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Post by Hank on Mar 8, 2016 23:57:30 GMT -5
Hey guys. I had a customer send me a muzzle brake to be opened up to fit one of my funnels that allows you to load without removing the brake. The brake he sent me had been melonite coated and we talked about how hard that stuff was supposed to be and I told him it was a possibility that he would need to replace the brake if it could not be machined out to except the larger stem I use on my funnels. He was ok with that if it came to it but I was able to machine it without difficulty.
I made a short video for you guys that want to watch it and see how I set it up and cut out the melonite coating. It was not near as hard as I thought it was going to be.
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Post by WGK on Mar 9, 2016 0:39:46 GMT -5
Very interesting video Hank. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 0:45:31 GMT -5
Cool video. Trimmed up that billy goat action I see....LOL
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Post by keith on Mar 9, 2016 7:37:57 GMT -5
Melonite makes CM steel very hard and tough. It's a great investment in a CM action as the action will be more durable.
It makes SS sort of like a boiled egg, hard outside but sort of annealed on the inside. That's fine on a pistol slide or even barrel which run low pressures. On a rifle action or barrel it is not a great idea and it doesn't extend barrel life much.
It's a thin surface conversion on both metals. I've heard people say for years you can't cut it but know guys who absolutely have and can now add another to the list. Is not like trying to cut tungsten.
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Post by typical171 on Mar 9, 2016 10:50:26 GMT -5
Thanks for taking the time to share
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Post by schunter on Mar 9, 2016 12:23:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the video Jeff. Good information....
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Post by Kyle on Mar 9, 2016 12:50:14 GMT -5
The qpq process that produces this finish is interesting. The treatment definitely looks cool! It is nice to know that this finish is machinable at least in a stainless application. This gives us shooters more choices in the appearance of our guns.. Hanks TV Rocks!!!!
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Post by kskaggs on Mar 9, 2016 15:20:53 GMT -5
nice video thanks for taking the time!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 21:15:33 GMT -5
You need to add to your program.."Hanks Myth Busters" as you proved to the nay sayers once again...Way to go....
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Post by Richard on Mar 10, 2016 16:10:04 GMT -5
Good video Jeff! I had wondered about that. A few years back I had a friend I used to shoot with that got involved with a company called "MMi Trutec" (they have a current web site) that specialized in Salt Bath Nitriding (Isonite Q). He handed me his bench rest rifle with a barrel that had been treated ---it looked black and was shinny as all get out. With it he handed me an old rusty mill bastard file and said: "go ahead and try to scratch this barrel?" I said: "Are you kidding?" So I did and damn, hard as I tried, I could not mark that barrel. He said that once you did a barrel, you could never re chamber it or do any work on it. I was thinking of getting my new Pac-Nor muzzle loader done but felt I would probably never wear it out even with out the coating! If that stuff you cut was the same, then that debunks that statement.
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by hillbill on Mar 10, 2016 21:43:31 GMT -5
the brake that Jeff opened up was done by H&M metals in Akron Ohio, it is the Melonite QPQ process. they will be getting another batch shortly as the build im doing now will be getting done as well as my .375. Im sold on the stuff, I wrapped an action screw in a dampened salt filled paper towel for a week with 0 signs of rust, the same screw was tested with a file and still no damage, I cut the screw off with a cut off wheel and then filed it to final length and used it on my gun. proof enough for me.....
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