The power hack saw blades we use to get at work were the same material all the thru. The spine to the cutting teeth were all the same. The problem with these were when they broke they shattered and that was a safety hazzard. They were hardened all the way thru. The new ones have the teeth welded...
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Has anyone ever used a water heater tank for a forge before? If you do, was the glass lining any trouble? I am hoping to make a horizontal heat treating forge. I will use 1 or 2 inches of koa wool over the glass.
Thanks,
Doug
JN. 3:16
Hi All,
I have 3 blades that I forged. I ground the blades and left some of the forging on them where you could see it. Then I etched them in vinagar to a dark grey. When I ground the handles down to shape I ground the dark grey etch off of the tang. Is there anything I could put on them to...
Mitch from what I have been told in the past if my house burnt down and they found a cutting torch out fit in my garage they could void my coverage and I would be out of luck. They might be able to do that with some other equipment. Be careful.
Doug
Jn. 31
The other day I was sanding the front of some slap handles. I had them off the knife with 3 pins in them and sanded and buffed the front. Then I thought why did I make the pins so long, so I cut them off just wider than the two slabs. Well as soon as i picked up the knife I remembered they had...
I would like to thank your family for the service and sacrifice. May God Bless all the veterans and the families who have given so much so we can enjoy the freedom we have in this country.
Doug
JN. 3:16