Machinists Bench Block
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Ga Red
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Machinists Bench Block
I am planning on making a Bench block out of O1 steel 1/2 inch thick by 2 inches by 3 inches . How hard should I Temper the O1?. I want to try the Bench Block before I try a Cutlers Anvil .
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ea42
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Re: Machinists Bench Block
I'd go somewhere in the high forties to fifty on the block. Good luck on the anvil! 
Eric
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jerryd6818
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Re: Machinists Bench Block
You have a PM from back in November.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012