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 How do you cut your blanks?
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02/28/23 05:04 PM
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For those much more experienced than myself, how do you cut your knife blanks? Bandsaw, CNC, waterjet, grinder, or something else?
The simplest and most inexpensive option I've seen so far is a portable bandsaw mounted vertically to a table (either homemade or the SWAG table). Do any of you use this setup? If so, how does it compare to the other methods you've used (or seen used)?
Appreciate any knowledge you can throw my way.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." - Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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02/28/23 11:41 PM
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Ben Kabisch
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I use a dewalt portaband w Swag table...it's the only thing I've ever used so don't have anything to really compare it against, but it cuts everything I need it to
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/01/23 02:23 AM
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I use a dewalt portaband w Swag table...it's the only thing I've ever used so don't have anything to really compare it against, but it cuts everything I need it to If it works for you, then it would definitely work for me!
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." - Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/10/23 03:31 PM
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If you are already dealing with steel that has hardness (rasp, file, spring) a flat cutoff wheel on a grinder to get as close as you can. Then you can grind to profile from there.
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/12/23 01:42 AM
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Dave Davidson
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I’m using a bench grinder on industrial hacksaw blades but have to go slow.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/13/23 07:32 PM
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bjankowski
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I do the same as Ben, have been for years. I can profile a blade in less than two minutes. Use 12 tpi blades they cut super fast. If you using hardened steel anneal it first.
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/14/23 01:22 AM
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I have the SWAG table with a Bauer porta mans and it works great
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/14/23 03:18 AM
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Thanks for the input yall. The Milwaukee is getting slapped on the SWAG table tomorrow. Excited to see how it goes.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." - Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/20/23 01:32 PM
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Ben Kabisch
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Thanks for the input yall. The Milwaukee is getting slapped on the SWAG table tomorrow. Excited to see how it goes. Run it slow!!haha
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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03/20/23 03:02 PM
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Dave Scott
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I use a hand hacksaw. I am a hobbyist and only make a knife or two a year. I use files the do a stock removal approach. Takes a long time. The knives come out okay. I use Air Quenchable steels and buy the steel and then the heat treatment from Texas Knifemaker's Supply.
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Re: How do you cut your blanks?
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05/01/23 03:18 PM
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in the past angle grinder and a vice grip works okay.
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