[TheForge] Superquench/hardening power hammer dies

[David E. Smucker]

Well, I may be stupid, but I still have run into lots of folks who will 
swear that superquench has made a "silk purse out of a sow's ear".  One 
recent course at a good blacksmithing school was teaching students that they 
could make "great woodworking chisels" out of mild steel using superquench. 
My one word stupid answer for that is "bullshit".  Is it a useful quench --  
YES, does it replace engineering and tool steels -- NO.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Superquench/hardening power hammer dies


>I have to agree with Charles.  I prefer to raise the bar than lower it. 
>Lowering it to the least denominator does nothing good for us.
>
> xlch58 at swbell.net wrote:
>> Stupidity can't be fixed just by changing the name.   Use superquench, 
>> because that is exactly what it is.   The stupid will continue to be 
>> stupid and the rest will know what in the hell you are talking about.
>>
>> Chales
>>
>> David E. Smucker wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce,  The issue I have with the name "Superquench" is that I have run 
>>> into many metal workers / blacksmiths that think superquench does 
>>> something magic to turn mild steel into tool steel.
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