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Cool benches, any chance you can claim the damage for the furnance?
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no... I don't see how I would?
no I don't think so, I generally don't buy insurance
I've already moved on and ordered a new furnace from a French producer of knifemaking furnaces.
in this case the furnace was crated, I'm not an expert in shipping furnaces and didnt realize the muffle plates would/could dislodge and break apart.
I didn't take any steps to insure the furnace was good to ship, I just assumed a crate was sufficient.
I assumed that because the item was crated it would be handled carefully.
I didn't consider that it would/could get thrown around and all the crates got thrown around.
I didn't buy insurance because the item was crated and I didn't want to declare the value as the EU is punishing with customs duty tax for items entering the region.
It was a bit of a cluster f*%k on my end in terms of shipping items at the very end of my departure of the USA.
I simply ran out of time and did the best I could
I spent about $4,000 shipping 4 crates and 8 boxes.
On the furnace, the deal is that is a $9,000 furnace new, my neighbor in Arizona gave it to me for $70. I got a couple years use out of it.
I could buy new muffle heater plates for $1,000 and shipping to France.
UPS might have some responsibility, I don't know. But I don't have the patience to go through their process.
I should have thought about it and researched the proper packing in shipping this furnace and I didn't.
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Interesting pattern compared to the clay pattern applied above. I’m trying to get thinner sharp lines in W2 and am thinking very sparse application may be the way to go.
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8670 Ivory/blacj G10
Why just for thin steel ? This two pieces are 4.5mm thick CPM S30V hardened on 62 Hrc .Straight as it can be straight . Now I need to decide which design the knives should be and continue with the work. There are even advantages to this method. There is no fear of cracking, warping of steel , hardness after HT protocol ......All I need to know is there before I start to work on steel . It's not very pleasant when after so much effort to finish the knife, something happens during hardening and the knife ends up in the trash...............I am right ?
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Solid micarta with a paperstone and G10 front/guard.
I'm happy with the result.
I'm happy with the result.
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I'm guessing you use a carbine bit for the pin holes?Why just for thin steel ? This two pieces are 4.5mm thick CPM S30V hardened on 62 Hrc .Straight as it can be straight . Now I need to decide which design the knives should be and continue with the work. There are even advantages to this method. There is no fear of cracking, warping of steel , hardness after HT protocol ......All I need to know is there before I start to work on steel . It's not very pleasant when after so much effort to finish the knife, something happens during hardening and the knife ends up in the trash...............I am right ?
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Nice looking knife.Solid micarta with a paperstone and G10 front/guard.
I'm happy with the result.
Yes , drill bits for ceramic and glass drill hole in hardened steel /no matter how hard and which steel / like in wood .To bad that I can t find them under 4mm size . For smaller hole I steal / OK , I borrow , but I never return since they break easily / some real carbide drill bits from my friend shop
PS . When they break some of them around the tip, they throw them away. I can sharpen them again..so
I get this one some day ago . I sharpen some of them for scribe lines on steel .
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I have had that happen.
The dented shroud was hitting the fan.
Removing the 3 screws and the shroud, banging out the dent solved that.
With this one I can drill smaller hole .When the tip breaks to the other side, I just turn the steel and drill from the other side .....and checking with a pin which I intend to use when I am done .
That’s what hardcore advised when I called them. I did that but it didn’t help the noise go away
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Doesnt grinding thicker profiles from hardened steel kill your belts or take long if you use old belts and need to cool in between?Why just for thin steel ? This two pieces are 4.5mm thick CPM S30V hardened on 62 Hrc .Straight as it can be straight . Now I need to decide which design the knives should be and continue with the work. There are even advantages to this method. There is no fear of cracking, warping of steel , hardness after HT protocol ......All I need to know is there before I start to work on steel . It's not very pleasant when after so much effort to finish the knife, something happens during hardening and the knife ends up in the trash...............I am right ?
Yeah surely it makes sense to profile first?
Come on Fredy , it takes five minute to cut and shape knife , crank that belt speed on maximum ! This is 64 HRC 5 mm M2 HSS steel ,easy work for me .It s me or my Klingspor belts are something special i don t know for now .
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As long as it works for you! Makes sense if you are using hardened steel. I have some 2.5mm m2 straight saw blades i want to try for kitchen knives. When i start with bars i lay the blanks for saving material, like tang to tang.Come on Fredy , it takes five minute to cut and shape knife , crank that belt speed on maximum ! This is 64 HRC 5 mm M2 HSS steel ,easy work for me .It s me or my Klingspor belts are something special i don t know for now .
If that works for me should work for everyone . Much easier, much faster and 100% safe way to make knife . What is the difference between using an ordinary HSS drill to drill hole in soft steel and to drill hole in hardened steel with carbide drill bit ?
Never mind , as you say ........................as long as it work for me