Another Restoration

[AntDog]

Really looks great nice work

Maybe the previous owner only used something like JB weld or liquid steel ? If it was one of those you could probably remove it.

I dunno…. If it was that, methinks you ain’t “removing” that. It basically becomes part of the object. But it’s actual welds anyway.

I saw this one for sale and was like “yeeeeesh, that might be toast”.

@don’t drop it. - glad to see she’s holding up. I’d just beat the shit out of it and enjoy it. If it fails it’ll be neat seeing what JB and crew can do for it after a bottle of JW black label.

 

[dogboye]

Hhahahaha. Holy crap. It was actual welds, not just of the JB variety.

I wonder how deep into a bottle of 90proof they were when they broke out the welder.

I still have to wonder, "Why?!"
I mean, even if you don't use the saw... I don't think they were in the way of anything. I mean, even beating on them to baton... they're not going to chew it up so quickly that they need to go away.

 

[Cobalt]

So, the only time that the weld material might break off in some areas is in a flex test.

 

[Don't drop it.]

Nice. That would have been the obvious answer... but very few people (I think) have access to one. Thanks.

I t’s a Wilson 3JR , it tests Rockwell C Hardness. Comes with calibration.

 

[Cobalt]

I still have to wonder, "Why?!"
I mean, even if you don't use the saw... I don't think they were in the way of anything. I mean, even beating on them to baton... they're not going to chew it up so quickly that they need to go away.

Not to mention the amount of work it took to do that. The welding likely tempered the spine a bit so that might be the only differentially tempered piece of INFI in the world.

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I hope the weld didnt mess up the heat treat.

 

[Cobalt]

I hope the weld didnt mess up the heat treat.

The question isn't if the welding affected the HT. The question is how far down the blade did it do so, hence my comment above, that it is now differentially tempered. lol. There is no doubt that the spine is softer than the edge. But it may actually be harder. If they welded without trying to keep cool, which they can't do so. You can't throw water on active welding. So you have to wait till it's over. The smart thing is to do one tooth valley, let it cool, then do the next. Could take a few hours if done right. Even then, the temps for welding can be over 1500F. So how far down did the high heat go? Did it go halfway or all the way to the edge.