Recent content by Roy Miller

The blower that I have is really to big. It came off a waste oil heater and I have it choked down as far as possible and also use some of the air to cool in front of the door.

I know that i'm about 6 months late but if you have any questions about the forge just let me know. the burner points up at an angle and gives very even heat. I only use 3 pounds pressure and it runs over 2500 degrees. Roy

I spent a lot of time building a pretty good trip hammer, then I got a DVD of Ed making damascus with his press. Now my hammer gathers dust while I use the press I copied from Ed's.

I suppose we all have more observers than time but I always wonder how my life would have turned out if I had been introduced to knifemaking about forty years sooner.

Well it only weighs about 2,300 pounds with that one inch mounting plate on the table.

Thanks guys, I think I will try some.

The reason that I found that setup is that I already have one Edlund with T slot table and built in coolant that I rebuilt several years ago and I think it's the best drill press ever made. And the best thing about them is they are variable speed, you just turn the knob on front. Anyhow I had...

Boy that brings back a sore spot for me. My dad had one that size that had a diamond wheel for glass and some how it went away. I would trade a knife to have it back in a heart beat.

Well I finally finished the rebuild on my new $200.00 drill press so I thought I would show a before and after picture. http://knifedogs.com/images/attach/jpg.gif Now if I would quit working on the shop and go back to making knives http://knifedogs.com/images/attach/jpg.gi

I have found a steel supplier that carries 316 stainless in all the shapes and sizes I need for guards, pin and tubes at a good price but I usually use 416. 316 has about 4% more chrome and 12% more nickel but it is work hardened stainless. Does anyone have any thoughts or information:confused2:

Wayne, I did add the smaller pictures at the bottom, but if you go to my web site there are even more. I wondered if anyone would notice the gas inlet. It comes in the back of the burner housing in a quarter inch steel line and comes out the front about eight inches. That is the way the waste...

I hate to repeat everyone else but WOW!! I think I have feather envy.

The link above by airborne steel is to the site I used. Grant gives a great step by step on building the burner. He recommended 10 to 12 inch length but I made mine 14 and only used two rows of holes instead of three. I do have a little needle valve under the front edge of the table where I can...

After years of striving, well OK, months. I have finally finished my new forge. This started out as a vertical blown forge with plenty of space in the bottom for flux to collect, however after finding a thread on ribbon burners I cut it up and made a horizontal with a ribbon burner. The burner...

sounds like quick thinking to me.