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Thats the same one I picked up a couple years ago, has been working well for what it is. make sure to give it a good cleaning and oiling

I picked up one of these but havent tried it yet.

Awesome!

Im in the same boat as Tim and figured this was the answer. Ive tried free hand and using a jig and to be honest while both methods produce poor results for me at present I actually do better free hand than with the jig. It seems as if I can get more accurate and even pressure that way. What I...

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

I hope to heat treat some 1084 from aldo this weekend. I picked up a gallon of super brand quickquench, sold by mcmaster car as 11 second quench oil. I see its often recommended to heat the oil to 100-120 or so but thats generally, from what I can tell, when using canola and such. Is it...

Thanks for the additional pics, answered my question. With it spinning I couldnt tell if it was a regular disc or pad with abrasives.

Oooh I like that idea. if ya dont mind me asking which disk did you buy?

Great to know!

Next to lighting in importance I would say is "white balance". Different light sources have different "color temperature" light, hence my suggestion to use all the same type/brand bulb. Look in your camera manual and see if it allows you to use a reference pic for white balance. If so what that...

Your welcome. The shadows in the above arent very pronounced and certainly dont detract from the pic which is a good thing. Often times subtle shadows are desired because they add depth to the image. A good exercise is to simply take various pics, maybe put a small slip of paper in image with a...

Thats a good start! Couple recommendations for those using a lightbox etc. Try and use the same type of bulb in all your light sources(not that you didnt, just a tip). Different bulbs have different color temps. Typical incandescent bulbs have "yellow" light which can be seen in the final pic...

good stuff!

Thx guys, I guess thats one benefit of having a belt drive setup, one can get pretty creative with the tool arms :)

Ive had a few setbacks but im back in the shop. Ive cut out 3 blades so far and put a bevel on 1. I quickly realized my freehand skills were lacking so I put together a little grinding jig, ill get pics later. And I have also got the rest of the parts needed to add my buffer and disk attachment...