Thread: Recommendations for a heat treat shop?

I was 100% wrong by a just a "couple" states, but here's their site anyways.

https://www.americancuttingedge.com/contact/

They claim that they will make anything, just need a design and some dimensions.

I didn't end up doing business with them since the application was pretty easy for is to do in house.

Since neither places are close enough to chat in-person, a quote from each is probably your best bet. Since Peter's does only heat treating and no the whole shebang, I bet dollars to donuts that they're gunna be cheaper.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

I don't have my blanks cut yet due to a litany of things, but I should have them for real in the next week.

So!

Two questions.

What should my minimum thickness on pre-HT razors be? If my memory hasn't gone to hell, I recall Charlie grinding down to a little over 1mm. But I'm pretty sure he wasn't using 1084...

And I'm also going to need a recommendation for a shop that'll properly heat treat razors made from the stuff.

On a quasi-related note: I cannot find 1084 thicker than 1/4" (the steel I have was from Jantz, 1084 1/4"x4"x8.75")

That's not going to be thick enough to make replicas of the largest old razors I have (my Magog razor is 11/32" thick at the thickest point, or 8.85mm). I don't have any plans to engage in the 'biggest razors' club thing, but there are a couple of old designs I wouldn't mind replicating that would require a thicker piece.

With the waterjet I have available, I could cut 3/4" or 1" 1080 bars down to size, but how is that for making razors?

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