Leatherface
Well-Known Member
Hey guys
Just like the title says
I have a large 5160 bowie that I did the heat treat on a couple years ago...Its all kinds of tuff, but doesnt hold an edge that well at all and I am thinking that I got it WAY to hot
SOOO I was thinking of redoing the HT since I have alot better grasp of my temps now
So what would be the best way of redoing it??
thinking of
3 critical quenches
3 normalizing cycles
1 dull red anneal
then
HT as normal
bring temp up slowly to non mag and quench in Zebra urine heated to 150 degrees
How does that look?
Just like the title says
I have a large 5160 bowie that I did the heat treat on a couple years ago...Its all kinds of tuff, but doesnt hold an edge that well at all and I am thinking that I got it WAY to hot
SOOO I was thinking of redoing the HT since I have alot better grasp of my temps now
So what would be the best way of redoing it??
thinking of
3 critical quenches
3 normalizing cycles
1 dull red anneal
then
HT as normal
bring temp up slowly to non mag and quench in Zebra urine heated to 150 degrees
How does that look?