Sleeving tube....?

[airborn68]

Hi I may have posted this before so forgive me if so, but I have been using brake fluid to quench silver steel in & it works pretty well.

Regards Jon

[NickG]

Mineral oil, it works well, but you still have a hard core so need to be carefull with the temperature

[Artfull-Bodger]

My En 8 and En 3 arrived today, when I get chance I'm going to case harden a length of each and see what breaks.

[NickG]

I managed to bend the en3 at 90 degrees without failing, using my scientific test method , a vice and a 2lb hammer .

[Artfull-Bodger]

I managed to bend the en3 at 90 degrees without failing, using my scientific test method , a vice and a 2lb hammer .

Lol I was going to put a pipe on it and bend it to see if it cracked

Good old brute force testing .

[Shed tuner]

to be fair, Nicks method is probably closer to real use conditions - impacts from repeated cocking and lateral jolts. And it's more fun

[NickG]

not very scientific, but I hit the latch shoulder with a square punch