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drilling 80crv2 before hardening?
- Thread starter JDegraw
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JD, your question should be posted in it's on thread where it would get more exposure. You might also mention if this is forged or stock removal, and where you got the material. "IF" it's been forged many times you'll need to anneal before trying to drill. At least soak in forge at forging temp, then allow to slowly cool in the forge to give some annealing.
Thanks for that man...I'm a noob so I'm still getting the hang of this..lol..it's forged and I did anneal it...maybe I didn't get it hot enough and let it cool slow enough...I'll try again and see if that works...thanks for the tip..I really appreciate it
Be careful, you need less temperature not more for annealing.Thanks for that man...I'm a noob so I'm still getting the hang of this..lol..it's forged and I did anneal it...maybe I didn't get it hot enough and let it cool slow enough...I'll try again and see if that works...thanks for the tip..I really appreciate it
Hoss
Since you're using a forge, After forging I generally leave billet inside the closed up forge and allow it to cool slowly as the forge cools. While this is NOT by any means considered a true "annealing" it does generally leave my billet of 10XX/15N20 in a state I can drill or cut with end mill. A forged blade might not hold heat long enough to soften up for drilling, not sure. If you've got an oven you can do a pretty good anneal by holding at desired temp and slow cool.
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