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Weird tempering colours
Hi Guys. Im tempering My blade and its been in the oven for 1 hour. It got a Nice light straw but scattered across the blade it got weird bright purple/blue colours.. It doesnt really look like it tempered different than the rest, it look more like som crazy oxidation i dont undstand.
What cold be the problem? AM I screwed and need to redo the ht? Dont got a pictures rigt now. I did 3 normalization cycles. One above critical, one just below and one deep cherry red. Then quench in 130 f canonla oil like i use to. It hardened real Nice. Last edited by Rasmus Kristens; 10-20-2018 at 03:15 PM. |
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You're fine. You probably have a little oil or something on the blade. The patinas that the steel can form in the tempering oven are very misleading.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Thanks Doug. With the time i use on these darn things, i get so nervous when something unexpected happens.. :-)
Last edited by Rasmus Kristens; 10-20-2018 at 03:25 PM. |
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I've had similar results with colors on my tempered blade.Will that last as a patina and protect the blade from rust etc.? My blade ended up a sort of bronze color with a little magenta/blue cast in some areas.Kinda like the effect and was hoping it would be permanent.Any thoughts?
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The patina will not protect your blades from rust and it will not be permanent unless you coat it with a clear bake on coating.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Thanks Doug, I was afraid that would be the case.Made the knife for my son-in-law and he liked the color,guess I'll let him use it til the finish wears off and then put a regular patina on it.
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