I had a blade I forged and HT and it would only get 5-6 cuts on 5/8" rope. I figured the HT was bad so I Ht'd again. Still only 5-6 cuts. I looked at it closely and determined I may have had it a little too thick. I am new to this and that is my tendancie to get them a little thick some times. I slimmed it down and sharpen and got 35 cuts before I ran out of rope. It was still cutting. I can't believe what a difference a little in the profile made.
what is driving me crazy is the fact that it would cut the rope 5-6 times and quit. Seems like to me if the profile was that bad it would not have cut at all. Can any help me get a better grip on this please. Steel is 5160, triple quenched and tempered 3 times at about 350.
Thanks for your help.
what is driving me crazy is the fact that it would cut the rope 5-6 times and quit. Seems like to me if the profile was that bad it would not have cut at all. Can any help me get a better grip on this please. Steel is 5160, triple quenched and tempered 3 times at about 350.
Thanks for your help.