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Grinding before or after heat treating??
- Thread starter Brickcart
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Lots of makers determine by how thick there blanks are?
I grind post heat treating, but I don't worry about time. I do this for fun, if it takes me three times as long, I don't care.
I'm more worried about warpage, and creating stress risers.
I generally grind thin, Hard, high alloy blanks.
If you are using less than 5/32" id personally grind AFTER heat treating
I grind post heat treating, but I don't worry about time. I do this for fun, if it takes me three times as long, I don't care.
I'm more worried about warpage, and creating stress risers.
I generally grind thin, Hard, high alloy blanks.
If you are using less than 5/32" id personally grind AFTER heat treating
bikerector
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Many grind nitro-v after HT. Not sure on 440C, never worked with that one personally.
I know it's common to do much of the primary grind pre-HT for steels not prone to warpage.
I know it's common to do much of the primary grind pre-HT for steels not prone to warpage.