Thread: 1095 stubby WIP

Originally Posted by bluesman7

I'm assuming that you were dressing the wheel on the back side since I can't see any other way. I've never tried that, but I've always wondered how doable and successful it would be.

If you slip up and the dressing tool gets pinched, it would be very exciting as well

Yeah, I think that that is a big part of the reason that I've never tried it.

A finish carpenter friend constantly tells me, 'When you are about to do something on a table saw that seems like it could be dangerous, don't do it! Think of another way'.

That could apply here. IME the majority of shop accidents are preceded by thoughts of 'if I slip this could be bad' or similar.

The stick is 1/8”x 5/8”x 11” long. If the grinder decided to take it away from me most likely would only break the stick and or the belt. Belt is a used up 36. My preference would of been to chuck it in a lathe but I sold mine a few months ago.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Yeah, I think that that is a big part of the reason that I've never tried it.

A finish carpenter friend constantly tells me, 'When you are about to do something on a table saw that seems like it could be dangerous, don't do it! Think of another way'.

That could apply here. IME the majority of shop accidents are preceded by thoughts of 'if I slip this could be bad' or similar.

Push stick for the win.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Yeah, I think that that is a big part of the reason that I've never tried it.

A finish carpenter friend constantly tells me, 'When you are about to do something on a table saw that seems like it could be dangerous, don't do it! Think of another way'.

That could apply here. IME the majority of shop accidents are preceded by thoughts of 'if I slip this could be bad' or similar.

An English blacksmith friend of mine had the marvelous idea to set a hidden tang knife in the epoxied handle by holding the handle in 2 hands and then pressing the point against the medallion that was hanging around his neck. I kid you not.

If I recall correctly, he stabbed himself in the chest, 2 inches deep, slipping precisely either underneath his sternum plate, or between 2 ribs. Can't recall what exactly. It missed everything and the EMT people said he had been extremely luck and was essentially unharmed.

Darwin?

How do you keep your wheels true? Or true them up if they’re out?

Originally Posted by Bruno

An English blacksmith friend of mine had the marvelous idea to set a hidden tang knife in the epoxied handle by holding the handle in 2 hands and then pressing the point against the medallion that was hanging around his neck. I kid you not.

If I recall correctly, he stabbed himself in the chest, 2 inches deep, slipping precisely either underneath his sternum plate, or between 2 ribs. Can't recall what exactly. It missed everything and the EMT people said he had been extremely luck and was essentially unharmed.

After reading this, all I could think of was, that's about as stupid as playing Russian roulette with a semi automatic pistol.

Originally Posted by jfk742

Darwin?

How do you keep your wheels true? Or true them up if they’re out?

I bought quality trued wheels. Been using them since 2014. So far I haven't had a need to true them

Probably should of been my first guess. Quality. Hard to spend what I did on 2”,3”,4”,6”,8” for one 8” wheel though. I guess as money permits I’ll need to upgrade.

Well had an S show of a day yesterday. I had two razors that had been hardened and was just finishing up the hollows. I was cleaning up the shoulder and somehow caught it on the belt and it shifted the razor which then went edge first into the belt and cracked the blade. I then took the trashed blade and broke it. I put it in my vice and hit the snot out of it with a 2.5lb ball peen hammer. Took a few swings and jacked up the jaws of the vice a bit. The grain structure looks good to my inexperienced eyes, and was way harder to break than I would have imagined. I need some sort of phone attachment for macro, this was the best I could do.



I then, in frustration and stupidity picked up the other blade and didn’t set it up well then made some relief grinding on the tang for scale clearance and went too far on one side, then trying to chase down symmetry went too far. So I fired up the forge and started over. Plus side is I’m getting better at forging, and also found out what I’m doing for grain refinement is at least headed in the right direction. I’ll put a pic up later of the second razor, I’m pretty sure it’s the same geometry I want to try in Texas next week.