Quench plates, the man the myth the legend

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

My setup has both plates free floating. They are pressed down at one point only, using an old pipe vise. This allows the plates to tilt and adjust to the snuggest fit to the blade or packet. Notice the taper matching the long sword blade in the fourth image.

 

[weo]

I used 2 springs instead of rubber: