"Molecular metal" won't work. It's an epoxy product, and too soft.
You could hard solder the blade notch up.
Bill
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- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
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- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
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- Forum: Switchblade knives
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- Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:07 am
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
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I was able to do a little research on this subject. 440B and 420 heat treat like 440C. You should be able to heat the blade to about 1900 degrees and hold it there for a few minutes. Then air cool. Reharden the same way, with an oil quench. I would temper in a toaster oven at about 230-240 degrees f...
- Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:14 am
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Normalizing a blade
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- Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:16 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
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- Forum: Switchblade knives
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- Forum: Switchblade knives
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- Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:33 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: French custom
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- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: What does 154-CM stamped on a blade mean?
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- Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:27 am
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Kissing Crane Leverlock
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Jim My guess would be that the "root beer" scaled knives came about after 1982, when Klaas assumed the "Bonsa" assets. This same style scale was available in black on the later Bonsas. I believe the KK levers were made in the 1950s. They have always been fine knives. I doubt they were ever Rockwell ...
- Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:46 am
- Forum: Ask Vagrant
- Topic: New folding knife collector...need help.....
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- Sun Feb 22, 2004 6:36 am
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: Second switchblade project
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- Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:59 pm
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: Second switchblade project
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TR Beautiful, precise work. This may help on the spring- you can make a one-piece by sawing out the same profile as the 2 part in the closed position, then just bend the leaf into position and heat treat. For pocketknife blades & springs, a satisfactory forge can be assembled with 4 fire bricks and ...
- Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:46 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Ebay Blades
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