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| vtsteam:
A bit of a shock when a girl I knew in London back in the late sixties said she was going to knock me up Sunday morning and take me to a pub to hear jazz. I really didn't understand you people, but who was I to argue? |
| awemawson:
"Two cultures divided by a common language" :lol: |
| snub:
I have some oil hardening and some water hardening "drill rod" which I believe is the same as silver steel. It is ready for machining but I'm not familiar with the process of hardening. Do I simply get it red hot and then quench it? I thought it would be brittle at this stage and need some further process. |
| lordedmond:
Ok quick 101 Get it red hot hold it there for about 1 minute per inch thickness test with a magnet while its still red it should now at the correct temp non magnetic , quench in water or oil as per its type w or o Then rub on some emery cloth to polish the surface , now heat it slowly away from the cutting edge and watch the colour change let it get to straw for a scribe or heat further to blue for a lathe tool then re quench as before. Stuart |
| snub:
Thanks for the tutorial, Stuart, but I'm not getting the " Let it go to straw for a scribe". Do I need a translator here? (lol) |
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