Recent content by Brainburn

No, it was accurate. 500 is what I was tempering at. I got the info from this chart: Tempering Temperature Rockwell Hardness oC oF HRC 149 300 65 177 350 64-65 204 400 62-63 232 450 60-61 260 500 59-60 288 550 57-58 316 600 55-57 343 650 54-55 I want to get the most...

Hey thanks guys... Forgot to mention thickness. Sorry.. Either 1/8th or 5/32 for the most part. I have been over doing it then. Tempering = 1/8th O-1 500 F for a total of 6 hrs (3 X 2 hr temps) 5/32 O-1 = Same as above. Kevin, Well, if what I am hearing is that I basically burned a...

Might want to tighten your belt then.. lol Mike

O-1 Would it be better to temper three times at approx two hrs each or two tempers for three hours each? If I heat up the blade during the final sharpening (after HT) will re tempering take care of the brittle spots? Thanks all, Mike P

Hello all, I have been dinking around with "just to say I did it" knives and decided to go for it. I still need a good belt grinder but, I am making do with the Grizzly at the moment. I wanted to say thanks for all of the useful (and sometimes not so useful) information on the board. I simply...

My first, second and third Hello all, Long time lurker, first time poster... Well, billyO puts me to shame but, I am proud nonetheless. My first, second and third (top to bottom) respectively. Most expensive knives on the planet at the moment. Mike