[TheForge] Sorry to break in with a blacksmithing question

[Dave Mudge]

Phil,
I think that if you harden & temper the dies first then weld them to a
mounting plate that you will loose your temper. Don't you have to pre heat
the thick die material to about 400 degrees before welding? 

I also think that there was some discussion about the need for hardening &
tempering dies in the first place. Do you loose your temper when you place
1500 / 2000 degree metal on the dies for an extended period while forging? 

These are NOT answers to your questions, just discussion points.

dave mudge
dave at magichammer.net 
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Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 3:32 PM
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Subject: [TheForge] Sorry to break in with a blacksmithing question 

I can't remember what I did before when attaching the
dies to the mounting plates for a kinyon hammer.  I'm
using H-13 for the dies.

Should I weld the dies to the mounting plates, and
then harden and temper them, or harden and temper the
dies, and then weld them to the mounting plates?

Once again, sorry for breaking in with a blacksmithing question.


		
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