Engnath was right, again!

Crayola

Crayola

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Hello! Today I designed a kitchen knife pair combo and grabbed my 1/16" 440-C stock and headed outside. i have learned to hate hacksawing through steel, and I didn't wanr to hack saw through this stuff. I have 6 pairs of blades, and I didn't want to hack saw all day! Besides, 1/16" stock has this awful tendency to bend when lots of force is applied to it!

Si, remembering a great Bob E. trick, I grabbed my Dremel and some cutoff wheels and went to town. I cut outside of the lines, cutting 3/4 or more through the steel. Then I just hammered the stuff off using my mini anvil and hammer. This little trick saved me lots of time, and did a great job!

Here's another tip though. I was using 2 kinds of cutoff discs, oen was a fiberboard looking thing and the other lookes like a mini stone wheel! It wasn't a stone wheel, but it had that appearance, and it definitely wasn't all fibery like th eother discs. The fiber discs lasted twice as long as the other wheels. Get them fiber wheels, as they last way longer for the price.

Now I just have to figure out what the ladies like in the kitchen: wood handles or micarta/g10?
 
Karl, if you have a drill press, chuck up an 1/8" bit and drill a hole every 3/16" about an 1/8" outside the lines and then use the hacksaw to join the holes. This works good for thicker steels.
 
I use an old chop saw wheel mounted to a motor and stuck through a slot in a piece of plate. It works well, but a face shield and respirator are a must. Fashioning some sort of guard for the wheel is also a good idea. You can get the old wheels from welding shops, after they have worn them out, there is still 6"-8" left. Make a bunch of cuts perpendicular to the profile then join them together. Just don't put alot of twist on it or hammer against it. It also makes a great grinder for roughing in those hard to get to places.
Leonard
 
You're right, the fiber enforced discs are a great deal stronger. The aluminum oxide ones are cheaper, but don't last long at all.

To me a kitchen knife with a stablized spalted wood handle is gorgeous, but as most people need a bomb-proof knife...micarta or G-10 works great too.

Post some pics when they're done!!!:)
Nick
 
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