Thread: An experiment in steel

You're doing one hell of a job. This whole thread is very encouraging and impressive.

I'm going to have to try to sell one of these to justify the time I'm putting in to them with SWMBO, so I'm planning on making the scales on both out ofthe same material.

It just makes it easier for me to part with one...

Right now, I'm thinking about using a piece of olive wood I have...
I also have satine, a little bit of wenge, or lignum vitae(iron wood)

Razor makers don't make mistakes...
They just make smaller razors.

Lesson learned

while profiling down my second razor I overheated the tip
it only took a second.
So I removed the pretty blue spot as my wife would say
and rethought my design...
Fortunately I'm still happy with my razor

Mike,
Been following this thread with some interest, Not sure if I've missed something.
Did you do your final grind after heat treat on a bench grinder, if so how how did that go?
Bob Allman tells me it's a real trick to keep the heat down doing it that way.
It's something I gotta do and don't have a belt grinder.

Deckard

Originally Posted by Deckard

Mike,
Been following this thread with some interest, Not sure if I've missed something.
Did you do your final grind after heat treat on a bench grinder, if so how how did that go?
Bob Allman tells me it's a real trick to keep the heat down doing it that way.
It's something I gotta do and don't have a belt grinder.

Deckard

Did you guys see Charlie's post on his hollow grinder here?
Maybe there is a way you can rig your grinder to have a water drip over the wheel (may need a different wheel, but it could work)

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

The United States Mint Coin Specifications

The five cent coin (nickel) is 1.95 mm thick.

There are exactly: 2.54 cm/1 inch.

I'm fascinated to learn that US coins are sized in millimeters. Oh, and my five cent piece just measured 21.21 mms or a scant .835" in real numbers.

Originally Posted by Deckard

Mike,
Been following this thread with some interest, Not sure if I've missed something.
Did you do your final grind after heat treat on a bench grinder, if so how how did that go?
Bob Allman tells me it's a real trick to keep the heat down doing it that way.
It's something I gotta do and don't have a belt grinder.

Deckard

I've been using a bench grinder with a wet paper towel to profile... I just didn't keep the tip cool enough, when it gets thin is when you really have tobecareful
I'm keeping a bucket of ice water next to me to dip the razor in.

Fortunately I only cooked the tip, I can grind away the bad part... If I fried the edge I would have to profile down past it, or start over.

VFD really comes inhandy grinding after heat treat
adn at higher belt grits

Originally Posted by L R Harner

VFD really comes inhandy grinding after heat treat
adn at higher belt grits

I'm waiting for the prices of the VFDs to come down or scoring an old treadmill motor before I can outfit my grinder with one. For now it's step pulleys for me.

Chris L

Thanks for this thread Mike. I have really been enjoying it. I keep coming back to check the progress. I am anxious to see the final product. Your work looks great.





Charlie