J S Machine
Well-Known Member
I think my trouble with getting the proper hardness out of the damascus I have worked with may be in the method I am heat treating it. I work in a toolroom, so we wrap our steel in stainless foil.
I have done my few pieces of damascus this way, and I think the issue may be that I am not quenching fast enough. I have to remove the package from the oven, cut the foil, and dip it into the oil. This can take up to a minute.
I've never really had to deal with scale before, but I think I may try just putting the part in the oven bare, and when its time to come out go straight for the oil. probably less than 5 seconds this way.
Could foil be my problem?
I have done my few pieces of damascus this way, and I think the issue may be that I am not quenching fast enough. I have to remove the package from the oven, cut the foil, and dip it into the oil. This can take up to a minute.
I've never really had to deal with scale before, but I think I may try just putting the part in the oven bare, and when its time to come out go straight for the oil. probably less than 5 seconds this way.
Could foil be my problem?