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 02-06-2012, 12:48 AM | #31 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: somewhere in...., Oklahoma Posts: 1,690 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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This one I did not temper due to it being so hard already. I've made a few knifes out of these blades and they hold up really well. I wore out 5 drill bits drilling 3 holes for the handle. I use a 250 stone and a 320 stone and file to do the shaping and then take a Arkansas medium stone and finish with a Arkansas soft stone. The saw blade I use is a industrial blade for cutting thick aluminum parts. I'm gonna do some heat treating on some test blades before I make my next knife.
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We use those blades at work also. We have some for aluminum, and some for steel. Do yours start out gold in color? Ours are gold colored, and I just wonder if it's some kind of surface coloring? Might be cool if it stayed that color I guess.
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| 02-06-2012, 01:04 AM | #32 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: heber springs, arkansas Posts: 509 |
Our blades are silver in color. The gold on the blade is probably just a coating like on some drill bits. They make strong blades and some can be heat treated if u can find out what grade steel it is. Or u can do like I do and make a small test blade and torture test the crap out of it.
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| 02-06-2012, 01:30 AM | #33 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: somewhere in...., Oklahoma Posts: 1,690 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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Our machine shop has an oven...maybe they have a Rockwell machine. That'd be convenient. __________________
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| 02-06-2012, 01:48 AM | #34 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: heber springs, arkansas Posts: 509 |
I have a tester and a oven at work too I'm gonna heat treat the next one this week. And see how it does. I also have a oven here at home but I have to wire up the controller and run power 220 to my shop.
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| 02-06-2012, 12:48 PM | #35 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: heber springs, arkansas Posts: 509 |
Ok well I just tested the blade and it's at a 57 Rockwell, so I'm not gonna be doing any heat treating. I think this should be plenty tough enough, for any working knife. If any experienced knife makers have any input that would be great. Again the metal I'm using is a industrial saw blade that was carbide tipped. Thanks for any input.
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| 02-06-2012, 02:11 PM | #36 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: somewhere in...., Oklahoma Posts: 1,690 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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Ok well I just tested the blade and it's at a 57 Rockwell, so I'm not gonna be doing any heat treating. I think this should be plenty tough enough, for any working knife. If any experienced knife makers have any input that would be great. Again the metal I'm using is a industrial saw blade that was carbide tipped. Thanks for any input.
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That's right about where it should be, IMO. __________________
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| 02-06-2012, 02:34 PM | #37 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: heber springs, arkansas Posts: 509 |
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That's right about where it should be, IMO.
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That's what I was thinking. Now to work on the next one. I have it blanked out and tonight I should get a good start on it.
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| 02-06-2012, 03:06 PM | #38 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houma, La., La. Posts: 1,315 |  Gold coloured....
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We use those blades at work also. We have some for aluminum, and some for steel. Do yours start out gold in color? Ours are gold colored, and I just wonder if it's some kind of surface coloring? Might be cool if it stayed that color I guess.
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It's probably tin coated [ titanium ].....Used to increase tool life.... __________________
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| 02-06-2012, 04:19 PM | #39 | Supporting Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: somewhere in...., Oklahoma Posts: 1,690 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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It's probably tin coated [ titanium ].....Used to increase tool life....
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It doesn't really look like Ti...but you may be right. __________________
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| 02-07-2012, 03:38 AM | #40 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: heber springs, arkansas Posts: 509 |
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Soon as some one wants one. I'm working on one now for someone from on here I changed the blade for him a bit but I think it's gonna be awesome if all goes well.
Side A
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Finished knife and new blank I made for a member here. I'll post finished pics by the week end.
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