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Gotcha! Wasn't quite seeing what you were saying. That would definitely work with a few mods to the knife and the female part shown there.
Great idea! Thanks!
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Great idea! Thanks!
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I will...I'm setting up for heat treating now though...
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Heat treating 5 A-2 blades tomorrow morning. I've bolted them together hoping to minimize warping. I will only need one SS packet to cover them all to Keep them from oxidizing in the oven. I'm going to leave them together for liquid nitrogen soak and tempering....I spaced them with ss washers so I can get air between them. the forward lug gets ground off after hart treat.
Greg Rice
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Heikki
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Starting the year with some more file work. Hat tip to @Bruce McLeish for recommending some nice files. I'll probably be picking up a couple more of their profiles.
Next on my list is figuring out how I want to program my new HT oven. This year I'm planning on trying some 15N20 and 80CRV2 steel.
Next on my list is figuring out how I want to program my new HT oven. This year I'm planning on trying some 15N20 and 80CRV2 steel.
Randy Lucius
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Really nice job on the file work. Looks great!
Greg Rice
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Nice work Tim - that's sick
Bruce McLeish
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I knew you would like them. Pricey, but like all good tools, spend the dough up front , take care of them and the will last a lifetime
Sean Jones
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Something a bit different..Medical gauze.
We buy this gauze by the case for my wife's surgical wounds and other medical needs. So I decided to give this a try today when I was doing the final cleanup on a blade prior to etching my mark. If used sparingly it's not that expensive. That's why I suggest it just for final cleanup. I use paper towels prior to this.
So far so good. It's very lint free and quite soft. I don't see it leaving any fine scratches behind. About $6-9 on Amazon for a package. Probably wouldn't use more than four to five to a blade side. So if you were generous and used ten per blade, that's twenty blades per pack.
We buy this gauze by the case for my wife's surgical wounds and other medical needs. So I decided to give this a try today when I was doing the final cleanup on a blade prior to etching my mark. If used sparingly it's not that expensive. That's why I suggest it just for final cleanup. I use paper towels prior to this.
So far so good. It's very lint free and quite soft. I don't see it leaving any fine scratches behind. About $6-9 on Amazon for a package. Probably wouldn't use more than four to five to a blade side. So if you were generous and used ten per blade, that's twenty blades per pack.
Sean Jones
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And...a large mistake on this knife today. I went to put my makers mark on this blade and messed it up. Leaving a very large etch on the blade that wasn't part of my mark. So I took it to the grinder and ground the mess down and am now finished re-sanding and ready to etch.
Then I discovered that my home made etching machine blew a fuse and I don't have an extra here at the house...
So onward tomorrow.
Then I discovered that my home made etching machine blew a fuse and I don't have an extra here at the house...
So onward tomorrow.
Bruce McLeish
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use a penny.And...a large mistake on this knife today. I went to put my makers mark on this blade and messed it up. Leaving a very large etch on the blade that wasn't part of my mark. So I took it to the grinder and ground the mess down and am now finished re-sanding and ready to etch.
Then I discovered that my home made etching machine blew a fuse and I don't have an extra here at the house...
So onward tomorrow.
Sean Jones
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It's an inline fuse in the machine. The house has breakers...so no pennies
maybe a piece of silver?
Johan Nel
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Aluminium foil wrap around the fuse, or a strip of it to connect the two points, can work in a pinch.It's an inline fuse in the machine. The house has breakers...so no pennies
maybe a piece of silver?
Greg Rice
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as long as you know why it blew. If there is a dead short - be careful my friend... You know there are people that say a .22LR will fit too...
Bruce McLeish
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Hold my beer, will ya?as long as you know why it blew. If there is a dead short - be careful my friend... You know there are people that say a .22LR will fit too...
Johan Nel
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It obviously comes with the required caveats..as long as you know why it blew. If there is a dead short - be careful my friend... You know there are people that say a .22LR will fit too...
Sean Jones
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Hmmm...I have some 8 MM shells...think that would work?as long as you know why it blew. If there is a dead short - be careful my friend... You know there are people that say a .22LR will fit too...
Bruce McLeish
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maybe 20 pieces will get you to heaven...but I doubt it!It's an inline fuse in the machine. The house has breakers...so no pennies
maybe a piece of silver?