Drilling holes for pins AFTER heat treat - BladeForums.com
Jan 12, 2005 · The specs for this particular test drill are as follows: -Solid submicron grain carbide drill -For materials 40 Rc and higher -For high nickel, cobalt based and powdered metal -Coating provides …
Blade finish: Stonewash vs Black Coating - BladeForums.com
Mar 3, 2006 · 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.
Waxing carbon steel for corrosion resistance - BladeForums.com
Jun 23, 2006 · Shoe polish, car wax, furniture, leather, metal protectents all use something to insure even coating and penetration into pores. If all those people are wrong, please post your microscope …
Coated vs. Non-Coated blades - BladeForums.com
Dec 28, 2009 · Here's my question: If D2 has enough chromium in it to almost be stainless, would the blade coating be an advantage or disadvantage to it's blade (to prevent staining/patinas/rusting)? …
Black Oxide Coating Durability - BladeForums.com
Oct 26, 2010 · The coating stays in the pits and irregularities of the metal very well. I personally like the look of it. The coating is applied very thin. I ended up getting a warthog with the black oxide coating. I …
Nitriding tool steels and stainless steels - BladeForums.com
Jul 8, 2017 · Hi, I came across a process known as nitriding which case hardens steels. And some places mentioned that it essentially doubles the surface hardness of some steels like tool steels, …
DLC Coating: What is it? - BladeForums.com
Jun 8, 2005 · 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 …
Best way to remove a black blade coating - BladeForums.com
Jun 8, 2005 · The coating on my Offset has always annoyed me. I hate how black coatings look, but this one scratches unbelievably easily, and I'm getting a lot of spots of rust even through the stupid …
Black blade coatings - BladeForums.com
May 12, 2015 · The coating doesn't last very long. From what I've seen, the coating works well to protect a blade against corrosive environments (like saltwater.). I just recently acquired a brand-new KA …
making parkerizing solution | BladeForums.com
Oct 25, 2004 · I read the following: the longer you parkerize the metal, the more metal you're eating away and converting. since the phosphate coating is porous, I assume the acid eats it's way into the …