better inlet black

[shovelhead]

I bought and have used I standard inlet black- "Gold Something" that is okay for the first fitting or two but after a while the black is all over the place- is there a better substance to use to mark where wood should be removed without having black everywhere?
Thanks.

 

[rootsy]

Lipstick is fairly popular. Candle soot is traditional.

 

[Vaino]

I use "Permatex" Prussion Blue spotting compound. It pays to use very little of whatever is used, because as you've said...it gets all over the place. Tried the "black stuff" and didn't like it for the same reasons.....Fred

 

[necchi]

"Candle soot is traditional."

Only I use a common oil lamp with the globe off and the wick turned high. If you get alot of build up it comes off with a damp cloth.
Inletting Black works just fine, but there is a learning curve, a little goes a long ways.

 

[Denny/Oh]

I'm pretty sure I'm out of them but I like using what we used to call grease pencils. I think the brand was Listo.

You could get all kind of colors. It worked like a mechanical pencil only it had an insert about 1/8" in dia. about 3/4" long. It did not get all over everything and tranfered pretty good.

Anyone know where to get them?

 

[Denny/Oh]

Googled Listo.

Still available. Not cheap.

 

[ehoff]

Magic markers made for dry erase boards. You can find them at office supply stores. Much neater then inletting black. They dry slow so can be used to show when things bottom out. A permant black marker will work for things like the sides of the lock inlet, but won't some when something bottoms out.

 

[TGJaeger]

+1 on the white board marker. They are about $2.00 and you can use what ever color works best for you. Much less messy than Jarrod's black.

 

[Bill Hall]

I use the same method as Necchi, smokey lamp with the chimney removed. If everything gets too black, I wipe it off with a kitchen scratchy pad or a paint brush with stiff bristles. I've used lipstick and other markers, but I like the lamp soot the best. I also learned that if you fill the lamp with some of that citrus tiki torch fuel, it will make more smoke and stick better. Bill

 

[Birddog6]

Most guys use it way too heavy on the parts. I use a small 1/8" parts cleaner brush & cut the bristles down to about 1/4" long. Put some on & just get it black, wipe off any excess with a paper towel.

I can inlet a lock & not have any on the rest of the lock panel when I am done. Inlet a buttplate & have only a few smudges on the end when done, none on the sides of the butt.

Don't put it anyplace you don't need it.

Keith Lisle

 

[Mike Brooks]

I bought and have used I standard inlet black- "Gold Something" that is okay for the first fitting or two but after a while the black is all over the place- is there a better substance to use to mark where wood should be removed without having black everywhere?
Thanks.

You're using too much. I get probably 100+ guns per container.

 

[Brent]

I have been using the dry erase markers for years. I especially like the Expo brand's blue marker.

Brent

 

[shortstring]

Birddogs use of the small brush is the way to go. It puts a little bit on, not too much.

 

[hoochiepapa]

You got better eyes than me, then, because I have to put it on thick or I can't see the marks.
Sure makes for lots of cleanup. :shake:

 

[Birddog6]

You're using too much. I get probably 100+ guns per container.

I have been using the same bottle for probably 10 years.. I just started a new small jar of it..... Very little goes a long ways for me.

Keith Lisle

 

[Pete G]

I like the soot from an oil lamp. I bought some small citronella candles, as they were called at the local home improvement store and they have worked very well. Since I work in the garage with the door up most of the time they do double duty.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Even though I use a lot, believe it or not, this is the same jar that I bought in the early eighties when my buddy and I had a gun shop.
I couldn't tell you how many guns were inlet with it.