Been a while since I've tinkered with making knives, and thinking about it again. Since I no longer have access to equipment at work (new job), going to be doing it at home...
I just got a free 6" bench grinder, and a benchtop drill press but it appears to me from reading some online sites and tips and tricks, that I'd probably be set up better with a belt/disc combo sander... Seems easier to do flat grinds, and not heat the metal so bad.
What are you guys using? And without a bandsaw, what about using the grinder for roughing the blanks and a sander for final shaping?
Since I'm in an apartment, I'll be mounting the sander and/or grinder on a stand to take out to the back porch, so forging is NOT in the equation at this time...
I just got a free 6" bench grinder, and a benchtop drill press but it appears to me from reading some online sites and tips and tricks, that I'd probably be set up better with a belt/disc combo sander... Seems easier to do flat grinds, and not heat the metal so bad.
What are you guys using? And without a bandsaw, what about using the grinder for roughing the blanks and a sander for final shaping?
Since I'm in an apartment, I'll be mounting the sander and/or grinder on a stand to take out to the back porch, so forging is NOT in the equation at this time...