What are you working on?

**engine46** · 08-01-2014, 02:28 AM

Well, I finally finished up my scales for it & put my Fred Fenney back together today. I was trying to find my before & after pics of the blade I had a friend regrind for me but couldn't find them. I did have it in here a few weeks ago but it had a different set of similar scales on it & was temporarily put together with small cap screws I got from Micro Fasteners. This time it is done!

**Geezer** · 08-01-2014, 02:53 AM

Totally beautiful. Love the blade shape and the scales compliment it and the period of it well!
~Richard

**engine46** · 08-01-2014, 03:41 AM

Thank you Richard, greatly appreciated!

**JSmith1983** · 08-01-2014, 04:53 AM

Very nice. Whoever did the regrind did a great job. They deserve a thanks for that job.

**bongo** · 08-01-2014, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

Very nice. Whoever did the regrind did a great job. They deserve a thanks for that job.

You can say that again !!....That blade is good to go for another 100 years at least !!....Enjoy

**engine46** · 08-01-2014, 05:39 AM

The person that did the regrind is known but he mainly does it for himself so I won't mention him. Believe me, he gets plenty of thanks from me!!! I'll thank him for you guys as well! I'm waiting on three more from him now. I'm waiting on two Thomas Turner blades & a Joseph Rodgers & Sons. I have a Joseph Elliot he reground that I rebuilt which I'll list soon. I'm wanting to get into it but I'm waiting on my disability so I can build a buffer/grinder. I have already gotten some information for plans from another member on here, cudarunner on a build he's been working on & many thanks go out to him & a few others.

**cudarunner** · 08-01-2014, 06:09 AM

Thanks for the mention about my buffer

You can make something very similar by just making two of the cutout stands like the speed reducer has/that is if you want a variable speed buffer. It wouldn't have the Mass/Weight but would function similarly. If you only want a single speed then a single stand would suffice. That would reduce the options of speeds but also simplify the spacing of the motor to the final drive.

This link will help you:

Pulley, Diameter and Belt Size Calculator

The shafting must be high quality and straight. Cold Rolled doesn't work/I know as I tried using it!

If you need to know more about the wooden stands or anything else just let me know!

**Phrank** · 08-01-2014, 04:10 PM

Gorgeous - nice and clean, the way I like em'...know I get in trouble for saying this, but patina will never be anything other than dirt to me...I want to see the water bead off the blade and it tell me if I need to trim my nose hairs!

Love it...

**engine46** · 08-01-2014, 04:14 PM

Thanks Phrank!

**Hart** · 08-02-2014, 06:15 PM

Very nicely finished. The color and shape of the scales are beautiful.

Dirt, Phrank? LOL

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