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Bill Burke

Bill Burke

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:thumbup: For the makers in the west. your search for a fast reliable place to buy parks 50 and AAA quenching oil is over. I just had lunch with Kelly Cupples and He is going to be a stocking distributor for these two products. I do not have a cost per gallon/bucket at this time but I am sure it will be inline with the price else where and he is planning on stocking five gallon buckets.
 
Good news!!
he may want to research shipping containers. the last 5gal I bought got here by UPS was a bit beat up and dented. thank heavens that it didnt leak.
 
They need to have somebody at the OKCA show with it on tap for us who would like some... ;)
 
If Kelly can find a good way to ship it cross-country, I know a bucketload of guys out here who'd want some...

-d
 
For those of you who this is good news give Bill a big thanks. He is the man behind the scene. Put the bug in Kelly's ear.
 
The timing is good, I was just wondering if I was going to have to switch brands when it's time to replace my AAA.
BTW, how often do you guys change out your quench oil? Is there a way to tell when it is getting past it's prime, or is it just guesswork?
 
Justin King said:
The timing is good, I was just wondering if I was going to have to switch brands when it's time to replace my AAA.
BTW, how often do you guys change out your quench oil? Is there a way to tell when it is getting past it's prime, or is it just guesswork?
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I imagine there is a proper way to test it, there are additives to renew the oil without tossing it.

If you were a big manufacturer, I imagine the sales / service reps would be helpful on this...

Try contacting tech service and see what they tell you.
 
Justin King said:
The timing is good, I was just wondering if I was going to have to switch brands when it's time to replace my AAA.
BTW, how often do you guys change out your quench oil? Is there a way to tell when it is getting past it's prime, or is it just guesswork?
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If you don't let it flame up in use, it will last a long, long, long time.
 
Don Hanson III said:
If you don't let it flame up in use, it will last a long, long, long time.
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I only flame my Tough-Quench, and then only when I'm feeling rowdy:rolleyes:
Seriously, don't heat this stuff past about 110 F., those little flames on the surface of the oil when you plunge the blade in are just a teaser, if the surface of the oil reaches flash point things get dramatic in a hurry!
 
Justin King said:
I only flame my Tough-Quench, and then only when I'm feeling rowdy:rolleyes:
Seriously, don't heat this stuff past about 110 F., those little flames on the surface of the oil when you plunge the blade in are just a teaser, if the surface of the oil reaches flash point things get dramatic in a hurry!
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the parks information says 125 degrees is the safe upper limit.
 
Great news!

I believe what Don is saying is you might want to use something else for edge quenching--either that or spend a lot of money on oil.
 
Actually my little experience was when through-quenching a blade. I had Tough Quench in a small vertical tank made from a 3-1/2" pipe. The tank is un-agitated and only holds about a gallon. I over-shot my pre-heat with the oil but the blade was ready to go so I quenched anyway. The small amount of oil and small surface area at the top of the tank, combined with the pre-heat, allowed the oil at the top to reach the vapor point at least, possibly the flash point. At least this is my estimation. At any rate the flames were taller than me and did not go out when the blade was fully immersed. Believe me your tongs are suddenly about a mile too short if this ever happens to you.:eek:
Not that the label on the can of Tough Quench didn't warn me...It says to use at room temp, but room temp in my garage in Jan. is a fuzz on the low side. I was shooting for 100 F but it was around 120 when I quenched.
 
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