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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => The Shop => : kiwi December 09, 2008, 05:17:57 PM
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Heat it up red then drop it in carbon enriched oil
Old used engine oil is great as it has carbon in it
fron the engine then powder a carbon rod out
of a dry cell battrey or heat up a bit of leather till
its crispy and can be powderd with a hammer
mix it in the oil.
Or just buy a tin of harding paste
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i was thinking about the dirty motor oil thing after doing some googling last night, thanks!
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Why not just buy steel with carbon already in it
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lol see my reply in the main post. I have a $5 budget here.
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I have made many knives with old worn out files. Old lawn mower blade should be a little higher carbon as well. To soften put it in a fire & just leave it untill the fire goes out. You will be able to cut & grind it like mild steel. Then heat to bright red quench in water reheat to blue. You may find mild steel is hard enough for what you want give it a try
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oooh, lawnmower blade is a great idea
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O come on now everyone knows real men have smoke rolling out the kitchen window
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no that when im making Breakfast burritos. mmmmmmmmmmmm