Description

Designed for serious bladesmiths, these extra-large water cooled quench plates help you achieve consistent blade straightness while efficiently cooling your blades. Whether you’re working on kitchen knives or smaller blades, these plates provide the stability and cooling power you need. With continuous water cycling, the plates maintain the temperature of the water, ensuring consistent cooling. Water’s excellent heat dissipation quickly pulls heat away from the aluminum, making these plates an essential tool for high-quality blade plate quenching.

Here’s what makes them great:

• Extra Large Size: Each plate measures 4″ by 18″ and are 1″ thick, this provides a flat and reliable surface for your blades.
• Excellent Heat Dissipation: Water is incredibly effective at pulling heat away, helping your blades cool evenly and stay straight.
• No Leaks: O-rings seal the plates, so you don’t have to worry about water leaking.
• CNC-Machined Precision: Each plate is CNC-machined for exact dimensions and a flawless finish, ensuring consistent and reliable performance.
• Easy Mounting: A 5-inch section in the middle is O-ring sealed, allowing for easy drilling and secure mounting in a vise.

Kit Includes

• Two water cooled quench plates
• Two 4-foot 1/2″ ID tubes
• 4 Push-To-Connect fittings
• 2 Y adapters
  • 3/8″ Push-To-Connect Fitting Stems with crimped with pinch clamp
  • 1/2″ to 3/8″ Y connector
  • Preinstalled tubing

Needed Items:

• Submersible pump (My Recommendation on Amazon)
• 5-gallon bucket (any home improvement store)
• 4.5 gallons of water
• Vise or other mounting solution

Notes:

• No vise, mounting hardware, or stand is included in this package!!
• Use on air hardening steels or after steel has been quenched in a liquid.
• 50°F – 70°F water has been optimal from my testing to cycle though the plates.  When using ice in the bucket, condensation can happen on plates which is undesirable.
• Bucket temperature raised roughly 10°F after quenching six 8″ Magnacut chef knives that were at 2150°F.
  • These 8″ Chef knives took roughly 40 seconds clamped to go from 2150°F to under 140°F.
• Warping of blades can still occur with plate quenching due to residual stresses in the blade. A Carbide Hammer is an excellent tool for quickly correcting any warping after tempering has been completed.
• Always use proper safety equipment when using this product.
• Plates can be easily unscrewed if any cleaning needs to be done

With these quench plates, cooling and keeping your blades straight becomes quick, easy, and highly effective. Investing in a reliable quenching solution ensures your blades are always plate quenched consistently. Perfect for any heat treating setup, these plates will help you achieve consistent, professional results every time.