Tool Confusion........

I meant for overall speed in production. You can cut curves, and cut more precisely.
I use Starrett 24 TPI bi-metal blades for all my work. I use about 1 blade per year.
I think I still have a hacksaw somewhere!
 
I use my HF 3" pneumatic cut off tool almost every time I go in the shop. I paid six dollars for it. It's invaluable to me.

I really like having a compressor as well. I blow things down often and use a lot of air tools when working with metal.

Maybe I'll take a picture of my set up after I clean it up tomorrow. All my power tools, with the exception of a craftsman grinder my wife got me for Christmas, were purchased at pawnshops, garage sales, HF, or I made them. I don't have a band saw and get along just fine. However, I forge my knives to shape, so I don't have to do much stock removal, thus no need for a handsaw. I haven't spent much, maybe a few hundred dollars total, but I'm a miser and prefer to use hand tools at almost every stage of the knife making process. I'm not in a hurry and enjoy being up close and personal with every knife.
 
thanks nick and everyone else fo rall the info....i got me a new drill press at hf today with my coupon.....my first real piece of equipment.....i gotta find a propan bottle that is big enough that will still fit in my car for me to fill it!:D.....ryan
 
Ryan, check with your local propane sellers to see if they'll fill a tank that you'll be hauling off laying down. If not, you'll be pretty limited by what you can haul in a car. Maybe a 35-40# tank.

As a rule, consumer propane bottles are to be stored vertically. My 100# cylinders are not equipped with OPD valves, and will allow liquid through the service valve if placed on their side. These cylinders were designed for vapor service only and will create a potentially dangerous situation if placed in a position other than upright, allowing liquid propane through the service valve.

If you're just hauling a bottle a short distance, I don't really think it's an issue... but your propane seller might not agree.

I don't think it's as much of a hard and fast rule as it is with Acetylene cylinders....which you MUST NOT ever lay on their side.
 
wow thanks nick...i never knew that.....i guess i could sit it in the front seat....and seat belt it in...i gotta find out how big a 40 pounder is....i've seen one and think it'll fit in my car......man where do u guys learn this stuff.....i gotta get that knifemakers manual you all are reading:D.....ryan
 
Drill press should be your first investment
get a good one, spend the money.
Harborfreight, Jet, and Grizzly are made by the same foundry in China, the difference between them is quality tolerances. HF is their lowest grade, sloppy fit crap, Jet and Grizzly are their higher line. When you are getting a drillpress it is a good idea to go to a store where you can look at the product as a demonstrator. When evaluating a drillpress for purchase extend the quill all the way down, then back it up a quarter inch and see how much you can wiggle it sideways. If you have a friend with a dial indicator have them go with you, and measure the deflection. Get a good quality brand new drillbit or a 4 inch section of drillrod and put it in the chuck and rotate the chuck and measure the runout on the smooth section above the flutes. Also push on it and measure the deflection.

Your second tool should be a good quality hacksaw with fine tooth bimetal blades. DO NOT BUY A CHEAP HACKSAW OR BLADES

Your third tool should be a selection of Nicholson files. Flat, half round, barrette, round, triangle and square.

Your fourth tool should be a quality machinist vise

Your fifth tool should be a belt grinder

Your sixth tool should be patience,

your seventh tool should be a sense of humor :D

you will need the last two most


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