Hello all, wondering if anyone out there has some Kasenit they'd liketo sell me? I guess I could just buy some but... some of us buy stuffthat we never use, and it sits on the shelf for years n years. (No,no, of *course* I never do that! :-))Anyway, if you've got some you'd like to get rid of, give me a holler.prfesser at hot mail dot com.Oh, and if anyone has had experience with the stuff, a rundown wouldbe appreciated.Thanks! -- Terry

My procedure, heat part red hot, dump part in bed of kasenite, then cover with more kasenite. As soon as part has cooled to no color, re heat to red and dump in the kasenite again. I do this at least three times to get a deep layer. Then the last time you heat it red, dump the part in water to quench. You'll have a glass hard layer a few thou thick.Karl

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Apr 09, 2009 21 Replies

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Jim Wilkins 17 years ago

I've seen a description somewhere of adding carbon to steel in the reducing area of a side draft forge. The article claimed that a wrought iron rod would pick up enough carbon to melt on the end, so tool steel accumulated as a pile of droplets on the bottom of the firebox.

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RB 17 years ago

According to the same source - Foxfire books? - it is possible to get a hardened 'case' almost completely through the piece. I guess that would depend on time at temperature

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