TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 44 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Nah!! That would be classed as a colossal grind Colossal BEHIND! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Hi Ditch man I’m here at last .might take me some time to work out how to use this sight but I’ll get there .. knife pics are great ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Essex said: Hi Ditch man I’m here at last .might take me some time to work out how to use this sight but I’ll get there .. knife pics are great ... Welcome to PW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Essex said: Hi Ditch man I’m here at last .might take me some time to work out how to use this sight but I’ll get there .. knife pics are great ... good for you get stuck in boy............ you are now in "the filth & engineering" section Edited June 1, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Welcome aboard Essex, look forward to your contributions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 got the 2nd spring done today.............will start the 3rd and final one tomorrow........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Nearly time to hand it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Naa tell him it no longer conforms to regulations and you’re going to have to turn it in at the next amnesty 😪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 37 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Naa tell him it no longer conforms to regulations and you’re going to have to turn it in at the next amnesty 😪 im trying to think of some lame excuse.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, ditchman said: im trying to think of some lame excuse.......... It’s broken beyond repair,,,,.......honest guv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Nearly time to hand it back! i do get attatched to diferent knives ....but this one has a lot of history behing it ...and its made / assembled in Norwich.... this is going to be a difficult one ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Easy answer for you. Make a replica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Walker570 said: Easy answer for you. Make a replica .... but with a crosshead screwdriver blade for utility. Well, how many holes do you need to make in a leather belt nowadays? 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Walker570 said: Easy answer for you. Make a replica And keep the original 🤗🤫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Bunch of crooks! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 hour ago, panoma1 said: Bunch of crooks! 😎 HOW DARE YOU..SAY SUCH A THING..................we are all a bunch of well adjusted...responsible mature gentleman and ladies on here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Old farrier said: And keep the original 🤗🤫 Now I didn't SAY that...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: Now I didn't SAY that...................... 😂😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 all the springs made now............what a bind...slowly slowly........the springs need a bit of further work when fitting them so they are left "in the rough"..and they need cutting back on length by about 2-3mm each one.........but i will do that after hardening them and tempering...then it will be fitting back together and polishing up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Cor - lovely work as usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 You are the man!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Great stuff and good pictures 😊😊 i just haven’t got the patience for the intricate stuff 🤭 9inch peerless and a bench linesher my chalk line would be wider than the spring ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 right 'ere we are again.............. now i have made these here springs....3 days work (sort oif) i thought i would practice tempering to the right heat...and after several goes i think i have done it....harden the springs is the easy bit....keep them at the right coulour in the fire...then quench (straight) in cooking oil.........but the temper need to be correct....it mustnt be uneven or tooo quick...so i cut a solid block of steel and put that in the fire...then layed the "pretend" spring on the block of steel...and after 3mins it got to an uneven blue.....now i need it to be even and a bit less blue so ....hotter....so i cleaned the "pretend" spring up ...in went the block of steel ...and it came out ....nearly cherry red.....on went the "pretend" spring.....just went blu to quick and uneven and later greyish...so that was no good.....try again.....but steel came out less than red ...i wire brushed it and left it to cool a bit then put the "pretend" spring on... success....it slowly went thro the colours past deep blue ...to light blue ...then flicked it off....and the result you see below....da---taaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 What a lovely colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) god im so so ******...................slaughtered... Edited June 7, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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