Knifemaking Tuesdays Week 41 - More blades, sanding, ceramic detent Media
Published: 12 years ago
Hey guys! This week we're working hard at getting the second batch of blades done. I start off the vid machining the bevels of a batch of blades on the Tormach. Then at 3:07 Erik puts on the GoPro chest mount and starts shortening a bunch of pivot pins on our lathe, it's a CNC lathe but he's using it manually by manipulating the keyboard. By 4:36 we're back on the mill machining more blades, this time pre-reaming the pivot holes using 0.181" pre-ream endmills from LakeShoreCarbide.com, they're awesome! Then we use a carbide reamer to open them up to 0.1875. GoPro mounted on the spindle head makes awesome shots, but the low light ruins them, sorry!
At 8:44 Erik, Clara and I head to our dad's house for a nice dinner, and Erik gets to use his Norseman to slice up a bunch of chicken and grilled veggies. It's very rewarding to be able to use a knife that WE made in day to day activities. I also slice a croissant in half very easily.
At 12:47 I describe and start designing a blade holding jig to make grinding the flats on the disc sander easier. From 15:11 - 22:34 I use Solidworks and Solidcam to design the jig, then directly after that Erik showed me a simple way to accomplish the same task very easily.... Punk.
At 25.33 I showed how I had one detent ball crack into pieces, so I had to replace it. I chose to replace it with a ceramic ball instead of 52100 hardened steel, and I LOVE the results!!
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At 8:44 Erik, Clara and I head to our dad's house for a nice dinner, and Erik gets to use his Norseman to slice up a bunch of chicken and grilled veggies. It's very rewarding to be able to use a knife that WE made in day to day activities. I also slice a croissant in half very easily.
At 12:47 I describe and start designing a blade holding jig to make grinding the flats on the disc sander easier. From 15:11 - 22:34 I use Solidworks and Solidcam to design the jig, then directly after that Erik showed me a simple way to accomplish the same task very easily.... Punk.
At 25.33 I showed how I had one detent ball crack into pieces, so I had to replace it. I chose to replace it with a ceramic ball instead of 52100 hardened steel, and I LOVE the results!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing!
www.JohnGrimsmo.com