Originally Posted By: JDW
Doug, the thing I was worried about is the temperature of the bath annealing the case hardening.



David.....annealing takes place at 1450 F with an 8/10/12 hour slow temperature descent (cool down period in the furnace), so blueing at 6-7-even 800 F is o.k. and the hardening (temper) of the shaft/lever will not be lost.

Cheers,


Doug