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FredyCro said:
Nice, you run them on 400v? What is the disc grinder?
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These two will get a 230 V VFD to share, cheaper and a little more practical. 400 V is more for 2.2 kW and up, and/or long hours. My main grinder I run off a 400 V VFD.

Both machines are from Konstantin at Volf48, good guy and nice craftmanship by the looks.
 
Heat Treated a 9.5" Gyuto in CPM 15v

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Hardness after Tempering
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Just finished a couple of knives today, and I am very happy with them! The first is a 200mm chef's knife in VG10 suminagashi, 10 bolsters + liners, stabilized walnut burl. The second is an outdoor knife for a friend of mine which recently completed military training - AEB-L, textured G10 scales, M3 torx screws. This one is thicker BTE and slightly softer than usual, I'd rather sacrifice some cutting ability for durability and strength. The sheath has a webbing belt loop, which is attatched wth two screws.

Comments are welcome!
Mark

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Had this 6.2 mm carbide drill bit I never really use, so I figured I'd try and make a straightening hammer with it. I use a carbide tipped chisel right now, but a hammer just seems more practical.

Picked up a $8 10 oz hammer that felt just right. I hammered the bit in there with some G-flex, let's see how it holds up.
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Rough shaping on grinder.
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Smoothing things out with a diamond file
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SBuzek said:
Just found a new toy...................uhhhh tool:)
WW2 era Gorton 3-U pantagraph,If you look just above the cord you can see the war finish plaque
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That's damn cool:cool:
 
SBuzek said:
Just found a new toy...................uhhhh tool:)
WW2 era Gorton 3-U pantagraph,If you look just above the cord you can see the war finish plaque
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Super jealous of that badboy! Pantograph is on my list of machines for sure and I know I'll stumble across one here in the northeast eventually!
 
Short Essay, feel free to skip:

So this pic needs a backstory. I've been making knives since May 2018, and they've all been prison shanks. I sold a slightly better one this past summer but am having to replace it as I heat treated it myself and the HT failed resulting in a blunted tip. I am now replacing the knife, as my client is a good friend of mine who has been very understanding of my rookie mistakes. I learned my lesson and sent away to JT for the heat treat this time. His new knife is the back one in the picture. The reason I am posting this picture is that I am not ashamed of either of these two knives, despite their obvious flaws (shop scratches, D'oh). This is a huge leap for me, and I am proud.

I would like to thank the many who have helped me get here, including but not limited to Stacy. E Apelt, JTknives, Willie71, Busto, SBuzek (sorry I never contacted you about help grinding bevels, I kept trying myself, I'm stubborn that way), Tin.Man (Sorry I also never contacted you on your offer to help either, again, I'm stubborn that way), Sam Dean, A. McPherson, Red Beard Ops, Horsewright and so many more. Thank you all so much.

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Specs:
8670, 61.5 RC (both)
Brass Bolsters (both)
Desert Ironwood (both)
Black Canvas Micarta Spacer (front)
Orange and Grey G-10 spacers (back)
 
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