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If I can get some I will let you know My boss let me have this so it was free this time

Cutting tool oil will work great to help.

You don't have to get solid carbide drills you can get carbide tipped drills they are cheaper that way. We use them all the time at our machine shop they work great and help cut cost

I recommend Kant twist clamps they are awesome I use them all the time welding another good choice is the J style clamps. You can get the J style in a 3" jaw

I can get some stuff 6" thick by 12" long. It is Left overs that I we get and when we saw the material we have some left over the parts I make are no were mere that thick most about .100 thick holding tolerances of .0002 that's +/- two tenths of a inch

I am lucky enough to have a pretty good amount of it readily available to me. All is aircraft grade and in the 7000 series metals. How good would this work. It has to help it not warp and suck the heat the heat out fast.

Let me reword mine... I already had the craftsman that I had for wood working. I am currently saveing for a coote I may be on my first knife but love it taking my time my ocd is coming out.

Dont take my words to much I am still on my first knife.. But once I had my knife profile the way I wanted it I took it to my bench grinder which is a craftsman and took small cuts and got the angle on the blade then cleaned it up with a file and went to sandpapper worked fine for me may not be...

Will look at both of them I have heard of lansky before I even started this knife making stuff :). I have always been good at taking a very full knife and putting a razor edge. I do not like the dimond stones I had one edge did not last long. I only use aluminum oxide blades and a fine and extra...

Yea I am probably going to do the. Buy hand. I have done everything else that way so far why stop now

Has anyone tryed this system I looking for a way to keep everyting consistent with the next knifes I make.. I am working on a belt sander at the moment going to build me a forge have all the parts for that and have the steel for the 2 x72 belt sander i am going to make just need to turn the...

Thanks will give it a try. Yea that is why I said almost ready got to drill pin holes and drill some others to get rid of weight

It is 1084 steel I know I may have a lot of sanding in my future seeing as it is 1084 should I go farther I did not want to go much father because of the carbon build up

opps it is .150 at edge not .05

I think this is ready for HT I have it sanded down to 400grit (let me know if I need more) I have the blade at its thinninst point is about .050 do i need to get the spine to a finner finish I know it will get a carbon crust on it that i will need to get off. Let me know if I need to go father...