Bill, list:
I can testify from experience that this approach is not fail-safe for some
kinds of
automotive work. Using the home oven for the curing of thermoset plastics, for
example,
elicits a lot of nose-twitiching-- progressing to delicate snorts-- then to
high-pitched
verbal abuse-- when the oven owner returns home.
Russ
Bill Smith wrote:
> Dick,
>
> 1. Catch your wife and daughter out of the house.
>
> 2. Pre-heat the parts and the oven to 500 degs.
>
> 3. Weld the parts. Return to the oven
>
> 4. Pace the cool down as slow as you can by droping the temp 25 degs. per
>step and
> get them out of the oven and the house--just before the KITCHEN OWNER
>RETURNS---as a
> husband I am sure you recognize the importance of the last step. wmts
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Dick J
> Date: Tue 4/9/02 13:03
> To: autox list
> Subject: Tool Making / Welding
>
> I'm cutting off the open end of a 5/8" combination wrench, then welding the
> remaining handle and box end to a 1/2" drive 5/8" socket to create the
>worlds most
> versatile, all purpose header spark plug wrench. It will have the box end on
>one end
> of the handle, and the socket on the other. I'm going to torch weld this.
>In order
> to maintain the proper hardness for tool applications, (so it doesn't bend
>like
> those $2.99 China wrenches, or snap off like those $2.99 India wrenches) when
>I'm
> done welding, should I:
>
> a. Let it air cool
>
> b. Plunge it in cool water
>
> c. Plunge it in oil
>
> d. Other (like what?)
>
> Thanks
>
> Dick J
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