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Very very nice. Id love more detail on how you did the handle.

Nice chopper Laurence. Quick question if I may, did you put the holes in before or after heat treat? If before, was there any fear or warpage due to the holes or isnt it really a concern?

I love the sleek lines. Nicely done.

Coming along nicely, thanks for the wip!

WOW! Amazing, both of them!

If you get power strips with breakers and the breakers are equivalent to what the outlet/circuit they are plugged into can handle then it should actually be safer because the breaker on the strip should kick before overheating the wires in the wall and having the breaker/fuse on the box kick...

Sorry for my ignorance Tracy, but would you happen to have details on where we can pick up some tickets if any are left? I brielfy checked the forum but seemed like the raffles listed were all older.

You dont really need a tapmatic for this but like you I am always looking for an excuse to buy tools :)

I guess I dont understand the process but you should be able to spin an end mill bit in a drill press and use it for drilling holes or MINOR milling. Drill presses arent built for the lateral loading a mill is but you your goal is to just use the block with holes in it as a gauge for the...

Here is a good chart online. http://www.physics.ncsu.edu/pearl/Tap_Drill_Chart.html

Actually MSC carries a few with the guide. for example. http://www.mscdirect.com/product/05041868

you could possible make a guide too with some bar stock and a bolt. The tap holder body maybe a bit too large to get in the chuck of a small drill press. Most of the tap handles I have seen like above, the guide pin piece is separate and just drops over the top of the handle.

You will still want to hand tap but especially for fine threads you need a guide to make sure its going in straight. They have small hand tapping guides but they are pretty spendy. If you have a drill press the easiest thing to do is get a tap handle with a guide. Looks like this... The guide...

I can see it being worth it if you produce enough knives to warrant the cost. Ive heard you can get waterjet cutting done for about $4 a blank so at that rate the plasmacam would need to run about 1750 blankes through it to pay for itself.

Slow and steady wins the race Frank! You dont want to lose more than a couple pounds a week anyway. I would caution against changing too many things at once, it can become overwhelming and hard to keep up. We are talking life changes in eating and exercise and honestly most people cant keep up...

thats awesome!

Thanks everyone, what a nice surprise. Was just getting ready to place an order to put the new grinder to some use.

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Beauties! Whats the handle material on the top one? I love that mosiac pin as well, did you make that yourself?

Thanks Shawn, hopefully someday ill be able to make knives half as nice as yours! That kuhkri of yours is amazing!