Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Thisisclog

It took me about 12 hours to get that joke, was not on ball yesterday.

BTW, Thisisclog, I was wondering if you were going to catch that or not!

I'm working on a mold I can make some wedges from using Cerrobend. I'll show it when it's done.

Originally Posted by engine46

I'm working on a mold I can make some wedges from using Cerrobend. I'll show it when it's done.

Very cool,Cerro is great stuff

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Very cool,Cerro is great stuff

Yeah, I use lead but it gets dull fast. I would like to make some that will hold their shine much better!

I've been making alot of wedges from cerrobend since I got it. I don't have a mold. I just press it between two steel plates that are spread apart at one end when its melted and cut and file to shape. I like the fact that it can be melted and formed really easy. Looking forward to seeing the mold.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

I've been making alot of wedges from cerrobend since I got it. I don't have a mold. I just press it between two steel plates that are spread apart at one end when its melted and cut and file to shape. I like the fact that it can be melted and formed really easy. Looking forward to seeing the mold.

That sounds a good idea!

So far, I cut two pieces of 1/8" thick aluminum & about 4.75" long. I took them & made them flat on a DMT 600 honing plate. I'm going to figure out the size of "V" I need for my wedges which will be like a universal wedge. I have some 0-80 screws that I use for mocking up a straight razor. I have a drill & tap coming which I'll use to drill, tap & mount two 1/8" thick aluminum square pieces on the ends of the longer pieces once I figure out my"V". The square ends will hold the mold up. It might be crude but I'm going to try it.

I just did some thinking. I can make some more square pieces so that I can take it apart & make different thicknesses.

This is what I use to make the wedges till I can decide on if I want to make a mold. I was thinking of milling a block of wood to form a general pattern, but this stuff seems to cool really fast. I have to heat up the steel plates before hand otherwise it will cool down the cerrobend before I can squeeze it. I might just keep doing it this way since it works. I was also thinking of putting a hinge on two pieces of metal to make it easier to squeeze to shape. Two steel plates and a piece of wood about 2.5mm thick. The closer the cerrobend is to the wood the wider the wedge is. I just cut excess off and file to shape. Cerrobend shines up brighter than lead I think. Quite user friendly.

[QUOTE=JSmith1983;1502273]This is what I use to make the wedges till I can decide on if I want to make a mold. I was thinking of milling a block of wood to form a general pattern, but this stuff seems to cool really fast. I have to heat up the steel plates before hand otherwise it will cool down the cerrobend before I can squeeze it. I might just keep doing it this way since it works. I was also thinking of putting a hinge on two pieces of metal to make it easier to squeeze to shape. Two steel plates and a piece of wood about 2.5mm thick. The closer the cerrobend is to the wood the wider the wedge is. I just cut excess off and file to shape. Cerrobend shines up brighter than lead I think. Quite user friendly.


That's a great idea. The cerrobend shining up better than lead is my reason to make a mold for it. A hinge is a great idea!

Finished a pairing knife and kitchen knife that I have been working on. I unfortunately messed up a slipjoint that I have been working on twice, so nothing to show there.

[QUOTE=williamc;1503767]Finished a pairing knife and kitchen knife that I have been working on. I unfortunately messed up a slipjoint that I have been working on twice, so nothing to show there.

Looks good to me! Congrats on the fine work.