What's going on in your shop?
- Thread starter Justin Presson
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I got the last billet cleaned up.
This one is Zirconium with three types of Titanium alloys.
Zirc throws hot, burning sparks when milled. I had to stop and clean up swarf before doing too much so I didn't burn the place down.
And here are all three billets. The one of the left is for back spacer bars so it is flat lines and will only show the edge. This one is about .350" thick and I may end up squeezing it a bit more down to .200" or so.
The middle one is 2 types of Titanium. 6al and 6242.
The one of the right is Zirconium with three types of Ti. 6al, 6242 and grade 2 which is pure Ti.
Both of these came out around .130" thick which will work well for a frame lock or bolsters.
This one is Zirconium with three types of Titanium alloys.
Zirc throws hot, burning sparks when milled. I had to stop and clean up swarf before doing too much so I didn't burn the place down.
And here are all three billets. The one of the left is for back spacer bars so it is flat lines and will only show the edge. This one is about .350" thick and I may end up squeezing it a bit more down to .200" or so.
The middle one is 2 types of Titanium. 6al and 6242.
The one of the right is Zirconium with three types of Ti. 6al, 6242 and grade 2 which is pure Ti.
Both of these came out around .130" thick which will work well for a frame lock or bolsters.
Randy Lucius
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Finished up a custom order this morning. Knives for two sons. Both AEB-L. Spruce pine cone handles. Natural micarta liners and natural pins. Gonna get started on Kev’s KITH this week now that these are done.
Dennis Morland
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Those are beautiful!
mike miller
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tkroenlein
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I got this little thing to help me through the winter. No more toting 100lb bottles! (For the heater.)
Daniel Macina
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We had a big winter storm come through with tons of ice knocked powerlines and trees down so I have been completely swamped at work and haven’t gotten any knife work done but I did get signed up for a Damascus class with M.S Jim Poor
Bruce McLeish
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What size is that.?
tkroenlein
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Small.
100 Gallon according to the tag.
Bruce McLeish
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still should last awhile. It's important to stay warm in the shop, ain't it?Small.
tkroenlein
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I think I burned ~80 gal in the shop last year. I put a 80k hanging heater. I went with the fan blown type heater cuz I figured it would warm it the quickest for short periods like in the evening after work. I did leave it on a couple of overnights when it was super cold and I had to be in there for sure. If I was heating full time, I'd probably do them tube style radiant heaters on the ceiling.
Bruce McLeish
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is that your propane for ht also?
tkroenlein
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Eh, I'm good above 40F. But glue needs to come in the house either way, cuz I ain't heating it to 75F. Then we can fight with mama why there's an epoxy drip on the kitchen table. ;(
Dennis Morland
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Lots and lots of hand sanding.
tkroenlein
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Nope. I use a pair of 40's for the forge, and electric for the HT oven. I get prolly 24hrs+ out of a 40F if I'm forging. That's like a dozen sessions minimum, and that's only 3-4 times a month.
Alden Cole
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Have you chamfered all the holes? I've heard the holes can cause stress risers during ht if they are not chamfered. Blanks look good!