It made me think of this thread and begin to wonder if something such as the mini steamer could be rigged to work for the steam bluing.
I've been using an old fashioned tea kettle to steam small parts, or spot steam a problem area that needed touch-up.
Not been at the process long, and never had a tank for boiling. When I decided I wanted to try it, I just went straight to building a steam chamber.
4" diameter PVC pipe with a removable top and a toilet flange for a base.
Flange is bolted to the lid of a stock pot (would like to find an old pressure cooker).
Pot sits on a propane camp stove.
It works fine as a rusting chamber too. After I steam, the water cools down while I'm carding that just put it back in the chamber for the next rust cycle. When I'm ready to steam again the barrel is taken out and hangs while the water gets to a rapid boil again.