ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Spending a lot of time staring at hot metal is not a good thing. Luckily we can deal with cataracts these days. The trick I liked is a friends optical pyrometer with digital read out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Dogaracts are still a problem, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I haven't had any problems with Acts of the Doges since the late Renaissance; if it doesn't fit Sforza it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benona blacksmith Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 There is a way to use the pipe in the forge and not be looking directly into any flame at all and the workpiece will be rising in temperature so you really wouldn't be looking directly at glowing metal for long. Just looking into a pipe but that isn't half as bad as looking directly in a fire. I have yet to do it to my heat treat pipe but..... The way I figured it if you torch a hole in a plate the diameter if the pipe and weld it to the end you put the workpiece in, it would act as a shield so you aren't looking directly into the flame. And like I said the workpiece would be on a rising heat and really doesn't hurt the eyes much until it gets really hot. And on top of it don't you stare at hot metal while at the anvil. I know I do!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 8:32 PM, Benona blacksmith said: Decalescence is the BEST way to judge critical temperature Absolutely agree with this. It works for all simple HC steels and is relatively foolproof. I have some issue seeing it in my forge, which is quite bright, but will keep working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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