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Hi all.
Thanks in advance for any responses.
New knife maker here, as in steel from Aldo should be here tomorrow. I sell knives, and came up as a manual machinist, so process is is easy. Now comes the experience.
I chose to work initially with 52100. Advice from local blacksmiths and engineers was to order from Aldo, so I did. Order done promptly and on the way.
As I will be concentrating on a few pieces of the puzzle myself at a time, I plan to leave the Heat Treating for now to the pros. I do intend on learning it and doing it myself, but after I am more comfortable with the actual design, grinding, and fit and finish.
Any recommendations on who the best heat treater is for small batches of knives in 52100? I hear that a lot of work has been done by several people in the community into perfecting it, so I would rather it done right, and best it can be, given that I will be using stock removal as opposed to forged?
Heard Peter's was really good? Any others?
Seeing that I only have a 4x36 belt sander, who do you guys get belts from?
Oh, and will be concentrating on small to medium bush craft/survival/hunting blades to start. 1/8" for small blades, 3/16" for heavier use blades. If that matters.
Any advice to a newbie is always appreciated.
Ken
Thanks in advance for any responses.
New knife maker here, as in steel from Aldo should be here tomorrow. I sell knives, and came up as a manual machinist, so process is is easy. Now comes the experience.
I chose to work initially with 52100. Advice from local blacksmiths and engineers was to order from Aldo, so I did. Order done promptly and on the way.
As I will be concentrating on a few pieces of the puzzle myself at a time, I plan to leave the Heat Treating for now to the pros. I do intend on learning it and doing it myself, but after I am more comfortable with the actual design, grinding, and fit and finish.
Any recommendations on who the best heat treater is for small batches of knives in 52100? I hear that a lot of work has been done by several people in the community into perfecting it, so I would rather it done right, and best it can be, given that I will be using stock removal as opposed to forged?
Heard Peter's was really good? Any others?
Seeing that I only have a 4x36 belt sander, who do you guys get belts from?
Oh, and will be concentrating on small to medium bush craft/survival/hunting blades to start. 1/8" for small blades, 3/16" for heavier use blades. If that matters.
Any advice to a newbie is always appreciated.
Ken