For steel, have a look at Artisan Supplies. They have a NZ based store as well, so if you place an order on the Aust website, you will be dealing with the NZ based team. For standard size knives,...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:14 AM
@ Diana2 , I am new to the knife making scene as well mate so like you it's a learning curve . I get my steel from Creative man in Oz. They have a good variety of different knife making materials...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:13 AM
why cant you do a rudimentary heat treat after profile cutting?
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:12 AM
Thank you all for good advise! I will try spot temper and then HSS drill first then Cobalt, see how that goes. Yes I used a grinder, so it is probably buggered.. Try to get 1075 or 1084 steel and...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:12 AM
Assuming that you are only drilling the handle/tang for pins, and you are trying to keep the original saw blade heat treat, your cheapest and easiest solution is to spot "temper" where you are going...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:11 AM
good HSS drills initially then try carbide. Sharp and if you think its going to be a tough steel cut your revs down and once you start cutting keep a good weight on the feed. Don't let it rub and...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:10 AM
Annealing before drilling would greatly help your cause. Otherwise some cobalt drills ,low speeds and high feed pressure with cutting oil.
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:08 AM
Check out https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f53/forge-51432/ You can build one out of an old LPG cylinder, or using refractory bricks - there is heaps of info on youtube. If you are going...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:07 AM
Check YouTube.
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 11:06 AM
Bought some 12mm steel plates on trademe a couple of months ago, so my shooting buddy and I decided to see how it will hold up against ELD-M 140’s and ELD-X 143’s at 200m. Short answer,...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 10:59 AM
the sad part guys is WE KNOW there are patched gang members out there with firearms,they have said so themselves.....they dont give a flying faaark obout the law so they wouldnt get a FAL even if...
Liked On: 25-08-2019, 06:22 PM
Yes, the judge finally overruled it, and yet we know from Grandmaster Cahill and Lecturer Nash and others that gang members still have FALs. Glad you worry about intellectual dishonesty, there's a...
Liked On: 25-08-2019, 06:22 PM
Have to disagree there: I know of several associates that do, and I have had McIlraith tell me that in person that the NZP know that heaps of member and close associates do too. Having said that, the...
Liked On: 25-08-2019, 06:15 PM
I'm a big fan of the 222 Rem, I've had a number of them over the years The only fly in the ointment is in combo guns, the rimless case wants to fall under the extractor. I find the 5.6x50R Mag a...
Liked On: 25-08-2019, 05:57 PM
I have a Tikka M595, came in wood and blued. I have put the wood stock in the loft and fitted a plastic one because the quad can be rough on wood. I also got the metalwork cerakoted in black.
Liked On: 25-08-2019, 05:53 PM