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Good information here, thank you!!

People have been using forges for successful heat treating for a few years I have heard. :5: For the foreseeable future I will be using 1080 so I think I can manage with this from the comfort of my garage instead of in the backyard on my home made forge. I appreciate the advice and one day I...

I bought this off of ebay for $175 on Monday and got it on Wednesday. I heated up a blade I had made for practice that was off of a giant old sawmill blade I bought at a garage sale. It took about 30 mins to get to non-magnetic. It has no control, just plug it in and let it heat up. The spec...

Seems like I remember a post recently about 1095 hardening well after quench but I think it was a day or something not a week. One concern with waiting so long is there is more of a chance of blade getting shattered.

I couldn't stand it just sitting there so I did just that. It took a while to get hot but that was most likely because I kept opening it to look inside. The ceramic tile barely got warm and the sides got pretty hot but I could still touch them for a sec without getting burned. I put a piece of...

I want to put this on a small wooden table with ceramic tile laid on top of it. Is that safe?

Fedex dropped it out off today. Going to unbox it later after the baby and wife go to bed!!

Wow those are going to look fantastic!

Got it. Now you guys will have to teach me to use it!! Thanks for the input!

Is this worth it? It doesn't appear to have any type of gauge but seems to be a good deal. It is working.

Brinven, I would suggest setting up a thread detailing what you are doing and what your plan of attack is going to be. I bet you will find the guys on here will chime in with advice that will greatly help you. Orrrrr.....just use this one. :biggrin: Either way my point is the guys here are...

Ran across this while on walkabout across the internet. I know nothing about it but thought I would pass it along. http://diygrinder.gostorego.com/grinders/grinder-1.html

Welcome! What part of TX?

Interesting. All the posts I have seen say the HF media is crap but maybe that is just HF bias. Kinda wish I would have gotten some now!

Harbor Freight has their 5lb metal vibrator/tumbler half off right now. http://www.harborfreight.com/merchandising-promotions/merchandising/2013/2013-ise/50-off-sales-10-15-13/5-lb-metal-vibrator-tumbler-67617.html Pair that with this 25% coupon and you are looking at 37.49 before the 6.99...

This is the only price reference for that grinder I could find. For that price point there are other proven grinders available. Product # Description Price BG272 Kalamazoo 2" x 72" Belt Grinder BG272 $1,525.00 BG272S Kalamazoo 2" x 72" Belt Grinder BG272 Stand $1,685.00

Thanks guys. I ended getting from 1080 from the Boss.

In my mind, the Bubble Jig is not really a jig. When I think of a grinding jig I think of something that is keeping the blade immobile at a specific angle where no deviance can be made. The Bubble Jig to me is more of a visual guide to help my inexperienced mind and hands stay where I need them...

Doug, thanks for the reply! I would love to get it from Boss Dog if it was annealed or if I knew what needed to be done to hot rolled steel to get it in working shape. I will probably end up going that route anyways. Aldo hasn't had any 1084 in stock for a long time beyond weird sizes. I saw the...

I am about to buy some steel and I am not sure where to get it. I want to get 1080 or 1084 but all I can find is hot rolled. Based on previous posts it looks like I should be getting cold rolled annealed but I can't find it any where for a decent price. Is hot rolled really that much harder to...