commercial quenchents

strahd71

strahd71

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not wanting to high jack anyone elses thread, nor start a big controversy. i was wondering.

is there any "real" differences in the commercial quenchents? they should all be consistent in their blends right? is there something that makes one better than the others?

so is heatbath better than McMaster Carr, or Houghtons? or is one of the others better?

i dont want to revisit the "quench oil vs. other stuff" crap that other threads have ended up. so if there isnt an answer then some one please say so.

thanks

jake
 
The things I noticed between Houghton (what I started with) and the Parks (what I use now) was color and as dumb as it sounds, the sound when you first put the steel in the oil. The Parks seems to have more of a "sizzle". As far as the make up of the oil itself I would have to go out and read the cans.
 
I do have a third bucket of quench oil I bought through an oil supply company, it was very dark in color, like motor oil. BUT it worked well, for how long it lasted, I flamed it alot early on in my learning curve and burned it out. I will say I like the Parks the best. It is somewhat clear and you can watch the color change during quench.
 
They're probably like cars with many real and perceived differences. Seems to come down to preference how someone gets from one point to another.
 
strahd71 said:
not wanting to high jack anyone elses thread, nor start a big controversy. i was wondering.

is there any "real" differences in the commercial quenchents? they should all be consistent in their blends right? is there something that makes one better than the others?

so is heatbath better than McMaster Carr, or Houghtons? or is one of the others better?

i dont want to revisit the "quench oil vs. other stuff" crap that other threads have ended up. so if there isnt an answer then some one please say so.

thanks

jake
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I suppose there are outfits out there making junk quench oils. I don't think a person is going to find much quality difference between quench oils that are commonly used in industry... they either work or they aren't used. What a person finds as differences is quenchants designed for different uses. I've never been able to get spec sheets from McMaster-Carr on the two quench oils they sell. That makes it hard to know what the oils are designed to do. Houghton, Parks, Cheveron (some Texaco oils here now) will supply data and advice from my experience.

Mike
 
I can see where data sheets are an important issue, along with of course any other customer service and advice that one can get.

jake
 
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