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Case Hardening Experiments Mod-Up
bertie_bassett:
--- Quote from: SwarfnStuff on May 24, 2015, 03:44:31 AM ---. Interesting though to look now, as the product is sold as, "non toxic". MSDS starts with warnings that it causes irritation to Eyes, Lungs, Skin, and gut.
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you'd be surprised at what not classed as toxic, recently did a chemical handling course and was informed that sodium hypochlorite solution isn't toxic, yet it takes less of it to kill you then chlorine gas!
vtsteam:
--- Quote from: tom osselton on May 24, 2015, 02:13:32 AM ---Came across this by powderkeg.
http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=4603.0
Here is one that is also good and talks about how to harden specific parts of the piece.
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/59717-Case-hardening-success
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Thanks Tom, both excellent! And somehow I had missed powderkeg's thread here. Too bad he never posted a hardening test.
The other thread is very informative, though kinda funny since it starts out with practical experimental demonstration of something, and then devolves into a bunch of experts posing theoretical arguments about what is "best" in their opinion. Meanwhile the results of the simple experiment and proof at the start that non-toxic ingredients work as well, in actual home shop conditions, using available ingredients and equipment is ignored. One reason I like our own forum so well! :) More doing, and showing, less theorizing.
Speaking of which, remember gentlemen, this thread is a challenge to throw your own iron into the fire and let us see the results! :lol:
Manxmodder:
Had a look at the contents of my old tin of Kasenit yesterday and it has exactly the same appearance as Steve's tin.
Will get around to trying my threaded hardwood and sealed baking experiment in the next day or 2......OZ.
vtsteam:
Looking forward to it Oz! :coffee: :beer:
jcs0001:
I wish I'd seen this thread a few weeks earlier as I had pitted a whole bunch of cherries and dried them. The pits might be a worthwhile source of carbon however I'm not about to dig into my compost heap to try to recover them.
Will have to keep this in mind as we use a wood fire in the winter and it will give me things to do while trying to stay warm.
John.
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