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OK thank you. Main thing was to know if forging damaged the steel. I'll try both, but yeah.. I think I'm gonna be just cutting to shape then stock removing for the majority of the stainless knives. If I get my rolling mill sorted it might work, but then the taper will be tricky... I bought a...

Be very interested if this kit is any good. Seems too good to be true, but then, quite often the shipping cost is the difference between these different chinese imports. (or the same item but shipped by someone else) Probably costs like a tenner in China, and the bulk of the cost is shipping...

I've bought a load of it. And it's 2.5mm thick. I think I could easily cut to chape with a saw, and then stock remove to get the right shape. But... part of me wants to cut to the shape below then extend out the blade with a hammer and forge, bulk up the bolster, and shape the blade curve...

I'll order one!

Glad you are feeling better. I wasn't sure about buying a pein hammer, as I always associated it with car body work. But good to know it works for blacksmithing as well. That round head looks like a great hammer. and thank you again for the techincal advice! I've got one of these. Plan is to...

Thank you. No rush on answering my techy questions! I appreciate your insight, no matter how long it takes for you to put it down! Get well soon.

I'm going to test the anvil when I grind all the multiple layers of old paint off the surface then do a hardness test. If it still has a hard steel top layer and I can smooth it out, I'll leave it at that. If it's not no steel left at all I may well try your weld the top up approach. I can weld...

Again thank you for your advice! I'll defo get a bigger one than I need, now you have advised that it's a good idea. I don't want to blow a fuse each time I power up a grinder. But the 2nd grinder wont get made for ages, as I still have not moved, and I'll be using the fixed speed grinder to...

Well the weld together kit has a motor included, a 3hp one. This one: https://www.signetid.co.uk/?i=572765 The other kit arrives monday (the one I got lazer cut from 20 quid plans on ebay) I also found a working tredmill on Ebay for £85 but it only has a 1.1kw motor. I think I need at least...

Thank you. Very darn useful.

OK finally got it. and it looks good with clean cuts. I emailed the guy and thanked him plus apologised for my impatience with the deliveries. (I had to drive to the depot and pick it up myself in the end) But now I have another question... Many grinder kits come with three phase motors and...

Hmm but how did he bend the material so exactly. Does that mean he bent one layer of steel glued some liner onto it, bent another layer of steel, and got it exact, then glued it to the previous layer and so on? Or is there enough pressure from the screw connection on the tang to force the...

Gorgeous! How did you do the lines on the hilt? (bolster.. whatever it is called)

OK so I have the new tracking number and it is showing as a due delivery date of tomorrow. So it's looking to be finally sorted. On the other hand I have a quote from the lazer cutting company and cutting including materials in mild steel come to £201 including delivery. Which I think is...

Thank you both!! I think I need to get into cad, as I want to utilise lazer cut services for tables, and all sorts of kit for my shop. I cant just buy premade plans each time. Got some very custom ideas.

I think I will make both. It depends on the quote I get for the CNC cutting. If it is cheap enough, I'll get the plates cut and build that one bit by bit with spare cash I have left over each month. Can't be bad to have a rapid stock removal grinder and a fine grit one setup. they will both be...

OK... I may have over reacted.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hi Paul, I updated your order today because your order is ready and will be collected tomorrow. It is not possible to remove a tracking...

I've instead bought these plans for 30 quid (available in metric and imperial) and found the below company will cnc cut direct from these plans. Plans: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Jerswoodshop?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=969284638 UK based lazer cutting service...

Had major issues getting this kit delivered https://knifedogs.com/threads/another-mill-minimum-question.53435/post-433624 I made my order on the 24th of may. I recieved a tracking number for delivery a week later. The item was then set to delivered, but it never arrived. I checked the tracking...

I know what you mean... I've blown a ton of cash on kit. But you can do this slower within your spare change budget if you do it slow and stalk Ebay. You can get great results with normal wood and some decent polish. Don't run into a expensive drill press just yet, I have a project coming up, I...