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Old 08-05-2015, 11:39 PM
Doug Lester Doug Lester is offline
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One thing to take into account is just the blade design. They will be thin to fit the collet but they will also have to be hard to hold and edge and increasing strength to resist bending. However, being hard will also make them more brittle and less tough. Also have you given consideration to what it will take to cut and grind these small blades? Do you have the ability to safely hold them as they are being ground and heat treated? Maybe you might want to make something like an old fashioned scalpel with a fixed blade on a handle. It would use increased thickness to increase the strength of the blade.

Doug


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