OK guy lets make the list

Dan Gray

Dan Gray

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tools and equipment for the well equipped Knife maker
just copy what's down and add to it..
I'll start

milling machine
surface grinder
Knife grinder (vertical)
oven
forge
picks



oh but there's a lost more.. :eek:
 
milling machine
surface grinder
Knife grinder (vertical)
oven
forge
picks
air compressor
drill press
bench vise
knife vise
disc sander
 
milling machine
surface grinder
Knife grinder (vertical)
horizontal edge grinder
oven
LN dewar
forge
picks
air compressor
drill press
bench vise
knife vise
disc sander
 
milling machine
surface grinder
Knife grinder (vertical)
oven
forge
picks
air compressor
drill press
bench vise
knife vise
disc sander
Sandblaster
 
I'll just list what I have :)

2X72 variable grinder that can hollow grind, flat grind, small wheel attachments, and Rob Frink rotary platen

9" disc (variable/reversing)
12" disc
Surface grinder
Mill
Drill PressES
several bench vises
lathe
buffer
metal cutting bandsaw
chop saw
sand-blast cabinet
air compressor
MIG welder
metal fab table
several solid workbenches
Oxy/Ace torch
digitally controlled salt bath
forge
anvil
hammers
hydraulic forging press
lots of tongs
granite surface plate
height gage
calipers
files galore
optivisors
hand drills
leather working tools
boxes of abrasive paper
rows of belts
BOSS oscilating spindle sander
Dremel tool
56,000 rpm rotary tool
400,000 rpm rotary tool
shoulder filing guide
sharpening stones
etching machine
utility sink
5 gallon quenching tank


Things I will add as $$$ allows

Air hammer
BIGGER anvil
digitally controlled oven
another belt grinder (KMG)
TIG welder

MOST OF ALL I want a big, fatty shop with vaulted ceiling and LOTS of windows!!!

Gotta' have them tools!!! :D
Nick
 
milling machine
surface grinder
Knife grinder (vertical)
oven
forge
picks
oxy/acetelene torch
arc welder (MIG, TIG, etc)
lots of Hammers and a whole lot more:D



Larry T

Member of NECKA & NCCA
 
My Want List:

Sander/Grinders:
================
2X72 variable speed, for hollow grinding
2X72 variable speed, for flat grinding
2X72 variable grinder with small wheel attachment
2X72 variable grinder with Rob Frink rotary platen
9" disc (variable/reversing)
12" disc
16" Disc Grinder
Surface grinder
Surface Conditioner
Drum Sander
BOSS oscillating spindle sander
Die Grinder
Dremel tool
400,000 rpm rotary tool
Right Angle Grinders

Cutting Tools:
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Metal cutting bandsaw
Wood cutting bandsaw with carbide tipped blade
Table saw
Chop saw
Beverly Shear

Welding /Cutting:
================
MIG welder
Plasma cutter
Oxy/Ace torch

Heavy Machining Tools
================
Mill
Mini Mill
Drill Presses
Metal lathe
Wood lathe

Measuring Tools:
================
Granite surface plates
Height gage
Calipers
Micrometers

Forging Tools:
================
Forge with Digital Pyrometer
Hydraulic forging press
Air Hammer
Anvil
Hammers
Tongs

Bench Tools:
================
Several bench vises
Metal fab table
Solid workbenches

Heat Treating:
================
5 gallon quenching tank
Digitally controlled salt bath
Heat Treat Oven
Quench Plates

More Tools:
================
Buffers
Sand-blast cabinet
Air compressor
Variable DC Power Supply
Spectrometer for identifying metals

I love tools.
 
peter nap said:
Geeze Nick! :eek:
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:D

I'll second that!!

I was hoping to get to say "metal cutting bandsaw" but this yokel jumped me!

All I can say is, I must be living in the stone age. I don't have squat compared to you guys and to the jewelers around here. No wonder I work so hard to do so little! :D
 
Rotary table for the mill? How about a collet indexer as well? A mill by itself is fairly useless without all the accessories:)

John
 
Good idea for a thead.
I've been collecting knifemaking tools for 20 years :D The 4 tools I would not want to do without are my 100# Little Giant, my variable speed Bader lll ,my cheap metal cutting bandsaw and my drill press. I have alot more tools but these I have to have.

