Recommendation? Rust stains developing on 1095

[howard cohen]

I am doing stock reduction using 1095. I use a belt grinder and dip my blade into water every
few minutes as the blade heats up. I have been getting rust staining develop rather quickly. As
I am new knife making I wanted to know if this is normal and if I can prevent it.
Thanks

 

[DeadboxHero]

I am doing stock reduction using 1095. I use a belt grinder and dip my blade into water every
few minutes as the blade heats up. I have been getting rust staining develop rather quickly. As
I am new knife making I wanted to know if this is normal and if I can prevent it.
Thanks

Yes, this is normal. Just dry it off fast when your done and clean it up.

 

[SBuzek]

It is normal, a squirt of dawn dish soap and a couple of tablespoons baking soda mixed in your dip bucket will help some. If conditions are right you can watch it rust in your hand. The blade is not really rusting, it is the ground swarf clinging to the blade that flash rusts.