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Okay okay we can stop with the games! The VFD for the tumbler let out the magic smoke. The beautiful smell and sounds of producing knives!

Just kidding. It's the smell of a blown VFD, with smoke and sparks to compliment.

Attached is a pic of one of the mop buckets to lighten the mood
 

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MicronKnives said:
Okay okay we can stop with the games! The VFD for the tumbler let out the magic smoke. The beautiful smell and sounds of producing knives!

Just kidding. It's the smell of a blown VFD, with smoke and sparks to compliment.

Attached is a pic of one of the mop buckets to lighten the mood
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sorry for the troubles, but I do love ya keeping on with the mop bucket jokes for us.......
 
Are you working on designs yet? Good lines account for a lot.

There are a few other independent brands that do this kind of cnc and impressve factory finish that you're going for. CPK leads the pack for good reason (amazing designs and heat treat)... Listening to Nathan rattle on is a thing of beauty.

I never cared for Survive!'s designs in general, so with all this impressive prep work you're doing, I hope you have some designs planned :)
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
Are you working on designs yet? Good lines account for a lot.

There are a few other independent brands that do this kind of cnc and impressve factory finish that you're going for. CPK leads the pack for good reason (amazing designs and heat treat)... Listening to Nathan rattle on is a thing of beauty.

I never cared for Survive!'s designs in general, so with all this impressive prep work you're doing, I hope you have some designs planned :)
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I spent some time with him at blade show and he was fun to back and forth with, and had some very good insight on our particular situation! It's fun to see the guys with decades under their belt talk about starting over again with all the knowledge they wish they had in the beginning. I've got a looong way to go to get to that level.

The designing is the fun part so far. I'm really excited to get everything set as it's full throttle on the creativity side after that. Between designing, fixturing, and training everyone, I am sure I'll be ready to go back to the technical work
 
Well well well look who decided to wake up

Need blanks anyone?

I am shocked at how easy the omax software was to pick up on. I used to run an early 2000's bystronic laser, and for some reason I was thinking it was going to take about the same amount of effort as that. This thing is like an inkjet compared to that!

It still took two full days of work to get it happy and cutting well. We also have lots of work ahead of us to get the filters working well. Hell even the drain in the floor backed up and took hours to clear of all the old bottles and rags shoved down there
 

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That profile is actually quite nice. Here’s hoping the entire project pays off and maybe this “cursed” equipment can be reborn. I appreciate how much effort yall have put into this, inspiring to see someone just decide to do it- and do it!
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It is not lost on me that the amount of work that has been done is only possible with the help and support of everyone around us. The real work isn't what we take pictures of, it's the person getting lunches and keeping everyone motivated.

I appreciate the kind words!

Attached is our #1 employee learning the ropes
 

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MicronKnives said:
It is not lost on me that the amount of work that has been done is only possible with the help and support of everyone around us. The real work isn't what we take pictures of, it's the person getting lunches and keeping everyone motivated.

I appreciate the kind words!

Attached is our #1 employee learning the ropes
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He has an untrustworthy look in his eyes... just saying.
 
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