
Originally Posted by
I_Love_Plasma
If he had tried ammonium nitrate in his oil, he would have been long dead before you met him. That mix would have exploded similar to the Oklahoma City freakola bomb; I still hate that guy.
But thanks for the reply, if carbon helps with the hardening, maybe use, used diesel engine oil (with potassium nitrate added)? Do you know how much potassium nitrate he stuck in his oil per gallon?
ILP
No, sorry. i found alot of references to the process on google, but none i saw gave percentages. there was a discussion on this on the practical machinist website a bit back.
Some of the crap I use to keep busy:
Everlast 200DX
Millermatic 211 Mig
Hypertherm Powermax 30 plasma cutter
Lincoln Weld-Pak 100
Century Stick welder
Oxy set-up with Henrob 2000 torch
Logan 200 lathe (60 years old)
Jet band saw
About 6 Harbor Freight grinders with different discs/wheels/brushes