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My shop partner keeps rushing the quenching process and it's ruining our blades. | Blacksmiths - Talk Freely
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wyatt_brown78
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7mo ago
My shop partner keeps rushing the quenching process and it's ruining our blades.
If you don't let the steel cool slowly, you're just asking for cracks and brittle edges.
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the_riley
7mo ago
Yeah, read somewhere that quenching too fast stresses the steel. The metal needs time to settle its structure or it gets weak. Tell your partner to slow down, it's worth the wait.
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patjones
7mo ago
Try changing the quenching oil type instead of just the speed. Some grades cool too harshly even if you wait.
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clairejenkins
7mo ago
But doesn't slower cooling just make it softer? lol
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