Heat treating

Heat Treating 1084 High-Carbon Steel: What you'll need: Heat Treating Furnace - I've got another instructable showing you how to build this furnace. Source of heat - I'm using a MAPP Gas torch. This one I'm using is quite small and only just puts out enough heat. If you're using a…

Does anyone know of a place to buy a poster size temp chart for steel similar to the one on the back pages of the blacksmith premier? (I think it was the blacksmiths premier ) Thanks Russell

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Heat Bluing or Flame Bluing is actually heat treating. Steel will turn a rainbow of colors as it is heated and if you remove the heat at the right time, you can get a nice "electric" or "peacock" blue color, just like Nitre Bluing. See the colors of the screws on this Colt: If you have ever seen a set of chromed header pipes that got really hot, you probably noticed the rainbow effect and the bright blue color: Here is a chisel that was heated then quenched, you can see the same effect Here…

Preserving heat coloring of copper when clear coating

The 440 series of stainless steels are a good choice for knife-making because they have reasonable resistance to stains and corrosion while retaining the hardness and toughness of carbon steels.

Ancient technologies expert Allen Denoyer explains how he heat-treats rocks to obtain better tool stone.

Heat treating flour makes it safe to use in any recipe, including no-bake desserts! Learn how to bake raw flour with this easy method.

One size doesn't fit all for treating your body's aches and pains, and knowing what works best for different kinds will be the difference between a timely