actually I will be using an old crockpot that mom was getting rid of holds less but plus side it has a built-in heater

[quote name='Matt Albitz' date='12 June 2020 - 11:36 AM' timestamp='1591979802' post='26719'] Hi Kevin, Thanks for the reference to the para-c...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='27 May 2020 - 09:40 AM' timestamp='1590590449' post='26657'] Yes, you should wear a respirator while quenching. A...

I chose to contact Kevin Cashen about this before i commented again and terns out with the simple 10xx series which is a series i do have a good deal ...

[quote name='Dan Hertzson' date='29 May 2020 - 02:28 PM' timestamp='1590780518' post='26667'] Pretty sure he meant to heat the 1075 to 1475 deg. F f...

(This is more asking questions then arguing and may be a bit random to fallow) My clay HT method is 3-4 cycles cooled to black then back in forge, cla...

I don't often wear my respirator when oil quenching, however i also mainly use a horizontal steel feeding trough a quench tank unless i am making a sw...

[quote name='Matthew Parkinson' date='18 May 2020 - 08:04 AM' timestamp='1589807068' post='26615'] There was quite a bit of variation in constructi...

[quote name='Joshua States' date='13 May 2020 - 09:32 AM' timestamp='1589380364' post='26601'] I have that book too. Are you going to do a thin guar...

Heres what I think is going on. Looking at your blade I see small black dimples which tell me its likely leftover forge scale, also the direction of ...