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Apparently I'm just stupid. I pulled apart the motor housing and there's some kind of centrifugal clutch in there that was operating normally and I mistook it for a defect! :shush:

Well, looks like I might have run into a little setback. I assembled and mounted the Grizzly grinder, and powered it up for a test run. When it powers on, there's a "click" sound coming from the motor housing and then it seems to run just fine. Once I turn the power off, it slows down. When it...

Ok, thanks man. I will keep an eye out for that thermometer next time I'm at walmart. It's good to know I don't have to be in a big hurry to get the blade into the oven after quenching. My Grizzly grinder showed up today too. It is WAY bigger than I expected. Looking at the pictures of it...

Ok, so if this forum isn't limited to knives, I figured it would be ok to post these. I've been making little outdoor tools on my metal lathe like firesteel handles and fire pistons. Each time I made something new I'd take a picture to post on a different forum I'm a member of. So here are...

Hmm... So tempering can't be done in a conventional oven? I might be in trouble then!

It just so happens I have some 1/4" plexiglass left over from a home made ATV windshield project. I might give this a try. Thanks for the tip! I have a small (6X12X3) marble block with one finished surface that I bought for leather work as a base for tooling years ago. Unfortunately there...

Thanks for the link, lots of different things to try! I'd also considered placing a brass part in a bag full of BBs and hitting it with a rubber mallet a few times to see what effect it has. (I don't have ball bearings or a ball peen hammer.)

Before I get too deeply involved I want to start with a simple oil-hardening steel that I can get consistent good heat treat results with in my small shop and temper in my kitchen oven. I've heard good things about O1, and 1080/1084. I want to go with the simplest heat treat possible so that I...

Thanks. I was worried it would be too hot to get close enough with some more conventional pliers like vise grips or channel locks. This is good news!

I remember reading somewhere that a drill bit can be used to scribe the line by choosing one the same diameter as the stock thickness and laying them both on a flat surface. I do have some center drills for my lathe that I can use for starting holes. Anyhow, thanks for the reminder about...

Thanks, I'll try to find a copy of that book. I have a copy of $50 Knife Shop and "Step-by-Step Knifemaking, You can do it!" that I have been going through the past few days, along with a lot of reading here and elsewhere online. I had planned to use O1 to start out with and heat it to...

I have ordered one of the Grizzly 2X72 grinders and it is being delivered Wednesday. I've done a bit of reading here (particularly the "Question for Grizzly Owners" thread and it seems the biggest complaint about them is the lack of variable speed control. I was thinking of a possible...

Thanks! I have an evenheat kiln on the way (that's what the blade fixture is for) to use for the heat treating. I mentioned the torch because I have been reading a couple of books and one of the authors uses a torch almost exclusively to cut knife blanks out of old sawmill blades. I wasn't sure...

I just joined here yesterday ( Introduction thread ) and have already learned a few really neat tricks from browsing around, particularly the tutorials on how to antique brass parts, and how to do a "superglue finish". I think I will be using both of those techniques at some point in the future...

Thanks for the welcome and the advice! I do have some O1 on order, because I have heard it was also relatively easy to work with (and I found it on Amazon with free shipping). I will check out the Steel Baron for some 1084 as that seems to be a popular choice.

I wonder if you could protect the back of the cap by bolting on a piece of wood, then put it into a rock tumbler with some steel ball bearings to save all the hammering? Or even just put it in a plastic jar with some bearings and shake it for a while? Anyhow, this looks great and I make quite a...

Those are some attractive pictures! It reminds me a lot of HDR. There is software called "Photomatix" which can be used to make similar images using multiple bracketed exposure shots. But it would appear you are doing a bulb exposure and selectively lighting parts of your subject. I'd love to...

Hi! I recently purchased some tools and supplies from USA Knifemaker Supply and was referred to this forum from there. I also saw mention of it on another discussion forum where I participate regularly. I've decided I want to make some knives. Maybe just enough to learn that I don't like...