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I got some GatorPiss a while back. I was using diluted Ferric Chloride, but wanted to try something different. I usually take my blade...

I leave the mill scale on the blades during the HT and the first tempering cycle (I do a 300-325 snap temper on everything after the...

Ken, I sent you a PM with the Excel Spreadsheet cut and pasted into the message. I couldn't upload the actual Excel file here. If...

$1200 roughly. I have an excel file somewhere, need to find it!

Bark River uses a loctite glue and activator, that may be faster?

Sometimes adding hardener doesn't speed up the cure time, depending on the epoxy. If adding heat, I would not go over 100 degrees. I...

JB Kwik Weld sets up pretty quickly. It's a bit more than 5 minutes, but I usually start shaping the handles around 30 minutes later...

Very nice!! Wharton Taylor makes nice stuff!

Yeah, I built a 27" long, 7" wide, 6.5" tall chambered oven with a WiFi Ramp/Soak PID, element kill switch, door shut off switch, etc...

Yeah, the ones in the picture on the blog are poultry sized. I have done some with 5" long blades and others with 18" long blades for...

And remember, if we use a lower austentizing temperature, we have less retained Austenite. The RA adds some toughness to the steel as...

With the speed rail, they usually have some gaps in the welding of them, so they're not watertight. I'm not sure if they'll be much...

Yeah, I did my first heat treat batch on October 17th, and I picked it up a day or two before that. When I was at work, I saw the...

Yeah, I was doing some Shechita that were from 2" bar stock and they weren't close to fitting in! Plus the blades are 18" long, too...

Yeah, Even small dewars have a neck to them that a foam core plug fits loosely into. This helps it not splash out and is loose enough...