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[ATTACH] my first stainless forging, moderately successful. Has a small 2” long crack on the spine. 305/15n20/26c3.
Your plug has a neutral line, this is only needed for an appliance the uses 120 and 240v. Your VFD only uses hot, hot and ground.
[ATTACH] good weather for cryo earlier this week.
i am new to forging too and initially i thought cleaning steel with a grinder and wire wheel would work. That lead to delams. Clean and flatten...
:p:D:D:D What, no pics?
@Storm W , how thin was the stock? and how thin did you grind before heat treat? I have some 0.062" M2, after reading this i am thinking profile...
I don’t heat treat with my forge, but have experimented the temp settings. With my blown forge I can get my forge temp to stabilize at 1500-1550...
A thermocouple would also help you dial in the forge temp. They are around $50 with display.
I hope so, I’ll see if there are any bad delams tonight. Also have that Damascus Bowie almost ready.
I got the billet pressed and drawn out after work today. Hopefully grind and etch tomorrow.
The mild-15n20 is the contrast I was wondering about. I have done a few san Mai with mild steel/80crv2 and I also found the mild to appear grainy...
I’ve been thinking of trying something different. A Go Mai with mild-15n20-26c3-15n20-mild. Will I get much contrast with these steels? Are they...
https://i.imgur.com/2KgJqau.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tTtpqXW.jpg Handled this over the holidays. 33 layer 26c3/15n20
That’s interesting @DanF, i hate stitching leather, so much I’ve only done it twice and I can’t justify spending the money on a Cobra. Keep us...
Incredible pieces! I think I’ll put a Greenberg block on my Christmas list next year
Merry Christmas to all! I got Larins book
I love finishing the handle, especially wood, bringing out all the beauty of the Burl or grain is truly satisfying to me. I hate doing sheathes,...
I have used Gorilla glue for liners, clamp it securely to a piece of 1/2" flat iron covered with 6 mil poly. After an hour it is ready to use. I...
[ATTACH] Got a couple ready in time for Christmas. Fillet knife for my son and camp/hiking knife for my son in law.
@milesofalaska thanks for the reply. This is my first winter storing FeCl and you have addressed exactly what i was concerned about. My...
