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Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Great video about forge welding RR Track steel hardening and tempering. The title is slightly misleading though, I thought it was about Thremite welding. Well worth watching especially if one has some RR Track to play with. I made a pair of power hammer dies from it but never dreamed it could be forged into cutting tools or forge welded into bars etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I just had my first run in with forging RR track over the weekend. It's some seriously tough stuff to break down with a hand hammer. Sparks like ~0.7% carbon so without watching the video I am going to assume yes, it will hold an edge. My plan is to use it make hammers. I had a real thin section ~(2" thick). Which i cut the head off and forged into 2 blanks. I reiterate, it's some tough stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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