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(W49) Re bending brass guard?
- Thread starter RDog
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How much "bend" are we talking about? 1 - 2 mm or so, you are probably - (disclaimer, PROBABLY) - fine to just manually bend it back in place.
Anything more, I would suggest heating it to a dull glow, then quench in water. Brass being a non-ferrous metal, responds oppositely to the way ferrous metal (ie, your knife blade) does when heated and quenched. A knife blade get harder by heating/quenching, brass gets softer.
Anything more, I would suggest heating it to a dull glow, then quench in water. Brass being a non-ferrous metal, responds oppositely to the way ferrous metal (ie, your knife blade) does when heated and quenched. A knife blade get harder by heating/quenching, brass gets softer.
Bill DeShivs
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Brass doesn't have to be quenched to anneal it.
Well, I found a workaround, I will be replacing the handle slabs, so I will just spin the guard around giving me the stock curvature for my knuckles and the slightly more bent section will be on top over the blade when doing so. Thankfully I don't need risk breaking the guard trying to bend it back. Thanks for the info on bending it, all the same.