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Good morning! The Banksy art is cool... the 3d tattoo on his site was something else.

Happy Dyngus day! I had to look that up, surprised because about half the people I grew up with were Polish.

I finally got to play some Nintendo yesterday... Contra and Rad Racer! Rad Racer is so cool...


Sheath day here, I only have a bit to go and Kwaiken sheaths are complete! :D

Folders are coming up next! I ordered replacement bits, collets and some reamers... $300 handful of metal right there. :eek:

I'm building a jig for counterbores, it will be cool! Regular HSS ones only last a few knives and I have been using a different (costly) method... this will be good. I was thinking of getting a bit with replaceable carbide inserts, lol $450-700 for one drill bit!

Big week ahead! Mill, forge and fiber press will e going ASAP!
 
Hi Gang!
Good to see you having fun doing other fun things, Daniel.
It's Monday. Go gettum!!
 
Freakin 72 out. It's a heatwave. I'm sweating at my desk. Perhaps a sweater was too much afterall. Good lawd.

Gym night! Hope you're all doing well.
 
Daniel Fairly Knives said:
Folders are coming up next! I ordered replacement bits, collets and some reamers... $300 handful of metal right there. :eek:

I'm building a jig for counterbores, it will be cool! Regular HSS ones only last a few knives and I have been using a different (costly) method... this will be good. I was thinking of getting a bit with replaceable carbide inserts, lol $450-700 for one drill bit!

Big week ahead! Mill, forge and fiber press will e going ASAP!
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It is funny, I thought making knives would be cheaper than buying knives.....boy was I wrong!!! More rewarding...yes. Less expensive..NO! :D
Bobby, 72 ?! Didn't you just have a snow storm?!!
 
Daniel, that seems awfully expensive for a bit, hell custom chamber reamers aren't that expensive and they're accurate out to .0001. Maybe check with Pacific Tool and Guage, they are the biggest maker. If you have a good mill, drilling Ti and other steels that aren't hardened like rifle barrels, I'd bet it would last years. I know that some chamber reamers last through many barrels. Seems that a counter bore bit isn't much different from a chamber reamer. Especially if you drill undersized and ream to final dimensions.

Afternoon y'all! Busy busy Monday as usual, but my last Monday with the company!!! I've finally gone ahead and made the info public, so if your on my fb, don't worry about saying anything!

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-X
 
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Daniel, that seems awfully expensive for a bit, hell custom chamber reamers aren't that expensive and they're accurate out to .0001. Maybe check with Pacific Tool and Guage, they are the biggest maker. If you have a good mill, drilling Ti and other steels that aren't hardened like rifle barrels, I'd bet it would last years. I know that some chamber reamers last through many barrels. Seems that a counter bore bit isn't much different from a chamber reamer. Especially if you drill undersized and ream to final dimensions.

Afternoon y'all! Busy busy Monday as usual, but my last Monday with the company!!! I've finally gone ahead and made the info public, so if your on my fb, don't worry about saying anything!

5 days...


-X
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Yo X! last Monday...nice!

That bit was nothing I was too interested in but a counterbore with replaceable carbide would be cool!

I will use a new jig once i make it (I'll show you guys... it is 2 pieces of steel bolted together with a hole in the middle) to counterbore with... the jig is pretty simple to build and as usual I will use carbide end mills for counterbores. I'm still using the ones IMWILSON gave me a ways back and they seem very sharp still.

Maritool for reamers... made in USA and 10-20$ each.

Spot hole - drill with 6mm bit, chamfer, sand, ream to .249", sand, set up jig, counterbore with 10mm end mill... bam! easy press fit counterbored pivot hole... lol

I need to check out those chamber reamers! They sound cool...

I might even interpolate my holes with my DRO and a rotaryy table but that sounds like overkill...

My mill is in Albuquerque! getting close...
 
Morning guys!

lame update - everyone is still sick so the kids are on the way to the Doctor... it looks looks whooping cough. yay! I am trying so hard to stay caught up...

Good news - the mill is close! Kwaikens are ready to go and looking good! I'm uploading pics in a sec... :D
 
Sucks to hear about the family, D. Hopefully they get over it quick!

Yay on the mill! The anticipation must be killer!!

Can't wait to see the pics
 
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