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Ed, I am sure gun-kote would work fine, he has had so done in karacoat. Ken all I know is it is heated in a salt bath for two minutes, the short heat time stops the warping and taking out the heat treat, he does 1911 frames and slides with no problem, I don,t know what the two chemicals are...

I agree with Ed, but I have had some blades done and it did not seem to bother them, they were tool steel, never retested the hardness, I don,t recommend it, this was done to see what would happen, a friend of mine makes guns and uses this process on all kinds of gun parts, it is done in a salt...

badge, listen to what Ed is telling you, I bought a new Berr King 1 1/2 hp. vary speed in 1994 have used it all these years and have never had a problum with it, made a grinder for the small wheel attachment and have changed bearings in them but that is it, I think it was close to $2000.00 with...

Take a look at a Redwing or other dental lab or jewlers polishing lathe buffer they are two speed 1750 3450 they use screw on wheels that are affordable , I had a 3/4 hp. solde it in favor of one of these buffers, it will do what you want to do. If you have any questions let me know,, look on...

I have used tool and die maker stones for over 20 years, in my opinion they have sand paper beat in many ways, they last longer, are much cheaper to use, keep your edges sharp, keep your blades flat, have used them on hollow grinds and gun barrels. You can get hard and soft stons that will ware...

Bruce, I was borne in Fortuna, went to a one room school in the hills up to the forth grade then went to Eureka to school. Iknow where you live, hauled logging and construction equipment all over northern california in the late sixties early seventies, crushed rock at Hornbrook when the freeway...

I think you need to threw out the Chines drill bits, have never seen a drill bit untwisted, just kidding, if the bit got hot it expands in the hole witch may have some thing to do with it, opaul may have the answer.

I got to thinking about the knives I have packed, well that Kabar in the picture I packed for years, don,t know how many I have had I think they called them a stockman, I packed the other one in a case and had limited use, it is a Voss Cut Co Germany Hen and Chick to good to use. I grew up on a...

This is a $50.00 buck given to me by a good friend for a faver, other wise I would not have spent the time to redo it, redid every thing to 2000, lost moust of the cuts on the back of the spacer when I made it all match, remilled them, engin turned the side plates, wallnut scales and still has a...

This is the way original Loveless guards were done, the one in the picture has a flat bottom, others were done to the radius of the mill bit, had two pins and were soldered, this is an old pattern. Deane

Daniel, I have never dealt with these people, they may have what you are looking fore. info@nihonzashi.com Deane

I don't think I can give you all the answers you want, you could test a sword on a carcass the japanese did this at times. I have two japanese wakizashi they are in saya's one is signed and has a kozuka and signed menuki's, the other is not signed but has a great temper line, all so have a...

Way not stuff a littel bit of paper towal in each end and keep the epoxy out in the first place. Deane

Sean, here is a small wheel grinder I made many years ago, it has the internal bearings in the wheels, the yoke is from my Burr king, it is a real asset to have a separate small wheel grinder. Deane