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Heat Treat Question
I've been reading up on some different HT treating techniques, for those of us just using coal forges, and one idea I've seen is using a piece of pipe in the fire to hold the blade in, to help even out and control the heating process.
I was thinking of giving that a try. I don't have any scrap pipe I can use since what I have is galvanized, but I do have a 40" chunk of 2x5 tube. The walls are 3/16. I was thinking of cutting off a 12 or 14 inch section, welding some scrap on one end to close it off, and just using that. My question is, do you think this would be an okay option? As I got to thinking about it, I wasn't sure how the rectangle shape of the tube would effect things. I'm not great at physics or thermal dynamics, but it does seem like a round pipe would radiate the heat inside more evenly. So, just wasn't sure if this was even worth trying, or if I should just wait until I run to the hardware store next and just get some black pipe. |
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angle, back, bee, blade, fire, forge, hardware, heat, heat treat, hot, knife, make, ore, small, store, welding |
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