My homemade 8/8 smiley

[bluesman 7]

 

[bluesman 7]

 

[rockviper]

I know why the toe looks the way it does, but that's still a freaky picture

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[Lmarkow]

Fantastic!

 

[Dools]

That is Gorgeous!

This is such an Noob question, but, I'm a Noob.... What/how did you pin that razor? Do I see flat-head or phillips slots on the pins, instead of being peened?

Thank you.

 

[bluesman 7]

Fantastic!

Thanks Larry

That is Gorgeous!
how did you pin that razor? Do I see flat-head or phillips slots on the pins, instead of being peened?

Thanks Dools. Yes, you do see round head screws screwed into threaded brass tubing from both sides. Pat told me about that idea at the Texas meet. This is the first time I have tried it.

 

[bluesman 7]

I know why the toe looks the way it does, but that's still a freaky picture

Thanks for pointing that out Sam.

 

[Dools]

Thanks Dools. Yes, you do see round head screws screwed into threaded brass tubing from both sides. Pat told me about that idea at the Texas meet. This is the first time I have tried it.

You are very welcome, and, thank you. Threaded tubing sounds very interesting.

 

[bluesman 7]

After visiting Charlie Lewis at The North Central Texas Meet last month I had to build one of these.
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30 days from driving home from the meet to completion. Gotta be some kind of record, no? Now to make some contact wheels and a platen.

 

[CartridgesAreADrag]

After visiting Charlie Lewis at The North Central Texas Meet last month I had to build one of these.
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30 days from driving home from the meet to completion. Gotta be some kind of record, no? Now to make some contact wheels and a platen.

Which kit did you go with? Or did you build from scratch?

 

[bluesman 7]

Which kit did you go with? Or did you build from scratch?

I built it from scratch.

 

[Dools]

Finally got around to reading all ten pages... Wonderful read!

Thank you for documenting your work, Fascinating!!

 

[paintflinger]

Finally got around to reading all ten pages... Wonderful read!

Thank you for documenting your work, Fascinating!!

Seriously, great stuff.

 

[C FrankC]

Victor: That's some outstanding fabrication work right there. Please send the blueprints along with the next set of razors, PRETTY PLEASE!!!!

 

[bluesman 7]

Thanks guys. I actually did it without drawings. There is a good tutorial on a British blades forum (all in metric) and I spent a lot of time looking at pictures of KMG grinders.

It makes me happy that people are reading the whole thread. It's been quite a journey. I never thought it would go this far.

 

[bluesman 7]

Here it is, post heat treat and ready for final grinding.

 

[Lmarkow]

More fantasticness!!!

 

[Dools]

Yes, that looks Wonderful!!

 

[bluesman 7]

Thanks Larry and Dave

 

[CartridgesAreADrag]

What is your HT setup? Or doing the old fashioned eyeball/demagnetized and toaster oven tricks?