Most of us know Lummox's credentials but over the last 12 months there have been a few new members who appear to have some experience as professional mechanics.

I wonder if you lot could show yourselves here to help others decide if your advice is given with the benefit of experience or just hear-say and speculation

A few brief words on the sort of work you've done and on which brands wouldn't go a miss.

:confused: Briskoda has "Ask a Tech" for Freedom members (

Mo, the whole point I was trying to make was that new users to the site will have no idea who is talking from experience and who is likely to be guessing or spouting inaccurate information. Also, if someone has a problem with a non-skoda, it would be handy to know if there was, for example, a Nissan Master Tech. here too.

I have a lump hammer and I know how to weld it!

Now I don't know much about hammers, but I'm sure its not a welding device.

It can be - if you hit two adjacent bits of metal hard enough it's possible to weld them together

HTH

Now I don't know much about hammers, but I'm sure its not a welding device.

Hit things hard enough and they stand a good chance of sticking together.

Or breaking.....

It can be - if you hit two adjacent bits of metal hard enough it's possible to weld them together

HTH

No, you cant

Take a look at the first paragraph here Mr Gooch.

Why does everyone want to correct me atm?

We don't, it's just a perception

But you wouldnt be able to use a "hammer" would you?

*Shameless attempt at a come back having being proved wrong

We don't' date=' it's just a perception

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Hmmm - I was thinking of this post

But you wouldnt be able to use a "hammer" would you?

*Shameless attempt at a come back having being proved wrong

Er - Samurai swords?

(admittedly they use heat as well...)

(admittedly they use heat as well...)

That normally helps.

Er - Samurai swords?

(admittedly they use heat as well...)

forging!

I'm not sure what you would call it exactly - yes it has elements of forging obviously, but it's also a folding / laminating / pressure welding process.

Edit - it seems the correct term is forge welding

Mo, the whole point I was trying to make was that new users to the site will have no idea who is talking from experience and who is likely to be guessing or spouting inaccurate information. Also, if someone has a problem with a non-skoda, it would be handy to know if there was, for example, a Nissan Master Tech. here too.

Hi Goochie

TBH I think anyone on here who is not a Tech will say: "This happened to me" or "You could try" and Techs make more positive statements with their specific knowledge and peeps will recognise the difference.

A lot of queries are of course "Where do I go from here" and that can mean the whole gamut (tech, new car, legal etc etc) Luckily Briskoda has an amazing underflow of members who are prepared to give their thoughts.

Regards

Mo

I'm not sure what you would call it exactly - yes it has elements of forging obviously' date=' but it's also a folding / laminating / pressure welding process.

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How hot do they heat the blade? I assume its put in something like a blacksmith's harth and heated quite significantly?

EDIT: Seems you answered that one by cunningly editing your post

I'm not sure what you would call it exactly - yes it has elements of forging obviously' date=' but it's also a folding / laminating / pressure welding process.

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annealing!!

then bit's of it are hardened afterward by heating it to abouve the austenitic tempeatuture then quenched in cold water or oil

Saaah! Rendered everyone speechless. Sorry Chaps. [music] #If I had a hammer#

Anon

How hot do they heat the blade?

it depends on the carbon content of the steel. this is called the cementite range iirc..... but i think the traditional way they do it is but it in the funace till it's the colour of the august sun or somthing??

annealing!!

then bit's of it are hardened afterward by heating it to abouve the austenitic tempeatuture then quenched in cold water or oil

Surely if it's annealed then quench hardened it'd just break ?

it depends on the carbon content of the steel. but i think the traditional way they do it is but it in the funace till it's the colour of the august sun or somthing??

What if its a cloudy day ?

annealing!!

then bit's of it are hardened afterward by heating it to abouve the austenitic tempeatuture then quenched in cold water or oil

Annealing is not a welding process, it's the act of removing patterns in the crystal structure and leaving a more random structure, by applying heat and usually cooling slowly. Working the metal introduces the regular patterns, which may add hardness, and make the metal more brittle.

it depends on the carbon content of the steel. but i think the traditional way they do it is but it in the funace till it's the colour of the august sun or somthing??

Yep - but not hot enough to melt - that's where the pressure comes in.

I hate posting just before a corner - everyone misses whats been said

Surely if it's annealed then quench hardened it'd just break ?

the trouble with alloying, hardening and softening etc is that a metal cant have all good attributes.

when metal(steels) are hardened the become brittle, that's they they annel them first, annealing makes the sword soft and flexible(kind of) whichs makes it so that it doesn't shatter when you hit somthing with it, then the only harden the part where the blade is, traditionally this is done by coating the rest of th blade in clay before the sword is but into the funace for hardening,, so there fore only the blade is heated. then after it's quenched the chisel off the clay from the surrounding area's and you are left with a nice flexible sword which wont shatter which has a blade which is as hard as ar$ehole!!!!! then the blade is hollow ground to make it razor sharp.

any way!! hasn't this gone a little off topic???