Thread: Sharpening Get Together (GTG), March 13th, 2016

Can't beat an old common brick for cost. And if already laying there it should be quick too. A bit of spit and elbow grease and its sharp. Easy.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Not trying to hijack this thread.
But if any one is going next weekend and coming to the saw sharping class.
Can you please have a good look over the cast iron blocks with diamond paste thingie and fill me when I see you at Ballarat please.

Matt
(Which I was still going [emoji45] bl..... Life)

If it looks good, I'll be sure not to tell you about it.

Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete

Can't beat an old common brick for cost. And if already laying there it should be quick too. A bit of spit and elbow grease and its sharp. Easy.

So it's Pete with a brick and spit that's close enough to water I reckon
With Brett using diamonds on cast iron block
Immmmm

Fletty did promise a smooth brick and I reckon it will be pre flattened because everything Fletty does is done well.

Originally Posted by Pittwater Pete

Fletty did promise a smooth brick and I reckon it will be pre flattened because everything Fletty does is done well.

Fletty's stoned?

In more ways than one by the sounds of things.

Now Pitwater wants him to pretend he's Jethro Tull..........will he run it through the thicky and see how good those carbide cutters are? OR a quick drum roll?

There's a BBQ up the road being tossed Alan one of those Webber type you could always tell everyone sausage will be done when you get round to it.


Did a search for grindfest

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Rightio then, I'll now issue a formal challenge to any wetstone wet that thinks they're worth their water.

The idea is that we both start with a chisel that needs honing, rather than other shaping a radical work. Say fresh off the grinder.

Our kits are packed away. From set up to set down - which system is the quickest, and cleanest (let alone most cost effective ). The actual edge results i expect to be very similar.

Carn, avvago......

Loser gets to check out Pac Man's hand crank.

FenceFurniture is pretty confident! He came around today to finish the GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE podiums.......

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.... and he spent more time on the GOLD?

fletty

I can understand why he travelled such great distance to work in something bigger than a shoe box I guess the hard part for him was not having all those draws and storage marked so close at hand having to call a taxi to the other end of the workshop.

Originally Posted by Dirk_Pittwater

......Looking forward to having a good chat to you all and hanging around a great bunch of blokes that can actually sharpen.....

Boy am I in trouble.

Who is supplying the band-aids??

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

Who is supplying the band-aids??

As I have just been informed there is Camden hospital just over the hill.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

Who is supplying the band-aids??

I expect some will be drinking beer. Who needs bandaids when you can peel a beer label off.

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Toomarchfest

Toolmarfest

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I expect some will be drinking beer. Who needs bandaids when you can peel a beer label off.

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Spot on Dave but, just in case there's a rush on needing bandaids on Sunday, we'd better build up a supply of spare labels on Saturday night?
Brett has just left and, unlike Brazil, the venue WILL be ready for the games on Sunday.
The demo hall is ready....

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...and the break-out room, cafe and bar will be finished by tomorrow......

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The DC (level 2.1) had its first trial today but there's no chance for level 3.0 by Sunday, I'll be spending most of my time smoothing bricks .
BOM is still saying fine but HOT on Sunday so please feel free to chuck in your swimmers.
It hasn't rained now for 3 weeks so Dave won't have to cut the grass on the Saturday.
Many thanks to Brett for all of his work but please don't take any notice of any possible comment he might make about the prior state of my shed ..... nor my possibly flawed OHS practices? He obviously PLANTED the cobwebs in my vacuum cleaner hose ?

fletty