Any links on heat treating at home making a forge etc?

simko · Aug 18, 2003

Hey guys... i still never learnt how i can make a small heat treating oven at home, i really like the looks of temper lines on some of your knives... and if i want to ht some knives at home that would sure beat waiting for them to come back from shipping

i have blowtorches at home, and if i need a little portable one i can go and pick it up

a 1 brick forge seems a little too small.... so anything that you guyhs know of thats a bit larger, please let me know

thanks in advanced
-aaron

Chris Crawford · Aug 18, 2003

Hello Aaron. Check this link out: http://www.reil1.net/ Ron has a ton of great information about building a forge and a burner. I used his plans for the EZ Burner for my small forge and I've been very pleased with it. Hope this helps. -chris

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simko · Aug 18, 2003

thats what you use to heat treat... right?

simko · Aug 18, 2003

Chris Crawford · Aug 18, 2003

Yea, I do all of my heat treating in my small gas forge. My primary steel is O-1, so heat treating it myself is not a problem. You would not want to try to heat treat a stainless steel like ATS34 or anything in it, but it works great for carbon steel. If you are looking to heat treat stainless, your best bet will be to go with an oven. -chris

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simko · Aug 18, 2003

maybe i should have clarified...im using mainy 440c.... can i ht it in that ez burner or anythin like that? if anyone has another link with something i can ht 440c in , that would be great.

Chris Crawford · Aug 18, 2003

If you are heat treating 440c, your best bet is going to be to purchase a heat treat over or send it off to be heat treated. I would not try it in a forge. -chris

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simko · Aug 18, 2003

okee dokee.... maybe ill use some carbon steel also, i looove those hammon lines