things to buy?

Michael J. Spangler

Michael J. Spangler

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i've been trying to think of some things to buy to help start off my shop, anyone have any ideas i can put together for a wish list? nothing big yet no grinders or ovens just thinking of small things i can get here and there that are useful everyday. thanks for the feedback!..... maybe i can get some ideas for my family to get me some gifts too since the holidays are coming....
 
Good answer. Always need files, drill bits, sand paper. Or just Lowes gift cards. Thats what I am going for.
 
I'm just getting into this, too, as I'll be ordering a Typhoon kit in a few week (with more to follow, undoubtedly). I wanted to try some skeletonizing/filework/both on it.

Tonight I got 3 files (8"x1/8", 6"x1/4", and 6" triangular), a scribe, and a piece of plain steel to cut into pieces for filework practice. I'm going to be ordering a small vise soon, too. I found one with a lockable ball-joint at Lowe's, but it was $30 and had a vacuum-attachment base. I've never trusted those, and have found better (C-clamp attachment) online for cheaper. One is the swivel vise on

I'm probably going to invest in a Dremel tool soon, too. Would a Dremel tool make a good drill press? I hope so, then that will add one more use for the Dremel and keep the price of a drill press <$100. Still need to get sandpaper, of course.

Besides studying anything and everything I can, am I missing anything?
 
HammerHead, has a couple of anvils and a forge. He is off to a good start. The soon he gets his shop done the sooner I get him out of mine.
:p ;)
 
a few cheep 3/4 hp Chinese bench grinders for buffers a
dremal,a cooler for the beer
:D and a helper with a broom..:D
and it helps if she's good looking :)
 
Bruce Bump Small import drill press and bits. Less than $100

Bruce any suggestions? Something that might hold up for a while even if it costs a little more. cause i really need a drill a press. Thanks!
As far as buffers, any suggestions on modles makes speed specs etc?
and the helper with the broom? is it ok if she's blonde?

Hey Lyon, where did you find the swivel base vise? those are good for filework thanks!
 
Originally posted by HammerFall
the helper with the broom? is it ok if she's blonde?
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hair coloring works too. real blonds are pasty:footinmou :D
I have a few cheep ones, one from a tool vendor
one from a flea Market I think. one of those
tool R/us places would be good, so you can put your hands on it.
and that's a good idea to do when you get the Cheap Drill press,
just to make sure the chuck stays in and it don't wobble.
 
Originally posted by HammerFall
Bruce Bump Small import drill press and bits. Less than $100
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Hey Hammer, the chinese drill presses will serve you well. It's not like we knifemakers put them through a great deal of stress. But if you are looking for a better drill press, the next notch for you would be a used American machine, like a Delta or Rockwell-Delta. Be prepared to pay though. Lot sof resellers are charging big bucks because the only remaining American manufacturer still in production is Clausing and their machines will run you starting at $1500 for a bench model.

So what are we left with? Trying to figure out what is the best of whatever is out there for imports. Wilton has a halfway decent machine. Still made in China, but semi-good quality control. Expect to pay $400+ for one.

*sigh*

You know the world is in trouble when even the Taiwan manufacturers are subcontracting the Chinese to make their goods.
 
Dremel tool with the flex shaft or a foredom, C-clamps, a good vise, needle files for filework, A good sturdy workbench, either built or bought. Plenty of good lighting and a comfortable shop chair or stool.
 
hair coloring works too. real blonds are pasty
I have a few cheep ones, one from a tool vendor
one from a flea Market I think. one of those
tool R/us places would be good, so you can put your hands on it.
Dan: Are you still talking about women?? You are Showmenistic (spell'g?)PIG.:confused: :confused: :p
 
check out lowes they have a 9inch drill press on sale right now for only 99$ the also have a small band saw for the same price
 
A good vise is vital. You can never have too many files.
My first few knives were rough ground on a simple bench grinder, then shaped with files and finished with sandpaper. Then I discovered that the rubber backing disks that some auto-body shops use would thread onto my bench grinder....I used that setup for ages, and still use it occasionally.
 
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