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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2007 2:30:17 GMT
WHAT AN AMAZING STEEL! I LOVE IT!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2007 2:52:10 GMT
WHAT AN AMAZING STEEL! I LOVE IT! OK, Why do you love it so much ?? What makes it so much better than O-1, L6, 9260 or 5160?
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Dec 20, 2007 15:25:37 GMT
Something I was thinking about, when people say that they get on differently with different steels, why is this so? Do they vary in how they heat up, or how they forge?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2007 2:25:47 GMT
OK, Why do you love it so much ?? What makes it so much better than O-1, L6, 9260 or 5160? If you ask "what makes it better than XXXXXXXX" then i don't answer. Matt, after you have worked with quite a few different steels, you just get to like and love certain ones for certain properties. Ease of forging, grinding, HT, bending hot cutting, and finally performance are all factors. H13 is just so damn cool:), it is my one and only tool steel now.
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Dec 21, 2007 17:18:33 GMT
So they can feel different to work with? I liked the steel we got to play with. It heated up SOOOO quickly, and got nice and soft. Then again, I havnt got to try any others yet, so I can't have favourites.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2007 0:26:14 GMT
Yes each steel, some MUCH more than others feels very different under the hammer. Some will bounce your hammer right off and barely move, others will move like soft butter. it is really impossible to tell different steels by feel, i would say you could maybe make a distinction between a few here and there. H13 sure as heck doesn't forge the same as a railroad spike or 1075:D, or 52100.
Plus, i have a steel fetish.
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Dec 22, 2007 21:36:30 GMT
That would be the coolest thing. Blindfold the smith, line his hammer up for him, get him to hit the hot steel, and then have him tell you what sort it is! You could take bets as to whether he gets it right or not!
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