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In article <vni83up1je17ac@corp.supernews.com>,
"Tim Williams" <tmoranwms@charter.net> wrote:
so dull they could put a hyperactive kid on a sugar buzz to sleep in
seconds. Now, I just need to figure out how to get them in the fire...
Maybe if I hard-copy them and put THAT in the forge?
If so, 400 seems pretty low.
Even so, it MIGHT be best if we take this elsewhere.
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"Tim Williams" <tmoranwms@charter.net> wrote:
You don't know the half of it! Prolly half a gig worth! And all of them"Don Bruder" <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote in message
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Nobody says I can't throw some wrought iron scrap into the mix...
hehehehehe
Actually, wrought iron is cast iron with all the constituents (except the
iron itself) oxidized. Due to the way it's produced, it is full of slag
which makes it wonderful to forge-weld, needing no flux at all, and
generally a nice forging material. It kind of went out of style in the
19th century.
Wrought iron as it is known today is just a generic term for anything
that looks like it might've come from a blacksmith's shop (yeah, right).
Usually mild steel.
What you really want for knives and other sharp hard stuff are dull files.
I'm sure you have a few very dull ones laying around![]()
so dull they could put a hyperactive kid on a sugar buzz to sleep in
seconds. Now, I just need to figure out how to get them in the fire...
Maybe if I hard-copy them and put THAT in the forge?
hour??? What's that supposed to do??? Are we trying to anneal the thing?Heat it to a good yellow heat and bang it with a hammer till your heart's
content. When you want to harden it, heat to orange hot and quench in
water, then throw it in the oven at 400?F for up to an hour.
OK, I'm following the tempering logic up to the last - 400 for an
If so, 400 seems pretty low.
So? I don't see anybody complaining (yet...)Boy that got wordy fast...
Even so, it MIGHT be best if we take this elsewhere.
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