[TheForge] Chrome removal

[dan at irontreeworks.com]

The blade and guard are made by Darkwood Armoury. The blade is an excellent high
quality steel rapier and the gaurd is good steel. This rapier is used for SCA
Combat, which mean that it is a quality blade.

Danr

  Quoting Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>:

> I ran into a similar problem with one of those "Lord of the Rings" swords a
> friend is trying to repair- the handle was lose and he twisted the tang off
> abt 1" from the blade. It's a 1/4" round rod that was welded to the short
> flat stub. It appears to be screwed into a brass handle.If we heat it enough
> to unscrew it, the chrome plating is likely to flake off. I think there is a
> way to remove chrome by electrolysis then it can be re-chromed, plated, etc.
>
>
> What kind of metal is the guard on your project? I assume it is steel. If
> pot metal, forget it. You could bead blast it.....
>
> Ron C
>
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of dan at irontreeworks.com
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:07 AM
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> Subject: [TheForge] Chrome removal
>
> Greetings,
>       I have been asked to weld a broken rig (guard) on a rapier (sword0.
> The
> guard is removable but it is chromed.  I know enough to have a fan blowing
> behind me to take the fumes away and have the exhausst fan going full blast.
>
> My question is this: Is there a way to remove the chrome from the whole rig
> other than burning it off? Can I rechrome it? If I can't rechrome it, I will
> have to polish and then use some blueing.  Polishing it on the inside of the
> rig is going to be a pain....I could tumble it....
>
> Suggesetions?
>
> Danr
>
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