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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 18:03:08 GMT
So I was cutting some bottles with a friend of mine yesterday and it finally happened. My use of a metal screw in my portable cutting stand had finally come to bite me in the ass. I've tried to put the edge in a vice and straighten it back out that way, but the bevel of the edge just pushes the sword out of the vice. I'm considering using a tack hammer to pursuade the metal back to being straight. I'm wondering if there is an option I'm over looking to remedy this micro set. I'm open to all suggestions. Meanwhile I'm gonna be working on a way to fabricate a cutting stand without using any metal.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2010 21:39:25 GMT
That sucks Greg but I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. I hit metal on metal with my scimitar back when I did the edge test video. I just smoothed it out and continued to sharpen as usual. Still cuts fine even though you can see the defect. Makes your heart skip a beat though
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Post by sicheah on Jun 28, 2010 3:46:09 GMT
The edge seems rolled out pretty bad. What I would try to do is to roll back the edge using a "knife sharpener" like the chef does (it basically realigns the edge not sharpen it). Not sure if this will work since the rolled edge is pretty large there. You gotta take my advise with grains of salt there . Another way of taking care of it is with a file, but I would try this as a large option since it will remove quite a chunk of the edge (which would be necessary if all else fails). Once you have edge aligned, see if there are any nicks left on the blade. You could remove them by repolishing it, though it might take quite some work.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2010 6:03:55 GMT
A knife sharpener like an accusharp? Or the long vertical file thing that a chef runs up and down a blade?
I've taken a tack hammer and tapped it back into place, but I can't get it exactly into place, so something to move the metal the last 1mm it needs is what I'm really looking for now.
Oddly enough, I didn't freak out at all when it happened. Primarily because it didn't happen to my favorite sword, but it was my own fault for not recessing the screw like I did the first time. We did film the cutting session so once I get a copy of it, I'll post a video of when it happened.
Next I'm gonna try a wide pair of flat pliers... but I don't think I have any. Oh well, once I'm happy with the result, I'll take another picture from the same angle to show the "improvement"
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Post by sicheah on Jun 28, 2010 7:54:35 GMT
Sorry, I was referring to the long vertical file that chefs use to run up and down a blade. Not sure if it would work, but it is worth a try. Ah accusharp....I did try it on one of my cheap katana when attempting to sharpen a not-too-sharp edge. It destroys the edge once I've swipe with it and makes it even worse. End up using a file to correct the edge. Worst thing I've ever done to my sword
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2010 18:11:07 GMT
Yeah, I have an accusharp for my machete's and that's about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2010 18:46:01 GMT
Have a friend hold your sword onto an anvil or bench vise, then use a drive punch and a hammer to correct the edge.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2010 22:48:20 GMT
You're probably better off fileing it out. The hardened edge may very well chip if you're attempting to hammer or benf it back in shape. A small divet is a lot better the a chip.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2010 22:15:13 GMT
I did something similar to my first beloved sword, Brendan's Heart of the Lost Crusader by Fableblades. He recommended I tap it back into place, like you have already, than use his draw filing method to further correct it. Lemme copy and paste what he emailed me. "What I do is disassemble the blade Clamp it to the edge of my bench with the edge to be filed hanging over. Use a F clamp on the tang and back a nail into the bench at the shoulder to stop the blade from swinging up as I file. Then follow the drawfiling procedure as outlined in the tute. Use a Mill file; ony a mill file as it has the teeth cut a certain way. I usually use 2nd cut but you could try a smooth mill file." here's the tute he's referring to: /index.cgi?board=fable&action=display&thread=15310
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Post by chrisperoni on Aug 3, 2010 21:25:08 GMT
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