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What have you made lately?

littlebeast said:
omg dude - does he make them for sale?
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He usually makes them to order. The materials for the handles are usually exotic and pricey. This chefs knife was $750.
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i’m in. i have a very specific configuration i need. would love the handle to be a combo of black walnut and purple heart if possible. let me know next steps.
 
That is some nice knife work makes me want to go get a propane forge and anvil and start banging away. :LOL:

Went to a flea market this weekend that my daughter was selling baked goods at and saw a stand with some knives on display and was like damn you could see forging issues all over them. cracks in the blades and all kinds of issues that would get them kicked off Forged in Fire.
 
Sharxfan said:
That is some nice knife work makes me want to go get a propane forge and anvil and start banging away. :LOL:

Went to a flea market this weekend that my daughter was selling baked goods at and saw a stand with some knives on display and was like damn you could see forging issues all over them. cracks in the blades and all kinds of issues that would get them kicked off Forged in Fire.
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It will not keel :laughing
 
gixxerjeff said:
Mine could easily throw me across the fucken room.
...but he never would. That's why I love him. :laughing
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Mine is 14 and starting to feel the power of his big boy body. So far my old man strength can hold him off but, my days numbered. Im learning to stay on his good side. :laughing
 
Play the "I'll take you out of the Will if you do that" card.

Of course he might just knock you off realizing the Will has yet to be changed! :laughing
 
I've never worked with plastic sheeting before, so I built a fairing on top of a MRA windscreen to learn how. Material is polycarbonate. People at Tap Plastic on South Van Ness were super helpful (both staff & customers!). Trying to keep it minimal but finding it makes freeway riding much much much more tolerable.


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berth said:
So did you heat and shape it with a heat gun? Did make "molds" or presses or whatever?
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Yep, heat gun. The first mistake was using material just a little too thick, and when heating on one side it will cup rather quickly (1-2 min). Galvanized sheet metal (for roofing) kinda saved the day for making forms. It's easy to bend into the shape needed, then reinforce, can be heated, and the plastic needs to be firmly clamped down across the entire shape. If it is a small bend (like a curve on a 1" radius), that is much easier. I gave up on glues and solvents and have small bolts holding it together (the windscreen also needed to be shaped). The upside of working with polycarbonate is infinite retries and any scratching and hazing buffs out easily.

The industrial way of heating slowly in an oven and then press into forms - in learning how to do this it helped in understanding why fairings can be expensive.
 
Technically...I didn't make it...but I refurbished it.
Replaced all rubber parts...drive belts...pinch rollers...cleaned and re-lubed all areas or parts that needed it.
Replaced all the capacitors...dialed in...adjusted...blue-printed

Sounds BETTER than new.

Purchased for $40...parts were $20
Clean examples are going on ebay for $750.
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