Buoy, Junior, & the Bull

RayseM said:
John has a vision - he can "see it in his mind" - there very well could be magic in the smoke :)
Never new about glow in the dark o_O - Glow in the day would be nice ;)





Ray
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"Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals."
 
:D:D HOLY SMOKE STACK :eek: Sorry to be redundant but I saw that and through my laughter I'm thinking - that is way too cool and looks dangerous too. Rube Goldberg would be proud. :thumbsup:

You are into it now. ;)

Ray
 
I think there's a future in this line of work for you Mr. Redmeadow :thumbsup: :)
My kind of craftsman - a JIG Makin' Man :cool:

Ray
 
I'd been using springs but really suck at it. This was easy to make, but reminded me that a Mini Mill is my next purchase. My little drill press is overworked.
 
The guard isn't fixed to the tang is it? You just use the clamp jig to slide it evenly into place?
Inquiring minds don't 'cha know ...

Ray
 
RayseM said:
The guard isn't fixed to the tang is it? You just use the clamp jig to slide it evenly into place?
Inquiring minds don't 'cha know ...

Ray
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It'll help hold the guard square as it being soldered, and prevent any issues. I solder with the tip up and the tang in the vise, the guards are fit snug, but as things heat up to get the solder to flow, things can shift. This keeps things where you want them. It can also help with fitting the guard and compressing spacers, things like that. Trying to smooth my processes out.
 
Oh yeah - solder, of course - but tip up? You are soldering the guard to the tang upside down or soldering to the blade?

Solder on the tang side makes sense as any imperfection will be covered with additional spacer but the tip up thing mystifies little woodworker me :confused:

There can't be solder in this joint - can there? o_O

Ray
 
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Ray, the solder will flow through the whole joint. I draw it through from the blade side through to the tang side.

Here's a loose break down of how I do it.

-Tang end in vise

-Joint fluxed

-Guard secured in place (friction/springs/jig)

-Silver solder (Sta-Brite) laid on guard joint

-Heat applied to tang and bottom of guard

-Solder flows toward heat when it melts, so it's drawn through the joint towards the tang creating a solid joint

-joint cleaned up before it the solder cools
 
It's just my way of doing things and that may be completely opposite of the right way!:eek::D

I'm an open book, but keep in mind I'm a terrible author!
 
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