i made 1 from kyles plans a few weeks ago . I just tried it on a knife the other day and, screwed knife up when trying to clean up plunges . It started to wash out up near the spine so i stopped b4 i did more damage whats the trick not to not grinding to high? tilt the knife to a slight angle? thanks Mark great video glad what you made is working for you 👍✌
It has held up great. The alignment issue magically went away. Maybe it was just a matter of stretching the belt a little. I've done several knives on it, and so far I haven't broken any belts or had any problems. The only issue is that it gets really hot really fast, so I have to cool things off frequently. Sometimes I'll take the belt off and pour a little water over the platen to cool it off faster. This would definitely work better with a variable speed motor so I could slow it down.
Yes. That's another reason they work better if you have a variable speed motor. That way it doesn't get so hot. What I do ever now and then is just turn it off and pour some water over it to cool it off, then go again.
I was just thinking about making one myself. I figured somebody else has already done it. Nice work!
Great problem solving. 👍👍
This is a masterpiece
What vehicle is sophisticated ?
Very nice, I’ve wanted to try it as well but don’t have a welder or anything
I hope you figure something out. These are exciting times for me.
i made 1 from kyles plans a few weeks ago . I just tried it on a knife the other day and, screwed knife up when trying to clean up plunges . It started to wash out up near the spine so i stopped b4 i did more damage whats the trick not to not grinding to high? tilt the knife to a slight angle? thanks Mark great video glad what you made is working for you 👍✌
I don't have any trick. Just be really careful. Use light pressure at first. Check it frequently.
@@philochristos thanks man ill test on mild steel knives until i get it down then try it 👍
awesome how well has it been holding up?
It has held up great. The alignment issue magically went away. Maybe it was just a matter of stretching the belt a little. I've done several knives on it, and so far I haven't broken any belts or had any problems. The only issue is that it gets really hot really fast, so I have to cool things off frequently. Sometimes I'll take the belt off and pour a little water over the platen to cool it off faster. This would definitely work better with a variable speed motor so I could slow it down.
Nice jig.
You keeping well?
Thanks. Yeah, I'm doing alright.
Hi - I also work with a waterfall platen. But I have a problem. My waterfall platen gets extremely hot in a short time. Is that the case with you too?
Yes. That's another reason they work better if you have a variable speed motor. That way it doesn't get so hot. What I do ever now and then is just turn it off and pour some water over it to cool it off, then go again.
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Keep those brain cell working , great idea, too bad. For me I just have a 1x30 😩
Coming up with a way to make this work on a 1x30 is going to require more brain cells than I have. Good luck!
Dude your scaring me...need to reverse direction with that motor...never grind with the point facing into the direction of blade travel..