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sure just harder work... Use a round stock section as a bottom fuller, nothing special to buy, just make do with what you have.
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Normalize - schmormalize
Steve Sells replied to Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver's topic in Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc
well if the shoe fits........... (and if it don't, you should call a Ferrier ) -
Perte grinding the edges of the 304 SS leaf clean. -
Pete finishes up his leaf for the Australia project. -
Jeremy had a few friends over for a hammer in, these neighbors had to see why all the people were there. -
Stan at the fire ready to show us something -
Stan and Jeremy getting started -
cant understand why this isnt getting hotter -
JeremyK shows Rt how its done -
Damascus hammer billet comming out of the fire -
Rt punching a hammer eye -
a happy man and working one of his 5 LG Hammer's -
Jeremy at his beautiful brick side draft -
35# hammer, bigger than the 33 Anyang -
Hammering away -
Pete is happy to be at the hammer in -
Normalize - schmormalize
Steve Sells replied to Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver's topic in Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc
The 1700's smiths didn't have to worry about it because they didn't have Stainless steel, Powdered metal technology alloys, or any other alloy steels. As for definitions, this is the knife section, so its natural to assume its about blade steels, if not post is in general. Blade steels requirements can vary so much its almost a requirement to state what steel is being used in order to get any meaningful information in the first place :D -
Started building my retort kiln
Steve Sells replied to short swing's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
PLEASE read the sticky's in the safety section of the forums. -
If you have a oil hardening steel, water can kill it, period. as for tempering/quench, WSB2 may not understand that it is needed to stop over-heating the tempering portion. And dont forget that used springs may already have had the cracks from prior use.
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Knee mail Sent. we will share the word.
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Over $600 for limited use, IE one radius hollow grind only and limited supplier for their stones ---vs--- a belt grinder that can use any manufacturers belts, various diameter sheels, platten or slack belt use, with any grit... hmmm its all point of view
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How about this one, anvil advice please
Steve Sells replied to Brasilikilt's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
I think the technical term is Texture tool ? -
There is plenty of detail in the stickys, as well as advanced things in the knife sticky's. Basically one heats the steel then allows to cool in still air.
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Heat treating specifics
Steve Sells replied to Black Maple Forge's topic in Heat Treating, general discussion
So you are advocating cold forming used cars springs? How do you figure that is safe? micro fractures can be a problems with any used steel also. -
How much Oxygen is bound up with the carbon in the steel matrix ? I am aware that nickel wont form carbides, but 15N20 is not an effective barrier to carbon migration in my experience, or the lab testing I have seen, we need a lot more than 2% nickel for that.