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Old 03-18-2018, 09:25 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
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Gblack, the Citgo oil you're talking about, is it at Jantz supply? Use the canola oil and use a four inch pipe with a cap on the end or weld a plate on the end and make it 100% certain it cannot fall over. Peanut oil too is fine as Epic said.

Outside or in a well ventilated garage or shed is good for the forging area and keep anything flammable (wood) at least 4 feet away from the forge. The oil you use will be wiped off before you temper your blade so don't worry about the house oven, also get a magnet so you can determine when the blade hits 1420 degrees and you want to heat past that for a few minutes, 2-3. Preheat house oven (425 is good to start, 2 hours) and quench immediately.

Experiment, but make sure your blade doesn't have shadowy areas before quench. Quench as fast as you can.
The 80CrV2 I mentioned above is also called 1084+ as it is as easy to heat treat, but is a little more forgiving than even 1084 as the Vanadium in it at 0.20% won't make carbides, but will inhibit grain growth. NJSB carries it as well as 1084.
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