a power lead to the moist part of the qtip) across the face of the finished corby while holding a power lead to the back side.
I'm not sure anything else will take and hold black.
 
That's what I was thinking of trying, was hoping someone had already had success with it. I think I'll just try it on a new one and test it first.
 
Mnew? The stuff we used to put on our brass rank to subue it. It woul last a while but boss may have a bit more wisdom and a better idea with the electro etch.
 
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