Just wanted to share a method of marking blades for those on a budget or looking for an inexpensive way to mark a few blades for fun. could not get my photos to work maybe this will http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=814934&a=5923543
Well here goes the pics--if it doesn't work I will keep trying till it is right.
This is pic of the whole unit. I used a dimmer switch wired to a receptacle so that anything plugged in can have the voltage varied. After I found the setting needed I just marked the switch to set it every time.
I think you could put a volt meter in the loop if you wanted to know the input.
This is a pic of where I tapped into the charger(disclaimer-I am not an electrician and a friend showed me this so the terminology is weak). There are two red wires coming out of the rectifier that I connected to. These wires run to the ground clip and the marking pad used on the blade. This is the AC curcuit. To use the DC curcuit I use the battery charge wires that are already attached to the machine.
I use salt water for the electrolyte. Here are another pic to hopefully help.
I know that it is probably not as good as a factory machine but it does work and I was on a really tight budget at the time and my only desire was to make some knives to enjoy.
Scott Jones
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Scott Jones
Heck yea I invented it ...What is it???
Good things aint cheap and cheap things aint good
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Well here goes the pics--if it doesn't work I will keep trying till it is right.
This is pic of the whole unit. I used a dimmer switch wired to a receptacle so that anything plugged in can have the voltage varied. After I found the setting needed I just marked the switch to set it every time.
I think you could put a volt meter in the loop if you wanted to know the input.
This is a pic of where I tapped into the charger(disclaimer-I am not an electrician and a friend showed me this so the terminology is weak). There are two red wires coming out of the rectifier that I connected to. These wires run to the ground clip and the marking pad used on the blade. This is the AC curcuit. To use the DC curcuit I use the battery charge wires that are already attached to the machine.
I use salt water for the electrolyte. Here are another pic to hopefully help.
I know that it is probably not as good as a factory machine but it does work and I was on a really tight budget at the time and my only desire was to make some knives to enjoy.
Scott Jones
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Scott Jones
Heck yea I invented it ...What is it???
Good things aint cheap and cheap things aint good
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