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03-29-2011, 01:33 AM #1Senior Member
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#3 goes down in a flame of glory.......
Well, #3 looked promising. Everything seemed to be going well.
Then Mr. butter fingers let it slip out of my hand . The next thing I heard was PING..
Well, the good thing is I have 3 more that I need to start grinding on...
It could have been worse, at least I hadn't started the final grind.
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03-29-2011, 01:50 AM #2Senior Member
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Brian,
Originally Posted by MileMarker60
Sorry for the mishap... That was a GREAT Looking shape...Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated...
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03-29-2011, 02:07 AM #3Some kind of Zombie
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+1 To that. I think that blade looks gorgeous. Originally Posted by NoseWarmer
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03-29-2011, 02:17 AM #4Senior Member
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+1 Again, that was a real nice shape.
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03-29-2011, 02:26 AM #5Senior Member
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WAS being the key word...lol
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03-29-2011, 03:17 AM #6Senior Member
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what mzde it brake
if all you did was drop it and the tang broke you might want ot temper a bit hotter to add some toughness
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03-29-2011, 03:55 AM #7Senior Member
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While, I don't doubt I can improve on HT & tempering. I think part of it was just bad luck. Originally Posted by L R Harner
4' drop of concrete. Broke through jimps.
it's 1080 steel I tempered at 400 for an hour or so, then let cool and repeated 2 more times for a total of 3.
I'm open to all input, as I'm no pro and have no problem changing what I'm doing now.
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03-29-2011, 04:01 AM #8"My words are of iron..."
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Next time give it 425 for a couple hours or even 450. This becomes an experiment for finding the sweet spot for this particular batch of steel. If it's too soft after ward you can always heat treat it again.
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03-29-2011, 02:19 PM #9The Shell Whisperer
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That sucks when that happens. It haven't broken a razor yet but did loose a few by grinding to thin. I'd definitely listen to Mike's and Butch's advise. Good luck on the next.
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03-29-2011, 02:47 PM #10Senior Member
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Oh, I'll listen to about anybody that is knowledgeable on a subject.
I have no set method, so it's all a learning process.
I figured I would mess up a few, I thought it would have been from grinding, warping, crack, ect... Didn't really think it would be a slip out of my hand.
Maybe I'll head to the sporting goods store to buy some sticky wide receiver gloves...LOL
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