02-18-2008, 10:16 PM
Greetings Tony!
Do you ever use the large commercial beltgrinders found in machineshops? I have worked with one, though not on blades and they chew metal at an alarming rate. I have been thinking of using a handheld belt sander and have a Powerfile by B&D, very thin beltsander projecting out. As is, I want to hammer out the blade first and then finish it using a stone and a sander, much like the Romans did. The hours quoted in Iron for the Eagles is 2 hours smithing and 20 hours finishing! The thing about modern stones is they are often too small in radius and will leave a hollow grind if one is not carefull, unlike the large stones used in Solingen to grind their blades. I am presuming Romans used larger diameter stones as well, but have no data to support that assumption. Idea's?
Do you ever use the large commercial beltgrinders found in machineshops? I have worked with one, though not on blades and they chew metal at an alarming rate. I have been thinking of using a handheld belt sander and have a Powerfile by B&D, very thin beltsander projecting out. As is, I want to hammer out the blade first and then finish it using a stone and a sander, much like the Romans did. The hours quoted in Iron for the Eagles is 2 hours smithing and 20 hours finishing! The thing about modern stones is they are often too small in radius and will leave a hollow grind if one is not carefull, unlike the large stones used in Solingen to grind their blades. I am presuming Romans used larger diameter stones as well, but have no data to support that assumption. Idea's?
