Can my MAPP torch get my steel hot enough before a quench without getting some bricks?
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Heat treat without a forge?
- Thread starter Laxguy59
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1. No experience trying to temper steel outside of a machine shop.
2. I think most forges run on propane cylinders anyway, so MAPP should be plenty hot.
3. I also think the big problem with using a hand torch and a MAPP bottle is getting it to heat up evenly.
What alloy are you thinking about hardening?
2. I think most forges run on propane cylinders anyway, so MAPP should be plenty hot.
3. I also think the big problem with using a hand torch and a MAPP bottle is getting it to heat up evenly.
What alloy are you thinking about hardening?
I'd have to look at what type of steel it is.
I got a forge... wait I have 2 I think.
Yea I think I'll just pick up some bricks and a grate and have a makeshift one for even heating.
Any recommendations for the quench
What configuration is it? small square, round, short, long, etc? Temp sticks will help monitor the temperature in the process. I personally would not attempt an object with any length to it due to warping.
Start a big as fire in the pit, let it burn down to coals
It's 6.5" from tip to tip, I think it's going to need a forge.
Anyone have any good easy forges for use with propane or MAPP?
