Cylinder heat treating

[Lee Martin]

We heat treated a Ruger cylinder yesterday and I thought some of you may like to see the video.

This is the blank coming out of the furnace at 1,700 F and being dropped into the oil bath:



Once cooled, it's dried off and placed back in the furnace for 4 hours at 500 degrees. This yields around Rockwell 40 - 41.

-Lee
www.singleactions.com

[petep]

Thanks for the video! It must really be nice to have at hand all the metal working equipment you use! ;D ;D ;D

[pd]

Lee, besides the fact that you run a great forum, I also appreciate the inside view you give us of many of your projects. Thank You for your time.