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Does anybody know where to get the gas mask BC glasses the military issues? When I was in, you got the one pair of standard issue BCs, and you also got the black gas mask glasses that had a rubber head strap that attached to what were essentially mini-BC frames. Because they had a flat rubber...

That’s a good video. Hadn’t seen that one before. I notice that he’s running the belt super slow and using a lot of dwell time as he makes his pass. The main thing that I see is that he’s very very consistent with his passes and isn’t spending any extra time on any given spot. His slow...

If you are sharpening on a belt, my guess is that you are starting each pass at the same point (the heel). The belt always has a bow in it, and if you are setting the knife down and making the belt go flat that spot is going to get sharpened away as it makes first contact. This is a problem...

Steve has a great point. folders are a great change of pace. It’s a lot more like tinkering than building. It’s a much slower, more thoughtful process and a ton less grinding. Great way to convalesce.

I'm glad you're on the mend, Sean. That's no bueno. I hope the time off gives your lungs the time they need to clear up.

Do whatever you like, but my recommendation is to avoid wasting time with mystery metal. The time and effort that it takes to make a good knife far outweighs the *potential* cost savings of using found materials, because the reality is that the found material will more often ruin the knife and...

a glue stick works better for gluing the paper to the liners. super glue fails instantly when it gets hot. pro tip: drill your pivot pin hole before you start grinding in case you lose the paper. That hole is the key to everything.

In this game, it's mandatory to sacrifice knuckle meat to the Grinder to appease his anger. If you don't, he will give you the 2" line of death when you dawdle in the plunges, or deliver upon you the dreaded THWACK! sound when you are making one of your final passes on a beautiful bevel.

Oh, absolutely. I guess that I understood the question to be "what am I really shooting for, here?" to understand what the end game looks like for most people and why the 2x72 is so ubiquitous. That's why I listed the belts. Are those belts available for a 2x42? a 4x36? Can you adapt the...

A very common grinder setup to cover most tasks would be: A flat platen an adjustable work rest, or the ability to angle the platen 8in or 10in contact wheel Small wheels in 1/2”, 3/4”, 1-1/2” (this all depends on you) Ceramic belts: 60, 120 AO belts: 220, 320/400, 600 handy specialty...

unless you like launching hot, sharp blade-shaped objects at your face at supersonic velocities…(!)

that’s there for smooshing on your stake-on terminal lugs when you’re too lazy to go get your crimpers!

economics as well. belts are priced very similarly, so if you’re paying $4 for a 48 inch belt and $4.25 for a 72 inch belt then you will save a lot of money by using 72 inch belts. belt selection has gotten way better for 2x42 etc in the last several years. But I don’t see those machines...

spot welder machine from Harbor Freight. $159

Any and all of the above. Files will take you a long way and sometimes are the only tool for the job. A jeweler’s saw can do great things like turn a drilled hole into the cap lifter shape. A dremel is an indispensable tool but hardly a precision instrument on steel. Sandpaper wrapped...

Don Robinson’s book, “Slipjoints: My Way” is an invaluable resource. Don was a frequent contributor here, and I’m hoping he is well since he hasn’t posted in some time.

i use a couple drops of super glue to hold the liners together. Then i drill and shape them as one unit so that they end up identical. I treat them as a single piece until I’m ready to relieve the pivot area and then spot weld the bolsters on. The holes in the liners provide the location to...

that is exactly what i do, too.

I run my 1/4” and larger bits at 300 rpm. That’s about as fast as you turn a screwdriver by hand. Even though an electric hand drill will go that slow, it can’t make enough torque at that speed to keep going once the bit bites in, and if you’ve got one that does have enough power it will try...