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JOHN- Mighty fine. It is a once in a long while of forging to get something to turn out as slick and nice as this one.

Congrats! Your learning curve and hard work is what got you here.

Thanks for the excellent pictures.

chuck bennett

On Thomas' Cur-mud-geon. I realize I am two weeks late on this post.

Having had several dealing with the accused.Grin
I believe the #1 and #2 of GLENNS explanation pretty well fill out
THOMAS's rather clever abilities to go right to the point and squat like an ole hen.
If you check his track record he is generally right on the money.

That's my 2 CENTS worth.----BOG

chuck

I'll restate my question now that I see hardening sounds pretty straight forward (whenever I do end up trying to make something out of it): Can A2 be annealed in Vermiculite, or does it have to be done in a furnace? Being even more specific, will Vermiculite limit the cooling to the "40 degrees F per hour or less" rate that is called for when annealing A2?

Thanks again


I was referring to his revised question.

chuck

We drill every thing and fit up before epoxy.
Drilling one bolster at a time. If you break through before twistinge bit off.
You can use a smaller sized bit in reverse at a very slow speed and back the broken bit out----sometimes.
416 work hardens real fast. Have a fresh bit and cutting oil before you start.
It is best not to predrill and ream on 416. The work hardening can be a problem of several metals.

Hope that helps

chuck

ALVIN-- To your question. Yes you can anneal A2 in Vermiculite.
If it is less than a quarter inch you might want to sandwich(clamp) it between two thicker pieces.
Heat the three pieces up to above Non mag. Quickly jam them in the vermiculite.
Come back the next day about the same time.

chuck