Fact check... Nickel is harder than glass. It is added into welding electrodes for impact resistance. Welding rods for iron are high nickel. Chainsaw file... yup, nickel. Nickel has an extreme melting temp and highly valued in jet engine production.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy_steel
Yup, Nickle is soft "Lika' my head"
It will fail, without doubt. I just wonder whether the epoxy will melt over a few minutes or come off in a solid chunk.Like said Nickle ain't real hard, in fact silver brazing alloy has a good bit of nickle.
I got a royal screwing off the 'bag' once.
The saw was an old Husqvarna 1100 with significant 'white death'.
I shelled out 'bout $125 + shipping because it was advertised as having a good P&C.
actually it was good on the exhaust side, but the chrome was flaking off the intake side.
I sent the seller an email, he said go pound sand.
Oh well the Femsa ignition and other parts were worth the price so no need to pursue the matter?
I found some Loc-Tite epoxy (Superior metal?) that was high silicon, made a plug a couple thou. under and filled the voids.
Couple coats and a poor mans hone in the lathe seemed to fill the low spots.
I have yet to assemble the old bilge rat, but I do have some pics of the cylinder.
It may hold or it may blow, guess I will find out someday eh?
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Yes I have since cleaned up the squish band.
Like said Nickle ain't real hard, in fact silver brazing alloy has a good bit of nickle.
I got a royal screwing off the 'bag' once.
The saw was an old Husqvarna 1100 with significant 'white death'.
I shelled out 'bout $125 + shipping because it was advertised as having a good P&C.
actually it was good on the exhaust side, but the chrome was flaking off the intake side.
I sent the seller an email, he said go pound sand.
Oh well the Femsa ignition and other parts were worth the price so no need to pursue the matter?
I found some Loc-Tite epoxy (Superior metal?) that was high silicon, made a plug a couple thou. under and filled the voids.
Couple coats and a poor mans hone in the lathe seemed to fill the low spots.
I have yet to assemble the old bilge rat, but I do have some pics of the cylinder.
It may hold or it may blow, guess I will find out someday eh?
View attachment 382334
Yes I have since cleaned up the squish band.
It will fail, without doubt. I just wonder whether the epoxy will melt over a few minutes or come off in a solid chunk.
Fact check,
Nickle is soft, it is just the binding agent for the silca which is hard.
Yup takes a diamond to cut glass (silca), not so with nickle.
Nickle has many fine properties and shines when mixed with other metals (alloys) or even sand (silca).
Your 'fact' that nickle has an extreme melting point is flawed also.
They mix nickle with silver for brazing purposes which I have found to melt rather easily.
Guess your head is softer than you thought?
Fact check,
Nickle is soft, it is just the binding agent for the silca which is hard.
Yup takes a diamond to cut glass (silca), not so with nickle.
Nickle has many fine properties and shines when mixed with other metals (alloys) or even sand (silca).
Your 'fact' that nickle has an extreme melting point is flawed also.
They mix nickle with silver for brazing purposes which I have found to melt rather easily.
Guess your head is softer than you thought?
Pure Nickle will never get as hard as 50 Rc, much less into the 60s'. I cut .010" Nickle sheet with household scissors all the time. It can not be hardened. But harder materials can be mixed with it.More interesting facts.
Nickel's melting point is 2651 degrees Fahrenheit. If this is low, what do you consider high?
We routinely get parts plated in nickel at nearly 50 Rc hardness. Harness into the 60's is possible. What is soft about that?
I think his head is harder than yours.
Thanks man! It keeps the bills paid...WOW, WOW, WOW!
That is beautiful Sunny!
My old Dentist was an amateur Blacksmith.
He made very nice Damascus blades and such, but that stuff you do is crazy KEWL!
I'm not here to promote my work, have too many orders as is, but thanks! It's; sunfishforge.comSunfish do you have a website, or anywhere to see more?
Wow! That's some beautiful work.
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