Really good questioning Dave. There is no money to actually expect from the way I do it. I have almost always done one blade at a time. There are few occassions when I can place two small blades within the same packet but that is, by comparison, exceptional. I would guess that well over 90 percent of the blades I heat treat are done one at a time. Now that does not mean I complete a heat treat before I start the next blade. It only means that I soak one blade at a time. As an example I am soaking seven 440C blades tonight and this morning without stopping until all are individually preheated, soaked, quenched, snap tempered and placed in cryo. Tomorrow (actually by now it looks like tomorrow is today) I will do the double tempers. In this case I should be able to temper all 7 blades together by using two ovens.
My furnace is computer controlled. Even with that much attention should be expended by the operator.
No Dave, my bread and butter will be in making knives and in continuing the heat treating service will only cause my knife customers longer wait. That ain't good.
RL
My furnace is computer controlled. Even with that much attention should be expended by the operator.
No Dave, my bread and butter will be in making knives and in continuing the heat treating service will only cause my knife customers longer wait. That ain't good.
RL
