Chris Christenberry Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) I've got a blade I'm getting ready to have heat treated. I've read I'm supposed to put a "small piece" of wood inside the bag along with the blade so it will burn up any oxygen. But what is a "small piece"? If I cut a 1/2" piece off one end of a Popsicle stick, would that be considered a small piece? Edited March 10, 2021 by Chris Christenberry Chris www.chrischristenberry.com WHEW!!! If I could only know now what I "thought" I knew back then.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrod Miller Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Yeah, that should do nicely. A good way to visualize this is with those candles in jars (like Yankee Candles). When you burn a candle you are burning the wax. When you put the lid on the candle there is still enough oxygen in the jar to burn for a coupe-a few seconds. Then you run out of oxygen and the flame goes out. Now think about how much air is in the SS pouch, and how long your chunk of popsicle stick will burn. The tighter your pouch, the less burnable stuff you need in it. You aren't going for carbon pick-up in your blade, just a neutral environment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Christenberry Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Yup, I understand the reasoning behind it. Have just never put a blade in a bag before. Okay, so I'll seal the bag with a piece about 1/2" long. My buddy David Mooneyham is going to treat it for me. Thank God for friends like David. 1 Chris www.chrischristenberry.com WHEW!!! If I could only know now what I "thought" I knew back then.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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