Recent content by Jesse Latham

I have a 20w Atzer diode. Like most it makes me want bigger and better.

Like most of you who use one, I've lasered a bunch of different things on blades. This is the latest. AEB-L with spalted maple. If you're right-handed you can cut veggies, if left-handed you can cut fruit. Lol

Salem Straub uses a pantograph.

My first canister has bearings and 1095 rod. Things I learned, use small bearings not large, fine powder is not fine enough (looks grainy) and leave the billet thick enough to grind off the powdered steel on the outside to get a more even pattern. But this little knife looks pretty ok with stag.

While two of my grandchildren asked for flippers, the youngest wanted a dagger. This one is my 1095 and 15n20 damascus with stabilized Buckeye burl. I think everyone needs to post more!

I have a smaller forge, it is 4" round by 14" long. It got to welding temps as a venturi, but I changed to forced air for controllability. I too was looking for a cost-effective fan. I am using a blower like this and am very happy with it. It gets to welding temps quickly and makes the forge...

Headed out the door. Number 6 for a return customer. AEB-L and maple.

I’m sad to see this forum slipping away. Here is a new flipper from my shop.

My friend ended up making turkish twist from the twists in my previous picture. He ended up with two of these 2x11x3/16.

Ha, it must be a 4". I remember doing the math when I built it. I wanted more pressure but as you know what you got is what you got unless you spend more. I do have it turned up as high as it goes.

The billet is sized to a little under 3/4" using flat dies with spacing stops on a press. The twister uses sockets made from 3/4 " socket extensions, one of which is turned down to fit in the drill chuck.

I have around $800 or so in my press build, but I already had the steel and the 3.5 cylinder. 5 hp motor, 18 tons.

This is a twisting machine made by a friend. It's pretty simple and uses a hole hawg for power.

Thanks Ken, but I would need a 56c frame motor to fit this. That would eliminate a separate mount and lovejoy fittings. WGA-63M-030-H1

At Automation Direct, the correct gear reduction (60:1) is $261 and the 1 hp motor (1750rpm) is $253. I'm pretty sure I could source the rest of the parts under $500.