One of my crucial steps in heat treating is the cryo. The last two days I have heat treated 13 knives for me to work on. Wanenmachers Arms Show is coming in a month and is the largest show in the USA.
I have a vertical Uncle Al’s forge and I filled the bottom full to soak it up. Easy to scoop out and remove!
I also keep it around for any oil spill. Just cover the spill up , leave for a while then scoop up. Spill removed.
You can only keep your sanity being active. I'm not the type to set and watch TV. I go to the shop 7 days a week and do at least something. Today was sew 2 sheaths. Finish the handles and sharpen them and put my mark on them. They are both boxed for shipping tomorrow. I lied I'm watching rodeo...
Fritzo same problem here. Rotten skin. I can bump something and tear my skin and bleed for a while. i keep Neosporin and band aids in the shop.
Worst I have done was on a drill press. Let a blade helicopter and cleaned everything from second joint up to first joint. Grabbed a paper towels and...