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deker

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Here's a important thing to note folks...When you can't find your favorite grinding magnet...stop...look for it. Don't think "Eh, 'm just knocking the scale off...It'll be fine..."

This is just a flesh wound, but as a 21st century knifemaker, I know the unwritten rule of "ye shall post pictures of your own stupidity, and open thyself for ridicule by they peers".

This finger used to have a nail! A 36 grit belt sure fixed that!

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Sorry for the crappy pic, but it was left handed with a cellphone :)

-d
 
Dude,
Wounds heal, Glory is forever, Chicks dig scars WHEN THEY ARE EARNED IN BATTLE

not when you are giving yourself a 36 grit power-manicure :D

Now heal that wound and make something glorious!

-Page
 
Whenever I come in with burnt, ground, cut, smashed or otherwise shop-damaged bodyparts, my wife says something about "Tim-The-Toolman-Taylor".
 
the new KMG got me once...but for some reason didn't remove any skin at all....My finger just bounced off rather abruptly, like it was hit with a hammer or something....didn't even hurt....Just scared the daylights out of me. I put down the knife and went and followed Shawn fu's advice. I got a beer and turned the TV on, and sat there wondering how I got so lucky!
 
If my camera was handy,i'd show you a mirror image of what your finger will look like in 3 week's! i did the exact same thing with a fresh 50 grit belt :(
 
I just got a new KMG, and have some 36 grit Blaze belts coming. I'll do the same.:grumpy: Heal up quick!
- Mitch
 
remember guys if the steel or Ti gets a little bouncy gripy stop what your doing
i bounced a blad and ran mu knuckle in to a belt and deker did the same he didnt have a tool that he used all the time to help with the job.
i rushed and and got bite too a while back

get tired, heads not in the game, think you need to rush .... step away from the tools cause you can only get so lucky so many times
 
Butch is very right here folks...After a fine dinner of sushi, sake, and beer, I can tell the story in a little more detail.

We were going to head to dinner and I told my wife to give me 45-60 more minutes in the shop and then to come get me. I had had a pretty nasty weld separation in a billet this afternoon when working on a project that caused one big knife to turn into two smaller ones. I went back out, forged one blade out and wanted to knock the scale off real quick to see what the pattern was looking like before the heavy stock removal that was to come.

Couldn't find my big magnet that usually gets used for holding work against the platen while I grind the sides flat, but we were leaving for dinner soon....sooooo...I just grabbed the tang between thumb and forefinger and held the blade vertical while I pushed it against the platen. It grabbed, and my finger ended up between the tang and the top 2" wheel on my platen. Did I mention I run my grinder at ludicrous speed? Don't believe me? Ask Butch. Very fast. I stopped, shut down and came inside. I SHOULD have used my magnet. Failing that, vise grips instead of fingers.

Get in a hurry and get hurt.

I'm gonna go pull that partially cleaned up blade out of the etch now ;)

-d
 
Rob, What did I tell you about those nasty 36'rs
I actually really like Don's advice. (as long as its not for me)
I have acetone in a bottle that I use all the time that always seems to find its way into all the cuts i have.
By the way I have found that if you really use something all the time (like your magnet) put it in one place and keep it there.
I keep mine on my bandsaw, and so I always know its there.

Your comment about hurry and hurt is a true thing!!!

I bet it'll be a bitch trying to type with that finger now :eek:
 
I don't use a magnet to grind, but when grinding the tang or flats, I always rest the spine of the blade against the work rest (set close to the belt....only works on thick steel) and push it into the belt with my finger. The work rest blocks the steel from jumping out of the way if it does bounce.

I've had my fingers against the belt on numerous occasions, but usually with 150 grit or above. Just takes the top couple of layers off. I walk on really, really thin egg shells when I'm using a 36 grit.

However, I found out really quickly that if I start to make little mistakes, it's time to hit the switch and head inside. Plop on the couch and take it up the next day.

--nathan
 
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