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Re: forge welding chain
E-mail me the photo and I'll try to get it up tomorrow. The operative word is Try, but I'll give it a go. E-mail me about the knife trade too. ackerforge@advi.net |
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forge welding chain
albums.photopoint.com/j/A...a=12687078 ok that should be a link to the photopoint gallery with the chainsaw chain knife . you can see a bit of the pattern but my photography is crap. and our camera at work is kinda junky too. and sorry about all the capitol letters earlier our wrk computers stay on caps and i never remember to turn them off.this knife was made witth 4 chain saw chains wired together one atop the ohter and folded into thirds.forged grinded to 320 grit and soaked in ferric chloride. it was not blued or anything.the blade was waxed with rennisance wax after it was all done the handle is black walnut and the pins are the large copper wire for grounding telephone or power poles. john/oak |
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forge welding chain
John nice pattern can you tell us how you heat treated it thanks Bowie |
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Re: forge welding chain
Can anyone tell me what kinds of chains are high carbon and what kind are not. Timing chains, bicycle chains, motorcycle chains, chainsaw, transfer case, ect. Lots of chains out there. Cory |
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welding cable
bowie, i kinda heat treat everything the same really.i have a small loaf pan filled with cooking oil.i take a piece of metal and heat it red hot and put it into the oil to heat the oil some.when its hot to touch. its ready. on the blade i heat the whole blade to critical then edge quench only about 1/2 inch of the blade in oil.(the oil is at this time still hot to touch)i leave the blade in the oil holding it by the handle area until the whole thing is back to a dull black color. about 1 and a half minutes. then i quickly dump the whole blade in and let it cool outside.then back to the belt grinder to clean off the scale.before i heat the blade i spray it with an aerosol liquid graphite. this helps stop some scale (not much) and (so i have been told) stop carbon from migrating out of the blade when its at critical temp.(i dont know if thats true or not, but i do it anyway) i do this heat treatment to springs (5160) and cable damascus it seems to work out well.but tis important to heat the oil. i was hurrying a knife for my cousin this weekend and didnt heat the oil.it had to barely seeable cracks in the edge portion.i didnt see them until i got down to 320 grit sand paper. : ) hope this helps. there are many paths to the same gate this is the one i choose, if i saty on the path i get to the gate just fine oak/john |
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Re: Cool Knife
Good job Oak, nice looking blade. Great pattern. |
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forgewelding chain
thanks dana, i like that chainsaw pattern' looks like a cheetah,i think i'm gonna try a liquid cold blue on the blade and see if it makes it any better. oak |
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Re: Forge welded chain knife pics...
Dana, Thanks for the kind words. I haven't been online for a little while...too busy with life. Thanks to everybody for the helpful discussion here about forge welding chain. I have been really curious about it. Been spending the last couple of weeks re-working a couple of old belt grinders I plan to add to my shop. (For that matter I've also been "re-working" my shop! Had to get someone's "stuff" moved out of it. It had become a storage room for a couple of family members for awhile. Won't be doing that again anytime soon! LOL!) Dana, I think it's fair to say that this is one of my most favorite stops while I'm online. Thanks for the effort you put forth. |
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Re: Forge welded chain knife pics...
My pleasure, Larry. Don't be a stranger. |
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