"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

just a slight switching of topic, but i thought i would share something that happened to me today:

Great GOOGLY MOOGLY
went out to check the mail box...and our front yard is flooded due to all the rain. So our front porch is also flooded and I see something swimming in the water. I take a closer look...it was a friggin WOLF SPIDER...not the biggest I've ever seen, but it was pretty big. Did i mention this spider was SWIMMING.

i was stepping out of the front door to check the mailbox, i saw something splashing in the water and i kneeled down thinking it was a toad, only to come face to face with a big honking spider. It was so completely surprising that as far as I am concerned the greatest threat facing this country is not terrorism, nor zombies, its big frigging spiders that swim :p

So i learned, dont try and drown spiders
*faints*
 
Sitflyer - I used to until I found a neat trick. I don't know if I would suggest it because you could probably overdo it and it wasn't suggested by any pros, I just imagined it up, but before I tighten a sloppy pivot down, I put a very small amount of very mild metal polish in the springs and pivot. I tighten it all down to zero play. I work the blades until they are smooth and I flush every bit of polish out. I got the glassiest most awesome action ever in my new gunstock this way.

I'm not going to go against the old 1911 logic, but ther is also logic to such close tolerances that crud just can't get in but a very thin lubricant can. I have some knives u can burry in sand and dirt and it won't get in the pivot. Different strokes I guess.

Kevin
 
Kevin, I'm not afraid to tinker a bit with my knives, and sometimes I'll tighten them up a bit action wise and F&F wise... Sometimes I've over peined the pivots and had to work them loose again...I really like your idea of some metal polish in the action before peining. I will give your method a go at my next attempt...thanks:thumbup:
 
Vic,

My fear would be using a compound that does not flush out easily. Or too aggressive of a compound. Either way you could wear away the tang to the point you could not tighten down the scales enough to prevent blade play.

I don't even know what the polish is that I used but I know it is much more fine than the typical green. Also, the green is a greased based compound that is very difficult to remove even with acetone.

There's a lot that could go wrong I think. That's why I don't suggest it even though I have had great luck with it.

Kevin
 
Thanks Kevin! I can understand the concern about not being able to get the compound out. Next time I might try it with some flitz liquid, I think that shouldn't be too bad to clean out.
 
I don't think so either. I wish I could tell you the compound. Actually, I wish I could figure it out for myself. It is from a very large assortment of compounds my grandfather handed down to me from his metal working shop.
 
will do! I've got one that I think may benefit from a bit of polishing in the joint, just gotta make it to the store to pick up some of the liquid flitz
 
My little sister and her boyfriend are engaged! He is a knife nut, he's a good guy. Everyone raise a glass for Tanya and Joe!
 
Hi guys!

I wasn´t online since friday last week. I had on saturday a bad accident on the building lot. I use hammer and chisel to work. A piece of steel (roundabout 3 milimetres long) hit my right eye. I was a fool not wearing safety glasses. It was sharp enough to penetrate the eye and cause a lot of damage inside (!!!!) the eye. I had to go to the ER in Austria and went to a special clinic in Munich by the ambulance. There they made an emergence operation on my eye.
The docs there were able to remove the metalpiece from my eye. Only a little infection is still there, but I take antibiotica, so I hope this will help. I don´t see everything right now, but it will be ok.

They say, everything will be alright in a couple of weeks/months.

I really thank God not let my eye blinding!! I will never work without safety glasses while using such tools!

Just wanted to tell you my past few days.... :( :(
 
Humppa said:
Hi guys!

I wasn´t online since friday last week.
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I just realized that last night -- you're usually "here," and when you weren't for a while, I went to check how long it had been.

I had on saturday a bad accident on the building lot. I use hammer and chisel to work. A piece of steel (roundabout 3 milimetres long) hit my right eye. I was a fool not wearing safety glasses. It was sharp enough to penetrate the eye and cause a lot of damage inside (!!!!) the eye. I had to go to the ER in Austria and went to a special clinic in Munich by the ambulance. There they made an emergence operation on my eye.
The docs there were able to remove the metalpiece from my eye. Only a little infection is still there, but I take antibiotica, so I hope this will help. I don´t see everything right now, but it will be ok.

They say, everything will be alright in a couple of weeks/months.

I really thank God not let my eye blinding!! I will never work without safety glasses while using such tools!

Just wanted to tell you my past few days.... :( :(
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OH MY GOODNESS. :eek:

I was hoping it was something simple like computer problems (which, while frustrating, aren't usually directly harmful).

Andi, I'm so glad you're going to be alright.

~ P.
 
Ouch, that sounds nasty. I hope everything goes well and there's no permanent damage. Someone once told me when I wasn't wearing safety glasses 'you've got 10 fingers, but only 2 eyes'. But I'm sure everyone does it occasionally, it's just really stupid when the luck runs out.

Gute Besserung
 
Yes, it´s a problem right now. I can´t see very good right now.

@~P. I would want, that it would have been computer problems. The docs tell, that they are thinking it will work again very well. I believe them. The only thing that bothers me, is the little infection. But the antibiotica seem to work. I can´t go to work. But need to go to the eye-doctor every day ;)

@sturzi: The guy that told you this, was a wise man, for sure. I hope, there´s no permenent damage. I won´t do building-lot works in future without safety glasses as well as without safety boots (which I always wear) - 10,000 times it worked without, but at 10,001 times my luck ran out.
 
Humppa said:
Hi guys!

I wasn´t online since friday last week. I had on saturday a bad accident on the building lot. I use hammer and chisel to work. A piece of steel (roundabout 3 milimetres long) hit my right eye. I was a fool not wearing safety glasses. It was sharp enough to penetrate the eye and cause a lot of damage inside (!!!!) the eye. I had to go to the ER in Austria and went to a special clinic in Munich by the ambulance. There they made an emergence operation on my eye.
The docs there were able to remove the metalpiece from my eye. Only a little infection is still there, but I take antibiotica, so I hope this will help. I don´t see everything right now, but it will be ok.

They say, everything will be alright in a couple of weeks/months.

I really thank God not let my eye blinding!! I will never work without safety glasses while using such tools!

Just wanted to tell you my past few days.... :( :(
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Glad you are on the mend and I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
 
Andi, that's terrible but great good fortune that you were able to get specialist treatment fast.

We all cut corners sometimes, especially when tired or in a hurry but that is a sobering experience.

30 years ago and more I was stupidly and absent mindedly 'opening' a window with my hand against the pane, hand went through and I just managed to grab the window frame before my neck went through a huge shard. My right ring finger tip was hanging off and a big gash in the wrist with severed tendons. No grip at all..:eek: I can still hear the hiss of blood and the sense of disbelief. The surgeon told me that a centimetre or less and serious artery damage might have occured. Anyway, they asked if they could do the operation and stitching in front of a group of Med students as an interesting 'case'. I wasn't up to refusing...anyway some very attractive nurses were mopping my brow during it, not all bad.:D

I've been very wary of sheet glass ever since.

Very best wishes for your full recovery.

Will
 
Silent,
A glass raised to Tanya & Joel. More knife nuts needed.

Humppa,

I am very happy that excellent Docs and Medical service were able to help. I have friends and a large family in Austria. They swear by their medical care.

Many of us have been lucky to narrowly miss work place disaster.

I wear glasses to see what is in front of me. Before plastic lenses, the glass shattered and saved my eyes many times. After plastic lenses, they did not shatter, but powder burned holes in every pair I wore shooting. I could never claim credit for being smart about safety, just lucky.

A lurker, catching up.

Mike H.
 
Sorry to hear about your accident, Andi. Hope you have a quick and complete recovery.
 
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