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Wayne Goddard recomends using a file. This is taking me forever, and it is a little difficult to make sure my angle is uniform. How does everyone else do it? Should I just use the grinder?
-KC
 
I use a grinder in time you get good at it. Hold the blade vertical on the contact wheel and move it up and down. Start with 60 grit glean up with 120 finish with 220 and do the rest by hand. Gib
 
I normally use the grinder with flat platten for swedges but sometimes use the contact wheel. Files are good for somethings but too slow for this IMHO :p

Don Hanson lll
 
I use the grinder, but do it after hardening the blade. Then I expect to clean it up with sandpaper and edm stones.
 
It's the top "false edge" in this useage.

Otherwise it's a block of metal (usually) used to impart a specific shape to metal during the forging process. (also known as a swage in this useage)

Tony
 
do it on the grinder, either platten or wheel, depending on blade shape, then clean up with files and sandpaper. I've had some luck doing it on a disk sander, but I tend to bite button holes in my underwear when sticking a 90% finished blade to a 60 grit grinding surface.
 
I've done them several ways (platen, contact wheel and file) and what seems to work the best for me is to grind the majority of it however you can control it the best on the grinder, then tune it up by draw filing to get it all evened up.
 
The reason I use 60 grit to start the process is that the less time on the wheel the better, just get it close then refine. With a little practice you get in the ball park the first time out. Try this, shadow movements with the grinder off, go through the moves you need to do to cut the swedge then try to do it in as few passes as possible.
Also make suer the light is good, If you cool the blade off in water wipe it off before grinding, hard to see through water. Gib
 
sunfishman said:
I normally use the grinder with flat platten for swedges but sometimes use the contact wheel. Files are good for somethings but too slow for this IMHO :p

Don Hanson lll
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Hey Don,
Next time you grind in a swedge on the flat paten take a shot of the angle and what your doing?
Do you just grind spine up very much like grinding the edge bevel?
 
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