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i have two tubes for sword length austenizing salt pot -
a 5" i.d. .500" wall black pipe @ 37" length with a 1" thick 304L bottom, 309 sticked on - and
4" nom. sched 80 smls 316L @ 50 " length that i haven't capped yet -purge TIG when i make the time.
i have a lot of 1" 304L plate but should probably buy a 316L flat since i spent so much on the tube.
will the black pipe worK? it sure is thick - it was a hydraulic cylinder on a 1960's snow plow train and
hardly rusts at all
i went with it when i discovered that some big integral guard
blades i made wouldn't fit the 316L tube (approx. 3.875" i.d.) -even some pre-curved Japanese types are
kinda close
and one more thing, are we supposed to submerge the whole tang? it might mean my 37 inch pot is a
little short, and then do i clay up an integral guard to keep it soft, or just harden and temper the whole
thing?
thank you,
matt souza
Sutter Creek, CA
a 5" i.d. .500" wall black pipe @ 37" length with a 1" thick 304L bottom, 309 sticked on - and
4" nom. sched 80 smls 316L @ 50 " length that i haven't capped yet -purge TIG when i make the time.
i have a lot of 1" 304L plate but should probably buy a 316L flat since i spent so much on the tube.
will the black pipe worK? it sure is thick - it was a hydraulic cylinder on a 1960's snow plow train and
hardly rusts at all
i went with it when i discovered that some big integral guard
blades i made wouldn't fit the 316L tube (approx. 3.875" i.d.) -even some pre-curved Japanese types are
kinda close
and one more thing, are we supposed to submerge the whole tang? it might mean my 37 inch pot is a
little short, and then do i clay up an integral guard to keep it soft, or just harden and temper the whole
thing?
thank you,
matt souza
Sutter Creek, CA