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I heard they have them on ali express,says it is D2
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Fairly Knives Chat - For people who like Knives, have Knives or use Knives.
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Wow I bet... I'd like to see that sword testing video.
Umm.... what secret? what snowboard?
I heard they have them on ali express,says it is D2
lmao true story!
The day I came out with the first run of keychain tools I was contacted by a Chinese company asking if I wanted some made for cheap! they are on the ball at least, lol
Morning guys!
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Afternoon men.
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Hey Xander!
Hey guys!
I had a great day today, I worked on the finish on CC Knives and Ti Backpackers today. I had a ton of fun with the CC Knives and did a bunch of new finishes with the anodizer and torch... also did 12 stonewashed Ti backpackers. The stonewahed Ti is one of my best finishes yet, I am really happy with the way they came out.
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Hey Daniel, any chance you could give us the VIP tour of your stonewashing setup? I'm looking to get setup to do some soon.
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Can do!
My setup is more for final finishing than "mass finishing..." in other words I am doing a fast stonewash for a durable finish versus tumbling a freshly cut part to round the edges. (you need a big setup for that... Mr.Deburr is a good one I hear - about $3000+) Don't get me wrong, a long tumble will smooth things out but you want them sanded clean first.
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Harbour freight vibratory tumbler
Ceramic media or plastic triangles in the tumbler - no more than half full
Soap, oil, windex, water, wd40 or something to keep the metal coming off in suspension
I go for a clean scratch free finish before tumbling - if there are scratches the tumble will just bring them out - 320-400 grit will do
I'm trying Sunsheen solution from Rio Grande next for keeping everything lubed.
Keep your media very clean, as soon as it gets dirty it won't cut.
More tips later!
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Can do!
My setup is more for final finishing than "mass finishing..." in other words I am doing a fast stonewash for a durable finish versus tumbling a freshly cut part to round the edges. (you need a big setup for that... Mr.Deburr is a good one I hear - about $3000+) Don't get me wrong, a long tumble will smooth things out but you want them sanded clean first.
Gear
Harbour freight vibratory tumbler
Ceramic media or plastic triangles in the tumbler - no more than half full
Soap, oil, windex, water, wd40 or something to keep the metal coming off in suspension
I go for a clean scratch free finish before tumbling - if there are scratches the tumble will just bring them out - 320-400 grit will do
I'm trying Sunsheen solution from Rio Grande next for keeping everything lubed.
Keep your media very clean, as soon as it gets dirty it won't cut.
I have the smaller of the two HF tumblers, it is great for knives up to 6." I'm going to get a bigger one or maybe a small cement mixer next for bigger knives.
More tips later!
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Awesome stuff Daniel, thanks! The largest of the HF vibratory tumblers is now on The List. I love a nice stonewashed final finish.
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Sounds good! I wish I had gotten the bigger one first. I'd probably just order the sunsheen too, it is a standard in the jewelry tumbling industry. I am still not 100% happy with the stuff I am using. WD40 is nice for keeping things dark but gums up quickly. Yesterday I used windex with the Ti I tumbled but it will probably rust steel. You just need a splash of liquid.
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Regular Windex won't rust steel, that's why it is commonly used as a lubricant during hand sanding. I use it a lot for that and have never had a rust spot show up while hand sanding with the blade swimming in Windex. It'll neutralize FeCl as well.
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Evening.
Got steaks on the grill, beer in my hand and its gorgeous outside!
Here is the mock up of how I am thinking of modding the Alligator Machete...
What do you guys think?
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Got steaks on the grill, beer in my hand and its gorgeous outside!
Here is the mock up of how I am thinking of modding the Alligator Machete...
What do you guys think?
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How do you keep the media clean? Do you mean clean it, or replace it? I wanna get a tumbler too!
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Good call... I use as a neutralizer and forget the oxidation I see is just stuff being neutralized. It is great stuff for sanding and cleaning.
Looks good to me, nice and pointy!
Nice! Machete projects are fun...
I just put it in a bucket with soap and water then use a colander to drain it off and rinse. I keep my media in two colanders as I switch it around... I still have not tumbled enough stuff to decide what I like best for media. I heard to clean it and did not for a few batches when I noticed it no longer worked... a quick rinse and it was like new again.
I haven't done it yet but you can clean up old rusty bolts and that sort of thing in a vibratory tumbler too. When I got mine we were going to use it with walnut shells and red rouge compound to clean up sterling jewelry we sold.
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Grrr, BFC isn't loading completely for me, for the last couple days! Occasionally it wil work, but goes down in an hour or two.
Back to the shop now!
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Back to the shop now!
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Oh, Daniel, don't buy walnut or corn cob media from the finishing suppliers, way too expensive. Go to a pet store and look in the bird section, I sell 25# bags of walnut for 1/2 the $/lb. that reloading or finishing places do!
Walnut is great fo polishing up old rusty knives, I use flitz with it. Run it for 24-48 hours. Corn cob is softer and good for delicate finishes or light cleaning.
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Walnut is great fo polishing up old rusty knives, I use flitz with it. Run it for 24-48 hours. Corn cob is softer and good for delicate finishes or light cleaning.
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Same here with the site being funny, Photobucket is hard to deal with now too....
Great info on the media! I may have to use the tumbler more often.
Great info on the media! I may have to use the tumbler more often.
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Good morning!
I'm not on facebook but should be, I sell a lot of knives to members there from word of mouth/pics posted.
I've been busy today and was working until late last night. I had to give the carbidizer a break I was using it so much.
...eating an early lunch and watching Sons of Guns
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