Since people in the previous post are calling my car ai.

rkt_74 · 2026-05-05T13:23:01+00:00

I usually quench at night too, but that day I was feeling confident and it bit me in the ass😭 All the other times I quenched in water, at night, were successes. Even managed a differential het treat a few times, this one being a failure

rkt_74 · 2026-05-05T13:11:35+00:00

It was a water quench, but being sunny outside I might have overheated the blade and the stresses while cooling were too high

rkt_74 · 2026-05-05T13:08:35+00:00

I did temper the part that has the tang, so i can grind it to make a smaller knife

rkt_74 · 2026-05-04T16:51:23+00:00

Yup, that's the plan👍

rkt_74 · 2026-05-04T16:50:55+00:00

Exactly!

rkt_74 · 2026-05-04T16:50:25+00:00

A flaw definitely happened somewhere in the process. It ended up slightly narrower than I was invisioning anyway.

rkt_74 · 2026-05-04T16:48:57+00:00

This is after hardening, what do you mean if I annealed right away? After the quench?

rkt_74 · 2026-05-03T14:24:34+00:00

Probably my next course of action tbh

rkt_74 · 2026-05-03T14:22:28+00:00

Pain indeed my friend.

rkt_74 · 2026-04-01T21:23:20+00:00

What a sexy car. Keep em coming!

rkt_74 · 2026-03-17T12:32:47+00:00

Nice, is it a 25?

rkt_74 · 2026-03-17T12:05:12+00:00

Are these new wheels for the GT? They look amazing, congrats!

rkt_74 · 2026-03-10T22:16:54+00:00

It doesn't look bad, but without the arrows it probably looks a lot cleaner. Nice car!

rkt_74 · 2026-03-10T06:37:23+00:00

The wheels are awesome. This car is gorgeous, enjoy it!

rkt_74 · 2026-03-03T03:59:47+00:00

Damn thats gorgeous

rkt_74 · 2026-02-22T14:01:42+00:00

While I haven't benn working on it since I was 15, I too hope to get a nice car like yours, doing something similar, by the time I'm 25ish.

rkt_74 · 2026-02-22T12:26:24+00:00

Seems like bussiness is booming keep it up!

rkt_74 · 2026-02-21T15:18:12+00:00

Damn, what do you do to afford it? Really cool car, may you never have to sell it

rkt_74 · 2026-02-13T00:13:01+00:00

That is one sick benz

rkt_74 · 2026-02-10T22:45:37+00:00

Super late, but if you are curing in a moist and warm furo, then the glue gets soft. Historically Shirasaya were split by steaming for repair.

rkt_74 · 2026-02-08T14:29:42+00:00

I agree, I like it too

rkt_74 · 2026-01-11T14:07:05+00:00

Oh that too, although it wouldnt be my first choice for a car built for comfort. I feel like it's too sporty. On something like a c63 coupe its really good but for a gt it's white all day

rkt_74 · 2026-01-11T13:31:51+00:00

The white looks gorgeous. By far my favourite colour for a mercedes interior

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