I went to wal-Mart this past week (Where else do college kids go when they are bored besides Wal-Mart and Denny's) and hit the tool section. I got a bunch of new toys. I got 4 sanding sponges, about 1" thick...2 medium/coarse and 2 fine/medium. Seem to work pretty well and can actually be washed and reused. I got a 20 pack of 4.5" X 11" sandpaper; 4 240 grit, 8 400 grit and 8 600 grit of waterproof silicon carbide stuff. i also got a black and decker 5/8" drum sander set for a corded drill to use for sanding stuff. Is there a way to convert the 1/4" shank to a 1/8" so I can use it in my Dremel? if not, Ill just put it in a drill or drill press. It has the drum part, and a fine, meduim and coarse band included. I also got Devcon 2 ton epoxy high strength in the syringes for $2. I was paying that much for 2 tiny bottles of the stuff at a local crafts store. Best of all and most fun to use, it the 4 in 1 file thing. It has a rasp and some file on the flat side and a rasp and another type of file on the half round side. Works great on Micarta handles. I made my jantz razor edge boot knife a while ago, but it was too plain for my tastes and i wanted to have some fun with the micarta and get some funky patterns going, so I pulled the file out and went to town. Now instead of having a flat handle, the handle is more contoured and has finger grooves thru the flat part. if you look at is sideways with the tang exposed in the middle, the handle is kinda wavy because of the finger grooves. Its kinda hard to explain, but it looks cool and feels good. I can't wait to get back home to really finish this thing!
On another note, I am thinking of starting to grind my own blades. Dr. Lathe told me to make my own disc grinder and use 0-1 to start, so I will try that this summer if I can get my parents to let me spend the money on the stuff. Any ideas where to find a 1 or 1.5 HP reversible direction motore for less that $99 like this Grizzly?
http://grizzlyindustrial.com/fcgi-bin/lookup.fcgi/products/lookup.cfg?q=item&kw=G2532
Should I go with the 1700 rpm or the 3600 rpm model?
any other tips on how to start out making my own stuff? i have been doing kits with very good success, so I am learning to do handles and polishing and stuff, but gringing will be new for me. Thanks guys!
On another note, I am thinking of starting to grind my own blades. Dr. Lathe told me to make my own disc grinder and use 0-1 to start, so I will try that this summer if I can get my parents to let me spend the money on the stuff. Any ideas where to find a 1 or 1.5 HP reversible direction motore for less that $99 like this Grizzly?
http://grizzlyindustrial.com/fcgi-bin/lookup.fcgi/products/lookup.cfg?q=item&kw=G2532
Should I go with the 1700 rpm or the 3600 rpm model?
any other tips on how to start out making my own stuff? i have been doing kits with very good success, so I am learning to do handles and polishing and stuff, but gringing will be new for me. Thanks guys!
