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15th February 2021, 01:01 AM #61
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15th February 2021, 08:01 AM #62GOLD MEMBER
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Hi AP. What are number 5 biscuits?
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15th February 2021, 10:31 PM #64SENIOR MEMBER
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Ignore Paul even if a technically correct answer
i likely should have said size 5 Bix Biscuits
https://www.bix.com.au/pictures
So i have Size 10 and size 5 now but at this time i don't think i have a cutter to work with the size 5 ones.
haven't used the biscuit joiner since last time I made speaker cabinets and that's been a few years now.
Edit: some more info
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This is taken from their website, so looks like I can use them and when to use them..
Bix. Size 5.
36 mm Long, 25 mm Wide, 3.85 mm Thick. With a 120 degree cut-out on one end. So as to not protrude into the inside corners of timber frames Fits in a slot cut by a standard biscuit cutting machine with a 100 x 4 mm kerf blade.
From 1987 to 1994 we used Flooded Gum for our wood biscuits. By March 1994 good quality Flooded Gum became very hard to get and very pricey, as the "greens" shut up the forests around Mt Lindsay. So on the 28th of March 1994 we moved from Beenleigh QLD, to Port Macquarie NSW to take advantage of the huge supply of locally grown Poplar from a Sawmill at Kempsey. Poplar is a softish, but very tough stringy hardwood ideal for wood joinery. But by the end of 2004 the huge supply of Poplar began to run out as it was mostly wasted on manufacturing timber pallets. In 2005 we started sourcing Hoop Pine from QLD.
The box i have and the box i was given are likely made from popular given the age of the boxes, need to see if there is info on the boxes.
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17th February 2021, 08:58 AM #68
Yeah, I thought they were something to snack on with the beers - they're probably gluten-free, though (but probably taste better).
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OK I stopped walking past the mill after work today and got a bit more done on the blade. Taking 0.1mm off at a time is so different to slicing up or planing timber
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The red highlight on the right is the blade bevel to be removed yet. The 3deg is done with one side squared up, the side you cant see is not done yet.
Once the left and right sides are all square they go back in for a subtle angle to be cut I think.
Looks like the body of the blade will finish around 70mm wide, it's 12.4mm thick at the top and 8mm at the bottom
On the left ie top of the blade in use i think I should round the corners off like a traditional kanna blade
Cheers
Phil
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17th February 2021, 08:03 PM #71
Phil that’s quite a transformation from crappy rusty Leaf spring, to nearly shiny metal.
Well done.
I so need a Mill.
Cheers Matt.
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A little more done, thinking now about doing a real mirror finish on the blade.
Spent a couple hours now on the belt sander to get rid of any milling marks, now to work up the grits to get rid of the sanding marks.
Need to bevel the sides yet to final dimensions and then start to work on the custom printed inside for the wooden body.
We should finish dimension at 12mm thick at the top, 8mm thick before the blade cutting bevel. 70mm wide at the top and i think 68mm at the blade.
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had to check the weight -> 673grams, be interesting how much comes off when we finish the cutting bevel and the radius on the top corners
So still in the extended race
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25th March 2021, 06:12 AM #74
Please explain “I need to work up the grits”
I WANT to know at what grit stage I stop on my blade.[emoji6]
Phil, you can’t beat a mirror polish on Tool steel, but boy do you have to work for it.
Cheers Matt.
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25th March 2021, 08:24 AM #75
Glad to see some progress - that's quite the slab of steel! I just weighed one of my blades (65mm wide) and its only 324g.
Steve
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