mpc Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I’m more than a little depressed. This was 5 layers. 1084/15n20/1084/15n20/1084 My next project is going to be one of those knives the samurai used to disembowel themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 then reweld it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpc Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Wait... What? Is that possible? I just kind of assumed it was “done” because... I don’t know why... because it was... cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Throw it back in the forge, and re weld. Keep going. One cold shut out of five layers, means that the other joints welded. So hit it again. My last billet, I worked at welding temp through 3 heats to insure it welded, before I started drawing. When I started drawing, the first hit was on the edge, If it seperated, it was immediately brought back to welding heat, and welded again. But I'm a beginner, and may be doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 How deep does that go? If this is going to go into the scrap bin anyway, I'd cut the billet in half, polish the cut ends, and etch to see how deep the un-welded portion is. If you didn't grind the sides completely flush before welding the billet together, you will get that on the edges, but it might not be deep enough to worry about. On 1/17/2021 at 10:10 AM, mpc said: I just kind of assumed it was “done” because... I don’t know why... because it was... cold? only if the weld was bad enough for scale to have formed between the layers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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