you dont need carbide bits to cut tool steel, sure they help but as long as your drill bits are harder than your material it will cut. HSS should cut TS
Thanks for the video I thought you had to dip in oil to harden I’m attempting this myself because mine is worn out is there a special steel i haft to use can you tell me the difference between oil and water thanks mate
I used a regular low carbon mild steel so you can just harden that in water. But, if you use a high carbon steel, tool steel, or spring steel, you should harden it in oil. There is a great app that will tell you exactly how to harden every type of steel. It's called Heat Treater's Guide Companion on the App Store.
I know, It made it just a little bit harder but obviously not anywhere close to real hardened jaws. I don't have carbide drill bits to drill through high carbon steel so these will work good enough for my purposes.
you dont need carbide bits to cut tool steel, sure they help but as long as your drill bits are harder than your material it will cut. HSS should cut TS
Ok thanks! Good to know!
Thanks for the video I thought you had to dip in oil to harden I’m attempting this myself because mine is worn out is there a special steel i haft to use can you tell me the difference between oil and water thanks mate
I used a regular low carbon mild steel so you can just harden that in water. But, if you use a high carbon steel, tool steel, or spring steel, you should harden it in oil. There is a great app that will tell you exactly how to harden every type of steel. It's called Heat Treater's Guide Companion on the App Store.
You cant harden low carbon steel by heating and quenching it - there isnt enough carbon content for that to work - hence the name.
I know, It made it just a little bit harder but obviously not anywhere close to real hardened jaws. I don't have carbide drill bits to drill through high carbon steel so these will work good enough for my purposes.