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an examination of rail road anchors (1060)
Philip West replied to Connor J. Myers-Norton's topic in Heat Treating by Alloy
60Si2MnA is one in case you haven't seen the specs http://www.316l-stianless.com/Spring-steel/A11603-60Si2MnA.html- 42 replies
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It does especially on thin stuff. we weld chisel sockets on a mandrel that's set in the anvil. Like in this woodwrights shop/ peter ross video. welding the socket starts about the 8 minute mark but this is a one piece socket and blade not two piece like yours. http://www.pbs.org/video/2365386383/
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Great video, Im just curious do you have a preference using your mandrel like that inside the socket over using a mandrel mounted in your hardy?
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Alan, I also wanted to add something. We all know what welding 5160 to itself is like with all that chromium. This steel only has a trace amount and it welds to itself just fine. We have made a bunch of bag axes out of it in the traditional bow tie method. just bend a small piece of the steel over itself for the bit instead of adding one and weld it up..makes a tough as nails axe..In fact the first time we ever made a axe with one is when I found out how much this steel hates water I felt the "PING" all the way to my teeth, cracked half the blade off right at the level it went into the water..
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Welcome, we have access to a lot of RR steel through a friend who owns a scrap yard. A few family members who work for the RR and they let me know what publications to look in to find stuff like this. That is some very tough steel
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That stuff is not regular 1060 it has a decent amount of alloy and hates water. It's actually 60Si2MnA http://www.316l-stianless.com/Spring-steel/A11603-60Si2MnA.html
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We use cold blue a lot with low layer patterns like in Damascus axe's..Also helps bring out cable pattern real well.
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Questions about Admiral Steel
Philip West replied to Brian Myers's topic in Tools, Supplies and Materials
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the best thing that ever happened to me (i tried real coal)
Philip West replied to Mason Simonet's topic in The Way
good coal is a wonder to forge with..Im lucky to have easy access to it where I live but your right. Bad coal will make you want to throw your forge away -
Just a couple of pieces. A adze forged from 1060 and a, well for lack of a better term a "Danish" hawk..Wrap and weld hawk with some Danish flair. Mild body and W1 cutting bit
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thanks
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Figured that it might. thanks
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Ok Im no dummy when it comes to forums but neither my profile or settings sections gives me a place to change my user name to my real name as asked. can someone help me out? thanks
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Quenching *very* large section of 4340
Philip West replied to Philip West's topic in Metallurgy and other enigmas
Oil would be a no go, just too much and too large a piece of steel(250#). It would take a 50 gal drum to prevent auto tempering Im afraid. Not to mention a flash fire the size of a car hood. I know what the books say about oil, but theres just no way..I wish it was 4140 to be honest then I would not be worried because we quench large sections of 4140 in water all the time. It only has to be a couple of inches of the face hardened. I may pass on it but I kinda het to because the price is so good. Anything over say 2 1/2" thick(4140,4150 etc) that we have ever tried to harden in oil always -
Thinking of doing a home quench of a very large section of 4340.Appx 10"x 6"x 13" the ability to heat it and lift it is not a issue. Even have a creek close by for a large volume of moving water.. Ive quenched a lot of 4140 and 4150 in water when doing large sections(but not this large) with never a problem. Ive never done 4340 though..I was thinking since its such a large section that a moving water quench would be the way to go. What say you?