[TheForge] spring steel thread

[lee robbins]

HI All,
glad to be alive after i rolled the backhoe on the
downhill. Painted it the next day, lol
i have been collecting rusted farm stuff, like a baler
from the property. i have a wide assortment of
springs. the question is after forging the spring
steel if I quench it (oil, water im sure that varies)
but then do you temper to prevent it from cracking. if
you anneal it from red in perlite or vermiculite, will
it have its spring characteristics and if so, less
durable?

experimenting with hand gardening tools.

thanks for the amazing common mind here
i am finally getting to my recently archived digests
Lee


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