Heat treating steel

Sep 13, 2004 2 Replies

Could anyone in this newsgroup tell me where I can get a book on heat treating the different types of steel. I would like to make some woodworking tools out of 4140, 4142, D2 and that type. Rockwell needs to be 55-60 when finished.



TIA Jim


I have this book from J & L:

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Karl

------------------------------------------------- For the HSM I highly recommend this book "Hardening. Tempering & Heat Treatment" by Tubal Cain. Amazon should have it. Donald Warner

Don't let the facts interfere with your prejudices

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