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Question about the 'get it hot and just hit it' advice my first mentor gave me
Back when I started at a small shop in Erie around 2009, my first mentor was an old guy named Dale who told me to quit watching the steel color and just get it hot and hit it. I spent a full two years doing that, ruining maybe 30 or 40 pieces because I was burning the steel or working it too cold without knowing. Turns out Dale grew up on basic 1018 and never touched the alloys I was learning on, so his advice was right for his shop and wrong for mine. Once I picked up a cheap set of temperature crayons and started actually reading the color chart, my failure rate fell off a cliff. Still keep one of his burned up tongs on the wall as a reminder. Anyone else get handed a rule that worked great until you changed materials on them?
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loganhart5d ago
Burned up 40 pieces learning that same lesson, so you're not alone lol.
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