[TheForge] forging steel bamboo

[Jerry Frost]

Plugging the held end of pipe with fiberglass 
insulation stops the heat from transfering faster than 
the norm. You still don't want to quench it by dunking 
it in a tub as the insulation won't stop a hearty blast 
of boiling water from firing out the end.

Instead, lay it across the slack tub and using a dipper 
pour water over it.

Frosty
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From: "Ben Barrett" <stircrazyben at gmail.com>



> And on that note -- I've found that it is nearly 
> impossible to get
> pipe quenched to a bare-hand temperature because of 
> this... and I know
> pipe should not be totally closed off when heated
>
> cheerio,
>
> ben
>
>
> On 10/28/07, Fiorini & Skiles <bkmetal at mwt.net> 
> wrote:
>> Thanks Ben.  Mark, let us see your experiments as 
>> you try it.  Be careful if
>> you decide to quench pipe.  If you dunk it in a 
>> water tub, boiling water
>> will shoot up out of it and toward whatever 
>> direction the pipe is pointing
>> in.
>> I know you can plug the ends of the pipe, but I'd 
>> rather just avoid the pipe
>> quenching altogether.
>> -Kirsten
> ...