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Something I don't remember ever seeing is something that I have in my head is a lockback that screws together. Is anyone aware of a completely screw together lockback? I have looked at the kits but all lockbacks kits I have seen are pin together and I KNOW I will screw up a peening job and have...

I can't remember off the top of my head, it has been a LONG time since I built one. I can tell you that if you get them backwards it will not work. If that is happening, just reverse the wires.

I think it is a visualization thing for me. When I built my first grinder, I had it all planned out in my head and built it with no surprises. Same with my Hydraulic press and the treadle hammer and the etcher and the stencil light box and many, many other things. I cannot build a folder in my...

Here is mine I REALLY need a mill of some kind. I have since replace the garage door with a metal one.

The etcher on Chris Crawford's web page was designed by me. Since its conception I have learned that lower voltage (12.5) from the center tap on the transformer will work as well and save your stencils. Get or make good stencils and you will get a great etch.

I can help you get started. I am very close to you. Damascus right now is not happening but regular forging is no problem. Damascus will come later when I get my press built, it is a lot of forging to do by hand and I am not in the shape I need to be in for that. I just need to get the cash...

I have been making knives since 1993 and have made a lot of them. None of them are folders. Why? Because I just cannot wrap my head around folders. I have read every tutorial I can find on making folders. I have watched Chris Crawfords video on autos and have read several books on it. For some...

Mix it like the directions say to, then cut it 3 water to one FC

Could just be a DC motor with a speed controller like I have on my grinder.

Fergy25, welcome. Either of you guys know where there is work? My little brother is not working in Elkhart.

Anthony, Yes, I am missing a few items that somehow got lost but when I find them I will be building one. I REALLY want to build one soon.

Marvin, I talked to a very nice lady named Teri. Teri said that they do not have a "Store" because they would be directly competing with their distributors. However they do take orders for ovens. If you call Teri she can quote you the price and you just go pick it up when it is complete. She...

Anthony, You know we live right down the road from Paragon right? They are on Towneast Blvd in Mesquite. You can buy from Paragon directly and avoid all the markups. If you are going to buy new from a distributor you may get a Paragon at a comparable price by picking it up from the factory...

Pending trade is off so if anyone is interested, it is still up for grabs.

DC removes metal but creates a lot of gassing. DC etch for just a few seconds then get off for just as long. Do it again 5-15 times or so to get the depth you want. Then turn to AC. AC is Alternating Current so every 60 seconds the current changes. It removes metal and puts it back on, then does...

Jim, I just saw a thing on TV where a Doctor said that if you are going to get cancer, now is the time. He said they had so many more options now than ever before. Breast cancer has been cured many times before so her chances are great. Just help her stay positive, that make a lot of...

Thanks all, I have a potential trade going on right now. Here are a couple photos of the bone with a couple of rulers in the photo for size comparison. Bob

I have a Giraffe bone that is dried out about half way in. The center half still is greasy. I cut off one end of the bone and then a 1" slice off and boiled the thing forever and it really did not seem to do much to it. I am impatient and don't want to throw it on the shop roof and wait a...

Stuff the hole with kaowool or inswool then cover the top or you will make the top metal swell and get wavy. I tried to find the old paperwork I had on mine and can't but that forge was around $5,000 or $6,000 when new.