[TheForge] A different needle question

[Susan and Lynn Lang]

Hello
When I make clock hands I use the flat spring from an old clocks , anneal,
file to shape, flatten,heat treat, polish. To temper put on a piece of 1/4
by 1" stock, heat from below, quench when the proper color. I heat with my
torch.

lynn

On 10/22/13 4:17 PM, "Bob" <blcksmth at wcnet.org> wrote:

>     I don't have a solution for the heating process but could tempil
>sticks tell you when you have reached the desired temperature?
>
>Bob Willman
>The Eagle's Anvil
>Bowling Green, Ohio
>WB8NQW
>