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I never tried it but it should be able to. We also work with ceramics and stuff, those have higher fusing points than steel. for instance Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) has a melting point of 2700c I...

It's a small privilege I have in the work that I do. Having good ovens and small machines to help with the end result.

Had the opportunity today to take a pic of the oven I am using. Does the trick ;)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2850/11875989394_36e0b6597f_c.jpg

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Well, we come from a family of metalworkers here. Me, my uncles, my brother, nephews all got their feet in turning, milling, grinding, welding etc. So it has got it's perks ;)

My uncle who gave me the files is a metalworker milling/turning etc. and has the equipment to test this, and so he did.

I know that having a razor with 70hrc is much to hard/brittle. It should be in the neighbourhood of 60-63 now. The original files are 70hrc, the one I am doing now is hardend to that 60ish figure.

Thanks for the info.

Yesterday I got another file from the same brand. I have an uncle who works in the metal industry and he is going to get me specific data on the metal composition and the way...

Thanks for the input guys. Great info, helps a lot :)

I got a great big file this week I want to use to make a razor out of. But of course the file is still hardened. Who can help me with what temperatures I need to get it soft enough to work with and...