Harding frizzin

[DeadMule]

Any ideas on getting a better spark? I’ve tried kaseinite it didn’t help much.

 

[Sam squanch]

I have soled frizzens with old saw blades , epoxied them or riveted then on. After I hardened them, of course.

 

[oldwood]

I shouldn't tell this , but since you mentioned kaseinite ,here goes. .......When first playing around with a 1970 era Dixie percussion lock that the tumbler was so soft , just working the lock through its mechanical action caused the main spring to trench a groove in the slope of the tumbler. Knew the tumbler needed hardened , but not what to do. Only resource was the Dixie G.W . catalog and in it was Kasenite , w/instructions. Was working in an apartment with some hand tools , kitchen table , and a gas range. Since this was 50+ years ago I think the instructions said to heat the metal to a certain color , and bury it in the Kasenite until cool or something like that. I do remember it took three times repeating the process and accidental , perfection. That sucker was hard , the lock worked...............oldwood

 

[rafterob]

I had a frizzen fixed by the above mentioned addition of a strip of band saw blade. Sparks like crazy now. It was riveted and soldered on. I did not do the work, nor would I have the expertise to do it. If you can find someone to do it, I would highly recommend that fix.

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

A good case hardening would work and is a correct fix also. Not talking about Kasenite here, I'm talking about a charcoal/bone mixture packed tightly around the part and soaked at temp before quenching and drawing back to the correct temper.

It's all about how much effort your wanting to put into it, or if your willing to pay someone else to do the work for you.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Any ideas on getting a better spark? I’ve tried kaseinite it didn’t help much.

Case hardening will most always work, provided the hardening process is done correctly. If you don't want to mess with it, just get another frizzen. If your flints are not nice and sharp with proper main and frizzen spring tension that could also be a negative issue.

 

[rich pierce]

First one should determine if insufficient frizzen hardness is really the problem with a poor sparking lock.