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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2008 17:14:51 GMT
well i had this wall hanger and its a really good blade but the handle sucked pretty bad so after removing that(of coarse)it had a the threaded rod so i was wondering what i would use to reshape the blad and make a tang
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2008 17:20:14 GMT
angle grinder!!!!!!!! just get a cheap one with some cut off wheels should work great.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2008 18:08:14 GMT
well what would be like the cheapest option? like where would i get an angle grinder cheap and isnt there like hand tools?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2008 18:46:32 GMT
well i got my angle grinder at menards for 15 dollars and the cut off wheels are like 5 dollars for 10
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Post by oos3thoo on Jun 26, 2008 19:31:50 GMT
I got an angle grinder from Walmart for 25$. Black and Decker. Works great.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2008 21:15:32 GMT
what cant an angle grinder do? well ill have to be checking them out at my local wal-mart and see if they have any
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Post by dand on Jun 27, 2008 3:23:07 GMT
A word of caution......yes you could use an angle grinder......but unless you're very careful you're probably going to overheat the blade and ruin the temper. A much better option and one that's actually going to save you time is a hacksaw. The angle grinder might seem faster, but the time spent cooling down the blade after every little cut is going to make using the hacksaw much faster (and cheaper....though having an angle grinder is very useful) Dan
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Post by oos3thoo on Jun 27, 2008 5:26:45 GMT
Or you can switch between methods. It is what I did when I cut a rail road spike.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2008 8:01:12 GMT
I would go with a hacksaw and some single cut bastard files from Nicholson. Cheap, effective, and their files last like the Energizer bunny ! If your wallhanger has some good steel and a decent heat treatment (got a pic ?), I'd deffinately steer clear of any grinding method.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jun 27, 2008 9:49:17 GMT
I still don't get how this SS wallhanger with a welded rod tang is being considered as a good heat treated and tempered blade for a cut down sword? I doubt there is any sort of decent temper there to risk with the angle grinder. If they are welding on a rod tang, I doubt they've gone to the effort of heat treating it.?
Beware...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2008 12:58:55 GMT
I must echo Brenno here, the terms "good blade" and "wallhanger" are mutually exclusive. It is probably untempered 440 stainless. Can you post a pic?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2008 21:07:18 GMT
if only i had a camera! but as far as "good blade" it is almost like a longer windlass and does have a very good temper ive gone 6-9 in out of line and it springs back to true and it has a slight full tang then into a threaded rod 60 percent of the way and i had to snap the pommel off just so i could get to the tang over all its a pretty nice blade
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Post by oos3thoo on Jun 27, 2008 21:22:16 GMT
I can also flex my wall hanger katana.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2008 1:01:11 GMT
never mind ill just get some hand tools and do it myself
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2008 21:49:12 GMT
never mind ill just get some hand tools and do it myself I'm not sure exactly what you meant by this?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2008 23:42:29 GMT
actually me neither..... but the plan is to get some hand files and a hack saw
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2008 21:26:09 GMT
Hehe, I can see clearly now... Doing it by hand builds upper body strength and patience, its a 2 for 1 !
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Post by oos3thoo on Jul 1, 2008 5:04:49 GMT
This will take long. You will feel good when you got one side down, when you see the other side undone and remember how long it takes it breaks the spirit.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2008 15:34:53 GMT
ha well thank you for the help im not really going to use it for cutting most likely im just getting it so its at least a full tang wall hanger or maybe a nice milk jug cutter who knows
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Post by Dan Davis on Jul 1, 2008 15:58:24 GMT
A tungsten carbide blade for a hacksaw cuts SS pretty well: Regular hacksaw blades, not so much.
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