Thread: Ready for he HT! New file work

When I first started grinding I forced patience by using fine belts. The temptation to get it done quick will cost you every time. At least until you get some good habits built up. If you go to the edge of the wheel don't stop and back up, things like that. I also start out with a small wheel and once I get a nice centered hallow I slowly work up in diameter. Everybody has their own way of learning but I have helped my friends get the hang of it and I start them out the same way. It's all about practice :<0) Your doing good so far. I have mostly used mine for restoring and my first blade has been waiting on an oven for waaaay too long. It gets here tomorrow so the fun really begins for me now.

Which one did you pop for ?

Found your grinder. Mine is a real Frankenstein. My oven thread will pop up tomorrow IF the oven ever gets out of Tonopah AZ. It's been camped there since Fri. noon. Sometimes I hate tracking :<0)

Originally Posted by 10Pups

When I first started grinding I forced patience by using fine belts. The temptation to get it done quick will cost you every time. At least until you get some good habits built up. If you go to the edge of the wheel don't stop and back up, things like that. I also start out with a small wheel and once I get a nice centered hallow I slowly work up in diameter. Everybody has their own way of learning but I have helped my friends get the hang of it and I start them out the same way. It's all about practice :<0) Your doing good so far. I have mostly used mine for restoring and my first blade has been waiting on an oven for waaaay too long. It gets here tomorrow so the fun really begins for me now.

I actually haven't gone up in grits I've been using the 80 grit belt for the rough grinding... Do you go though the grit progression before HT? I was just going to go to 120 240 400 after HT... The Evenheat artisan is the one I got, tracking does suck sometimes I have called a few times like "why the hell is it stuck!" Hahaha

But thanks, I'm really trying... I think I'm going to just get a hold of the basics then really try and do something uniuqe... We will see though, time will tell

Well I forged my blade and then ground it out. It has a lot of detail to it. I did start with 120 and as I got closer to what I wanted I went finer. I have belts up to 1200 which IS too fine for before heat treat but I was looking to see what I could accomplish before I popped for the oven. I punched a hole it and annealed it so it is scaled and ready for more. But after HT it will be grind blade, clean,scale and hone.

The point I was making about the fine belts is they gave me time to get the feel of using the grinder before I took off too much material. If I made a mistake it wasn't to hard to get out and less likely to make again.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Well I forged my blade and then ground it out. It has a lot of detail to it. I did start with 120 and as I got closer to what I wanted I went finer. I have belts up to 1200 which IS too fine for before heat treat but I was looking to see what I could accomplish before I popped for the oven. I punched a hole it and annealed it so it is scaled and ready for more. But after HT it will be grind blade, clean,scale and hone.

The point I was making about the fine belts is they gave me time to get the feel of using the grinder before I took off too much material. If I made a mistake it wasn't to hard to get out and less likely to make again.

Wow I see exactly what u mean that's a great suggestion! Thanks! I have the problem of one little slip then boom debt in blade... Thank you!

Would help you to notice the heat too, too hot for the thumbs...too hot for a post ht blade.

The blade looks a bit like it has a frown. It could be the angle of the camera as well. If it has a frown, best fix that before HT because after, it will be harder.

Originally Posted by Bruno

The blade looks a bit like it has a frown. It could be the angle of the camera as well. If it has a frown, best fix that before HT because after, it will be harder.

Good eye! Yes the blade is at a frown... It's already been HT but thankfully my wife caught that and asked if it's supposed to do that... I looked at her like I was looking though her and walked away lmfao...