Quench plates: where to find?

[Robert_Phelps]

Quench plates are supposed to be 3/4"+ thickness aluminum plates, big enough to cover your biggest blades up and a little more, right? (Or is 1/2" ok?)

Where have you guys found yours? I've just spent all day at every scrap yard, calling every machine shop in town, and asking everyone where they think I could find it, with no luck. No one has anything but thin sheet aluminum.

 

[fitzo]

EBAY. Here's one:
1" aluminum plate

I paid significantly more than that through MSC for the same thing, then took it to a machine shop and had them slice it down the middle for $7.

 

[balibalistic]

Yep!! got mine off e-bay aswell. the thicker the better..,mine are 1.5" thick by 12" x 8.5" i think. they'll cool a blade real quick! cost me $25

 

[Gossman Knives]

http://industrialmetalsales.com I bought my aluminum from these folks. good people to deal with.
Scott

 

[safta]

I got mine from a local recycling/scrap center, 1 3/4"x6"x12" was under 20 bucks for both, but that was before scrap and metal prices went up

 

[Dan Pierson]

eBay again, for both sets of mine.

 

[P.Brewster]

I can cut some on the waterjet I operate. We have lots of 1"+ aluminum scrap.

 

[rloveday]

I've just ordered a sugar creek heat treat oven. When it gets here, I want to try my hand at D-2 and 440C. Do you need to use quench plates for these steels, and is there a good alternative quench method if I can't get plates? I guess my real question is how much better will the knife be using plates than just letting it air harden?

 

[balibalistic]

I can cut some on the waterjet I operate. We have lots of 1"+ aluminum scrap.

You looking to sell some??i could use some 1" for making up mill jigs ect! let me know if you'd like to part with some

 

[P.Brewster]

Email me with the dimensions you had in mind. We just cut some 1" "jig plate" today.

 

[butcher_block]

i forget where i got mine but i ordered it online 1x6x18 x2 plates
cost em but i didn't have to look and cut