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Cerakote, just a few questions????
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<blockquote data-quote="nmbarta" data-source="post: 1519280" data-attributes="member: 78438"><p>I don't know what kind of ss they use for barrels, but I do dabble in a bit of knife making. For the most part, 300 degrees is safe, but you can start to do some stress relieving at 300 depending on the type of steel. For the most part, ss doesn't change much until closer to 400.</p><p>That said, you do need to be careful if your using any type of radiant heat. You can heat objects well beyond the ambient air temp, so most ovens can cause problems when trying to keep consistent temps.</p><p>I do some heat treating with 1084 in my oven and works well, but I use fire bricks to shield the steel from the elements so I don't overheat my blade. I imagine you could do the same with an action.</p><p>Just don't let your steel have a direct line to the element if your using and electric oven, I can pretty much guarantee you'll get hotter than you mean to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nmbarta, post: 1519280, member: 78438"] I don't know what kind of ss they use for barrels, but I do dabble in a bit of knife making. For the most part, 300 degrees is safe, but you can start to do some stress relieving at 300 depending on the type of steel. For the most part, ss doesn't change much until closer to 400. That said, you do need to be careful if your using any type of radiant heat. You can heat objects well beyond the ambient air temp, so most ovens can cause problems when trying to keep consistent temps. I do some heat treating with 1084 in my oven and works well, but I use fire bricks to shield the steel from the elements so I don't overheat my blade. I imagine you could do the same with an action. Just don't let your steel have a direct line to the element if your using and electric oven, I can pretty much guarantee you'll get hotter than you mean to. [/QUOTE]
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