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I am a service plumber. I was working in a large house, 7,000+ sq ft and saw this bad boy sitting in the corner of the basement. I asked the homeowner if it was for sale. She said " Oh My God!!! Someone actually WANTS that UGLY thing????? :what!: " I said "Why yes, I think...

The other trick to reduce rusting of your blades is adding some borax to your dip bucket.

Handles and Guards by Joe Keeslar It's not super detailed, but it covers most every aspect of the most common handle constructions including lots of great jigs n tips. Well worth every penny. I bought a copy this weekend at the OKCA show and could hardly put it down.

Rob, You are using two different terms. A rotary platen from KMG is for convexing blades. It has a couple adjustments. A radiused platen allows you to grind hollows that you'd need a 48" wheel and 100"+ belts to do.... Some Japanese, kitchen cutlery knives benefit from a slight hollow for...

Another suggestion I recently saw was to mount your buffer, vise(s), paper wheel sharpener, etc on a 3/4"x20"x20" board in the same manner, but cut out a 3/4" deep 20"x20" recessed hole in the counter top. Then, you can mount several tools on the same size board and drop them into the recess as...

A tracking mod I did on mine(due to a the part slipping in the vise when drilling,) was I had AC Richards mill me a new tracking wheel mount piece thingy(thanks Chuck!)....without slop between the parts. The original parts had some slop and I could see a slight amount of play in it when...

Oh yeah! Greg Haile, my buddy here in Tigard has a table. So I'll be helping him out. I plan on being there all three days. I can hardly wait for April!

Lol. I'm trying to be one. Finished one knife. Have 5 more forged out. And am grinding them. I work too much. I have a shop 90% set up now. I have my GIB 2"x72" at my buddy's until I get my shop. Just mounted my 8" wheel tonight to do some hollow grinding/tapered tangs.

Sorry.. I'm in Portland... Have a piece of 12" I'd have given you for free.... Not to dump salt in your wounds. :biggrin:

2"x72"... He laid the belts on the table and measured it as 2"x36". :biggrin: I think it threw people because it was CL for a whole 2 days when I found it. It's an old machine, but Greg doesn't mind. He get's to use my 2-2"x72" grinders at his shop, while I finish my shop so he has 3 machines...

Well Greg played with it today since I had to work. He got it running better. The shaft is a little too short and barely seats in the drive wheel and keeps the drive wheel from lining up as well as it should, but no matter. I'll put another 1.5Hp 3Ph motor on it so I can run it off the KBAC VFD...

Scored an OLD Wilton for $200 off of CL with a stand He had it as a 2"x36" sander. :-) He said "the only thing it's good for is grindin metal!" He threw in 25 belts to boot! I didn't NEED it, but...... The drive, tracking and idler wheels are all Micarta. Were they from the...

Thanks for the link Wick! Lots of good info there!

I also have the same setup as Sticks. GIB with KBAC27D, 1,725 RPM 1.5Hp 3Ph motor..... I'm very happy with mine. A clarification... You do NOT need a 3,450 RPM motor with the KBAC27D. Simply set the VFD to 2x speed for a 1,725 RPM motor to run at 3,450 and you are set. I bought mine from Wayne...

Well, I'd look at one of Wayne Coe's grinders, or buy a GIB from Polar Bear Forge. I did a search but couldn't find anything but factory grinders on e-bay now. I have a GIB 2"x72" with a VFD that I built for just over a $1,000. But, that's with a VFD, and new motor. If one had more time than I...

I am no artist when it comes to drawing, what really made a world of difference for me was not French curves, but Ship Curves.... I think you could use one as a template and make a knife from one. They say the keel of ships and blades are similar and I can see why. The best tool I have in my...

I just finished my GIB and my friend ended up milling me a new piece for my tracking adjustment. This is THE MOST IMPORTANT piece to drill staight and accurately. Also, I'd recommend shimming with bushings/washers the piece with the 1/2" threads to eliminate slop. My grinder belt wanted to...

What he said! Wait....I only have a disc and a 2"x72".... but eventually....