Thor22 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 hello everyone im realitvly new at blacksmithing i have been fasinated by it for years but i dont know much about it.therein lies the problem.i would appreiate any tips on mixing a brine quench. info would be appereiated greatly thanx matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belargehair Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Those may be separate comments. Need help mixing brine (quench) AND need help mixing fuel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This post was broken into 3 separate posts, introduction, brine quench, and solid fuel forges. This is one reason we ask folks to post one subject per post so we know which question to answer. Do a search on IForgeIron for brine quench, Rob Gunther, etc. Rob has a formula posted several places on the site mixing water, salt and a couple other ingredients to make his famous bring quench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 For the traditional brine quench you were supposed to mix salt in the water till it would float an egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Rule of thumb for me has always been 1 pound of salt per 1 gallon of water. Never seen any "super quench" that gave better results than this except for lye solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor22 Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 thanx for the advice guys i apperiate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Here is a link to the Rob Gunther quench: -- Robb Gunter Super-quench Also: Welcome aboard ...glad to have you. Clicking on "User CP" at the top of the page and editing your profile to show your location will go a long way towards helping folk close to you find you. IFI is represented by members from more than 50 countries and a lot of info is location specific. Next to finding someone close to help teach you the craft you can read and talk to folk here. All we ask is the occasional picture of what you're doing. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 well, lets see...H2O weights 8.33# per gallon, and saturated brine weights in at 14 #/gallon. so you can add about 5.5 #/gallon of salt..as a reffrence..sea water is about 9.4 ppg.and warmer the water the easier it absorbes the salt. and you may want to mix it up some if it sets for a while, hope this helps, jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 10% salt solution, 1 part salt, 10 parts water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 old soap making recipe for getting the lye strong enough when using a lye runner to make lye from wood ashes, was boil the solution till an egg floats. boiling evaporates the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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