Melted blade.......

Sweany · Feb 17, 2005

make smaller knife

paintfool · Feb 17, 2005

hahaha yeah I'm making a smaller one next, a small utility type blade.
thanks for the link faramir! nothing like keeping it short and sweet.

I did know about the colors, but the problem was I was using a stupid pipe (huge mistake) and I had to keep it out all the way to check the color and with a magnet, then I would continue rocking it in side the pipe. next time it'll be just the torch or when I get an oven or forge....

Steve

Dan Gray · Feb 17, 2005

paintfool said:
hahaha yeah I'm making a smaller one next, a small utility type blade.
thanks for the link faramir! nothing like keeping it short and sweet.
I did know about the colors, but the problem was I was using a stupid pipe (huge mistake) and I had to keep it out all the way to check the color and with a magnet, then I would continue rocking it in side the pipe. next time it'll be just the torch or when I get an oven or forge....
Steve

you'll find it hard to keep the whole thing up to temp. if it's over 8-7" long
so get some fire brick to reflect the heat and help hold some heat in.
I can do an 8-9" with a big tip but you have to be careful and watch close.
don't be scratching your a$$ while heating it

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fitzo · Feb 17, 2005

Dan Gray said:
don't be scratching your a$$ while heating it .

Is that information the result of experimental data, Dan?

Dan Gray · Feb 17, 2005

fitzo said:
Is that information the result of experimental data, Dan?

yeaup
it's note #52279 in pile #247 in room number #4 in file cabnet 8 folder # 32 somewhere

Riley White · Feb 17, 2005

You might try propane. The regulator of the acetylene system will screw right on a propane bottle with no changes. But you will have to buy a propane tip. The difference, as far as heat, is the acetylene is about 5,600 degrees with a neutral flame (the flame with the preheaters ajusted white but not fuzzy or with a feather) while the propane is about 3,600 degrees. The propane flame will not burn the steel as easily and heat time is not too bad. Also the price difference is about 10 to 1 the propane being cheeper.

Dan Gray · Feb 18, 2005

Riley White said:
Also the price difference is about 10 to 1 the propane being cheeper.

Are you sure?
compare your BTU's to BTU's, Dollar for Dollar?

paintfool · Feb 18, 2005

my father said he has a tiger torch that should get hot enough with the propane but not hot enough to burn, unless I REALLY screw it up this time hahahaa

I'm not really sure what he means but I'll see when he drops it off to me.
Steve