bluey hocking Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I lived in the goldfields area of West Aust some twenty years and was working on minara station just before it was sold to a mining company In the blacksmiths shop were some short metal rods which were very hard and had the word COBALIDE 1 written on them Were they used for hard facing ? And could they be used in the forging of knife blades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hicks Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Might start by Spark testing BP0020 Spark Testing maybe forge out a thin section and quench see if it hardens - break it. play with it to see what forge temps to work in it may crack or crumble at to high a heat or may be air harding. Might be better for tools like punches & chisels not saying you can not make a knife from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglesmith Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Bluey In my copy of the CIG booklet, Hints on Gas Welding and Cutting. COBALIDE 1 is one of seven Cobalide hardfacing alloys. It also says that "In general these alloys can not be forged". Hope this is a help. Graeme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluey hocking Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 I have some metal rods marked COBALIDE 1 Which are about 12 inches long some are about316 diameter and some 14 You can't mark them with a file or a hacksaw ,the grain structure seems quite coarse .I obtained them from a station in the north eastern goldfields of west australia . Could they have been used for hardfacing? How would I use them in forging knife blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Infohttp://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130201b.htm You'll have to ask the knifemakers about incorporating them into patern welded steel, I know it is sometimes done with nickel rod. Am not a knifemaker, I have enough bad habits ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hicks Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 ttt ??? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Your question was discussed on the other forum where you posted it.http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/can-somebody-help-2696/ Don't think you are going to get different answers here. It SPECIFICALLY address the hardfacing question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Edit: Two threads on the same subject have been combined. This may throw off the time line but all the information on the subject is now in one location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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