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Originally Posted by Dodge  The first time you heat and quench, It hardens the steel. As you have found, this is too hard and now needs to be tempered. This is a process of re heating without quenching to soften it just a little so its not brittle, but tough. Entire books are devoted to this subject and I'm sure others that know more about it than I do will give their input, but check out the Blueprint pages also. I know there is at least one BP on heat treating. The main thing is that heat treating is usually not just one step. First you harden, then you temper. Hope this helps  |
Thanks for your quick response,
I've got a whole lot to learn . LOL .... Have yourself a great day...Tom