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I would recommend against breaking it. The types of changes you'd be looking for are microscopic differences that would thus need micrography to evaluate. You didn't heat it hot enough for grain growth. What might be interesting for learning's sake is 1) what happens to HRC if frozen overnight...

Well, then, you know immediately it's not quite right and the excursion had an effect of some sort. How much of what effect? Well, micrographs would be interesting, but not worth the money IMO. If you re-HT, you'll still never be certain you removed all effects of the excursion. So, I agree...

What does the HRC say about how it hardened? If it's hard, put it in service in the home kitchen and compare...

Ron Lake, Frank Centofante, & Wayne Clay - "How to Make Folding Knives." Bob Terzoula - "The Tactical Folding Knife" Eugene Schadley - "How to Make Multiblade Folding Knives."

Vey cool, Chris! I have probably 2500+ albums on disc in ALAC and it is only slightly over 1TB, so 30TB is just a staggering thought! Every name you named I have, and really enjoy. I love early San Francisco rock. Santana will always be my favorite; he is my inspiration for the guitar. I play...

Do you ever stop and wonder for a moment whether that first &^$%^# you actually catch redhanded is gonna suffer for every last one of those robberies, burglaries, thefts, garage-tags, etc that the evil little predators have inflicted on you across your whole life? :mad: "That's for burglarizing...

It probably costs in excess of a hundie nowadays to send in a piece of steel for analysis. It can be done with something called x-ray diffraction readily and with the sophisticated databases of today they can likely pinpoint the manufacturer. That said, if you know anyone at a junkyard, they...

I envy your friend! I only saw them 14 times. Little Feat is one of my favorites. Dead, I've got 3-4 early-ish albums and that's all. Never saw them live. I like a broad range of music. I'm sure we have a whole bunch of shared likes. :)

"Where were you on the night of June 29th?" RIP, Lowell. 13APR1945-29JUN1979

I have had fireplace glass platens cut by glaziers and have heard of folks getting theirs cut at fireplace shops. It is going to depend on how accurate they are in cutting it. Too wide or narrow is a real pain in the patoot. Make sure and have them “lightly break the edges“ so it isn’t quite...

I saw the CK early on and it was recommended as one of three choices - Red, Blue, or CK. Finding someone local who sold them proved fruitless. One place advertised CK, I got all excited, but all they have ever carried were their torches. He said they have the best torches. I am not real enthused...

Thanks, man! I DO want the info and the advice. I'll check out the leads. Appreciado.

My Pa once told me, in maybe his best advice ever, "Son, you don't even understand what you've got. You've got a wife who wants nothing more in life than to be included in everything you do, no matter how cockamamie an idea it is. You just don't know how precious that is. Think about your mother...

I rode a HD for years. They are definitely mighty protective of their brand.

You know there's a new drill press in your future when your wife starts thinking about and making suggestions how to get it down in the basement and put together. LOL My bride of 48 years has supported me 110% throughout my tool and knifemaking journey. Heck, she was the striker on my first...

I have no real plans. This is pure bucket-list indulgence. I will most likely try to learn on steel but I have a bunch of aluminum that will be here when I croak if I don't figure out how to ruin it for everybody else before then. :) I know I want an AC/DC machine. it would be nice if it would...

Harley tried talking me into going on was of his pig hunts up there out of Bristol, TN, ‘cept he wanted me to do it with a knife. Usually including one of his knives as part of the hunt, He offered me a discount so I could do it with my own knife. LOL This was in like ‘86 when he was still...

@52 Ford. Thanks for the info and the curve! There are plenty of good reviews for the Vulcan, so I’ll have to keep that in mind. This is just for pure screwing aound because I want to experience TIG before I go, so the HF may be all I ever need, and it’s two miles away if it breaks when brand...

Thanks, Chris! Tells me all I needed to know. Now to spring the money from my wallet. It's either this or a TIG I don't need but horribly desire! lol The drill press would be a real welcome change from watching these two Taiwanese jobs wobble the bits despite having a Starrett arbor and an...

@CDHumiston Chris, do you happen to know how much that drill weighs? I can't find it searching. A couple of our lawncare guys moved my new HF rollaway downstairs for a half hundie and I wonder if this is a weight they might manage, too. Sadly, the small stairwell would preclude that 380lb...