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268688 | scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> | 2019‑06‑15 | temper colors |
I got a score on heavy gauge stainless vent pipe one time, and it fit my stove, so I took it years ago. It's good pipe, I'll never wear this stuff out. Anyway it has the most perfect temper rainbow I ever saw. Its so exaggerated!! So, right in the middle? The pure stainless steel look? That is what you never want to see, lol. That's steel that has been heated past any temper. But if you go to the outsides of the rainbow? The place where it barely starts? Right at the top of the screen and actually a little above? Pretty close to plain steel looking, but some beginning hint of greasy yellow? That's what I shoot for when making a cutting tool. A knife or blade for a tool. Can barely see it at all. If you can make it out clearly you went a little too far. But its not a hanging matter. Its still a good edge. Then you got your actual greasy yellow. Outdoor tools of a cutting nature. Takes a good edge but not as good as it holds that edge. Good wearing in other words. Machete. Below that is darkening and heading towards purple. Screwdriver tips and suchlike. Where edge is not the thing but toughness is. After that brown spots in hard purple. Shovels and ground engagement tools where toughness in brutal use is even more important that holding a shaving edge. Last...... spring blue. All springs are this color unless they polish it off after. Anyway I thought it was a cool picture yours Scott -- ******************************* Scott Grandstaff Box 409 Happy Camp, Ca 96039 scottg@s... http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/ http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/index.html |
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268689 | scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> | 2019‑06‑15 | Re: temper colors |
Guess I could have sent the picture doh http://users.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/images/house/tempercolors.jpg On 6/14/2019 11:43 PM, scott grandstaff wrote: > I got a score on heavy gauge stainless vent pipe one time, and it fit > my stove, so I took it years ago. It's good pipe, I'll never wear this > stuff out. > > Anyway it has the most perfect temper rainbow I ever saw. Its so > exaggerated!! > So, right in the middle? The pure stainless steel look? That is what > you never want to see, lol. > That's steel that has been heated past any temper. > > But if you go to the outsides of the rainbow? The place where it > barely starts? Right at the top of the screen and actually a little > above? Pretty close to plain steel looking, but some beginning hint of > greasy yellow? > That's what I shoot for when making a cutting tool. A knife or blade > for a tool. > Can barely see it at all. > If you can make it out clearly you went a little too far. > But its not a hanging matter. Its still a good edge. > > Then you got your actual greasy yellow. Outdoor tools of a cutting > nature. Takes a good edge but not as good as it holds that edge. Good > wearing in other words. Machete. > > Below that is darkening and heading towards purple. > Screwdriver tips and suchlike. Where edge is not the thing but > toughness is. > > After that brown spots in hard purple. > Shovels and ground engagement tools where toughness in brutal use is > even more important that holding a shaving edge. > > Last...... spring blue. All springs are this color unless they > polish it off after. > > Anyway I thought it was a cool picture > yours Scott > > -- ******************************* Scott Grandstaff Box 409 Happy Camp, Ca 96039 scottg@s... http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/sgrandstaff/ http://www.snowcrest.net/kitty/hpages/index.html |
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268690 | "yorkshireman@y..." <yorkshireman@y...> | 2019‑06‑15 | Re: [SPAM?] temper colors |
Never mind the pipe - look at that moulding behind. Split turnings with swags, dentil insets. Nice work! Yorkshireman Galoot.. about to go turn up more oar handles.. |
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