bob sutton
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metabo hands down, the best!
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to anneal " soften " steel you must bring it to critical temp and cool it very slow. hardwood ashes or " oil dry " work well. even dry sand.
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i talked to an engineer from timken bearings and he told me the ball bearings are 52100 and the spherical " barrel shaped roller bearings " are 52100.
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wayne goddard has a very good video on making cable knives.
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a book called " the hand forged knife" and " the master bladesmith" may help.
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try " texas knifemaker supply " or " admiral steel" on line.
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any tang adding should be done with " silver braze " not welding. welding causes too much stress in the steel. use a scarf joint
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any tang adding should be done with " silver braze " not welding. welding causes too much stress in the steel.
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go to " texas knifemaker supply " for info on different belts.
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go to " junkyard steel " and find a chart of the different steels and their uses.
FAG roller bearings
in Heat Treating, general discussion
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i was told by an engineer from temkin bearing that rollers that are barrel shaped are 52100. if they are straight or cone shaped they are most likely case hardened.