I'm gonna order the personalizer plus, after looking into it after all the recommendations ... sounds great ! and I'll definitely try some of Ernies stencils
thanks again
Greg
Hi
I'm looking for an etcher that will put my mark on a knife, and do it very well
not interested in homemade stuff, i've got no time to fool around
i was going to get the etchomatic ...but i've been warned by several people that they often don't work well
any help would be...
Hi Brad
houghto-quench 3440 is basically quench K but not as pure... and it will be abit cheeper... around +600 for a 55gal drum... the 55gal is the minimum purchase amount ...
quench- K is quite abit more money
for polymer... theres aqua-quench C ... and you can adjust the speed of...
if you look on the evenheat site theres a manuel to tell you how to program... its easy enough
oh.. and they got some heat treat recipes
http://evenheat-kiln.com/knifeovens/technical/heattreatinginformation/
http://evenheat-kiln.com/knifeovens/manuals/
hope that helps abit
Hi
i made a small tutorial on doin it with a fridge compressor.... and linseed oil
http://primalfires.yuku.com/topic/1027?page=1
and yes, full penetration... dependin on the wood...
-if its hidden tang.. i finish the tang hole first and give it the dunk
take care
Greg
Hi
here is a short vid of the furnace running.... charge was weighed to give an overall 1.5% carbon ingot
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrDimenickel#p/u/0/xHeVFJLFzZQ
take care
Greg
jigged bone or stag... ... myself, i like the look of the jigged bone aslong as it ain't that weirdo yellows, or brite blue dye jobs... ... more like the darker colors that stag has....is nice to see and you won't be embarrassed to pull that knife out of your pocket...;)
by the way...