[TheForge] bandsaw steel problem

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Hi Andy:
Might be M2 or something fancy like that.
Perhaps taking it a bit above magnetic with a hefty chunk 
to steel strapped to it and bury it in ashes, lime or 
vermiculite to cool would work.

Andy Gladish wrote:
> I'm looking for info on a steel problem:
> Got my hands on a large steel cutting bandsaw blade from my local steel 
> supplier, one of the 1 1/2" wide ones.
> I tried to "anneal" it by heating to nonmagnetic and throwing it on the 
> floor, but when I got to the part where you drill holes, it was no go even 
> with my gee whiz bits.
> Any ideas on what steel it might be and/or how to soften it or get some 
> holes through the tang?
> Thanks!
> Andy G. 
> 
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