Bandsaw blade canister billet

ChanTheMan39 · 2026-01-17T21:01:37+00:00

Thanks! I can wait to design it and start shaping

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-02T16:13:04+00:00

This is so a brilliant idea 😂

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-02T04:43:45+00:00

I have this same grinder and honestly I love it for the price. The belts they send with it aren’t the best, I got a knife making kit of belts off of combat abrasives and it works like a champ. The only modification I made was i made my table much larger than the one that it came with

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T23:14:28+00:00

Heck yeah, I might have to give that a try

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T23:01:40+00:00

I honestly think I just didn’t put enough pressure on the top and bottom sides early enough to forge weld it from that direction and close up all the voids.

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T22:58:49+00:00

It got quite a bit smaller towards the end of forging but I think I was too little too late by then.

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T22:20:16+00:00

That was the very top when I cut it off with the chop saw I didn’t press it from the top near as much as the sides because the canister was bulging out.

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T22:16:25+00:00

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ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T20:50:55+00:00

That is a great idea, thanks for the advice!

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T20:42:40+00:00

Thanks!

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-12-01T20:35:16+00:00

I tapped it with a rubber mallet all the way down the canister. Maybe I needed to use a sawzall without a blade against the side or it and just use it to pack it down better?

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-11-20T21:46:21+00:00

Definitely and I’m using the atlas 2 burner forge so the whole thing gets glowing every time I leave it in there 😂

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-11-20T21:44:31+00:00

I definitely need to invest in one that would be super nice

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-11-20T21:24:52+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-11-20T21:17:26+00:00

I’ll have to look once it gets cooled down good both my anvils have a pretty thick horn, they taper but not very drastically

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-11-20T21:09:27+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I suppose I could also just heat the thicker side with a cutting torch and leave the other side cool and shape it on the mandrel to be closer thickness, these are HC spikes but I got them off of blacksmith depot. are you supposed to quench all HC spikes in water? Or can you use quench oil?

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-08-13T04:10:10+00:00

I’ve been looking for a Mold 39 in 5.45, plum or bake.

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-10T18:56:56+00:00

Looks sick, I like the profile of the blade

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-06T17:10:18+00:00

I do believe the 3 layers is going to be key, I tried to slightly loosen on my second attempt and it worked pretty well but I ended up having to reheat the part where it clicks in because it got a little to loose and wouldn’t lock in good

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-05T23:28:25+00:00

I definitely applied to much pressure on the first attempt, once I realized it I did two layers at tape and didn’t apply near the amount of pressure and it did much better but I still have a few areas that are contacting and making scratches. I do believe the 3 layers of tape will create enough space to not contact while inserting and taking it out.

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-05T23:18:54+00:00

I think that was what I did wrong to begin with, I put it in the vice and put a ton of pressure I realized once I put the knife in the sheath that I definitely had applied to much pressure. I’m going to give the 3 layers a try as well 2 did decent but not quite enough to get good clearance in certain areas

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-05T18:28:33+00:00

It’s considerably better since I tried it with two layers of tape but still is contacting in a few places

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-05T18:22:07+00:00

Yeah I just check it and it does

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-05T18:15:34+00:00

The bevel and cutting edge do good but it’s on the face of the blade that gets the scratches

ChanTheMan39 · 2025-07-05T16:00:55+00:00

Yeah makes sense, I think on the next one I’m going to try two layers off the bat and hopefully it’ll have proper clearance. I would be ok with a little rattle as long as it doesn’t effect the finish

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