Made my own torched buckle in the laboratory last week. Thought I'd share some pictures here
On the wrist...
I decided to make my own because I don't like PVD'ed buckles. They are too dark and don't match the DLC on my PAM 360.
Here's the procedure if you would like to make one for yourself
Materials and equipment
Soap and water
Hexane
Bunsen burner
Eye protection
Metal tongs
Heat proof gloves
Ceramic crucible
Methodology
1. Clean buckle and metal tongs thoroughly with soap and water. Dry with paper towels.
2. Immerse buckle in hexane for a minute. Use metal tongs to remove buckle from hexane. Wipe off hexane from buckle and metal tongs with paper towels.
3. Put on eye protection and light bunsen burner. Adjust air holes until you get a blue flame.
4. Put on heat proof gloves.
5. Pick up buckle with tongs.
6. Position buckle at the hottest part of the bunsen flame (which is at the tip of the visible blue part of the flame).
7. Take the buckle off the flame when it gets red hot.
8. Watch for the colour of the buckle when has cooled down.
9. Repeat steps 6 to 8 until the desired darkness is achieved.
10. Place buckle in ceramic crucible to cool down.
Cheers and thanks for looking
On the wrist...
I decided to make my own because I don't like PVD'ed buckles. They are too dark and don't match the DLC on my PAM 360.
Here's the procedure if you would like to make one for yourself
Materials and equipment
Soap and water
Hexane
Bunsen burner
Eye protection
Metal tongs
Heat proof gloves
Ceramic crucible
Methodology
1. Clean buckle and metal tongs thoroughly with soap and water. Dry with paper towels.
2. Immerse buckle in hexane for a minute. Use metal tongs to remove buckle from hexane. Wipe off hexane from buckle and metal tongs with paper towels.
3. Put on eye protection and light bunsen burner. Adjust air holes until you get a blue flame.
4. Put on heat proof gloves.
5. Pick up buckle with tongs.
6. Position buckle at the hottest part of the bunsen flame (which is at the tip of the visible blue part of the flame).
7. Take the buckle off the flame when it gets red hot.
8. Watch for the colour of the buckle when has cooled down.
9. Repeat steps 6 to 8 until the desired darkness is achieved.
10. Place buckle in ceramic crucible to cool down.
Cheers and thanks for looking
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