Thomas Walter wrote
>One "old timers trick" is to carbonize the steel. Take
>a very acetylene rich flame, and "coat" the piece in carbon
>(from the soot of the flame). Once coated, heat the piece
>to a nice red until the carbon is burned off. The surface
>will be a little harder, and wear longer.
I'd heard about this trick for annealing aluminum for shaping...funny how
different metals behave...differently.
-Marc T.
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Sisterdale TX
1970 1600 #SPL311-31016 "The Jaundiced Kid II"
1965 L-320 #L320 013642 "Domino"
1965 L-320 Parts car Don't name a chicken you're going to eat.
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