Recent content by jwstarr

thanks Doug I won't pretend that I understand all of this but I am working at it?? thanks again for your time

hayyal all input is valued

Hay Kevin thanks for all input. After thirty years of knifemaking and reading every thing I can about what takes place in the hardening tempering forging ect. I thing that I still dont understand but a small percent of it but I am still learning thanks to people like you . Keep it coming...

Hay Ed Thanks for the info. and your time that you spend pointing us in the right direction. jw

Hay guys I do enjoy this forum. My aged brain is in overdrive and is having a hard time keeping up. I wish we had all this wealth of info 30 years ago and as easy to get to as it is today. I would like to know what I need to show temp in my ht forge ? Any and all info will be appreciated...

Hay George Thanks for that info. My kiln is 220volt so I suppose it would be a little faster. I dont make many stainless and most are one at time. Also it seems like there is a lot extra space in there to be heated that said if there is any one here in the north central Texas area that would...

hay George How hot of a temp can you hold with this setup ? I have one of like yours a friend gave me, he was going to junk it so I brought it home. I make mostly carbon and dumascus and a few stainless. I would like to be able to harden my stainless and not have to send them off and wait for...

hay guys Has anyone seen anything on a shop built or homeade air driven forging hammer? I saw what I thought was one in a Blade magazine recently, sitting on a bench. jwstarr

hay guys I had the same problem that Ed did with the sqirrel cage blowers. For the past few years I have been using a small elect. leaf blower. It is connected to two forges by 2 in steel and pvc with valves to control air flow and blower is outside for noise control. I have releif valve for...