Anyone here experienced in (homebrewed) Cryo-Treatment of O-1 ??
I shape my wood lathe tools by hand, and then heat treat in a campfire
and quench in used motor oil.
I have access to LN2, but wonder if it would make a noticeable
improvement of the O-1.
I know I will encounter inefficiencies due to Leidenfrost effect, even
if I pre-chill the steel to minus 80 C. (Perhaps I can roto-vac to make
slush, I'll have to explore that.)
Opinions?
Do you think my methods are too primitive and hit-or-miss to achieve
better sharpness and edge retention on the lathe tool?
Am I barking up the wrong tree? Would the little extra hardness gained
not be desirable for this application?
Pointers? Links?
Thanks for taking the trouble to read this mess,
-j
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