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Warning: I used to quench my small blades in a bucket of water from the tap.

After a few cracked pieces, a guy at the Tacoma guild meetup told me to try preheated canola oil instead. Now I keep a little pot on the forge just for that, and my success rate went way up. Anyone else switch their quench medium for specific steels?
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daniel_knight
My first three blades cracked in water before I switched to oil.
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olivia554
olivia55414d ago
Yeah, water is just too harsh for a lot of steels. I even warm my quench oil now, which helps avoid shock. What temperature do you run your canola at?
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