[TenTec] Black machine screws

[Gary Hoffman]

Oh no !  Not..... the BLACK SCREWS !!!    :)

73 de Gary, AA2IZ


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Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Black machine screws


> If you can find some plain (unplated) steel screws that will fit you can
use
> either gun blue or parkerizing solution to blacken them to any degree
desired.
> Both should be avaliable at any gun shop or sporting goods store - as well
as
> an aluminum blackening compound that works fairly well. .
>
> After all, commercial "black" screws are usually plain steel screws that
have
> had a dose of phospatizing to blacken them.
>
> 73  Pete Allen  AC5E
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