Recent content by bama_jeeper

The problem is we do not know what alloy is used, so I am making an educated guess on what should work. If it's an alloy that water will crack, it will need a much different temper temperature. More like 1000F.

You need to temper after quenching or it will break. I seriously doubt you can get it hot enough and an acetylene torch will likely get too hot or not through heat the metal. Needs to be bright red--about 1700F through whole thickness. Need to violently agitate (stir or repeatedly dunk) when...

Mine called for 60 N and 0 P 140 K. I used 400 15-0-15 and a little over 100 lbs potash. Field is a little under an acre so 350 15-0-15 and 100 potash actually applied. Just broadcast separately. 15-0-15 is routinely carried at Co-Ops in south Alabama.