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5th Mar 2015, 05:17 PM #1
Metal ID please brains trust
I have 3 or 4 old steering locks like this one. Stuck the handle and the forked part in the bandsaw to cut it today. Polished a nice patch it did. I guess some grade of tool steel?
Out comes the cut off saw or grinder I suppose.
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5th Mar 2015, 05:54 PM #2New Member
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Probably case-hardened,
Hardened outer layer but mild or carbon steel underneath.
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5th Mar 2015, 09:23 PM #3Pink 10EE owner
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Case hardened, or induction hardened or possibly nitrided.. Whatever was the cheapest in China to do... So probably a cyanide bath...
Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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5th Mar 2015, 10:55 PM #4Cba
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6th Mar 2015, 07:58 AM #5
Thanks all.
I had done a search but couldn't locate much at all regarding material type. I know when they were first introduced they showed hacksaws trying to cut them I had forgotten that till this morning
I had no idea though that the handle tube would be just as tough.
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