ATS 34

Yes, I was getting tiny pits showing up deep in the hollow grind. I swithced to Admiral steels cold rolled and havent found any more yet. Also bought a piece of bg-42 to play with. If it seems better I may just have to switch steels.
 
Robert

I was having the same problem but as you know I just tried Al Bakki in Saskatoon for my heat treat and the blades all came back clean.

I'm hoping to get a big batch together next time so I can try Paul Bos economically. If you like, maybe we could go together on a batch.

Oops! I just remembered you do your own salt bath heat treat don't you. Maybe it is dirty steel.

Regards

Rob!


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Rob Ridley
Ranger Original Handcrafted Knives
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Rob
The problem I'm having with ATS-34 is that the defects are in the steel before I grind and I see them when I'm hand finishing to 400 BEFORE I heat treat them. They look like black voids in the steel and I can actually pick crap out of them with a dental pick.
My 1/8 is ending up less than 3/32 if I finish them at all because of the depth of the flaws.
Rob the belts will be here next week!!!!

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Robert
Flat Land Knife Works
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i've never had that with ats-34, o any other steel i've used. you should think about switching to bg-42, i like it better than any other steel i've used. i've used 0-1, 440c, ats-34, d-2 and bg-42.
 
Cant say as I've ever seen that either, even the ATS I bought from house of tools
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On a lighter note, that 3V folder blade you and Storch heat treated for me at the symposium actually did harden to 62, guess his files are way harder then most
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Rich
 
Hey Rich glad to hear that. I was a little puzzled at the first. I later tried scratching the other blades we did with the tip of a D2 blade I had that has tested at 60RC after tempering and they would not scratch. So going by time and temp I figured yours should be ok especially after one of ED's files WOULD mark that same D2 blade.

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Robert
Flat Land Knife Works
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Robert ,
Thats one of the reasons I quit using it years ago . 440-C is much cleaner ,more corrosion resistant . more impact resistant,tougher and cheaper .Why use ATS-34?And in my opinion holds an edge just as long !
 
Ken Onion said:

440-C is much cleaner ,more corrosion resistant . more impact resistant,tougher and cheaper .Why use ATS-34?And in my opinion holds an edge just as long !
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You only think 440C holds an edge because those Hawaian moose are so small. Actually, on the mainland it's pronounced 'mouse'.
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Rob!




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Rob Ridley
Ranger Original Handcrafted Knives
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