[TheForge] Needful things...

[Saint Phlip]

On 12/18/06, Steve Smith <sos at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
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>
> Mike Linn wrote:
>
> >> And, finally, I'll need to harden the face once I've shaped it. What
> >> method do you suggest?
> >
> >
> > Het to non magnetic and swish the face around in transmission fluid or
> > motor oil. I use Transmission fluid because it has a higher ignition
> > point and doesn't smoke as bad as motor oil.
>
> It seems to me that this will cause your quench oil--whatever it is--to
> catch fire. If the entire piece is immersed, it is unlikely to catch
> fire. That said, I haven't used trans. fluid, so maybe that works
> differently.
>
> Whatever the case, with oil quenches it is a wonderful idea to put the
> quench liquid in a metal container, and have a metal lid handy to put
> the fire out.
>
> Steve

Thanks, Steve, but as a cook, minimizing burning oil problems is a given ;-)

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Saint Phlip

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