Here's one for the diary...

I love to have been a fly on the wall the second time it warped...

Hammer it into submission!
 
eisman said:
I love to have been a fly on the wall the second time it warped...

Hammer it into submission!
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I tried a few times to hammer it straight, but then I would normalize it and it would warp again. :mad::)


Here's what happened this morning:


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Tried to make a billet of 416/O1/416, and apparently got it too hot. :eek: But at least I got the O1 in the middle. :thumbup:
I think I'll be able to re-use the 416...
 
Phillip Patton said:
A couple weeks ago I forged a laminated billet of W2 and 416. When it cooled down after drawing it out, it curled up like a banana. I figured I had forged it too much on one side, but I've never had something warp like this, so I hammered it straight and normalized it. It still curled up. Every time I've had the oven hot in the last couple weeks, I've either normalized it or annealed it, hoping that would help, and it just won't stay straight.

I finally figured out why. I put the W2 on the outside! Aaargh! So it's a billet of 416/416/W2. Yep, I'm not perfect, and I'm not too proud to admit it. I hope you all get a laugh out of this. I know I did. ;)

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add more curve and it would probably make a decent 2 handled inshave.
 
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