Just what I needed! I've done some amateur forging at home (greetings from Finland), without really understanding anything about the concept of heat treatment (besides hardening). Thank you so much! Nice when someone takes the time to explain all the steps and why we do them.
Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure this out and couldn't find any resource that really explained this. I finally forged my first axe and I'm trying to get the hardness correct
@glynroseden2970, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!! I am glad for any assistance that I can be on your journey! I would love to hear how things go! God bless! -Miles Forge
Really good summary, but I would add that heat treating is highly dependent on the specific steel / alloy that you use. I'd alway research heat treat "recipes" and methods for the exact steel that you're using.
@chrisp9046, I really appreciate it! I apologize for the poorly overlaid music😂 I will devote considerable attention to eliminating the nuisance in future videos👍 Thank you so much for the comment and the advice! I really appreciate it!! Have a merry Christmas! God bless, -Miles Forge
@greg33033, I have never heard of that being done; however, it is common to preheat an oil quench. I would be interested in seeing what would happen. In the case of oil, it makes the quench less harsh, and for water it would likely do the same. I am unsure how much it would effect the quench. Water is a harsher quench in that it takes more energy to heat up a water molecule than an oil molecule. Doing this would have the difficulty of getting the water up to temperature, and keeping it there. I apologize for that being a little all over the place. In short: yes that certainly would make a difference, but I am unsure how much of a difference it would be. How awesome that you were able to spend time being in the shop with your Uncle Otto! Was a hot water quench something that he did with his work? Regards, God bless, -Miles Forge
Duuude thanks so much for this video! Very informative and interesting 👍🗡️⚔️🔪. Just an opinion, but you should lower the volume of the music just a little. It sounds like you're trying to make a spoken word song😂. Seriously though great video, subbed 👍.
@randallrun, Thank you so much for the advice! I really appreciate your honesty concerning it! I will be devoting considerable attention to getting the nuisance resolved over the next few videos, so, I really appreciate your suggestions concerning how to better them! Have a merry Christmas! God bless, -Miles Forge
@ericgholmes86, Apologies for the music being so poorly overlaid on the video! I will work to resolve this in future videos! I really appreciate your comment on how to make this better! Thank you again! Merry Christmas! God bless, -Miles Forge
@addy3dia, I struggled with the terms for some time as well. Hardening: Quenching the piece. Tempering: Heating the piece to a desired temp (~250 - 1000 Degrees F) to remove some of the hardness. Normalizing: Heating the piece and letting it cool in a room temperature environment. This removes most of the hardness. Annealing: Letting the piece cool very gradually over several hours. This removes all hardness. I hope this helps! God bless! -Miles Forge
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I'm so glad I finally found someone willing to actually EXPLAIN what is happening instead of a "Just do it this way, it works".
Best concise explanation I’ve heard. Even after taking college level metallurgy class. Thanks Miles.
@mrmrodonnell,
Thank you so much!
I can't tell you how much that means!
God bless,
-Miles Forge
I have just learned so much in five minutes. Fabulous explanation. I wish you well.
@JM-jd7yp,
I am so glad to hear that this was a help!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
God bless!
-Miles Forge
Best instructor on youtube
Just what I needed! I've done some amateur forging at home (greetings from Finland), without really understanding anything about the concept of heat treatment (besides hardening). Thank you so much! Nice when someone takes the time to explain all the steps and why we do them.
Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure this out and couldn't find any resource that really explained this. I finally forged my first axe and I'm trying to get the hardness correct
this is an amazing explanation, i’m gonna pay a lot more attention during my heat treatment processes❤️
Great explanation, thank you 🤝
@aafjeld,
Thank so you much!
I really appreciate it!
Have a merry Christmas!
God bless,
-Miles Forge
@ Merry Christmas! 🎅🏼🎄
Exceptionally good summarry. I am just starting my smithing journey at 65, so this willbe my compass, Thankyou,
St Albans UK
@glynroseden2970,
Thank you so much!
I really appreciate it!!
I am glad for any assistance that I can be on your journey! I would love to hear how things go!
God bless!
-Miles Forge
Really good summary, but I would add that heat treating is highly dependent on the specific steel / alloy that you use. I'd alway research heat treat "recipes" and methods for the exact steel that you're using.
Good job buddy! A lot of very useful and very true information here.
Bro the music 😂 But solid information. You got yourself a sub.
@chrisp9046,
I really appreciate it!
I apologize for the poorly overlaid music😂 I will devote considerable attention to eliminating the nuisance in future videos👍
Thank you so much for the comment and the advice! I really appreciate it!!
Have a merry Christmas!
God bless,
-Miles Forge
Very good job explaining the process!
@TheWoodlandEscape,
Thank you very much!
I appreciate it!
God bless!
-Miles Forge
you have a very goods way of explaining this craft.
@Rocketestes683,
Thank you so much!
I really appreciate your comment!
God bless!
-Miles Forge
Great explanation!
@KSW3567
Thank you!
I am so glad to hear that!
Very educational thank you for sharing
what about hardening in hot or boiling water instead of room temperature?
my uncle otto was a blacksmith and i loved being in his shop.
great video
@greg33033,
I have never heard of that being done; however, it is common to preheat an oil quench. I would be interested in seeing what would happen. In the case of oil, it makes the quench less harsh, and for water it would likely do the same. I am unsure how much it would effect the quench. Water is a harsher quench in that it takes more energy to heat up a water molecule than an oil molecule. Doing this would have the difficulty of getting the water up to temperature, and keeping it there.
I apologize for that being a little all over the place.
In short: yes that certainly would make a difference, but I am unsure how much of a difference it would be.
How awesome that you were able to spend time being in the shop with your Uncle Otto! Was a hot water quench something that he did with his work?
Regards,
God bless,
-Miles Forge
Love it!
Thank you so much!
-Miles Forge
Duuude thanks so much for this video! Very informative and interesting 👍🗡️⚔️🔪.
Just an opinion, but you should lower the volume of the music just a little. It sounds like you're trying to make a spoken word song😂. Seriously though great video, subbed 👍.
Please keep making these videos but please lose the music. It’s just annoying and not needed.
@randallrun,
Thank you so much for the advice!
I really appreciate your honesty concerning it!
I will be devoting considerable attention to getting the nuisance resolved over the next few videos, so, I really appreciate your suggestions concerning how to better them!
Have a merry Christmas!
God bless,
-Miles Forge
Turn the music up please. I can’t quite hear it.
@ericgholmes86,
Apologies for the music being so poorly overlaid on the video!
I will work to resolve this in future videos!
I really appreciate your comment on how to make this better!
Thank you again!
Merry Christmas!
God bless,
-Miles Forge
Music is waay too loud. My hearing disability is bad enough without background noise making it worse, so I can barely understand you. Thanks.
Music is a bit loud brother havin a hard time hearing you
@stephenallen3274,
Thank you so much for the feedback! I will work on addressing this in future videos.
Thank you again!
God bless!
-Miles Forge
@@MilesForge I agree. The music detracts from the good content. Best wishes!
No music is best.
I need to learn the terms got me a little confused
@addy3dia,
I struggled with the terms for some time as well.
Hardening: Quenching the piece.
Tempering: Heating the piece to a desired temp (~250 - 1000 Degrees F) to remove some of the hardness.
Normalizing: Heating the piece and letting it cool in a room temperature environment. This removes most of the hardness.
Annealing: Letting the piece cool very gradually over several hours. This removes all hardness.
I hope this helps!
God bless!
-Miles Forge