When I read the different metalwork books from the library, various home made tools are portrayed as relatively easy exercises.
You just go to the shed, shape up a bit of silver steel then heat to "straw" or "cherry red" then either quench in oil/water, cool in air then maybe reheat or chuck it in a tin full of sand in the oven when nobody is looking and hey presto you have a new home made gizmo. Precise instructions are usually given in the books.
As a starting exercise, I tried to heat up some metal with a little gas torch and there wasn't even the slightest hint of a colour change.
Suspect I have to get a much bigger flame.
My little gas torch screws directly into a tiny gas cylinder - easily held in one hand - what do I need to buy to get little bits of metal red hot ?
any good web sites or previous threads to get me started learning what I need to buy ? Am not sure of the right words to search for in google / ebay / gumtree etc
Bill
You just go to the shed, shape up a bit of silver steel then heat to "straw" or "cherry red" then either quench in oil/water, cool in air then maybe reheat or chuck it in a tin full of sand in the oven when nobody is looking and hey presto you have a new home made gizmo. Precise instructions are usually given in the books.
As a starting exercise, I tried to heat up some metal with a little gas torch and there wasn't even the slightest hint of a colour change.
Suspect I have to get a much bigger flame.
My little gas torch screws directly into a tiny gas cylinder - easily held in one hand - what do I need to buy to get little bits of metal red hot ?
any good web sites or previous threads to get me started learning what I need to buy ? Am not sure of the right words to search for in google / ebay / gumtree etc
Bill
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