Tour of Niagara Specialty Metals

Freekin Nick Wheeler is always winning!!!:eek:

Wow, you guys made it a whole page and a half before this thread started going down hill.:rolleyes::D

Nice pics Matt, thanks for taking the time to post them. Looks like a very cool set up.:thumbup:
What/who was that knife blank cut out for? And who is the woman holding it in the pic? She should be a hand model!:thumbup:;)
Mace:D
 
Nice pics and good to see the supply of these crucible materials will continue. Whats not clear in the pic is the process quality. If its consistently high quality with good quality assurance I'm sure we'll all be happy.
 
it was just a matter of time mace.... matt starts a serious thread.... and we (mostly you) ruin it

the winner is #63 nick wheeler again! you are lucky and handsome
 
so far as QC you need to remember that theses are the guys that rolled the sheets that crucible was sellin anyhow and i know i for one never had any problem
 
NickWheeler said:
VERY VERY COOL my friend!!! :thumbup: :)

Damn.

Dan... you are not the only one! lol... I'd have to build a shop around it though... that "liitle mill" is a freaking beast. :D

So Matt.... do you know how those giant billets end up with the grinding marks that they have? They almost look like they've had a giant angle grinder ran against them (perpendicular to the surface).

And is the 770# on the 10V the weight? Seems like it would be heavier than that.

So very cool. Thank you so much for taking the tour and sharing it with us!!! :thumbup: :cool: :thumbup:
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Those grinding marks are indeed grinding marks, if their grinder is anything like ours it is a 3 inch wide wheel on a huge whoppin motor that is used to grind off "bark"

The first pass in the rolling mill will level just about all of the marks, and anything remaining will fall off as scale within 2 passes it is amazing how oxidation will attack any point sticking out (2 sides access) before the surrounding surface

-Page
 
Thanks Page :)

So how is the one at your job set up? Is is something like a horizontal mill, but with less accuracy? I'm just real curious how the billets are actually ground. Just a curiosity thing, not a concern about quality.

Oh yea, Matt, is that a Blaze belt showing up as a vertical orange stripe in the pic of the "Timesaver" ???

BTW- I heard Mike is starring in a new TV show about having to live life while dealing with the North East group of knifemakers. What's that all about?????
 
Nice stuff Matt. I can't believe you didn't tell me about this sooner. Mike should stivk with being a green bean salesman.
Paul
 
Depending on the grinder the billets either sit on a moving table that the operator moves it under a stationery wheel on, or the wheel moves with the operator in a cab while the billet sits on wheels and rotates or on a stationery stand while the operator steers the head over it. Different billets use different grinders

-Page
 
Very cool. I'm just an "average joe" knife collector, but it's always very neat to see the origins of the knives we love. Looking at those pictures, you can't help but imagine all the knives that could be made from just one of those hunks of steel!

- Mark
 
shh matt, don't tell nick. i invited him to guest star on the "show" little doesn he know i'm just trying to trick him to get back into "show business" he has no clue what he's in for.


anything to ruin matt's threads and i'm in : )
 
I got a couple answers to questions that were posed in this thread:

"The grind marks on the billets are from a machine called a Midwest grinder. After the billets are forged, they are very scaly and a little uneven. The Midwest grinder takes off the scale and defects so that we can reroll it into sheet."
I'll try and get pics next time I'm out there, as this sounds like a pretty cool machine!

"Price lists will be posted once we have stock on the shelves ready to ship. I expect this will be in mid January."

"The 770# is the weight. The CPM billet typically weighs about 1,700 to 1,900 pounds when we receive it at full length. The 770 pounds is a leftover piece that we will apply to a future order."

Thanks to Bob Shabala for answering!
 
Also, regarding CPMD2:

"We are considering CPM d-2 as well. We have not ordered it yet but there may be some stock in Dallas we can buy. I encourage anyone who is interested to call the Dallas district at 800-365-1168 to see if they have any pieces left over for sale."

Again, thanks go to Bob for the info.
 
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