[TheForge] Flint striker problems?

[Widham, Mitchell P.]

I am attempting to make strikers of fire starting with flints. I have
used several types of spring steels, that spark like crazy when hit with
a grinder, but after I forge them to shape, I can not get them to throw
a spark. What am I doing wrong? I have tried quenching them when red
hot, blue and just let them air cool. Still no luck. Any advice would be
appreciated.
 
Thanks.
 

Mitch Widham
Operations Supervisor
Campus Safety Department
v: 7580
f: 4932
mitchell.widham at erau.edu