Originally Posted By: BrentD
....The pot got to just under 900F. About 880F or a titch higher. That's as high as I was willing to go....

....At the 20 minute mark....

....I would not want a whole action to deal with like this....

If the goal is to put a final finish on an entire action, a decision should be made ahead of time on the preference to retain any hardness that was present and considered desirable.