[Shop-talk] EDGER BLADES

[David C.]

At 05:19 PM  6/25/2008, john niolon wrote:
>What do they do to the regular blades to make them stronger... heat treat ??
>special material ??  I've got plenty of stock and can cut them (at 7 bucks a
>piece plus gas it might be worth it) but need to know how to 'treat' them to
>get them to last longer...

I imagine the regular edger blades are made from a medium carbon 
steel, something with enough carbon in it to make it heat treatable 
and then annealed.  Regular mild steel, like you probably made your 
blade from, doesn't have enough carbon in it for heat treatment.

Dave C