Rusty 1084 WIP-ish?

[Ty Adams]

And on that subject....this one's for you, Ty.

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Butternut squash anyone?

I don't now what to say John.....

 

[Smallshop]

LOL!

 

[J. Doyle]

I don't now what to say John.....

I actually feel kinda bad. I can hear the disappointment in your post.

 

[Ty Adams]

I actually feel kinda bad. I can hear the disappointment in your post.

I was so shocked that I forgot how to spell. NOW.... KNOW samething right?

 

[J. Doyle]

The curved sanding block is made out of 1" thick g-10. I didn't measure or lay anything out. I just cut a chunk and ground a heavy arc on the top and a longer more subtle arc on the bottom. Each end offers a different shaped arc that can be used for a variety of inside curves. A strip of sandpaper is simply held against the block on whatever surface I want to use.

 

[J. Doyle]

I got the plunge line and scale fronts penciled in so I can figure out where to place my holes.

 

[J. Doyle]

Drilling the holes comes next. This blade will have a heavily tapered tang so, while maybe not totally necessary, I find it MUCH easier to drill the holes prior to tapering the tang.

I Spot and drill each hole with a 1/16" drill bit. Then each hole is deburred and chamfered slightly before moving on to the next.

A whole bank of drill presses is super handy for this. I hate changing tooling back and forth....especially drill bits.

 

[J. Doyle]

Its important, especially on thick steel and with small bits, to use some sort of cutting lubricant. A friend of mine sent me a tube of Boelube....an aerospace product made by Boeing especially for drilling and tapping difficult materials. Its a dry waxy lubricant with no smell and no oily mess. Its great and this little tube lasts a LOOOOOONG time.

 

[DanF]

Drilling the holes comes next. This blade will have a heavily tapered tang so, while maybe not totally necessary, I find it MUCH easier to drill the holes prior to tapering the tang.

I Spot and drill each hole with a 1/16" drill bit. Then each hole is deburred and chamfered slightly before moving on to the next.

A whole bank of drill presses is super handy for this. I hate changing tooling back and forth....especially drill bits.

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Nice family portrait of drill presses there!

 

[J. Doyle]

Nice family portrait of drill presses there!

I've got three more that aren't pictured because there's no more room on that bench.

 

[C Craft]

Drilling the holes comes next. This blade will have a heavily tapered tang so, while maybe not totally necessary, I find it MUCH easier to drill the holes prior to tapering the tang.

I Spot and drill each hole with a 1/16" drill bit. Then each hole is deburred and chamfered slightly before moving on to the next.

A whole bank of drill presses is super handy for this. I hate changing tooling back and forth....especially drill bits.

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I know which one he uses most. Look at the pile of debris under the Delta next to the Ryobi. Actually that is pretty ingenuous set each one up to a specific operation and no changing the settings over and over!!

 

[BrandantR]

I wish my shop was big enough to have that many drill presses. I'm like you and hate to change out drills. Maybe someday. . .

 

[J. Doyle]

Sorry for the lack of posts fellas. I had to make some progress on a folder that was on my bench.

Should have some time for this tomorrow though. I do have a dentist appointment in the morning.......I'm so excited I probably won't sleep tonight.

 

[bladegrinder]

John, I noticed the boe lube next to your tapmatic, have you ever used Castrol moly and if so how would you compare it to the boe lube?

 

[J. Doyle]

John, I noticed the boe lube next to your tapmatic, have you ever used Castrol moly and if so how would you compare it to the boe lube?

I haven't used that but the Boelube is hands down better than any liquid cutting fluid I've used.

 

[bladegrinder]

What do you do, just wipe it on the bit like a wax?

 

[C Craft]

I haven't used that but the Boelube is hands down better than any liquid cutting fluid I've used.

So I am curious, exactly how to you use that kind of lube?? Do you apply it to the surface or dip the bit in it??

The thing about liquid you got it going everywhere, while you are drilling and most of the time for it to do its job you have to have some way to apply while drilling!!

 

[J. Doyle]

You can either rub some on the bit with your fingers or dip the bit in the tube while its spinning. No mess at all. Virtually no clean up.

 

[Chris Railey]

I wonder if the Boelube would benefit a metal bandsaw blade?

 

[BrandantR]

I'm going to have to try some of that Boelube. I hate the cleanup after using oily lubricants.