Lee Martin
Hunter
We're building a 500 Maximum and recently heat-treated the cylinder. Thought some of you might like seeing how cherry-red it is when it comes out of the furnace:
It's 1,600 degrees before it gets oil quenched. After the oil bath it's tempered at 500 degrees. The end result is Rockwell 41.
It's 1,600 degrees before it gets oil quenched. After the oil bath it's tempered at 500 degrees. The end result is Rockwell 41.