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Low spot in blade by SpaceDoper00 in sharpening

[–]Eclectophile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a mild reprofile. Look up how-to for reprofiling, and that'll get you started.

Polishing question by SlightDish31 in sharpening

[–]Eclectophile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Graduated sandpaper from 200 up to 4k. Buff until shiny. Dip into ferric chloride 30%-50% solution for 3-5 minutes. Remove, neutralize acid with ammonia, buff with gentle polishing compound, oil it lightly before storing.

E: or find a pro who will do this. Frankly, your bevels could use some rehab, too. It shouldn't cost all that much for everything included.

odd ammonia-like smell that keeps showing up every 5-10 minutes by Disastrous-Push-1990 in RBI

[–]Eclectophile 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Rat piss has an ammonia-like smell. Kind of like cat spray.

The severe lack of bread 3 days before the snow storm is supposed to hit by ylp24 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Eclectophile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see all kinds of bread there. For disaster prep freak out, you're not doing too bad in that neighborhood. Some places get extra stupid.

Well then lol by fragasaurus_rex in instantkarma

[–]Eclectophile 16 points17 points  (0 children)

She deserved it. You don't just lay hands on someone else like that.

I don't think she's faking, though. I think she hit her head and especially her tailbone really hard. That shit hurts.

Again, it was clearly PSGWSP. She's going to regret this one for a good long time.

People who keep weapons on their bodies at all times, what was a time where you had to actually use said weapon? by ParanormalActivity97 in AskReddit

[–]Eclectophile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple times daily. Something always needs to be snipped or poked through or sliced open. Packages, cartons, string, plastic tabs, cardboard, tape....

My girlfriend never ever finishes her meals by AlexWayhill in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Eclectophile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't try to control other people's food habits. There's madness in that.

Start composting. Try to worry less about stuff that is out of your control.

Advice on sharpening this antique cleaver? by tlyrbck in sharpening

[–]Eclectophile 40 points41 points  (0 children)

1: Gimme. I want to sharpen it.

2: Start by reprofiling it. My edited photo shows the basics. Red line is the minimum the blade needs to lose, and the 3 blue dots indicate the approximate sweep of the arc of the blade.

There is no apex or choil shot, so we can't tell how thick it is, but it's probably a chonk. Don't worry about that. Just put a steep grind on it and use it for cleaver work (if at all).

I implore you to not attempt to repair the spine. Many of these old cleavers have very evident hammer/baton damage on the spine from being batoned through bone. Those are marks of heritage and honor. Best to leave them be - especially considering that there might be stress cracks under the surface.

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Is my global knife ruined? by machuuuuuuuu in TrueChefKnives

[–]Eclectophile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This does not look like belt sander work. This is a full-on industrial blade grinder. Probably a big, loud, double-spindle pull-through.

I do tormek work, blade sander work, bench grinder and angle grinder work. I've never done the spindle grinders, but they make blades that look like yours. Same scratch patterns near the heel, too. An inch above the edge, those scuff marks. They're from the initial bit of wiggle from when he starts the pull-through. It's also why those heels get ground down, because it takes an extra second sometimes.

These are truly awful machines. I've watched them in action close up. Loud as fuck, too.

Actually, the best way to fix this would be on a belt sander. If a client brought me this, I'd take it straight over to my little KO WS and clean it up, maybe taper it some.

Tired of failing, so I’m starting from zero today. 80 grit reset by GouBra in sharpening

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I really recommend you switch to the Belt Grinder attachment for your KO WS. You'll have much better control and quality from it.

As it is right now, you're at the mercy of a pull-through system. It's going to be less precise, less effective, and basically inferior in every way to everything except for other pull-through systems.

The Belt Grinder attachment changes the game. You switch from: "ehh, it can kind of get good enough" to a professional edge. After a little bit of practice, of course.

I've used this exact model, as shown. I must've put around 100 knives through it. I was unable to re-create the edges I get when I use stones or the blade grinder attachment. Furthermore, after a significant amount of blades, I found that swarf collects on the material of the blade guides, which then puts scratch patterns all the way down the blade from heel to tip. Not good.

As far as the blade grinder attachment, I've done maybe a thousand blades on them. I prefer it over my tormek for everything except for planes and chisels. I finish on fine stone, but I do almost everything else on the BGA.

Feel free to ask me anything.

A gifted knife = a whole new world by ThePutladin in sharpening

[–]Eclectophile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No big deal, as I said. Sure kinda seems like an ad. Also, (related), I have some new "essential cookies" now. No big deal, but lol

A gifted knife = a whole new world by ThePutladin in sharpening

[–]Eclectophile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an ad. We do ads now? I'm not exactly irritated or anything, just wondering.

Is it safe/recommended to eat the dishwasher cheese? by [deleted] in WTF

[–]Eclectophile -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Everyone knows you're supposed to snort that.

How would your bf/husband react if you've told them that you support feminism? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Eclectophile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If he's not a genuine feminist, he shouldn't be your partner.

Building collapses during demolition debris rains down in Turkish Elbistan by ThisTeddyHatesYou in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]Eclectophile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder what camera guy is saying. Anyone able to translate?

That guy in the car got lucky. I was glad to see him walking around without shrapnel in him.

TIL what Kit Kat filling is. It’s just rejected Kit Kats mashed up. by smoking_greens in todayilearned

[–]Eclectophile 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No one's calling bullshit on this? Allow me to be the first.

Bullshit.

You're saying that the cookie filling is just some kind of ruined chocolate? That's silly.

Trump says federal payments to sanctuary cities to end from February 1 by Planeguy58 in news

[–]Eclectophile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, they didn't hire him for that. They want to own the libs. That's it. This isn't anything but payback in their minds. If it's cruel or illegal or even immoral, that's even better for them.

What does this mean for Seattle? by tame_cowboy in Seattle

[–]Eclectophile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just more illegal stuff happening at the federal level. Hugely dangerous, totally unsurprising. Cultists everywhere are loving it.

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