Why can't I temper my Compound Bow in the Forge?? (in General)


Karmic Mishap [Soup Ream] March 21 2005 1:53 AM EST

I've been doing this for a little while, using the times 100, 24 for X on my compound bow, but all of a sudden I can't find ANY times which allow me to temper the bow for the extra %. What gives????

smallpau1 - Go Blues [Lower My Fees] March 21 2005 1:55 AM EST

the 100, 24 is seperate things.....the 100 is for the heating process, then you quench till the RPM% goes up again, then the 24 is for the heat process again, then you temper it till it goes up again.

smallpau1 - Go Blues [Lower My Fees] March 21 2005 1:56 AM EST

Suggestion...Don't forge till you know what your doing, and I tell people to wait till at least 75k PR.

smallpau1 - Go Blues [Lower My Fees] March 21 2005 1:57 AM EST

Ack, first post correction.....100 heating, then you cast viciousness, then quench till it goes up. Then heat 24, cast temper, quench till it goes up.

Karmic Mishap [Soup Ream] March 21 2005 1:57 AM EST

I've DONE it before, thank you very much. That is exactly what I did, but when I cast Tempering after quenching AND reheating, the Dwarf in the Forge stopped me and made me start over.

MrC [DodgingTheEvilForgeFees] March 21 2005 2:01 AM EST

You sure you aren't over quenching or working on the +?...

10 Heats for 10 minutes.
Viciousness
8 quenches.
Two 10 minute heats.
Two 2 minute heats.
Tempering
2 quenches.

Repeat.

Works for me...

smallpau1 - Go Blues [Lower My Fees] March 21 2005 2:02 AM EST

Then reword your first post.....Those are the correct times and they worked fine for me.....You sure you did what i said?

Karmic - "but all of a sudden I can't find ANY times which allow me to temper the bow for the extra %"

The 24 IS the time for the Heat *of* the temper, maybe i looked at this wrong but looks totally wrong in my eyes, and you WEREn't doing it right....And one more "?", what extra %?

I'm just trying to figure out its just not your wrong doing....lol.....>.<

Karmic Mishap [Soup Ream] March 21 2005 4:04 AM EST

Strange... I must've been doing SOMETHING wrong, because now I can do it again. Sorry about that...
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