[TheForge] new question, quenching oil

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On Nov 12, 2007, at 9:37 AM, lee robbins wrote:

> has anyone had any experienced quenching oil hardening
> steel in hydraulic oil. i emptied my backhoe after
> draining the system to fix a pipe and added fresh oil
> and the old stuff seems perfect. I wonder if anyone
> has had experience with this and if there is any
> reason to avoid it.
>
> Lee Robbins
> Flying tortoise forge studio
>
> ____


I quench chisels etc. in soybean oil. Smells good. Don't think I want 
to breathe hydraulic oil smoke.

Bob