Don Hanson lll
 
Chuck's list looks a little better than mine :)

I forgot a Rockwell hardness tester

And yes, for those of you wondering, all I do is throw some stuff out the back door into the shop and hit some buttoms and WHAM-O!!! I have a knife ready to sell...

Nick
 
sunfishman said:
Nick, looking at your list, I think you win :)
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Of course he wins, he's the ONLY one who has a file! :)

I mean, if you only could have ONE tool, wouldn't that be it? I bet I'm not the only one who did their first knife with not much more than that.
 
Yeah,I got those toys,too.But my important things are:
Leather apron
Trend Airshield
Didymium glasses
gloves
fire extinguisher
ventilating system
First aid cabinet
OTHER TOYS:
post vise
table saw-wood
band saw-wood
drying cabinet
vacuum casting outfit
micro torch system
Sharpening stones,laps,hones,etc.
12" grinding wheels
Beer cooler

Things I'ld like to have:
440V 3Phase
30X50 building,with upstairs clean room and storage
Rockwell tester
Lonnie Anderson as my striker.
 
no fair Kit you got to do the typing :D Spark would kick you and me off here if we listed everything we have :eek: :D
 
hey you guys
this stuff is suppose to be all added together for the
ultimate knife shop :)

Chuck has a good number going :)
ok some of this stuff is listed more that once..
feel free to edit this... list..to add more :)

Leather apron
Trend Airshield
Didymium glasses
gloves
fire extinguisher
ventilating system
First aid cabinet
post vise
table saw-wood
band saw-wood
drying cabinet
vacuum casting outfit
micro torch system
Sharpening stones,laps,hones,etc.
12" grinding wheels
Beer cooler
Rockwell hardness tester :)
CNC mill
CNC lathe
100# Little Giant
variable speed Bader lll
metal cutting bandsaw
drill press
Rotary table for the mill
collet indexer
2X72 variable speed, for hollow grinding
2X72 variable speed, for flat grinding
2X72 variable grinder with small wheel attachment
2X72 variable grinder with Rob Frink rotary platen
9" disc (variable/reversing)
12" disc
16" Disc Grinder
Surface grinder
Surface Conditioner
Drum Sander
BOSS oscillating spindle sander
Die Grinder
Dremel tool
400,000 rpm rotary tool
Right Angle Grinders
Metal cutting bandsaw
Wood cutting bandsaw with carbide tipped blade
Table saw
Chop saw
Beverly Shear
Welding /Cutting:
MIG welder
Plasma cutter
Oxy/Ace torch
Heavy Machining Tools
Mill
Mini Mill
Drill Presses
Metal lathe
Wood lathe
Granite surface plates
Height gage
Calipers
Micrometers
Forge with Digital Pyrometer
Hydraulic forging press
Air Hammer
Anvil
Hammers
Tongs
Several bench vises
Metal fab table
Solid workbenches
5 gallon quenching tank
Digitally controlled salt bath
Heat Treat Oven
Quench Plates
Buffers
Sand-blast cabinet
Air compressor
Variable DC Power Supply
Spectrometer for identifying metals
oxy/acetelene torch
arc welder
(MIG, TIG, etc)
lots of Hammers
Frink rotary platen
9" disc (variable/reversing)
12" disc
Surface grinder
horz Mill
Drill PressES
several bench vises
lathe, turit
lathe, Engine
drill indexs numbered, frac, and lettered
Reamers
buffers
metal cutting bandsaw
chop saw
sand-blast cabinet
air compressor
MIG welder
metal fab table
several solid workbenches
digitally controlled salt bath
forge
anvil
hammers
hydraulic forging press
lots of tongs
granite surface plate
height gage
calipers
files galore
optivisors
hand drills
leather working tools
boxes of abrasive paper
rows of belts
BOSS oscilating spindle sander
Dremel tool
56,000 rpm rotary tool
400,000 rpm rotary tool
shoulder filing guide
sharpening stones
etching machine
utility sink
5 gallon quenching tank
Air hammer
anvil 50# 100# 150# 200#
digitally controlled oven
belt grinder (KMG)
TIG welder
Sandblaster
LN dewar
 
DARN, I can see right now I'm way under tooled. Maybe I need to rephrase that. :D :D

What ever happened to just a couple good files and a hacksaw. Throw in a BBQ pit to heat treat and your in business. I guess it comes down to how dies with the most toys (tools) wins.

I do like Nicks list though, come on powerball. :D

Bill
 
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