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I have been getting ready to make my first framelock. I have been ordering equipment and I built a new shop. It is just single garage bay but it should do the trick. Much better than the 2 tables I had before. I am also restoring an old surface grinder and setting up a new mill. For me this...

Yeah. Good point.

Thanks for the info. Definitely not worried about being overloaded. Im always keen to learn from others with experience. I will happily listen for as long as im tolerated. I always refer back to these as time goes on to refresh myself. I hope eventually I am able to help others as much as I have...

Thanks good to know. I have been looking at getting some oil for my mill and surface grinder. Is there anything specific you recommend? I assume you just put a couple drops on the ways before each use. I just got the mill and I only got the grinder working last week. I am VERY new to any...

Yeah its an excellent resource.

Thats a good idea. Thanks. I will look into this if I cant source a chuck for a fair price.

I will look into one asap. Thanks for the info. I didnt even know that was a thing. Sometimes you dont know what you dont know... ill start researching. Its funny how most problems can only really be solved with $$$. Oh well. Any recommendations on where to source one for a reasonable price...

Thanks for the detailed response. The belt conversion is tempting and I may have to try it. I was under the impression that stones are more accurate but it may not be enough to make a difference. I will try the stones and if it is a pain I will likely convert. The machine seems sound. I dont...

I have been doing a bit of research about surface grinders and I quickly learned that the wheels should be balanced. I have watched several videos on the topic now and im left with some questions. My older machine does not have a tapered arbor and im not sure if it can be removed for use in a...

Thanks, Even if I need to have it as a floating stop pin at least if its shouldered it will provide some lateral rigidity. I have been tweaking my design to try to get something that is repeatable and accurate given the tooling that I have. Glad to hear about the license. I am a huge fan of the...

Thanks for the response, I have used a local waterjet company in the past. So far they have been accurate enough for slipjoints. I'm not sure if the accuracy will be good enough for framelocks or not. my intention was to use them at first. I love using waterjet to locate the holes as long as...

I am in the process of designing my first framelock. I have modified my design a bit. And im in the process of choosing all the hardware and tooling. I want to have shouldered standoffs and a shouldered stop pin to help with lateral rigidity. I also plan to use a hinderer style stabilizer. All...

Solid knife. Good luck with the sheath.

Sounds good. I am just dipping my toes so this guide is by a beginner for a beginner. If anything seems odd I would trust the pros. The first section is a link to all the resources I used to learn the basics. I would love your feedback, I am trying to make a beginner friendly guide to get people...

Thanks. Slowly I am starting to figure them out.

I just finished up this slipjoint.

I have a tutorial up on blade forums with cad files and pdf. I would definitely check out don robinsons book. https://bladeforums.com/threads/slipjoint-tutorials-and-advice.1623369/

Thanks

Thanks. They are made of copper infused carbon fiber from maker material supplies.

Just finished this one up. Its my first one done with the help of waterjet. In my opinion the waterjet was well worth it. It ended up costing about $5 per knife to get a blade and spring rouged out.