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Need an idea for an oil quench container

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rashid11

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Ground a nice large chopper knife and now need to HT it (1095).
Problem is: I don't have a container large enough to submerge the
whole blade comfortably (it is about ~3.5" wide).

Stopping short of welding my own :), need an idea of buying something
that is 12"longx4"tallx2"wide, more or less, ideally metal. I like to quench with blade in horizontal position, otherwise a cylinder-type container would work
too (for a point-down quenching).

Something I can pickup at a local HD, Lowes, WMart etc ...
 
Try a fire extinguisher. Just cut off the top. That's what I use for my brine tank. It's 51/2" around and 26" high, holds about 3 gallons of brine. Got mine after it was discarded on a former work site. For horizontal quenching I use an old ammo can with a rubber seal on the lid. It's about 14" long, 4" wide and 51/2" deep. Didn't spend a penny for either one, just keep your eyes open and good luck.
 
Check out a "mud" pan for plastering walls.... I have one made of stainless... got it from Ace hardware.... I've seen them at other hardware stores... along side the plastic ones.... might be a hair short on some of the dimensions.... but mostly fits your requirements....
 
Ammo can from surplus store,wall paper pan from HD,go to a junk yard and look around. You could even use an old valve cover? I use a stainless steel food pan from a steam table for horizontal quenches.They are 6" deep X 18" long X 12" wide.You can often find one at the junk yard for a couple of bucks.
Stacy
 
I just use a metal 5 gallon bucket with a metal lid for the dreaded flare ups:D
If there's a good sized concrete job around try checking that out,the form release oil comes in 5 gallon pails (metal) and the wedgebolts that hold the forms together come in little 1.5 gallon plastic buckets (for under the grinder)
They throw most of them out anyway.
 
Terry_Dodson said:
how about a metal roasting pan with a lid?
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This is a good one, I have used an electric roasting pan (the type they fill with roast beef of sloppy joes at pot lucks) for many years. For horizontal quenching obviously, but it has a lid and I can set it to the oil temp I want and go. The fire extiguisher idea is also a good one that I have used myself for verticle quenching, although for larger blades the bucket would allow for more volume of oil.
 
I usually use those teflon-covered baking pans from ShopRite etc.
They work just fine. The reason I need a larger container is the sheer
width of the chopper I made.

The reason I am not looking to get something like 18x12x8 is lack of
space to store something like that, need for more than 1gallon of oil
(I bought 1 gallon of quenching oil from McMaster may be 1Y ago and
still am using it) and the fact I don't need anywhere close to this amt
of quenching real estate.

Ideal container would be 12" long, 3" wide and 4" tall. Mud pan would
be ideal, I have found a few online that seem to be the right size.

Trips to Lowes and HD yeilded NADA :(
 
how aboout one of those long ceramic (clay) flower planter tray things, seems it is about the right size, then cut a piece of board to fit over the top in case of flare up?
 
I use a heavy ammo can with a lid that has a gasket on it. It keeps moisture and dirt out of the oil and can be used for flash fires that you can't blow out. hope this helps.....SeeYa!!!!:D ;) :D
 
Sears turkey fryer for $59.99. comes with a thermonter to control the warming of the oil, and a lid to put out the flame ups. However the turkey tasted like hydrolic fluid:barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: :)
I preheat the hydrolic fluid to around 130 deg F.
The Turkey goes in the oven. (EVEN HEAT);)
 
i like the dturkey fryer idea the most. has any one attemted to make a forge out of one i think there propane based :foot: but not to shure. corse that would over cook a turkey pretty fast
 
A section of aluminum gutter with end caps epoxied in place makes a real inexpensive quenching tank. You can also put cross bars on each end so you can set it down in a water bath to increase the cooling capacity. I use a plastic window planter for the water bath, they come in 24 and 30 inch lengths.

Jim Arbuckle
 
Ended up getting a mud pan from Amazon. Just the right size,
seams welded, stainless and everything.

14 long x 3 wide x 4 tall
 
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