Members rawhide1 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 11, 2009 Thanks Bree!! Mike Quote
Bree Posted January 12, 2009 Report Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks Bree!!Mike If you mess up your $135 blade, I gonna delete my posts!! Quote Ride Safe! Bree 2003 Dyna Wide Glide Memberships: Iron Butt Association, Niagara Falls HOG, Wild Fire HOG NRA, Niagara County Sportsman's Association
Members rawhide1 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 12, 2009 Bree If I mess up that blade wont no one know but be me and the dog I throw it at!! Mike Quote
Members Randy Cornelius Posted January 12, 2009 Members Report Posted January 12, 2009 I had Berry King make me a new blade for my old American crank splitter, he told me to sharpen the backside just slightly because if there is a burr from honing the top side it will drag going through the splitter. Seems to work well for mine. RC Quote Randy Cornelius Cornelius Saddlery LaCygne, Kansas Randy & Riley Cornelius Ride Hard, Shoot Fast and Always Tell the Truth...
Members rawhide1 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Members Report Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks Randy I'll have to keep that in mind. Mike Quote
Members Greywynd Posted January 13, 2009 Members Report Posted January 13, 2009 BreeIf I mess up that blade wont no one know but be me and the dog I throw it at!! Mike If it does get 'messed up' there are ways to regrind and start again. However, there are right and wrong ways to do it. I've done similar blades for high end woodworking equipment and other things too. (Actually even at $135 it sounds expensive, but I used to work on dies that were worth thousands, and have dozens of hours into single components.) If you don't have a flat surface plate (the 'flat' stone Bree talks about) in a pinch many table saw and bandsaw tables are reasonably flat. If using one of those however, try to avoid water (causes rust) and use a lightweight oil instead to hlep protect the table. For those of you that have stones from other sources, (granite counter tops, headstones, whatever) they may or may not be flat. I have a 5" or so thick block of black granite that I will use for a stamping surface, it's polished, and was originally the mass used under a precision scale for lab work. We checked out the flatness of it one day where I worked, though it appeared reasonably flat to look at, it is out approxiamately .022", about half a millimetre over it's surface. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it's enough that I wouldn't use it to sharpen any splitter blades of mine! Quote
Members StolpSaddles Posted January 27, 2009 Members Report Posted January 27, 2009 I just loosen he blade swing it out and tighten one bolt back down, now I can hone it while it is firmly held to the bench,....don't slip and fall as it will behead you... Then stone the bevel and strop smooth, I lightly strop the flat side to remove any burr. Careful of that blade sticking out of your bench like this Quote Leather work for the fun of it http://www.stolpsaddles.com
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