Marlin Firearms Collectors Association

Ranger295; You may have seen mention of a film that was made at the Marlin factory in the early 1920's. In the film, the case-coloring process is shown, and the quench tank is a barrel with a water connection at the bottom so that as the water flowed in from the bottom, the water would overflow the...

I am working on building a setup to give this a whirl. Does it matter what kind of container is used for the quench tank? I was thinking about using a 55 gallon paint drum that the paint residue has been burnt out of. Does anyone think any part of this would interfere with the process? Thanks. If i...

I am working on building a setup to give this a whirl.

Does it matter what kind of container is used for the quench tank? I was thinking about using a 55 gallon paint drum that the paint residue has been burnt out of. Does anyone think any part of this would interfere with the process? Thanks.