Need Help: Re-Inking Machinist's Scales

[darkzero]

Mcmaster, Grainger & Zoro carry the laquer fill in paint sticks. Just mentioning in case you order from any of them regularly.

 

[mac1911]

Markal brand are pretty good and usually available arts and craft stores.

 

[extropic]

Mcmaster, Grainger & Zoro carry the laquer fill in paint sticks. Just mentioning in case you order from any of them regularly.

Thanks Will. I should have thought of McMaster. Doh! I think I'll cancel the third Amazon order and add the Lacquer-Stik to my McMaster list, soon to be placed.

 

[Mill Lee farm]

Sometimes we would darken-in engravings with a product called stove black. It imparted no gloss whatsoever but I don’t know if that’s even around anymore.

Ahhh…. This takes you down the rabbit hole of linseed paint!
Traditional Stove Black is linseed oil or boiled linseed oil with either graphite, charcoal or ‘soot’ (from an oil lamp or wood stove etc)

There are still some good products around:

Allbäck Linseed Oil Stove Blacking Fireplace Paste

Allbäck Stove Blacking Fireplace Paste is solvent-free and can be used on any surface that becomes very hot. The graphite pigment remains black regardless of temperature. Great for protecting metal surfaces from rust.

sagerestoration.com

Stove black polish - Old time

Stove darkness/polish after an original recipe. Welcome to Sekelskifte and our products to old stoves.

www.sekelskifte.com

Linseed oil and boiled linseed oil is a lost product that’s worth exploring. There are now companies that are producing PROPER oils….
Like most other things, corporate America found a way to totally ignore the important process and replace it with cheap chemical dryers etc…

IOW: boiled linseed oil from home depot is NOT the same and won’t work the same…

Anyway, I’ve been using Allback Swedish oil and paint for different products around the farm here. Very good stuff…
I use their linseed wax (linseed oil and bee’s wax) that is magical on your wooden handles on yard tools etc.
Also, (non-boiled) linseed oil is fantastic for seasoning your cast iron cookware!

Handbook for your perusal:

https://cdn.rakennusapteekki.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/06130323/1_Lilla-Handboken-Eng.pdf

I can see where a linseed product ‘may’ work very well here (remember… its where all art paint came from before modern replacement)

 

[francist]

Ahhh…. This takes you down the rabbit hole of linseed paint

Rabbit hole indeed -- more like the Black Rabbit Hole of Calcutta for me!

Yes I'm also somewhat passionate about the old paints and concoctions for stoppings, etc. Comes from working in a museum maybe, or just comes from being insanely curious I'm not sure which. It seems never have the time to actually cook the recipes though, maybe one day. Thanks for the link to the booklet -- already saved to my "projects for a rainy day" file....