tnraines Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I have been given some files of various sizes to pratice with. I got the idea of% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnraines Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 I have been given some files of various sizes to pratice with. I got the idea of% umm where did the rest of my post go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmth Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 dunno but try reposting, cuz i also have some old files and probably wanna know what you wanna know, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Grinding off the teeth is suggested. Don't forge at too low or too high a temp---too low and it cracks and too high and it burns up. Make sure you don't set a hot file on a piece of cold metal and leave it (conduction quenching!) DON'T stick in water. Save for use for items that require HIGH Carbon steel. What else you want to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnraines Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Grinding off the teeth is suggested. Don't forge at too low or too high a temp---too low and it cracks and too high and it burns up. Make sure you don't set a hot file on a piece of cold metal and leave it (conduction quenching!) DON'T stick in water. Save for use for items that require HIGH Carbon steel. What else you want to know? well my main question was more after working the metal, what to quench with, and far as any after forging req. Do i need to reharden them and if so how? I have seen many file knives shatter in places bieng so hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenmann Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 well my main question was more after working the metal, what to quench with, and far as any after forging req. Do i need to reharden them and if so how? I have seen many file knives shatter in places bieng so hard. I don't really understand. You ask in what medium you should quench but also ask if you should harden the knife? quenching = hardening, as far as I understand it. It doesn't really matter how you make the knife, you will have to harden the material. Use all the important heat treating steps.First normalise several times. Harden in veggie oil if you do not want to see your knife go "ping"...especially concerning files I would stay on the safe side. After hardening comes tempering in your toaster oven, 30 to 60 minutes at 200°C do the trick and you will very likely not see it shatter if you did your heat treatment right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnraines Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 I don't really understand. You ask in what medium you should quench but also ask if you should harden the knife? quenching = hardening, as far as I understand it. It doesn't really matter how you make the knife, you will have to harden the material. Use all the important heat treating steps.First normalise several times. Harden in veggie oil if you do not want to see your knife go "ping"...especially concerning files I would stay on the safe side. After hardening comes tempering in your toaster oven, 30 to 60 minutes at 200°C do the trick and you will very likely not see it shatter if you did your heat treatment right. guess I am confused at normalizing part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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