Waxing carbon steel for corrosion resistance - BladeForums.com
2006年6月23日 · Again, a little goes a long way, so a light coating on warm metal should give good protection. Beeswax is slightly sticky - enough to increase its tack. Whether that surface is going to actually impede cutting is an argument for a materials scientist - but I sincerely doubt a bare steel blade is going to act any different on wood, meet or ...
How is the steel on Estwing Hatchets and Axes?
2007年10月15日 · The little hatchets have always caught my eye...and I finally saw their full-size axe in store the other day. Not sure how I feel about that handle on the axe...but how/what is the steel they use. Or is the same old cheap head with a steel haft and Estwing handle?
Polish a DLC Coating? - BladeForums.com
2012年9月14日 · Ok, I didn't have any Scotch-Brite pads, so I decided to do a quick test with something else. I squirted a little MAAS metal polishing liquid on a microfiber cloth and went to work with my finger. Lo and behold, the DLC coating started to polish up nicely, and was able to polish out all but the deepest part of the scuff mark.
Best flux to use for forge weld... - BladeForums.com
2017年5月29日 · Welding requires a good metal to metal contact. Anything between them that gets in the way makes the weld weak, or incomplete. Fluxing helps in keeping the oxygen away from the hot metal and also eats away existing oxides. Borax - it creates a thick molten boron glass coating that protects the settl from the oxygen in the forge atmosphere. BTW ...
Blade finish: Stonewash vs Black Coating | BladeForums.com
2006年3月3日 · I would like some opinions (pros/cons) regarding the Stonewash finish vs the black coating on Emerson knives. Of course, going purely off aesthetics alone, it'll boil down to personal opinion. But as far as uses and convenience or maintenance, are there any reasons why I should go for one...
Zinc phosphate blade coating? - BladeForums.com
2007年2月8日 · Supposedly it has a zinc phosphate coating on it. Once I have finished my mods, can those areas be re-coated somehow? If so, how? Is it similar to cold bluing? I just want to put a little something on those ground areas to protect the 1095 a little, I don t care about looks.
DLC Coating: What is it? - BladeForums.com
2006年12月12日 · The coating can scuff.:foot: However, it takes a lot to do so and it's nowhere near as easily scuffed or scratched. The process costs 25% more per blade but we were very impressed when one of our employees put the tip of one of the blades through a piece of sheet metal and it did not scratch one bit. This stuff is very strong.
Best Blade coatings - BladeForums.com
2011年5月4日 · That said you won't see too many DLC blades that look like crap unless you try to cut metal a lot. Even then the marks are normally a layer of metal that is rubbed on the blade and can be removed and not an actual scratch in the coating. However the coating is mainly for looks because it can still rust although it seems to wipe off and not look ...
Drilling holes for pins AFTER heat treat | BladeForums.com
2005年1月12日 · -For high nickel, cobalt based and powdered metal-Coating provides excellent heat resistance/lubricity-Up to 40% faster than uncoated-1.5 times the diameter optimum drilling depth-2 str/rhc flute design provides excellent rigidity-Live tooling recommended on …
How durable are PVD coatings on watches? | BladeForums.com
1998年11月2日 · DLC= Diamond Like Coating PVD is the process by which something is coated, DLC is a type of coating. Think of painting; a brush (PVD) applies the paint (DLC). It all depends on the type of coating and the person(s) doing the application, just as …