I hate it when...

[David Mary]

It takes maybe 30 seconds to pick up the C-clamp

My C-clamp perpetually hangs from the drill press table.

i just made a long t nut to fit the slots on my drill press. proud of the table by 3/8inch
nothing can helicopter that way..

I question this. I've had some materials that want to grab the drill, and it can require a bit of force to pull the bit back up.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I agree with David, a no-spin bar needs several inches of height to stop a lifting piece of steel. As the drill grabs the pieces when it starts to drill through the other side, the bit will cause the metal to screw up the bit rapidly. With approx. one twist per inch of flutes, the metal will lift 1" in one revolution of the drill bit. That happens in 1/4 of a second at 200RPM.

 

[Natlek]

i just made a long t nut to fit the slots on my drill press. proud of the table by 3/8inch
nothing can helicopter that way..

If drill bits snag in hole and if part /knife/ you drill can not spin it will go UP and spin there

 

[Fixall]

how is it that you use a push stick that it keeps you from soiling yourself? Er, actually, I don't wanna know.

Push stick uses are endless!

I’m feeling a bit stupid. I had too many hours of run-time on that blade, but I only had about a dozen cuts left and it was still cutting pretty nicely. Lesson learned.

waiting on new tires is a bummer!

 

[Lorien]

I hate it when I'm running the grinder and somehow sneak a 120 grit j weight belt under my fingernail

 

[Huntsman Knife Co. LLC.]

Oh boy. Lets bring this one back.

1. When your grinder motor claps out.
2. When you drop your finished blade dip down on the concrete floor during final inspection.
3. When you accidentally leave a blade in etching solution overnight......... This one was wild.

 

[polish avenger]

Oh boy. Lets bring this one back.

1. When your grinder motor claps out.
2. When you drop your finished blade dip down on the concrete floor during final inspection.
3. When you accidentally leave a blade in etching solution overnight......... This one was wild.

Don't get me started......THIS was my etchant "overstay".

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

What the heck do you chaps etch in???? Hydrofluoric acid?

 

[Huntsman Knife Co. LLC.]

What the heck do you chaps etch in???? Hydrofluoric acid?

Sulfuric acid drain cleaner, diluted. It actually works wonders. Can get a great etch in under 10min and will clean the tempering colors/decarb/oxide off a blade in a single second and leave the steel shiny.

 

[polish avenger]

What the heck do you chaps etch in???? Hydrofluoric acid?

Lol!
It's just ferric and distilled water....2.5 days later.