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KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
“Sharper minds”, nothing like a little cutting edge humor. LOL.
Right now I feel as sharp as a butter knife, but nevertheless…
Great idea!
I used to post on a few forums dedicated to knives and they all eventually became a contest to see who gets the next newest thing first.
I think that HERE, it won't be people who are interested in only knives, but people who do real things, actually get outdoors and can make practical decisions about practical tools and probably USE them, get them dirty and make them beautiful.
I used to post on a few forums dedicated to knives and they all eventually became a contest to see who gets the next newest thing first.
I think that HERE, it won't be people who are interested in only knives, but people who do real things, actually get outdoors and can make practical decisions about practical tools and probably USE them, get them dirty and make them beautiful.
KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Right now I’m limited to keeping up with the forum on my iPhone. In another week or so when I get out and have access to a real computer, I would like to add a posting to this section on heat treating steel properly. I have some graphics that I think would be very illustrative of what happens to steel as it is heated and cooled.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
I like the idea!
KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
I purchased a brand new HP laptop right before I ended up here in the hospital. Never had the chance to set it up, and I was too weak while I was in the hospital section to even mess with it. Now that I am in the rehab section I have a nice table to work on in my room and plenty of time between therapy sessions. I jasked my wife to bring it down tomorrow and I’m going to try to set it up. It’s a real nice PC, much better than working through my tiny little iPhone mini. If I can get it set up successfully here, I’ll ask my wife to bring in my terabyte external drive that has all of my stuff from perfessoring on it.
Keith, that would be SO cool!
My nephew (Matt Shaver, Wissahickon Knives) has prodded me to make a few knives myself, and suggested Peters Heat Treat to ensure my efforst didn't go down the tubes when I bungled the HT. I got this idea I just MIGHT try it this summer and checked witn Peters and the cost to HT one knife is $36. If I do this, I want to make something for myself, for my Nephew, Matt and dear friend Brian Andrews (Off The Map Knives) and $36 a pop will drive the project out of budget. If I could manage that part myself, I might just make it.
Big talk for a guy who's spent the past three days nursing five, four-day-old abandoned kittens every two hours and NOTHING ELSE.
KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Bless you for taking care of those kittens. If you keep them they will give you unconditional love for as long as they live. I have always thought there is a special place in heaven for those that take care of animals in need. I also believe there is a special place in hell for those that abuse animals.
KeithB
Resident Half Fast Machinist
Heat treating good quality steel isn’t really all that difficult if you know what’s going on. If you have access to an acetylene torch with a rosebud tip and you know how to use it you can successfully harden almost any steel as long as it is not too large to get an even heat throughout the whole body of the object you’re heat treating.
There is no magic to the process although it may take one or two tries to get things right. Well, I bet you didn’t hit a bull’s-eye with the first shot when you were learning to shoot, but with a little practice you can be successful.
There is no magic to the process although it may take one or two tries to get things right. Well, I bet you didn’t hit a bull’s-eye with the first shot when you were learning to shoot, but with a little practice you can be successful.
Michael
Active Member. Uh/What
Big talk for a guy who's spent the past three days nursing five, four-day-old abandoned kittens every two hours and NOTHING ELSE.
Our youngest cat is a foster. His mother abandoned the liter a day or two after giving birth. His personality is a bit quirky at times. He does not kneed, but he will purr and lick, probably due to he never nursed much and was bottle fed until old enough for solid/canned/wet food.
Our youngest cat is a foster. His mother abandoned the liter a day or two after giving birth. His personality is a bit quirky at times. He does not kneed, but he will purr and lick, probably due to he never nursed much and was bottle fed until old enough for solid/canned/wet food.
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