[CAUT] hammer burning experiment

[Gary Mushlin]

List,

My understanding is that the blackening on the shank is generally due  
to poor combustion of the fuel being used. This carbon deposit would  
appear even if another material like metal was being heated.

I've always understood that this carbon deposit was a cosmetic  
problem and shouldn't impede the function of the shank. On the other  
hand, actual burning of the wood would be harmful.

Are there any comments concerning this?

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Gary Mushlin, MME, RPT


On Apr 2, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Paul Chick ((Earthlink)) wrote:

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> Jon,
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> IMO alcohol seems to burn (blacken) the shank easier than butane.  
> As long as the shank is held in the blue flame it won’t burn. Don’t  
> you find this to be true?
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> Jim
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> Subject: [CAUT] hammer burning experiment
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> >As I said, I heat the shank at the hammer. The question I have  
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> >you guys heat the shank? How far from the hammer?
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> I heat with an alcohol lamp and wave the flame under the length of  
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> while holding/rotating the hammer in the corrected direction until  
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> heats up enough to feel it 'give'.  Hold the hammer for a few  
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> with no flame to set.  I was instructed not to concentrate the heat  
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> Jon Page
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> “Where the flame is blue, there’s no residue.”  Steinway school.
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> Paul C
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