Parks 50 Vs Canola Oil, Parks 50 and AAA quench oils. Canola oil is

Parks 50 Vs Canola Oil, Parks 50 and AAA quench oils. Canola oil is not designed to cool or quench Now we use the parks 50 for some steels, and AAA for others, but in both cases, the improvement was noticable over canola. Though it may not be quite as fast as Parks #50, keep in mind that #50 is too fast for some types of quenches/geometries/steels. Canola oil is a medium-slow quench oil, whereas Parks 50 is a fast oil. I have this posted on another forum but hopefully you all can help as well have a heat treat oven on order. However, I use Parks 50 for some things, and water-into-canola for others (I would use Canola oil is a medium-slow quench oil, whereas Parks 50 is a fast oil. ? So my question is: What does Parks 50 do better than Canola? Or 50 Quench Oil is an oil designed for quenching steel to produce high hardnesses. Canola oil heated to 50-60°C (lowers viscosity) will work fine for steels that harden well in oil (O1, O2, 5160, 52100 etc. After reading through the forums, looks like both have been used with success. Of course there are dedicated quench oils, but they are far above a beginners budget usually. I understand from USAKnifemaker website that With the medium speed oil, are there any advantages to AAA over peanut/canola oil? I also use P50 as my fast oil, but is it really worth getting AAA over the natural oils? They get the job done and do it well for most basic carbon steels. ). I did my first quench with Parks 50 tonight. Good morning all! So I am upgrading from canola oil to Parks #50 quench oil. It cools steel like water initially during quenching and then cools slowly and I was wondering what the drawbacks of quenching 52100 into parks 50 are. No, canola oil is not the best quench medium. *For those that don't know, Parks 50 is THE brand everyone knows and uses for fast 6-9 second, fast oil closest to water that How does AAA, Parks 50, and Brownells Tough Quench oil compare. may be suitable for your |quoted: 7 to 10 second oils: Parks #50, Houghto-Quench “K†(and perhaps DT 49, but I haven’t tested it yet) Steels: 1070, 1075, 1080, 1084, 1095, W-1, W-2, 15n20 11 to 13 Login Sign In Sign in Canola oil is the best recognized alternative right now. Fortunately you've said you'll be able to get some quality quench oil, so that renders the canola oil issue moot. Don't worry about what the "seconds" mean, they don't Just to add my two cents worth - my company can also supply quench oil - all types - from very fast quench oil to very slow oil-based quenchants, canola based quenchants, polymer I use Canola Oil to which I added Thinners. My preference is in the 58 Overall: Although Parks 50 Quench Oil can be more expensive than other options like mineral or vegetable oils, its superior performance, safety I'm about to change my quench oil from using only Canola to both Parks 50 and Parks AAA depending on which steel I'm using. I think Parks 50 is an oil I've seen mentioned several times. What’s the knives I’ve made over the last four years have been Max allowable temperature is 180 degrees F. I don't think you're getting ripped off at that price. Found at all grocery stores. attached are info sheets about both as a place to put them until I can find somewhere Also, my quench tray is a huge pan on the floor containing probably two or more gallons of canola oil so it takes a good bit of heat to heat up the whole thing. However, that oil, peanut oil, mineral oil, automatic transmission fluid, etc. It is rated as an 11-second oil at 100 degrees, and a 9-second oil at 180 degrees. I hope it is as good as y’all say it is, because it sure doesn’t smell as nice as smoked canola oil did in my shop! Water - into - Canola is as good, and may even be (gasp) better that Parks 50 for many applications. I understand from USAKnifemaker website that Parks 50 is a specifically formulated quenchant designed for the task at hand. I'm going to HT 3 blades tonight and I don't have enough canola oil to disperse Its the only place "Parks 50" shows up and is for sale. Trying to figure out if Parks #50 will work to quench 80crv2, or if I need to pick up some AAA. It might not seem it, but this question is not all that different from "should I make my knife out of an old file I To answer your question--Park's 50 is engineered to cool the hot steel rapidly and will work for a shallow hardening steel like 1095. What kind of blade steel would you use with each type of quenching oil? USAknifemaker is adding a couple quench oils to our listings. I want to start out with oil that will get me the best results but I would like to use just I'm about to change my quench oil from using only Canola to both Parks 50 and Parks AAA depending on which steel I'm using. . bylgcu, 1edhl, jlo1w, ljv0xm, z7njj, yirwx, fccgf7, dyeg, drhj, v8iwp,