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You might look at Tracy Mickley's NWGS plans. If you're creative with sourcing parts, you could probably build a basic flat platen model for around $500. At the very least, you could start sourcing some parts a little at a time while you work with your 1x30. Also, I'm not sure what part of...

I have used and carried both, but always favored tip up for some reason. Maybe it's the clip location, or maybe just how I've gotten use to pulling the knife out of my pocket and opening. Maybe it's a little bit of both.

Gotta love simple tools... even more so when they work!

Good question... they both make decent knives for the money, though I feel like the last couple of RRs I bought had a slightly better fit and finish than the last Schrade I bought. Not that it was bad per say. I'd say you wouldn't go wrong with either, for the money anyway.

Welcome! Kershaw has a pretty decent number of assisted openers in the $25 or less range. Schrade has a few as well.

I'm with Ken. It sounds like you have a single phase motor, and your typical VFD requires a 3 phase motor to function. With that said, the KBAC-27d is one of the few options out there that will get you 1.5hp on 110VAC. Most of your sub $100 chinese made VFDs wiill require 220VAC input, or if...

There's so many options out there these days that if you ask 10 different makers what you should by, you'll likely get 11 different suggestions.

Merry Christmas everybody!

Welcome! Always good to see a fellow Hoosier. What part of Indiana are you from?

I stand corrected. That's good to know. From what I remember, Parks' former owners wouldn't give the average Joe the time of day. Apparently their new owners are much more accommodating. The steel bucket is a nice touch too!

Maxim Oil used to have the best pricing as far as I recall. IIRC, they charge about $100 for 5 gallons, and somewhere around $50 on average for shipping, so around $30 per gallon. I don't think they sell less than 5 gallon buckets, though most makers really should be using more than a gallon for...

That's a beautiful piece. Well done!

You could probably build a frame style handle fairly easily out of something like micarta or g10.

If it were me, I'd probably try to keep them at 160" long, and make a longer tool arm to accommodate the extra length. :D Might even add some intermediate idlers and run it in a serpentine configuration to help shorten things up a bit. Or you could make a "super platen" with a few different...

For what you'd pay for a vibratory bowl tumbler, I'd just buy a cheap cement mixer from Harbor Freight and throw some rocks in it. Alternatively, there's a number of videos on youtube for make a rotary style tumbler with anything from a pvc pipe to a 5 gallon bucket and some roller skate wheels.

Not a book, per say, but Chris Crawford had a good amount of slipjoint making videos on his website.

That’s a beautiful piece!

Yeah, Hardcore products and accessories are generally pretty pricey. They’re after that California money. :D

If you like that grinder, check out "The Maximizer" by Hardcore Products. It'll set you back about $6k IIRC, though. o_O