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Old 11-18-2013, 07:05 AM
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Little money saving trick

Well we are always trying to figure out how to save a buck or two. I stumbled on to one this weekend. Needing to change the Pyro glass liner on my flat platen. I realized I did not have a spare piece of the now expensive Pyro glass. Went to the computer and found out with shipping looking at $25.00. And then the size I needed I out of stock. So I thought since I put my platen liner on with Accru-glass. Just heat it up a little and then turn the liner over and re glue to the other side. So I laid the platen steel side on the wood stove for about five minutes and the liner slid right off. Of course I was wearing gloves I then reglued the worn side of the liner to the steel platen and have a nice crisp new liner to work on.

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Old 11-18-2013, 08:27 AM
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Awesome tip Bing!! I bet most folks (including me) would have never thought to do that!


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Old 11-18-2013, 08:30 AM
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Nice trick. My liner has been on the machine ever since Ellis Knifeworks invented them.

It has grooves worn into it that load up with glue from the belt splices.
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Old 11-18-2013, 11:57 AM
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AAHH Yes I need to flip mine as well thank you for this tip .

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Old 11-19-2013, 11:25 AM
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Thanks, Bing, for sharing that! Wonder if that trick would work on pulling wood handles off knives instead of grinding them off

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Old 11-23-2013, 09:05 AM
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Great Idea Bing thanks for sharing your tip!


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Old 11-23-2013, 02:14 PM
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I'm going to have to keep this one in mind-got a chip on the side of mine after being an idiot with some non-knife making grinding... Course I'll have to find someone with a wood stove .

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