[PSUBS-MAILIST] Quenching question....

[<james@guernseysubmarine.com>]

Hi All,

yet another question...

Im waiting for a shipment of pipe and steel to start work on the battery pods, VBT, through hulls etc.

In the meantime, im making a few minor things this weekend such as the hatch hinge and lifting eyes etc.

I was looking at John Farringtons website to see how he made the lifting eyes.  Simple enough, but then i came accross this page.

http://www.prismnet.com/~jrf/SubPics/image540.html

I dont think these u shaped pieces should have been quenched like this.   Do you think he's deliberetly hardening them?  He doesnt say why he did this and there is no indication of him tempering them afterwards, so i assume he perhaps doesnt realise whats happening?  Does it matter?  What do you all think??

Sorry, its a sloooow day at work and im daydreaming about my weekends sub building i'll be doing.....

Thanks again
James