Damn, you da man Dave. Two days of wow. Well done.
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thanks Mackka, yes two days of fun learning for sure, it was copy the steps the teacher did at each stage, and at the end of the two days WOW
the course was run by these guys and Mark Barrett was the teacher
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Today Engine Bay Day .
Troopy Hzj 31yrs old needed attention & fitted 2nd battery base while attending it.
Pays to take a few pics of the existing when attempting to relocate relay switches and cables.
1/2 a bay done atleast i`m happy everything is working correctly.
Troopy Hzj 31yrs old needed attention & fitted 2nd battery base while attending it.
Pays to take a few pics of the existing when attempting to relocate relay switches and cables.
1/2 a bay done atleast i`m happy everything is working correctly.
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Second your mention about pics before dismantling.Today Engine Bay Day .
Troopy Hzj 31yrs old needed attention & fitted 2nd battery base while attending it.
Pays to take a few pics of the existing when attempting to relocate relay switches and cables.
1/2 a bay done atleast i`m happy everything is working correctly.
Do the terminals have enough clearence from bonnet?
Good point Nightjar ! that actually slipped my Mind on the terminal to under bonnet short out thing.
Try before you fry as no fuseable links is going to cover that one.
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I started two more chefs knives while we were in Kalgoorlie and I have just finished them now at home.
I think they turned out ok, not quite as good as the one I made in the knife making class in Kalgoorlie Boulder Artisan Blacksmiths
For these two I just bought the handles finished from Amazon for $60.00 for the pair delivered
Both these blades are the same construction as to one I made in the class, "Go Mai" which is 1084 high carbon steel center core and then thin sheet Nickel each side of the center and then Wrought Iron cladding on the outside, the thin white line is the Nickel, the dark black is the 1084 and the textured outside is the Wrought Iron, then the blade is etched in Ferric Chloride Fe-Cl3
I think they turned out ok, not quite as good as the one I made in the knife making class in Kalgoorlie Boulder Artisan Blacksmiths
For these two I just bought the handles finished from Amazon for $60.00 for the pair delivered
Both these blades are the same construction as to one I made in the class, "Go Mai" which is 1084 high carbon steel center core and then thin sheet Nickel each side of the center and then Wrought Iron cladding on the outside, the thin white line is the Nickel, the dark black is the 1084 and the textured outside is the Wrought Iron, then the blade is etched in Ferric Chloride Fe-Cl3
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look good dave well done mate
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It will cut 
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I made a Paring Knife from some of the left over Go Mai metal from the two big Chefs kitchen knives.
The handle is a piece of dead and dry WA Mulga cut and shaped to the octagon shape, all sanded to a 600 grit finish and an oil/bees wax finish for the handle and blade.
Sharpened to 8000 grit on the cutting edge and, it will cut
cheers dave
The handle is a piece of dead and dry WA Mulga cut and shaped to the octagon shape, all sanded to a 600 grit finish and an oil/bees wax finish for the handle and blade.
Sharpened to 8000 grit on the cutting edge and, it will cut
cheers dave
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First go at making a Cu Mai billet in my home gas forge, it actually worked not to bad, judging the heat is a bit tricky, to hot and the copper is to liquid and wants to find an escape spot which is where the thinnest line of copper is in the blade.
I used a piece of 5mm thick plough disk for the center core then about 1mm thick copper each side and clad the outside with 3mm mild steel
Ok I finished the Cu Mai Mini Cleaver/Chopper, it's a bit ruff but happy with it for the first finished forged blade in my home gas forge
The pictures didn't turn out great but you get the idea
Etched in Ferric Chloride and sanded to 600 grit on the blade and handle, the handle is from a piece of Mulga I brought home from WA
The Billet
The Blade shaped out of the Billet
The finished mini Cleaver/Chopper
cheers dave
I used a piece of 5mm thick plough disk for the center core then about 1mm thick copper each side and clad the outside with 3mm mild steel
Ok I finished the Cu Mai Mini Cleaver/Chopper, it's a bit ruff but happy with it for the first finished forged blade in my home gas forge
The pictures didn't turn out great but you get the idea
Etched in Ferric Chloride and sanded to 600 grit on the blade and handle, the handle is from a piece of Mulga I brought home from WA
The Billet
The Blade shaped out of the Billet
The finished mini Cleaver/Chopper
cheers dave
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Today I made, well it took a few days really but I got it finished today
Damascus steel Chefs knife the steel is 1095 and 15n20 forge welded and twisted to around 352 layers (I bought the billet) I don't have enough heavy duty machinery to do the billet myself yet
Anyway I cut and ground the shape from the billet heat treated and oil quenched and then tempered
Sanded to 600 grit and fitted the handle and sharpened the cutting edge and it will cut
the start of the project
The finished Chefs Knife
cheers dave
but I got it finished todayDamascus steel Chefs knife the steel is 1095 and 15n20 forge welded and twisted to around 352 layers (I bought the billet) I don't have enough heavy duty machinery to do the billet myself yet
Anyway I cut and ground the shape from the billet heat treated and oil quenched and then tempered
Sanded to 600 grit and fitted the handle and sharpened the cutting edge and it will cut
the start of the project
The finished Chefs Knife
cheers dave
Very nice Dave.
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thanks Manpa, there is a lot of work goes into making these Chefs knives, but I like it and they are a fun project 
Very,very nice mate. Professional standard. Cheers Mackka
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thanks Mackka
Excellent piece of work Dave.
Very Impressive.
I`m still wondering why they do not edge the blades prior quenching. ??? .
i was at the steel yard Au a few weeks ago seeking steel to replace rotary cutter / slasher skid runners.
They only had mild steel available in stock so i ran with that.
i figured the welding would have degraded a higher carbon steel anyhow plus the mild metal was fairly easy to bend.
Very Impressive.
I`m still wondering why they do not edge the blades prior quenching. ??? .
i was at the steel yard Au a few weeks ago seeking steel to replace rotary cutter / slasher skid runners.
They only had mild steel available in stock so i ran with that.
i figured the welding would have degraded a higher carbon steel anyhow plus the mild metal was fairly easy to bend.
most the carbon steels when bought new bush arrive annealed (soft)unless requested to have it hardened before delivery, you have to harden and temper them when you finish playing with them
mild steel is usually the norm for slasher skids ,the top usually rusts out before the skids wear out
mild steel is usually the norm for slasher skids ,the top usually rusts out before the skids wear out
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