Heat Treating Steel

How is a plane blade or chisel tempered?Well, it involved controlled flame and oil ... in our case, peanut oil. Watch as sharpening guru Ron Hock takes us through the steps - and colors - to temper steel.
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[@lichking3711]

Simple, quick, and no BS explanation. Great video!

[@hallenw]

Very informative. I have never heard it expressed so well.

[@ga5743]

Thanks Mr. Hock for taking time to explain in such a understandable manner.

[@phillpauley6672]

Best simple explanation I've ever seen. Thank you. Ive made knives since i was a kid and im 40 now. Now i can show people in the auto shop i work in and maybe theyll understand why my chisels stay sharper than theirs. Lol

[@slyfox553]

Lmao probably not good for my marriage got you a new sub. Great video and informative.

[@rockyloccgarage2040]

I plan on heat treating tire chain links that I've welded, thanks for the info!

[@petergreen1354]

Awesome thanks. Very informative demonstration and explanation.

[@nikespeedempire]

“I’m doing this indoors which is probably not at all good for my marriage .“ 😂😂😂

[@watermain48]

Nice demonstration Ron. Thanks for the explanation.

[@stevesloan6775]

Love it… great video. 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🍀 I’d like to see a Rockwell gauge comparison one day. 😊

[@1withthewhip361]

"I'm doing this indoors, which is probably not good for my marriage" How's that marriage doing haha

[@Nafinafnaf]

The fact he wasnt worried about the dangers lol and more worried for his wife 😂

[@Nafinafnaf]

The fact he looked like he wasn't worried about the actual danger and he was more worries about his wife is funny 😂

[@Rockanory247]

Great video with well presented information thank you kindly!

[@faerypap1996]

Can you also show us how to heat treat steel or stainless steel wire or springs?

[@dksskjshsh-ru5xt]

you are an expert as you know heat is more at the tip

[@bahmanasgari3370]

Thanks

[@musicbymark]

Ron - why OIL vs water (or even dirt/clay)? --Loved the scientific 'Oh SHIT!' colors.... I've seen them too often.

[@lanecoleman5667]

The 0 in o1 stands for oil at oil hardened.

[@ChristopherRogers-y6m]

You should try coconut oil and cannabinoid oils you'll reach a much higher flashpoint

[@ilmondodimassi]

Thanks for this video.

[@OldManYoungMind]

I Love It When Wood Workers Try Talking About Something In Metal Working, It's Kind Of Like A Politician Talking About Things That Help A Working Person. Only A Wood Worker Comes Closer To Knowing What He Is Talking About...

[@reforzar]

John Garrett Ron Hock has been making metal blades for planes for many years. They are some of the highest regarded replacement blades for older planes.

[@nadkok]

So steel is not supposed to be red hot when you put it in water or oil?

[@HddhJeje]

This was so helpful thanks Mr white man but I have one problem how does the oshit colors burn so hot with the rainbow

[@VidarrKerr]

Does the metal become brittle after this process? I have a spring that works essentially like a clothespin does, but the steel rod will break if you bend it back and forth a few times. There are different treatments, but I have no idea which is the right one. This process in the video might be it. Thanks!

[@leinad.s]

The metal becomes hard but brittle after the first dip, and then the second dip takes away the brittleness. I'm just trying to work out how to do this so I can DIY a metal stamp.

[@VidarrKerr]

@@leinad.s Thanks! I am going to try that.

[@piecetoyou8285]

Did the quenching have a different effect than if you just let it cool naturally

[@LaOwlett]

Avocado oil has a higher smoke and flash point.

[@bethanyhouserom]

Great Video! But why not use water instead of oil?

[@Gazname]

Depends on the type of steel, i believe the O in O1 means oil hardening

[@MDFRESCUER]

Good to know, thanks.

[@michaelmclean1307]

Funny, good video!

[@KasparOnTube]

Can I do it with rather big padlock upper part or it is rather too big detail for that method?

[@jaybird9283]

I have been thinking about making some log tongs and Log grabs for some tractor logging on the farm. Will use some mild steel. What would you recommend on how to harden them? Will be hitting the grabs with a skip hammer.

[@chrisjohnson4165]

You can't harden mild steel. You can case harden it by soaking at red heat in a carbon rich atmosphere, like graphite etc.

[@sonusagar8734]

I'm here because of I wanted to know how ro increase strength of iron nails, can anyone tell me how to do it

[@bronzeladdy53]

WHERE is it hard!? Doesn't look like like on the end, so how would that be useful behind the end?

[@Cesko_Plny_Fialovejch_Zmrdu]

So make it red hot, quench it in the oil and then make it hot again and cool it down slowly?

[@iamtheeva2000]

No quench again after the second time

[@KC.45]

I have a question. Which metal heats faster, Gold or Steel?

[@LPJMagicmusic]

Gold. Steel and and bronze have the lowest heat conductivity while gold is near the top in metals. Also golds melting point is around 600F lower than steel.

