Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted March 18, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted March 18, 2013 That first picture is absolutly horrifying! I hope you will adress that the with the head of that company, as the rusults are far below "acceptable". Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
dirtclod Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 They screwed that one up for sure !! I sharpen mine on the skiver. I turn the blade around sharp side facing me and sharpen with a whetstone top and bottom. Then strop or buff. Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
Trox Posted March 19, 2013 Report Posted March 19, 2013 Thanks you both for the replies. I have a new small six inch Heritage splitter, I only have to strop the blade with a aggressive polishing paste when needed. I am going to address the head of the company. Zack White did not have the 8 inch blade after all. They thought I needed a 6 inch (like all others) I am back to where I was before with this splitter. Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members J Hayes Posted March 19, 2013 Members Report Posted March 19, 2013 Trox Will the company that ruined you blade purchase the new one from the German dealer you mentioned having a blade? Maybe you can get in touch with the OP Olaf and see if his blade maker can duplicate your blade as well. Is there any saving your original blade or did they shorten it to much front to back? I would think a competent machinist with a surface grinder could do wonders. Quote
Trox Posted March 19, 2013 Report Posted March 19, 2013 Trox Will the company that ruined you blade purchase the new one from the German dealer you mentioned having a blade? Maybe you can get in touch with the OP Olaf and see if his blade maker can duplicate your blade as well. Is there any saving your original blade or did they shorten it to much front to back? I would think a competent machinist with a surface grinder could do wonders. I have not been in contact with the company management yet, only the person in the grinding department who did the damage. He ignores my emails of course. I wanted to find a replacement before I contacted the boss, that way I could tell him the price of a new one. I wanted to ask Olaf about this question when Zack White told me they had a blade for me. I later found out he only had six inch blades, so I am back where I was before. It seems that Olaf have left this thread, it was his thread not mine. Olaf if you read this could you possible get me in contact with your blade maker? In advance thanks. The blade still measures 31 mm from the edge to it back (the shortest measurement), and it is 8 mm thick. I guess it is possible to fix it, it want be pretty anymore. However, it should be possible to get the right angle if you have a machine that could do it. If you know of somebody who can fix it, please let me know. I still want the company to pay for a new one, I think they should. If not I will give them bad publicity, it can be more expensive to them. Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members lucycandy Posted March 22, 2013 Members Report Posted March 22, 2013 You say it! I very much agree with your point of view!I hope to be able to see your published posts. ____________________________________ wow gold|wow gold kaufen|diablo 3 gold|GW2 Gold Quote
Members olandrea Posted September 10, 2013 Author Members Report Posted September 10, 2013 If got a copy of the original technical drawings from the Krebs splitting blade and the angle is exact 20 degrees. Quote
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