Grinding the wave off
Grinding the wave off
Hi, I'm getting an Endura Waved Trainer for quite cheap and I want to grind the wave off. I know some of the members here have done this before. What tools do you guys suggest I use? How should I finish it off to have a smooth blade again?
Thanks in advance,
-Chris
Thanks in advance,
-Chris
I used a mini bench grinder to shave the tip down on my Para to shorten it to 3 inches. If you don't have something like that, then a Dremel can work. Go super slow and keep a cup of ice water near by to dip the blade in so you don't get it too hot. You'll use finer grit to get the finish back to how it should be.
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What Evil said! Dremel is a godsend in the home. I got crazy buying stuff for mine but now have most of the "stuff" that goes with it. It's one of those tools that nobody needs but after you have had one for a while you wonder how you got along without it. I used mine to put jimping on my Michael Walker. It doesn't look perfect but it's ok unless you look close. Anyway ZDP-189 is not a problem for a Dremel and diamond grinding accessories.
Good luck with your project.
Jack
Good luck with your project.
Jack
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The Dremel and all it's accoutrements will do a fine job. If you can manage it I would do the finish work (polishing and such) by hand. I've found that polishing with the Dremel on the spine can be a touch difficult. You get a nice finish but there is the possibility of bleeding over onto the flats of the blade with the polishing bit. You then end up with a bit of an uneven finish on the blade. I try to do all that stuff by hand.
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Here's a link to the desktop grinder i use. It's really nice and worth the price if you own and use a Dremel a lot, you will fall in love with this thing. It can do polishing too with the right wheel attachments.
http://pastimecompany.com/Tools/Foredom ... nders.html
Mine is the 5 B&G for $165, it has a foot pedal (similar to a tattoo machine if you've ever seen one) and is variable speed up to 17,000rpm.
http://pastimecompany.com/Tools/Foredom ... nders.html
Mine is the 5 B&G for $165, it has a foot pedal (similar to a tattoo machine if you've ever seen one) and is variable speed up to 17,000rpm.
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Ok I don't want to pea on anyone's parade...BUT PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME... why would anyone want to remove the wave from a trainer or anything else...took long enough to put one on there...plus the royalties for Mr. Emerson, not to speak of the Kudos.....leave it the heck alone!! Go dremel a Cold Steel product....Doc :p
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You have a way with words, Doc. :D I thought I'd like them, but just didn't at all. I don't sell knives I'm not happy with - just mod them until I like them. I think the Delica especially looks like an older Spydie, but I can't remember the little guy's name. I appreciate the design, but it's not for me. :oDr. Snubnose wrote:Ok I don't want to pea on anyone's parade...BUT PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME... why would anyone want to remove the wave from a trainer or anything else...took long enough to put one on there...plus the royalties for Mr. Emerson, not to speak of the Kudos.....leave it the heck alone!! Go dremel a Cold Steel product....Doc :p
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OH please don't get me wrong. My delica wave is probably one of my favorite knives out there. I was originally going to get a normal delica trainer because I wanted to practice manually deploying a blade like most of my other knives. However, I recently got a waved endura trainer at a price I couldn't ignore.Dr. Snubnose wrote:Ok I don't want to pea on anyone's parade...BUT PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME... why would anyone want to remove the wave from a trainer or anything else...took long enough to put one on there...plus the royalties for Mr. Emerson, not to speak of the Kudos.....leave it the heck alone!! Go dremel a Cold Steel product....Doc :p
Btw, I hope your pee doesn't come out in "peas" :D
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It don't.... I just didn't want to seem obscene...you know for the kiddies....Doc :Dc.joe wrote:OH please don't get me wrong. My delica wave is probably one of my favorite knives out there. I was originally going to get a normal delica trainer because I wanted to practice manually deploying a blade like most of my other knives. However, I recently got a waved endura trainer at a price I couldn't ignore.
Btw, I hope your pee doesn't come out in "peas" :D
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I had an original Worker back in the day -purchased when they were new. Loved the concept that Sal had for his knives (e.g., the hole, function-before-form), but I never fell in love with the swedge on the tip of the Worker's blade.
At the time, I honestly was afraid that an overzealous policeman would classify it as a Dagger because of the two sharpened edges. And in the mid-80s, Spydercos were unusual enough that Police looked them over very closely... Kinda silly in retrospect - but the times, they are a changin'...
I ended up selling it and buying my first C03 Hunter. The blade shape fit my purposes much better - and over the years, I've owned probably a dozen Hunters, Provenators, and Stretches...
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Murdoc! :-)
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At the time, I honestly was afraid that an overzealous policeman would classify it as a Dagger because of the two sharpened edges. And in the mid-80s, Spydercos were unusual enough that Police looked them over very closely... Kinda silly in retrospect - but the times, they are a changin'...
I ended up selling it and buying my first C03 Hunter. The blade shape fit my purposes much better - and over the years, I've owned probably a dozen Hunters, Provenators, and Stretches...
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Murdoc! :-)
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