[@KC.45]

@@LPJMagicmusic Thanks so much.

[@LPJMagicmusic]

@@KC.45 you bet👍

[@leinad.s]

@@KC.45 He's wrong you know, the answer you seek is silver, silver the most conductive metal for both heat and electricity, and also the most reflective of the metals.

[@ConceptXX]

@@leinad.s I wouldn't say he's wrong. He never stated anything about silver

[@joegardiner4220]

So could i do this on spanners to strengthen them even more ? Or does it get a whole shit load more technical than that

[@kraptastic333]

Spanners are heat treated during manufacture, using tightly controlled furnaces and time tested methods. This process is best for making custom tools or maintaining cutting/punching tools. Heating manufactured tools up could cause them to become unsafe or weak. I guess you could try it if you don't mind losing one spanner, but there are a lot of nuances even in quenching a piece of metal correctly. Good luck

[@jerryjeremy4038]

Why other people uses micro wave open after the heating process?

[@Dio-go7yz]

To leviate the internal stress of heating, and make it balanced

[@Busta_Capp_]

No beating around the bush no bells and whistles here just how it should be...

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Can it be Anieled again to say work it then rehardened?

[@4K_BeautyBetweenFrames5980]

why are people talking & typing about temperature without putting the unit after? degree what? degree celsius or fareinthigh?

[@ctdaniels7049]

I have a question! Would this be dangerous (er, more potentially dangerous) if one has a peanut allergy? Does the peanut oil become a vapor?

[@ConnorWeller]

Linseed oil is what I use and it works well

[@gregkline1619]

I'm making a meat cleaver from AR450. Can someone give me tips on hardening this steel? Thank you Greg kline

[@kraptastic333]

Leave a thicker edge, as in, don't sharpen to your finished edge dim. This could encourage cracking. Oversize the edge thickness to 1/16 inch at minimum. Get it red hot, test with magnet, and quench it tip down in oil, peanut or avocado oil so there is less smoke. Don't wave the flat end of the cleaver into the oil or you will potentially warp or distort the cleaver shape, because of the pressure differential. Remove scale from the hardened piece with a wire wheel, then temper the edge as shown in the video, seeking the straw color. Finish grind cold and never let the material get hot enough to discolor or you will need to repeat the entire process to achieve hardness.

[@D92_Will_O.G]

1:11 lol

[@aaronstephens4212]

Just an fyi do not quench after your temper... It nullifies it

[@xabbit0508]

Would it be better to let it cool on its own? I'm curious

[@aaronstephens4212]

Generally a bad practice... But everything changes steel to steel.... With some you are right it doesn't truly hurt except it may add some additional stresses to the work piece although it would increase chance of crack or warp which can happen when your correct quenching medium is properly treated.... Others however the second quench would only reharden the piece.... It's always best to know your steel. Whether by reading about it, or testing it yourself.

[@jedrow]

@@aaronstephens4212where can I learn about doing this to 4140

[@BrianLeeWho]

Wow, I'm really surprised to see someone who I thought would know better to incorrectly heat treat O1.

[@jamesnichols7583]

Brian Lee What did he do incorrectly?

[@user-oy5bp4xb9h]

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[@1m2m1m1]

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[@OrcinusLaryngologist]

Inherent danger… Hmmph, should I go on about how we used to walk to school? 😏

[@wahyudwiendarendar6281]

Can a hardened steel be rehardened ?

[@tijn5219]

Yes u can do it 3 times after that u can’t

[@flateman3150]

If steel/iron becomes no -magnetic when glowing red to white hot explain the earths magnetic core??

[@linkl_6641]

Everything has some amount of magnetism, At incredibly large amounts, that small amount amounts up, but that’s only one reason.

[@petrov3000]

Excellent question. Who knows, lol. The core is very hot but also experiences such huge pressure. It may be solid or in a superionic state which is like a state in between solid and liquid. This state also has high electroconductivity. Perhaps that's another factor in a dynamo effect, where the different layers of the core could produce and build upon the total magnetic field. We don't know what the core is like exactly and are just starting to explore it better.

[@OrcinusLaryngologist]

@@petrov3000 yes.

[@jurikristjouw]

oh shit colors, I lost it 😛

[@kinbolluck476]

Nut butters are best

[@EliHerr.]

"I'm doing this indoors, which may be dangerous for my marriage"

[@walaabasti7477]

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[@Diy_Papi]

Marriage Joke lol

[@IanWatkins-x5l]

Didn't learn anything.

[@helix_0065]

69th comment

[@sakeenamahveen3433]

Kutta

[@gerajones658]

Not good for my marriage 😂😂😂😂

[@JO-lx9bx]

Lol not good for my marriage

[@haf-oq3vt]

Terrible 😂

[@walaabasti7477]

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[@walaabasti7477]

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