Lost my virginity

DiverTexas

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To heat treating 01 steel.

Did my first heat treating on some knife blades I made.
I've got them tempering in an oven at the moment.
A few pics of the process.




My very basic set up with some fire bricks.

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Heating the steel up past 1450 degrees to a dull red glow.


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Getting ready to test it to make sure it has lost it's magnetic ability.

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Quenching it in preheated canola oil in a soup can.



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Starting on the second one.


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Quenching it next.



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Pull them from the oil.
They don't look too good now, but all the scale should sand off after they finish their second round of tempering.

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To be continued when I get more work done on them.
 
I was just about to hit the report button. This is a G-Rated forum ya know.....Then I remembered we are talking knives here:D

Looking great Driver!!!! Looking forward to the next steps.

Love me some WIP2thumbs

Chris
 
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