Removing striations from steels

[hiwa]

I read somewhere that it was possible to turn a striated ( grooved ) steel into a smooth one. I don't have a lathe or machine shop tools , but I was wondering if there was a way to do this, as I prefer smooth steels. I have a couple I'd like to convert.
Thanks.

 

[Bill1170]

Emery cloth and great patience would do the job. Use coarse paper to eliminate the striations, then work through the grits, running the paper over the steel like a Turkish towel. Do all sides equally. Clamping the steel in a vise so the steel sticks straight up would probably be easiest. A good job for a sleepless night.

 

[Jason B.]

You could stick the steel in a drill to speed the process.....

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

There's an article on modding over at www.sosakonline.com about removing serrations from SAK OHT.

Edit to add: too long not around the forum, I thought you were asking about serrations sorry for wrong response.

 

[hiwa]

Thanks for the response, guys. I will try it and see how it goes. The drill idea I might attempt,putting the end in a 1/2" chuck and sanding them off.

Thanks

 

[singularity35]

You could stick the steel in a drill to speed the process.....

plus 1, this is what we do to fit our barrel bushings when we can't get hold of a lathe.

 

[Bill1170]

You could stick the steel in a drill to speed the process.....

Good idea, much faster and easier to make even.