-Quint- Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Not exactly a RR spike, but similar. I found it in my basement. It's steel and about 24" long, I'll get some more practice in on the shorties before I mangle this thing, but when I do something with it, I'll post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 spark test it; no reason to waste the time and money if it's not hardenable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Quint- Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 24 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: spark test it; no reason to waste the time and money if it's not hardenable. I certainly will, thank you. Even if its not high carbon I'll probably still smash something out of it for the practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The pic makes it look galvanized, don't just toss it in the forge. That would be B-A-D. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Quint- Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 17 hours ago, Frosty said: The pic makes it look galvanized, don't just toss it in the forge. That would be B-A-D. Frosty The Lucky. It definitely is Frosty. I'll be stripping that down before it sees any heat. The junky rod I've been hammering on was coated or painted with a goldish coating and I've been whipping that off with a wire wheel before sticking it in the fire. Do you think that's a good way to remove it or should I be using some other method? Not sure if creating the dust is nearly as bad as the fumes from burning. I wear one of my embalming masks anyway... Although, breathing NYC air every day probably already has my lungs "galvanized" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Be VERY careful of Gold colored plating, cadmium is VERY toxic. Getting it in you in any form is serious badness, it's considered to CAUSE cancer not just contribute or be a risk factor. Makes inhaling cigars seem like a good thing. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Quint- Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks Frosty. This was a very powdery type of coating, possibly old gold paint? Definitely not a metallic plating, but whatever it is I ain't taking any chances breathing it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Maybe paint, I don't know and I don't know what OLD cad plate looks like either. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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