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Here are some we Will be working on soon we got these pieces cut already. You should be able to see the wax coating which helps slow the drying down. If these dry too fast, they check to the point of being worthless. big maple burl and here is cherry I’m excited about.

I’ve cut several and they still confuse me. Waste is easily 50%. depending on the wood type is how to approach it. When I want birdseyes and rings I make sure to identify which way the grain is running and cut across it. This is usually good with black ash and box elder, both types of maple. if...

and here is the 2x72” belt grinder we are now making and selling. here is the kit you can weld https://usaknifemaker.com/shop-categories/grinders-sanders-all-kinds-c-99/u-weld-grinder.html Or we can weld it and paint it too...

This ties in. Blatant product placement. https://usaknifemaker.com/knife-dogs-disc-grinder-stand-no-motor.html EDITED TO ADD: The intro price stops at 20 sold, which will likely happen today and the regular price will be $195 going forward.

I have been working on grinder designs for the last couple months. Here is the disc grinder stand I just finished up. horizontal or vertical with an adjust able tool rest. https://usaknifemaker.com/knife-dogs-disc-grinder-stand-no-motor.html EDITED TO ADD: The intro price ends at 20 sold...

Disc grinder stand

Nice.

When I want small flat areas cleaned up I use a disk. A belt grinder platen rounds the edges of parts where the belt puckers. I have ground a few blades on the disc but it is tedious. I now flat grind blades on a belt platen and then clean things up with the disc. I deburr folder parts on the...

We are gett9ng them listed now. We have many (most) of it active now.

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These should be done tomorrow. We have started cutting parts for kits to list on the website by the end of next week.

You are a professional chemist and clearly understand the dangers of acetone. Many beginners do not. You probably bleed acetone.

some of you guys need to up your FAIL game. Take it from a professional, failing is not as bad as you have been told.

There is *a lot* to chew on in this thread. I expect Kevin Cashen to jump in any minute to clear this all up but until then… in No order: I cryo after plate quench before any temper. I let the blade cool to room temperature, hang it from a wire and drop it to rest on the bottom of the tank...

Getting some parts painted on our first batch of 5 beta release grinders. Here Luke and Alyssa are hard at it working on some of the parts while the CNC plasma cuts a few more. This CNC plasma table is fun. It's dirty, messy, noisy, smoky fun. The pile of shame continues to grow. We...

Nice. You can't have too many smokers. I did some ribs Saturday. When we moved 3 years ago I had to downsize my smoker collection. I am in the process of rebuilding it.

After a day and half of cutting, I have enough plasma cut parts to assemble 5 grinders. We are still waiting on wheels and we have to fabricate some brackets and the tension swivel block. 3 of these are spoken for so we will have a couple ready at the end of the week. We do not have pricing...

The wheels have been bolted on using 1/2" bolts and washers and machinery bushings. Machinery bushings are just washers with a special shape. These go next to the wheel bearings. The ID fits the 1/2" bolt and the OD is not larger than the bearings pressed into the pockets on the wheels. This...

This is taking a couple MONTHS longer than I anticipated. I have lot's of names for it at this point.

To keep the grinder in the vertical position, it needs to be "pinned" in place. On arc bracket that attaches to the main plate, there is a small hole. With the grinder to vertical position, drill through this hole with a 1/4" drill bit and then use a 1/4" rod to "pin" the grinder in the vertical...