Quench tank size?

[Charlie Mike]

I have been using a 7.62 ammo can as a quench tank for the last couple years. I ordered an Evenheat KH 414 TAP today and was wondering if I should upgrade my quench setup. I currently use olive oil. DDR told me to use automatic transmission fluid. Will my ammo can be large enough or should I be using several gallons instead of several quarts?

 

[S.Alexander]

Order some Parks 50 from Kelly Cupples. He will send you 5 gallons in a metal bucket. No extra quench tank needed. You will be happy with the performance of P50. It will open up your steel options, especially now that you'll have an evenheat.

 

[Charlie Mike]

Order some Parks 50 from Kelly Cupples. He will send you 5 gallons in a metal bucket. No extra quench tank needed. You will be happy with the performance of P50. It will open up your steel options, especially now that you'll have an evenheat.

Got a link?

 

[S.Alexander]

Ah yes...
http://www.hightemptools.com/steel.html

 

[Lieblad]

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[Charlie Mike]

Email sent, thanks!

 

[Marko3]

I feel if your putting in the effort to make knives and now you invested in a good oven then you definitely need to go the extra mile and get the quench get the Parks 50 and get the oil for O1 I have the Oil from Maxim Durotherm maybe .. If the above company does not work out try Maxim .. Just google them .

 

[jdm61]

If you need a taller quench tank than a 5 gallon steel bucket, go back to the same place where you would get your 7.62 ammo can and buy a 120mm mortar round can. With that said, if your oven is 14 inches long, he bucket should be fine unless you are trying to quench the blade and tang on a maximum length blade MAYBE. IIRC, I didn't have to use the turkey fryer pot with like 7-8 gallons until I was trying to do a 13 inch bowie. I bought my 120mm can to do max length stuff in my 24 inch Paragon like bush swords, smaller waki's etc. with 16-18 inch blades.

 

[Charlie Mike]

High angle hell!

(I was trained on the 81... but I have hung a few 120s)

 

[jdm61]

No 120 when I was messing about. They still had the 4.7 inch. I went from the 81 straight to 155 and 8 inch and got to ride around in a track. I was originally looking for an old 155mm or 8 inch can, but couldn't find one easily. My local Army-Navy store had a bunch of 120mm cans. I think I paid like $25-30 for it which was kinda pricey, but no shipping involved and I got to pick the one in the best shape, so it equaled out.

High angle hell!

(I was trained on the 81... but I have hung a few 120s)

 

[Charlie Mike]

Due to rules of engagement, we couldn't use our indirect fire in Mosul... collateral damage :barf: so I was doing 16 miles of foot patrol daily.

 

[Stromberg Knives]

I second the mortar can. It's big without taking up to much shop space.

 

[Charlie Mike]

Ordered!

 

[AVigil]

CM,

TruGrit sell quenchent now. Give Jeff a call

 

[jdm61]

What is that immersion heater you are using? I have typically used Parks #50 which does not need heating for 50 weeks out of the year in Florida, but I now have some medium-fast McMaster Carr stuff and hot pieces of bar stock get old after a while.

I second the mortar can. It's big without taking up to much shop space.

 

[Stromberg Knives]

What is that immersion heater you are using? I have typically used Parks #50 which does not need heating for 50 weeks out of the year in Florida, but I now have some medium-fast McMaster Carr stuff and hot pieces of bar stock get old after a while.

Well, I live outside of Stockholm in Sweden. Overheating is not a major concern here.

I use mostly O1 tool steel and quench in heated canola oil.

The immersion heater I'm using is this one: http://www.malmbergs.com/eu/frmProductDisplay_new.aspx?item=DV1500

It hangs nicely on the mortar can and it's got nice power and manages to heat the oil pretty fast. I was even thinking about controlling it with a PID, since I'm making one for my temper oven. I wonder if a TC would work in oil?

 

[Charlie Mike]

Mortar can and Parks 50 are enroute, thanks for the suggestions!