Recent content by artificialj

Oh, hey there. So, I guess first, what sort of price range should I be pitching to them? (about 10 locations, lets say about 10 knives per location, sharpened once per week.) I do not have a mobile setup, so I'd need to go and pick up the knives, trading them a sharp set (they will have an extra...

Yeah, I agree about not wanting to be the low bidder. I'm mainly struggling with a balance between keeping my price accessible to the customer, and still making enough money for this not to be a waste of my time. So far I'm not sure how I can find that balance. I think I need to propose that...

Anyone here run, know anyone who runs, or use a restaurant knife sharpening business? I have worked as a cook for many years, but never really spent much time dealing with the people who sharpened our knives. Recently, a manager of a restaurant I formerly worked at contacted me about...

Cool, thanks guys. Maybe I will try to wait for Larry to get back up and running before I get one.

No firm ideas on chamber size - I was going to just try to build the chamber according to whichever burner I end up getting. Although, now I have another question: lets say the burner is best suited to a chamber of x in^3, do I subtract the area of the chamber taken up by insulation (kaowool, or...

Awesome, thanks guys. I've never used a glass platen, but am pretty excited about trying it out.

Cool, thanks. Yeah, I wanted to make sure I could order some glass before the thing gets here.

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I felt like I probably shouldn't start an almost identical thread when this one was already out there. I have one of these coming in the mail next week and want to get a glass platen for it. So, anyone have a measurement for the stock platen? Based on the...

Thanks a bunch guys, got some deciding to do. Didn't email Larry Zoeller, but his website says he's not accepting any new orders . Those burners on Rex Prices' site look beautiful. Anyone have experience with using the 3/4" one in a single burner forge? How'd it perform? Gas usage? Ability to...

Any leads on people who I could go meet around the Cincinnati area? Thanks, Jay Wilson

Hey guys. I am about to build my first gas forge, and am looking for advice on a burner to buy. I was thinking about making a smallish, 1 burner forge, and right now am not doing any forge welding. I just want to find a good, straightforward, probably venturi, burner. Hopefully something that...

Just wanted to say hi. I've been a BF member for a while, and had heard good things about you guys, and the Knife Dogs community, so decided to come over and register.