Recent content by J.Higgins

I've had a KMG and a Bader in the past, and I was not happy with either work-rest. Seems like the folks who produce grinders do not consider the rest to be much of a feature, and what we get on this end is a rest that was made just to check off a box on a list and not very well-designed. I made...

What are the advantages of having such a long platen?

I always use cutting taps, and tap-hole sizes from the chart, and rarely break a tap. I always use a decent tapping fluid, a tapping jig, and a plug tap. For thicker Ti, I use a taper tap, which gives a more-gradual bite, and does a great smooth job. Avoid using a tap wrench... that probably...

I'm a big fan of WI. That knife looks great, Dwayne.

I'm no expert on Japanese cutlery either, but danged if that don't look scrumptious!

Make a new rest. Mill 1/8" deep x 1/8" wide slots - 1/8" apart, on the rest so that when attached they are perpendicular to the wheel or platen that you are using. Insert into the slots 1/4"x1/8" key stock, and get hardened key stock or precision-ground and hardened flat stock if you can...

I want to chime in on the kudos parade! That little grinder looks like a clean machine. Very nice!

I agree with Laurence. Passion is what drives us to make knives. Set the neckers aside for a while and try something else. If the spark is still there, you can always blow it back into a flame when the need for a necker arrives again.

If I cant do it all, I won't do it at all. :3:

Okay I will tackle this one. :les: My first suggestion is to be sure that your belt is fresh and new when you get to the thinner stuff. It really helps to prolong the time in which you can hold your blade to the belt because the grit is sharp and thusly cooler. Much cooler. Another thing to...

That's going to be a brute!

I like a lot of light. Got to have it at my age, hah! I do think its possible to have too much light though... I was just at HD tonight, and my my my - I could just go nutty in the lighting dept there. They got a new high-output fluorescent shop fixture that is pretty bright. Really bright, in...

Good advice, Tom. I am not really sure what I want to with this. I will definitely pay tribute and make it a nice unit again. If the motor runs strong I will probably leave that for a while and focus on getting it completely sano.

Yes indeed that sounds like a good idea. Jeremy, I would be interested in hearing how messy it gets. In my mind, its either messy and wet, or messy and dry.

Any ideas why? Do you think its all the sheetmetal? Was your unit the one that screams at 8600fpm? That may be why they are so loud - its probably the rpms. I guess I will have to experiment a bit once I refurbish it. Perhaps a liberal dose of rubber here and there will quiet it down a...