Andy Knipp
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: May 24, 2021
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Pandemic

[quote name='Karl B. Andersen' date='18 March 2020 - 08:21 AM' timestamp='1584534062' post='26316'] I do wish I had a proverbial crystal ball. I do ...

5 years ago
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Air Compressor Use In The Shop

I made a tap off of the main line for a secondary feed to an adjustable low pressure regulator that I connect a small air duster. Helps to blow away d...

5 years ago
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Mi Primer Damasco

Qué tipos de metal usaste? 15N20 y 1085?

5 years ago
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New American Bladesmith Society Newsletter

I got it and thought it was great!

5 years ago
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The Ongoing Mission Of The Abs

Kevin, I think a sticky for each chapter would work fine to test it out. It would probably be a lot easier to manage that way until necessity requires...

5 years ago
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The Ongoing Mission Of The Abs

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='14 January 2020 - 12:40 PM' timestamp='1579023623' post='25903'] David, Pete, Andy, Travis, and all others inter...

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Please, Keep A Good Record Of Your Work!

Another thing to consider would be to request the photographer (you, your spouse, your aunt Marge, etc.) to shoot in raw format and give you those fil...

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Forging 52100

[quote name='Kevin R. Cashen' date='04 January 2020 - 09:51 PM' timestamp='1578192681' post='25811'] Whenever you see "Cr" in the chemistry of a st...

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Shop Table

As bad as I hate it, Facebook marketplace helped me out with this exact problem. I found this about 30 minutes from my house and got it for $400 ...

5 years ago
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The Ongoing Mission Of The Abs

A little late to this party, but I also have to agree with David on local/regional chapters with shorter classes. My goal is to eventually make it to ...

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Insurance For The Bladesmith

Wow, thanks for asking the question Aubrey. And thanks to Ed, Jacob, and Kevin for the info and perspective. This has been eye-opening for me.

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Coffee Treatment In Regards To Pattern Welded Material

Armchair chemist here but if I recall correctly, ferric has a pH of ~2 (more or less based on your dilution mix) and coffee is around 5 or 6 making it...

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Canister With Bearings

[quote name='Chad Kennedy' date='25 September 2019 - 10:45 PM' timestamp='1569465904' post='25349'] I don't make a habit of using unknown steels but...

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Canister With Bearings

Chad, Looks great. I have some very similar rollers that came out of a industrial pump bearing and have been considering something similar to wha...

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Good Timing

It pays to live in the same state as the ABS main office! Last I saw Kevin was working on a DVD for 52100. Hopefully that'll be out soon.

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