Tip on Final Inspection

[A T Barr]

I use fluorescent lights throughout my shop. But when I get down to the final finish I
use an incandescent light (light bulb). The florescent lights hide a lot of sins. The
incandescent shows all.

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A.T.
http://www.customknives.com

 

[george tichbourne]

I agree with you about the fluorescent lights. You show up at a show with blades that looked great in the shop and they look like you dragged them to the show behind the truck.

I went to mercury vapour for an even more unforgiving light source for inspection.

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george
www.tichbourneknives.com
sales@tichbourneknives.com

 

[Dr.Lathe]

The Mercury vapor lights do make everything show up. I've finished knives in my shop and they looked fine, then brought them to work to show off..... Under the mercury vapor lamps at work they look like hell!! The light fixtures at work are about 3' tall. I've never seen a merc vapor lamp small enough to hang from an 8' ceiling. So one for my shop is out of the question.
Neil

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[C L Wilkins]

This is a tip more valuable than one would think. I have been bitten by this same thing in the past and had attributed it to my eye sight failing. I also use incandescent lighting set up real close to my grinder so I can see better while I grind. I had tried a quartz light at one time but it just wasn't the same.

C Wilkins