heat treating

Hello out there in Hobby Machinist land. I recently had the good fortune to acquire a Kerr Insultherm 900 electric kiln for my shop. The unit will heat up to 2000 F and has a 7 x 7 x 11 inch capacity. It will work nicely for preheating some mechanical assemblies that go together with a bit of...

I having been searching for a heat treat provider that accepts small lots. I am making some special sheer blades, and I would like to have them hardened and tempered. There will be 2 of them, 6.5"x 1" x 0.093" They are too big for my small furnace (4"x4"x4" chamber). Anyone know a place that...

I'm normally in the other subforums on HM: machining, Atlas, Taig, Sherline, etc. so I feel like I'm trespassing on hallowed ground...I'm on a quest and need some help from the knifemakers on HM...if I am knocking on the wrong door, please redirect me... We manufacture "crown" punches for our...