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Old 06-21-2007, 07:25 PM
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question for Don

Are you going to have a booth at the Roundrock show? I am a heavy-duty lurker on here, and a very novice knifemaker. I have looked on your website and I am about 3 weeks away from buying a milling machine. I am buying the mill because I can't seem to get the hand grinding of bevels down pat (and also to fart around with).

I'd like to bend your ear for a few minutes and buy your book.


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Old 06-21-2007, 10:28 PM
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Are you going to have a booth at the Roundrock show? I am a heavy-duty lurker on here, and a very novice knifemaker. I have looked on your website and I am about 3 weeks away from buying a milling machine. I am buying the mill because I can't seem to get the hand grinding of bevels down pat (and also to fart around with).

I'd like to bend your ear for a few minutes and buy your book.
I've canceled my table at the show because of poor heath for the time being. Wish we could meet there. I'll help you any way I can on this forum or via email.

Get some advise here before buying the milling machine. The mini's won't be very good for that. Like most, I started out hollow grinding, flat grinding, then when I started to get jerky arms I had to find another way to make blade flats. I've milled all my blade flats on all my knives for ten years or so. It's very simple and accurate to do. Quick too.
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Old 06-22-2007, 04:53 PM
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That was one of the questions I was going to ask, Don. I am limited by size (my bay in a 2 car garage- and I need to fit my Jeep in sometimes also...), and also by cost. The only two I can afford now are these:

Of course the Harbor Freight one that everyone wishes was better:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=44991

and the Homier one that I THINK is too big for my shop:
http://tinyurl.com/3czlqq

Plus, freight on the big Homier one will kill me. The Harbor freight one I can pick up locally. Harbor Freight has the more common "R8" taper, while Homier has the MT3 taper that will make tools more difficult to find and more expensive... at least that is what I have gotten off of the searches on this board.

Is there any options that I am missing? Should I worry about the taper type? Should I bite the bullet, get the big one and leave my Jeep in the driveway?

I'm heading over to your site now to buy your book. Hopefully that will help some


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Old 06-22-2007, 05:51 PM
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Both are very limited. The R8 is better than Morse taper. Harbor Freight has a small knee mill that will work.
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Old 06-23-2007, 08:15 AM
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Is this the one you are talking about:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40939

It's a bit over my budget, and would require me running 220 out to the garage.

Any other suggestions? What limitations will I run into with the Homier machine?


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Old 06-23-2007, 02:18 PM
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Is this the one you are talking about:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40939

It's a bit over my budget, and would require me running 220 out to the garage.

Any other suggestions? What limitations will I run into with the Homier machine?
Yep, that's the one. If you watch, they sometimes offer free freight. Enco also used to offer that machine.

Don't you have a circuit breaker box in or near the garage? To get 220v just run a hot from each side and a neutral.

The Homier's round column can cause inaccuracy when you raise and lower it. Keeping everything square could be a problem. Other than that and the MT spindle, it may be OK.

Maybe somebody else here uses the Homier type and can tell us more about it. Copy this thread to the Folding Knife Forum (or I can do that for you) You'll get lots of ideas from other makers.

If it's between the two, I'd go with the heavier one.

Check around for a used mill.

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