Re: Basic problem? & a new question
Hi All,
Thanks for all the help youi gave me on these two matters - I have
resolved the casting problem by getting replacements. Alum is a bit
hard to find here!
I managed to get good service from
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Capt Ken Appleby <captkenn@...>
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Re: Speed Control
electric
switch
not
Hi Ken:
Like most DC brush motor controllers you can reduce the speed control
to the point the motor stops turning. But this probably doesn't mean
that you can stop current
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walsh2002bc <me.walsh@...>
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Re: Speed Control
just had a look at my chester conquest and it doesnt seem to do that
DAVID WILLIAMS
BOLTON
ENGLAND
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david <davidalan@...>
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Speed Control
I recently bought a 7x12 Homier and so far so good. The question I
have is when I shut the varible speed knob to off and manually turn
the lathe backwards I can feel a restriction. If I turn the
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wb2tdg <WB2TDG@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Well right now I cna't get into any more hobbys lol, costs to much on
ym part time job... Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for answering all
my questions on knifemaking!
Sean
best
cut metal
the
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Sean,
Make up a few and show people what you can do. That's the best
sales tool. You can use the stock removal method and only have to cut metal
away. Then find somebody to heat treat and
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Jerry Smith <jfsmith@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
yes that I heard was also referred to as watered steel, but the
concept is awesome and must take forever~! I bet you charge and arm
and a leg for thatif you ever make them... Maybe when I am
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Sean,
Damascus steel, is bars of steel are forged together, much folding of the metal goes on during the process. You must flux with something that contains borax, or you can use the stuff at
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Jerry Smith <jfsmith@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
wow sounds cool, damascus how exactly do you make that, is it just a
really high carbon steel? Somewher eI heard of watered steel or
something along those lines, not sure if it was real or no.
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Sean,
The only thing I don't do is mine and refine the steel/iron. I
have several heat treat ovens, have a working knowledge of heat treating
and tempering.
My big sellers are
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Jerry Smith <jfsmith@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Now you do all that hardening and quenching and thigns yourself? Do
you make knives liek hunting knives or more tactical type things?
just curious, I am to poor to invent in knife making..
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Sean,
I am not going to say that anybody famous has one of my knives,
but a few firefighters do carry them as crash knives. I spend 50 to 70
percent of my time making knives. The rest is
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Jerry Smith <jfsmith@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Thanks for replying Jerry, yeh knifemaking always intrested me,
though it was cool same with blacksmith. Do you jsut make knifes for
yourself or do you custom make them and people order or ask
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Sean,
I come from a different background, I am a knifemaker and a blacksmith. I use a 2 x 72 belt grinder, which is common in the knife trade. Which I built both of the ones I have. I just got
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Jerry Smith <jfsmith@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
I chose this one manly for price, but I have some thigns in mind. I
been reading alot of the pages that people make and am amazed at the
stuff they design and build!! I actaully was planning on
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: took the Plunge...
Let's put it this way... you did not make a "bad" choice. All of the 7x series lathes are capable of the same work. Some just have more included features, but most of those can be added later if
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Paul W. Chamberlain <pwc@...>
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took the Plunge...
Well tonight I order one fo the homier type Lathes (7x12) off of Ebay
for $299 since I am to poor to afford anything better, I barely
scrounged up enough. lol its my only christmas present and I
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Smurf707 <smurf707@...>
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Re: Lathe Accuracy
Good Afternoon, Bob:
The taper is smaller toward the headstock. The lathe is not bolted down, but is sitting on a 1 1/2" workbench that is level. Am wondering if bolting the bed down will
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ntdefeo
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Re: Lathe Accuracy
Good Afternoon, Bob:
The taper is smaller toward the headstock. The lathe is not bolted down, but is sitting on a 1 1/2" workbench that is level. Am wondering if bolting the bed down will
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ntdefeo
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Re: Indexable Inserts
It's all about the center hole: "T" means it's countersunk, "M" means
it's not.
Graciously,
Jim
Lakewood, CA
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Jim E. <jim0000@...>
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