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Hulsroy
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My stem came completely raw, I heated it up with my mapp torch (till at the point I could just hold it) and then applied a liberal coating of linseed oil followed by another torching then a rub over to remove any oil that hadn’t soaked in/burned off.
I’ve used this technique on raw steel parts before and it seems to work pretty well. The part will still corrode but nothing like if it wasn’t treated.
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