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Heat Treating and Metallurgy Discussion of heat treatment and metallurgy in knife making. |
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Heat Treating Foil ?
My foil packs come out of the furnace, and they are swelled out, what causes this? I place a piece of brown paper bag inside and fold over the edges twice.
__________________ Ricky D. Finch http://www.finchknives.com/ |
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Paper burns the oxygen, gives off CO2 and carbon monoxide and water vapor, pouch pooches out.
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Ricky: FItzo is correct-Fold your foil packs carefully and seal the edges firmly. You can eliminate almost all of the air inside the pack in this way. Try a package without the paper inside-I think you'll like it.
__________________ Stay Sharp, RJ Martin Knifemaker www.rjmartinknives.com |
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Thanks Guys, I'll try it with out the paper.
__________________ Ricky D. Finch http://www.finchknives.com/ |
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Switch to Cotten Balls, Works Great
James __________________ Blademan KnifeMakers Are Pretty Sharp People |
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I forget this, when I fold it over once and use the paper it dosen't swell. Does it mater on how manny times it's fold over.
__________________ Ricky D. Finch http://www.finchknives.com/ |
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Ricky: That's because the seal is not airtight and the gas escapes. Of course, air can also get in. So, you need to fold 2 or 3 times. Burnishing the fold with a roller or other smooth device will make those creases leak free.
__________________ Stay Sharp, RJ Martin Knifemaker www.rjmartinknives.com |
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heat treating foil
R. D.
Hey guys, I'm kind of new to the forum but have ben making knives a while, all kinds, forged and stock removal. R. D., here's what works best for me: Don't skimp on the foil, leave enough for three folds on all three sides. After each fold, flatten it with something smooth and stuff in a huge folded scrap of paper - way more than you think you'll need. When you open the foil to quench your blade and the paper flames up, you know that you had burned off all the oxygen. My blades come out of the packet with virtually no scale on them, stainless or damascus. Usually, I can take a blade to nearly a finished state before heat treating and clean off the residue with a wet soapy sponge. In fact, polishing a bit before heat treating seems to make scale removal easier later. After you draw it out, it might have a light yellow patina, epending on how hot you draw it. What this means to me is less finish grinding on a heat treated blade, less chance of messing up my heat treatment, which seems to be easier to do with micro grit belts. I'm certainly no authority on heat treating and I don't know to what depth the steel hardens - I suppose there are infinite variables - but it seems like you'd be grinding away less heat treated steel this way. Good luck! Todd |
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