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One of the easier ways to establish tool height is to move the parting tool up to the work and put a small metal bar, like the 6" scale or ruler we carry in our pocket for measuring and swizzle stick use, between the bar and the tool, then roll the cross slide forwards until the scale is trapped...

Muratic dilution and temperature are almost equally important, and I never have found a good road to repeatability. I use muratic to eat rust, too, and fire scale. It only takes a minute or less to strip off blue oxidation, so if I were doing it in warm weather, I'd probably start with 1 part...

Thank you!...Joe

Hi! I'm a newbe and thought I would respond to this with a little additional info. I have blued lots of tools and other parts we make in just that way in the kitchen oven. I now even have one in the shop for that pourpose that is electric. On smaller parts, a cheap toaster oven that will go to...