[TheForge] Drilling hard metal-Thanks!

[robert hensarling]

Ok, Good, thanks Grant.  I'll check into it all on Monday.
Robert
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From: "Grant Marcoux" <gblacksmith at alamedanet.net>
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> Robert:  I get mine, in drill rod form, from Summerville Steel 
> Corporation.
> They have a will-call office in San Leandro, CA.    They are in Kent, WA 
> and
> can probably drop-ship to you.  Call them at 1-800-552-5030.  Admiral 
> still
> offers ok prices for small quantity, but maybe Summerville can beat it.
>
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> Grant, what's a good current source for L-6.  I've purchased it before 
> from
> Admiral, but maybe there's another good place to buy it.
> Robert
>
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>> Andy:  L-6 is one of my fave plain steels for blades....great toughness
>> (nickel) and ease of sharpening.  Some folks are making excellent sword
>> blades, both cutters and thrusters, from this steel.  Sadly, I'm not
>> convinced that it will be around much longer.  Maybe some others can 
>> weigh
>> in on this.
>>
>> Yes, make the cooling as slow as possible.  When I was first taught to
>> forge
>> blades, my first forged knife was of 5/8" L-6 drill rod.  We annealed it
>> under the forge ashes, on the highly heated brick hearth.  The blade was
>> softened to the point that it would be cut readily with a file.  If this
>> is
>> the case, it will readily drill with a sharp HSS bit. Don't forget to
>> pilot
>> hole and to pickle the scale off.  Grant
>>
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>> Thanks for the input, everyone!
>> A light went on when it was said that L6 is slightly air-hardening: I
>> think I simply have to take the Slow Cooling part of this much more
>> seriously.
>>
>> Andy Gladish
>>
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