Nathan the Machinist
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Sold out, thank you
Folks, I think this is the last time I'm going to be able to run these platens at this price. If there is enough interest I'll make more, but I'll need to bump the price a bit. The cycle time is slow and A2 is spendy...
These are precision machined of A2 steel and hardened to HRC 61-64. It is 1/16" shy of 8" to fit between the rollers, 2" wide and has the KMG 1/4-20 6.75" center to center mounting pattern. $80 shipped continental US.
There are (were) six 48" for sale (sold out) and I also have nine (sold out) 36" for sale.
In using these platens I have found the effect is subtle, but noticeable. It isn't a flat grind, and it isn't a hollow grind. I believe this is a historically accurate grind for blades ground in yesteryear on really big stones. I see this being a cool grind for blades made in an older style, and blades like kitchen knives that you would want a full height grind on a tall thin blade.
I ran this third lot of platens the same as the last run, which is slightly different than the first. On the first the mounting hole is a through hole. This time around I thought it would a little nicer to run the mounting holes all the way to the curved surface, but stop short of going through it. The threads are thread milled, so they go all the way to the very bottom of the hole (unlike a tap). I didn't skimp on the steel thickness, so the thread depth is sufficient that your existing mounting bolts should work fine without shortening them because the platen thickness is about the same as the original platen at the mounting holes.
If this platen will fit your grinder and you would like to buy one of these, I need you to please follow these instructions to help me keep up with everything (otherwise folks will fall through the cracks).
1: State what you will be getting in this thread.
2: send me an email (not a private message) njcarothers at windstream dought net
The email should include what size you are buying, your BladeForums handle (i.e.: "Nathan the Machinist"), your actual name, your shipping address and your paypal email address.
I will send a PayPal invoice to that email.
3. Pay the paypal invoice. Once it is paid, I will ship your order to the name and address you gave in your order email.
If you don't want to use paypal, we can arrange to send a check.
I hope there are no shortages this time, but if there are, it will be based upon first come first serve who posts in this thread. I have to do it this way to keep things sane. I tried to make plenty for everybody, so hopefully everybody who wants one can get one.
Thanks,
Nathan
Folks, I think this is the last time I'm going to be able to run these platens at this price. If there is enough interest I'll make more, but I'll need to bump the price a bit. The cycle time is slow and A2 is spendy...
These are precision machined of A2 steel and hardened to HRC 61-64. It is 1/16" shy of 8" to fit between the rollers, 2" wide and has the KMG 1/4-20 6.75" center to center mounting pattern. $80 shipped continental US.
There are (were) six 48" for sale (sold out) and I also have nine (sold out) 36" for sale.
In using these platens I have found the effect is subtle, but noticeable. It isn't a flat grind, and it isn't a hollow grind. I believe this is a historically accurate grind for blades ground in yesteryear on really big stones. I see this being a cool grind for blades made in an older style, and blades like kitchen knives that you would want a full height grind on a tall thin blade.
I ran this third lot of platens the same as the last run, which is slightly different than the first. On the first the mounting hole is a through hole. This time around I thought it would a little nicer to run the mounting holes all the way to the curved surface, but stop short of going through it. The threads are thread milled, so they go all the way to the very bottom of the hole (unlike a tap). I didn't skimp on the steel thickness, so the thread depth is sufficient that your existing mounting bolts should work fine without shortening them because the platen thickness is about the same as the original platen at the mounting holes.
If this platen will fit your grinder and you would like to buy one of these, I need you to please follow these instructions to help me keep up with everything (otherwise folks will fall through the cracks).
1: State what you will be getting in this thread.
2: send me an email (not a private message) njcarothers at windstream dought net
The email should include what size you are buying, your BladeForums handle (i.e.: "Nathan the Machinist"), your actual name, your shipping address and your paypal email address.
I will send a PayPal invoice to that email.
3. Pay the paypal invoice. Once it is paid, I will ship your order to the name and address you gave in your order email.
If you don't want to use paypal, we can arrange to send a check.
I hope there are no shortages this time, but if there are, it will be based upon first come first serve who posts in this thread. I have to do it this way to keep things sane. I tried to make plenty for everybody, so hopefully everybody who wants one can get one.
Thanks,
Nathan
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