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Old 12-14-2016, 08:40 AM
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Marathon day at the 2X72

What's the longest you have spent at the grinder? Yesterday was my longest. was at it almost continuously from 10-3 and then back and forth between tasks for a several more hours. I have started doing all my grinds on stainless steels post heat treat. 154 CM just flat sucks to grind post heat treat. I am transitioning to AEBL as my stainless of choice. And using 36 grit belts for the grind. But still it takes me 3-4 times as long to grind out. I do it for a couple of reasons, one it does away with warped blades and 2 I get a more uniform quench in the plates.

I currently have 9 knives I'm various stages. Something I do not recommend. It wouldn't be so bad if it was a large batch of the same knife. But it's all different styles. Here is the batch post heat treat and grind. 4 in AEBL 3 in 154CM. Now to handles.

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Old 12-14-2016, 09:27 AM
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Buddy, I've got an old 4x36 delta belt sander that will only track on the edge of one side for right now. I fully feel your pain. The 1080 I typically use sands fairly easy. But the L6 I've been using this week is like trying to chew through a hickory stick after I attempted to anneal it.

I want to say Istarted at aroune 7:30 yesterday morning by the time I got the wood furnace stoked, cut out and grinded until lunch on 5 knives.

Love those two big skinners by the way !


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Old 12-14-2016, 05:03 PM
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I know some other makers who grind after HT. Not me except to finish it. If it warps I have access to a TIG welder and can put a small weld like 1mm round far from the edge to unwarp it. It doesn't take much to get a curve out. Stainless likes to warp and I was a welder for a long time and taking out warp isn't a big deal to me. I just leave .03 to.05 on the edge. I also have an arbor press for thinner material.

AEB-L eh? I read it needs a dry ice treatment, but just taken down to -95 and no soak necessary. How is that working for you as it's cheaper to buy?
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Old 12-14-2016, 10:46 PM
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Jim, I'm loving AEBL. I do a zub zero quench with dry ice and denatured alcohol. It takes a razor edge better than any steel I've used and holds it as good as most.

Some progress today.



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Old 12-16-2016, 12:10 AM
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Another full day at it. But I managed to finish 7 knives in 3 days including sheaths. Whew.





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Old 12-16-2016, 12:26 AM
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Those knives look good

Nice Turquoise spacer on that one. Good stag too. The sheaths look decent as well. That turquoise really stands out though to me.
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