beating dead horse HT question

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OK, normally I use 19c27 and A2 so slower oils are fine when I do stainless. I know that 1095 should be done in brine if your gutsy and in fast oil if not. But I only have a foot of 1095 and dont want to buy fast oil for such a small amount. Out of motor oil, mineral oil ect. is one faster than the others? I figure with 1095 the faster the better but I like the knife I have ground out and dont want to crack it using water. So... does anyone know the fastest readily available oil? I promise that if I start to do more with 1095 I will get some Parks. Thanks for any input.

Dustin

Ok... guess that was a bad title. After all the info in Sam's water quench post I think I am just gona suck it up and go brine. If it breaks it breaks. I was guessing that lower viscosity oils would be faster but I am sure there are alot more factors in play.
 
Get yourself a 1 gallon of quench oil from McMaster. It will last you a year or more.
$13 + SH, for stuff that is guaranteed to work.
 
The McMaster Carr oil is 9-11 second oil called fastquench. They also have the toughquench. Here are the part numbers for the 5gal pails FQ 3202K7 TQ 3202K1. A gallon will work if you are only HT one or two blades at a time. Here is the link www.mcmaster.com
 
Since you don't want to buy any you can try a mixture of diesel fuel, automatic transmission fluid, and motor oil. Mix in a ratio of 1:2:1.

-Dan
 
for 1095 and O1, I use vegetable oil, heat it to 130 degrees f. a file just scates off of the as quenched blade. And the shop smells like french fries.
 
Hmmm... I thought they only sold 5 gallons. Maybe I will just order up a gallon, then I can play a little more with fast steels. Thanks for the input guys.

Dustin

Edit: Just saw Darren Ellis has parks 50 back up, I think I'll just order a gallon from him.
 
Dustin,
Many makers are using medical grade mineral oil. You can get it at the feed store. Ray Richard calls it horse mineral oil. Just a thought. Parks is the ticket though. Darrin will do you good....
 
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