New life for an old favourite
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bearfacedkiller
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Re: New life for an old favourite
Your motivation is impressive. :)
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Re: New life for an old favourite
Here's a pic of the Becker I went to work on:
The BK-15 is in the 0.008"-0.010" range now behind the edge, 15dps. I need to give the same treatment to the South Fork, but I'm a little intimidated by the s90v. Will probably do a few more before I tackle the SF, but it's kind of funny that right now the Becker feels like the better slicer
The BK-15 is in the 0.008"-0.010" range now behind the edge, 15dps. I need to give the same treatment to the South Fork, but I'm a little intimidated by the s90v. Will probably do a few more before I tackle the SF, but it's kind of funny that right now the Becker feels like the better slicer
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Brock O Lee
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Re: New life for an old favourite
Nice work Apophis!
Did you use sandpaper on a hard surface?
I hear you, 1095 vs S90V...
It is striking how similar in shape those two are...
Did you use sandpaper on a hard surface?
I hear you, 1095 vs S90V...
It is striking how similar in shape those two are...
Hans
Favourite Spydies: Military, PM2, Shaman, UKPK
Others: Victorinox Pioneer, CRK L Sebenza 31, CRK L Inkosi
Favourite Spydies: Military, PM2, Shaman, UKPK
Others: Victorinox Pioneer, CRK L Sebenza 31, CRK L Inkosi
Re: New life for an old favourite
Thanks! I am very pleased with how it turned out.Brock O Lee wrote:Nice work Apophis!
Did you use sandpaper on a hard surface?
Yes, I just layed the wet sandpaper on the back of my DMT plate and started grinding. I'm sure it would be better to have the sandpaper secured, but the kind I have has a grippy back and didn't really move around much. When it did, I took that as a signal that I was using too much pressure and backed off a bit. I started off on the back of a lapping stone, which worked and is quite aggressive, but I found it dished too quickly for my liking as it kept creating a steep convex down to the edge. When I switched to the sandpaper over the steel plate it resulted in a flatter profile with much shallower convexing.