What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

[Taz]

I got 4 bars of MagnaCut during Pops Christmas sale About half of those are on their way back to me from heat treating as blanks, as well as some other steels. A CPM 20CV Kosher slaughter knife (Shechita)with a blade 17.75" long, 2.4" wide, .110" thick is the one I am looking for to grinding the least! But I have a fresh order of belts coming in from Pops, too, including their new Optimal and Destroyers and the self sharpening AO belts. And some 8670 I just need time off from my normal job!

 

[Richard338]

A little tedious, but the handle is done except for perhaps some buffing.

 

[Lorien]

A little tedious, but the handle is done except for perhaps some buffing.

musta felt good to put the final nail in that

 

[Tony Mont]

Those handles are part of your style. When I think of Bowie knives I think Tony Mont!

Thank you for your kind words!
To give credit where credit is due, I got inspired from Burt Foster to do this kind of handles!

EDIT: to keep in the theme of the thread, here is a video of the knife I posted earlier.

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

These are going to look sweet on my old Square wheel! I actually got the (green) zirconia this time partially because I wanted my new belts to stand out from my old belts (orange, red, brown). The 36 is never going to touch steel except for the tang when I'm shaping handles.

 

[Tony Mont]

Another micarta rant...
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[Scaniaman]

Tony, why not some sort of dust extraction? I use a simple and movable setup for my handle material grinding, it takes care of most of the dust. Easy to put together.

 

[Taz]

What is that flexible stuff blue hose called? Need that for my setup!

 

[Tony Mont]

Sorry, double post.

 

[Tony Mont]

I've thought about dust collection but decided not to mess with the idea since I will move soon and have a dedicated grinding room.

What is that flexible stuff blue hose called? Need that for my setup!

Can't remember the name but Simple Little Life has a video on youtube about them.

 

[wkfl]

What is that flexible stuff blue hose called? Need that for my setup!

Loc line

https://www.loc-line.com/files/catalog/Loc-Line.pdf

 

[Taz]

Awesome, thanks! I was looking for some way to be able to position the hose to stay in different positions!

 

[Scaniaman]

What is that flexible stuff blue hose called? Need that for my setup!

It's Loc-Line. Great stuff.

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[Richard338]

Tony, why not some sort of dust extraction? I use a simple and movable setup for my handle material grinding, it takes care of most of the dust. Easy to put together.

Looks great, can it handle grinding steel without melting?

 

[Scaniaman]

Looks great, can it handle grinding steel without melting?

I really doubt it. I only use it for handle materials

 

[Hengelo_77]

Tony, why not some sort of dust extraction? I use a simple and movable setup for my handle material grinding, it takes care of most of the dust. Easy to put together.

Cool set up.
How strong is the vacuum that does the sucking?

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Awesome, thanks! I was looking for some way to be able to position the hose to stay in different positions!

I've usually seen it used for coolant on misters and drill presses.
Idk how well it works with vacuums because of all the inside surfaces?

 

[Scaniaman]

183m3/h. 1100 w. Works well

Cool set up.
How strong is the vacuum that does the sucking?

 

[Lorien]

Another micarta rant...
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does your swarf bucket stay there all the time?

 

[Tony Mont]

does your swarf bucket stay there all the time?

I used to have the bucket closer to the bottom wheel of the grinder with a stand but ditched the idea because I had to replace the water too frequently.