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KHalverson:
slinger
pm me your addy
ill send ya a few.
they wont be pristine new spikes but good used hc spikes to forge into good usable tools
Kevin
RyanY:
Very cool. Is the handle fire hardened at all? I think I remember watching a video somewhere about a guy who preferred his tool handles to be heat treated in some fashion.
KHalverson:
--- Quote from: ryoon4690 on May 30, 2013, 10:07:25 pm ---Very cool. Is the handle fire hardened at all? I think I remember watching a video somewhere about a guy who preferred his tool handles to be heat treated in some fashion.
--- End quote ---
nope.
just the barber pole stripe burned around them.
Kevin
longbow man:
Nice job of forging. Whats the carbon content of railroad spikes? Brine quench produces a very hard edge so I assume you tempered it as well. Have yet to make my own but will probably use mild steel with a high carbon (file) inserted piece for the edge. COOL.
KHalverson:
thanks
from what im told the hc spikes are 4130 -4140
so .03-.04 carbon pretty low
i only brine quench about 2 in back from the edge and then go to oil
they are tough but not real hard
im estimating 48-50 rc ish
Kevin
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