[TheForge] Fire Steel

[Michael H. Murphy]

I have a couple of coil springs from garage door openers -- about 1/4",
maybe 5/16" diameter.  Cut off a four-inch piece, and forge it out into one
of the "C"-shape fire steels.  Quench the belly where you want to strike,
and it make a real good fire steel.  I got lots of sparks off these.

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Linn
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:16 AM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [TheForge] Fire Steel
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> Whats best for making steels for flint & steel kits?
> 
> Spring steel (1045 or so) quenched in oil
> 
> File steel (1095) quenched in oil
> 
> Mild steel quenched in water
> 
> some alloy like H13 or S7?
> 
> 
> I dont have time to try everything and find the best, plus I figured
> someone else has already done the experiment.
> I dont want to reinvent the wheel but I need to know what material makes
> the best fire steel.
> 
> 
> 
> thanks.
> 
> Mike
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