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I was at the hardware store in Springfield and this guy told me he anneals his steel in his kitchen oven at 400 degrees.
He was so sure of himself, saying it works fine for his 'projects'. I had to bite my tongue. That's not annealing, that's just warming it up. Real annealing needs way more heat, like over 1300 degrees for mild steel, to actually soften it. It got me thinking about how many people might be trying to learn from bad advice out there. Has anyone else run into a piece of shop advice that was just completely wrong?
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hunt.rowan5d ago
Ever hear someone say you can quench in water for a knife? I used to believe that. Then I tried it on some 1095. Snapped like a cracker. Learned the hard way you need oil for that steel. Now I double check everything. The internet is full of bad heat treat info.
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the_dylan5d agoProlific Poster
My first O1 blade cracked in half using canola oil, should've used fast oil. Lesson learned the hard way.
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