AEB-L Heat treat

[Gliden07]

Getting ready to do my first heat treat on an AEB-L Fillet knife. I'm following Boss's video as far as the degrees and hold times go. Since the steel is only .082 should I heat treat blank and then grind bevels in like I do with thin carbon steel or do I grind first??

 

[J. Doyle]

Getting ready to do my first heat treat on an AEB-L Fillet knife. I'm following Boss's video as far as the degrees and hold times go. Since the steel is only .082 should I heat treat blank and then grind bevels in like I do with thin carbon steel or do I grind first??

I'd personally grind bevels after heat treat on that.

 

[SS369]

Drill everything, grind the edge centerline( 45degrees), chamfer holes, sand well and clean prior to HT.
In my experience, AEB-L gets hot very quickly, so, dip, dip, and dip some more while grinding.

 

[JeremyBartlett]

Definitely grind after heat treat on something that thin...also having it flat makes sure the whole blade cools evenly when you put it between your quench plates.

 

[seved]

I prefer grinding after Heattreat.

Seved

 

[Gene Kimmi]

I've ground all my AEB-L blades after heat treat, even 1/4" blades. The thin ones are notorious for warping as you grind. If that happens as you are grinding one side, just grind the other side until it's straight again.

 

[Gliden07]

This is gonna be a new experience for sure! Looking forward to it!! Gonna clean up blade with 400G belt (get sanding scratches going in right direction on Ricaso area), put the 45s in, wipe it down with Acetone,wrap in SS 309. Then do H/T via Boss's video.