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| Andrew Wildman:
The shed now smell of chips thanks to my heat treatment experiments :ddb:. I heater a spare piece of the plate to above its curie temp (so it was no longer magnetic) and kept it there for 20 mins. I then quenched it in veg oil. The plate is currently in the oven (in the kitchen!) at 240 deg for 1 hour. I have not checked for straightness fully after quench but after a quick eyeball it looks ok. Here is the forge in full heat. The bog brush holder on the ground is my quench tank. I will clean up tomorrow and see if it is straight and if my talcum powder/meths anti-scale worked. |
| millwright:
Looks like an ex schools Flamefast brazing hearth there Andrew, does the torch run on the flow gas ok or did you have to alter it? John |
| Andrew Wildman:
John, it's a bye such is very similar to the flame fast. Ex school. I purchased it already converted for propane. Does a good job, but didn't cost me much |
| millwright:
That sounds like you got a good deal Andrew, a nice bit of kit, John |
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