On Monday, August 5, 2013 11:29:15 PM UTC-7, alv...@Example.com wrote:   
   > glambert1971@gmail.com wrote:   
   >   
   > > Anyway, your homemade grinder and other gear is something like   
   >   
   > > what I aspire to put together myself someday.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > Cool. :)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > I'd collected the parts from all over, garbage dumps some of 'em.   
   >   
   > Many of those sources have dried up since "you might get hurt". :/   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > > Are you still dry grinding your blades? Seems counter to what   
   >   
   > > Cliff preaches, but maybe that's because your grinder is turning   
   >   
   > > at a much slower rpm?   
   >   
   > >       --- Geoff in Oregon ---   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > 1800rpm grinder:   
   >   
   > Dip it in water often if it's tempered carbon steel.   
   >   
   > Air cool it if it's HSS.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > 225rpm grinder:   
   >   
   > I found out it works best dry. It was intended to be   
   >   
   > a wet grinder but didn't work out so good. ;)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > Little hand grinders:   
   >   
   > Clamp the blade to a sopping wet piece of wood and grind   
   >   
   > until that area gets dry, squirt water on it, go back at   
   >   
   > it. ;)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > Alvin in AZ   
      
   Thank you again. This is the kind of info I am in need of.   
      
            --- Geoff in Oregon ---   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)