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My forge blower died mid quench on a 1084 blade and I finished it with a hair dryer
The motor on my old Champion blower crapped out last Saturday right as I pulled the blade out at 1475F, so I stuck my wife's hair dryer in the tuyere pipe and somehow kept the coals hot enough to finish the heat treat, and now I'm wondering if anyone else has a backup air plan for when their blower quits.
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tessacarter5d ago
My buddy Dale up in Vermont had his blower seize up on a 1095 hunter right at the worst time too, and he ended up running a shop vac on reverse into his pipe setup. Sounded like a jet engine and scared his dog half to death but it worked. He got the blade quenched and tempered that night, though he said the air was way too blasty and he fought it the whole time. The hair dryer trick is honestly smarter since you get steady low air instead of a hurricane. I keep a little battery powered mattress inflator in my shop now just in case, they put out a nice even flow and don't need a cord.
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