Recent content by KenH

That Tormach 1500MX is a really NICE CNC machine - a little more than I'd think of as a "hobbyist" machine {g} - but look at the folks who put $50K and more in a bass boat just for fishing. Those 3 links are really neat they way the 3D viewer works. I spent a good bit of time just playing...

CNC is a great hobby for sure. What CNC machine do you have? I've only got a desktop CNC which isn't very suitable for metal work. There are several folder knife plans around, but are only 2D - is that what you're looking for? A pattern to draw into 3D with your program? What 3D program do...

" (law here states that if someone is scared by seeing it it then becomes illegal to wear?" fear of nail-clips would make nail-clips illegal? Boy, that's sure a slippery slope - Some of these snowflakes (or just flakes) can claim fear of things I find amazing.

That's such a nice piece of wood, cut both scales at the break and insert a spacer of sometype to make a nice set of scales.

Here are a couple of views. Note they do require a rotary table, but the same thing can be done with just a bar allowed to pivot on the milling machine table. This view shows the jig laying on top of rotary table with the morse taper that fits into center of rotary table and screw that holds...

Sorry it's taking so long - I'll try very hard to get it done over the next couple (or 3?) days

Don't you mean grind the liner relief so it doesn't scratch the blade? I use a rotary table with a pin to hold the blade. I'll try to get a photo later today if needed. Lots of folks use a thin washer/spacer rather than the liner relief. I've done both, but prefer the relief.

Social media places are NOT the place to find anything - like ya'll I MUCH prefer forums. Much easier to find past posts and threads.

I just looked at this thread again today. I realize my reading comprehension has always been poor. Now 80 my next birthday it's got really bad. I see the very first line in your post says "curly rosewood". How did I miss that? I also mentioned how nice the bolster looked without really...

BTW Alden, I do like the scroll work on the bolster. How did you do that? My plan would be with a laser.

Dummy me - I never even thought about clicking on spot for photo. Perhaps it's due to the image size. The click only are over 1 meg in size while the images that show are in the 400k range. Seems like there used to be a size limit. Below is 319kb in size. I should have reduced the canvass...

Allen, did you pull all your photos? I drop by your thread from time to time to see what you're upto, but today all photos are gone back to Aug 21st.

Yes, it's 220 vac 1 ph input with 220 3 ph output. I'm running it now and it works just fine. Let's see how long it lasts. For a $100 can't go very wrong.

I need to post a bit more often in this forum - it's always been my favorite because of the GREAT sponsor and folks who share their knowledge. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/IP66-220V-380V-Water-Pump-Inverter_10000033281732.html?spm=a27aq.27095423.1978240560.1.78372277JP4tjp Since most...

That is a good looking knife - With the thin blade profile I'll bet it's a slicer! What wood is that? I do like the bolster. Even if that's the "one of two" knives you made each yr it sure looks like a professional made knife.