I re-ground my Manix!

If they came like that from the factory I would get in a heartbeat. I have a strong hatred for hollow grinds.
 
oic0 said:
I've had people show me the solution to that on bigger better grinders. They put a felt, scotch-bright, or other slightly squishy belt under the higher grit belt, but the guards dont leave enough clearance for that on the craftsman. I haven't gotten up the nerve to saw mine off yet, seems like it would weaken the thing.
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That's a pretty good idea. I'll have to see what I can do.
 
DJG097 said:
If they came like that from the factory I would get in a heartbeat. I have a strong hatred for hollow grinds.
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I know man! I just despised that ugly hollow grind. Everything else about the knife is pure win, especially the ergos. I'm still trying to decide whether or not to link this in the Spyderco forum for Sal to see. I think I will.

Chris "Anagarika";11769272 said:
Very nice!:thumbup:

Question: how do you determine the angle? By using measurement & calculating? Feeling it out?
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Good question! I didn't do any calculations or measuring. Just thought it out for a very long time before hand and watched a few videos of people regrinding knives. The first part of the blade that hit the belt was the shoulder where the flat part of the blade turns into the beginning of the hollow grind. I ground that part for a little bit then rocked the blade back a bit (So the belt is hitting more area towards the spine, not just where the flat and the grind meet) I just kept most of the pressure centered in the middle so it stayed fairly even from spine to edge. I never took any steel off of the edge itself. as far as I can tell from my sight and fingers, it's totally even. Sorry if that made no sense, it's hard for me to explain.

I actually took it to the 500 grit belt tonight. it looks much better than before but it still has those two areas at the plunge line that didn't get hit but I think I'll keep those to remind me of my first regrind. I'll take some pics tomorrow.
 
Thanks. That makes sense, meaning you went by look & feel rather than using complex angle measurement.

I think that's also how factory grinders do the FFG :thumbup:.
 
I like the more cruel look of the original grind but performance is far more important than looks, awesome job
 
Chris "Anagarika";11771266 said:
Thanks. That makes sense, meaning you went by look & feel rather than using complex angle measurement.

I think that's also how factory grinders do the FFG :thumbup:.
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Exactly, and thanks!
 
Here's some pics. It's cloudy so my camera wouldn't pic up the lines very well but you can kind of see them.


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Here's what I was working with for those of you that were interested. I know it's dirty and gross.

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Very nice. I think it looks pretty good. I give you credit for trying it on a not-so-cheap knife in the first place.
 
Strigamort said:
Wow, nice job! That far exceeds my talents with the grinder. At least as far as I know.

My native would look killer re-ground.
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Give it a go if you have the right supplies! If you have never ground a knife blade before you might want to try on a piece of scrap steel just to get the hang of things.

AlexWitte said:
Very nice. I think it looks pretty good. I give you credit for trying it on a not-so-cheap knife in the first place.
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Yeah I was actually going to practice on an old Ka Bar Mule blade but said "Screw it I'm doing it now" Probably not a good idea haha.

78LilRed said:
Very nice grind, and cute bottle of Everclear in the background.
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Thanks! I don't drink the everclear. I have before though(Don't do it) I actually use that to flame anodize Titanium and steel parts.
 
Looks amazing seelow! It actually looks better than my tenacious and it came ffg haha.
 
Swoop03 said:
Looks amazing seelow! It actually looks better than my tenacious and it came ffg haha.
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Thank ya Swoop! I found the Tenacious had kind of a swirly or blotchy pattern in the grind in certain lights. Never appealed to me. SAying it looks better than a factory ground knife is a huge compliment to me. Thanks!

shandrydan1 said:
Wow bud that looks great!! Nice job!
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Thanks Josh!
 
Welcome :D I've been meaning to hand rub my tenacious for a while but I don't use or look at it enough to spend the time on it. Your exactly right, it looks blotchy and swirly like you said. That most likely has something to do with the fact it's a cheap chinese production knife. Seeing what you did makes me wanna get one and do this. If I had a belt sander I would lol.
 
haha awesome bro!!! cant believe i missed this thread dude... are you taking regrind jobs now? ;)
 
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