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Normark

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    Harrow, Ont, Canada, Eh !
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    Hunting, Fishing,Camping, Knives
  • Occupation
    Custom Synthetic Sheathmaker
  1. Hey Ian.. Yes, ,that is what a VFD is.. Variable Frequency Drive.. Used to speed control motors,, however I think you need to use a motor that is able to use the VFD.. The controllers are several hundred dollars in themselves.. I use a Penta Drive on my 2X72... ttyle Eric O/ST
  2. Hey Cliff.. I asked this very same question of my teacher MS Wally Hayes and was told thats it's usually not worth the time in playing around with different unknowns... Either find or buy specific steel, which you know what it is, then there is no guess work.. I guess that takes the fun out scrounging for steel to use,, however if it's knives you want to make,, it will save you time, money, energy and resources making knives you aren't sure of. I couldn't argue with that... ttyle Eric O/ST
  3. Here I shortened and changed the rear of the handle a little. Knife is heat treated and finish ground to 400 grit.. This little hunter was really fun to make.. Grinding was very minimal on it as the forging process pretty much formed it to shape… Hope to finished it up next week… Thanks for your time.. Ttyle Eric O/ST
  4. A closer view of it… Here is my second forged knife.. I forged this knife in Wally’s forge as well, and heat treated under his supervision.. Blade steel is 1084 This is the blank freshly cut from the 1” x
  5. Hey Rick... LOL It's not that I enjoy working in Sandals,, they are the only shoes I own.. That was Alot of fun that night... Heres some pictures of that same knife finished.... Hey Guys… Well here is the final product…. Knife is made from 1050, and clay hardened. I hand sanded the knife for 2.5 hours to a 600 grit finish. Wally put a quick 800 on it with the belt.. It came out a lot better than I expected… It’s still a rough looking knife,, however that was the intended plan from the beginning of this project. A view of the hammon length ways In this picture you can see there is actually a double temper line on the blade. Not exactly sure how that happened…
  6. Hello Hollon Not to be critical or anything.. However.. Belt Sanders are for Wood.. When used on steel we call them Belt Grinders... And yes there are Pulley Drive systems that allow you to change the speed of the grinder.. These are the best bet if you can't afford a VFD.. Hope that helps.. ttyle Eric O/ST
  7. Hello Canman... You run a knife grinder anywhere from Full blast for hogging, right down to a crawl for blending in grinds.. Then every speed in between... To me a grinder at full speed and only full speed is Very limited in use, however I'm spoiled by a VFD.. I feel though they are worth every penny and will pay off for the amount of things you can do with them... ttyle Eric O/ST
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