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  1. tompdw
    Mine would be the air compressor or my horiz/ vert bandsaw that I improved on.
  2. tompdw
    Check out the RMJ tomahawks.
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    You are a regular at the scrap yard but the foreman never sees you dropping off metal only buying it.
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    My most used would be my Chinese 4x6 bandsaw. I improved the guides, replaced the roller bearings, improved the stock holder, changed the gear oil and use an American bi-metal blade. It works great.
  5. tompdw
    Thank you.
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    Here is my latest one. I got my inspiration from my K bar and a tanto. I broke my finger making the handle. Blade is leaf spring (1095?) Handle is leather cut with a hole saw and then shaped with a rasp. underneath is threaded rod and pommel is what I made on my lathe.
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    What did you use for flux?
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    I use car polish.
  9. tompdw
    No I didn't grind the teeth down. I heated the steel and hammered it smooth. The big one is kind of like a cleaver.
  10. tompdw
    These are my latest. The black one is from a farrier's rasp and the big one is from a leaf spring.
  11. tompdw
    I used to have a 1220 and it was basicly a toy. I sold it and bought a 13x39 lathe and then a full sized mill. Save your $$$ and don't get the little smithy.
  12. tompdw
    Nice hammer. Will you trade it for two teenagers?
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    Cake Kinfe...

    tompdw replied to andgott's topic in Knife Making

    That's a nice cake knife. I still don't want to get married but that's another story and not a fault of your blade.
  14. tompdw
    If I were going to use stainless for a blade I would use 440c. It heat treats like 1095.
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    Dad's

    tompdw replied to Dodge's topic in Folding Knives

    Grandpa had several of the black ones and I had the military one when I was a boy scout. That was one of my first knives.
  16. tompdw
    What are you using to etch? Vinegar?
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    What did you use for flux?
  18. tompdw
    I use plasma and it works wonderfully. Draw with a marker and cut.
  19. tompdw
    If you are dead set on 110 Hobart has one or two. It's not that much if you have an electrician set you up with a 220v if you have the box space. That way down the line you could save up for a ac/dc stick.
  20. tompdw
    I hope Santa brings lots of coal for all of your stockings.
  21. tompdw
    Looks like I have a lot to consider. I will do some experimenting and have fun. Thanks guys.
  22. tompdw
    Has anyone inlaid glass in any project. If so any particular methods of doing it? I heard you put broken glass in the area to be inlaid, put it in the forge and melt it and then let it cool. Is that about right?
  23. tompdw
    Nothing wrong with stock removal. You are working with metal doing something you enjoy I assume. Don't apologize.
  24. tompdw
    Hello, Juggalo. I take it you are a fan of ICP. Save the hatchets for later. Try with a blueprint of some tongs from mild steel, or maybe a fork. I'm not trying to be smart with you just helpful.
  25. tompdw
    I get mine out of my oil pan when I change my oil in my truck. Nothing like 15w40 for a quench. Cheap.
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